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The Anomaly was a strange entity of unknown origin that resided in the lighthouse during the early beta versions of Unturned.

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Overview

The only seen part of the Anomaly is its two, glaring neon red eyes that are approximately the size of a player's head. The Anomaly's eyes will stare at the player for 2-3 seconds before vanishing during an unknown time at night.

The glowing eyes are only activated at a certain distance, making it invisible from a place far from the lighthouse.

Verification

It was confirmed by ZackZak (Nelson's previous alias in Reddit) that the Anomaly existed in the game where it was added in the development version 222, though it has been removed ever since before the game's release on Steam. He also stated that the Anomaly was "just a pair of red eyes".

Reddit Post

Impact

The addition of the Anomaly sparked public interest within the community. Made up claims based on the Anomaly were rampant, such as being able to move around the map or killing players when up close (However there were no known instances of such events actually occurring in the game). Mysterious moments experienced in the game were usually linked to the anomaly by players as a joke.

Trivia

In version 2.2.5, the radio tower's flashing red light from a far distance was easily mistaken as the Anomaly by many players. However the only difference is that the tower only emits one red ball of light.

The Permanent Gold Upgrade DLC unlocks a pair of red eyes as a customization option for the player's face. Unlike other faces, this one features no mouth whatsoever.

As of the current version of Unturned, zombies during full moon have glowing red eyes referencing the Anomaly.

There is an obtainable Anomaly emote for use on Steam. Interestingly it is named ':anomaly7:', implying it has some form of connection with Scorpion-7.