You can’t enter the Shoot House in Bodycam yet, because Reissad Studio closed it when the new lobby launched. The studio’s v0.8 release notes on September 2, 2026, say: “Some areas are currently closed for maintenance, including the obstacle course, shoot house, and drone and RC car rooms. These rooms will open soon, with additional areas planned for the future.”
So if the Shoot House door will not open for you, nothing is wrong with your game. Below is what Reissad has said since, which lobby room opens next, everything in the lobby you can use today, and the best ways to practice close quarters until the Shoot House opens.
Why the Shoot House Is Closed
The Shoot House is part of the Lobby, the explorable hub that replaced Bodycam’s old main menu in the v0.8 Locked and Loaded update. Instead of clicking through flat menus, you walk around a building between matches, and your loadout, matchmaking and settings all live on a tablet you carry.
Reissad shipped the Lobby with several rooms built but closed. The note in the v0.8 release came from “the Shooting Range staff” and named three closed areas:
- The obstacle course
- The shoot house
- The drone and RC car rooms
None of the six v0.8 patches that followed, the last on September 25, mention the Shoot House, and Reissad has not given it a date.
What Opens Next: The Drone and RC Room
The next lobby room to open is the drone and RC car room, not the Shoot House. Reissad’s v0.9 announcement says the lobby “gets its biggest room yet, dedicated to drones and RC cars, with a circuit for each.” The studio worked with the team behind TRYP FPV on it, so the drone race supports FPV radio controllers, and the RC car’s handling and controls were reworked.
v0.9, The Dead and Damned, releases on Friday, November 13, 2026. Its announcement does not mention the Shoot House or the obstacle course, and Reissad says the full patch notes come on release day, so check them on Friday before you go looking. We will update this guide if the Shoot House opens.
The rest of v0.9 is mostly about the return of co-op Zombies. Our guide to when Zombies is coming back covers that, and our Bodycam PvE guide explains how the mode works.
What You Can Use in the Lobby Today
The v0.8 notes list everything that is open. You are invulnerable anywhere in the Lobby, so you can explore freely:
- Firing range: an interactive shooting range for testing weapons and attachment setups before a match. This is the most useful room in the building.
- Armory and attachment room.
- Lounge, podcast area and screening rooms.
- Pool table and restrooms.
There is also a social tab in the Lobby for seeing and inviting friends. Our guide on how to play Bodycam with friends walks through invites and hosting.
How to Practice Room Clearing Without the Shoot House
A shoot house is for practicing entries and clearing rooms, and Bodycam already has two ways to do that today:
- Use the firing range for weapon feel. Before you take a new gun or attachment into a match, test it at the firing range. Bodycam has no ammo counter or crosshair, so the range is where you learn each weapon’s recoil and how many rounds a magazine holds. Our guide on how to check your ammo covers the magazine check.
- Host a private game on CQB for room clearing. CQB is one of Bodycam’s regular maps, built around close quarters rooms and corridors. Host a custom game, pick CQB, and add bots or invite a few friends to practice entries without risking a public match.
Private games earn currency at 50% of the normal rate since patch #3 on September 8, so practice there still counts slowly toward your unlocks. See how to unlock weapons and attachments for how that currency works. If the Lobby itself runs poorly for you, our best settings guide has the settings that help most.
Every guide for the game is on our Bodycam hub.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you get into the Shoot House in Bodycam? You can’t yet. Reissad closed it for maintenance when the Lobby launched in v0.8 on September 2, 2026, and has not given it an opening date.
Is the Shoot House opening in v0.9? Reissad’s v0.9 announcement only names the drone and RC car room as the new lobby room. The full patch notes arrive on November 13, so check them for any change.
Is the obstacle course open? No. It was closed alongside the Shoot House in v0.8 and has not been opened since.
Can you get hurt in the Bodycam lobby? No. Reissad’s notes say players are invulnerable in the Lobby.
Where can I practice close quarters in Bodycam? Host a private game on the CQB map with bots or friends, and use the lobby’s firing range to learn each weapon’s recoil first.