Hide Seek Survive — patch notes and updates
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Dated developer announcements recorded from Steam. Open the source for the complete update.
| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Year Anniversary Update Part 2! | 2026-10-09 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zDzE2U0uXs |
| Hide Seek Survive 5 Year Anniversary Update! Ported to Mac, Linux and Steam Deck | 2026-10-02 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2suQk5iSQdM |
| Hide Seek Survive - Complete Rebuild Launch | 2025-09-02 | After 4 years of development, Hide Seek Survive launches as a completely rebuilt horror experience. TECHNICAL TRANSFORMATION: - File size: 17GB → less than 2GB (90% reduction) - Performance: 60+ FPS on GTX 1060+ (previously unplayable) - Engine: Rebuilt in UE5 with optimized rendering pipeline.NEW GAMEPLAY SYSTEMS: - Advanced demon AI with 5 behavioral states - Invisible jumpscare management prevents oversaturation - Room variant system creates psychological uncertainty - Binary engagement eliminates downtime between gameplay phases.Available now - existing owners receive free update to Version 4.0 |
| Steam Scream Fest 25% Off Sale!!!!! | 2022-10-25 | I've been hard at work updating my indie horror game Hide Seek Survive with the awesome community feedback I've received since its launch on September 17th of last year. Travel through your oddly rectangular apartment and find a creepy doll 7 times to win. Something not of this world is also in the apartment though, and it's looking for you... Get it for 25% off this week only in honor of Steam Scream Fest and be completely terrified this Halloween season. THIS GAME WILL MAKE YOU JUMP OR YOUR MONEY BACK! (Feel free to return it if it doesn't meet your expectations. I won't contest any returns.) One other note is to disregard negative reviews |
| One Year Anniversary and Halloween Update! | 2022-10-08 | Hey everyone, I'm thrilled to release Hide Seek Survive's One Year Anniversary / Halloween update! I've received a ton of awesome feedback over the past few months and I've also come up with a few other ways to improve the experience: -Drastically reduced file size. Went from 7 GB to 1.4 GB in this update. -Optimized codebase and default rendering settings to improve performance. On my setup I am getting roughly 150 FPS while I was getting 130 FPS in the previous build. All this with the game's overall look actually improving as far as I can tell... -Added smoothed framerate to provide a smoother experience on lower end systems. -Fixed resolu |
| Patch Notes Version 3.4 - Steam Survival Fest Update! | 2022-07-31 | What's going on survivors! I've been working on this update for the last month and am really excited to bring these changes to my game. Shoutout to PoppiePlays, who gave me a ton of feedback in a YouTube video early this month that went into this update. I've implemented all of his feedback plus a few other things in the update as well. The changes are the following: - Code cleanup which resulted in significant performance boosts. - Fixed bug causing Graphics Settings Menu to not work as intended. - Fixed bug causing Audio Settings Menu to not work as intended. - Troubleshooted and improved screen tearing that some users were experiencing. - |
| Hide Seek Survive Version 3.3 - Recording Patch Fix | 2022-06-07 | Hey everyone, Hope you're all enjoying the game! I received some feedback a while ago from a streamer that when recording the game in game capture instead of screen capture, the menus were what was recorded and not the actual gameplay. After some investigation, I made a fix in the code and this issue is gone as far as I can tell. Recording the game works as intended using OBS with Game or Screen capture. Please continue reaching out and posting reviews as it is the best way to help this game keep improving. As always, thank you so much for playing! Best, CampinCarl |
| Small Gameplay Patch (Hide Seek Survive Version 3.2) | 2022-03-30 | Hey everyone, Hope you’re all doing well out there! I’ve received a ton of great feedback over the past few weeks and felt like it was time to release an update for Hide Seek Survive where the following was changed: • Added a note to the opening UI saying that headphones are recommended. Pinpointing where the demon is when playing on non-directional speakers is extremely difficult and I realize now that I didn’t explicitly recommend using headphones anywhere previously. • Changed the time before the phone automatically lowers in the pregame from 20 seconds to 60 seconds, with an option to raise it to up to 80 seconds in the gameplay settings |
| Small Patch to Make the Game Easier | 2022-02-27 | Hey everyone! I have received some awesome feedback since putting out Hide Seek Survive 3.0 just a few days ago. It’s great to hear that people are enjoying the game, and I wanted to put out a patch implementing a few things that people have pointed out since release: • The hallway is now bigger so that you can open any door and go right which wasn’t possible previously. • The phone message in the beginning of the game is now able to be skipped by pressing any key. I am still keeping the timer functionality as well but opening up the time so the player has plenty of time to read the message. • The volume of the Demon’s footsteps has been incr |
| Hide Seek Survive 3.0 - Completely Rebuilt from the Ground Up | 2022-02-24 | Hey there! Thank you for visiting Hide Seek Survive! When I originally put this game out in September of 2021 I was incredibly humbled by the awful reviews people posted of the game. After honestly looking at the product I put out, I realized that the reviews were right to be scathing. The game was pretty much unplayable and it deserved every bit of criticism it got. In November, I released Hide Seek Survive 2.0, slightly improving the game to the point where it was now at least playable. With that being said it didn't gain much traction and after critically playtesting it, I agree with the community that it wasn't a fun game. As a developer |
| Minor Patch (Version 02.04) | 2021-11-14 | Hey survivors, After receiving additional feedback, I've made a few small changes to the game in order to make it easier to understand. I also fixed a bug that I noticed when watching some gameplay the other day: -Fixed bug where mouse cursor would show even after exiting the pause menu. -Added text when game starts telling the player how to lower your phone and start the game without going to the pause menu. -Rewrote the strategy guide to make it easier to follow and made it the first option at the main menu. The goal with this move is to make it so that more people will read the strategy guide and learn how to play before starting the game. |
| Small Update to Make the Game a Little Easier! | 2021-11-09 | What’s going on survivors! After watching some YouTube gameplay of people playing my game, I’ve made a few subtle but important tweaks to the game. It seems like the game is currently too hard, so I’ve made the following adjustments to make the game more winnable: -Motion detectors now work in closets. It is a little confusing that the motion detectors say the demon isn’t in the room when they go into the closet so now, the motion detector will go off when the demon or player is anywhere in the room. As a bonus this change will make the game scarier. -Phone battery has been increased by 5%. In an attempt to encourage players to use the phone |
| Hide Seek Survive Version 2.0 | 2021-10-27 | I'm thrilled to present version 2 of my game Hide Seek Survive! If you had problems with the original don't you worry because I actually started from scratch and rebuilt the game from the ground up. The game is now played on a completely different map, and all of the characters perform significantly differently than the first version. In terms of performance this version is well beyond the first. The file size is only 4.8 GB and I average 120 FPS on my 2060 NVIDIA Laptop Card. I'm very proud of this new version of the game and worked really, really hard to get this out in time for Halloween so I hope you enjoy! As always please review and let |