The Baby In Yellow — patch notes and updates
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Dated developer announcements recorded from Steam. Open the source for the complete update.
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| 🎃Halloween Update🎃 | 2026-10-13 | Hey, Sitters! Since October is now upon us, we've brought back the Halloween update to help you get into the spooky season spirit! But that's not all! We appreciate all of your excitement towards Act 5. Whilst we can't share any sneak peeks yet, we have sprinkled some more lore into the current game For those with keen eyes, you will now notice that some of the paintings dotted around the game look a little different. They say a picture is worth a thousand words; I wonder what these pictures could mean...Credits - https://www.romanstevens.co.uk/We hope you enjoy this update! As always, we're grateful for all of the hype around Act 5 and can't |
| 🍞Terrific Toasties Competition🍞 | 2026-09-18 | Greetings Sitters. We hope you're hungry! 👋If you believe yourself to be a toastie connoisseur, then be sure to jump on our Discord and join our Terrific Toasties Competition! 🧑🍳How to enterSimply hop onto the game, create your masterpiece (anything between 2 slices of bread counts as a toastie, so go crazy!) and post it in the #toastie-comp channel on our Discord along with the name of your toastie followed by a brief description! You may edit the photo however you wish (strictly no AI).For more information, visit our #events channel!The link to our Discord can be found here 👇 https://discord.gg/VudmxeyBF7Best of luck, we can't wait to |
| ☀️30% OFF - Steam Summer Sale☀️ | 2026-06-25 | Greetings, sitters! 👋 Wanna beat the heat this summer? The Baby in Yellow is guaranteed to give you the perfect amount of chills. Grab The Baby in Yellow for 30% OFF in the Steam Summer Sale now! 👶 |
| 🛠️Patch, Bug Fixes, & More🛠️ | 2026-06-08 | Greetings, sitters! 👋We've released our newest engine/stability patch. In this patch, we've squashed a variety of pesky bugs and upgraded to Unreal Engine 5.7.4.As always, we'd like to thank you for your continued support and patience! Now...Regarding Act 5Production of The Baby in Yellow: Act 5 is underway! Whilst we cannot give an exact date for its release right now, our team are working hard on the final act of madness. Lots of teasers and other fun things will be shared on our socials in due time, so be sure to give them a follow to keep up-to-date! 👇 https://linktr.ee/teamterrible We're grateful for all the hype so far for Act 5, and |
| 🐑'Design a Sitter' Competition🐑 | 2026-04-23 | 📣 It's competition time! As we all know, the player character in The Baby in Yellow doesn't have an appearance. So, we'd like to encourage everyone to let their imaginations run wild and design their own babysitter or Crown Childcare employee! Join our Discord now and submit your fabulous sitter designs for a chance to win some incredible Baby in Yellow-themed prizes! 👇 https://discord.gg/QkQzejzavbDISCLAIMER: This competition is just for fun and is not related to the canon universe of The Baby in Yellow, nor does it have anything to do with future updates.Best of luck! ✌️👶 |
| 🎶Study With The Doctor - Baby in Yellow Lofi🎶 | 2026-01-30 | Greetings, sitters! 📖 The new year is here, and it's time to pick up those textbooks once more, write that report and get back into the swing of things! Getting into the productive mindset can be tough, and Dr Arkham knows that feeling too well! So grab your notebook and sit down with him for a productive study session over on our YouTube channel, accompanied by some familiar songs to aid your focus! Your favourite Baby in Yellow tracks have now been lofi-ified by our wonderful Composer & Sound Designer, Virginia Leo. Whether you want to lock in or just lie back and lose yourself in the mellow tunes, we hope you enjoy! |
| ☃️20% OFF - Steam Winter Sale☃️ | 2025-12-18 | Greetings, sitters! Want to give the gift of terror this holiday season? The Baby in Yellow is now 20% off in the Steam Winter Sale! So if you, or a friend, were waiting to try out the brand new act, Crown Childcare, or maybe just want to get into the festive spirit with our Christmas update, then now is the perfect time! We hope you enjoy the game and wish you a very happy holidays! |
| 🎄Christmas Update OUT NOW🎄 | 2025-12-08 | Greeting sitters! Feeling festive? The Baby in Yellow's Christmas update is out, and you might be asking...What's new?Festive DecorTo help get into the spirit of the holiday season, we've decked the halls of the house, the lab AND Crown Childcare!'A Curious Christmas' ReturnsThe beloved bonus chapter has returned again for the holiday season. Join NEWT and The Baby for a jolly get-together, what could go wrong! Do you wanna build a snowman?Our frosty friends have worked their way out of the lab and infiltrated Crown Childcare! You can now build a snowman in the playroom as well as throw snowballs.☃️Time to get behind the wheel!The zoomy car d |
| ✨New merch! Plushies, Shirts, Hats & more✨ | 2025-11-26 | Greetings, sitters! If you're looking to give the gift of chaos this Christmas, or to maybe just adorn yourself with some dashing Baby in Yellow themed attire, then we've got news for you! We've released lots of exciting new merch over on our store page! 👇https://store.teamterriblegames.com/en-gbp Baby plushieThere's even an adorable new Baby in Yellow plush while stocks last! Please note that if you'd like this little guy in time for Christmas, then be sure to order him before December 7th! Still thinking about it? Just look at our wonderful models, who put aside their differences for this dazzling picture! |
| Act 4: Crown Childcare OUT NOW | 2025-11-13 | Welcome EmployeeThe latest update is now available for The Baby In Yellow!What's new?★ Experience 3 new weird and wonderful chapters.★ Play with new toys, gadgets and complete fun activities.★ Uncover the secrets behind the mysterious company, Crown Childcare. ★ Solve puzzles and earn stickers. ★ L̵e̸a̵r̴n̶.̴ ̴T̶h̵e̴.̵ ̴T̷r̶u̵t̵h̶.From trampolines to big zoomy cars, Crown Childcare has it all! Don't worry you'll never be alone.But you will be watched.More to comeThe Baby in Yellow is in Early Access as we still have more story to tell. There is currently no set date for the next update, but we're already working hard on it and can't wait to s |
| 👶Baby Plushie Giveaway👶 | 2025-11-11 | 👋Greetings, sitters! Do you want the chance of winning a Baby in Yellow plushie? We're hosting a giveaway on our Discord! Join now for a chance to win! 👇 https://discord.gg/vdH6kH7br5 Don't want to wait? Buy yourself a plushie here while stocks last! https://store.teamterriblegames.com/en-gbp/products/baby-in-yellow-plushie |
| Baby in Yellow Plushie [PRE-ORDER NOW!] | 2025-10-03 | Chaos has never looked so cute! 👶 Pre-order yourself a Baby in Yellow plushie now while stocks last! 👀👇https://store.teamterriblegames.com/products/baby-in-yellow-plushie |
| 🍂20% Off! - Steam Autumn Sale🍂 | 2025-09-29 | Greetings, sitters! Ready for Act 4? 👀 If you want to grab a discount on The Baby in Yellow before the release of Crown Childcare on November 13th, then look no further than the Steam Autumn Sale! Still not convinced? Check out our most recent teasers, they're bound to raise some hairs 👇 Teaser trailer A behind-the-scenes look at the environment of Act 4 Cosy up, grab yourself a hot drink and prepare for the fright of your life! 👻👶 |
| The Baby in Yellow: Crown Childcare - Coming November 13th 2025! 🍼 | 2025-09-04 | Greetings, sitters, we bring exciting news! ✨ On November 13th 2025, a brand new act: Crown Childcare, will be coming to The Baby in Yellow on Steam, Android and iOS! Untangle the mysteries and perhaps make some friends along the way... We'll be sharing more snippets on our socials on the lead up to release, but for now, please enjoy this sneak peek 👀👇Hop in our Discord to discuss your theories and keep up to date on announcements! https://discord.gg/X9agY7JeJB |
| ☀️ Steam Summer Sale - 20% OFF ☀️ | 2025-06-26 | Nothing says summer quite like sunbathing, eating an icecream and running away from an eldritch monster! If you'd like to spice up your summer, then why not invite the baby into your world, The Baby in Yellow is now 20% off in the Steam Summer Sale! Grab yourself a bargain, hold onto your sanity and prepare for hours of fun! 👶🔥 |
| Pre-Update Chat & Community Appreciation! | 2025-04-16 | Greetings sitters! 👋 We'd like to take a brief moment to let you know that we're making great progress on the new update! There's a lot of exciting new content coming, and we can't wait to share it with you. We're unable to share an exact date for the update JUST yet, but we will be providing you with some exclusive sneak-peeks of what's to come real soon! 👀 For now, here's a hint for those who like to delve a little deeper... ⏰🌟👶🌳🍼📄📹 As always, we'd like to share our appreciation for our incredible community, who are always supporting us and hyping up the game. It really means the world to us and motivates us to work hard to bring yo |
| 🍼Sale - 20% Off🍼 | 2025-04-04 | Greetings, Sitters! 👋 The baby has informed us that he is in need of some more souls to manipulate play with, so we've decided to start a sale! So if you've been itching to play The Baby in Yellow, then you can grab and enjoy the game for up to 20% off until April 18th. C̴̛͇̻̖͈͈̒̒͊̅̿͒͐̆́̏͠r̴̪̍͒̓̄̒̍̊̌̈́͐̈́̓̌̒̍̏͠ơ̶͈̮̗ẅ̵̡̨̻̼́̐̀͗̓ņ̸͉̯̻͕̐̍̂ ̵̧̮̜̲͓͕͖͓͓̭͇̰̣͕̒͐̋̀̋̽̆̅̑͆̈́̓͗̾̕̕C̶͉̬̲̝̜̥̣̱̗͇̲̳̱̟̣͙̔̎̏̈́̒͊̓̏̂̏̏̎̎͆͊͋h̶̠͕͍̠̿͋̅̃́̏̏̓͌̓͠͠i̵͕̟̺̗͔͉̻͂͆͋̽́́ͅl̵̢̯̦̞̉̉̌̏̋̏̄̌d̴̨͖͈̒̋́̀̓͆͝ć̶̠̯̭̦͈̦̟̤̒͂̽̍̑̀̈̈̓͝͝͠͠ͅa̴̛̭̐̋̈̇̒͝r̷͇͔͚̼̗͖̞̮̬̂̔ͅę̵̡̛̺̰͇̰͈͕̲̹̬̥̻̻̔̆́͆̽̾́͘ ̴̗̤̹̳̗̔́͂͂̈͂͋̍̈́͠ͅi̷̢̢̨̟̠̜̞̳̞̼͖̝̞̮͓͍͙̊͛̌̋s̷̹̠̭̝̼̯͔̰͉̣̊̀̇̿̚ ̷̧͙̲̺̖̜͎̩̮͔̱̋̇͗́͐̄̆̀̀̈̃̚͝k̸̢̛͎͖̗̣̝̪̭̹̭̪̖͐͑͗̓̍̈́͂̉͒̈́͘͜͝ |
| 🌷Spring Sale🌷 | 2025-03-13 | Greetings, sitters! 👋 Have you or a friend been itching to play The Baby in Yellow or just want to look after an adorable little hellspawn? Well, we've got news for you! You can now grab The Baby in Yellow for 20% off in the Steam Spring Sale! ✨ What are you waiting for! Invite the baby into YOUR PC and watch your F̴r̸i̴e̷n̷d̶s̵h̸i̶p̵ bloom like spring flowers 💐🌸🌼🌻🌷🪻 D̶̞͒͌Ì̶̭Ś̸̜̊Ć̶͉L̵̪͙̐Ḁ̵̀̄Í̷̯͖M̷̢̜̒Ḛ̵̗͐R̴̹̽́ ̷͙̑D̶͙͌̒e̶̻̿̿m̶͔̹̽̂o̸̗̞͠n̸̞̓́i̷͙̐͆c̷̝̻͑ ̶̺̙̎́p̶͚̆̆͜o̶͎͒͐s̷͙͑s̵̱͝e̵̼̠̽̃ṡ̴̳s̴͇͝i̴̡͆͝o̵̢̔n̶̪̑̓ ̴̼̼̈́̀p̴̤͇̑o̴̩̿̓ţ̷́̌ḙ̸̱́ǹ̶̥t̸͉̀͘ȉ̷̋ͅa̴̡͠l̷̛̰̈́l̷̰͉̊̔y̶̻̗̔ ̴̢̪̐ḯ̴̭̤n̷̜͂̂c̸̟̘͑l̶̫͚̆̿ṷ̵͆d̶̟͐ḛ̶̒̅d̸̤͘͠,̴̬̙̋ ̴̠͐̇p̵̡͚̉͑ļ̵͌̿e̶̠̚a̴̓ |
| ✨ The Baby in Yellow & In Sound Mind Bundle ✨ | 2024-12-18 | 📣Calling all horror fans! We're teaming up with In Sound Mind for an EPIC new bundle that's guaranteed to raise your hairs and keep you up at night! 😎💪 If you're looking for some extra chills this winter then be sure to grab the bundle! Oh, and we hope you weren't planning on sleeping anytime soon... 👀 https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/48523/The_Baby_In_Yellow__In_Sound_Mind/ |
| ⛄Snowman Building Competition⛄ | 2024-11-28 | Do you wanna build a snowman? 👀 We sure hope so, because we’re running a snowman-building competition over on our Discord! ⛄❄✨ How to enter Using the snowman builder at the beginning of the ‘Curious Christmas’ chapter, we want to see you get creative and bring a frosty friend to life! (maybe literally…) Then head over to our Discord and post a pic of your newly built buddy in the #⛄snowman-competition channel 🔽Join the Discord here 🔽 https://discord.gg/teamterrible Run time You have until December 12th to show off your snowman Winners 3 builders with the best/most creative snowmen will win their choice of either a baby in yellow shirt or a |
| 🍂20% OFF - Steam Autumn Sale🍂 | 2024-11-27 | Hey sitters 👋 We're happy to announce that you can grab The Baby in Yellow for 20% off in the Steam Autumn Sale! Now that's a deal equally as satisfying as the crunch of autumn leaves 🍂 So if you or someone you know would like to keep warm in the cold months to come by babysitting our little devil (literally), then be sure not to miss out! We've also recently added a Christmas Update and new outfits for the baby, so if you were already debating picking up the game, then now is the time! We hope you enjoy ✨ |
| 🎄Christmas Update - OUT NOW🎄 | 2024-11-26 | Ho ho hello Sitters! Are you feeling festive? ⛄🍪 The Baby in Yellow's Christmas update is OUT NOW! And we've got a selection of goodies for you to enjoy this holiday season: A Curious Christmas The heavily-anticipated 'Curious Christmas' chapter is making a return! Help The Baby carry out various Christmas tasks, like building a snowman, running from mysterious dark forces, decorating the tree, and preparing Christmas dinner! New Outfits Even The Baby made it onto the nice list this year and got some new clothes! Enjoy 7 stylish new outfits! Christmas Decorations It wouldn't be Christmas without decking the halls! Decorations are now visible |
| 😱20% Off - Steam Scream Sale😱 | 2024-10-28 | All Hallows Eve is approaching dear sitters, we hope you're ready for a fright... 👀 Are you significantly lacking in scares in the lead-up to Halloween? Well fear not, you can now grab The Baby in Yellow for 20% off during the Steam Scream Fest! Not only can you enjoy the hair-raising action of babysitting and trying to survive an eldritch being for a discount, but you can also soak in the spooky atmosphere with our Halloween update! We hope you enjoy the game and have a Happy Halloween! 👻🎃 |
| 👻 Halloween Update OUT NOW 👻 | 2024-10-03 | Brace yourselves dear sitters, something wicked this way comes... 👻🍂 The Baby in Yellow's Halloween update is officially out NOW! We've got some tricks and treats in store for you: Halloween Traditions In true Halloween fashion, you can feed the baby candy! Candy baskets can be found in the laboratory garden and the apartment during nights 1-3 Everyone has been busy decorating... Halloween decorations are back and better than ever! Creepy Costumes It wouldn't be a Halloween update without NEWT and The Baby dressing the part! Get ready to clown around, because the clown costume is bouncing back, look how devilishly dashing he looks! 🤡 Alrea |
| 🎃 Creative Carvings Discord Competition 🎃 | 2024-10-01 | October is here and spooky season is upon us… To help you get into the Halloween spirit, we’re running a ‘Creative Carvings’ Pumpkin carving competition over on our Discord! 🎃 If you’d like to put your pumpkin carving skills to the test then be sure to join via the link below!: https://discord.gg/teamterrible Oh, and be sure to keep your eyes peeled, something wicked this way comes… 👀 |
| 🌒 Dark Whispers Out Now! 🌘 | 2024-08-29 | The time has come and the Dark Whispers update is OUT NOW! 🎉 Get ready for a riveting ride, because we've got a lot of exciting things in store for you! 👇 Graphical Improvements As you may have already noticed in a few of our social posts, the graphics quality of the game has improved massively! Thanks to the enhanced capabilities of Unreal Engine 5, we've been able to polish the game's visuals to a much higher quality than before. The graphical changes don't just apply to the environment, we've also given The Baby's monster form a 'facelift' (so to speak). We hope you weren't planning on sleeping any time soon! Visual Reworks Alice Pickman |
| Unreal Engine 4 & Christmas Branches | 2024-08-29 | As most of you are aware, The Baby in Yellow has now been ported to Unreal Engine 5, this opens the door to more exciting possibilities for the game's future. However, if you wish to play the older, Unreal Engine 4 build of the game, either for modding or for a little touch of nostalgia, you can now do so by using our newest UE4 branch! The same applies to our 'Curious Christmas' update branch, for those who want to get in the festive mood all year round. You can switch to one of the older versions of the game by: Right-clicking on The Baby in Yellow in your Steam Library Left Click Properties Left Click Betas In the Beta Participation drop d |
| 🕯️ 1 Week until Dark Whispers 🕯️ | 2024-08-22 | We've been working hard behind the scenes and can't wait for you all to witness the exciting new things to come. That being said, we want to give you a little sneak peek at what Dark Whispers entails 👀 Exciting things to come Dark Whispers is not a new chapter. Though there will be a new chapter coming, this update is a remaster of ‘Pickman’s Madness’ and ‘The Exit’ with exciting new content and a stunning visual overhaul to nights 1-3, so you can feel more immersed in your various babysitting duties 👶 ✨ And now it's time for a preview of what's to come ✨ We don't want to spoil too much of what's coming to Dark Whispers, but here are a few |
| 🍼 Steam Daily Deal - 20% off 🍼 | 2024-08-20 | Greetings, sitters! I hope you’re excited to take a walk on the dark side next week! 🌒 In light of Dark Whispers’ rapid approach, you can prepare yourself for the thrilling chaos to come by grabbing The Baby in Yellow for 20% off in the Steam Daily Deal! This devilish discount will last until September 3rd, so be sure not to miss out! P.S. Keep an eye on this space, we may unveil some secret previews before the 29th 👀 |
| 🕯️🌑Dark Whispers Update coming August 29th 🌑🕯️ | 2024-08-01 | Greetings everyone! We've got some exciting news to share with you all 👀 We've been working hard behind the scenes and are happy to announce that the new Dark Whispers update will be hitting your screens on August 29th! As always, we're super grateful for all of the hype surrounding The Baby in Yellow and can't wait for you to try what we've been cooking up! 💛 We'll share the exact features of the update nearer to release, but for the time being, we hope this teaser will get your blood pumping! 💪😎 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4l9ptraWQ4 |