Imaginary Friend Institution — patch notes and updates
Stored observation / content update:
Dated developer announcements recorded from Steam. Open the source for the complete update.
| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
|---|---|---|
| Minor tweaks and bug fixes | 2025-12-01 | Fixed bugs including an NPC not disappearing at night, a dialogue line typo, a waypoint not appearing, and interaction text occasionally staying on screen too long. |
| Minor fix | 2025-11-26 | Fixed a dialogue line/subtitles that weren't matching each other. |
| Minor tweaks | 2025-11-25 | Minor bug fix involving a camera angle and adjusted some music tracks. |
| Added additional dialogue lines | 2025-11-25 | Added some additional dialogue lines into the game. |
| Minor tweaks | 2025-11-25 | Minor tweaks and fixes, involving adjusting audio levels and trigger colliders. |
| Added extra patient NPC, minor tweaks | 2025-11-24 | Added an additional patient NPC to the institution, and did minor tweaks such as adjusting audio levels. |
| Upgraded ambience and music! | 2025-11-23 | Added improved ambience and music throughout the gameplay and cutscenes. |
| Added more NPCs and dialogue lines! | 2025-11-23 | This patch adds new NPC patients around the institution and additional dialogue lines for the existing NPCs. |
| Launch issues FIXED! Welcome to the Institution! | 2025-11-20 | Hello everyone! I am pleased to announce that all known bugs and issues reported from the launch version of the game are now fixed. Please download the newest update for the patches. In addition, I added some new optimizations increasing performance up to 20-30%! The game should play smoothly and without interruption from start to finish now.Thank you to everyone for your patience and support! I hope you love the game and welcome to Grimwell Institution! |
| All known glitches have been patched! | 2025-11-20 | Every currently known glitch leading up to the credits has been patched! |
| Major Bug Fixes! | 2025-11-20 | Patched all known bugs involving hard/soft locks, glitched audio, and did minor tweaks. |
| Additional Bug Fixes | 2025-11-19 | Fixed minor glitches and a larger glitch that would prevent progressing through the game if found. |
| Launch version issues - fix progress UPDATE | 2025-11-19 | Hello again!The game’s release was more buggy than expected and I have been working incredibly hard to patch everything up. I’ve released several patches, and it is still not perfect as a new soft lock has been discovered in the second half of the game.I will keep you guys updated as I work around the clock to get everything fixed. I’m sorry that it wasn’t a more smooth release. Thank you for your support, we're almost there! |
| Bug fixes! | 2025-11-19 | A variety of bug fixes to address many of the launch issues! |
| Launch version issues - fix in progress! | 2025-11-19 | Hello everyone! Thank you so much for your excitement and support for Imaginary Friend Institution! We just launched, but ended up finding some issues mostly tying back to a recent optimization bug affecting the rendering (or lack therof) of certain characters and models! We're in the process of fixing these, and anything even minor we can find such as off time audio and are patching these asap! Thanks for your patience! |