The Night Is Long — 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Patch 3.6.5: The Comfort & Clarity Update | 2026-03-06 | Hey everyone!I’ve put some extra love into the player movement and accessibility settings to make the experience feel much smoother. The new update is officially live! I really hope you enjoy the changes, let me know what you think!What’s New?Reduced Motion Option: A new setting is now available in the Options menu. This toggle significantly reduces camera sway and headbob, providing a more stable experience for players sensitive to motion.Refined Player Movement: The player controller has been overhauled to feel more natural and responsive as you navigate the environment.Music Room Enhancements:Added clearer hints to the Piano Puzzle to help |
| Patch 3.6.5: The Comfort & Clarity Update | 2026-03-06 | MOTION OFF vs ON What’s New? Reduced Motion Option: A new setting is now available in the Options menu. This toggle significantly reduces camera sway and headbob, providing a more stable experience for players sensitive to motion. Refined Player Movement: The player controller has been overhauled to feel more natural and responsive as you navigate the environment. Music Room Enhancements: Added clearer hints to the Piano Puzzle to help players find the solution more intuitively. General layout adjustments for better flow. Atmospheric Improvements: Improved the visual quality of raindrops on windows for better immersion during storms. Bug Fixe |
| Minor Update: New Beta Build Now Available! | 2026-03-03 | I hope you’re all doing well. I’ve been pretty busy working on a new project lately, but I wanted to take a moment to circle back and release a minor update for The Night is Long.What’s New?Reduced Motion Option: A new setting in the options menu to decrease camera movement and sway.Movement Improvements: I’ve refined the player controller to improve the overall game feel.Join the Beta & Give FeedbackYou can access the beta branch right now using the code:Access Code: ilovecoffee123I’d love to hear your thoughts on the new movement.Your feedback helps me dial in the perfect balance. Let me know what you think! |
| Update Notes For Patch 3.5.1 | 2025-10-03 | Here a summary of what is new in the Patch 3.5.1 Fixed the issue with the Collection Screen. Notes now appear correctly and can be read. (Thanks to the player who pointed this out.) The Collection Screen now closes properly and no longer blocks interaction with the Padlock Puzzle’s 1st or 3rd digit. Minor interaction delays on various interactable items have been fixed. Stones picked up now face the player properly, so you can view the drawing correctly. Fixed the death stone in the music room, which previously displayed the wrong picture compared to the inventory. Aligned the full-screen toggle button with the rest of the options in the menu |
| New Update Incoming: Chest Puzzle & More Fixed! | 2025-10-01 | Hello everyone!Since the last update, I noticed that a significant number of players have encountered a major issue, especially with the chest puzzle in the Tower. I apologize for the inconvenience this may have caused.I was finally able to replicate the issue on my end and am working on a new update to release as soon as possible. Right now, I plan to release it on Friday. The update will also include some other minor but welcome improvements that players have pointed out.First, let me explain the problem with the chest. The issue appears when visiting the Collection Screen and going into the Notes. After clicking a note (which is currently |
| 3.5.0 Update Patch notes | 2025-09-26 | Hey everyone,A new patch has just been released for the game! Here’s what’s new:Fixed most of the grammar mistakes in the in-game text.Updated the text that appears when picking up the key to make it clearer.Lowered the frequency of paranormal events (knocking on doors) they were happening way too often.Fixed the missing Note 6, so you can finally read it.Fixed a missing collider.Increased the speed when picking up and hanging up the phone.Fixed the spooky car wipers so they are now properly synced.Restored a missing paranormal event that was broken, it can now occur when your sanity is very low.Updated the interaction text for the old record |
| Thank You for Playing! Updates and Fixes Coming Soon | 2025-09-22 | Hello everyone!I just wanted to take a moment to say a huge thank you to everyone who has played my game so far.I’ve been reading all of your feedback and paying close attention to bug reports. I want you to know that I’m actively working on fixes and improvements to make the game even better. Expect some updates soon as I roll them out.Here are a few things to expect from the next update:Fixed some grammar mistakes on the notesFixed note 9 and 10 duplicate textAdded a new hint note for the piano Puzzleother minor bug fixesYour feedback really helps shape the game, so please keep it coming! Thank you again for playing.Cheers! |
| Game is out now! | 2025-09-12 | Hello everyone! The game is now out and available for everyone to play!I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed developing it. I’m looking forward to seeing your gameplay videos and reading all your feedback. If you play it, don’t forget to leave a rating and a comment to let me know what you think. Also, feel free to share any suggestions for improvements or changes.Cheers! |
| Game releasing tomorrow! | 2025-09-11 | Hello everyone! I am happy to announce that the game is ready to be released sometime tomorrow!Looking forward to hear what you think about the game.See you then! |
| Game is coming very soon! | 2025-08-28 | Hello everyone!I just wanted to give you all a small update on the development of the game. I’ve been a little bit quiet since I published the Steam page, as I’ve been really busy polishing the game and making sure it works as intended.I can now say with confidence that the game is ready, and you won’t have to wait much longer. I don’t have an exact release date yet, but if everything goes as planned, I’m aiming to release it in September.In the meantime, here are some screenshots from the latest build of the game.I’m looking forward to hearing what everyone thinks about it.Cheers! |