Midnight Special News

Hi everyone,

We wanted to give you all a quick heads-up about an issue some players have been running into. Right now, if you collect an item and then die or load the game, it can break the logic and prevent that item from reappearing.

Workaround for now: Save your game before collecting any key items. We know this isn’t ideal, and we’re really sorry for the inconvenience.

To help with this, we’re working on a temporary portable save system that will automatically save your progress after every item pickup. This means that if you die or reload, the collected item will stay collected and the game logic won’t break. It’s a stopgap while we work on a proper, long-term fix for the underlying issue. This autosave workaround will be included in the next update.

Thank you all so much for your patience and for the amazing support you’ve been giving us — it truly means a lot!

Hello everyone,

Here are the hotfix details:

-Corrected various English typos and punctuation issues.

Thank you for your continued support!

Special thanks to Vilynce for the help!

— The Midnight Special Team

Hello everyone,

Here are the hotfix details:

• Various English typos corrected.
  
• Fixed text respawn glitch in Kitchen.
  
• Resolved a certain door trigger softlock.
  
• Adjusted bearskin rug retrigger mechanics.
  
• Fixed Ellie's avatar display in "Something New".
  

Thank you for your continued support!

The [Midnight Special] Team

Hi all,

We’re thrilled (and a bit nervous!) to finally welcome all of you into the world of Midnight Special, launching into Early Access on May 8, 2025.

🎥Watch the official trailer here:

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Please note that the game is still in development. You may encounter some bugs or rough edges, but we’re actively working to improve the experience every step of the way.
We truly appreciate your patience, and we’d love for you to share your feedback in the comments on the Steam Community. We’re listening.

A heartfelt thank-you to all the curators, media, content creators and players who supported us with such generosity and encouragement. Your help brought us here.

We’re aiming for a full release sometime in 2026, with more content, features, polish, and secrets to uncover.
Thanks for being part of this journey, and happy gaming!

The [Midnight Special] Team

Today, 8th May, is a day of compound darkness, for it sees the release of (at least) two games with "midnight" in the title: Midnight Special from Scared Stupid Inc, and The Midnight Walk from Moonhood. A coincidence? Absolutely not. This is clearly an occult configuration of daunting power. It's also an opportunity to briefly compare two video game aesthetics, each comparably dense, tasty and insidious.

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