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Steam News29 July 20261mo ago

Update 1.4 — New SFX, Proximity Tension & Microphone Hiding

Gameplay & Features Proximity Tension: New close-range glitch and whisper when the butcher is nearby. Microphone Hiding: Hide stamina replaced with a microphone quiet meter. Microphone Sensitivity added in Settings.

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What changed

5 fixes4 additions5 changes0 removals
  • Gameplay
  • Balance
  • UI and audio
  • Fixes
  • Events
addedGameplay & FeaturesProximity Tension: New close-range glitch and whisper when the butcher is nearby.
addedGameplay & FeaturesMicrophone Hiding: Hide stamina replaced with a microphone quiet meter. Microphone Sensitivity added in Settings.
addedGameplay & FeaturesNew SFX: Added new impact, exertion, and investigate audio.
addedGameplay & FeaturesButcher Routines: Sitting on the bed added to his natural loop.
changedGameplay & FeaturesAmbush Pacing: Less time spent camping ambush corners.
changedGameplay & FeaturesEnvironment: Rearranged some item positions.

Midnight Scour changes

addedProximity Tension: New close-range glitch and whisper when the butcher is nearby.
addedMicrophone Hiding: Hide stamina replaced with a microphone quiet meter. Microphone Sensitivity added in Settings.
addedNew SFX: Added new impact, exertion, and investigate audio.
addedButcher Routines: Sitting on the bed added to his natural loop.
changedAmbush Pacing: Less time spent camping ambush corners.

Gameplay & Features

  • Proximity TensionNew close-range glitch and whisper when the butcher is nearby.
  • Microphone HidingHide stamina replaced with a microphone quiet meter. Microphone Sensitivity added in Settings.
  • New SFXAdded new impact, exertion, and investigate audio.
  • Butcher RoutinesSitting on the bed added to his natural loop.
  • Ambush Pacing: Less time spent camping ambush corners.

  • Environment: Rearranged some item positions.

  • Cage Escape: Cleaner reaction when he notices the escape.

  • UI: Interaction prompt hidden while inside a hiding spot.

  • Capture Flow: Capture now returns to the game over screen instead of the main menu.

Bug Fixes

  • AI / SittingFixed floating sit pose when alerted mid-hotspot.
  • Microphone SoftlockFixed getting stuck on a sitting hotspot after a microphone alert.
  • Room TrackingFixed wrong-room investigation.
  • Doors / PathingFixed double-door decals blocking the butcher.
  • AudioFixed investigate SFX on cage door open.

Source

Steam News / 29 July 2026

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