Midnight Ghost Hunt — 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 |
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| UPDATE 1.6: A FARM FULL OF FEAR - A BRAND NEW MAP RIPE FOR HAUNTING! | 2025-06-26 | Hunters and Ghosts, it's time once again to gear up for our latest update! Update 1.6 brings a brand-new map ripe for haunting, the Farm. Let's dive into it! 🧑🌾NEW MAP: FARM 🧑🌾 Get ready for the Farm 🧑🌾, our brand-new map set on a sprawling rural homestead. Whether you're haunting the creaky old barn or hunting through the farmhouse, this map offers fresh tactical twists for both Ghosts and Hunters. https://i.imgur.com/WOsCd6W.gif The Barn The barn used to echo with the sounds of daily chores—now it stands silent, thick with dust and the scent of old hay. Look closely and you’ll find hiding spots tucked between leaning stacks and for |
| UPDATE 1.5: A NEW MAP, A NEW HERO PROP, A NEW GHOST SKIN, AND TONS OF NEW PROPS! | 2025-03-21 | https://i.imgur.com/zTaOnii.jpeg Hunters and Ghosts, it’s time to gear up for our latest update! Update 1.5 brings a brand-new map, a powerful new Hero Prop, a new Ghost skin, and a treasure trove of fresh props to haunt and hunt. Let’s dive into what’s new! 🤠NEW MAP: GHOST TOWN 🤠 Saddle up for Ghost Town 🤠, our brand-new map set in a classic Wild West town. Whether you're haunting the abandoned saloon or hunting in the bank, this map brings new strategic opportunities for both Ghosts and Hunters. https://i.imgur.com/00N8jOf.gif The Saloon Once the lively heart of the town, now a dimly lit haunt with empty tables. Plenty of cover, but watc |
| Full Release Patch 1.4.3 | 2025-02-25 | Hello all, we have another full release patch (1.4.3) ready for you today! Put away Valentine decorations and hero props for the year Disable double shards Also we wanted to let you know that Thursday, the 27th of February, the US West servers will be unavailable for a few hours for some schedule maintenance. We will keep you up to date about the exact up/downtime on our Discord, but we are being told it should last roughly 8 hours. Thanks for your continued support, hope to see you on the hunt soon! -Team MGH |
| Valentine Event LIVE NOW! | 2025-02-10 | Love is in the air...and so are the ghosts! Celebrate Valentine’s Day with a haunting twist. Embrace the chaos with the Cupid Hero Prop, striking foes with arrows of love, and watch out for the Chomping Box of Chocolates—these sweets bite back! https://i.imgur.com/TGibqMy.gif https://i.imgur.com/lbHsHv1.gif https://i.imgur.com/hC9trww.png 💵UPDATE SALE💵 https://store.steampowered.com/app/915810/Midnight_Ghost_Hunt/ If you haven’t had a try at hunting and haunting quite yet, now is a perfect time to do so! Midnight Ghost Hunt is 75% off right now! -Team MGH |
| Full Release Patch 1.4.1 | 2025-01-16 | Hello all, we have another full release patch (1.4.1) ready for you today! Put away Christmas decorations and hero props for the year Fix bug with traps at the generator allowing players to get more than the intended amount Potentially fix voice chat issues We believe we were able to track down the root cause of voice chat occasionally not working, please let us know if you run into any further issuesThanks for your continued support, hope to see you on the hunt soon! -Team MGH |
| UPDATE 1.4: CHRISTMAS PROPS, NEW COSMETICS, DOUBLE SHARDS, AND MORE! | 2024-12-19 | Get ready for a holly-jolly fright with our latest update, just in time for Christmas! This season, we’re decking the halls with chills and thrills as we unwrap a brand-new Scary Santa Ghost skin, the Jolly Spectral Cannon weapon skin, improvements to Apparition and Trickster, double ghost shards, new Christmas themed props, and of course a holiday sale! ✨NEW COSMETICS ✨ NEW GHOST SKIN: SCARY SANTA Unwrap the terror of the season with Scary Santa, our haunting new ghost skin that’s here to deliver chills instead of cheer! 🎅👻 https://i.imgur.com/RclykPl.png 🎁NEW WEAPON SKIN: JOLLY SPECTRAL CANNON 🎁 Unleash some festive firepower with the J |
| Full Release Patch 1.3.1 | 2024-11-13 | Hello all, we have another full release patch (1.3.1) ready for you today! Put away Halloween decorations and hero props for the year Fix bug with swapping away from Berserk Slightly tweak base and Berkserk Sledgehammer damage down to prevent near instant kills Localization improvements Other small bug fixes Thanks for your continued support, hope to see you on the hunt soon! -Team MGH |
| UPDATE 1.3: 5 NEW COSMETICS, MAJOR BALANCE CHANGES, HALLOWEEN PROPS AND MORE! | 2024-10-28 | Get ready for a spine-chilling adventure with our latest update, just in time for Halloween! We’re bringing the thrills and chills with a haunting collection of new skins, some major balance changes, the return our our Halloween props (and hero props), and our biggest sale yet! Whether you're creeping through the night as a Vampire, uncovering cosmic mysteries as a Lost Astronaut, or embracing the festive spirit with our Pumpkin and Witch Hunter costumes, this update is packed with lots of wacky fun! Update 1.3 is out NOW! ✨NEW COSMETICS ✨ NEW GHOST SKIN: VAMPIRE https://i.imgur.com/bf8HAYc.jpeg Introducing our haunting new vampire skin, brin |
| UPDATE 1.2: FARSIGHT, CONJURER, NEW COSMETICS, AND MORE! | 2024-08-12 | Gear up for a new wave of ghost-hunting thrills! Update 1.2 is out NOW! A new Ghost Haunt, a new Hunter Perk, new skins (and the return of an old favorite) and more; lets dive in! 👀NEW HUNTER PERK: FARSIGHT 👀 https://i.imgur.com/5dMsNWA.gif Farsight allows you to see corrupted and poltergeist props, as well as death grip through walls! Your max health is set to 80, and your movement speed is also slightly slower to balance it out. Use Farsight to get an early warning to your team before walking into a room filled with Ghostly traps! 👻 NEW GHOST HAUNT: CONJURER 👻 https://i.imgur.com/zi1EbYv.gif Conjurer allows you to spawn a random, large |
| UPDATE 1.1: COPYCAT, ECTO-RUSH, BERSERK, AND MORE! | 2024-06-13 | As summer spreads its sunny embrace across the world, now is the time to gather your ghost hunting gear and prepare for a delightfully eerie summer, because Update 1.1 is out NOW! 🖨️NEW GHOST ABILITY: COPYCAT 🖨️ https://i.imgur.com/ReGqucv.gif Spawn a copy of your *current* prop! Ever wanted another Knight? What if your friend also wants to be the T-Rex head? Just equip copycat, and spawn another one! Larger items have a longer cooldown, but can be sped up using the Ghostly Focus perk. 👟 NEW GHOST PERK: ECTO-RUSH👟 https://i.imgur.com/EY4b7la.png The higher your ectoplasm buildup, the higher your movement speed! We have found this is *fant |
| Full Release Patch 1.0.6 | 2024-05-17 | Hello all, we have another full release patch (1.0.6) ready for you today! Improved localization of various text in the game Fixed glitch spots on Ghost Ship Fixed missing collision spot on Carnival Fixed wooden wall missing collision on Museum Fixed multiple spots missing collision on Theatre Fixed multiple spots missing collision on Graveyard Thanks for your continued support, hope to see you on the hunt soon! -Team MGH |
| Full Release Patch 1.0.5 | 2024-04-30 | Hello all, we have another full release patch (1.0.5) ready for you today! Fixed out of map spot on Graveyard Fixed out of map spot on Theatre Fixed a few spots on Theatre that allowed props to be unkillable Fixed missing collision spot on Theatre Fixed out of map spot on Mansion Fixed collision issue with Poltergeist props Fixed missing collision with smasher on Doll Factory Fixed bot kills sometimes counting towards achievement progress Fixed issue where "Run and Hide" boombox track was not unlocking on the Epic Games Store Thanks for your continued support, hope to see you on the hunt soon! -Team MGH |
| Full Release Patch 1.0.4 | 2024-04-16 | Hello everyone, we have another full release patch (1.0.4) ready for you today! Fixed Overkill perk causing broken first-person arms on Hunters Fixed out of map spot on Ghost Ship Fixed spot in water that allowed Hunters to stand without taking damage on Ghost Ship Fixed out of map spot on Asylum Fixed out of map spots on Theatre Fixed out of map spot on School Fixed certain spots on Mall allowing Santa to push Hunters outside of the map Fixed texture issues on Museum Fixed missing collision spots on Theatre and Mansion Fixed bush missing collision on Carnival Thanks for your continued support, hope to see you on the hunt soon! -Team MGH |
| Full Release Patch 1.0.3 | 2024-04-03 | Hello everyone, we have another full release patch (1.0.3) ready for you today! - Fixed issue with parties and quickplay not working correctly - Fixed missing collision in the cave on Ghost Ship - Fixed various other collision problems across all of the maps - Fixed issue with autobalance/team swapping and Pathfinder - Fixed issue with bot sprays being sometimes incorrect - Fixed issue with Santa pushing Hunters outside of the map - Other smaller bug and localization fixes See you on the hunt soon! -Team MGH |
| Full Release Patch 1.0.2 | 2024-03-27 | Hey all, we have another full release patch (1.0.2) ready for you! - Fixed problem that was preventing users from selecting taunts and other cosmetics after unlocking them - Fixed various collision and out of map spots across all of the maps - Fixed collision with upper ship masts on Ghostship - Fixed more localization bugs See you on the hunt soon! -Team MGH |
| Full Release Patch 1.0.1 | 2024-03-22 | Hey all, we have our first full release patch (1.0.1) ready for you! - Disabled host migration for now to prevent corrupted migration issues - Fixed collision issues on School and Ghostship - Fixed prop placement problem that allowed bots to clip outside of the map on Theatre - Fixed some localization bugs Thanks for your overwhelming support so far with our 1.0 release, see you on the hunt soon! - Team MGH |
| 1.0 FULL RELEASE OUT NOW! | 2024-03-21 | Following nearly 2 years in Early Access, Midnight Ghost Hunt 1.0 is OUT NOW! It’s been a long and exciting road as we ramp up to this full release! Here’s a rundown of what has changed for our 1.0 release: ✨ALL 10 MAPS FULLY REVAMPED✨ We've been tirelessly working behind the scenes, overhauling all the maps to ensure they reach their absolute best versions! Our objectives with these changes were: Large layout changes on most maps Less reliance on ladders for verticality on maps like Ghost Ship or Asylum Improved map flow for getting around the map easier Add more line of sight breaks for escapes By breaking up line of sight, Ghosts can get a |
| 1.0 FULL RELEASE DATE ANNOUNCEMENT! | 2024-03-05 | You read that right Ghosts and Hunters, 1.0 is right around the corner! Following nearly 2 years in Early Access, we're thrilled to announce the official release of Midnight Ghost Hunt 1.0 on March 21st, 2024! The excitement is palpable as we unveil some truly AMAZING changes to accompany our 1.0 release. Let's dive right in! ✨ALL 10 MAPS FULLY REVAMPED✨ We've been tirelessly working behind the scenes, overhauling all the maps to ensure they reach their absolute best versions! Brace yourself for all new designs, new layouts, new lighting, strategic hiding spots, improved gameplay flows, and beyond! Get a sneak peek at the transformations with |
| Early Access Patch 0.5.6 | 2024-02-26 | Hey all, we have another small patch (0.5.6) ready for you today! This patch includes a fix for the Steam Deck, which previously had issues with the EOS Bootstrapper, which was preventing the game from starting. We still don't "officially" support the Steam Deck due to platform restrictions, but it should be playable. Please keep in mind that the Steam Deck version may be missing some of the features of the other versions of the game, such as the cross-platform friends list and cross-platform game invites. That's all for now, Ghosts and Hunters, hope to see you on the hunt soon! -Team MGH |
| Early Access Patch 0.5.5 | 2024-02-19 | Hey all, today we have another patch ready for you! Cupid and his box of chomping chocolates have ran away for the season, and have taken the double shards with them! Patch Notes Valentine's Day Hero Props have been removed for the season Based on community feedback, healing orbs at Midnight now heal for 33% instead of 25% Fix Prestige level Gold 2 showing as Gold 1 Fix Harpoon Bazooka UI staying on screen Double shards disabled That's all for now, Ghosts and Hunters! Thanks for your continued support! Hope to see you on the hunt soon! -Team MGH |