- Bus Station 8 - Online Coop Fix Update! - 15 August 2026
Bus Station 8 - Steam Co-opSteam Co-op UpdateSteam Co-op has received its first major round of fixes and improvements!This update focuses on improving the overall multiplayer experience, making it easier to join friends, and fixing several issues from the first experimental release.Fixes & ImprovementsPlayer Names & Chat NamesFixed an issue where all players could appear with the Host's Steam name.Player names are now correctly assigned to each individual player.The chat has also been fixed so that each player now uses their own Steam name when sending messages.Bus Driver / Skip BusFixed an issue where the Host could not use the Bus Driver to skip the waiting time once another Client had joined the server.The Host and Clients can now use the Bus Driver correctly in Steam Co-op.Improved ChatThe multiplayer chat has received several improvements:Chat messages can now be scrolled.The chat…
- Bus Station 8 - Steam Online Coop! - 7 August 2026
Bus Station 8 - Steam Co-opExperimental Steam Co-op UpdateSteam Co-op is now available for Bus Station 8!Please note: This is an experimental first version of Steam Co-op. There are still several known bugs, missing features, and unfinished systems. Many of these issues are planned to be fixed throughout the next week.How to PlayTo start a Steam Co-op session:Start the game through the Main Menu.Select Play.Select Bus Station 8 - Steam Co-op.One player needs to press Host.The other player can join through a Steam invite, or by right-clicking the host on Steam and selecting Join Game.Max Players: 3Also you can chat with pressing \The current version is designed specifically around this Steam Co-op flow.Known IssuesBus Driver / Skip BusThe Host currently cannot reliably skip the bus timer using the Bus Driver.At the moment, this functionality may only work for a Client, and it can also be…
- Patch Notes V1.22 / The Infected Store Update! - 31 July 2026
Patch Notes – The Infected StoreA new update for The Infected Store in Late Night Fears is here! This update adds new mechanics, more things to watch out for, and some changes to make your decisions matter even more.The Infection Spray & GasInfected people entering the store now have a 50% chance of releasing Infection Gas.Infection Gas instantly kills non-infected humans who come into contact with it.You can now take the Infection Spray Bottle at the checkout and use it to remove the gas.Keep an eye on the store and act quickly before the infection spreads!Customers at the CheckoutCustomers who place their items at the checkout now have a timer.Customers won't wait forever anymore.Be sure to ask the required questions quickly before they leave.Added new sounds to the checkout system.Added new smileys to better show the customer's current state.Power OutagesThe power can now randomly go…
- Patch Notes v1.21a+ & Important Note - 24 July 2026
Patch NotesChangesBus Station 8Reworked the ending in both Singleplayer and Split-Screen Co-op.Added 10 new anomalys in both Singleplayer and Split-Screen Co-op.JumpscaresDisabled the sudden image jumpscares and abrupt jumpscare events across all maps.These systems will be completely reworked and improved in upcoming updates.Important Note from the DeveloperFirst of all, thank you to everyone who has played Late Night Fears, left feedback, or supported the game in any way.I want to be honest with you. I made several mistakes during development, and after reading your feedback, I completely understand many of the criticisms. Because of this, I have reduced the price from $8.00 to $4.75. I believe this is a fairer price for the current state of the game, and I hope it better reflects the experience you're getting today.My goal is to continue improving the game. Future updates will focus o…
- Performance & Gameplay Improvements - 20 July 2026
Patch Notes - Performance & Gameplay ImprovementsThank you for all the feedback since release. I have been reading your comments and working on improving the experience based on your suggestions.Gameplay ChangesReduced the jumpscare frequency:Before: 25% chanceNow: 10% chanceReduced jumpscare sound volume:Before: 0.7Now: 0.3The goal is to make the horror moments feel more impactful and less overwhelming.New Graphics & Performance SettingsAdded new options to help players with different PC configurations:FPS Counter toggleTexture Mipmap Quality:HighMediumLowRender Scale:0.1 - 1.0Shadow Quality:HighMediumDisabledFPS Limit:3060120UnlimitedThese settings should help improve performance on lower-end systems.Bug FixesFixed missing textures for 2 anomalies in Bus Station 8Upcoming UpdateThe next bigger update is already in development and is planned for release in around one week.It will inclu…
- Small update (Translations, Resolution, other) - 17 July 2026
Hey! in this small update i addressed some things:Fixed wrong Order Visual at Grandpa's Food WindowFixed a Resolution bug when using a low resolution that you cant see the main menu buttonsAdded some missing translationsAdded new Resolutions like 1920x1200 (Widescreen and more) to support a better spectrum of screens In the next update i will adress the jumpscares playing to often, and adjusting the volume since they are to loud. Please contact me if you encounter problems, i will try my best to fix them. Also i will improve the Endings of Bus Station 8 & Grandpa's Food Window in future updates. Thanks for playing Late Night Fears!Best Regards, see ya!
- Late Night Fears is released! - 17 July 2026
Wohoo! Late Night Fears is here, after such a long time, i published it now for you! Thanks for wishlisting, and following me on my journey! Lets get deep into the Features!Work 7 days at Grandpa's Food Window,Work 10 days at The Infected Store,Go to Station 8 at Bus Station 8, to find home! And all that, in Local-Splitscreen mode available too! All Maps have Voice Lines, some of them have extra Storyelements through Notes,with Voice Lines too! Saved-Progress, Achievements, Endings for all Maps, and new Gameplay Features too, and more jumpscares through all maps! Even Accessibility Features to disable Jumpscares and Light Flickers, to prevent that other Players cant experience Late Night Fears - please just activate it, if you're affected by it. -------------------------------------------------- Please please please, if you have any issues,contact me through the form in the Main Menu, o…
- Big Demo Update! - 11 July 2026
We are releasing Late Night Fears in 6 Days! This updates includes the balance, fixes, spice and improvements you are looking for! Wohooo! We are dropping next Friday! Thanks for your wishlists, for feedback, and just for playing! This was a rough journey, and im thankful for everyone who stayed. Dont worry, the Demo stays after release.Whats different now? Lets start with Bus Station 8!Voice Lines, bringing some spice to the storyNote Papes, giving more background storyDifferent Stations, adds more rotation to the game20 new Anomalys!Transitions in the Bus, when driving to the next stationAll features work in the splitscreen modeLets jump over to Grandpa's Food Window:Phone Calls are spoken now through Voice LinesNote Papes, giving more background storyRe-Enabled the Red Room, and made it more differentAdded invisible walls at the Cutting Table, to prevent the Salad and Tomatoes runnin…
- Demo Improvements & Teaser for the Full Version - 17 June 2026
Hello Horror Fan! This is first of all a small Update -- but below you find interesting Informations for the upcoming release for July 17 / 2026 of Late Night Fears! Also - The Update Image is a little teaser from The Infected Store.Here are the Patch Notes:Reduced the Intro Scene from 7 seconds to 2.5 (To load faster into the game)The UI Key Hint to enable the Power in Grandpa's Food Window has been changed to the right one.Added an UI Key Hint for 'Skip Bus' at Bus Station 8Improved the Tree's Distance Rendering since it looked kinda weird.Adjusted a new information when completing Bus Station 8 in the Demo.So... Lets get to the exciting part.Like you know, the game is releasing soon. Also we are in the Next Fest right now. The Demo gets a improvement update after the Full Release with more content, but now i have to stick to finish the Full Version.What will be different in all 3 Map…
- Last Demo Update before entering Next Fest! - 5 June 2026
First of all - thank you to everyone who played the demo of Late Night Fears.In this last Update before entering the next fest in about 10 Days - there has been some changes affecting the demo because of Feedback.\Lets start with saying: This is not the end! Right now, im preparing the Full Version of Late Night Fears including new Content for all 3 Maps- What will be in the Full Version of Late Night Fears?Demo of The Infected StoreFull Version of The Infected StoreOnly 1 Day of Gameplay (10-15 minutes)2 Upgrades in general (Revolver, Stamina)4 CustomersLess ContentLess Mechanics------10 Days (1.5-2.5 Hours)3-5 New Upgrades8 new CustomersMore ContentNew MechanicsNew Answers from CustomersNew Sounds from CustomersVoice Acting (Beginning, and a few more)An EndingSaved ProgressSteam AchievementsDemo of Grandpa's Food WindowFull Version of Grandpa's Food WindowOnly 1 Day of Gameplay (10-15…
- The Infected Store / Local-CoOp Integration - 15 May 2026
It took longer then expected - im very sorry about that.Since Late Night Fears is participating at Next Fest, the updates for the demo take more time.Lets go directly to the Patch NotesMain Menu (Important)Added a Feedback/Bug Report button- where you can fill a google form - this would help alot if you encounter problems, or have ideas for more!The Infected Store Local-Coop has been enabled.The Infected Store (Solo)Added the Daynight Cycle (Daylight is available while the Store is closed)The Night arrives when you open the storeAdded 4 new CustomersFixed a bug, preventing the stamina to fill up while filling the shelfs with grocerysFixed a bug, where the player could close the shop while the last customer is still thereThe Infected Store (Local-CoOp)The Experience has been added2 Unique characters for Player 1 and Player 2New UI Images with a better resolution for Controller KeysThe Se…
- Small fixes for The Infection Store & Grandpa's Food Window - 24 April 2026
In this small update, there have been a few little fixes.The Infected StoreFixed an error, when the Customer is at the Checkout, and wont look at the PlayerGrandpa's Food Window (Local & Normal)Fixed an missing Material for the Salad (it was.. invisible)Reduced the lightning, it was too brightFirst of all, thats it!See you soon!
- The Infected Store Update - 23 April 2026
In this Update there is the new Grocery Store Map! Are the Customer's Infected -- or are they clean? Find it out yourself.The Infected Store:Key Features:Fill up the Shelfs (At the Employers Only Room)Clean dirt with the Mop, or ... blood?Take the Trashbag, to remove Trash on the GroundKill the Customer (you should only do that, if they are infected)Ask the Customers QuestionsUse the Infected Scanner, if you are not sure..Reach the daily goal to enter the next dayUse your cash to spin at the slot machine... (dont get addicted)Buy upgrades for your stamina or your revolver..Use the Revolver to kill the Customers or... other things.(!) The Local CoOp version for 'The Infected Store' will come on 2th may- if everything works out.Since the new experience was in development, the render pipeline has been changed to make thegame experience more creepy.. The next update will bring Local CoOp to…
- The Mop & Red Room Update - 13 March 2026
First of all- sorry. This Update should've been release 1 week earlier, but i was pretty sick, so i had to schedule it.In this Update, there has been new things to Grandpa's Food Window, and changes to Bus Station 8. Of course, for both Maps in Local Co-Op or Singleplayer Mode. Let's start with Grandpa's Food Window: What's new?The Mop has been added - E/Square to Clean (Dirt should be cleaned, which spawns, when food and other stuff lands on the ground -- also gives you Cash for cleaning)With Cash you can upgrade now stuff on the Computer (which is at the Phone)Note: Upgrades are experimental - the UI will get updated in the next versionRed Room has been activated (Get Extra money..)What got changed?The Money you pick up from Customers, will now get into your Cash Balance for UpgradesAdded when Cooking the right name of the Item so you can see if the meat is "Raw, Cooked, Burned"You do…
- New Anomalies for Bus Station 8! - 23 February 2026
In this Update, there has been new Anomalies for Bus Station 8 - also in the Co-Op Mode. And there have been a few Bug Fixes.Bus Station 8 & The Local-CoOp ModeAdded 10 new AnomaliesThe old Bus Driver has been replaced, to an "experimental Animated" oneThe old passenger sitting has been replaced, to an "experimental Animated" oneAdded Keybindings for the Flashlight to turn on and off (Local-CoOp Mode)Removed the "Wrong Bus" sound, when entering the Bus- Error.Added colliders to the Seats, which makes it feel more natural.Added Banners into the bus, which gives... informationsGeneralThe Bug with the Steam Input System is still there, to fix this you should do this (close the game, then head to your Steam Library): Steam → Late Night Fears Demo (Right click) → Properties → Controller → Disable Steam InputThis will be fixed soon!Thanks for playing, wishlisting, and supporting this project
- Local Co-Op Controller FIX - 22 February 2026
Please do this If you experience controller issues, please go toSteam → Late Night Fears Demo (Right click) → Properties → Controller → Disable Steam Input This will be solved in future updates, but right now, its the easiest solution.
- The Local Co-Op Update - 22 February 2026
In this Update - Grandpa's Food Window and Bus Station 8 becoming a Local Co-Op Mode. Plug in an Controller, and play with a good friend! Note: This is an Experimental Update, there will be improvements in upcoming Updates. Patch Notes Grandpa's Food Window:Fixed a bug, when dropping an item, that you dropped it too far away in front of youFixed some missing UI KeybindingGrandpa's Food Window (Local)Has been added, via Main Menu (Local Co-Op)Bus Station 8 (Local)Has been added, via Main Menu (Local Co-Op)Also - with this Update, its official. Any other Map which is in Development, will become by default an extra Local-CoOp Mode. With the release, the Local CoOp Maps will have a higher difficulty, to adjust the Experience for 2 in the right way.There can be new bugs, but im working on improvements for the demo. See you soon!
- Demo Update v0.8 - 16 February 2026
In this Update of Late Night Fears, there has been a bit of everything. First of all, we start with the Main Menu.Main MenuMade the Loading Text slightly different, when loading into a map.Grandpa's Food WindowChanged the Light Color, and baked it- making it looks quite better.Changed the Meat Cooking Particles (they we're pretty weird to be honest)Added a Meat Cooking sound, at the Cooking StateAdded the Letters to be single, word by word, when talking to an CustomerAdded a UI Hint, when talking to the CustomerAdded a Sound, while the Text goes word by wordFixed that the Raining Sound outside wasn't 3DFixed that the Customers didn't walk at the beginningFixed the invisible Wall near the Cutting TableFixed a bug (You could'nt throw Burger, Fries, Nuggets to the Customer to complete...)Bus Station 8Baked the Light- making it a lot more creepy nowAdded a new little light in front of the B…
- Demo-Update v0.7 - 14 February 2026
In this update there has been a few Quality of Live improvements.Main MenuFixed the small text, when hovering over the Credits at the Credits-MenuFixed that the Wishlist button did not redirect to the Steam Storepage.Grandpa's Food WindowYou have to cook the Meat now, before putting it on the Burger Bun.Updated the Cooking Book (To show how to cook the meat)Fixed a weird bug, taking your Item instantly from the Customer, if holding the Item. Just give it to the Customer yourself by dropping the item in front of them, or throwing it.The Entity gets faster, at a certain point.Changed to a new Crosshair.You can throw now the Plate to the Plate Station, which fits the Plate instantly to it.Bus Station 8 You can crouch now. Changed the Crosshair. Fixed a bug, preventing opening the Pause Menu.See you soon!
- Demo Update (v0.5) - 11 February 2026
Hey! First of all, thanks for testing the Demo of Late Night FearsIn this update, there has been a few Improvements. I will still continue to update the demo. Whats New?Added the "Pause Menu" to Episode 2 (ESC Button)Added the "Pause Menu" to Grandpa's Food Window (ESC Button)Added a hint at Grandpa's Food Window, to turn the Power back on, when the Entity arrives.Added a Visual to Grandpa's Food Window, when opening the Cooking Book - to show, how its been closedWhat has changed?Added the missing Credits in the Main MenuChanged the "Grandpa's Food Window" animation in the Main Menu, to show the right title.Again, thanks for playing and hitting the wishlist! This helps alot! :)
