Holiday Update 0.9.8f

Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2023
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Genre: Indie, Simulation, Strategy, Early Access
Developer: Smidge Games LLC
Release Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2022
Hello Haunters!
It's hard to believe it has already been a month since Early Access launched! Let's do a quick recap of the past 4 weeks:


  • Early access launched on October 20th.
  • 8 Updates have been released since early access launched.
  • 50+ Bug fixes/quality of life features implemented.


What's next?
Immediate: 1-2 more smaller updates are still to be released before the end of 2022.
Short term: First major update is coming in Q1 of 2023 (Details of what that update will contain will be revealed at a later date)

This update introduces new decor, construction items and a new scare trap to use in your haunted house attractions as well as further bug fixes and quality of life updates. Here's a sneak peak at some of those new items and scare traps:

Scare your guests with floating books that move from side to side (great for placing book cases on both sides of a corridor for a spooky library vibe)


New decor items:



  • Curtains (that move in the wind!)
  • Candlestick (Great for placing on a desk or down a hallway as a light source)


New Construction flooring types:

  • Grass
  • Concrete
  • Dirt


For the holiday: Christmas Tree + Presents



Patch Notes:



  • All levels have a higher chance for snowfall during the months of December and January.
  • Added new decor item: Holiday Tree
  • Added new decor item: Holiday Presents
  • Added new decor item: Pig Head
  • Added new decor item: Cow Head
  • Fixed an issue where the main UI would appear on the main menu screen in error.
  • Fixed an issue where the custom sign text would no longer be editable when changing font styles.
  • Fixed an issue where camera movement was still able to be controlled when the settings menu was open.
  • Fixed an issue when in guest camera mode the player was unable to walk through the bushes.
  • Fixed Circus Game to have its size adjusted.
  • Added a new decor item: Curtain
  • Added a new decor item: Candlestick
  • Added a new decor item: Bookcase
  • Added a new floor types:
  • Grass
  • Dirt
  • Concrete
  • Added a new Scare Trap: Floating Books
  • Included Epic Crash Reporting tool to help gather crash data more effectively.
  • Traffic will no longer respond to game speed changes. Traffic jams were caused primarily by different game speeds causing vehicle physics to behave in an undesirable way.


Known Issues:
The Save/Load system is still being worked and further improved. During early access save/load files from one build to the next may no longer work as expected and may require you to delete your current save file.

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