Sinister Night Steam news

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• Review score60% positive
• Total reviews173
• Release dateJun 8, 2022
• Developerzstar
• Publisherzstar

Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie

Company pages: Developer: zstarPublisher: zstar

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Sinister Night Steam news

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• 系列续作《不祥之夜：回魂》夏促热卖中 - 28 June 2024

  《不祥之夜：回魂》深受经典恐怖电影《突变第三型》（The Thing）和中国传统文化启发，这款续作在先前作品《不祥之夜》的基础上，将社交推理的紧张氛围与中式恐怖的神秘色彩巧妙结合。在这场江南古宅的探秘之旅中，玩家扮演主播参与到一场看似普通的真人秀中，却不知悲剧已悄然降临——两名成员不幸被殉难冥婚的新娘所附身。随着猩红梦境降临，冥婚仪式再次开启，惶恐和绝望开始蔓延。玩家必须找到能安抚冤魂的祭品，或识破隐藏于众人之中的附身者。方能免遭地府冤魂的复仇索命。 新作特色 有换位、移魂、画皮、传送等不同职业的附身者可体验； 接近4000平米的超大清代徽派建筑古宅； 与附身者同一阵营的仆从暗中作祟； 全新设计的道具和NPC系统具备极强的交互性和戏剧性； 兼容一代的教会学校地图； 现在即可在夏促时间用史低价格购买《不祥之夜：回魂》 《不祥之夜：回魂》steam页面

• Halloween discount with Steam Scream Fest ! - 23 October 2022

  Hi, survivors! Sinister Night will be selected to participate in Steam Scream Fest (Halloween Event)! The game will then be 50% off the lowest ever sale, for 7 days only! Time: October 25, 10 a.m. to November 1, 10 a.m. (PT) "Shhh! Please don't scream when you see Dorothy!"

• Patch 1.30 Preview - 26 August 2022

  Hello players. Ravenman has been online for one week already! We hope every player is enjoying this new role! This patch update is mainly about balance adjustments and bug fixes. The following part is the specifics: Balance adjustments ● Increased sound volume of the raven wings fluttering. Players now can hear the sound of raven from a further distance. Bug fixes ● Fixed a bug that players would respawn out of the map by using the respawn key ● Fixed a bug that players will maintain a hands-up position after completing the emergency mission ● Fixed a bug that the Spiritual Bone will be stuck in a player's hand when this player was trying to use it during the Emergency mission ● Fixed a bug that players can use items and complete the Emergency mission at the same time ● Fixed a bug that players will maintain a hands-up position after trying to complete the Emergency mission if Crimson D…

• Patch 1.29 Preview - 19 August 2022

  We are glad to announce that the new Possessed role is finally here! Ravenman, the new Possessed, has the ability to shift into a raven and fly far quicker than other players. Have a safe flight! Meanwhile, we have created a new shop item called Spiritual Bone that can launch an emergency mission and is only available to the Possessed in order to help them to win over the survivors. Following are the specifics: New features ● Roles of each possessed will be randomly picked from Teleporter, Shapeshifter, and Ravenman, without replacement. 【New Possessed role: Ravenman】 ● Ravenman can shift freely into a raven at any time, but can not transport after the Crismon Dream. ● While being a raven, Ravenman can not activate the Crismon Dream but can shift during one. ● While being a ravenman, Ravenman can not be hit by a Wooden Bat. 【Emergency Mission - Possessed Item: Spiritual Bone】 ● After pu…

• Patch 1.28 Preview - 5 August 2022

  Hello, survivors! Thank you all for your support of our game. For now, we are still developing the new skill of the Possessed. Stay tuned! The primary topics of the patch update are game function optimization and bug fixes. Following are the specifics: Function optimization: ● The ability of Amulet of Telepathy was changed from shielding the player from one curse to protecting the player against one attack from every Wraith. The player will be informed by a pop-up notification that the Amulet of Telepathy is damaged after the attack animation has finished. Players will keep their current Sanity Points after this attack. ● During the discussion, the number of the player who used Assembly Bell will be displayed. ● The character being attacked by Corrupted Crystal Core now has a facial expression. ● The ability of Amulet of Telepathy was changed from shielding the player from one curse to…

• Patch 1.27 Preview - 29 July 2022

  Hello, survivors! Thank you all for your support to our game. We are happy to announce that new abilities of the Possessed will be out soon. Stay tuned! Besides that, we're bringing back more updates! This patch update will mainly cover bug fixes and game optimization. The details are as follows: Game optimization ● Players now can ignore model collision while being invisible after drinking the Invisible Tonic. ● Multiple curse effects now can be overlayed and will summon Wraiths more. ● Voice chat for Possessed during Crimson Dream will not be activated until the Possessed fully transformed. ● Optimized sound effects of killing animations. ● Instructions for curses added while picking the victims. ● Novice guide optimized. ● The UI of the player who reported will not be shown during meeting. Art optimization ● Optimized act effect in the scene. Bug fixed ● Fixed a bug where vision was…

• Patch 1.26 Preview - 22 July 2022

  As the speed of completing the Ritual varies greatly among players of different levels, we added an offering amount option in room settings so that players can adjust the number of offerings according to their needs and game pace. Besides, we noticed that the behavior of the Possessed still cannot meet our expectations. Thus, this update includes some balance adjustments for Possessed together with some function optimizations. Details are as followed. Balance: ● The prices of Wooden Bat, Corrupted Crystal Core, Bird and Amulet of Telepathy decrease to 10. ● The evil energy gain of using one Corrupted Crystal Core increases to 25. 【Possessed energy recharge adjustment】 ● The evil energy retained from not killing anyone during Crimson Dream increases from 75 to 85. ● Possessed now can gain more evil energy per second. ● Transformed Possessed can no longer gain evil energy during Crimson D…

• Patch 1.25 Notes - 16 July 2022

  To make the gameplay more diverse and playful, we design a new occupation, “Shapeshifter”, for the Possessed. Besides, based on the recent feedback from our players, we have noticed that it is a bit hard to gather 8 players to start a game. Thus, we decided to come up with a beginner mode. In this mode, only 5 players are needed to start a game. More details are as follows. Bug fixes: ● Fixed a bug where shapeshifter would automatically use abilities at the start of Crimson Dreams. Follow us on social media: Twitter：@sinister_game Youtube：https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCun1f9-T2qcHl9T0AhDIeDQ/featured Email：[email protected] Discord：https://discord.gg/XVSGDKTxs4 Z-star Studio

• Patch 1.24 Preview - 15 July 2022

  To make the gameplay more diverse and playful, we design a new occupation, “Shapeshifter”, for the Possessed. Besides, based on the recent feedback from our players, we have noticed that it is a bit hard to gather 8 players to start a game. Thus, we decided to come up with a beginner mode. In this mode, only 5 players are needed to start a game. More details are as follows. New features: ● New Possessed occupation: Shapeshifter. Shapeshifter can shift to any player in the game (including Shapeshifter) at any time. After updating this version, each game will have two Possessed with Teleport and Shift abilities respectively. The Possessed with Shift ability will not be able to teleport after Crismon Dream. ● New Beginner mode: Only 5 players are needed to start the game. 1. Survivors need to complete 4 rounds of Ritual. The number of offerings needed by each round is reduced respectively.…

• Patch 1.23 Preview - 8 July 2022

  Hello, survivors! Thank you all for support to this game. And now we’re bring back more updates! This patch update will cover many issues that everyone cares about recently, including new features, game optimization, etc. The details are as follows: New features Proximity chat Developer Comments: Players now can hear all other players voices, which brings a lot of pressure on the Possessed. With too many players speaking at the same time, it’s hard for everyone to enjoy the game. Therefore, we decided to use proximity voice chat instead of regular voice chat. Wooden bat now can be used to attack Possessed during Crimson Dream. Added word filter in the game. Announcement board added. Game optimization Added special effects for Corrupted Crystal Core. Descriptive information about each room is now shown. Bug fixes Fixed a bug that candles in Activity Room have the incorrect texture. Fixed…

• 【Event】"Sinister Night Party Time" is back ! - 8 July 2022

  Hello everyone, "Sinister Night Party Time" is back ! We will start 3 different lobbies due to different timezone. If you wanna join, please join our discord and check on Event! How to participate: Find the event you want to join base on your timezone. Click Intersted and add it to your calendar.After the event starts, players can go to the corresponding event channel to invite players, or wait for other players to invite.During the event, you can choose to become the room owner or wait for the room owner to invite you into the game. After the room owner creates a room, please send the room number to the corresponding channel of Discord and wait for other teammates to join. Time: 9th July ● PartyRoom 1：UTC 11:00-13:00 ● PartyRoom 2：UTC 17:00-19:00 ● PartyRoom 3：UTC 0:00~2:00 10th July Rules: 1. Please show up in time and don't be late. 2. Please be polite and respectful to everyone in t…

• Patch 1.22 Preview - 1 July 2022

  Hello, survivors! This patch update will cover many issues that everyone cares about recently, including new features, balance, game optimization, etc. Since survivors can get a lot of information by using night vision on the center of the second floor with very low risks, players now prefer to gather in that location during Crimson Dream. Therefore, this update will help with the mentioned issues. The details are as follows: ● The breach will be adjusted as two separate ones in different locations. ● Adjusted the visual effect of Night vision camera. Speed will be slightly reduced while using this equipment. ● Added a landing movement for players who jumped from the second floor to the first floor. ● Added a blinking light on the Night vision camera. This will allow the Possessed to find targets easily. New Features ● Added new equipment Corrupted Crystal Core: use on a distant target…

• [Event]Fill in the questionnaire,get free key! - 1 July 2022

  Hello, everyone,to help our players find more fellow teammate,we plan to hold an event on Discord at certain time.Because of that,we want to know what time is better for you to take part in our event.Please help us to finish this questionnaire about Discord event.After a week,we will randomly draw 5players from all the players who have completed the questionnaire ,and a free key (5 keys in total)will be given away. Fill in the questionnaire now!

• Patch1.21 Preview - 24 June 2022

  Hello, players! We hope you’ve been enjoying the first few weeks of Sinister Night! This build will bring a variety of changes, fixes, new features, balance, etc. Based on the current gaming environment, in order to win, the Possessed need to pick their next victim and the timing carefully. However, because of the unstable effect of using the Cursed Skull while Survivors can manage to stay alive in multiply ways, it‘s hard for Possessed to kill a specific target yet still be able to fake an alibi or frame others. Therefore, this update will help with the mentioned issues. The details are as follows: ● Untransformed possessed can see other players in Crimson Dream. ● When Crimson Dream is fading away, Possessed will gain extra Clairvoyance automatically. ● Clairvoyance: cooldown reduced from 10 to 8 seconds and duration reduced from 5 to 4 seconds. ● Crimson Dream: Cooldown reduced from…

• Announcement for price adjustment in partial areas - 24 June 2022

  Hello, players! Z-star speaking. As a group of rookie indie developers, we want to say thank you to everyone for the love and support of our game since it was released. This is the first game we have launched on steam. Due to the unacquainted with pricing mechanisms and exchange rate in different areas, Sinister Night’s selling prices ends up very different in different areas. To constantly maintain our game’s operative and based on our cost, we have made a tough decision. We are terrible to inform you that the price of Sinister Night will increase to $7.45 in partial areas which allow the difference in price between this and the official selling price( $9.99) is a reasonable gap. The new price will be effective at 9:00 EDT (13:00 UTC) June 25. Lastly, we want to apologize to all players once again. We will keep working on optimizing the game and bringing a better experience to everyone…

• [EVENT] Team up and play Sinister Night ! - 24 June 2022

  Hello, everyone: Thanks to every players for your love and support to our game since the game launched. Because of that, we have decided to hold a "Sinister Night Party Time" for everyone!!! We will start 10 different lobbies due to different languages and timezone. If you wanna join, please join our discord and check on Event! How to participate: Find the event you want to join base on your language and your timezone. Click Intersted and add it to your calendar. When time is up, you can choose to create a room or join other's rooms.If you want to be the host of a room, please send the room code to the right language chat in our Discord LFG and wait for others.If not, you can join by using room codes sent by others. ⏰Time: 25th June ● English channel： 21:00-22:00 EDT (01:00-02:00 UTC) 20:00-21:00 AEST(10:00-11:00 UTC) 22:00-23:00 GMT(22:00-23:00 UTC) ● 中文频道： 20:00-21:00 CST （12:00-13:00…

• Patch 1.20 Notes - 17 June 2022

  Hi guys! Sinister Night has been released for a week. During this week, we have received many suggestions and feedback from the community. which will motivate our team to better optimize the game. This patch update will cover many issues that everyone cares about recently, including new features, balance, game optimization, etc. The details are as follows: New Features Add new equipment Dagger of Sacrifice: Gives the possessed the ability to kill his teammates, and at the same time inherit the energy of his teammates. Victims will now hold their last breath until the end of the next meeting and can participate in discussions and votes. We hope that the possessed can more strategically choose the timing of the Crimson Dream, rather than randomly transforming in front of the victim. Added mouse sensitivity adjustment in the settings menu. Added status display for offline players. Added st…

• Patch 1.13 Notes - 15 June 2022

  Hello everyone, about the update plans mentioned last time, some content will be updated in patch 1.13, thank you for your waiting.The details of this patch are as follows: Bug Fixes: 1. Fixed bug lacking player icon inside minimap. 2. Fixed dead player functionality problems. Thank you all for your suggestions and support. If you have any ideas, tell us under the channel #🛠game-feedback on Discord. Follow us on social media: Twitter：@sinister_game Youtube：https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCun1f9-T2qcHl9T0AhDIeDQ/featured Email：[email protected] Discord：https://discord.gg/XVSGDKTxs4 Z-star Studio

• Patch 1.12 Notes - 14 June 2022

  Hello everyone, about the update plans mentioned last time, some content will be updated in patch 1.12, thank you for your waiting.The details of this patch are as follows: 1. Add switches to turn on/off gore mode and horror mode in the settings. 2. Enhanced scene lighting for players’ vision during Crimson Dream. 3. Optimize some art resources to make these guiding signs more understandable. 4. Optimize the description for store items and add equipment tutorials to help players understand the usability of different types of equipment. 5. Added equipment for players to pick up throughout the map allows those players to try out different equipment at the start of the game. 6. Mechanism modification: Survivors is able to gain Faith more easily in the game. Thank you all for your suggestions and support. If you have any ideas, tell us under the channel #🛠game-feedback on Discord. Follow u…

• Update Preview - 14 June 2022

  Hello everyone, Sinister Night, as the first indie game developed by a small studio team, is very honored to have received so much support. We’re very grateful to all the players who have experienced our game. In addition, we have received feedback from many enthusiastic players, which we take very seriously. We would like to take this opportunity to share the upcoming update plans with you: Clean Verison We’ve received some feedback that the excessive horror elements may be too scary for players. In addition, animation with gore and violence is not suitable for live streaming. We're going to add a clean version with less gore and horror elements. Players can switch between the standard version and the clean version in the settings, so that different players can enjoy the game. Experience Optimization In the feedback, issues such as voice chat and scene lighting are frequently mentioned…

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