Monsters 'til Midnight

Released: May 31, 2023
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Last updated: 14 Sep 2026, 01:55 GMT

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06 Dec 2023Developer post
PATCH - 1.3.8740
This is a quick patch to address a few quality of life improvements relating to key re-mapping, controllers, and clarity of upgrade description text. Change Log 1.3.8740 December 6th, 2023 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Some quality of
This is a quick patch to address a few quality of life improvements relating to key re-mapping, controllers, and clarity of upgrade description text.
Change Log
1.3.8740 December 6th, 2023
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Some quality of life changes in this update. We had some reports of the game
not liking certain controllers. I think we've fixed that for certain controller
types that we were aware of, but also if your controllers aren't working great
you should be able to solve it by enabling Steam Input for the game. You can also
report any issues you might be having with this in the Steam Forums for the game.

D-pad support was added when playing with controller.
A keyboard mapping was added for dodge roll (or whatever Active Ability you have equipped), the default is the Space key. This is obviously very handy when using auto-aim so you don't need to keep a hand on the mouse.
The description of weapon Idle Time upgrades/buffs was changed to Weapon Cooldown which is a clearer indicator of what they do. The description for the HP Regen upgrades and buffs were also changed.
You can now re-map the keys for the main in-game actions (up, down, left, right, and dash) in the Settings menu from the Title screen. As this is a new feature, please raise any issues you might have with it in the Steam Forums.
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22 Nov 2023Developer post
Nominate Monsters 'til Midnight for the Sit Back and Relax Award!
Hi everyone! It's that time of year where you're able to nominate the games that you've enjoyed the most this year as part of the 2023 Steam Awards! We've really poured a lot of time & love into fixing, improving and expanding Monsters 'til Midnight since it launched almost 6
08 Nov 2023Developer post
Monsters 'til Midnight is ON SALE as Part of BULLET HEAVEN FEST!
We're super excited to announce our participation in the BULLET HEAVEN FEST event running from November 6th - November 20th! The game will be 40% off which equals our biggest discount yet! This week we pushed another big update adding the new Cursed Forest Zone, and a new playabl
01 Nov 2023Developer post
The Cursed Forest Zone and a New Playable Character are Here!
Hi everyone! The third cursed zone and new unlockable character are now live! With this update, each of the three main zones now has a more challenging variant to take on, and the addition of the unique, shape-shifting Sir Henry McBlobsford brings up the playable character count
Hi everyone!
The third cursed zone and new unlockable character are now live!
With this update, each of the three main zones now has a more challenging variant to take on, and the addition of the unique, shape-shifting Sir Henry McBlobsford brings up the playable character count to 12!
Here is the full list of changes;
Change Log
1.3.8704 November 1st, 2023
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We've added another cursed zone, the cursed forest, and a character to unlock by
beating that zone. We also added a simple introductory tutorial for first time
players to introduce important concepts like the auto-aim toggle and the active
abilities.
Itemized Changes:-

Added Cursed Forest
Added Sir Henry Blobsford
Two new achievements
New enemy types for the new zone
Added tutorial for new players
Added an option to show tutorial every time
Remaining Revives are now shown in the player HUD
Dashing when not moving still goes towards the mouse pointer if auto aim is on
Fixed some issues with the co-op respawn location
Various other fixes, tweaks, and optimizations
The Cursed Tomb Zone
As mentioned above, this new, more challenging re-imagining of the Forest zone is the third "Cursed" variant zone. Each new zone features a new playable character and corresponding steam achievements to unlock.
Tutorial & Revives Remaining Icon
We also added a brief tutorial to aid new players. This offers a useful overview of key aspects like how to use active abilities such as the dodge roll, and how to toggle auto-aim on/off. We also added heart icons up by the player HP bar/HUD to show how many revives are remaining.
As always, a massive thank you to everyone that's been playing and enjoying the game. If you have any thoughts on the above changes, or just general feedback, big or small, the Steam Community forums are the best place to reach out to us. We read and respond to every one of them, and really appreciate all of your feedback.
Cheers, have a great week, and we'll see you next time!
The Retro Dreamer team
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26 Sep 2023Developer post
Monsters 'til Midnight is ON SALE as Part of SHMUP FEST!
We're super excited to announce our participation in Steam's SHMUP Fest running from September 25th - October 2nd! The game will be 40% off all week long, which is our biggest discount yet! As always, a massive thank you to everyone for your continual support and encouragement. C
12 Sep 2023Developer post
The Cursed Tomb Zone and a New Playable Character are Here!
Hi everyone! It took a little while to get there, but the second cursed zone and new unlockable character are now live! I feel like I say this every time I write one of these, but this REALLY is our biggest update so far yet in terms of new content, QoL features, and general larg
Hi everyone!
It took a little while to get there, but the second cursed zone and new unlockable character are now live!
I feel like I say this every time I write one of these, but this REALLY is our biggest update so far yet in terms of new content, QoL features, and general larger scale tweaks and fixes.
Here is the full list of changes;
Change Log
1.2.8655 September 12th, 2023
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This update adds another cursed zone and character, along with some new features
and more fixes and improvements. In this update we have switched Auto-aim to on
by default for new players, and enabled the new damage numbers. Both can be turned
off in the settings menu, and existing players can choose to enable those options
there too.
Itemized Changes:-

Added Cursed Tomb Zone
Added Emily Flintlock character
Two new achievements
Added new enemy type for cursed tomb
Added visible damage numbers (and option to enable/disable them in Settings)
Added visible health bars for bosses, mini-bosses and spawners
Added left mouse override for auto aiming
Changed some early achievement targets
Rebalanced Coop settings for all zones so there are enough enemies to have fun
Fixed a couple of remaining issues with enemies spawning too close to players
Balancing tweaks existing zones to compensate for recent spawning and other changes
Reviewed and improved how buffs and upgrades affect certain weapons and abilities
Fixed some weapon balancing issues
Fixed some pathfinding and behavior issues with some enemies
Fixed some knockback issues with certain enemies
Change death sound/animations for some larger enemies
Various other performance and bug fixes and tweaks
The Cursed Tomb Zone
As mentioned above, this new, more challenging re-imagining of the Tomb zone is the second of three "Cursed" versions we plan to add. Each new zone will feature a new playable character and corresponding steam achievements to unlock. The Cursed Forest will be coming soon as part of the next update.
Visible Damage Numbers & HP Bars
These were both common requests that we wanted to address alongside the new content. Zone bosses, mini-bosses and spawners all now have HP bars so you can track how much you're chipping away at them, and all of your damage output is now visible via a scale from low (white), to high (red). These visible damage numbers can be enable/disable at any time via the settings screen.
As always, a huge thank you to everyone that's been playing and enjoying the game so far. If you have any thoughts on the above changes, or just feedback in general, the Steam Community forums are the absolute best place to reach out to us. We read and respond to every one of them, and really appreciate all of it, big and small.
Cheers, have a great week, and we'll see you next time!
The Retro Dreamer team
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05 Aug 2023Developer post
Patch notes for August 5th
Fixed an issue with starting Co-op games in yesterday's update.
05 Aug 2023Developer post
The Cursed Mansion Zone and New Playable Character!
Hi everyone! We're so happy to say that the first new zone and unlockable character are finally here! Dr. Brinejaar is just your average scientist's brain in a jar mounted on mechanical spider legs This is by far our biggest update yet in terms of new content, and also fixes a co
Hi everyone!
We're so happy to say that the first new zone and unlockable character are finally here!
Dr. Brinejaar is just your average scientist's brain in a jar mounted on mechanical spider legs
This is by far our biggest update yet in terms of new content, and also fixes a couple of existing larger scale issues.
Here is the full list of changes;
Change Log
1.1.8616 August 4th, 2023
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This update combines the first new Zone and a lot of quality of life improvements. We
added the first of a series of "Cursed" zones, The Cursed Mansion, a significantly more
challenging re-imagining of the original zone. There's also a new character to unlock
by beating the new zone.
Itemized Changes:-

Added Cursed Mansion Zone
Added Dr. Brinejaar character
Two new achievements
Added new enemy type for cursed mansion
Changed a lot of spawn calculations to stop enemies spawning too close to the player
Rebalanced existing zones to account for some changes from various fixes
Fixed issues with enemy movement and behavior
Fixed a forest issue where an enemy could spawn in an inaccessible area
Fixed some shield related issues
Fixed an issue where the music would not play
Various other performance and bug fixes and tweaks
The Cursed Mansion Zone
As mentioned above, this new, more challenging re-imagining of the mansion zone is the first of the "Cursed" versions we plan to add in future updates. Each new zone will feature a new playable character and steam achievements to unlock.
As always, a huge thank you to everyone that's been playing and enjoying the game so far, and for offering all of your great feedback in the community forums. Please keep that coming, we really do appreciate it.
Cheers, and have a great weekend!
The Retro Dreamer team
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07 Jul 2023Developer post
The Re-roll Update!
Hi everyone! Since launch, being able to re-roll level upgrade choices has been once of the most requested feature updates, and we're super happy to say that it's finally here! Here is the full list of changes; Change Log 1.0.8588 July 7th, 2023 ----------------------------------
Hi everyone!
Since launch, being able to re-roll level upgrade choices has been once of the most requested feature updates, and we're super happy to say that it's finally here!
Here is the full list of changes;
Change Log
1.0.8588 July 7th, 2023
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This update fixes a few minor issues and rebalances a few things, and also adds a new
Re-Roll permanent upgrade option.
You can use each Re-Roll once per run to refresh your level upgrade choices.
Re-roll Permanent Upgrade
There is now a new re-roll permanent upgrade that allows the option to re-roll level up choices, up to a maximum of 3 times per run when fully upgraded.
When purchased, your remaining rerolls are shown at the bottom of the upgrade choice list as below.
Minor Enemy Wave Rebalances
We mostly addressed a couple of specific issues that players brought to our attention;

In The Mansion, a lot of earlier enemy waves should now spawn a bit further away from the player to help prevent being overpowered at lower levels
In The Forest, the general enemy volume around 5-7 mins has been toned down a little, and a couple of waves also now spawn further away from the player
Future Plans
As mentioned in the previous update, we're still actively working on both features and fixes for the game, but as a small team of two, these updates will likely be spread out over a slightly longer period of time.
Some of these future updates include;

"Cursed" Versions of the existing zones with both tougher enemies and heftier XP rewards
"Time Flies" rush variants of the existing zones with a faster clock speed for quicker sessions
New playable characters to unlock
As always, a huge thank you to everyone that's been playing and enjoying the game so far, and for offering all of your great feedback in the community forums. We really do appreciate it.
Cheers, and have a great weekend!
The Retro Dreamer team
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20 Jun 2023Developer post
Reworked Tomb and Forest Zones
Hi everyone! As noted in the future plans section of our previous update, this update was all about reworking both the Tomb and Forest zones to fall more in line with the changes made to mansion last week, and to generally improve them as much as possible. Alongside the zone rewo
Hi everyone!
As noted in the future plans section of our previous update, this update was all about reworking both the Tomb and Forest zones to fall more in line with the changes made to mansion last week, and to generally improve them as much as possible.
Alongside the zone rework, we also implemented the feature to have right stick override auto-aim, as well as a unique enemy miniboss that only spawns to drop weapon evolution orbs when available.
Here is the full list of changes;
Change Log
1.0.8571 June 20th, 2023
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In the previous update there were a lot of buffs and fixes, and the addition of auto
aim shook things up a bit. We only had time to rebalance and rework the mansion zone
for the last update, so we weren't too happy with the state of the tomb and the forest.
This update has been focused on cleaning up and improving those other zones so they feel
more varied and fun.
As always, if you think things have gotten too much harder or too much easier since the
last update, please join us in the Steam discussion forums and have your say.
Itemized changes:-

Reworked Tomb and Forest zones
Auto Aim HUD indicator is always visible
Right stick overrides auto aim
Added a new dedicated enemy to drop evolutions
Fix for 2 mansion spawners in one room
Multiple fixes for enemy spawns in tomb and forest
Fixed several shield bugs
Fixed evolution boss respawning issue
Various enemy tweaks and balancing adjustments
Minor bug fixes and tweaks
This egg-like monstrosity will be doling out those precious evolutions
Future Plans
Over the past few weeks, we've done our very best to be responsive to community requests that hopefully improved both the core game, and a range of smaller QoL features. We do have plans to update the game more in the future, but as a tiny two person team, these will likely be spread out over a little more time moving forward.
Some of these updates include;

"Cursed" Versions of the existing zones with both tougher enemies and heftier XP rewards
"Time Flies" rush variants of the existing zones with a faster clock speed for quicker sessions
New playable characters to unlock
A permanent upgrade that allows the option to re-roll level up choices
As always, a massive thank you to everyone that's been playing and enjoying the game, and for offering all of your feedback in the community forums. We really do appreciate it.
Cheers, and have a great weekend!
The Retro Dreamer team
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10 Jun 2023Developer post
The Auto-aim Option Update!
Hi everyone! As mentioned in out last update post, we've been working on adding an option to auto-aim, and it's now complete and good to go! Information as to how to enable/disable it can be found in the control guide on the title screen. Alongside adding auto-aim, we did a balan
Hi everyone!
As mentioned in out last update post, we've been working on adding an option to auto-aim, and it's now complete and good to go! Information as to how to enable/disable it can be found in the control guide on the title screen.
Alongside adding auto-aim, we did a balance pass on the mansion zone enemy spawns. Our main goal was to even out the difficulty spike people were hitting around the 10 minute mark, and to generally make the ramp up of intensity a little smoother during the last 10 minutes.
We also took onboard the feedback regarding item buffs and permanent upgrades not offering enough value or effectiveness, so we worked on improving this alongside the enemy spawn changes stated above.
Here is the full list of changes;
Change Log
1.0.8560 June 9th, 2023
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The main addition this week is the new Auto Aim option. You can toggle it on and off
with a key (B) or controller button (the top button, probably triangle or Y). You can
also set it to be enabled by default in the settings menu. It's definitely a different
way to enjoy the game, so thanks to everyone who requested it.
Another big change was in the balancing of in game items and permanent upgrades. We
tried to make them all feel more impactful, and some upgrade prices were reduced.
We had to adjust the rest of the game a bit to fit with those changes, but if you think
it's gotten too much harder or too much easier since last week, please join us in the
Steam discussion forums and have your say.
Itemized changes:-

Added Auto-Aim option.
Rebalanced upgrades and items.
Don't pick up tea at full HP.
Added Control Guide to main menu.
Rebalanced Mansion zone.
Tweaked level up requirements.
Tweaked some co-op difficulty levels.
Slightly rebalanced some weapons and enemies.
Minor bug fixes and tweaks.
Future Plans
With this update, we've been using the mansion zone as our test-bed for a host of enemy balance changes across a full 20 minute run. The tomb and forest are a different beast entirely in terms of level generation and how they play, so we'll be tackling these zones in a future update.
A massive thank you to everyone that's been playing and enjoying the game, and for offering all of your feedback in the community forums. We really do appreciate it.
Cheers, and have a great weekend!
The Retro Dreamer team
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05 Jun 2023Developer post
PATCH - 1.0.8556
This is a quick patch to fix a few specific issues that folks have been having this week: Change Log 1.0.8556 June 5th, 2023 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Patched a few specific problems:- Wrong contact damage for a specific enemy Max
03 Jun 2023Developer post
Taking In Feedback and Future Plans
Hi everyone! A massive thank you to everyone for checking out Monsters 'til Midnight since it launched! It's great to see people enjoying it! We've been taking in all of the feedback we've received, and are doing our best to tackle various things to improve the game. As a small t
31 May 2023Developer post
MONSTERS 'TIL MIDNIGHT IS OUT NOW!
Hi everyone! We made it! Launch day is here and Monsters 'til Midnight is now available to buy! It's $4.99 |€4,99 |£4.29 with a 20% discount Running for the launch week! We're really proud of the game we made, and really hope you all enjoy it! If you have any feedback or comments
31 May 2023Developer post
ONE MORE DAY TO GO UNTIL LAUNCH!
Hi everyone! Launch day is almost here! Monsters 'til Midnight is scheduled to go live around 8AM PDT / 11AM EDT / 4PM BST / 5PM CEST for $4.99 |€4,99 |£4.29 with a 20% discount Running for the launch week! There's still time to add it to your wishlist! Every single one is a mass
24 May 2023Developer post
Monsters ‘til Midnight Launching May 31st!
Dust off your blunderbuss, and reload those crumpet cannons because we’re thrilled to announce that Monsters ‘til Midnight is launching May 31st, 2023! The game will be priced at $4.99 USD. Check out the new gameplay trailer and wishlist it today!