Hi everyone! V1.0 — Official Release is LIVE! 🚀
Ghost Janitors has officially left Early Access and is now fully launched.
This major update introduces core gameplay systems, improved horror mechanics, massive localization support, and important stability fixes.
Thank you to everyone who supported us during Early Access. This is just the beginning.
⚠️ Gameplay & Core Systems
• New Respawn System: When a player dies, a pentagram appears. Bring all ritual tools to the pentagram and begin the ritual to revive them.
• Added mouse scroll inventory switching (CS-style item cycling).
• New chase system visuals + redesigned chase audio.
• New horror-focused head bob system.
• Right-click zoom added.
• Voice chat now remains active for 1 second after death — hear your friends scream.
• When all players die, a black screen now appears to prevent the game feeling frozen.
• General in-game audio volume slightly reduced for better balance.
• Generator shutdown sound reduced.
• Ghost jumpscare sound reduced.
• City Lights Villa radio sound reduced.
• Kick System added: Lobby hosts can now kick players, and kicked players cannot rejoin that lobby session.
🎯 UI & Quality of Life
• Technician perk now has a more detailed description.
• Light protection indicator icon redesigned for better visibility.
• Target/crosshair size increased (better visibility on 4K resolutions).
• Tutorial (“How to Play”) expanded and clarified.
• Post-processing adjustments for improved visual consistency.
• Options menu improvements and refinements.
• Added a dedicated button in the main menu for #GhostJanitorsChallenge.
🌍 Localization
• The game is now translated into 28+ languages.
🛠️ Bug Fixes
• Fixed an issue where the game could remain stuck on “Waiting for Players.”
• Fixed a Graveyard exploit where players could climb unintended stairs.
• Fixed a Ravenwood issue where players could block ghosts.
• Fixed equipment not dropping after player death.
• Fixed ghosts sometimes leaving the house on Easy difficulty.
• Fixed master volume not reaching true 0 when set to minimum.
• Fixed rare case where players could die when leaving to lobby.
• Fixed immunity bug when standing inside a ghost during spawn.
Ghost Janitors is officially out of Early Access.
Your support got us here.
If you enjoy the full release, leaving a Steam review helps us more than you know.
Found an issue? Report it in #bug-report on our discord or in Steam discussions.
See you in the dark. 👻