Hello Survivors Around the World,
First of all, we want to express our sincere gratitude to everyone who joined the recent Steam Next Fest (SNF) and showed such incredible support for The Midnight Walkers.
Today, we have a difficult announcement to share.
The release schedule has been postponed by approximately two months.
The new release date is now set for January 29, 2026 (PST: January 28, 2026).
We deeply apologize for the delay in communicating this update.
Why is the schedule being delayed?
The development team has carefully reviewed all feedback from both the Steam Next Fest and the July Tech Test.
After assessing the remaining time and the scale of work required, we concluded that we need more development time to properly reflect key feedback, tune gameplay, and improve overall stability.
During the October SNF, we focused on introducing new content and features. However, this also meant we couldn’t dedicate enough time to fine-tuning gameplay balance and polish.
As the director, I take full responsibility for not meeting the expectations of some of our players and take this feedback seriously.
What’s being improved?
The recent playtests allowed us to verify server stability, and we’ve already fixed an issue where certain sessions would abruptly close as if the server had shut down.
We also resolved numerous bugs and crash issues, while continuing to work on client-side optimization.
Beyond that, we are reinforcing anti-cheat and abnormal play detection systems to ensure a fair experience in Early Access.
Appropriate reward and response solutions are also being prepared.
Our top priority remains improving the game’s overall quality and sincerely implementing your feedback into the build.
Here are the main areas we’re focusing on during this extended development period:
Core Gameplay
Class balance adjustments and weapon usability improvements
Improving smoking feature (first step)
Ranking system
Item drop and looting experience improvements
Quality of Life
Enhanced item and gear information display
Improved item discard function
Trade and mailbox upgrades
UI and mission UX improvements
Item restoration system for unfair play victims
Matchmaking, Social, and Communication
Auto-fill and matchmaking pool management
New smart ping system and Discord SDK (voice chat) integration
Map and Environment
New Food Court Floor added
Replacing more objects to destructible
Technical, Performance, and Security
Overall optimization and sound polishing
Advanced anti-cheat measures
This delay is not just a schedule adjustment.
It’s a decision to honor our commitment not to use Early Access as a shield for incomplete quality.
We believe taking more time to deliver a truly refined experience is our responsibility as developers.
In the coming weeks, we’ll devote all our energy to meaningful improvements and gameplay tuning.
There’s still much we haven’t shown you yet, but we’re determined to meet and hopefully exceed your expectations.
Your feedback continues to be our most valuable guide.
We’ll keep listening, keep improving, and make sure the final experience of The Midnight Walkers earns your trust and enjoyment.
Thank you for your continued support.