SHORT ANSWER
What is the latest Shift At Midnight update?
The latest reviewed game patch is 30 NEW CUSTOMERS + MORE, published 1 September 2026. It adds 30 customers, a purchasable Chainsaw, and multiple Endless Mode changes.
The official post lists specific Endless Mode additions and removals plus general bug and crash fixes, but it does not enumerate every individual fix.
The official 1 September patch added 30 new customers, a purchasable Chainsaw tied to LOCKED AND LOADED, Security Cameras, pet purchasing, restored patience, first-shift supplies, more bear traps, report changes, and disabled emails in Endless Mode. The 28 August post announced a Shift At Midnight + Dead by Daylight bundle with a stackable 10% complete-the-bundle discount; no end date was announced.
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RELEASE WATCH
Verified official news and release updates
30 new customers, Chainsaw, and Endless Mode changes
The update adds 30 new customers to Story and Endless modes. It adds a purchasable Chainsaw, now required for LOCKED AND LOADED, plus Endless Mode Security Cameras, pet purchasing, restored patience, 2 bear traps and 2 planks for the first shift, and three rather than two additional purchasable bear traps. It removes quota, personal-funds, and pet fields from the Endless End Of Day Report, disables Endless emails, and reports general bug and crash fixes.
Evidence summary: Developer 1 September customer and Endless Mode update · Steam developer announcement 710033254358451282 · App 3722330 · reviewed 2026-09-11Dead by Daylight bundle and sale announced
The official announcement introduces a Shift At Midnight + Dead by Daylight bundle. Owners of either game can complete the bundle with a 10% bundle discount, which the developer says stacks with other current discount offers. This is a promotion, not a game patch, and the announcement gives no end date.
Evidence summary: Official 28 August Dead by Daylight bundle and sale announcement · Steam developer announcement 710033254358450254 · reviewed 2026-09-1115 new customers, Steam Cloud, and player controls
The update adds 15 new customers to Story and Endless modes, Steam Cloud saves, and per-player volume controls. It also includes price balancing, restores randomized notes at the start of shifts, and reports localization, UI, bug, and crash fixes.
Evidence summary: Developer 20 August customer and bug-fix update · Steam developer announcement 672877388439226838 · reviewed 2026-09-11Balancing, bug fixes, and post-Story changes
The update adds a purchasable second gun during regular store hours. In Endless Mode and post-Story play, Rakes can emerge from the forest and the update removes patience. It also lists general bug and crash fixes and says more customers are planned for the next content update.
Evidence summary: Developer 29 July balancing and bug-fix update · Steam developer announcement 695394018676179341 · reviewed 2026-09-11Six-player lobbies and named day-one changes
Steam lobby hosts can select up to six players, though the developer still describes three as the designed maximum. The patch also fixes joinable lobbies in Russia, lowers Marionette HP, makes the Jack-in-the-box louder, removes the profanity filter, and mentions other minor fixes without details.
Evidence summary: Developer 23 July six-player lobby patch · Steam developer announcement 681882585105695430 · App 3722330 · reviewed 2026-09-11Temporary Steam lobby workaround
Players unable to join Steam lobbies were told to enter the access code networkissues, opt into the network-issues-patch beta branch, and have every group member use the same branch. A permanent main-version fix is not yet confirmed in the current official news hub.
Evidence summary: Developer 23 July temporary lobby workaround · Steam developer announcement 681882585105695121 · App 3722330 · reviewed 2026-09-11Main-menu input fix is not specifically confirmed
The 23 July post said a later patch would aim to fix cases where a crash leaves the cursor or buttons unusable. The 29 July update reports general bug and crash fixes but does not specifically identify that issue, so it is not yet confirmed as resolved.
Evidence summary: Developer 23 July six-player lobby patch · Steam developer announcement 681882585105695430 · App 3722330 · reviewed 2026-09-11 · cross-checked with Developer 29 July balancing and bug-fix update · Steam developer announcement 695394018676179341Patch notes are treated as scoped change records. General bug-fix wording is not used to claim that a specific issue was fixed unless the developer names it.
Current maintenance status
The latest reviewed developer patch is dated 1 September. It adds customer, store, achievement, and Endless Mode changes but does not name a universal multiplayer fix. The temporary Steam lobby branch remains the latest official post with specific lobby-recovery steps. Earlier general bug-and-crash-fix wording is not treated as proof that the crash-related cursor/button issue was resolved.