Changelog

September 2, 2026 — Patch Notes & Character Coverage Refresh

• Patch Notes: added a new dated entry and source link for the latest official announcement.
• Characters: refreshed the named-profile counts, added coverage guidance for the latest update, and refreshed the page's structured-data metadata.
• Achievements: clarified that the Locked And Loaded checklist includes the Chainsaw among the required melee weapons.
• Doppelgangers: reframed the roster as a documented list and clarified its coverage boundaries.

August 27, 2026 — Brandon Keller Trigger Condition Documented

• Doppelgangers page: Brandon Keller's entry now documents his Night 2 trigger — community reports tie his guaranteed appearance to the Midnight News “Joe's Diner Burnt Down!” article on the bulletin board

August 28, 2026 — Tofu Card Updated with a Community Warning

• Characters page: Tofu's card now carries a community-reported warning — don't kill the golden retriever on sight; players describe interacting with him first, since jumping straight to violence reportedly has negative consequences

August 23, 2026 — 9 New Customers Documented

• Doppelgangers page: 9 of the 15 newcomers from the August 20 update now documented — 6 with confirmed doppelganger tells (Corey Bishop, Danielle Bennett, Dmitri Markov, Mateo Benitez, Toby Finch, Youssef Morad) and 3 seen only as humans so far (Kelechi Okafor, Margot Beaumont, Oswald Snoot); the complete list now covers 65 customers
• Characters page: 9 new customer cards and search entries added for the newcomers, with roster counts synced across the page
• Guide and homepage copy updated to the new counts

August 16, 2026 — Characters Page Consolidation: All Doppelgangers Back on One Page

• Characters page is now the single hub: title/H1 updated to "Shift At Midnight Characters — All Doppelgangers & Customer List", and all 56 doppelganger detail profiles, 5 variants, 3 special visitors, and 17 car customers moved back onto it, organized by category
• Doppelgangers page slimmed to a quick-reference: the complete 56-customer list with tells, the how-to-spot video, and the detection guide — its detail cards now link to the Characters page
• Character search rebuilt: 150 entries (56 doppelgangers + 5 variants + 3 special visitors + 86 customers) with a larger, more prominent search box; old /doppelgangers/ redirect removed
• Page trimmed: 36 empty placeholder image boxes now show a question-mark image, redundant filler text removed, mid-page ad moved higher

August 13, 2026 — Doppelganger Roster Expanded: 33 → 56 Customers + Car Customers

• All Doppelgangers page: 33 → 56 doppelganger-capable customers — 23 newly documented forms added (Baron Dean, Beth Callahan, Daniel Flores, Darla Groves, Dave Buster, David Kennedy, Diana Volkov, Dmitri Volkov, Elena Park, Evan Walker, Grace Harper, Harold Brant, Howard Elkins, Isaac Warren, Keith Hargreaves, Linda Carver, Louisa Mari, Natasha Lin, Richard McCree, Ricky Lawson, Rimple Urkel, Rudnick Wex, Tyler Brackett)
• 9 previously "not documented" tells filled in (Cara Hastings, Dylan Pike, Ethan Voss, Lisa Cannon, Martha Collins, Ray Rowland, Net Pongsak, Jade Sinclair, Elise Hart) plus behavioral tells added to the Nathan, Julietta, Kevin, Clyde, Judith and Tommy entries
• New sections: Special Doppelganger Visitors (Norbert, Herbert, the Robber) and Car Customers — every driver tell by license plate (17 vehicles); Chameleon Doppelganger added as the 5th variant
• Characters page: 12 new customer cards (Nathan, Julietta, Brandon, Jade, Kevin, Agnes, Ramona, Bartholomew Kessler, Vanessa McCree, Victor Hale, Rudnick Wex, Tyler Brackett), 20 cards retagged with their documented doppelganger forms, counts synced site-wide
• Names and the Vivien Marrow spelling cross-checked against community documentation; all new entries phrased as community-documented reports

August 8, 2026 — New All Doppelgangers Page + AdSense Compliance

• New /doppelgangers/ page targeting "shift at midnight all doppelgangers" — complete list of all 33 doppelganger-capable customers plus 4 variants, with every tell, real vs doppelganger photos, and first-encounter nights
• Characters page refocused: the deep doppelganger profiles moved to the new page (no duplicate content), Characters now links to it as the canonical doppelganger hub
• Site-wide internal links with keyword anchors: homepage hero + Quick Links card, Guide, Nights, Walkthrough, navigation, and footer
• Nights page corrected: doppelganger-capable customer count updated from 28 to 33
• Sitemap and llms.txt updated with the new page
• Privacy policy rewritten: now discloses third-party advertising cookies (Google AdSense, Adsterra), web beacons, IP usage, opt-out tools (Google Ads Settings, aboutads.info, NAI), and corrects the analytics tool description
• EU/EEA cookie & advertising consent banner added site-wide with a one-click Accept that remembers the choice
• All ad containers now carry a clear "Advertisement" label

August 6, 2026 — Freshness Refresh + Night 3 Rotation Details

• Walkthrough: added verified Night 3 rotation details — Shift 3 named cast (Ryan Holt, the Robber, Tommy Delgado doppelganger, Colin Shirley) plus the fully scripted Shift 1 and Shift 2 rosters, cross-checked against community documentation
• Characters: 5 new doppelganger-capable customers added — Agnes Wells (real Agnes is 3 years old, only her doppelganger appears), Aria Romero (face distorts in the Anomaly Lens), Elise Hart, Mia Cannon (wrong tattoo pattern), and Ramona Delgado (guaranteed doppelganger)
• Bosses: corrected Demented kill method per community documentation (bear traps), added The Entity & Hunt event section
• Endings: True Ending conditions updated per community documentation (skip the 12th-shift call to Clyde, $250 shared revenue, pet surgery); 4 endings confirmed
• Nights: Blood Moon event added (Shift 5)
• Guide: EmotiScope detection tool documented (Shift 6)
• Multiplayer: 6-player lobbies noted (July 23 update, verified via the developer's official Steam announcement)
• Walkthrough and Guide now carry a visible Latest Update marker
• Header and sidebar navigation text brightened for readability
• All guide pages refreshed with current dates in their structured data

July 31, 2026 — Characters Overhaul + Two New Guides

• Characters page rebuilt: all 74 customer cards now include detailed descriptions (section grew from ~200 to ~3,900 words)
• 19 more doppelganger-capable customers documented and merged into one 28-character Doppelganger-Capable Customers list, with visual tells for each
• New character search box at the top of the Characters page — search all 87 characters and jump straight to their entry
• Sidebar restructured into a clean two-level hierarchy
• 12 doppelganger form images added; Kevin Larson corrected to Night 1 per the wiki
• New Nights Guide page: night-by-night doppelganger schedule, Endless Mode breakdown, Rakes, and FAQ
• New How to Win page: complete victory strategy covering detection, all 7 bosses, squad play, and Endless Mode
• Homepage card grid, footer, navigation, and sitemap updated to include the new pages

July 30, 2026 — Cross-Promotion

• Added "More Game Guides" section linking to our Endacopia and Welcome to the Game 3 guides

July 29, 2026 — Ad Placements & Character Expansion

• Added banner, sidebar, and Steam CTA ad placements across all pages
• Characters: Kevin Larson and Vivien Marrow added as doppelganger-capable, plus 4 new doppelganger variants (Player's, Car, Elongated, Forest)
• Characters page restructured and cross-linked

July 28, 2026 — Site Expansion: New Guides & Navigation

• New pages: Bosses & Monsters, Characters, Review, and Beginner Guide
• Navigation overhaul (flat header), 3-column footer, breadcrumbs, updated sitemap
• Characters page expanded: 68 profile images and real-vs-doppelganger photo comparisons
• Achievements page with 10 official icons
• Homepage H1 and card grid restyled; faster page loads

July 27, 2026 — Site Launch

• Site launched with homepage, Walkthrough, Guide, and Tips pages
• VHS horror archive UI: CRT terminal theme, evidence-file cards, scanlines
• 7 official Steam screenshots included