Optimisation, console release update, and Prison 2012 - Happy Slend'oween!
Marc Steene
Happy Slend'oween, everyone!
This exciting update addresses many issues that have been raised since the game launched just over a month ago. A significant optimisation effort has been made based on feedback with no discernible impact to content or visuals. Game size has been reduced by 42%, loading is quicker, multiplayer is more responsive, and frame times have been improved across some maps and modes.
This update also adds Prison 2012 including assets that were missing in the original FPSC version, so what you are about to play in SMS Returns is Prison in its complete, glorious vision that Wray originally intended.
Finally, SMS Returns has been approved for Xbox and PlayStation release! This does not mean the game will come out on those platforms tomorrow, it is just the first step, and we need to actually build the console versions first. We are aiming for the first half of next year.
I hope you enjoy this content update! Don't forget, today is the Slendy Saturday community event where we'll be getting together to play some multiplayer from 8PM-10PM GMT. Join our Discord to participate!
Please note: This patch is much larger than usual due to the storage optimisation work, but future patches will be back to their normal size.
1.1.6 Patch Notes
Highlights
- New Level: Prison 2012 is now available
- Optimisation: Game install size reduced by 12GB (42%). Loading times improved. Frame time improvements across some maps and modes.
- Multiplayer: Refactored player functions to increase client responsiveness
Minor
- Gameplay: Intro cutscene is now skipped when restarting
- Audio: Added separate audio group volume controls in Settings to allow fine-tuned audio mix adjustments
- Balancing: Stamina recharge rate and minimum stamina increased by 10%
- Visual: Reduced the sanity effect on death to make the enemy more visible
- Input: Sprint using a gamepad no longer requires the stick to be held
- Visual: DLSS upgraded to v8.9.0
- Visual: Fix player fingers clipping into the camcorder
- UI: Fixed bug where the timer would not reset when restarting Survival mode
- UI: Removed the 'Quit' button from survived and death screens for multiplayer clients to avoid accidental quitting
This announcement was originally published by Marc Steene on Steam on Oct 31, 2026.
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