Official updateMay 7, 2026, 10:10 PM UTC

NIGHTMODE II Music Kits (May 7, 2026)

Six new NIGHTMODE II Music Kits are available in the `STORE` tab.

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Six new music kits from NIGHTMODE Records added to the `STORE` tab.
Cache received continued updates and other miscellaneous fixes.

Today we are releasing six new music kits with NIGHTMODE Records.

NIGHTMODE II Music Kits

NIGHTMODE II Music Kits are now available in the STORE tab, featuring:

ALRT, DOPAMINE HIT
Altare, Change My Mind
borne, Give It To Me
Pirapus, EVERYNITE
Repiet & Julia Kleijn, On And On
ShockOne, Voices

Other changes

Alongside new music kits, we've continued updating Cache and made other miscellaneous fixes.

Release Notes for today's update can be found (https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/730/view/702141807556821888).

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