Naughty Nurse has been registered to appear at Steam's Next Fest 2026 for upcoming titles. This will allow players to demo the game, submit feedback and improvements, and have curators try it out. The game will be available as a demo for the festival, showcasing the Asylum map and new gameplay features (taser system, Teddy, etc) from October 19-26, 2026.
After the conclusion of Steam's Next Fest, the game will go to Early Access on October 30th, and playtesting round 1 will be concluded. This will be replaced with a single-player, purchasable full version and a free demo.
We still would like to reward anyone who has helped on this journey, so after playtesting has concluded, anyone who help with the game will receive a free, full-version game key. This will be limited to anyone who submitted art work, game play feedback, bug reports, ideas, or helped in game promotion while in playtesting. We have a pretty good list going for this, but please reach out on our website if you get missed for some reason to claim your key. This is to prevent distributing keys to players that signed up for the playtest, but didn't give feedback, game play recording, or any other contribution. Mostly, this is in place this way to prevent keys from being resold on third party marketplaces.
Playtesting round 2 will commence probably around mid-November, and will be focused on bug and feature testing of the new Trailer Park map. It will be limited scope like the demo since the other maps have pretty much been tested and mitigated as much as they can be for now.
At the conclusion of Playtest round 2, round 3 will start at a later date and will either focus on a new map, or hopefully multiplayer by then (just a short roadmap).
As always, stay happy and healthy.
-popogeist