Night 1 is the teaching shift. The official Completed Night 1 badge confirms the milestone, while a current exact-game walkthrough reports a ten-patient target and an observed 12am-to-6am presentation. Use those values as Community reported, not permanent patch guarantees. The reliable route is to finish one active patient before calling the next.
Before the first patient
Read the opening instructions and locate the task text. Identify the examination bed, patient-information surface, diagnostic tools, treatment area, and current anomaly-response tool only as the game introduces them. Do not interact with every object in advance; the tutorial sequence is easier to follow when each station is attached to an objective.
If you redeemed a code or changed a class, close those lobby panels before the shift. Keep accessibility settings comfortable enough to read the form after a jumpscare.
Run the ten-patient loop
For each case, use the same boundary:
- Read the task and call or position the active patient as instructed.
- Make sure the patient reaches the requested bed or examination state.
- Review the form and visible condition.
- Use the heart-rate, temperature, or other checks the current branch exposes.
- Cross-check a suspicious visual rather than deciding from surprise alone.
- Continue the requested treatment only while the case remains consistent.
- Follow the current anomaly response if evidence becomes impossible.
- Finish the form/computer decision and any cleanup.
- Confirm the patient counter or task advances.
Do not turn this into a race. Night 1 teaches where case boundaries begin and end. A correct slow case is useful practice for Night 2; a rushed branch teaches the wrong habit.
Read the first-night evidence
Current community guides emphasize form context, heart-rate information, approximate temperature guidance around 37°C, night vision, and visible patient changes. Use 37°C as an anchor, not a narrow automatic pass range. An impossible reading is a serious warning; a plausible reading should be combined with the rest of the case.
Night vision can add context, but hallucination warnings mean it should not replace clearer evidence. If a frightening shape appears, recheck the form or measurement when the task permits. The Diagnostics guide gives a tool-by-tool comparison.
Complete treatment without autopilot
Normal patients can expose different treatment tasks. Follow the named action and check the objective after each step. Do not assume every injury needs every supply mentioned in a walkthrough. If the task says to perform a specific preparation or cast-related action, complete that action and wait for progress.
If the patient changes mid-procedure, stop. Reassess the evidence and follow the anomaly-response prompt rather than finishing the previous plan. See Treatment for branch discipline and Crucifix for the reported response flow.
Fix Night 1 stalls
When a task stops, return to the current patient. Check bed placement, requested tool, treatment completion, form/computer decision, cleanup, and the next-patient control. Calling the next patient early is a common way to make the active case unclear.
If the tenth case is complete but the night does not finish, look for a leave-shift or completion prompt. The observed clock presentation does not mean the real-world timer alone ends the run.
Use Night 1 as a practice lab
After a failed attempt, name one cause: skipped evidence, unfinished treatment, wrong response, low attention after a scare, or an unresolved task. Change one habit on the next run. Do not buy a new class for every mistake; a stable patient routine usually matters more than a small community-reported perk.
Solo players should keep the route compact. Groups should assign one player to read the task and one to operate the requested station so simultaneous clicks do not hide progress.
Night 1 FAQ
How many patients are in Night 1?
A current full walkthrough reports ten. This is Community reported and may change during beta.
How long is Night 1?
The observed presentation runs from 12am to 6am, but real play time depends on the patient tasks and player pace.
What proves a patient is an anomaly?
No single universal formula is published here. Compare the available form, measurements, night vision, and visible behavior, then follow the game’s response prompt.
Why will the next patient not appear?
The previous case may still need a treatment action, decision, cleanup, or next-patient interaction.
What comes after Night 1?
Open the Night 2 guide and read its changed instructions before assuming the first-night loop is identical.