The Night of the Scissors
Toms Esconjaureguy Developer
selewi Publisher
May - Friday the 13th Release
🎹🖱️Keyboard + Mouse
🎮 Full Controller Support
Very Positive
(358 reviews)
The Fear Business is OUT NOW!It's been a long journey, but we're greatly pleased to announce that you can play The Fear Business now!

In the past, you tricked the scissors killer on The Night of the Scissors, you managed to escape from the Tucker farm on Cannibal Abduction. Now it's time to dust off your camcorder and meet our deadliest killer to the date, Goat Face awaits on this thrilling survival horror story inspired by iconic found footage movies.
Game features
- Experience the fear of being locked with the deadly Goat Face.
- Find places to hide... Or fight back, if you dare.
- Interview Black Hill's locals and record as much footage as you can in the free view first person mode.
- A huge victorian manor to explore, every room is full of interactions, items to collect, things to record, secrets and puzzles.
- Blow the candles that light the devil shrines for saving your progress, but there's a catch... The manor will become darker every time you do it!
- Cinematic camera angles and authentic VHS glitches.
- Learn about the Architect's secrets and discover an incredible plot twist!
- Contemplate the most horrific creations in an ingame gallery art. Every piece you see was painted by real horror artists!
- The game is available for Windows, MacOS and SteamOS/Linux.
What's coming next?
First, we're going to patch bugs and add/improve translations. We might roll a content patch in the future.
[ 2024-10-28 15:23:20 CET ] [ Original post ] The Special Halloween event begins!Login to The Night of the Scissors during the Halloween week (Oct 25-Oct 31) for playing the special Halloween event.
Pumpkin carved, killer is dressed up, hunt for the three hidden candies across the post office and receive the "Trick or Threat" achievement.

Happy Halloween handbloody
[ 2024-10-25 13:45:38 CET ] [ Original post ] Experience the true slasher horror, now on consoles!We're pleased to announce our partnership with Puppet Combo for bringing you a bundle of Cannibal Abduction and The Night of the Scissors. The games are coming to PS4, PS5, Xbox and Switch.
You may get the games on console stores or clicking here.
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[ 2024-02-08 16:32:16 CET ] [ Original post ] Version 1.3.1 changelogChangelog
New:
- Added Cyrillic alphabet support.
- Added Russian translation.
- Added Italian translation.
- Added Community button to the main menu.
General:
- Added mouse right-click keybinding for toggling the flashlight.
- Added mouse left-click keybinding for submitting in the main menu screens.
Other:
- Fixed issue that would allow controlling Adam after triggering the ending sequence.
[ 2023-01-26 18:02:07 CET ] [ Original post ] Version 1.3.0b changelog
New:
- Added D-Pad keybinding for moving.
Other:
- Fixed an issue that could cause a hardlock if the killer caught Adam while a collected item was on the screen.
- Refresh achievement progress every time a new game is started. This is to prevent getting achievements by doing them partially and restarting.
[ 2022-10-28 23:44:34 CET ] [ Original post ] Version 1.3.0 changelogGet ready for some treat hunting!
Play The Night of the Scissors from October 25th to October 31st to find all the treats and get a special seasonal achievement. Keep in mind that if you miss the event, you will have to wait until next year Halloween season to get the achievement!
Good luck returning to the Snipper's hideout!
Changelog
New:
- Added Halloween event during the spooky week.
- Added seasonal killer Halloween custome.
- Added seasonal collectable Halloween treats.
- Added seasonal Halloween achievement.
Other:
- Added missing Spanish translation.
[ 2022-10-25 00:37:27 CET ] [ Original post ] Collect treats and earn a seasonal achievement!Are you ready to celebrate the spooky season?!
We'll be rolling an update that adds an in-game Halloween event. The Snipper is ready to strike back once again, this time, with a special seasonal disguise!

Play the game during October 25th to October 31st to activate the special Halloween event and get the
seasonal achievement by finding the hidden treats spread across the Snipper hideout!
[ 2022-10-16 22:58:22 CET ] [ Original post ] Multi-language updateWe're proud to present you the patch 1.2.0 for The Night of the Scissors, which includes one of the most demanded features, language localization.
List of official translations:
- Spanish
- Portuguese
- German
- French
- Finnish
Changelog
New:
- Added localization support
- Added auto detect language feature (if language is available, based on your system language)
- Added language selector to the settings screen
- Added custom localization support
Non official translations/Custom localization
One thing to point out, is that there's also support for non-official translations, if your language isn't available for the game, you can
be the first to add the translation!
Under the "
/The Night of the Scissors_Data/StreamingAssets/Translations" directory you will find easy to follow instructions in order to add your own custom translation by editing a file.
Community
One minor thing I'd like to share is the creation of a Discord server for The Night of the Scissors and every game published by selewi. Join us and say hello!
[ 2022-08-31 00:43:46 CET ] [ Original post ] Version 1.1.2 changelogGeneral:
- Removed Apply button (settings will apply automatically from now)
- Updated hold ESC behavior (will no longer close the game, instead quit to the main menu)
- Now the entrance shutter will shut if you open the safebox early on
- Now you cannot progress to the scissors corridor if the power generator isn't turned on
Other:
[ 2022-05-16 16:56:34 CET ] [ Original post ] The Night of the Scissors out now on STEAM!After the successful release on other small stores, I'm pleased to present you an updated version of the slasher survival horror game where a crazy maniac wielding a pair of scissors haunts you.
The game is available for Windows, MacOS, Linux and SteamOS.
Don't get caught!
Friday the 13th update changelog:
New:
- Added optional third person mode
- Added sensitivity settings for third person mode
- Added Steam achievements
General:
- Updated enemy spawn system
- Improved scissors corridor camera and visual feedback
- Improved sound system
- Improved some textures
- Improved visual consistency between different screens
- Updated control scheme for controller
- Added mouse click for interaction for keyboard control scheme
Other:
- Updated text lines
- Minor bug fixes
- Improved performance on MacOS
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[ 2022-05-13 15:21:46 CET ] [ Original post ] Encouraged by his friend, Adam decides to break into an abandoned post office for scrapping. Soon he will discover that a maniac wielding a pair of scissors and ready to kill is lurking around the place.
Will he find his way out?
AN UNEXPECTED CARDBOARD GUEST IS APPROACHING
Take control of Adam and run from the serial killer on this thrilling survival horror game inspired by VHS slasher movies from the 80s, experience once again the tank controls and the third person cinematic cameras formula that made survival horrors shine back in the PSX era.
- Navigate through an abandoned post office, don't get caught by the snipper!
- Be stealthy, hide inside of wardrobes, restroom stalls, and other places.
- Authentic VHS experience with cinematic glitch cameras.
- Optional third person game mode.
- A perfect mix of calm atmosphere and sound effects, guaranteed tension.
- Discover bits of a bigger plot.
Disclaimer: This game is a short experience that you can complete in around 40 minutes and it's meant for players 18 years old and over, also it might be too scary for some people. Keep this in mind before acquiring the product.
MINIMAL SETUP- OS: Ubuntu 12.04
- Processor: 2.4GHZ Dual CoreMemory: 4 GB RAM
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce 9800GT Or Equivalent
RECOMMENDED SETUP- OS: Ubuntu 12.04
- Processor: 2.4GHZ Dual CoreMemory: 8 GB RAM
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Geforce GTX 460 Or Equivalent
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