Hellnight cover

Hellnight

First release
Jun 11, 1998
Publisher
Atlus, Konami
Genres
Adventure, Puzzle · Horror, Survival, Stealth
Platforms
PlayStation

Hellnight (Dark Messiah in Japan) is a survival horror game at heart, although it has no combat gameplay. Controlling the nameless hero, the player must travel through the underground and protect Naomi. There is only one monster in the whole game, the "creature" itself, which is invulnerable and cannot be killed. Instead players are constantly on the run from it, making sure it does not catch them. The game is divided into large maze-like levels, each one usually populated by the creature who keeps pursuing the player (although he does change form after each level). At certain points there will be companions who can attack the monster and temporarily stun him. There are also people to talk to in the underground world, items to pick up, and puzzles to solve.

Also known as Dark Messiah

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Storyline
The future Tokyo is a megapolis built on top of a huge system of underground tunnels and sewers. A rumor is heard that in this underground world hide the followers of a mysterious cult, known as the Dark Messiah. At the same time a symbiotic life form escapes from scientists and makes it's way into the sewer system. There it causes the crash of a subway train and starts devouring the passengers on board. A lone hero, along with a schoolgirl Naomi Sugiura are the only survivors of the crash.... and must flee from the creature in order to survive.Read more

The future Tokyo is a megapolis built on top of a huge system of underground tunnels and sewers. A rumor is heard that in this underground world hide the followers of a mysterious cult, known as the Dark Messiah. At the same time a symbiotic life form escapes from scientists and makes it's way into the sewer system. There it causes the crash of a subway train and starts devouring the passengers on board. A lone hero, along with a schoolgirl Naomi Sugiura are the only survivors of the crash.... and must flee from the creature in order to survive.

Release dates
PlayStation
Jun 11, 1998
PlayStation
Dec 30, 1999
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
First person
Keywords
action-adventure, survival horror, hide and seek, cult, polygonal 3d
… All 6, retroachievements

How it plays

Languages

  • Englishinterface
  • 日本語interface
IGDB · recorded 1 Nov 2026

Language data: IGDB · recorded 1 Nov 2026