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The Midnight Walk

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First release
May 08, 2025
Developer
MoonHood
Genres
Indie, Adventure, Puzzle · Action, Fantasy, Horror
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, SteamVR, PlayStation VR2

The Midnight Walk is a first-person dark fantasy adventure game developed by MoonHood and published by Fast Travel Games. It follows the Burnt One, who travels through a hostile world alongside Potboy, a small lantern creature whose flame is used to illuminate the environment and interact with threats encountered along the journey. The story is structured around five interconnected tales. Gameplay combines exploration, environmental puzzle-solving, and evasion. Potboy's flame can be used to distract creatures while the player hides from or avoids them. The game's environments and characters were first sculpted in clay, then 3D-scanned and presented in a stop-motion visual style. It can be played in both standard flatscreen mode and VR.

Also known as TheMidnightWalk.exe

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Storyline
Journey with Potboy along the twisted trail of The Midnight Walk. Work with your companion to outsmart monsters, using his flame to distract while you hide from and evade the many threats of The Dark Itself. Encounter new friends and experience awe-inspiring sights as you navigate a path fraught with both peril and affirmation.Read more

Journey with Potboy along the twisted trail of The Midnight Walk. Work with your companion to outsmart monsters, using his flame to distract while you hide from and evade the many threats of The Dark Itself. Encounter new friends and experience awe-inspiring sights as you navigate a path fraught with both peril and affirmation.

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
May 08, 2025
PlayStation 5
May 08, 2025
SteamVR
May 08, 2025
All 5 release dates
PlayStation VR2
May 08, 2025
Nintendo Switch 2
Mar 26, 2026
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main Story
4h
Main + Extras
6h
Completionist
8h
Age ratings
ESRB TPEGI 12
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Virtual Reality, First person
Keywords
monsters, surrealism, dark, 3d, dark fantasy
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At a Glance

Critic Score
90
Main Story (IGDB)
4h
Main + Extras (IGDB)
6h
Completionist (IGDB)
8h
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Steam users rate this Very Positive, 2,751 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026

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