Beyond the Long Night
Twin-stick roguelike with puzzles and a storm chasing you underground
Noisy Head Games · Published by Yogscast Games · Released Apr 17, 2023
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 70% of 122
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update on Steam
- 3 years ago
- Jun 29, 2023
Metacritic: 76/100 (critic reviews)
What is Beyond the Long Night?
A single-player, 2D twin-stick action roguelike set in the Dark Mountain, an underground kingdom caught in a time loop. You shoot, dodge, throw items, and combine stackable upgrades across runs through three randomly generated areas. Along the way, you complete side quests for cave dwellers who remember you between attempts.
For you if...
- +you enjoy uncovering story clues and secrets across repeated runs
Not for you if...
- −you want unlimited time to explore each area
What players say
70% of 122 reviews are positive
Players praise the pixel art and characters. Common complaints focus on slow pacing, repetitive combat, and limited build variety.
Screenshots and trailer
Beyond the Long Night system requirements
Minimum: Vega Mobile GFX, 8 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Beyond the Long Night?
The published requirements do not name a graphics card we can compare.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10 64bit
- Processor
- AMD Ryzen 5 2500U or equivalent
- Graphics
- Radeon Vega Mobile GFX or equivalent
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 12
- Notes
- XBox and PS4 controllers natively supported
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10 64bit
- Processor
- Intel i5-7600K 3.8GHz or equivalent
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti or equivalent
- Memory
- 16 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 12
- Notes
- XBox and PS4 controllers natively supported
Does Beyond the Long Night have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Beyond the Long Night run on Steam Deck?
Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Achievements
- 53
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese.
Does Beyond the Long Night use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Action Roguelike
- Twin Stick Shooter
- Roguelike
- Roguelite
- Puzzle
- Exploration
- 2D
- Dungeon Crawler
- Mystery
- Funny
- Multiple Endings
- Pixel Graphics
- Atmospheric
- Action
- Procedural Generation
- Action-Adventure
Recent updates
- Jun 29, 2023 · Beyond the Long Night update - and 33% discount in the Steam Summer Sale!
- May 30, 2023 · Patch 1.00.08 - Minor bugfixes
- May 25, 2023 · Beyond the Long Night update - and 30% discount!
- Apr 27, 2023 · Patch 1.00.06 - Minor bug fix patch
- Apr 26, 2023 · Beyond the Long Night - Difficulty and Accessibility update
1 DLC available.