Before The Night

Horror action-adventure where stealing flowers turns animal villagers into monsters

Uneducated Game Studio · Released Jul 14, 2022

As of Oct 28, 2026: -80% right now, $2.79

Reviews: Very Positive; 95% of 486
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 3; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update on Steam: 3 years ago; May 29, 2023
Minimum PC: 1GB VRAM; 4 GB RAM · 0.5 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Before The Night?

This 2D horror action-adventure follows Lisa, a human kept as a pet in an animal village, as she tries to resurrect her owner. You explore, trade carrots for keys or weapons, and use tools to bypass locks and traps. At night, you hide in bushes or distract pursuing monsters with food.

For you if...

+you prefer short adventures designed for solo play
+you enjoy puzzles with different solutions depending on your tools

Not for you if...

−you want combat to be the main focus
−you avoid gore and violence involving animals

What players say

95% of 486 reviews are positive

Players praise the unsettling story and the mix of cute and grotesque artwork. More critical reviews describe the gameplay as simplistic and the storytelling as uneven.

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Before The Night system requirements

Minimum: 1GB VRAM, 4 GB RAM, 0.5 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 10
Processor: Dual Core 3.0 GHz+
Graphics: 1GB VRAM
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 500 MB available space

Does Before The Night have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does Before The 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
Achievements: 7
Steam features: Family Sharing
Languages: Text only: English, Korean, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Traditional Chinese.

Does Before The 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