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The Midnight Walk

Stop-motion dark fantasy adventure evading monsters with a lantern creature

MoonHood · Published by Fast Travel Games · Released May 8, 2025

AdventureIndie

Reviews
Very Positive
92% of 2,871
Recent reviews
Very Positive
85% of 77 in 30 days
Players
4
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
1 year ago
Jun 13, 2025
Minimum PC
GeForce GTX 1070
16 GB RAM · 18 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 79/100 (critic reviews)

What is The Midnight Walk?

This single-player dark fantasy adventure follows the Burnt One and a lantern creature named Potboy through five tales in a clay-sculpted world. You use Potboy’s flame to distract monsters while you hide and evade them. You can play on a screen or with a VR headset.

For you if...

  • +you like clay animation and dark fantasy stories
  • +you prefer hiding from threats over fighting them
  • +you enjoy story-focused adventures with an eerie atmosphere

Not for you if...

  • −you want fast-paced action instead of stealth and walking
  • −you expect complex puzzles or extensive interaction

What players say

92% of 2,871 reviews are positive · 85% of 77 in the last 30 days

Players praise the clay visuals, atmosphere, music, and story, but some find the gameplay slow or too limited. VR players report jitter, performance problems, and bugs that can block progress.

Players over time

▼ -34% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 28 players on Oct 11, 2026.

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Sep 30, 20264
Sep 29, 20269
Sep 27, 202615
Sep 26, 202614
Sep 25, 202617
Sep 24, 20266
Sep 23, 202611
Sep 23, 202615
Sep 22, 202616

How many players finish The Midnight Walk?

23% of Steam players have unlocked «Burn Out», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

The Midnight Walk screenshot 1

The Midnight Walk system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 1070, 16 GB RAM, 18 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 10
Processor
Intel i7 6700k
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
Memory
16 GB RAM
Storage
18 GB available space
Notes
These system requirements are for the regular flatscreen version of the game.

Does The Midnight Walk have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does The Midnight Walk run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
  • External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
16
Steam features
Family Sharing, VR
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, German, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America.

Does The Midnight Walk 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 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

1 DLC available.

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