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Vigil: The Longest Night

Side-scrolling action RPG with dark exploration and tough boss fights

Glass Heart Games · Released Oct 14, 2020

ActionIndieRPG

Reviews
Very Positive
84% of 3,451
Recent reviews
Mostly Positive
72% of 18 in 30 days
Players
3
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
4 months ago
Jun 23, 2026
Minimum PC
DirectX 10 GPU
2 GB RAM · 5 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 75/100 (critic reviews)

What is Vigil: The Longest Night?

This 2D side-scrolling action RPG centers on exploring a dark world and its dungeons. You play Leila, a Vigilant protecting Maye town while investigating Shimmer's Faith. You fight monsters and bosses with weapons and magic, collect equipment, and explore for hidden areas and items.

For you if...

  • +you like exploring for secrets between challenging boss fights
  • +you enjoy choosing weapons and upgrading your equipment

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer linear levels over exploration and backtracking
  • −you want quests with clear directions and few missable objectives

What players say

84% of 3,451 reviews are positive · 72% of 18 in the last 30 days

Players praise the exploration, weapon choices, and boss fights. The most common complaint is an unreliable map; players also report quests becoming unavailable as the story advances and find the controls or menus clumsy.

Players over time

▼ -35% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 29 players on Oct 25, 2026.

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Nov 7, 20263
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Oct 25, 202629
Oct 24, 202612
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Oct 7, 202611
Oct 6, 202617
Oct 4, 20269
Oct 3, 20269
Oct 2, 20264
Oct 1, 202614
Sep 30, 20265
Sep 29, 20267
Sep 27, 202612
Sep 26, 202613
Sep 25, 20268
Sep 24, 20267
Sep 23, 202612
Sep 23, 20266
Sep 22, 20266

How many players finish Vigil: The Longest Night?

19% of Steam players have unlocked «Skeptic», 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

Vigil: The Longest Night screenshot 1

Vigil: The Longest Night system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 10 GPU, 2 GB RAM, 5 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 10
Processor
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.8 GHz or equivalent
Graphics
DirectX 10 compatible video card with shader model 3.0 support
Memory
2 GB RAM
Storage
5 GB available space
DirectX
Version 10

Recommended

OS
Windows 10
Processor
Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+
Graphics
NVIDIA® 9600GT or ATI Radeon™ HD 5000+ or better
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
5 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Does Vigil: The Longest Night have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does Vigil: The Longest 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, Linux
Achievements
47
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Text only: English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Korean, German, Spanish - Spain.

Does Vigil: The Longest 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 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

2 DLC available.

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