Vigil: The Longest Night

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

Glass Heart Games · Released Oct 14, 2020

Action Indie RPG

Reviews: Very Positive; 86% of 3,654
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 90% of 30 in 30 days
Playing now: 12; right now
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: 3 months ago; Jun 10, 2026

Free demo available, 0 playing it now: get the demo.

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

86% of 3,654 reviews are positive · 90% of 30 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.

Screenshots and trailer

Vigil: The Longest Night system requirements

As published by the developer.

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

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows, Linux
Achievements: 47
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Verified

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

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Text only: English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Korean, German, Spanish - Spain.