Midnight of Despair (2024)

- Developer
- DefinitelyNotScaryGames
- Platforms
- Windows
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Indie
- Rating
- 4.4 of 5, 8 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 3.0 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam
How it feels
A tense, unforgiving precision platformer where every failure resets progress and demands flawless timing and patience.
challengingprecisepunishingfast-pacedhigh difficultyno savingtrial and errorarcade-like
What players say
Players describe it as an addictive but punishing precision platformer with clear inspiration from 'Only Up'. The lack of a save feature forces full restarts, which some see as part of the difficulty but others call a major flaw. How long the game is remains unclear even after several hours.
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