Fit check
Is Death in the Night worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Puzzle-platformer fans who want levels built around hazards and navigation
- Players drawn to gloomy settings and unanswered world mysteries
- Players who enjoy collecting items while solving environmental puzzles
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking combat-focused gameplay rather than trap navigation and platforming
- Those who want a fully explained story, since the world's central mystery has no answer
- Players who prefer platforming without deadly hazards
Our take on Death in the Night
The defining detail is playing as Death while collecting animal souls in levels built around lethal traps and environmental mechanisms.
What is Death in the Night?
Play as Death in a puzzle platformer about collecting the souls of cats while navigating dangerous obstacles.
Levels combine running, jumping, and crouching with hazards such as saws. Levers, teleporters, and doors also appear as mechanisms to work through. The game uses a gloomy setting and leaves unanswered what happened in its world. Progress involves completing levels and earning achievements, with animal souls as the central collection objective.
How Death in the Night plays
- 01Deadly hazards
- Saws and other traps make survival part of navigating each level.
- 02Level mechanisms
- Levers, teleporters, and doors form part of the puzzle-platforming stages.
- 03Achievement rewards
- Completing levels can earn achievements.
Death in the Night compared to similar games
Death in the Night focuses on collecting cat souls while navigating deadly traps and platforming puzzles. Jusant instead centers on climbing a tall tower, exploring different paths, and watching a stamina meter. Sundered: Eldritch Edition is described as a chaotic metroidvania, rather than a puzzle platformer focused on collecting animal souls.
Death in the Night: platforms & release
Is Death in the Night worth it?
It is worth it if: puzzle-platformer fans who want levels built around hazards and navigation. Skip it if: players seeking combat-focused gameplay rather than trap navigation and platforming.
Where can I download Death in the Night?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Death in the Night's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Death in the Night on?
Windows only.
