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Is Midnight Special worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Point-and-click horror fans who want a short puzzle-focused game
- Retro-game enthusiasts who prefer 16-bit visuals and classic horror influences
- Players seeking multiple conclusions within a 3–5-hour experience
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a long horror campaign may find the estimated 3–5-hour runtime limited
- Players who prefer combat-focused horror may find the exploration and puzzle structure slower
- Players looking for a broad setting may find the manor-focused environment confined
- Players who want one fixed conclusion may not prefer four endings
Our take on Midnight Special
The compact runtime concentrates the game around one manor, its puzzles, and its four endings, but limits the room available for a longer horror narrative or a larger setting. The two modes provide variation within that focused structure.
What is Midnight Special?
Midnight Special is a point-and-click survival horror game set in Maine in 1987.
Sarah, a babysitter, wakes inside Boyd Manor after the power goes out and must explore the house, interact with objects, and solve puzzles to escape. Strange phone calls, shifting reality, moving objects, unpleasant odors, and a possibly living plastic dinosaur shape the mystery. The full release includes Normal and Hardcore modes, four endings, and one hidden secret. Manual saving becomes available after Sarah answers a phone call and combines a cigarette pack with a lighter through the inventory. The game uses 16-bit pixel art, horror-focused audio cues, and influences from 1970s and 1980s cinema and 1990s games. Estimated total playtime is 3–5 hours.
How Midnight Special plays
- 01Two game modes
- Normal and Hardcore modes are available in the full release.
- 02Four endings
- The game includes four possible conclusions to discover.
- 03Hidden secret
- One concealed secret can be uncovered during exploration.
- 04Manual saving
- After answering the phone call, Sarah can open the save menu by combining a cigarette pack with a lighter in the inventory.
- 05Pixel-art visuals
- The manor and its disturbing events are presented through handcrafted 16-bit graphics.
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Midnight Special: platforms & release
Is Midnight Special worth it?
It is worth it if: point-and-click horror fans who want a short puzzle-focused game. Skip it if: players seeking a long horror campaign may find the estimated 3–5-hour runtime limited.
Where can I download Midnight Special?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Midnight Special's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Midnight Special on?
Windows only.
