Fit check
Is The prisoner of the Night worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Platforming fans who want a large stage count
- Players who enjoy horror-themed traps and monsters
- Players interested in games drawing on Brazilian folk culture
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a short platforming game rather than 159 stages
- Players looking for calm exploration instead of monsters, traps, and painful deaths
- Players wanting a role-playing game rather than side-view platforming with puzzles
Our take on The prisoner of the Night
The dark premise and frightening imagery receive prominent attention, while the core structure is a side-view platformer with puzzles across 159 stages. The result is a mechanics-first game wrapped in a horror story and folk-cultural setting.
What is The prisoner of the Night?
The prisoner of the Night is a single-player, side-view platforming game with puzzle elements.
Nartide is taken into an endless night by Cruviana, a cold wind, and must locate her light before finding the way home. The game contains 159 stages whose settings shift between dreamlike and nightmarish imagery. Monsters and traps create hazards throughout the stages, while 12 special outfits provide Nartide with useful skills. The soundtrack includes work by Graciele Callado, Walter Yanko, and guest artist Naldinho Braga. The game adapts Lima Arrais’s short story “A prisioneira da noite” and incorporates elements of Brazilian folk culture.
How The prisoner of the Night plays
- 01159 Platforming Stages
- Levels move through settings that range from dreamlike scenes to nightmarish environments.
- 02Skill-Based Outfits
- Twelve clothing options grant Nartide different useful abilities.
- 03Puzzle Challenges
- Platforming sections include puzzles alongside monsters and lethal traps.
- 04Brazilian Folk Elements
- The game incorporates cultural elements from Brazil.
- 05Original Soundtrack
- The music credits include Graciele Callado, Walter Yanko, and guest performer Naldinho Braga.
The prisoner of the Night compared to similar games
Jusant combines action-puzzle play with climbing, stamina management, exploration, and a journey up a tower, while The prisoner of the Night uses side-view platforming, puzzles, monsters, traps, and 159 stages. SUPER CHICKEN JUMPER is a runner with shooting, whereas The prisoner of the Night centers on guided platforming through staged hazards and outfits that provide skills.
The prisoner of the Night: platforms & release
Is The prisoner of the Night worth it?
It is worth it if: platforming fans who want a large stage count. Skip it if: players seeking a short platforming game rather than 159 stages.
Where can I download The prisoner of the Night?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens The prisoner of the Night's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is The prisoner of the Night on?
Windows only.
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