Midnight Special
Welcome to Midnight Special, a point-and-click survival horror game drenched in 16-bit pixel art and 1980s retro dread. On a thunderous night in 1987 in Maine, you awaken in a labyrinthine manor. You must click, explore, and solve puzzles to escape. Will you go gentle into that good night?
- Price:$7.99
- Release Date:5/8/2025
- Developer:Scared Stupid Inc
- Publishers:
- Last Updated:12/10/2025
- Steam App Id:2560100
Midnight Special
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck (Playable)
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, Midnight Special has 1 concurrent player online and in-game. This is 98% lower than its previous all-time peak of 42 players achieved on 5/8/2025.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for Midnight Special. It has received a total of 142 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 76 (Very Positive).
Price History Chart
Track historical price changes and trends for Midnight Special. Right now, it costs $7.99 in the Steam Store.
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for Midnight Special and its growth over time. It currently has 1,847 followers on its community page.
About Midnight Special
Midnight Special is an Indie, and Early Access game developed by Scared Stupid Inc. On 5/8/2025, it was released on the Steam Store by Yahaha Games, Scared Stupid Inc, and Yahaha Studios.
Players have rated Midnight Special as "Very Positive" out of 142 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 119 positive reviews and 23 negative reviews — an overall 84% positive review rating.
It is available for gamers to download and play for $7.99 which is a 20% discount off its base price. It can also be purchased through Urban Myth Dissolution Center × Midnight Special and Livber: Smoke and Mirrors × Midnight Special which give a discount off its base price.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Midnight Special on the Steam Deck but some functionaliy may not be fully supported.
It also supports 8 languanges in-game including English, Chinese (Simplified), Russian, Japanese, and French. Each language comes with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
According to Steam’s category system, Midnight Special supports the following features:
- Steam Achievements
- Family Sharing
- Single-player
From the Steam community, Midnight Special has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Point & Click
- Indie
- Alternate History
- America
- Adventure
- Female Protagonist
- Singleplayer
- 2D
- Exploration
- Survival Horror
- Text-Based
- Dark
- Atmospheric
- Story Rich
- Pixel Graphics
- RPG
- Hand-drawn
- Psychological Horror
- Retro
- Old School
- 1980s
- Horror
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for Midnight Special and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
Related Bundles
Midnight Special is included in 2 bundles in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Urban Myth Dissolution Center × Midnight Special | 2 | 2 | $26.58 | View |
 | Livber: Smoke and Mirrors × Midnight Special | 2 | 2 | $17.98 | View |
Related Packages
Midnight Special is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Midnight Special | $7.99 | View |
Supported Languages
Midnight Special is available in 8 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | No | Yes |
| Chinese (Simplified) | Yes | No | Yes |
| Russian | Yes | No | Yes |
| Japanese | Yes | No | Yes |
| French | Yes | No | Yes |
| German | Yes | No | Yes |
| Korean | Yes | No | Yes |
| Portuguese-Brazil | Yes | No | Yes |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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Midnight Special data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2025, December 10). Midnight Special on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2560100
- Valve Corporation. (2025, December 10). Midnight Special. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/2560100
- Scared Stupid Inc. (2024, July 9). Midnight Special. Midnight Special. https://www.facebook.com/gaming/scaredstupidinc