It's late at night and you've discovered a mysterious book that seems to have its own evil agenda. As you begin to read through it, you realize that you are not alone.The only way to free yourself from this fiendish nightmare is to finish reading.
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Hell yeah
Midnight Evil is a simple horror game that gives me vibes of Five Nights at Freddy’s. Instead of checking out cameras to catch the horrors that lurk in a pizza joint, instead you are trying to read through a book in your bedroom as creatures try to sneak up on you. Keep up the volume, otherwise you may not hear them as they draw near.
The story is about a child who discovers a book in his attic one night. Unfortunately he learns the hard way that uncovering the book also leads to gremlin-like monsters called Urklings trying to devour him. The only way to stop the Urklings is to read through the book which in turn “captures” them. The Urklings don’t make it easy though as they try to hide in your room as you progress in the story and the only defense is spotting them before they leap up and feast on your bones.
The gameplay works enough for what it is trying to achieve. The room has several places for the Urklings to hide and at times they can blend in if you look too quickly. Sounds can be heard when they sneak in, usually at the end of sentences, indicating to put the book down and glance around the room. For the Urklings to hide again, the crosshair must come in contact with them which can be a little finicky due to how quick it moves and can easily overshoot where you want to look. I lost many times because of this.
When you do move the crosshair down to bring the book back up, you are treated to the lore of the Urklings. It describes their tribes and gives some backstory of victims although none of it is what I would call super engaging, especially since you constantly keep an ear out for sounds of the Urklings sneaking in.
Midnight Evil isn’t going to creep you out and at most give you some loud jump scares if you aren’t paying attention…or having trouble with the reticle. However I wouldn’t call it a bad game and at worse call it repetitious with where Urklings hide and the general back and forth of room gazing. There is a sense of humor in the room decorations and the radio DJ that gives this an almost B-horror movie feel. If these type of horror games are your bread and butter, this one will fit in nicely.
The story is about a child who discovers a book in his attic one night. Unfortunately he learns the hard way that uncovering the book also leads to gremlin-like monsters called Urklings trying to devour him. The only way to stop the Urklings is to read through the book which in turn “captures” them. The Urklings don’t make it easy though as they try to hide in your room as you progress in the story and the only defense is spotting them before they leap up and feast on your bones.
The gameplay works enough for what it is trying to achieve. The room has several places for the Urklings to hide and at times they can blend in if you look too quickly. Sounds can be heard when they sneak in, usually at the end of sentences, indicating to put the book down and glance around the room. For the Urklings to hide again, the crosshair must come in contact with them which can be a little finicky due to how quick it moves and can easily overshoot where you want to look. I lost many times because of this.
When you do move the crosshair down to bring the book back up, you are treated to the lore of the Urklings. It describes their tribes and gives some backstory of victims although none of it is what I would call super engaging, especially since you constantly keep an ear out for sounds of the Urklings sneaking in.
Midnight Evil isn’t going to creep you out and at most give you some loud jump scares if you aren’t paying attention…or having trouble with the reticle. However I wouldn’t call it a bad game and at worse call it repetitious with where Urklings hide and the general back and forth of room gazing. There is a sense of humor in the room decorations and the radio DJ that gives this an almost B-horror movie feel. If these type of horror games are your bread and butter, this one will fit in nicely.