Polish indie developer, Draw Distance, has announced that Midnight Evil is gearing up for a spooky Switch release.
The game is a story-driven first-person horror where players take on the role of William Crinkle, a child who is being attacked by goblin-like creatures known as Urklings. These beasts love nothing more than to feast on the flesh of children, and it's up to you to make your way through a bedtime story to defeat them.
This one actually launched on Steam earlier this year with a neat little trick which lets you use a microphone to literally read the story out loud to progress. Sadly, this feature is impossible on Switch thanks to the lack of a microphone, so this version is fully voice acted throughout instead. Here's a quick description and feature list:
It's late at night while 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 monsters are coming. The only way to free yourself from this fiendish nightmare is to keep reading and finish the book.
Features:
- A familiar Sit-And-Survive play style!
- A full spooky narrative about ancient beings!
- Fully voice acted!
- Unlockable minigames
- Charming cheesy '80s horror environment and comedic relief!
We don't have an exact Switch release date or specific pricing just yet, but we do know that it's coming in Q3 of this year. It costs £7.19 on Steam.
An intriguing premise? Let us know your thoughts on the game in the comments below.
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It seems a lot more polished since I've last seen it. Plus there seems to be more content with those minigames and such. Should be a good time.
What I want is for Puppet Combo to start releasing their "Early PS1 Survival Game" inspired horror games. They're so weird, yet they are terrifying to play.
Reminds me of Boogeyman.
Poland seems to be making all the games these days.
@AnnoyingFrenzy I'm 50% sure it's the same creator. There's this, Boogeyman, and then some weird Snowman game which plays exactly like these 2. I'm almost certain all 3 games are made by the same person.
I’m growing a bit tired of these games with basically the same plot of surviving the night in your bedroom or staying in one room the whole game... bc there’s like three or four of them now and they’re cheaply made budget titles. Yes, I’ll still buy them but that doesn’t mean they’re good.
The gimmick of having to read aloud quickly while keeping an eye out for monsters actually sounds kind of neat, but the Switch version looks like a fairly generic FNAF clone without it...
@HeroponRiki By the looks of it the same core game is here, but I wonder how the reading will be done? I mean the Switch dies have voice chat on it. Games like Fortnite let you plug in a mic and talk. So perhaps the gameplay will stay the same, you just need a mic in order to play it?
I don't know about all these "face your childhood fears" games which are on the switch... Does anyone really get a kick out of "banging noise in the closet", "teddy bear has moved", "scary looking shadow", or "a clown"? It's as if someone realized that it's a thing which can be turned into a theme, without stopping to think whether it actually inspires interest or terror or any emotion at all.
@N64-ROX As someone who loves FNAf 4 to death, I would be one of those who gets a kick out of games that explore childhood fear/trauma.
That one next to the bed genuinely scared me.
Looks like this should be in VR imo.
Trailer with lots of text, very little footage. Usually not a good sign.
Give me a freaking break. I'll pass.
Cheap Five nights at Freddy's clone.
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