Scores · who it is for · checked 22 Oct 2026
Is The Midnight Walk worth it?
Critics like the clay and the quiet. They argue about whether five hours of walking is enough at $29.99. The scores below are the published averages, not a score I invented.
Source notes
This is a review roundup, not an original scored review. Metacritic platform averages, Steam user feedback, and critic recommendation rates use different populations and should not be treated as the same measure.
The numbers that were on the page
Metacritic lists The Midnight Walk at 77 on PS5 and 79 on PC. Switch 2 does not have a Metacritic average yet; the three critic reviews I could see were 90, 85, and 80. OpenCritic lists a Top Critic Average of 80, Critics Recommend at 81%, and 57 critic reviews (separate site metrics). On 23 October 2026, Steam’s English-language reviews were Very Positive: 92% from 1,788 reviews; Steam’s all-language count could not be independently reproduced.
Those gaps are the point of a roundup. A 77 and a 9/10 can describe the same walk if one writer wanted more puzzles and another wanted the moon. Treat the cluster, not a single headline.
Who it fits
It fits if you want a first-person walk through a scanned clay world, with a flame, a small companion, and no combat. MoonHood built it; Fast Travel Games published it. The stores sell a full game on PS5, PC, and Switch 2. VR is optional on PS5 and PC, and absent on Switch 2.
It is a poor fit if you want combat, a long campaign, or a headset-only spectacle. Published estimates put the main story around 4–6 hours and completionist play around 6–10. At the $29.99 US standard price checked on 23 October 2026, the short length is the review that keeps coming back. Sale prices are regional and time-boxed; see the price page.
- Stay if you like Little Nightmares-scale dread without a combat loop.
- Skip if you need a 15-hour campaign or online play. This is single-player.
- Headset optional. The flat-play answer is no, it is not VR-only.
What critics kept marking down
The repeated notes are simple puzzles, a light mechanical loop, and a story that some writers felt thin near the end. Nintendo World Report’s Switch 2 review (8.5/10) praised the art and story and flagged frame drops. I am not turning those notes into a performance chart. No Digital Foundry piece was in the sources I used.
If the question is “should I buy it tonight,” start with length, then platform, then the store. How long is it, is it scary, and games like it are the three decisions this page does not try to swallow.
Common questions
What is the Metacritic score?
On 22 October 2026 Metacritic showed 77 for PS5 and 79 for PC. Switch 2 had no average yet.
Is it worth $29.99?
That was the standard price I checked. Reviews split on whether about five hours of story is enough. Sales that week were lower and dated.
Is the Steam score real?
Steam’s English-language reviews showed Very Positive, 92% from 1,788 reviews when checked on 23 October 2026. The score and count change over time.