The Midnight Walk

Item: The Midnight Walk
Rating: 84
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-05-09

Summary

Unique, well-executed claymation visuals create distinct style
Immersive, spooky, melancholic atmosphere enhances experience
Excellent sound design and music heighten tension
Engaging, well-developed narrative with unique characters
Generally good performance and optimization
Overpriced for limited, repetitive content

Reviews (sample size): 98
Helpful reviews: 82%
Unhelpful reviews: 18%
Protest reviews: 0%

84%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
16%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 184
Negative points: 100
Gameplay points: 24
Perf. points: 25
Rec. points: 51
Misc points: 9

Point	Description	Importance
Unique, well-executed claymation visuals Description The game's unique claymation art style, reminiscent of Tim Burton, is consistently praised. Reviewers highlight the exceptional attention to detail, well-done animations, and immersive atmosphere created by the visuals, especially in VR. The stop-motion animation and use of lighting are also well-executed. Importance 97%	The game's unique claymation art style, reminiscent of Tim Burton, is consistently praised. Reviewers highlight the exceptional attention to detail, well-done animations, and immersive atmosphere created by the visuals, especially in VR. The stop-motion animation and use of lighting are also well-executed.	97%
Immersive, spooky, melancholic atmosphere Description The game creates a strong and immersive atmosphere through its environment, music, and sound design. Reviewers describe it as spooky, mysterious, and melancholic, drawing players into the world and evoking strong emotions. The atmosphere is often compared to that of a Tim Burton film. Importance 57%	The game creates a strong and immersive atmosphere through its environment, music, and sound design. Reviewers describe it as spooky, mysterious, and melancholic, drawing players into the world and evoking strong emotions. The atmosphere is often compared to that of a Tim Burton film.	57%
Excellent sound design and music Description The game features excellent sound design, music, and voice acting that significantly enhance the overall experience. The music is emotionally resonant and well-integrated with the on-screen action, while the voice acting is strong and the environmental sounds are recorded binaurally for added immersion. Importance 41%	The game features excellent sound design, music, and voice acting that significantly enhance the overall experience. The music is emotionally resonant and well-integrated with the on-screen action, while the voice acting is strong and the environmental sounds are recorded binaurally for added immersion.	41%
High level of polish/care Description Reviewers appreciate the level of polish and care put into the game's development. The game's length feels appropriate, and the stop motion animation is exceptionally well-executed. The game is novel and unique. Importance 35%	Reviewers appreciate the level of polish and care put into the game's development. The game's length feels appropriate, and the stop motion animation is exceptionally well-executed. The game is novel and unique.	35%
Engaging, well-developed narrative Description The game features a well-developed, story-driven narrative with interesting characters and lore. The story explores themes of sadness and darkness, challenging initial perceptions and creating an engaging experience for players. The narrative feels like a folktale. Importance 23%	The game features a well-developed, story-driven narrative with interesting characters and lore. The story explores themes of sadness and darkness, challenging initial perceptions and creating an engaging experience for players. The narrative feels like a folktale.	23%
Well-designed, unique characters Description The characters are well-designed and feel alive, with unique personalities that make the reviewer care about them and their stories. Some reviewers found the monsters to be frightening. Importance 12%	The characters are well-designed and feel alive, with unique personalities that make the reviewer care about them and their stories. Some reviewers found the monsters to be frightening.	12%
Intriguing, puzzles enhance experience Description The game may be confusing at first, but the puzzles contribute positively to the overall experience, and the story comes together in the end. The game presents a surprisingly deep adult fairy tale within its absurd logic. Importance 11%	The game may be confusing at first, but the puzzles contribute positively to the overall experience, and the story comes together in the end. The game presents a surprisingly deep adult fairy tale within its absurd logic.	11%
Gorgeous, explorable environments Description The game world and environments are gorgeous and fun to explore, containing great little tales. The scenery is gorgeous in every chapter. Importance 8%	The game world and environments are gorgeous and fun to explore, containing great little tales. The scenery is gorgeous in every chapter.	8%
VR support with controllers Description The game supports VR with full motion controller support, enhancing immersion. Importance 3%	The game supports VR with full motion controller support, enhancing immersion.	3%
Helpful accessibility settings Description The game offers helpful accessibility settings, improving the experience for a wider range of players. Importance 3%	The game offers helpful accessibility settings, improving the experience for a wider range of players.	3%