Released May 21, 2026 $14.99 Mixed Counts toward your Steam games

Midnight Special

By Scared Stupid Inc

Retro Survival Horror Exploration Pixel Graphics Point & Click Female Protagonist Horror Psychological Horror AdventureDarkAtmosphericAlternate History

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Followers 2,236

Reviews 112 Mixed

Players now 1 Peak today 1

Owners Under 20K estimated

Midnight Special is a game tagged Retro, Survival Horror and Exploration by Scared Stupid Inc, released May 21, 2026. It has 112 Steam reviews (Mixed). The Steam games most like it include Tenebris Somnia, Asleep: Act 1 and The Horror Of Salazar House.

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?

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Tenebris Somnia 72% match · Retro, Survival Horror, Exploration
Asleep: Act 1 72% match · Retro, Survival Horror, Exploration
The Horror Of Salazar House 68% match · Retro, Survival Horror, Pixel Graphics
Psi Break 68% match · Retro, Survival Horror, Exploration
Kwaidan ～Azuma manor story～ 67% match · Retro, Survival Horror, Exploration
The Flayed Man 66% match · Retro, Pixel Graphics, Point & Click
Bleach & Blood 65% match · Retro, Survival Horror, Exploration
Mr. Hopp's Playhouse: The Toybox 65% match · Survival Horror, Exploration, Pixel Graphics
Somnesis: The PSX Tapes 65% match · Retro, Survival Horror, Exploration
The Ammonite’s Whisper 65% match · Retro, Exploration, Pixel Graphics

Steam data

Everything Steam lists for Midnight Special · record updated 4 hours ago

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Overview

App ID2560100

Release dateMay 21, 2026

Last change number39323160

Last record update4 hours ago

App type: Game
Developer: Scared Stupid Inc
Publisher: Scared Stupid Inc
Steam profile: Counts toward game count and achievement totals · checked 1 day ago
Franchise: Midnight Special
Website: facebook.com/gaming/scaredstupidinc

Windows 64-bit

Steam Deck: Playable

Single-playerFamily Sharing

Prices

Price · US$14.99

On sale0 of 41regions right now

Lowest seen · US$14.99Oct 23, 2026

Checked18 hours agoin 41 regions

AustraliaA$AUD

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Patches

Build	Branch	Updated
25130654	public	Sep 4, 2026

Depots

ID	Name	Systems	Size	Download	Manifest
228989	— shared from 228980	Windows	—	—	—
228990	— shared from 228980	Windows	—	—	—
2560101	— English	Windows	960.1 MB	281.5 MB	5235992981002218412
2560102	— English	macOS	764.8 MB	160.2 MB	8432487816699687504
2560103	—	Windows	—	—	—

Branch	Build	Updated	Access
public	25130654	Sep 4, 2026	Open

Configuration

Install foldersteamapps/common/Midnight Special

Executable	Arguments	Systems	Description
Midnight Special - TV Pilot.exe		Windows

Space per player2.9 MB

Filesup to 10

Save locations1

Root	Path	Pattern	Systems
gameinstall	SavesDir	*.sav	All

Achievements

Achievements227 hidden

Most unlocked32.1%A True Gourmand

Rarest0.3%Gravedigger

A True Gourmand Make a PB&J sandwich for Jon. 32.1%
Engagement Ring Find the engagement ring. 14.1%
Jukebox Hero Play a vinyl record and sit in the beanbag. 13.6%
I'm not a doctor, but I play one on TV. Find all of the wax organ piece. 11.8%
The Glass Eye Find the Glass Eye 9.5%
Piano Man A true virtuoso—Play the jingle correct on the first try. 8.7%
Waking Nightmare Get killed by Mr. Blob. 8.1%
Button‑masher Die 3 times at Mawie. 7.2%
1CC Beat the whole game on one life—no continues. 7.1%
A midnight snack… gone terribly wrong PB&J in the microwave—what could possibly go wrong? 6%
The Bear Trap Die from the Bear Trap. 6%
News Report Watch the old TV broadcast. 4.5%
Saturday Morning Cartoons Watch the 8 mm film reel. 3%
Babysitter of the Year You threw Jon's favorite toy into the fire. I'm sure his future therapist will thank you. 1.9%
Hardcore Parkour Finish the game in Hardcore Mode. 0.9%
Speed King Hidden achievement 0.7%
Hardcore Hidden achievement 0.6%
Morbid Curiosity Hidden achievement 0.4%