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Midnight Man

This game is based on a real ritual to summon the spirit named 'The Midnight Man' to punish rule breakers in Pagan religions long ago. This ritual is still practiced today. Game Rules: Your goal is to avoid…

1 June 2013

Midnight Man is an indie developed by Zeoworks, released 1 June 2013 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Midnight Man is

Midnight Man is an indie game developed by Zeoworks and released in 2013. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

This game is based on a real ritual to summon the spirit named 'The Midnight Man' to punish rule breakers in Pagan religions long ago. This ritual is still practiced today. Game Rules: Your goal is to avoid the midnight man at all costs until 3:33AM. You may move through the house to avoid him. If he is near; your candle will go out. You cannot re-light you're candle if you are near the midnight man The midnight man has the abilities to move objects, open doors .etc, so watch out for this happening as it will indicate that he is near. If you are still alive at 3:33am, you’ve won..
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Midnight Man launched on 1 June 2013, within three weeks of The Last of Us, Metro: Last Light, Trine 2: Complete Story and Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy.

Released around the same time: The Last of Us, Metro: Last Light, Trine 2: Complete Story, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy.

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When did Midnight Man come out?
Midnight Man was released on 1 June 2013 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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