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"It was on a rainy night like this, where my memories seem to begin."
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Ryo wakes up in the middle of a particularly rainy night and is unable to go back to sleep until he makes sure his uncle, Mr. Hunter, is safe from the shadow spirits that lurk around his house.

His memories are very fuzzy of how he got into this situation in the first place.
Along the way, the shadows tell him some frightening things... and so he begins to unravel bits and pieces of his past memories.
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★ ABOUT ★

In the Midnight Light is a short horror RPG Maker game where you hide or face your fears to collect memory fragments which will help Ryo remember some of his important life events.

♥ Sneak around your house at midnight, and time your heartbeat to the QTEs when you encounter shadows! 

♥ There are two possible endings that you can get. The game takes around 15-40 minutes depending on your speed, and there are many little items to interact with around the house that change as you progress through the three nights!

NOTE:
While this game is playable on web browser, it is recommended to download it as a ZIP file for the full experience. Download it from this page, then extract the ZIP file and run Game.exe which you can find in the game folder.
(Currently only available for Windows users only)
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★ this game was made in 15 days for the "3rd RPG Maker Horror Game Jam" hosted by Beregon. i hope you enjoy my first game! from hoshiyo :)

StatusReleased
PlatformsHTML5, Windows
Rating
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(173 total ratings)
Authorhoshiyo
GenreRole Playing
Made withRPG Maker, Paint Tool SAI
Tags2D, Anime, Cute, Horror, RPG Maker, Short, Singleplayer, Story Rich
Average sessionAbout a half-hour
InputsKeyboard

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The story, the music, it's all just amazing and emotional! In the end it's like supernatural with a soundtrack straight from the heartless in kingdom hearts. too bad you haven't made more games :-(

I love the art so muchhhhh

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It's made in just few weeks and for a first game as RPG horror maker game? a big stamp of approval, this is literally an underrated gem! I love the chibi sprite and walking animations it's so cute <3 (also fell in love at first sight with Mr. Hunter I would offer myself up to be her housewife and take care of his cabin and Ryo). The QTEs is heart-pumping, and we didn't even need to align it that accurate I can vouch for this buut by the second night I think there's some bug prone to make the game overs triggered more easily even despite aligning on mark. To gather the endings are simple, just by collecting the memories and facing the shadows, it's uplifting i want to give Ryo many hugs and kisses for Mr. Hunter to tell him that he's doing well I'm proud of him. Totally worth to be looking forward for more of your future works, hoshiyo! :)

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HOW THE F*** DO I ALIGN MY HEARTBEAT????

this was such a good experience. the art is adorable, the story is touching and i love the characters. 10/10

An 11/10 for me. Art, fab. (I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA HOW TO SPELL.. FABOLOUS??) Music, beautiful. Story, fascinating. And i had absolutely no issue with the controls. I got the bad ending, but still i absolutely loved your game, especially-- If i remember correctly, this was your first game? And NO experience at all. Love it, i look forward for more games from you.

Love it! The good ending was soo cute!

OMGGGG I LOVE THIS GAMEEEE

WHY DIDNT I GET THE NO OPTION???? I DONT WANNA SEE THE BAD ENDING AGAINNNNNN, HELPPPPPP

Did you try talking to all the shadows on the last day? I did that and got the good ending.

I DIDN'T DO THAT GAHHH I DIDN'T SAVE IT NEITHER BECAUSE I KEPT REPLACING IT

I LOV ETHIS GAM

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I love how he was just IN THE BATHROOM-

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I like the game the art style is really cute.

how do I get the good ending?

say no

This was a really good game. Thank you for making it. The story warms my heart and resonated me to reflect on my own shadows. Great job.

got the good ending first try, gonna go back for the second ending, even if it shatters my poor little heart :')

I REGRET IT. MY POOR BOY WHERE THE HELL IS MR. HUNTER COME BACK PLEAAAAAAASE :'(

I'm too afraid to play the bad ending WHAT HAPPENED TO MR. HUNTER?!?!!?

Enjoyed it very much and have a very nice experience.

I mean, who wouldn't be amazed by the amazing artstyle and story? I like your game, hoshiyo!!

Superb game with a REALLY cute artstyle for the overworld, and charming character art and design in the dialogue. The game mechanic is simple, and the story poetic and meaningfull. Wish there was more of it, it seems like an interesting premise. One critisism, though. Wish you could save more often, or atleast skip dialogue faster; it's gets really annoying and tedious re-playing segments when you die. 

i didnt have the option to choose "no" when mr. hunter asked if we wanted to leave for the shelter or not, and i didnt wanna redo the whole thing again (i saved all the memories on one thing lmao), so i had to find a gameplay on yt 😔 BUT.. it was worth it, this game warmed my heart im in love w it <33

I'm, like, in love with this game! it's adorable and so is the art style. it really touched me personally because I have an intense fear of doing anything because I have shadows of my own. I really love this game and I hope more people play it. I shed tears playing this and I want you to know how much this truly meant to me. thank you.

ok so do you like hold space/z or speed click or what because a this game finna put me into my villain arc

lmfao im 3 months late but click space/z, wait for the white heartbeat to align w the other one, then at the moment it does click space/z again

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I love this game it's so nice and emotional and wholesome at first game I got bad end and got sad but after I played and got good end it really makes my heart at peace 

Thanks for creating this masterpiece love it very much

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got soft locked on night 3 in the kitchen by a shadow hope I could help.

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i have a crush on mr hunter

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same

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understandable

I liked it a lot :D

Hi, I played your game  it's so good and emotional , I enjoyed it, I have an offer for you I am studying English-Turkish Translation and Interpretation If you wish, I can translate whole texts into Turkish so you can reach more players. I don't want payment, just want to be part of a game, gain experience and be known more as a translator 😅 

You can reach me via this email address: [email protected] Thanks for time!

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Very nice art style and execution, loved the somber tone. It wasn't all that scary, but I can tell that wasn't quite the focus anyway.

Anyway, I think I have a mild crush on Hunter. Hotdamn~

This is a great game! I love it a lot but couldnt get to the end

OKAY THIS GAME MADE ME SMILE SO MUCH

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dude why is the running in the forest part so hard? i loved the game but couldnt get past it. very frustrating.

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dude I can't even get through the first heartbeat thing

same

to pass it you need to don't click on anything then try to  land on the heart

maybe try going slow?

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This is my now and always will be my fav game to play

it's so cute yet so sad but I mostly love the storyline and it makes me feel bad for Ryo 

Just Heard A Sequel Is In The Works!!!! Hope You're Doing Well, And By The Way, I Loved This Game, But I Was Actually Really Sad When The Game Ended, Well, Here's To The Sequel! :D

how do i get the second ending?

This game is a big inspiration to me. Thank you for creating it, I hope you'll make more and more

This Game is amazing! And so cute!
I got kinda scared when i was in the forest and heard the gunshot but it was cool! The letter that Ryo wrote to Mr. Hunter was so sweet and sad and when Ryo said/thought that "Maybe he did abondon me" I was acctully thinking about that too-

But anyway AWESOME GAME! This is such a good game and even if there are only 2 endings i can't stop playing!

Aun sigo jugando pero debo decir q me gusta mucho este juego, me la pasa guardando por miedo a perder todo, pero en serio felicidades, es un juego hermoso aun no lo termino pero cuando lo haga volvere a comentar, trato de entender todo porq el juego esta eningles

Chaooo, besos

Aww that was so cute and super fuuuunnn :D

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this game is sososo good!! it's adorable and sweet and the story is so memorable and unique! i honestly wish it was longer so i could play more! also..... why's mr. hunter kinda ._. LMAO

Awwh thank you so much for playing!! I’m glad you had fun with it!! (^^)❤

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I AM HOLDIN RYO SO MUCH I'M LOVE HIM

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It was a very nice game!❤❤
I love the aesthetic, the art style is pretty cute too! the story is also interesting, I wonder what happened to Mr. Hunter in that "Bad ending"

also I want to point out that the artstyle in this game is really cute, everything in it. especially Mr. Hunter, He soo Handsome! maybe I will make a fanart of him if I have a free time, how do I send a fanart for this game?

Awwhh thank you so much for your lovely comment!! It makes me very glad to hear that you enjoyed the game, and my art too!! TT)/❤❤❤

If you’d like to send fanart, you can send it via email ([email protected]) or Twitter (tag me at “@hoshiyos_”!) I really appreciate the support, thank you once again!! :D

No problem! I forgot to reply to this answer lol. but hey I'm finally finish my fanart! I'm so glad I finally can make some fanart of this game, I already send it on email so u can check it out!
thank you once again!

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It was a very nice and cute game. This was the first game I installed on my laptop :D Thanks hoshiyo! there is something I want to ask, will there be a continuation of this game?

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Hi, thank you so much for downloading and playing my game! I’m so happy you liked it :D As for your question - yes, I’m planning to make a sequel very soon! It might be a while before I can start working on it, but I hope you’ll get to see it some day! ❤

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Such a sweet and spooky game. I love all the art too :D

Hi, thanks a lot for playing! Your comment makes me so happy!! :D ❤

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