Critics

Review scores

Consider The Midnight Walk for its handmade clay art, atmosphere and optional VR; published reviews are more divided on the light puzzles and stealth. IGN awarded 9/10 and Editors’ Choice. Metacritic shows PS5 77 and PC 79; its Switch 2 aggregate is tbd, not 90, as checked on 23 October 2026.

A roundup of published reviews, not our hands-on verdict. Scores and impressions are attributed to their outlets. This site did not play or benchmark any version and does not award its own score.

Scores on the page, not a new score

Read 23 October 2026. This site does not add its own score.
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IGN9/10Editors’ Choice
Metacritic PS577Platform-specific critic aggregate; review counts vary between page sections
Metacritic PC7916 critic reviews
Metacritic Switch 2tbd3 listed critic reviews; no numeric aggregate verified
Metacritic users8.2User score, not a critic score
Nintendo Life (Switch 2)90/100One outlet’s review, not the Switch 2 Metascore
Nintendo World Report (Switch 2)85/100One outlet’s review; includes performance caveats
Nintendo News PL (Switch 2)80/100One outlet’s review

The three Switch 2 scores above are individual reviews listed by Metacritic; this site does not calculate an unofficial average. Steam recommendation percentages, PlayStation stars, critic scores and OpenCritic recommendation rates measure different things. Live store ratings are linked rather than frozen as an undated verdict.

A clay lantern figure with a flame stands under a moon, facing a snowy mountain
Official Steam screenshot. © MoonHood / Fast Travel Games.
A clay creature in a crooked village street with red windows
Official Steam screenshot. © MoonHood / Fast Travel Games.

What the reviews agree on

The clay look, the story and the voice work are the praise. The puzzles and stealth are the complaint: short, simple, sometimes frustrating. Switch 2 reviews add performance and surround-sound caveats. There is no Xbox or PS4 review because those versions do not exist.

Questions

Is it scary?

Reviews call it cozy horror. It has jumps and dark spaces. It is not a gore game. ESRB is E10+.

Does Switch 2 have a Metacritic score of 90?

Not in the page checked on 23 October 2026. Nintendo Life’s individual review is 90/100, while the Switch 2 aggregate displays tbd with three listed reviews. Do not reuse an individual outlet’s score as a platform average.

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Sources checked 23 October 2026