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Between Me and The Night

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71%Game Brain Score
story, graphics
gameplay, stability
69% User Score Based on 270 reviews
Critic Score 85%Based on 3 reviews

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Between Me and The Night is a single player platformer game with a fantasy theme. It was developed by RainDance LX and was released on January 22, 2016. It received positive reviews from critics and mostly positive reviews from players.

Between Me and The Night is a surreal action-adventure game with a striking aesthetic. Players explore a dreamlike world as a young boy on the verge of adulthood, facing challenges and making choices that impact the narrative. The game masterfully blends atmospheric exploration with rhythm-based combat, offering a unique and immersive experience.

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69%
Audience ScoreBased on 270 reviews
story32 positive mentions
gameplay16 negative mentions

  • The game features a unique atmosphere and beautiful art style that enhances the surreal experience.
  • The story, while abstract, offers deep themes related to fear, loneliness, and childhood struggles, allowing for personal interpretation.
  • Engaging puzzle mechanics keep players involved, and the soundtrack adds to the immersive experience.
  • Controls are clunky and unintuitive, leading to frustration during gameplay and hindering the overall experience.
  • The lack of clear direction and objectives can leave players feeling lost, making progression difficult without external help.
  • The game has a short playtime and lacks a save feature during chapters, which can lead to repeated gameplay if players need to quit.
  • story
    131 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The story of the game is a deeply personal and abstract narrative that explores themes of fear, loneliness, and childhood struggles, often requiring players to interpret events themselves due to its vague and symbolic nature. While some players appreciate the artistic presentation and emotional depth, others criticize the lack of clarity and polish, leading to frustration with the gameplay and overall experience. Despite its flaws, the story resonates with those who enjoy introspective and surreal storytelling, though it may leave some feeling disconnected or confused.

    • “✅ Symbolic storytelling – the narrative is open to interpretation, offering deep themes related to fear, loneliness, and childhood struggles.”
    • “The story showcases bullying, fear of the dark, and isolation as you explore with the main character.”
    • “I tend to believe most of us can relate to the young boy in the story who is confronted with the realities of a modern world – including hot topics such as school bullying – and needing to escape it.”
    • “The graphics and soundtrack create a great atmosphere, but the controls and story are lacking.”
    • “I wanted to love it, but there is no clue what you have to do sometimes; the controls feel clunky, and the story feels like a generic gamer story.”
    • “The story line isn't really set or sorted; you do a lot of interpretation by yourself to piece it together, so be aware of that.”
  • graphics
    83 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics of the game have received mixed reviews, with many praising the beautiful hand-drawn art style and atmospheric visuals that enhance the surreal experience. While some players found the graphics to be stunning and unique, others felt that the overall aesthetic was bog-standard or not enough to compensate for gameplay shortcomings. Overall, the visuals are often described as polished and captivating, contributing significantly to the game's atmosphere, despite some criticisms regarding controls and gameplay mechanics.

    • “The graphics and soundtrack create a great atmosphere, but the controls and story are lacking.”
    • “Beautiful hand-crafted graphics with a beautiful hand-crafted story.”
    • “A very surreal experience that goes places unexpectedly, offering visuals well outside the norm and many unsettling worlds to explore.”
    • “Interesting theme and visuals are let down by absolutely terrible UI.”
    • “I would like to have seen far more done with the sharp art style and unusual interface, but it's all in service of a game that's too short and plain to do its themes justice.”
    • “Horribly slow and inconvenient interface; no saves but only restarts from chapter beginnings, which is really frustrating due to bugs galore from getting stuck in several ways forcing you to restart to a myriad of just graphical glitches; the worst programmed minigames and action sequences I can remember to have ever encountered.”
  • gameplay
    71 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay of the game is a mixed bag, featuring engaging puzzle mechanics that keep players invested in the adventure, but marred by clunky controls and slow movement that can lead to frustration. While some players appreciate the unique storytelling and atmospheric exploration, many criticize the gameplay for being simplistic, tedious, and at times, poorly executed, with mini-games that feel unnecessary. Overall, the game offers a fascinating experience but suffers from significant gameplay issues that detract from its potential.

    • “✅ Engaging puzzle mechanics – the mix of adventure and puzzle-solving keeps players engaged while exploring the world.”
    • “Sure, the game isn’t perfect and has a few flaws – the ending is disappointing and the minigames feel quite pointless – but they are forgivable simply because the game is fun, with a storyline and gameplay that are thoroughly enjoyable.”
    • “A quite surreal point-and-click adventure with some parts of action gameplay.”
    • “Unpolished gameplay – some mechanics feel clunky, and movement can be slow or frustrating at times.”
    • “The mechanics in the game are so important, but it lacks severely in the gameplay department.”
    • “The pacing is bad, the clues to puzzles are not even remotely significant, so the gameplay boils down to clicking everything you can click and hoping something works.”
  • music
    38 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music in the game is widely praised for its atmospheric and immersive qualities, enhancing the overall experience with a nostalgic and haunting soundtrack. While many reviewers appreciate the ambient compositions and their ability to evoke emotions, some note that the music's limited presence during gameplay can detract from the experience. Overall, the soundtrack is considered a strong point, contributing positively to the game's mood despite other gameplay shortcomings.

    • “Great ambient music with beautiful illustrations.”
    • “The music literally makes the atmosphere very nostalgic and sentimental, so a point for that.”
    • “The music in this game is greatly atmospheric, adding to the game’s heavy themes to increase the sense of madness, isolation, and paranoia.”
    • “I hardly hear any music in the game, but whenever I do, it sounds relaxing.”
    • “Glaring issues like lack of music, narrative, direction, and bugs really show the kinks in the title's armor.”
    • “The team was set to consist of 5 members, though the chiptune music artist known as 'chipzel', composer of Super Hexagon, doesn’t seem to be included in the game's soundtrack, either having dropped out of the project after the Indiegogo project's failure, or simply having distanced herself from the game for other reasons.”
  • atmosphere
    32 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The atmosphere of "Between Me and the Night" is widely praised for its unique, dreamlike quality, enhanced by impressive graphics and a haunting soundtrack that evokes feelings of nostalgia and unease. Players appreciate the game's ability to create a moody and immersive environment, although some note that the gameplay and story may not fully match the atmospheric depth. Overall, the game excels in crafting a surreal and psychologically rich ambiance that captivates those who enjoy atmospheric exploration.

    • “✅ unique atmosphere – the game excels in creating a mysterious and dreamlike ambiance, making every moment feel unsettling and intriguing.”
    • “The atmosphere of the game is amazing, and it makes you think a little bit in some parts.”
    • “The atmosphere of the house is slightly creepy and ominous.”
    • “Art, animations, sounds, and music are very well done and create a calm and somehow eerie atmosphere.”
    • “The atmosphere is well crafted and gloomy, so that's a plus.”
  • stability
    16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's stability is frequently criticized, with players reporting numerous bugs, glitches, and crashes that disrupt gameplay and immersion. Many find the interface slow and frustrating, particularly due to the lack of save options, forcing restarts from chapter beginnings. While some users note that the glitches are not overwhelmingly detrimental to the experience, the overall consensus is that the game requires significant patches to address these issues.

    • “Occasional bugs – some players report technical issues like glitches and crashes, which can impact immersion.”
    • “Horribly slow and inconvenient interface; no saves but only restarts from chapter beginnings, which is really frustrating due to bugs galore from getting stuck in several ways forcing you to restart to a myriad of just graphical glitches; the worst programmed minigames and action sequences I can remember encountering.”
    • “Sad to say, even though I’ve been playing the game for five hours, I could not beat it because of the glitches that kept surfacing for me.”
  • emotional
    7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Players find the game emotionally engaging, with touching moments and a captivating storyline that resonates with personal experiences. However, some express frustration with gameplay mechanics that detract from the emotional impact, such as a cumbersome item management system and a lack of connection to the main character. Overall, while the game features strong emotional scenes and a compelling narrative, inconsistencies in gameplay can hinder the overall experience.

    • “Very interesting concept, and certain parts of the game are actually quite touching and emotional.”
    • “After that, I thoroughly enjoyed the game and am about to play it again to get the rest of the achievements. It is a pretty difficult game, but more so the emotions that you feel as you go through the game and realize that this happens to a lot of people... truly captivating, some great graphics and an emotional ending.”
    • “The world is moving, emotionally, in ways.”
  • grinding
    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious and repetitive, often requiring exhaustive exploration and cumbersome mechanics, such as pushing objects and navigating stairs. The puzzles are viewed as uninspired, contributing to a sense of frustration rather than engagement. Overall, the grinding experience is seen as a significant drawback.

    • “You'll need a second life for grinding.”
    • “This forces the player to tediously explore every corner looking for some little detail that might help somehow.”
    • “The mechanic of having to push objects and then stand in specific places to climb them in order to attain unreachable objects is tedious and redundant.”
    • “Puzzles are tedious and not very inventive.”
  • replayability
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Overall, the game has been criticized for its low replayability, with many users noting that it offers little incentive to play again beyond achieving specific goals. The pacing and length of the game further contribute to this lack of replay value.

    • “-½ for pacing, length, and lack of replayability.”
    • “- No replay value.”
    • “- Little replayability unless for achievements.”
  • humor
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The humor in the game is noted as simple yet effective, contributing to an enjoyable experience that appeals to players even if they initially purchase it for other reasons, such as collectible cards.

    • “Interesting game, simple and funny.”
    • “I just bought it for the cards, but it's still funny.”
  • character development
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    While the game's music, art style, and story show promise, the lack of engaging gameplay detracts from the overall experience, leaving players less invested in character development.

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Between Me and The Night is a platformer game with fantasy theme.

Between Me and The Night is available on PC, Mac OS and Windows.

On average players spend around 3 hours playing Between Me and The Night.

Between Me and The Night was released on January 22, 2016.

Between Me and The Night was developed by RainDance LX.

Between Me and The Night has received positive reviews from players and positive reviews from critics. Most players liked this game for its story but disliked it for its gameplay.

Between Me and The Night is a single player game.

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