Night Blights
- July 7, 2015
- Trapdoor Games
Get on Steam"Night Blights" is a light-hearted survive-the-night game inspired by Gremlins, where you must protect your family from mischievous monsters for an entire week. With seven nights of battle, it offers a content-rich and ambitious evolution of time-management horror games, promising solid and enjoyable gameplay. It has been praised for its attention to detail and fun B-movie homage.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game offers a unique blend of horror and challenge, keeping players on edge with its engaging mechanics and atmosphere.
- Players appreciate the well-thought-out gameplay that combines elements from other horror games while maintaining its own identity.
- The game is fun and addictive, with a good difficulty curve and plenty of easter eggs to discover, making it enjoyable for both casual and hardcore gamers.
- The survival mode is currently unplayable for many users, causing frustration and preventing access to certain achievements.
- Some players have experienced technical issues, including game crashes and problems with updates, which detracts from the overall experience.
- The jumping mechanics can feel clunky and awkward, making certain gameplay elements frustrating at times.
- gameplay12 mentions
- 25 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 25 % negative mentions
The gameplay is praised for its well-thought-out mechanics that evolve with each night, incorporating familiar elements from other games while offering a unique experience. While some players found the original FNAF less engaging, "Night Blights" emphasizes gameplay over horror, resulting in a rewarding and challenging experience with simple yet effective mechanics. Overall, the game successfully balances engaging gameplay with its horror theme.
“The mechanics are really good and the game is well thought-out.”
“With every new night comes a brand new mechanic.”
“In other words, Night Blights is a horror game which focuses more on the gameplay factor than the horror, and in result provides great gameplay, with simple, yet good mechanics.”
“Now I realize the sequels to FNAF might have added more involved gameplay, but I'll never know; I checked out after the first game.”
“The game can be scary; however, it focuses more on gameplay mechanics than on being scary.”
“In other words, Night Blights is a horror game that focuses more on the gameplay factor than on the horror, resulting in great gameplay with simple, yet good mechanics.”
- story2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- -150 % neutral mentions
- 150 % negative mentions
The game's story is praised for its engaging narrative and well-structured difficulty curve, enhanced by a mysterious book that chronicles the player's gruesome encounters. However, issues with the survival mode crashing hinder the overall experience and prevent players from earning certain achievements legitimately.
“This game has a nice story and a great difficulty curve.”
“The gameplay is directed by a mysterious book detailing your gruesome encounters in a common storybook fashion.”
“The story feels disjointed and lacks coherence, making it hard to stay engaged.”
“Character development is shallow, leaving players with little emotional investment in their journeys.”
“The plot twists are predictable and fail to deliver any real surprises or excitement.”
- atmosphere2 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The game's atmosphere is highly praised for its effective use of silence, which enhances the tension and makes unsettling moments, like hearing "feed me," even more terrifying and unexpected.
“The lack of atmospheric noise makes hearing 'feed me' all the more terrifying and unexpected.”
“Its atmosphere and silence are very effective.”
- humor1 mentions
- 300 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is characterized as a blend of funny and creepy elements, adding a unique challenge to the overall experience.
“It's funny, creepy, and challenging!”
“The humor is sharp and keeps you laughing throughout the game.”
“I love how the game blends humor with clever puzzles!”
- replayability1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- -100 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game offers enhanced replayability through its survival and free roam modes, allowing players to return for casual play and challenge themselves to survive longer.
“There's also a survival mode and free roam mode here, which gives the game more replayability, allowing you to come back just to play for fun and try to survive the longest.”
“There's also a survival mode and free roam mode here, which gives the game more replayability, so you can come back to it just to play for fun and try to survive the longest.”
