Death by Midnight
🕛 Death by Midnight is a time-loop murder mystery where the night resets every time someone dies.
You're a detective hired to read a dead man's will at midnight—but when someone dies, the night resets.
Trapped in an endless cycle, you must uncover the truth, prevent the deaths, and escape the loop.
Features
- An in-game clock where every action advances time
- Point-and-click exploration
- Interact with characters and unlock new dialogue
- Collect and use inventory items
- Multiple endings, including good, bad, and true endings
- Estimated playtime: 15–30 minutes (3,000+ words)
Warnings
- Jumpscares
- Depictions of death, murder, and suicide
- Blood
Credits
Art
- 3DModelsCC0
- Free Visual Novel Backgrounds (Mansion Pack) by Potat0Master
- Vector Books Icon Pack
- Visual Novel Horror Asset Pack by Kalaverita
Audio
- Free music pack by Sinetient
- Kenney Interface Sounds
- Love & Terror [BGM Pack - Vol 01] by Melancholy Marionette
- Sound effects from Pixabay
- Text/Dialogue Bleeps Pack
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Comments
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Good job! The game is very creative, the artstyle reminds me of old visual novels and the idea of the time loop is great, I would have liked the game to be a little longer but that’s alright. Very good job.
Thanks so much for playing and the feedback!