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It Happened At Night
It Happened At Night is a short horror game where the player must complete basic objectives to advance the story and immerse themselves through the eyes of the protagonist.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.
“Dude... no. Just no. I feel like $1.99 is too much for this game at this point. The atmosphere and tension are excellent, largely thanks to the ominous background music. Other than that.. nope. (spoiler hidden)”
— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs playedLatest official news
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Update #1
Adjusted sound mixing. Fixed bug where volume controls would not take effect. Added ability to run after certain point in game. Few optimization changes.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Horror · Atmospheric · Exploration · Walking Simulator · Mystery · Female Protagonist · First-Person · 3D · Linear · Psychological Horror · Story Rich · Realistic (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64-bit Operating System Processor: Intel Core i5 @ 2.5 GHz or equivalent Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 or equivalent DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 1 GB available space