The Midnight Bus
itandfeel · 2024 · Psychological Horror, Horror, Survival, Survival Horror, Psychological
PC
Mostly Positive76% · 25
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About The Midnight Bus
A SHORT HORROR GAME
After a day of exhausting work, it's finally time to go home, but all the roads in the city are closed because of the snow, your only hope is to take the last bus of the day that passes at midnight; a vehicle in questionable conditions.
The driver has taken a route not very passable because of the situation, tiredness overcomes you, and when you wake up you find yourself alone in the bus in the middle of nowhere... or not?
A series of disturbing discoveries will make you realize that being trapped in a snowstorm is not the worst thing that will happen to you that day!
15 - 20 minutes of gameplay.
The game has a unique ending, which in turn will be part of a series of stories around Volmor City. Would you be willing to visit this godforsaken place more than once?
The Midnight Bus
After a day of exhausting work, it's finally time to go home, but all the roads in the city are closed because of the snow, your only hope is to take the last bus of the day that passes at midnight; a vehicle in questionable conditions.
The driver has taken a route not very passable because of the situation, tiredness overcomes you, and when you wake up you find yourself alone in the bus in the middle of nowhere... or not?
A series of disturbing discoveries will make you realize that being trapped in a snowstorm is not the worst thing that will happen to you that day!
Time
15 - 20 minutes of gameplay.
Key Features
- Atmospheric environment: The confined space, snow and external sounds are all part of the immersive experience.
- Psychological horror: The game presents situations in which you do not know if they are real or in your head.
- If you pay attention you will discover some interesting details.
The game has a unique ending, which in turn will be part of a series of stories around Volmor City. Would you be willing to visit this godforsaken place more than once?
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
✦ AI summary
Players appreciate this free psychological horror game for delivering genuine scares and immersive moments, particularly praising its tense atmosphere and first-person perspective setup. However, the experience is significantly undermined by technical issues including poor performance, game-breaking bugs that force replays, low-quality AI voice acting that breaks immersion, and clipping problems with environmental assets. The short 15-minute length provides some value given it's free, but the game needs optimization and bug fixes to be worth recommending.
This free game is another entry into the psychological horror genre, and it does deliver. It was immersive enough that I actually got goosebumps a few times, and got downright panicked when I couldn't move. It is from some indie devs, done in first-person view, and uses a couple of A.I. voices. Unfortunately, the A.I. voices are robotic enough to ruin the immersiveness a little. You play as an unnamed protagonist, and have just finished working a double-shift at your job. You are extremely tired as you board the midnight bus for a ride home. You fall asleep for about 90 minutes, then wake up to find you are the only person on the bus, and it is snowing heavily outside. I'm not sure if the bus had a minor crash, broke down, or just got stuck in the snow. Even the driver is missing. The front passenger door is open, you are freezing, and the radio does not seem to have a signal. All you can get is static. As you wonder where everybody else has gone, and contemplate what you are going to do now, you discover that you are not alone in this snowstorm. Something is lurking around the outside of the bus, and it wants inside. It. Wants. You. As can be common with this kind o…5 found this helpful
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Well get past the first text and yawn. Click finish and the game crashed with fatal error every time
It manages to run poorly on my RIG; I don't think there's much else to say. I managed to get all the achievements despite one being bugged; I had to replay this -thing- 3 times. Fortunately, it lasts no longer than 15 minutes... which is more than enough to enjoy AI slop voices and poorly used assets bought somewhere not defined. Incipit is not great either and cliches are all over the place. Welp, it's free.
really really good game. I am not sure if its intentional but the snow fogg and the fog were clipping thru the bus making visibility lower.
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