Beyond the Long Night

Noisy Head Games / Apr 17, 2023 / Action, Adventure, Indie

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Explore a whimsical underground world whilst being chased by a mysterious corrupting force in this charming twin-stick action roguelike! Befriend loveable characters, fend off enemies with chaotic abilities, and uncover the secrets of this subterranean kingdom caught in a time loop.

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What's new

Beyond the Long Night update - and 33% discount in the Steam Summer Sale!

2023-06-29

Hello Explorers, We are excited to announce that Beyond the Long Night is 33% off for the Staeam Summer Sale! If that news was not exciting enough we have also been hard at work with a new update. The update includes the new glasses upgrade category, some new upgrades, a brand new Kickstarter Backer Cow and more! Read on for the list of new content in the latest update. New upgrade category Glasses added to the game, including the following upgrades/superpowers: • Bullet Upgrade - Double Shot: Fire an extra bullet. • Passive Upgrade - Double Dodge: After you dodge, you can dodge again for a short period of time. • Superpower Upgrade - Double Superpower: After using your superpower, you can use it again for a short period of time. • Buddy Upgrade - Double Buddy Shot: Your buddy fires an extra bullet.

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• Superpower - Double Barreled Minigun: Shoot bullets extremely quickly in two directions for a short period of time. You will also find the following additions and changes • Upgrade Barricade changed to: Enemy bullets can be shot down, triggering an explosion. Barricade's effect is not applied to new bullets for a short period of time after it triggers. • Upgrade Toxic Bullet Damage changed to: When an enemy takes damage from your bullets, poisoned enemies will also take damage. • Upgrade Toxic Superpower Damage changed to: When an enemy takes damage from your Superpower, poisoned enemies will also take damage. • When a stunned enemy wakes up, it cannot be stunned again for a short period of time • New Kickstarter backer cow added

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What players say

Mostly Positive

78% positive, 111 reviews

Recommended7 hrs played

Beyond the Long Night is tough to rate. I was ready to not recommend it and tear it a new one for being too damn boring, sluggish, and slow. But then, I got the Party Hat character, and the game became so much better in every single sense. BtLN is beautiful, cozy, charming, and has a lot of character and fun characters, but the gameplay is a bit too repetitive, and until I got the Party Hat, it was borderline...

0 found this helpful, 2026-09-20

Recommended12 hrs played

It's a fun roguelike. Meta-progression is mostly about knowledge, but there are a few things to gain here and there. Accessibility options to make it easier or harder exist as well.

0 found this helpful, 2026-02-22

Recommended31 hrs played

11% have beaten a run. 3.7% have beaten the game. If you're here for a super in-depth roguelike, you can probably tell by the other reviews you're not going to get that. The builds are shallow and every run is pretty much the same with no variety. I'd say the bullet hell gameplay and roguelike features are more of a backdrop for its puzzles and story, which are spread out exploring and doing tasks in the runs. This...

0 found this helpful, 2026-03-20

Not recommended

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