Beyond the Long Night

It's certainly not bad but it's incredibly mundane, slow, boring and at times quite tedious. I started on Hard mode but really realized I wasn't having fun around the 8h point so I went casual and just beat it. It's got a lot of interesting ideas and some small puzzle elements but overall it was a snore. It is incredibly poorly optimized, takes forever to load and generate a map, and even with a couple upgrades you get stutters and slowdowns on a good PC. If you must play this, wait for like 80% sale

2.5/5 – Almost made the cut Fun and charming roguelike with decent controls, unique powers, and adorable pixel art... but also plagued by RNG frustration, unbalanced combat, and a disappointing endgame. It's also not worth full price ($18) with only 3 levels and 1 boss. =====The Good===== Variety of Powers – A handful of unique superpowers and passive abilities. Good Controls – Movement, dodging, and shooting all feel smooth and responsive. Charming Visuals – Gorgeous pixel art with a cute, polished style. Collectible Cows – Yes, you can pet them. Yes, you’re rewarded for doing it. Instant win. Procedural Stages – Three distinct areas, each with their own traps and obstacles. Memorable NPCs – Adorable characters with their own quirks and personalities. Solid Writing – Not deep lore, but the dialogue is fun and well-written. =====The Bad===== No Permanent Progression – Every run starts from scratch. You discover items but can only use them again if RNG smiles on you. No selectable starting powers, weapons, or upgrades... everything is random. Stuck With Bad Upgrades – Some passives can ruin a build, and you can’t get rid of them that run. Icons are reused for multiple abilities, so you often won’t know what you’re picking up until it’s too late. Mismatched Music – The soundtrack is calm and meditative, which is lovely… until you’re in a frantic fight. More intense tracks could make the action pop. Combat Balance Issues – Some rooms feel fair, others dump chaos on you: multiple enemies shooting, chargers rushing, spike walls, bullet traps, lasers. Then the next room has… one lonely bee. Linear Paths – Each level plays out the same, aside from procedurally generated rooms, and progression from Point A to Point B feels very linear. Hidden levels, branching routes, or alternative paths would have added variety, but the game doesn’t offer them. Lacking Monster Variety – Most enemies are simply recolors of earlier ones, with only their damage element changed. This repetition becomes noticeable fast, and even in later zones, the creatures feel like slight variations of what you’ve already fought, offering only minor twists in their attack patterns. Only One Boss – And it’s a letdown. Roguelikes usually shine with varied boss encounters. This game just doesn’t deliver there. Three Levels - There are only three levels with enemies. You do reach a fourth and final level, but it's completely empty with no enemies. Almost like the developer decided to call it quits at this point, slapped in a mediocre final boss at the end, and called it a day. Final Verdict – I understand this is an indie project, and smaller teams often have limited time, resources, and funds. But if you’re going to release a three-level roguelike with no permanent upgrades, limited path variety, and only one underwhelming boss, an $18 price tag feels steep. In my opinion, this is more of a $7.99 game. It’s too short, offers minimal gameplay variety, and the RNG powers start feeling repetitive far too quickly.

游戏时长：25h(全成就) 一款折磨人的解密向的剧情主导的肉鸽游戏（笑）。 先说优点，游戏的剧情做的很有趣，角色还挺有意思，挺传统的，不过很有效。总体上就俩结局，剧情不长，很短。熟练点几小时就通了，手残党的痛。 缺点嘛显而易见，形如“越共”的陷阱是作者最大的恶意，房间打完后陷阱不会停，会在你赶路时冷不丁的打你一下，这时候你会注意到陷阱的存在是多么的恶心，而这游戏的血又不好获得，导致游戏的容错很低，被陷阱偷袭一下恨不得重开，我打的十把估计有九把都是因陷阱而死。有人会说那你慢一点仔细躲陷阱不就行了，不行不行后面还有血雾在追我，我只有速战速决。没错这游戏还有时限，不仅陷阱多隐蔽就算了，关键还有时限，就离谱。 能接受这两缺点的这游戏绝对适合你，优秀的美术和剧情还有点解密要素，且没有局外成长，快来玩吧！

Great vibe, very poor gameplay balancing. Hardly feels like a game at all, more like an exercise in patience.

If you're into these kinds of roguelites and have played dozens/just about all the more popular ones worth playing, do what I did and take a small chance. I'm glad I did because this one stuck with me because it's got all those familiar parts of a fun and worthy roguelite that you want and expect to be done decently or better, but it's also strangely (in a pleasant/interesting way) unique and leaves you with this odd feeling of nostalgia mixed with satisfaction and anxiety haha.

游戏内容是有的，虽然战斗体验及其同质化。肉鸽内容基本没有，缺乏的血量和莫名其妙的陷阱挫败感非常强，不建议游玩

Puedes seguir nuestra página de mentoría [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/45082041/] Aquí [/url]. Roguelike Twin-Stick Shooter de la vieja escuela muy redondo, divertido y con una trama que anima a seguir investigando. Es un Roguelike en el que de verdad te sientes involucrado en la historia. Encarnamos a un “excursionista” que no sabe ni donde ni como ha acabado en una montaña la cual deberemos escalar para escapar. *(No echéis cuenta a los comentarios negativos. La mayoría es de gente llorona a los que el juego les ha dado un golpe de realidad y les ha enseñado lo mancos que son) * El juego presenta un pixel Art precioso y un muy buen soundtrack (me ha recordado a Terraria y similares). Tiene una historia y líneas temporales muy bien escritas y que te alientan a ir descubriendo los misterios que encierra la montaña poco a poco. En cuanto a jugabilidad, es un Roguelike de la vieja escuela (desafiante en su modo difícil o predeterminado) y con variedad de habilidades, pasivas y builds. Los NPC’s tienen bastante carisma y los sientes orgánicos con la historia. El completismo es muy satisfactorio (a excepción del logro que te hace jugar de nuevo la historia, por lo demás es de 10). Es un juego muy redondo, aunque tiene algunas cosas a pulir bajo mi punto de vista: - Debería de haber un resaltado de color para tu personaje. A veces lo pierdes entre tanto enemigo, trampas y balas por la pantalla. - Si sales de una partida a la mitad y vuelves a entrar, tarda mucho tiempo en cargar para lo que es el juego (supongo que hará falta una mejor optimización de procesos y/o carga de texturas entre otras cosas). - También podría ser una buena implementación el poner las barras de vida de los minibosses (aunque es cierto, que una vez que ya sabes jugar te da bastante igual, pero quizá para los novatos estuviera bien). Por lo demás el juego es genial y muy divertido. En conclusión, es un Roguelike bastante bien hecho, con una historia y un mundo bastante orgánico y una jugabilidad divertida. Enhorabuena al desarrollador. Valoración: Altamente recomendado

[b]Português[/b] Beyond the Long Night é um jogo com uma ideia bem legal, principalmente pelo movimento e pelos personagens. Gostei bastante de como o personagem se movimenta pelo mapa e achei os NPCs muito carismáticos. Mas, infelizmente, não consegui aproveitar tanto o jogo por causa da dificuldade e, principalmente, da mecânica de tempo. Muitas vezes eu sentia que ainda tinha coisas para explorar ou descobrir, mas precisava simplesmente correr porque a escuridão estava chegando. Isso também acabou prejudicando uma das coisas que eu mais gostei: os personagens. Eles são interessantes e têm histórias que eu gostaria de conhecer melhor, mas a pressão constante do tempo faz com que eu não consiga parar e explorar o jogo com calma. Também achei a dificuldade um pouco desbalanceada. Em alguns momentos parece que o jogo exige bastante do jogador antes mesmo de dar tempo para entender melhor suas mecânicas. No geral, acho que Beyond the Long Night tem boas ideias, um movimento muito divertido e personagens legais, mas a combinação de dificuldade alta com a pressão constante do tempo acabou tirando boa parte da minha diversão. [b]Français[/b] Beyond the Long Night est un jeu avec de bonnes idées. J’ai beaucoup aimé les mouvements du personnage et j’ai trouvé les personnages et les NPC vraiment sympathiques. Mais malheureusement, je n’ai pas beaucoup aimé le jeu à cause de la difficulté et surtout du système de temps. J’avais souvent l’impression qu’il y avait encore des choses à explorer et à découvrir, mais je devais continuer à avancer parce que le temps était limité. Je n’avais pas vraiment le temps d’explorer tranquillement. J’ai aussi trouvé la difficulté un peu mal équilibrée. Certains moments sont assez difficiles, surtout quand on veut encore comprendre les mécaniques du jeu. C’est dommage, parce que les personnages sont intéressants et j’aurais aimé mieux connaître leurs histoires. Mais avec la pression du temps, je n’ai pas vraiment eu cette possibilité. Au final, je pense que le jeu a de bonnes idées, de bons personnages et des mouvements très amusants. Mais pour moi, la difficulté et surtout la limite de temps ont beaucoup diminué le plaisir de jouer.

Fun game on Deck, cute atmosphere. Most of my playtime is offline. A bit challenging