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Beyond the Long Night cover art

Beyond the Long Night

Noisy Head Games · Yogscast Games · 2023-04-17

Steam

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Apr 17, 2023 (Mac), Apr 17, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

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.

72%
positive of 188 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$1.79
steam price (US)

You wake in the Dark Mountain - a subterranean world full of monsters, secrets and loveable characters, all caught within a time loop. With no prior knowledge of who you are, a friendly guitarist tasks you with escaping the Dark Mountain to reach the Overworld beyond. What lies ahead is a frantic journey through the underground kingdom as you try to escape a deadly storm that rips through the mountain chambers.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 10 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 11% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (53 reviews).
  • · Top 31% of 25,996 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 3.8k–8.5k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 188 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GameBillet$1.39-92%
Fanatical$1.43-92%
Gamesplanet$1.60-91%
IndieGala$1.79-90%
Steam$1.79-90%
WinGameStore$1.79-90%
GamersGate$1.80-90%
GreenManGaming$1.80-90%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.37 at GameBillet (2026-01-09) · bundled 6×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $17.99 · on sale 143 of 168 observed days · $0.02 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
393920232026Week of 2023-04-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$17.99$1.352023-04-052026-10-102023-04-05 — best price $17.992023-05-13 — best price $17.992023-07-16 — best price $17.992023-08-28 — best price $14.392023-10-24 — best price $13.222023-11-25 — best price $7.642023-12-22 — best price $7.192024-02-06 — best price $8.992024-03-18 — best price $7.202024-05-02 — best price $5.312024-06-04 — best price $15.662024-07-20 — best price $13.222024-08-24 — best price $17.992024-10-24 — best price $6.112024-11-28 — best price $4.252024-12-22 — best price $4.402025-01-07 — best price $3.992025-03-13 — best price $4.492025-05-09 — best price $3.602025-07-10 — best price $17.992025-08-22 — best price $13.222025-10-02 — best price $1.542025-11-04 — best price $3.592025-12-04 — best price $14.912026-01-10 — best price $17.992026-02-16 — best price $1.622026-04-20 — best price $13.492026-05-23 — best price $17.992026-07-13 — best price $13.492026-08-13 — best price $1.792026-08-28 — best price $1.602026-09-16 — best price $1.432026-10-01 — best price $1.352026-10-10 — best price $1.43
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

53
achievements tracked
92.5%
earned "Welcome Explorer"
5.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

8 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2023-04-18 (Steam store data)

Player tags

2DFunnyActionPuzzleMysteryRogue-likeRogue-liteAtmosphericExplorationPixel Graphics

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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