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Midnight Snack

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2025

Should you play it?

A short first-person horror game where you wander through an eerie forest using the dials of a microwave.

What works

  • Innovative and unique microwave dial control scheme
  • Effective atmospheric horror and sound design
  • Short and accessible gameplay
  • Free to play
  • Creative and surreal setting

Things to keep in mind

  • Very short length limits depth and replayability
  • Clunky and sometimes frustrating controls
  • Minimal story and character development
  • Lack of variety and exploration
  • Buggy achievements and minor technical issues

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Midnight Snack: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Leadership. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Progression, Violence, Continuation.

Last update: 27/08/2026