Great job, folks! Amazing what you guys did with just a few resources. The story is truly immersive and made me want to read every piece of dialogue. I got stuck at a certain point, though. Took me a while until figure out how to save the nurse. Good job on those special effects as well! I played it late at night and the jumpscares really freaked me out. 😅
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Death by Midnight's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Overall Experience | #80 | 4.429 | 4.429 |
| Category: Cinematography | #92 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| Story | #123 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| Visuals | #156 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| Category: Voice Acting | #240 | 1.714 | 1.714 |
| Category: Music | #256 | 2.714 | 2.714 |
Ranked from 7 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Content Warnings
Jumpscares. Depictions of death, murder, and suicide. Blood.
Log Line
Death by Midnight is a time-loop murder mystery. You're a detective hired to read a dead man's will at midnight—but when something terrible happens, the night resets. Trapped in an endless cycle, you must uncover the truth, stop the murders, and escape the loop.
Work Start Date
September 18, 2026
Which engines and/or plugins did you use? (NaniNovel, Light.VN, etc.)
Ren'Py
University League Participant
No
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