Midnight Train
A downloadable game for Windows
Midnight Train is a mystery/adventure game with horror elements made using RPG Maker VX Ace. The game is focused on exploration, story and puzzles. It's an episodic game, there are four chapters in total.
※The game contains small jumpscares, blood, suicide, abuse and torture. Proceed with caution.
► Plot
Luna is a traveler that is looking for a certain place. Suddenly, while she’s traveling in a train, the people around her disappear and the train stops in a mysterious place. She finds there a pocket watch with some instructions; she needs to find the next train before time runs out or she will be trapped in that world forever.
► Main Characters
Luna Wyndell: The main character of the game. Luna is a traveler that is looking for a certain place. She is a mute girl that communicates with other characters using a notebook. She meets Neil in the train and protects him during dangerous situations.
Neil Lawton: Luna’s companion during the game, a gentle boy who wants to be a detective and is in the same situation as her. He’s weak, naive and panics easily, but he helps Luna with puzzles and riddles.
Diana Lovelace: A timid girl that enjoys making experiments and medicines. Unfortunately, the train also transported her to that bizarre place...
Apollo Carson: A strange boy that isn't interested in helping Luna and Neil during their journey. Is he an enemy or an ally?
Selene Ambrose: Luna's childhood friend. Behind her smile, she seems to hide something...
►Contact
Homepage: midnighttrain-project.tumblr.com
E-mail: midnighttrain.project@gmail.com
Twitter: @LydiaBluebell
Instagram: @lydiabluebell_dev
Download
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Development log
- The final chapter is now available in english!Nov 10, 2020
- Chapter 4 is now available in spanish!Oct 30, 2020
- Chapter 3 is now available in english!Apr 25, 2020
- Chapter 3 is now available in spanish!Apr 04, 2020
- Chapter 2 is now available!May 28, 2019
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A well deserved ending.
Just finished the full game and I really enjoyed it! It reminded me of the OG horror RPG maker games that I love. Each chapter took me about ~90 minutes each to complete (so about ~6-7 hours in total).
I saw that Lydia was planning to remake the game, so I'm excited to see that (last update I saw of it was March 16th on their Twitter/X account). Although, I wonder if Lydia ever plans to release her games on Steam?
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I'm so happy that we got to see the happy ending where everyone was reunited at the end. I would've liked to see more extras like when they have dinner together (because I saw they each had a color-coded chair in the apartment), but I'm fine with where it ended.
I did see one translation that wasn't translated to English from the Spanish version in Chapter 4. It was during Luna's flashback escape sequence (which, by the way, was a pain in the butt) in the 3rd area, I believe. I think it was after I got the key and tried going back up the stairs where I came from (because I forgot I had to unlock the control room door manually by going into my inventory).
I think the hardest parts of the game were the escape sequences (i.e. Luna's escape in Chapter 4 and that other section with the blank paintings in one of the previous chapters). Another part that frustrated me was when Luna had to protect Neil from the skulls. Basically, most of it was just trial-and-error. But at last, I have finally finished the game!
Does This game not support full screen?
You have to press F1 and enable it (although the graphics become kind of grainy and pixelated).
I saw a reply by 'Tiago 05' that said to install Lossless Scaling and use the configs: Full screen; Anime4K; Very big (although, I personally didn't use it).
For some reason I can't play the 2,3,4 chapter,it say script 'cache' line 106:errno::ENOENT occured (I'm using joiplay in android by the way)
it was beautiful ,really beautiful
I thought the Horror Maker RPG genre was dead, but this was SO GOOD. This is up there with Mad Father, The Crooked Man, and The Witches Hosue.
game's so peak, I loved the story and characters
I was really sad when I saw Luna was the only one to get on the train at the end but was so much better when they all came back 10/10 game!
no lo juegen, me hizo llorar (chicos es broma juegenlo)
Such a great game! At first i thought "okay, you can play it" but it got so much more intense with every chapter and so sad and Happy and everything! I would love to have a bit more ending just because I don't want it to end! I want to see how their lives continue and im so sad for Copycat! The ending is so beautiful! Its amazing! Thanks for sharing this game with the world <3
I like this game 👍, very very like it. And masterpiece.
10/10
Diana, Apollo, Selene, Neil, Luna. i'm glad they are safe but i feeL sad the other i mean y'know what i mean..
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I love this game.
10/10
I want more.
it doesnt let me open it :(
Me either, why doesn't work?
same here
It may be a little late to answer this, just search for RPG Maker and download the one that says (RPG Maker VX Ace - Crysalis)
What do you mean? I search that on google?
Loved this game so much, love the aesthetic right away, but the story was also so good, constantly tugging on the heart strings. One of my favourite rpgmaker horror games I've played!
Full Playthrough here- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkxcnewj9xpVW9vpPZRbJg7Zq259cwh3Ei love this game its my entire life
Hey I just started playing and I am wondering, is there any way to make it full screen? it's really hard to focus with such a tiny window...
Install Lossless Scaling and use the configs: Full screen; Anime4K; Very big. Hope it helps^^
Help, this game is amazing, I enjoyed every second of it
Liking the game so far but cannot continue due to a (technical) issue..
In chapter 1, after luna passes a hallway of spike traps, she puts her hand in a hole and gets it stuck. The game says to press "Z" to get it out, but pressing Z on the keyboard didn't do it. Tried holding it down or tapping, didn't work.
Looked up what "Z" is in RPG maker, apparently it's actually "D", but the D key didn't work either...
End up trying all of the keys on my keyboard but none of them did anything, and yes, I was using the English language and nothing else...
you need to mash it, not just pressing once!
My Review:
This game is an absolute masterpiece. 10/10
I had found Aria's Story by accident when looking for good RPG Maker games to try, and I really enjoyed it a lot, so I decided to check out your other works, and found Midnight Train.
I was not prepared to have a new #2 favorite RPG Maker game of all time (#1 will eternally be OneShot, sorry lol). I've played a good handful of other RPG Maker games at this point and none of them compared to the beauty and masterful storytelling that is this game. There were only a couple points where I felt the logic needed to progress was unfair without failing once or twice (hiding in the Control Room, I'm looking at you), but other than that this was a pure joy to experience. The character development, the writing, the environments, the worldbuilding was all incredibly good. I look forward to seeing anything else you work on in the future.
This storyline also really resonated with me on many levels and helped me in a way you can't understand. Thank you for this game, seriously.
Apollo is my favorite character alongside Luna.
I am one of those who opened an itch io account just to comment on this game.
As someone who has played a lot of indie games, I must say that this game is a masterpiece from start to finish. every chapter and characters were interesting and every character I met made me emotionally connected with them.
The game has a lot to praise, the characters, the story, the mini-games, the use of sound is far above any indie game, so I was never bored while playing. the only problem was that the controls were a bit stumpy, which didn't bother me while I was so caught up in the story.
My favourite character was Apollo by far. Definitely one of my favourite indie deutergonists now. When I saw the end of the 2nd chapter, I couldn't even sleep from shock
I will be following and waiting for your other works.
Thank you for the masterpiece.
HELP I'M SUTCK AT THE BULLET AND PISTOL PART, When I first try it it would let me hit the bottles, but when I missed the last one It's been impossible to hint even the first one HELPPPPP
Besides, I've loved this game
I have made an account just to post a comment... Truly awesome so awesome game. I was immediately charmed and endeared by the characters, and I was very hooked to see what would happen to them through the story. Seeing them explore the situation in different ways was fun and engaging!!! The mystery of what was going on was so intriguing, and I was on the edge of my seat till the very end. The character development was so satisfying to see...!!! The dynamics and relationships between the characters were my favorite part, it was so nice to see it all connect and to see deeper bonds form. Seeing their sad stories and how they find ways to move on to a brighter future... It was so awesome... The worldbuilding shown within is also so interesting...
Gameplay wise I also really enjoyed it. Usually, I struggle tons with puzzles in RPGs and end up trying to look up the answers, but here I felt I could discover all the answers without whirling my head too much if I looked around enough (compliment). The difficulty was neat and while it does get harder as the game progresses, it does so in a reasonable way and things could be solved eventually once you look at things you first overlooked... In summary, I liked how the game handled puzzles, they were satisfactory to solve. I also do appreciate how you can get hints if you so want to. It does it in a way where you can finish connecting the dots yourself without feeling ashamed about it, and that was very nice.
Awesome game!!! Can't wait to play again and see what I couldn't quite catch the first time. I totally recommend it!!!
Thank you! It makes me really happy to know you enjoyed the game 💙
This game is so amazing, I love everything about it. I'm a sucker for depressing endings tho, so I almost hoped that Luna would stay alone in the real world while the others would be trapped but I'm so glad that they were able to escape. One of my favorite games for sure, crazy that I didn't stumble upon it earlier.
The developer's other game, Aria's Story has an ending to that effect, the true ending anyway. If you haven't already, give it a try, it's just as good as this one :)
She took the midnight train goin anyyywheeeeere
I was so invested in the fate of that bird
i swear i'd like to write a 1000 word long essay review but in the end there are no words to describe my love for this game. top 2 or maybe even top 1 best game on itch.io
if you life this game then play "paper lily chapter 1
it's kinda coincidence, I said that midnight train is top2 best game on itch.io, because top1 is actually paper lily lmao
hahahaha
really enjoying this game so far! btw in the skull court room, there's a bit where the language suddenly changes (lmk if the image isn't far down enough to be hidden behind the view more)
unfortunately i can't understand this myself, but my mom probably can, so i'll ask her.
AMÉ ESTE JUEGO 😭 Luna y Neil son muy lindos juntos
10/10. Joya. Sinceramente no me esperaba la gran cosa cuando me atrajo la estética Anime según las fotos, pero, sinceramente, nunca baja la tensión, la intriga, la curiosidad de lo que podría o no podría pasar.
No suelo comentar, pero, es digno de quitarse el sombrero este videojuego.
Si tuviera que hacer una mínima crítica constructiva es un error tonto pero bastante grave: no se puede maximizar la pantalla.
De resto, chapó.
Puede presionar Alt + Enter para obtener la pantalla completa para muchos juegos de RPGMaker. Funciona para este.
Decent game, some segments where the gameplay is different are good, others not really. Story is intriguing at the beginning but boring at chapter 1, chapter 2 is slightly better but still. Chapter 3 and 4 are where it's at and the ending is amazing. Great to play
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100/100 This game was so much fun and there were so many puzzles. The ending at the very end was so good almost made me cry.
I absolutely love this game. I've had so much fun and the WyLu ship is goin crazy for me!
No matter how many times I play it, it is simply the best game in the world, it has been a while since I played it and the ending still moves me, I almost cried (again), it is simply a masterpiece and it was one of my first games ...! so I have affection for it
And I hope I'm not the only one who loves the relationship between Neil and Luna, I like to imagine that they ended up together later...!
Thank you for making this masterpiece! I really love this game. I love all the characters included in this and the story is just amazing!