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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


StatusReleased
PlatformsWindows
Rating
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(484 total ratings)
AuthorLydia
GenreAdventure, Puzzle
Made withRPG Maker
TagsAnime, Exploration, Mystery, RPG Maker, Spooky, Steampunk, Story Rich
Average sessionA few hours
LanguagesEnglish, Spanish; Castilian

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Midnight Train 4.3 [ALL CHAPTERS] [English].zip 358 MB
Midnight Train 4.2 [ALL CHAPTERS] [Spanish].zip 358 MB

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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!

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How do i get the rpgvxace rtp for this game?

This game is a masterpiece.

Please play this masterpiece!! It is one of my favorite, if not my literal favorite rpg maker games of all time. I played it a long while back and still come back to it. I adore story focused games and every character in this game makes me want to keep them. I am so excited to experience it fresh again in the remake and I will probably cry again. (Apollo solos btw)

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This game is just what I wanted to see! Great original story, fun characters, and a perfect ending to end it all. Looking forward to playing your other game, and maybe the future ones if there are plans for them.

I definitely recommend for people who are looking for story focused RPG's. The game isn't too difficult, the help button really helps when you're just stuck on that one puzzle and don't feel like looking it up, potentially getting spoiled. Had some minor troubleshooting with joyplay and the chapter select screen, but who cares.

And to top all of that the game is literally FREE! Even most of the paid games I've played can't compare to this experience.

I LOVE THIS GAME OMG?! The hardest part in the game was the skulls, where you had to cross them without them noticing, AND the part where (i forgot the white haired girls name) WHERE YOU SNEAKLY RUN AWAY FROM THE GUARDS??!!. Omg i wish more people see this, i LOVVE IT SO MUCH!!

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”RPGVXAce RTP required to run this game.”
https://www.rpgmakerweb.com/run-time-package

I had issues what to do after download, but found this vid:

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I like that RPG Maker games like this and Aria's Story are puzzles that aren't too hard, and they can have you think and connect items to solutions fast. Plus the sound tracks for both of them are amazing. They give you an amazing story for both, and learning about the characters are incredible too. Both being unique in their own ways, while also being similar in some ways as well. I will always play any RPG Maker game that Lydia makes, and I hope others feels that way too.

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you don't understand how much i loved this. the aesthetics were great, the puzzles got harder over time but in a reasonable way, i never felt thrown into something out of the blue (and when i did it just took me a few deaths to learn a path lol), the characters were great (especially neil!! my beloved!!) and my gosh the STORY i LOVED the story! and neils deductions were so fun (except when my clickity click click finger went brrr and made me make the wrong choice but that is a me problem). i personally would love just to see everyone's day to day life at the end but once again that is a me problem and my me solution is to most likely think obsessively about this until i end up playing your other game and repeat process (as i am playing them in the wrong order due to just simply finding this one first) and THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS IT WAS REALLY GOOD THANKS <33
(if i would say one thing i did not like was the timers. especially the really really short ones in chapter 4. i died so many times just figuring out the routes and it was starting to get a little tedious but that is okay! it was still a great game!)

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its one of those games where the start might be a bit boring but if you stick around it will get a lot better.You won't regret playing it trust me.

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Great game. Not a fan of action moments, but ok. Here's a playthrough of chapter 1:

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one of the best games ever it was more than just a game it was an experience everything about it!  huge respect to the makers!

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i played this game like months ago, and i still love it so much. 

i loved the artstyle, the story, and the plot and its amazingly written. this is one of the only games i started crying about because some parts were so sad to me. i was so happy about the ending (im not saying anything specific cuz spoilers), that i cried again lol. 

this is my absolute favorite game, and i follow midnighttrain-project on tumblr too, and im so excited for the remake. 

please keep us all updated on the programming and development and dont ever stop programming <3

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Thank you a lot!
I'm glad you liked the game 🧡

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IS THIS REAL???? LYDIA REPLIED TO ME??? NOW I CAN BRAG TO MY FRIENDS OML <33

The game is AMAZING. 

It's one of my favorite rpg maker game. The characters are unforgettable, the OST are so good and prefect, the story is.. wow. Such a prefect story. I'll not spoil, but the last chapter is a masterpiece. (I cried so much) 

And..... Neil I love you 🧡🧡🧡

Btw Luna is an incridible protagonist. I love her. Her characteristics, her design,... Well, all of the characters of the game are perfectly create. (sorry if my eng is bad) 

There is some traduction error in the English version, but it's not really annoying. Thank you to created this game! <3

Thank you 🧡

I played this game a long time ago and I loved it! it's still my favourite game to this day.

wow, this game is just absolutely amazing!! I loved every bit of it. 

I played the first chapter and I would love to play the others, but for some reason I can't, even though it says [ALL CHAPTERS]. The game just start playing the end credits after the first chapter. Does anyone else have this issue, or have I done something weird?

well, i maybe late but here it is anyways
you just need to go back to "NEW JOURNEY" and you will find the list of chapters

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I played chapter 1 recently and I seem to be experiencing the same bug. I am opening new journey and then clicking on chapter 2, but it only makes a sound and doesn't do anything else. This applies to all the new chapters, only the first one is accessible to me.

I am using joiplay to play this game, so I might try to see if it works normal on my PC. I could also use save files of the nearest save location in those chapters, and just watch the beggining on yt. 


*Update*

Yes it was a weird joiplay bug. The solution was to transfer the game to a PC, play a bit of the next chapter and save it anywhere.

an amazing game with very beautiful art and a very interesting story that took me by surprise several times, and obviously I cried at the end, congratulations lydia for this amazing game

Where do i begin! This game has immediately become the best one i've ever played! The characters are so lovable and well-rounded, the puzzles are perfect! So fun to think back and use past information as clues in the deductions! Emotional and makes you think on morality and character! Just simply wonderful! Couldn't be happier with it, thank you Lydia :)

I can't access the vx ace rtp thing needed to play

girl me neither

same

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https://www.rpgmakerweb.com/run-time-package

download link since the one on here is broken

u just need to download the rpgvxace with rtp which you can find on the rpgmaker website , its really easy and simple

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I know the full game dropped like 3 years ago but I installed it, played a little of the first chapter, then forgot about it, but I've finally came around to playing all four chapters and I'm actually speechless.

Everything about this game was masterful. The characters, the twists, the story, the puzzle. It's a slow start, but as the story progresses and more characters are introduced and more backstory is fed it becomes a captivating playthrough that will have you in the palm of the games hand. 

The only criticisms I have is that there some puzzles that are really more up to chance, such as the hiding one in the final chapter, and there were some questionable musical choices in certain scenes that could have benefited from a more fitting track, but these are nitpicks that don't take from the experience.

Overall, not to pull a Dave Meltzer, but I have to give this game 11/10. No exaggeration. The game met expectations and proceeded to exceed them through it's witty game design, diverse cast of characters and the rollercoaster of a story it told. This is what RPGMaker games aspire to be.

Bra. fucking. Vo.

After I have completed the game, I must say, it was a delightful and emotional experience! The story and characters are well crafted, showing that the RPG Maker game format is a unique and very interesting way to explore these, along with the puzzle-style gameplay. Even if I found some of the puzzles to be straightforward, the addition of the Help option is a really nice touch to me. Besides helping the player, it makes sense that Neil would be able to understand situations/puzzles more effectively and help you out with them; it gives the game character! 

 I can't forget to mention the visuals; not only the graphics and character models, but the fact that there are 4 whole Chapters with varying looks and  good amount of content makes the effort put into the game very apparent! Every time I finished one, I was itching to get to the next.

I can't put into words how inspiring and lovely your work is; I recommend this experience to others, and I wish the best for the upcoming remake!!

Some tips for other players:

-Download RTP VX Ace package from the official RPG Maker Store and extract it before playing! (RTP means Run Time Package; it has all the assets, graphics, etc. of the game). 

-Fullscreen, what worked for me: Hold Alt+Enter

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En serio, este juego se ha convertido en uno de mis favoritos.

¿Qué puedo decir? Me hizo sentir una montaña rusa de emociones, todo me ha encantado. Me ha gustado más porque tengo preferencia por las historias de detectives y de misterio, pero tampoco puedo dejar de lado que los puzzles tienen una buena dificultad y no los consideré tan complicados, pero sí te hacen pensar un rato. La historia y los personajes están bien escritos, sus historias me conmovieron y adoré el final, me identifiqué mucho con Neil ajsdhjafhk. El gameplay no defrauda ya que me entretuvo bastante y la ambientación en general también es muy buena, desde los gráficos , el arte, hasta la música.

Es una joya infravalorada la verdad, sería bueno que fuera igual de popular que Aria's Story porque es igual de bueno.

Gracias por crear este juego y compartir tu trabajo Lydia. Nunca defraudan. ¡Espero con ansias el remake! 

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WAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH ILOVE THIS GAMR SO =MUCG WASDASC THANK YOU FR CREATING SUH A GOOD GAME LYDIA I KOVE IT ADADVSDV I CRIED SO MUCH I 

Este juego me ha gustado aún más que el anterior. Es más largo y complejo, tanto a nivel jugable como a nivel de historia. Y el arte precioso aquí también.

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This game made a strong impression on me and even made me cry at the end. The story feels complete and well remembered. I look forward to future games from this developer.

In the beginning there were one or two riddles that I could not solve with logic and used the guides, but otherwise everything is quite logical and solvable.

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Unfortunately the game was too difficult for me dumb self and I couldn't finish it. Has a mysterious story with interesting characters. I was too curious about the plot and ending so I've watched vids about others finishing it. I have to say that it was impressive. I recommend after a few tries if a player can't complete a certain task, to be able to lower the difficulty.

It is supposed that if you found a puzzle difficult, you should ask Neil for help and he would tell you what to do, sometimes he would even tell you the answer.

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I had to do the same with the dev's other game. The games are beautiful but just difficult as hell lol

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oh boy, this story is not just about a train but also a rollercoaster because the plot kept me envolved in ways I can't explain, such a complex story and amazing characters. It's worth all the time I spent playing it. Wish I could've seen more about Luna, Apollo and Selene as a trio, I love their dynamic. I miss the characters and the whole group together already

the story is complete and still leaves a lasting impression ,the same goes for aria.the combination of decryption and story is perfect,not all rmgame can achieve it.Anyway, I like it!

im getting an error message saying i need rpgvxace to run the game?

Download RPG VX Ace from this site: https://www.rpgmakerweb.com/run-time-package

ik but i feel like this is something you shouldn't need to do for a game? Like updating your driver's and stuff sure but downloading a whole extra program seems a little much? Especially since i haven't any idea what this program is or does.

And if you as the player need to download an extra program to play they should tell people in the description aswell so that you're aware beforehand

I agree with you. But don't worry it's nothing dangerous.developers have mentioned it.maybe you missed it.

Are you still active on itch.io or can I find more content elsewhere? I love both of these games and need hope that there will be more. <3

honetly not sure havent seen lydia around for quite some time qwq

I didn't find any other projects of lydia . She is currently working on a remake of Midnight Train. You can check her Twitter if you're interested.

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It keeps telling me "unable to find file : Graphics/Characters/Vehicle"

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Hi, I'd like to play the game but it says that graphics/characters/vehicles are not found. I downloaded the VX Ace RTP so it let me open the game but I couldn't play anything because when I tried to start a new one, it would tell show that error message. Does anyone know how to fix this?

ok, did you just extract the game? or whole?

Hi! Thanks for the response, I've managed to figure out what the problem was. I think it had something to do with how I installed or extracted the RTP. I deleted the files, downloaded them again and extracted them. Since then, the game has been working. 

btw, the game is great. But, the puzzles are bit complicated for me, but i can get through it all 

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Wen updet?. or no more update because of last chapter

They're currently remaking the game in RPG Maker MV with updated sprites and some new graphics.

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oh, i forgot, thanks

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how i can put the game in full screen? ;(

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I belive this thread may be useful.

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the game still's keep opening in a minimized screen :,[

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Could you please explain what you did? Did you try any of the solutions in the thread?

i did exactly what you say. i tried too the F6, F8 and ALT + ENT

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Ok, i made a tutorial. It works with Windows 10 i dunno about Windows 11. Here is the link. If that doesn’t work look up on google “how to make a window full screen in windows”

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