A Review of The Midnight Walk VR: Artfully Grotesque on SteamVR & PSVR 2

The Midnight Walk feels like that weird dream you barely recall, but can’t shake off. Picture wandering into Tim Burton’s brain—if you dare. It’s an eyeball feast, sure, but maybe not enough to strap on a headset. Here’s what I found, though my mind did wander a bit.

—

### What’s the Deal?

Alright, so: this midnight stroll, published by Fast Travel Games and crafted by MoonHood, drops on May 8th, 2025, for 40 bucks. Yep, you can snag it on Steam or PS5 and VR is optional, but could be fun—or not? Hard to say, honestly.

### Gameplay Vibes

So, walking simulator—pretty straightforward, yeah? It’s all about the look and the story, which, spoiler alert, is kinda shallow. Expect artsy, hand-crafted vibes that are sketched into 3D and thrown into this shadowy wonderland. Imagine something Burton would doodle if he hit peak eeriness.

Now, get this—you’re the size of a mouse. Seriously. So you can soak up those textures close up. Cool, right? But not all is peachy; animations waver between jerky stop-motion and suspiciously smooth bits, almost like your Wi-Fi hiccupped mid-stream.

The gaming underbelly is somewhat basic—throw in a couple of puzzles and monster hide-and-seek. But where are those mind-blowing ‘aha!’ puzzle moments? Yeah, nowhere.

### Emotional Whiplash?

Horror, it’s not. More like visual poetry that makes you go, “Wait, what happened?” There are nameless, faceless narrators—unidentifiable, really. They didn’t pull me in, didn’t make my heart race, and I didn’t get cozy in that storyverse. Just me? Maybe you’ll see what I didn’t.

### Immersion Breaks

Okay, so VR. It’s meant to be all about getting your hands dirty—imaginary dirt, but still. Instead, you press buttons. Want to open a door? Nah, just press ‘A’. Fly on a machine? You guessed it—‘A’ again. Missed chances to engage, right? Like you were about to high-five someone and they ghost you. Sigh.

You do get to ‘close your eyes’ to home in on sounds—cool concept, but on PC, it’s just a button press. PSVR 2’s got the eye-tracking edge, but meh, still not groundbreaking.

### Comfort Check

Generally chill on the comfort front, (unless you get dizzy watching your in-game head get spun like a merry-go-round during those awkwardly tilted cutscenes). It tilted my brain a bit, but nothing too gnarly.

—

So, is The Midnight Walk worth your time or dollars? If artsy dreamscapes are your jam, maybe. But, let’s be real—those imperfections, lack of solid VR features, and a cryptic narrative might make you think twice. Or maybe you’ll love it? Who knows, right?