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Midnight Scenes: The Goodbye Note vs Midnight Scenes: From the Woods

Midnight Scenes: The Goodbye Note and Midnight Scenes: From the Woods both land in Indie, Adventure on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam. Midnight Scenes: The Goodbye Note (2020) is 3 years older than Midnight Scenes: From the Woods (2023). Midnight Scenes: The Goodbye Note scores higher on Steam reviews (96.7% positive) than Midnight Scenes: From the Woods (84.1% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.

Which should you pick?

Choose Midnight Scenes: The Goodbye Note

Choose Midnight Scenes: The Goodbye Note if it's currently about 33% cheaper on the Steam Store. Midnight Scenes: The Goodbye Note launched in 2020.

Choose Midnight Scenes: From the Woods

Choose Midnight Scenes: From the Woods if it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Midnight Scenes: From the Woods launched in 2023.

Both Midnight Scenes: The Goodbye Note and Midnight Scenes: From the Woods sit in Indie and Adventure on Steam and both list Camera Comfort, Custom Volume Controls, and Playable without Timed Input, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.

Side-by-side comparison

Midnight Scenes: The Goodbye Note vs Midnight Scenes: From the Woods — Steam metadata comparison
Midnight Scenes: The Goodbye Note — Steam game coverMidnight Scenes: The Goodbye NoteMidnight Scenes: From the Woods — Steam game coverMidnight Scenes: From the Woods
Released20202023
GenresIndie, AdventureIndie, Adventure
PlatformsWindowsWindows
Steam DeckUnratedDeck Playable
Price3.99 USD5.99 USD
Steam reviews96.7% positive (90 reviews)84.1% positive (126 reviews)
MultiplayerSingle-player onlySingle-player only
DevelopersWhite Blanket GamesWhite Blanket Games

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Midnight Scenes: The Goodbye Note vs Midnight Scenes: From the Woods — FAQ

Should I play Midnight Scenes: The Goodbye Note or Midnight Scenes: From the Woods first?
If you want chronology, Midnight Scenes: The Goodbye Note (2020) came out before Midnight Scenes: From the Woods (2023). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
Are Midnight Scenes: The Goodbye Note and Midnight Scenes: From the Woods similar?
They overlap on Indie, Adventure on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
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