Choose One Late Night: Deadline
Choose One Late Night: Deadline if you want a Simulation experience. One Late Night: Deadline launched in 2014.
One Late Night: Deadline vs The Midnight Bus
One Late Night: Deadline and The Midnight Bus both land in Indie, Adventure, Free To Play 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, Free To Play on Steam. One Late Night: Deadline (2014) is 10 years older than The Midnight Bus (2024). The Midnight Bus scores higher on Steam reviews (77.8% positive) than One Late Night: Deadline (27.3% 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 The Midnight Bus
Choose The Midnight Bus if you want a Casual experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. The Midnight Bus launched in 2024.
Both One Late Night: Deadline and The Midnight Bus sit in Indie, Adventure, and Free To Play on Steam, 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
 One Late Night: Deadline |  The Midnight Bus | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2024 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Free To Play | Indie, Adventure, Free To Play, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 27.3% positive (121 reviews) | 77.8% positive (45 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Black Curtain Studio | itandfeel |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure, Free To Play on Steam.
- One Late Night: Deadline (2014) is 10 years older than The Midnight Bus (2024).
- The Midnight Bus scores higher on Steam reviews (77.8% positive) than One Late Night: Deadline (27.3% positive).
- Both are free to play.
- One Late Night: Deadline is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; The Midnight Bus has no Deck rating yet.
One Late Night: Deadline vs The Midnight Bus — FAQ
- Should I play One Late Night: Deadline or The Midnight Bus first?
- If you want chronology, One Late Night: Deadline (2014) came out before The Midnight Bus (2024). 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 One Late Night: Deadline and The Midnight Bus similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure, Free To Play 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.