Choose Midnight at the Red Light : An Investigation
Choose Midnight at the Red Light : An Investigation if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Midnight at the Red Light : An Investigation launched in 2017.
Midnight at the Red Light : An Investigation vs Space of Darkness
Midnight at the Red Light : An Investigation and Space of Darkness both land in Indie, Adventure, Casual 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, Casual on Steam. Midnight at the Red Light : An Investigation (2017) is 1 year older than Space of Darkness (2018). Midnight at the Red Light : An Investigation scores higher on Steam reviews (38.5% positive) than Space of Darkness (35.8% 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 Space of Darkness
Choose Space of Darkness if you want an Action experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Space of Darkness launched in 2018.
Both Midnight at the Red Light : An Investigation and Space of Darkness sit in Indie, Adventure, and Casual 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
 Midnight at the Red Light : An Investigation |  Space of Darkness | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2018 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Casual, Violent, Gore | Action, Indie, Adventure, Casual, Violent, Gore |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | Price unknown | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 38.5% positive (13 reviews) | 35.8% positive (67 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Waves and Blaze | PilotLumpa Gaming |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure, Casual on Steam.
- Midnight at the Red Light : An Investigation (2017) is 1 year older than Space of Darkness (2018).
- Midnight at the Red Light : An Investigation scores higher on Steam reviews (38.5% positive) than Space of Darkness (35.8% positive).
- Space of Darkness is free; Midnight at the Red Light : An Investigation is paid (Price unknown).
- Space of Darkness is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Midnight at the Red Light : An Investigation has no Deck rating yet.
Midnight at the Red Light : An Investigation vs Space of Darkness — FAQ
- Should I play Midnight at the Red Light : An Investigation or Space of Darkness first?
- If you want chronology, Midnight at the Red Light : An Investigation (2017) came out before Space of Darkness (2018). 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 at the Red Light : An Investigation and Space of Darkness similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure, Casual 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.
- Is Space of Darkness free?
- Yes — Space of Darkness is a free-to-play Steam title. Midnight at the Red Light : An Investigation is paid (Price unknown).