Channel 4 Midnight

Horror· Adventure· Psychological Horror· 3D

Released Jan 2026

A bite-sized psychological horror game about a wayward soul who seeks transformation through a sinister ritual.

87% positive · 187 reviews

Done

All announced content has been released

High confidence

Done

All announced content has been released

High confidence

Where to get it

Free on Steam

Steam Free

Evaluation

Channel 4 Midnight released on January 29, 2026 as a free, self-contained first-person horror game built around a single 15–20 minute experience. The store description explicitly frames it as a short, complete narrative — a bite-sized psychological horror game with a defined beginning and end, no episodic structure, and no mention of future content. There is no DLC listed, no season pass, and no developer posts of any kind. The game has now been out for six months (past the 180-day recently-launched window) with no updates, no announcements, and no roadmap. The format — a short, free, solo-developed horror experience — is consistent with a game shipped as a finished product. Nothing the developer has communicated suggests additional content is planned.

Evidence

Store description describes the game as a 15–20 minute story-driven horror experience with a complete narrative arc — a ritual with a defined outcome. No mention of future updates, episodes, or additional content.

description · Jan 29, 2026 source development ending

high

Short description calls it a 'bite-sized psychological horror game' — language consistent with a complete, self-contained product.

store metadata · Jan 29, 2026 source development ending

medium

Media

Details

Developer

foolkien

Publisher

foolkien

Achievements

Platform

Windows

Controller

—

Steam Deck

Not rated

Players

Single-player

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About this game

You are far away from home.

Winter chills you to the bone.

Staying at a dingy inn, you perform an old ritual that who-knows-whom on the internet taught you.

This is a story-driven, first person horror game of 15-20 minutes of gameplay.

Guidelines to the ritual are hinted at in a blog called The Channels, which can only be accessed through the inn's private network. You read the page carefully and follow the guidelines. Then you will be fine.

At the end of a successful ritual, you will be rewarded by being transformed into someone completely different from who you are.

Well, how does that sound?

Tempting? Then give it a try.