MINDNIGHT
Released Aug 2017
Inspired by the party games Werewolf and The Resistance, MINDNIGHT is a cyberpunk online social deduction game of deceit, accusations and unpredictability. It challenges your ability to lie and detect others that are trying to be deceptive.
84% positive · 2,963 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
Evaluation
MINDNIGHT launched in August 2017 and received several years of updates including new maps, skins, game modes, and matchmaking improvements. The most significant developer communication about the game's future came on December 23, 2021, in the Update 2.15 post, where the team stated plainly: "The team considers MINDNIGHT to mostly be feature complete at this point." They went on to explain that the game is a hobby project built in developers' free time, and that they "just can't keep new high-quality content coming forever." While they confirmed the servers would stay online and minor maintenance updates might occur, no new content was promised.
The April 14, 2024 announcement about a community-run competitive Discord server with seasonal rankings is driven by the player community, not new developer-built content — it references a third-party Discord server, not an in-game update.
The one released DLC (a soundtrack pack from March 2018) has shipped. There are no unreleased DLC entries. The developer's own words from December 2021 mark the conclusion of active content development, making that the point at which the game became complete.
Evidence
In the Update 2.15 post, the developer explicitly stated: 'The team considers MINDNIGHT to mostly be feature complete at this point.' They acknowledged updates had become infrequent, explained the game is a hobby project, and said they could not keep producing high-quality content indefinitely. They committed only to keeping servers running and making minor maintenance updates as needed.
The Update 2.15 post — the last major content release — delivered new skins and map assets but contained no new features, and served as the team's send-off post signaling the end of active development.
Content
1 of 1 released · no outstanding content
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
No Moon
Achievements
87
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
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Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Multiplayer · PvP
About this game
MINDNIGHT is a free to play online social deduction game, a take on the classic party games such as Werewolf and The Resistance. It is a game of deceit, accusations and unpredictability. It challenges the player's ability to lie and detect other players that are lying.
Set in a future cyberpunk San Francisco, in 2038, cities have crushed the open internet. Networks are locked by security nodes and need to be maintained by NTF agents. Hackers have been searching for a way to break into them for years.
Players are assigned a random role to be either an Agent or a Hacker. In order to win the game with your team you must capture three nodes.
Hackers have the objective to hack three nodes while Agents need to secure three nodes from the total of five. As a hacker you know who your fellow hackers are, but as an agent, you only know who you are.
The game is a tribute to social party games such as The Resistance and Werewolf. As MINDNIGHT is heavily inspired after these games, we are looking into other table-top deduction social games to bring new features and modes along the way through updates.
MINDNIGHT is a game that was created initially in an internal game jam.
Last but not least, we recommend playing the game in English, when playing in the normal queue. You can always create custom games with your friends and play in your own language if you cannot communicate in English.
- Online Matchmaking
- 5-8 players
- 3 Game Modes
- Custom Games with Voice Chat
- Customization - 100 Skins
- Chat Features - 30 Custom Emojis
Set in a future cyberpunk San Francisco, in 2038, cities have crushed the open internet. Networks are locked by security nodes and need to be maintained by NTF agents. Hackers have been searching for a way to break into them for years.
HOW TO PLAY
Players are assigned a random role to be either an Agent or a Hacker. In order to win the game with your team you must capture three nodes.
Hackers have the objective to hack three nodes while Agents need to secure three nodes from the total of five. As a hacker you know who your fellow hackers are, but as an agent, you only know who you are.
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The game is a tribute to social party games such as The Resistance and Werewolf. As MINDNIGHT is heavily inspired after these games, we are looking into other table-top deduction social games to bring new features and modes along the way through updates.
MINDNIGHT is a game that was created initially in an internal game jam.
Last but not least, we recommend playing the game in English, when playing in the normal queue. You can always create custom games with your friends and play in your own language if you cannot communicate in English.
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Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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