Action · August 23, 2022

Midnight Fight Express (2022)

trophy40 achievementsextension1 DLClocal_offer-50% current discountgroup100k–1M ownersrecommend1.8k recommendations
An unexpected hero emerges on the city's darkest night. You’re Babyface, a former member of the criminal underworld lured back into “the life” by a mysterious AI drone. Your mission against impossible odds: Fight your way across the city before sunrise, and prevent a citywide criminal takeover together. Engage in a brutal and hyper-kinetic brawling ballet, using every environmental tool and street fighting technique at your disposal. Level up your abilities to take down the mounting onslaught of bozos, cronies, and crime lords. Blockbuster Combat Tangle with waves of foes with the finesse of an action-movie master. Punch, dodge, counter, and finish off enemies in fluid and visceral combat featuring mo-cap animation by motion artist and stunt performer Eric Jacobus. Custom difficulty modes allow any player to direct the action to their preference. Martial Mastery Level up, power up, and tap into a sprawling skill tree to unleash a dizzying array of devastating fighting moves. Develop your own signature style, and master over-the-top combos that leave the criminals wondering what hit ’em. Killer Arsenal Complement your melee moves with knives, axes, and sledgehammers. Wield a wild array of pistol fire, shotgun blasts, and explosives. Weaponize everything from furniture to toilet plungers. Take advantage of the urban world around you to score increasingly outrageous takedowns and clean up the streets. Street Warrior’s Wardrobe Customize your character’s appearance, and unlock a huge variety of cosmetic options ranging from the ultra-suave to the mega-outlandish. Unlock more 150+ pieces of clothing, equip skins for you and your AI ally Droney, and make a lasting impression as you fight to save the streets. Audio Adrenaline Rush Battle across the city’s 41 hand-crafted levels to the beat of a pulsing, infectious soundtrack by artist Noisecream, and channel the nonstop midnight energy of the metropolis. The Fight Never Stops Return to missions to complete challenges, unlock rewards, and show everyone who owns the streets on the leaderboard. Create your own director’s cut of the action with settings that let you customize enemy types, weapons, and more.

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185 Action titles launched in 2022 — top 6 by review volume.

Peer Action titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume2.3k Steam reviewsTop 91% in Action
Positive rating89% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 41%
Metacritic76/100Genre average 77 — top 62% of Action titles
Engagement hours4 h averageTop 83% for session depth among Action

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Action · 107
  • Beat 'em up · 94
  • Fighting · 81
  • 3D · 67
  • Isometric · 63
  • Gore · 52
  • Violent · 51
  • Combat · 48
  • Singleplayer · 47
  • Stylized · 41
  • Indie · 39
  • Modern · 33
  • Great Soundtrack · 31
  • Martial Arts · 7

Reception Metrics

Steam community

89%Very Positive · 2.3k reviews

2.1k positive · 254 negative

Metacritic

76/100 critic aggregate

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Curator recommendations

1.8k

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (9)

  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Japanese
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Spanish - Latin America
  • Polish
  • Russian
  • Portuguese - Brazil

Press Quotes

“Midnight Fight Express is a modern beat-'em-up with extensive motion-captured animations that bring its frenetic combat to life with wince-inducing satisfaction.” 8 / 10 – GameSpot “With combat that’s as brutal as it is satisfying and a progression system that truly makes you feel like you’re mastering the craft of kicking arse” 9 / 10 – WellPlayed “Midnight Fight Express takes a cool look, great music, and fluid combat to the next level in one of this year's best beat-em-ups.”…

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Stats
  • Steam Leaderboards

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

4h

brief (under 5 hours)

Median

4h

Typical completion time

Achievements

40

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateAug 23, 2022
DeveloperJacob Dzwinel
PublisherHumble Games
Base price$9.99 -50%
DLC / Add-ons1 released
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksMetacritic page · Support

Content Notes

This game includes violence, blood, and gore.

Editions & Packages

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