Action · October 14, 2020

Vigil: The Longest Night (2020)

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Embark on a Shadowy Adventure 'Vigil: The Longest Night' is a side-scrolling action game in the Metroidvania style, inspired by classics like 'Salt and Sanctuary' and 'Castlevania.' It offers broad map exploration, a rich combat mechanism, and a unique storyline with dark narratives. Players will accompany the Vigilant Leila on her journey of trials, protecting the town, combating evil creatures, and gradually uncovering the mysteries of Shimmer's Faith and its hidden schemes. Master the Art of Combat Players can choose from an extensive range of weapons, including swords, axes, daggers, and bows, many featuring their unique attack styles and moves, or even engage in combat unarmed. This varied weaponry, coupled with a combination of distinct arcane abilities and throwable items, provides many combat options beyond basic weaponry. This allows players to choose the most suitable combat style based on their preferences and the unique characteristics of each weapon. Forge Your Path with Custom Gear The game offers a wide array of equipment for players to choose from. Through enchant and Forge systems, players can further craft unique equipment to face the challenges of brutal combat. Unravel Secrets of a Mysterious World Players will start their adventure from Maye town, freely exploring the vast world and dungeons, uncovering secrets related to the story, interacting with distinctive NPCs, and acquiring rare items and equipment. Face the Horrors of the Night Vigil features over a hundred monsters, as well as nearly 20 boss battles, ranging from humanoid bosses to gigantic creatures, providing a thrilling and challenging combat experience.

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236 Action titles launched in 2020 — top 6 by review volume.

Community Tag Signals

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

  • Metroidvania · 283
  • Side Scroller · 267
  • Souls-like · 265
  • Female Protagonist · 242
  • Difficult · 241
  • Platformer · 239
  • Choices Matter · 229
  • Action RPG · 229
  • Action-Adventure · 219
  • Stylized · 206
  • Character Action Game · 203
  • 2D · 201
  • RPG · 200
  • Horror · 198
  • Psychological Horror · 190

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Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume3.4k Steam reviewsTop 74% in Action
Positive rating87% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 49%
Metacritic75/100Genre average 77 — top 65% of Action titles
Engagement hours6 h averageTop 67% for session depth among Action

Reception Metrics

Steam community

87%Very Positive · 3.4k reviews

2.9k positive · 436 negative

Metacritic

75/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

7.7/10

Curator recommendations

3.2k

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (10)

  • English
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Traditional Chinese
  • Japanese
  • Portuguese - Portugal
  • Portuguese - Brazil
  • Russian
  • Korean
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

6h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

7h

Typical completion time

Achievements

47

Steam unlocks available

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Remote Play on TV

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Release & Availability

Release dateOct 14, 2020
DeveloperGlass Heart Games
Base price$8.79 -60%
DLC / Add-ons2 released
PlatformsWindows, Linux
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support · [email protected]

Content Notes

Vigil: The Longest Night contains frequent scenes of horror, violence and gore.

Editions & Packages

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