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Blackout Tonight

A side-scrolling puzzle adventure where a power outage hits an apartment building during a stormy night. Play as an amateur detective, visit diverse residents, uncover secrets, solve puzzles, and restore power before midnight... Stop rummaging through those useless trash cans!

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Developer
花花
Publisher
续昼工作室/DuskLit Studio
Release
January 25, 2026
189 days ago
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Positive23 reviews87.0%

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About the Game

BlackoutTonight is a story-driven side-scrolling puzzle game. You'll become Xiao Lan, the building's most promising detective, and must investigate the truth behind the stormy night's power outage before midnight to restore electricity—so you can have food tomorrow.

Game Features

Rich Details to Experience

Featuring ambiguous supernatural elements, plenty of useful (and useless) interactive clues, and neighbors with distinct personalities.

Heartwarming Daily Stories

Investigate every item through point-and-click mechanics, question NPCs, discover clues, and uncover the heartwarming daily lives of the protagonist and NPCs through gameplay.

Explore Different Side Stories

Use your attention to detail and wisdom (or the save system) to solve the problems you discover, influence the residents' lives, and unlock different ending CGs.

Bite-Sized Relaxing Experience With a 1-2 hour main storyline, hand-drawn cute art style, and carefully crafted music, enjoy a light and pleasant gaming experience.

...Don't rush.

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