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Ballads at Midnight

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App ID 1967870
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Abiding Bridge
Franchise Abiding Bridge
Supported Systems Windows macOS
Technologies PyGame Engine, RenPy Engine
Last Changenumber 30931786
Last Record Update 4 September 2025 – 00:23:06 UTC ()
Release Date 15 July 2022 – 20:03:26 UTC ()
❓ 87.42%
440 reviews
0
In-Game
🆓 Free to Play 💘 Otome 🧛 Vampire 👩 Female Protagonist 📚 Interactive Fiction

When a sarcastic bard is arrested and exiled to an abandoned castle, she expected to be at the mercy of a hungry, blood-thirsty vampire. She soon discovers that the vampire, Lucius, is not starving: he is gravely bored. She may just survive on borrowed time, one ballad each midnight.

Additional Information

This game is excluded from Steam Family Sharing because: Free Game

Developer Synstoria
controller_support full
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Abiding Bridge
IsFreeApp Yes
Exclude from family sharing (exfgls) 3 (Free Game)
Store Release Date 15 July 2022 – 20:03:26 UTC ()
osarch 64
community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://discord.gg/BPsUa6yzyZ
https://x.com/synstoria
Primary Genre Adventure (25)
Store Genres Adventure (25), Indie (23), Free to Play (37)
Steam Release Date 15 July 2022 – 20:03:26 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 13 May 2025 – 10:09:52 UTC () (1747130992)
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Is free on the store? Yes
review_score 8
review_percentage 94
Detected Technologies (?) PyGame Engine, RenPy Engine
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  •  
  • category: Verified
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 28 August 2025 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 9131322
  • configuration:
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    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
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    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
First seen on SteamDB 12 April 2022 – 14:26:06 UTC (), in changelist #14495588

Supported Languages

1 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes Yes

Tags

🆓 Free to Play 💘 Otome 🧛 Vampire 👩 Female Protagonist 📚 Interactive Fiction 💘 Romance 🛏️ Cozy 📚 Visual Novel 🗺️ Adventure 📚 Story Rich 😨 Dark 🧚 Choose Your Own Adventure 💘 Dating Sim 🎨 Hand-drawn 🎨 Stylized 🏰 Medieval 🎭 Drama 🏳️‍🌈 LGBTQ+ 😃 Funny 💔 Emotional

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

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timestamp13 May 2025 – 10:10:02 UTC

Trailer 465098 ↴

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timestamp 29 May 2022 – 12:17:58 UTC

Steam charts

  • 0 players right now
  • 1 24-hour peak
  • 31 all-time peak 21 July 2022
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  • 32 all-time peak
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  • ❓ Very Positive
  • 87.42% SteamDB Rating
  • 416 94.5% positive reviews
  • 24 5.5% negative reviews

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Ballads at Midnight had an all-time peak of 31 concurrent players on 21 July 2022.

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