Midnight Horrors Universe © is a fanmade online game based on the Midnight Horror School series, originally created by Naomi Iwata. It was originally released on September 2, 2014.
Description (App Store)[]
Create custom Iwata cubics, make friends and roleplay in this social RPG!
If you are a fan of Midnight Horror School, then welcome to Midnight Horrors Universe ©!!
Pick a character of your choice: Hikky, Liddy, Ampoo, Chaps, among others.
- Compatible Operating Systems:
- PC (if you wanted): Windows 8 and above
- iOS: iOS 5 and above
- Android: Android 4.0 and above
- Note: This application may not be compatible with some devices even if they have a compatible operating system.
- Connection Enviroments:
- A poor internet connection when communicating with the server from within the game, such as when you're buying items from the shop, can cause your data becoming corrupted or missing. Please make sure you are in a location with good reception when using features that rely on an internet connection.
Playable characters[]
Main Article: List of playable characters in Midnight Horrors Universe ©
The player is able to take on the role of 353 different characters, some offering a different style of play.
The customizable character's avatars[]
As always, the player has a customizable avatar. You can select your avatar's gender, eye color, skin color, and you can change their outfit with gear bought from stores
Main Menu[]
- Play Online
- Join a server: Enjoy Midnight Horrors Universe © in it's original online game forms
- Spectate a server
- Recruit a cubic (mobile exclusive)
- Minigames
- Play A Minigame
- Spectate A Minigame
- My profile
- Options: Adjust the in-game settings.
- Extras: Check out the video clips, listen to the music or view your trophies.
- Music Player
- Videos
- Trophies
Game modes[]
Play Online[]
(to be added)
Minigames[]
(to be added)
My Profile[]
(to be added)
Options[]
A mode where you can change certain settings in the game that will affect the gameplay
The options for the game are listed below:
- Game Options
- Number of players shown on minimaps: Allows you to adjust the number of players shown on the minimap as a slider, from "None" to "∞".
- Control modes: Allows you to change the control mode of your character, such as arrow or WASD keys (on PC), and D-pad or joystick (on mobile/Wii U/PS5).
- Screen Adjusts
- Graphics Quality: Allows you to adjust the game's graphics quality, from "Very Poor" to "Super High!"
- FOV: Allows you to change the camera's FOV as a slider, from "0.05" to "2.00".
- Sound Settings (Volume, sound test)
- My accounts
- Player names: Allows you to change your player name that shows up to your account and profile in the game. Those names can only be changed once per two days
- Passwords: Allows you to change your account's password. You'll be logged out after you do so.
- Connections: Allows you to connect or disconnect your account to one of the following platforms: Google, Facebook, Twitter (X), Discord, PlayStation Networks or Nintendo Network
- Language: Allows you to change the game's interface/chat message language with various options listed below:
- Game UI:
- English (default)
- Spanish
- Portuguese
- French
- Dutch
- Italian
- Icelandic
- Finnish
- Danish
- Russian
- Greek
- Turkish
- Japanese
- Korean
- Mandarin Chinese
- Vietnamese
- Bahasa Indonesia
- Thai
- Arabic
- Persian
- Chat Messages:
- English (default)
- French
- Portuguese
- German
- Italian
- Dutch
- Danish
- Icelandic
- Swedish
- Finnish
- Greek
- Polish
- Turkish
- Romanian
- Russian
- Korean
- Mandarin Chinese
- Japanese
- Vietnamese
- Thai
- Bahasa Indonesia
- Persian
- Arabic
- Hindi
- Hebrew
- Game UI:
- Credits: View the credits of the people who worked on the game with music from the Music Player playing in the background (only choose a music track which length is between 30 seconds and 10 minutes)
Extras[]
A bonus where you can view your screenshots, screen recordings, videos, music and your trophies.
Gameplay[]
Midnight Horrors Universe © takes place in an open world environment. The main hub is the Midnight Horror School's lobby
Midnight Horrors Universe © allows the player to choose between 353 different playable characters, some with different abilities, reflecting different styles of play.
Events[]
General Events[]
- Banister sliding
- Desk race
- Firework show (only happens in summer)
- Meteor shower (only happens in some nights in February, March and May)
- Investigation (only happens after when a player causes suspicious behaviour)
- School riot
- Snowball fights (only happens in winter)
- Water balloon fights (only happens in summer)
Sports[]
- Athletics
- Baseball
- Bobsleigh (only happens in winter)
- Boomerang
- Cheerleading
- Chess
- Fishing
- Ice skating
- Long jumps
- Roller skating
- Snowboarding (only happens in winter)
- Shooting
- Soccer
- Swimming
- Tug of war
Trophies[]
Main article: List Of Trophies In Midnight Horrors Universe ©
Minigames[]
Main article: List Of Minigames In Midnight Horrors Universe ©
World Maps[]
The game is set in Iwataville, a city where all Iwata cubics live and reside.
Player behaviour[]
Emotes/reactions[]
The in-game emote menu allows users to choose one of their usable emotes to perform.
- Agrees
- Anger
- Bored
- Block Partiers
- Breakdances
- Confused
- Disagrees
- Dizzy
- Floss dance
- Heartbreaks
- High waves (obtainable from September 6 to September 28 (PC), September 1 to September 17 (Wii U), July 31 to August 14 (mobile) and August 1 to August 13 (PlayStation 5) for the Anniversary events)
- Hype dance
- Laughs
- Love
- Outrages
- Sadness
- Samba
- Shimmy
- Shrugs
- Shy
- Thought
- Twistie Dances
- Wave
Reputation[]
Reputation is the opinion of the public toward an Iwatacubic or a group of cubics.
Weather[]
The world alternates between sunny skies, assorted degrees of diamond dust, fog, snow (only happened in winters), and thunderstorm.
Rideable Creatures[]
Creatures that can be rideable are found all over the forest
Bus Tour[]
Once per day or night, the players can pay 300 Iwata tokens or 4 tickets to the bus driver at the bus stops to travel to a specific place in Iwataville or another town
Special holiday events[]
Black Friday[]
All items in the shops have lowered their prices
Recurrence Dates[]
- November 14, 2010
- November 15 - 28, 2012
- November 7, 2015
- November 19, 2016
- November 13 - 19, 2017
- November 20, 2019
- November 30, 2020
- November 24, 2022
- November 4 - 16, 2024
New Year's Eve[]
All players are wearing party hats, based on the colours of their striped shirts
Christmas[]
All buildings have Christmas lights wrapped around the tops of them. There is also a giant Christmas tree in the plaza
Recurrence dates[]
- December 3 - 8, 2010
- December 16, 2011
- December 8 - 22, 2012
- December 27 - 28, 2013
- December 28, 2014
- December 11 - 21, 2015
- December 2 - 5, 2016
- December 1 - 26, 2017
- December 5 - 18, 2018
- December 3, 2019
- December 1 - 30, 2020
- December 1 - 29, 2021
- December 1, 2022
- December 4 - 29, 2023
- December 25 - 26, 2024
Lunar New Year[]
All players wear red-colored accessories. Players can also provide playing as the three characters wearing this holiday's outfits
Recurrence dates[]
- February 2 - 24, 2010
- February 18, 2011
- February 3, 2013
- February 8, 2014
- February 7, 2016
- February 23, 2017
- February 2, 2018
- February 4, 2019
- February 15, 2020
- February 8, 2022
- February 2 - 25, 2024
- February 4 - 25, 2025
Hanukkah[]
All players wear blue and white accessories. The candles on players' desks are replaced with miniature menorahs. Players can also find dreidels scattered in intervals of the school
Recurrence dates[]
- December 4, 2010
- December 23, 2011
- December 2, 2012
- December 2, 2013
- December 12 - 15, 2017
- December 30, 2020
- December 1 - 26, 2021
- December 4 - 16, 2022
- December 6 - 16, 2023
- December 19 - 30, 2024
April Fools' Day[]
All players are upside-down. Players can also provide playing as the two characters in this holiday's alter egos
Recurrence dates[]
- April 16, 2013
- April 15, 2014
- April 15, 2016
- April 18 - 29, 2018
- April 11, 2019
- April 14, 2021
- April 28 - 29, 2023
Game anniversary[]
Same as in the New Year's Eve events
Locations[]
- Midnight Horror School
- Sunshine Academy
- Crossroads Elementary
- The Forest
- Iwataville
- The Cubic Neighborhood
Elements (for customizable characters):[]
- Water
- Earth
- Wind
- Ice
- Electric
- Plasma
- Stone
- Magma
- Chaos
- Lunar
- Heart
- Star
- Storm
- Gravity
- Aurora
- Galaxy
- Infinity
- One Of A Kind!
Controls[]
Main Article: Midnight Horrors Universe/Controls
Reception[]
Midnight Horrors Universe © recieved positive reviews based on the review aggregation website Famitsu, where gave it a score of 36 out of 40.
Ratings[]
The game is rated T (comic mischief, mild language, users interact) in North America, while is rated PEGI 12 (bad language, violence) in Europe and B in Japan
Soundtrack[]
Main article: Midnight Horrors Universe ©/Soundtrack