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Reception

Vigil: The Longest Night is an outstanding indie title for fans of challenging action platformers steeped in gothic horror.

Vigil is worth checking out if you’ve exhausted all other Soulslike options on the Nintendo Switch.

Despite these issues, Vigil: The Longest Night absolutely holds its own, both in 2D adventure games, as well as in the glut of Souls-alikes that have emerged in recent years. It's fast, fun and rewarding to players who manage to overcome the initial similarities to FROM Software's series, and manages to carve its own unique take on the formula, with...

I really enjoyed my time with Vigil: The Longest Night, and I hope to further explore the secrets of this dark world. This game punches above its weight class and I think as the game is improved with patches and hopefully more DLC it will become a genre favorite.

While I’ve played worse, Vigil: The Longest Night just has too many flaws for me to wholeheartedly recommend it. The visual style, despite the bad animations, is still pleasing, and you’re generally rewarded well for exploring. I just wish that the combat had more impact to it, especially the bosses.