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24 alternatives to Between Me and the Night

Relive you your childhood nightmare

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Between Me and the Night launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Apple II Library: The 4am Collection▲72

   Games and software for Apple II now in the browser

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Shifty▲165

   More control over macOS Night Shift

   2017 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   That Dragon, Cancer▲122

   A videogame developer's love letter to his son

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Notes Of Obsession▲66

   Try to survive the night in a creepy modern, Swedish house

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   The Nostalgia Machine▲184

   Get your childhood jam on

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Dark Matty▲71

   Help Matty uncover his past.

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Emily is Away▲104

   A retro AIM simulator. Chat with Emily.

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Aurous▲85

   Popcorn Time for music

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   My 90's TV▲287

   TV from your childhood

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Alfred▲316

    Never use your mouse again

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    The Witness on Mac▲123

    Explore an abandoned island full of surprises

    2017 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Hot Shots▲120

    A Dribbble screensaver

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Life is Strange▲104

    What if you could rewind time? App Store's game of the year.

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Shady for Mac▲94

    Pull a virtual shade over your screen, rest your eyes

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Layers of Fear▲77

    A psychedelic horror game

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    No Time To Explain Remastered▲60

    Chase your future self through time and alternate realities

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Flashlight▲240

    The missing plugin platform for the Mac Spotlight

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Gone Home▲83

    A first-person interactive story adventure game

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    No Mario's Sky▲131

    A fan-made mashup of Mario and No Man's Sky

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Circa Infinity▲73

    A circular platformer with pulse pounding soundtrack

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Stranger Things: The (Unofficial) Game▲132

    A point-and-click tribute to the Netflix hit

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    App Zapper!▲115

    The uninstaller Apple forgot

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Morning Person▲143

    Get a wake-up call from a real person (pre-launch)

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    RGB – #22: Knives in Your Eyes▲56

    This week, pills for your Mac and a cord cutter’s dream

    2016 · its alternatives →

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