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Sloth Gloss Games · Published by Sloth Gloss Games · Official site ↗
Very Positive — 89% positive (79 reviews) · 9 achievements
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
Pilot mecha in rhythm-RPG dance battles in this free standalone adventure from the world of Steel Century Groove. Assemble a squad of colossal dancers and groove your way through a neon city where it's always night.
Action, Adventure, RPG, Free To Play · 2025 · More free games
Embark on rhythm-RPG dance battles piloting mechas in Steel Century Groove: Midnight, where assembling a squad of colossal dancers leads you through a perpetual night city.
About this game
Thousands of years ago, humanity built colossal war machines to stop the apocalypse. Now they just use them for dance battles.
Groove your way across a neon city of perpetual night, build an online following, and discover the secrets hidden in an abandoned arcade.
This is a free standalone story set in the world of Steel Century Groove, and can be enjoyed entirely on its own. It features exclusive content not found in the full game: unique levels, new characters, and a fully separate narrative.
Additional Features:
Collect and upgrade: Level up your mechs, equip them with mods, and pair them with backup dancers.
Unique gameplay kits: Each mech has their own set of abilities, mechanics, and resources. A simple starter mech builds and spends energy, while later mechs have you maintaining an army of drones or swapping between cards in a mini deck builder.
Flexible rhythm combat: Steel Century Groove: Midnight doesn't demand a specific button press for each note. Instead, pick from your mech's kit of battle abilities.
No playing the metronome: Challenge yourself against interesting melodies, even when playing with your own music. You’ll never just be endlessly tapping out the beat.
No accessories required: Built from the start for gamepad or mouse & keyboard.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10/11
- Processor: Intel Quad Core 2.3Ghz or equivalent
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GTX 970 / AMD Radeon R9 290
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 3 GB available space
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
Supported Languages
*languages with full audio support
Latest news
AnnouncementsOfficial
Steel Century Groove Is Out Now!
The day is finally here. Steel Century Groove is OUT NOW!I'm so excited for everyone to get the chance to play this game that I've spent years obsessing over. I hope you all enjoy the journey across the Elder States, with all the surprises and battles along the way, and when it's over, I can't wait to see all the ways you push the systems to their limits with your endgame builds!Thank you all so much for supporting this project from the earliest release of Midnight to now. If you get the time to leave a review, even if you change it later, that makes a huge difference for small indie developers. Reaching 10 reviews as quickly as possible can be make or break for a game like this! Check out the launch trailer here:Read full article on Community Announcements (slothgloss)Patch NotesOfficial
Update 1.3.0 Is Out Now!
Thanks so much for playing Steel Century Groove: Midnight and leaving your comments, feedback, and reviews! It's all been incredibly helpful and continues to make the game better.This patch brings Midnight up to date with the latest code for an update to the Steel Century Groove demo coming next week for Steam Next Fest. That update will allow players to keep playing after finishing the demo, and will introduce the Goggle Guys' Endless and Freeplay modes that you may already be familiar with from Midnight. I'd really appreciate your help finding any new bugs that might have slipped in so that Next Fest can go as smoothly as possible! And be sure to try out the demo update next week during the festival. It really helps to have more people playing during that time.For Midnight itself, this update adds a new upgrade system for your replica Tenzerks that allows them to gain XP, level up, and unlock unique passives. It also includes a new sprint button, bug fixes, visual improvements, and optimizations to audio/music synchronization.Patch NotesMusicTracks from the built-in soundtrack can now be unlocked even while using custom music.Updated the Custom Music help screen to indicate that you can use songs in WAV, MP3, or OGG.Very minor improvements to beat alignment across all built-in songs.Art/VisualsOpponents now have more visual variety in their replica Tenzerks.Updated the trailer that plays at the end of Midnight.Reduced the size of all note hit VFX.Visual improvements to note hit VFX and the gameplay line.Added a few new player hair options.GameplayYou can now press B on the gamepad or Left Shift on the keyboard to sprint! This is available everywhere except in the ruins under the Midnight Arcade.Replica Tenzerks can now gain XP and level up, unlocking new passives.Added a Win Condition option to Freeplay mode that allows you to continue battling until the music is over.Adjusted the intensity of force feedback effects throughout the game and added a new option in th...Read full article on Community Announcements (slothgloss)AnnouncementsOfficial
Steel Century Groove is coming January 28th 2026!
Steel Century Groove has an official release date and it's January 28th 2026! Check out the new trailer for the announcement:Make sure to add the game to your wishlist, and then get ready for release by playing the free demo so you can transfer your saves when the full game launches!Read full article on Community Announcements (slothgloss)Patch NotesOfficial
Minor Update 1.2.4
Thanks for playing and leaving your feedback and bug reports!Fixed a crash that could occur on the music selection screen or at the start of battle while analyzing custom music in the backgroundFixed a crash that could occur when returning to the main menuFixed a crash when analyzing music files using less common formats such 24-bit audioFixed an issue where music would not loop properly when using custom songs with an abrupt ending.Slightly increased the length of "short" and "medium" length battles. These occur most often at the start of each area.Fixed an issue where the mods screen would auto-select a locked slot when opening it while all slots were full.Gamepad focus now starts on the correct item ("Shuffle All" rather than the Shuffle header) on the music selection screenSlightly reorganized credits and added a missing PR contributor.Read full article on Community Announcements (slothgloss)Patch NotesOfficial
Minor Update 1.2.3
Thanks for playing and leaving your feedback and bug reports! Fixed a rare crash when calculating gameplay splines.Read full article on Community Announcements (slothgloss)
