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Dark Nights with Poe and Munro
Developer D'Avekki Studios Ltd
Dark Nights with Poe and Munro is an adventure game developed by D'Avekki Studios. Players control two radio hosts as they become embroiled in various short adventures involving the supernatural. The game uses full-motion video. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
219 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon) · newest Oct 28, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
68
Fresh
131 positive · 62 negative
95% range 61–74%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 131 | 62 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 8 | 1 | 15 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 2 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mostly Positive
261 of 338 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
Mixed reactions: some enjoy the campy charm, others find the acting and gameplay lacking.
Many players praise the chemistry between the leads and the quirky, episodic storytelling, calling it a 'fun FMV gem' and 'charming' with 'lovable characters'. [4][23][17]
However, critics point to weak acting, confusing choices, and a lack of meaningful gameplay. One says 'acting is really bad here' and another calls it 'poorly realised and acted'. [35][29][33]
Praised character chemistry · campy charm · episodic stories
Criticised acting quality · confusing choices · minimal gameplay
Summary drafted by an AI model from the 36 reactions it cites ([n] links open each post), then checked by code: every paragraph cites real posts and every quote is verbatim. Written Oct 8, 2026. Method
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Dark Nights with Poe and Munro sits at 68% positive across 193 opinionated reactions from 3 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Critics, per Wikipedia
On Metacritic, Dark Nights with Poe and Munro received mixed reviews. Fellow review aggregator OpenCritic assessed that the game received fair approval, being recommended by 73% of critics. Adventure Gamers wrote, "A mix of the supernatural and saucy, Dark Nights with Poe & Munro excites with witty exchanges and Lynchian tales that come undone by unclear choice and pacing." IGN published two reviews. IGN France praised the game's replayability and atmosphere, and IGN Greece praised the branching choices and called the leads likeable. Digitally Downloaded's reviewer enjoyed the noir atmosphere, acting, and gameplay, which was described as "new yet familiar". The Danish version of Gamereactor…
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Reactions
60 of 219 · most liked firstPretty mediocre FMV at best, it's not the worst I ever played but the acting and script could've been much better.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →NOW STREAMING: the follow-up to Shapeshifting Detective, DARK NIGHTS WITH POE AND MUNRO! Perfect way to draw FMVbruary to a close! twitch.tv/the_jenna youtube.com/watch?v=_hsykctBhzk
neutral · AI labelView post →For me the game was quite boring. have played few other FMVs and create your own adventures, but something was missing in this one and it failed to keep me interested. Storytelling and chemistry was a miss as well. For people who love FMV games and other games from this studio should give it a try.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →NOW STREAMING: More DARK NIGHTS with POE and MUNRO [and maybe a little monster hunter wilds idk idk] twitch.tv/the_jenna youtube.com/watch?v=SvVFfiiDteo
neutral · AI labelView post →It took me a while to get interested in this game(by the third episode I was engrossed) but now I am playing it through for a second time and enjoying it even more. I do recommend that you play The Shapeshifter Detective before this if you haven't already , as otherwise you could be very lost and confused. I really hope there will be more from this very talented team. (I will post a more complete review once I have completed this second playthrough. )
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Dark Nights with Poe and Munro could have been a good game, if only it weren't completely random. Between one video and another we will find ourselves having to click on points, this is the "choice" left to the player. But this choice is random. There is no way to know what will happen when clicking on a point nor is there a particular reason to do so. I can't understand why the developers omitted the description forcing the player to click randomly. No sense. Imagine a pic where you have to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →First, I am a big fan of FMV games - both the ones made in the 1990s and the more recent wave since Contradiction: Spot the Liar in 2014. In particular, I am a fan of the game, The Shapeshifting Detective, which is the game where the characters Poe and Munro were first introduced. In my view, Poe and Munro were not the most interesting characters in that game. If I was making a game with some of the characters from The Shapeshifting Detective, I would have chosen Violet, Bronwyn, Dupont and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I enjoyed The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker so when Dark Nights: Poe and Munro was released onto Linux I snatched it up right away. It didn’t disappoint. To my surprise it wasn’t one story but each episode is it’s own self contained story. They do reference each other a bit but could be viewed on their own. The FMV quality was great and had no issues. The stories were engaging and overall good. The acting was above average overall save a couple people. The humour was top notch and my…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →IDK, not what I thought it would be. I'd kill to have Contradiction 2 or something similar. This one was poorly realised and acted. the dialogue was bizarre to say the least and the "interaction" reduced to a minimal expression. It really does feel like you're just watching a weird visual novel
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I do like some of the FMV games set in this world and games featuring these actors (I enjoyed The Shapeshifting Detective, for instance), but this one was a slog for me. I can't believe it was only three hours of gameplay--it felt like SO much longer. Between all the overacting, the generally unlikeable characters, and the disconnected, episodic nature of the narrative, it just didn't feel like a satisfying arc to play through all six of these parts. The story opened a lot of interesting doors,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Contains Spoilers This was honestly massively disappointing overall. I had a great time with TIMoDD and my favorite part of all this was the (spoiler) callback to that game. Otherwise, the game offered no closure, had two really unlikable protagonists with annoying delivery, and not only kind of idealized their relationship (as a married man stringing both his wife and his cohost girlfriend along while said cohost just was okay with playing second fiddle) but had a swath of female characters…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Dr Dekker was one of my favorite games: it was inventive, engrossing, the text parser made it fun, and every playthrough had a different killer. Dark Nights has none of this. The FMV looks like it was all shot in someone's house, reminding me of all those cheap films on RLM's Best of the Worst. I mean, Dekker also probably was, but that made sense, because they decided the whole game should take place in the therapist room. In Dark Nights, we get 6 disconnected stories, none of which is…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Objectively speaking, this game is not good. I loved it. The lead love interests (Klemens Koehring, Leah Cunard) have no chemistry, the pacing is quite awful, plot points are often unexplained or unresolved - but the whole thing is the quintessential experience of campy fun. Each episode varies wildly in content and quality, so I thought it better to break down each one individually. Episode One: A stalker is sliding incredibly subtle threatening messages such as "I'M GOING TO KILL YOU"…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun FMV Gem This game was gifted to me by a friend & does not affect my view of the game in any way Note: Some Spoilers https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3123718926 Though I wasn't sure what I was choosing by clicking on one of the offered options, it was a fun little gem with the convenience of visiting each chapter to finish your achievements more easily. Once you can skip dialogue, it's a good time to re-visit and try alternate choices, or work on achievements.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →the acting, its not funny bad. its just bad, bad! 2/10
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'M LIVE! ♥ Time to make different decisions and see the routes we didn't pick the first time! ♥ Playing the amazing FMV Game "Dark Nights with Poe and Munro" by @davekki.bsky.social (Go play their FREE Dekker 2 Demo!) Come chat, chill, vibe, lurk on twitch -> www.ylfasmoll.com
positive · AI labelView post →Can't really recommend it. Not the worst thing I've played but very frustrating. No real link between the 6 short episodes (except for our two heroes of course) and each one was way too short to tell the story it had to tell, leaving us wanting for more. During a sale? Sure why not. At its full price? A big nope.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →We were still filming Dark Nights with Poe and Munro when this started - it’s been a bit challenging since then…
neutral · AI labelView post →I love FMV games but damn, acting is really bad here. Also, game mechanics are terrible. You are basically presented with 2 or more choices at certain points in the story, using icons displayed over a character or object, but it's completely unclear what choice those represent. I basically clicked at random the whole time.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really enjoyed The Shapeshifting Detective, so I was hoping for a quirky game that still requires some detective work. Unfortunately, the "choices" really don't affect the story, and it doesn't require any sort of problem solving at all. You really do feel like you are just watching a movie, and you have no opportunity to really change the course of things. I think most of this feeling of helplessness also comes from the fact that you never know exactly what course of action you are…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →#PC #GameOfTheWeek: Dark Nights with Poe and Munro by @davekki.bsky.social store.steampowered.com/app/1098170/... Welcome to the uncanny world of D'Avekki FMV, where everything is almost normal but something's off. #indiegames #adventuregame #gaming
neutral · AI labelView post →It is a FMV game that offers a strange and quirky journey, mixing dramatic moments with bizarre and sometimes psychedelic storytelling. Each episode presents its own oddball set of challenges and tones, leading to an experience that's both puzzling and oddly entertaining. Episode One: With a stalker making cliched, exaggerated threats like "I'M GOING TO KILL YOU," this episode sets a dramatic, albeit predictable, tone. It introduces you to the game's vibe, but it feels a little too obvious.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →What do we want? Season 2! When do we want it? Now!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Dark Nights with Poe and Munro is a collection of six FMV episodes featuring the titular Poe and Munro, radio hosts who keep getting into spoopy situations. While the game has high production quality, it is hard to take this game seriously due to its many flaws - most of them being script-based. I really think more people needed to look over Dark Nights' script before making this game. The story feels incoherent - the six episodes feel standalone, but some are loosely and not well connected -…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm on the fence with whether or not to recommend this game. The concept behind the game mechanics is interesting, but there are a few things that bother me while playing this game. 1. The long and repeating loading/title/credits sequence before you play any episode. If you return to the game and begin the next episode you are subjected to a credits sequence of flowing colors and music. The sequence itself is interesting, but having to watch it before starting each episode is frankly annoying.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →https://youtu.be/-Gnp-ZTDwlo Providing player choices without context is not an ideal way to engage them in the process, instead this double blind mystery is far more confusing than compelling.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I enjoyed the Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker, so I had high hopes for this game. Unfortunately, both the story and the gameplay are much less effective. The choices you make do have an impact on the story, but the interface makes it very hard to understand exactly what you're choosing. You have to click on circles that highlight certain objects or people in the scene, and figuring out what choice that circle represents requires a certain amount of interpretation. The result is that it…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of the most poorly written games I have ever seen. Please avoid this nonesense, you'll thank me later. Time is money pal, this is such a waste of time. This kind of game is supposed to be built on dialogue, but none of it makes any sense. Sounds like random words most of the time. I am a big fan of FMV games, I've played X-Files, Fox Hunt, Phantasmagoria etc.. I was expecting the Dr.Dekker level, at least. Not even close, unfortunately. I hope the writers will do something better in the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I wanted to like this game so much. I really did. But it was boring and not very well thought out. The characters are annoying, the stories are forgettable, and it just feels like a very clunky game. Just go play Phantasmagoria. You'll have a better time.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm a big fan of the FMV games like Contradiction (which I'm 95% sure you've played), The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker, the Shapeshifting Detective and it's spin-off Dark Nights with Poe and Munro. Sorry if you've played them all already!
positive · AI labelView post →Have you seen... the pre-release Dark Nights with Poe and Munro interactive interview? ❌ NO > Play it at www.poeandmunro.com ✅ YES > But have you found the pillow fight...? 🤔
neutral · AI labelView post →Hard to say I even enjoyed this for a little bit, maybe this game type just isn't for me. The dialogue is very cringe and the story lacks any engaging elements. I 100%-ed this just to cross it off my list, but it was tough to get through. The devs seemed like they put a lot of work into this but I just couldn't get on board with it, 2/10
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game was a big disappointment. It put me and my chat to sleep. It was slow, boring and the acting was pretty bad. I've played just about every FMV game on Steam and this one is at the bottom of my list. The most frustrating part was for a game where you have to make choices, you never really know what you are choosing. They don't make it clear, and you just end up clicking whatever to see what happens. Nothing much ever happens anyway. It started out with some promise then flopped.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →"Very positive" ... Seriously? What a lot of nonsense. Short episodes, ridiculous stories (chapters), poor acting, very little interaction. This is just not worth the time, money and effort. Take your money a rather go buy take away food. Then at least you'll have something authentic to enjoy,
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not too bad if you don't take the logic nor the plot holes too seriously and enjoy horror/supernatural stories. Besides, I have a feeling that whenever a writer cannot explain a question or continue the story, they pass the buck to the government for unspeakable tests or to aliens. Poe and Munro holds a unpopular late-night ghost stories/oneiromancy radio channel wishing to make some money, but gradually they find weird things started happening around them starting with threatening message…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Dark Nights with Poe and Munro is an interactive fan made video game where the main characters are Poe and Munro, host and hostess of a radio channel. The game shows their interacts with other mysterious characters in the community, including supernatural incidents. It has 6 episodes of decent length. After playing this game, I still did not know what was going on for the most of it, maybe that's my problem. The acting was great for the characters and the production was high quality. However,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This was a mixed bag for me. It is an FMV divided into six episodes. The story revolves around two protagonists, Poe and Munro, who work as co-hosts at their private radio station. The main issues are the script, the acting, and the chemistry among the characters. To be honest, some of the side characters were quite charming and delivered very well. The voices of all the characters are very nice. I couldn't quite connect the dots at the end and felt disconnected because they gave little to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Disclaimer: I did not finish the game. (Didn't come close.) After enjoying 2018's excellent The Shapeshifting Detective ([url=https://steamcommunity.com/id/and_stay_out/recommended/898650?snr=1_5_9__402]my review), this prequel was a big disappointment. Shapeshifting Detective tasked me to solve a mystery, using careful observation and the mysterious power to assume the form of any other character. It constantly had me thinking, trying character combinations, comparing statements, and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Who wrote this? This is nothing like the studios "Shapeshifting Detective." I didnt expect much, but this is a nonsensical cringe fest, this would have been not such an issue if it wasnt for the choices. Can you even call those choices? They show you intent but zero meaning.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →how do you go from the engaging gameplay of asking your patients questions in doctor dekker to just 'click pictures and assume what they mean' in this game ??????!?!?!?!?!? p.s. YOU USUALLY CHECK SOMEBODY'S PULSE BEFORE YOU ASSUME THEY ARE DEAD 2 SECONDS AFTER YOU HIT THEM WITH AN OBJECT. WTF WAS THAT.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you go in with the right expectations, Dark Nights With Poe & Munro will provide a few evenings of adventure you won't soon forget. It arguably pulls off the whole "interactive TV" angle better than anything on Netflix, inching things far closer to a full merger between gaming and TV. However, it's likely that Dark Nights isn't concerned with making those kinds of big moves, and it succeeds as a fun side story for D'Avekki Studios' growing catalog. If you or your loved ones adore over the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The third installment in D'Avekki Studios FMV games. This one being a spinoff game of the previous installment The Shapeshifting Detective. We follow the odd happenings of our favourite August radio hosts Poe & Monroe. Who in this episodic adventure stumble upon most peculiar situations while trying to run their local radio show. The chemistry and interactions between these two is the main focus of the game. The gameplay is a mix of quicktime events and option choosing. There are six episodes…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →there's a few contemporary ones, really good too. Can definitely recommend Erica, and Square Enix did a fun detective one called "The Centennial Case." Also really enjoyed Dark Nights with Poe and Munro.
positive · AI labelView post →🔴 LIVE NOW 🔴 It's time for an FMV game! Dark Nights With Poe and Munro! Not sure what this game is about but I bet I will make bad choices 😂 twitch.tv/saveursoap #VTuber #VirtualYouTuber #BlueskyVTuber #VtuberBluesky #VtuberEN #ENVtuber
neutral · AI labelView post →Recommended for casual FMV fans. I struggled to really like this game. It has some interesting storytelling and decent acting. For the price, you get a good amount of content containing six chapters with alternate endings. Sadly, it felt a little off at times, like the story was hard to believe or the scene didn't captivate me. After two chapters, I can tell its fairly well made, just not as well executed. However, FMV fans will likely enjoy it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Some interesting characters and premise, but there wasn't much gameplay outside of a few very light choose your own adventure moments. The Dr. Dekker throwback was a reminder that they have strayed from the game related hooks, unfortunately.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I feel weird about coming here to complain cause I barely write a few words about my absolute favourites, but I really didn't like this experience. It's definitely not a game for me, I didn't do anything; I didn't have to do anything. A few of the featured disliked reviews explain it well enough. You don't know what you're choosing, it's all random with random consequences. I didn't like the stories either. Considering you don't have to do anything apart from following the story, I would have…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Nice short "homemade" X-Files show with some interactivity and QTE elements. I wasn't hooked at first, but once turned it on and played through it in one sitting. Some actors do play a bit cringey, but I felt like it was sort of point - this whole game felt like fanservice for people who survived Doctor Dekker and Shapeshifting Detective. There are dark and absurd moments and jokes everywhere, detective parts are too easy and lame you don't even need to turn on your head, sex jokes were quite…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →great game, the last episode is very dark of you make certain choices (piano), i love characters and hope to see more of them soon!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have played many interactive movies and so far, this is the 1st one I think is not worth the purchase. - The acting is bad (Poe in particular) and so is the writing - The stories are pointless - You have very little choices to make
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The first two episodes were fine in a “bad but entertaining” way (actors were good, I mean the story/dialogue), but unfortunately any momentum that was building ground to a halt on episode 3/4 (the Past Lives one), and then from there it was pointless and slow and, worst of all, boring.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →@letsfixitinpost.bsky.social some of my smolls wonder if you played physical frankie in Dark Nights with Poe and Munro. Is that correct? ♥
neutral · AI labelView post →There are some really good contemporary FMV games. I think the best is probably Erica as that does some amazing stuff regarding interactivity and possible outcomes and branching plots. Dark Nights with Poe and Munro is also a favourite of mine. But I do miss FMV cut scenes on regular games.
positive · AI labelView post →It's a big day for DARK NIGHTS WITH POE AND MUNRO with not one but *3* releases 🥳 Get the demo to play the first episode for free, add optional hint text to your investigations with the new update, and treat your ears to the atmospheric soundtrack DLC! 👇 store.steampowered.com/app/1098170/...
neutral · AI labelView post →It took a bit to get into but I was hooked by the end of ep 2. The dialogue was an interesting, creative story and I found myself laughing out loud. It even taught me how to defend myself - good old-fashioned rock-paper-scissors! Def will be replaying to see all the options, enjoy your dark night fellow listeners.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As an FMV game, the gameplay is pretty light, mostly limited to choosing actions from a short list of options. Assuming you are happy with that, the questions become more about writing, performance, and technical details. These are quite good! I enjoyed the little mini-dramas; the stories were interesting and the acting (mostly) compelling. It does a good job of making everything feel smooth and connected, at least on a first playthrough. Overall, I had fun.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is trash. If you like B movies this is a D movie. The controls make no sense. For example in one interactive scene the players choice determines which object the character touches, in another it indicates which character you side with, in another literally means nothing (having chosen both options), in another it's a sad quick-time-event surprise, and in another it's a button masher. Considering how many time we are forced to see D'Avekki's name playing this sad excuse for a game, I…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really enjoyed TIMoDD, but this lacked all of the charm, interesting characters, and fun gameplay of that. The main characters are incredibly unlikable and they are acted so poorly that at no point can you believe you're looking at a real person with real emotions. I only made it through the first chapter and stopped because it was too bad to continue. Hard pass on this one.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Considering how much I'd really enjoyed TIMoDD and TSD by the same devs, I'm sorry to give P&M a negative review. It was devoid of the substantive quality and depth which had drawn me into those previous games, especially TIMoDD. In the end, I'd only continued playing this game for achievements (one of which remained unachievable to me no matter what I'd done and how many times), whilst skipping through every scene possible to acquire them. The most enjoyment I'd gotten out of it was during its…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is the biggest piece of ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ I've ever played and had to drink excessively with my friends while talking on this ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ game in order to power through this overly rapey ♥♥♥♥ sack of a game. Seriously, ♥♥♥♥ this thing. I played the whole ass-balls game, and I wish I could erase all of it from the memory of everyone that has ever existed. 10/10
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