Midnight Stealth: Don't Wake Mom! drops you into a dark 3D house at night, seen through your own eyes. Every creak, footstep and hinge makes noise, and Mom is asleep nearby. Here is how to get what you came for without waking her.
How noise works
Sound is measured in decibels. Up to 30 dB is quiet, 31 to 55 dB is a creak or squeak, 56 to 80 dB is loud, and 81 dB or more wakes Mom up and you are busted. Louder sounds count for less the farther away they are, and a closed bedroom door muffles them.
Move like a burglar
- Crouch with C for quiet heel-to-toe steps. Running with Shift slams the floor.
- Rugs and carpet are silent. Hardwood is not, and darker, worn boards creak.
- Hold E to open a door slowly. Swinging it fast or hitting its squeak zone makes noise.
- Walk up to anything and the prompt lists the actions you can do and how loud each one is.
The kettle trick
In the ramen mission, the kettle gets louder the closer it is to boiling. When it gets too noisy, switch it off and let Mom settle, then switch it on again. The water cools slowly while it is off. You can also use the stove or the microwave, and stopping the microwave at 0:01 is the quiet way.
The five missions
- Midnight Ramen Ops: take the noodles, peel the lid in a tension mini game, make hot water, pour, wait, and eat without slurping.
- 3 AM Secret Ranked Match: slip past Mom on the couch, boot the PC, plug in the headset and win the clutch match.
- Operation Midnight Delivery: beat the driver's clock to the door, turn the deadbolt, avoid the porch light and take the bag in.
- Sneaking a Friend In / Out: calm the dog, whisper the plan to Sam, avoid the creaky stairs (step 4 is the worst) and hold V to make him wait.
- Confiscated Phone Retrieval: cross Mom's creaky floor, open the nightstand drawer and flip the ringer switch before the screen glows.
Freeze when she rolls over
When the banner says Mom is rolling over, stop moving until it disappears. Moving then adds a lot of detectability. Mom also sleeps lighter as the night goes on, so don't dawdle, and don't let her detectability stay high or she gets up to check. Light and smell count too: a phone flashlight aimed at Mom, RGB fans, the porch light and a fresh burger all raise it even when you are silent.
Scoring and achievements
Finish a mission undetected for up to 1000 points. A low detectability peak and a quick finish score highest, and each mission has its own leaderboard. There are 31 achievements, and most need a specific approach, such as the stove instead of the kettle, paying in exact change or opening the drawer without a scrape. Replay a mission with a different method to unlock more, and open the trophy button on the menu to see what is still locked.
Song of the day
Few songs sound more like creeping through a dark room than this one. Press play below, then turn it down before you start your own midnight run.