Midnight Study brings Korean school horror to Android and iOS

Midnight Study is bringing a slingshot roguelike deck-builder to Android and iOS, and the demo makes the pitch feel sharper than the usual card battler. Instead of tapping through menus and hoping for good draw order, you bounce projectiles off walls and objects to hit cards and talismans inside a haunted school.

That school is Yongcheon Girls’ High School, where a forbidden ritual awakens sealed spirits and turns the building into a deadly maze. The setup leans hard into Korean school horror and folklore, which gives the game a clearer identity than a lot of mobile roguelikes that settle for generic fantasy or sci-fi dressing. Four playable high school girls are named in the demo materials: Haneul, Sumi, Arin, and Mirae, with archery, kendo, chemistry, and athletics listed as their weapon styles.

The Google Play demo listing for Midnight Study Demo, under the package name io.geniesoft.midnightstudy_demo, adds the details that make the hybrid design sound more than cosmetic. The game advertises over 100 types of forbidden talismans and more than 80 relics, along with procedural school structures and randomized card placements. That combination suggests a run-based system where route knowledge matters, but so does how well you line up shots in the moment.

On mobile, that matters. A slingshot mechanic naturally suits touch controls, and deck-building works best when the UI stays readable and the rules stay tight. Midnight Study seems built around that exact idea: quick runs, physical aiming, and enough build variety to make each school escape feel different without burying the player in clutter.

The game also arrives as premium-style roguelike deck-builders keep finding room on phones. Wildfrost Mobile landed on iOS and Android on April 11, 2024, and Balatro has also been lined up for iOS and Android. Midnight Study fits that same lane, but the school-horror setting and projectile play give it a more tactile hook than a straight card battle port.

What stands out most here is how clean the idea is at a glance. You are not just drafting cards in a haunted setting, you are physically banking shots through a cursed school with four distinct girls, a stack of talismans, and a roguelike layout that changes every run. That is the kind of mobile pitch players can understand fast, and if the controls feel as sharp as the concept sounds, it could be the rare genre mashup that earns its place on a crowded home screen.