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Night Stones
You awake in Mythica, a cozy island where magical stones change day to night. Explore winding paths or venture into the wilds with your trusty glider and sailboat. To return home, you must befriend quirky townsfolk, discover hidden treasures, master magic, and face enemies in clever puzzle combat.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-04 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
52 of the 72 reviews raise this.
“Truly a wonderful adventure with a unique dungeon crawling experience and interconnected world. A really fun little adventure game. The only thing I wish is that I had even more to experience in this world! Too short!…”
“Night Stones, developed and published by Advance Nine, is a compact exploration-driven adventure that prioritizes atmosphere and cohesion over scale or complexity. It feels like a deliberately restrained project, one…”
“Super cute chill adventure game. The story is predictable and the puzzles are introductory, so I would highly recommend this to anyone with kids as an introduction to adventure games. It's very wholesome with no agendas…”
18 of the 72 reviews raise this.
“Super cute chill adventure game. The story is predictable and the puzzles are introductory, so I would highly recommend this to anyone with kids as an introduction to adventure games. It's very wholesome with no agendas…”
14 of the 72 reviews raise this.
“Truly a wonderful adventure with a unique dungeon crawling experience and interconnected world. A really fun little adventure game. The only thing I wish is that I had even more to experience in this world! Too short!…”
9 of the 72 reviews raise this.
“Super cute chill adventure game. The story is predictable and the puzzles are introductory, so I would highly recommend this to anyone with kids as an introduction to adventure games. It's very wholesome with no agendas…”
“If you don't want your kid playing Skyrim as their first gaming experience, this will be a good starter game for a younger RPG player. Not bad for a 3 hour run time, and still enjoyable for more seasoned players who…”
6 of the 72 reviews raise this.
“If you don't want your kid playing Skyrim as their first gaming experience, this will be a good starter game for a younger RPG player. Not bad for a 3 hour run time, and still enjoyable for more seasoned players who…”
“Incredibly cute game. Completed in one sitting in 5 hours. I don’t see it having a lot of replay ability as it’s very set in what you can do. I wanted to go back and get the rest of the achievements now that I’m done…”
30 of the 72 reviews raise this · 28 of them still recommend the game.
“Truly a wonderful adventure with a unique dungeon crawling experience and interconnected world. A really fun little adventure game. The only thing I wish is that I had even more to experience in this world! Too short!…”
“Super cute chill adventure game. The story is predictable and the puzzles are introductory, so I would highly recommend this to anyone with kids as an introduction to adventure games. It's very wholesome with no agendas…”
“solid game. short, so might wanna get it on sale”
12 of the 72 reviews raise this · 10 of them still recommend the game.
“solid game. short, so might wanna get it on sale”
11 of the 72 reviews raise this · 10 of them still recommend the game.
“Night Stones, developed and published by Advance Nine, is a compact exploration-driven adventure that prioritizes atmosphere and cohesion over scale or complexity. It feels like a deliberately restrained project, one…”
“Nice little game in the A Short Hike genre - you get a little semi open world to explore at your leasure while completing simple fetch quests and collecting treasure. Combat is minimal and puzzle based, in which you…”
“I had a lot of fun with this game and recommend it to players that can enjoy a relatively chill and simple experience, but it's not recommended if you're looking for any sort of depth or challenge. Night stones is a…”
9 of the 72 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“Super cute chill adventure game. The story is predictable and the puzzles are introductory, so I would highly recommend this to anyone with kids as an introduction to adventure games. It's very wholesome with no agendas…”
“Nice little game in the A Short Hike genre - you get a little semi open world to explore at your leasure while completing simple fetch quests and collecting treasure. Combat is minimal and puzzle based, in which you…”
8 of the 72 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“Nice little game in the A Short Hike genre - you get a little semi open world to explore at your leasure while completing simple fetch quests and collecting treasure. Combat is minimal and puzzle based, in which you…”
“I had a lot of fun with this game and recommend it to players that can enjoy a relatively chill and simple experience, but it's not recommended if you're looking for any sort of depth or challenge. Night stones is a…”
“This game is a great little gem to play, the art style looks great, the music is nice to listen to, easy to play, story is predictable, i really enjoyed playing this game, although i had to play it 3 times to get all…”
Counted across 72 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 93.9% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“I really enjoyed this little adventure/exploration/collectathon game. The dialog is fun, characters engaging, and the graphics all nice. The controls are easy - I used an Xbox controller. You are free to roam around as much as your abilities allow and you gradually open…”
— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played“Its a good game considering it was developed by a solo dev. There are some quirks and bugs but those are to be expected. I'd definitely wait for a sale as £16 is a bit steep for a game that only has a round 2-4 hours of gameplay.”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played“I wish I could recommend this game, it sat on my wishlist for a while, I thought it looked adorable, a fun little explorer! I was partially right. The main draw of this is exploration, but only in terms of being a collectathon. The gameplay is incredibly simple, which isn't…”
— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs playedAchievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-19.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-13. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
It's Official... Night Stones is Steam Deck Verified
Hey Everyone! Valve has completed their testing of Night Stones and has officially declared it to be Steam Deck Verified . Thanks to all the players who played the game on their Deck on my world alone
Update notes for Dec 5
Hey everyone, This release improves loading performance to reduce visual stutters when exploring. I hope you enjoy smooth experience :) Ryan
Improved Camera and a World Map... Oh My!
You guys asked and I listened. The most common complaints about the game were the camera and the lack of world map. The lastest update has addressed these issues and I hope you think this makes the ga
Update notes for Dec 3
Hey everyone, This build has the following changes: - Improved camera when player is blocked by terrain - Added an option for full manual camera control - A world map is now available - Bug fixes Have
Update Notes for Nov 13
Hey everyone, this release has improved camera controls for the mouse. I also fixed a bug where regions of the world do not load properly after completing the game. Thanks for pointing these issues ou
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Adventure, RPG |
| Player tags | Fantasy · Magic · Exploration · Cozy · Open World · Flight · Relaxing · Puzzle · Nature · Cute · Colorful · Casual (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 22 |
| Official site | https://linktr.ee/advancenine |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 SP1+ (or later) Processor: Intel or AMD Dual Core at 2 GHz or better Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Intel Graphics 4400 or better DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 500 MB available space