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NiGHTS Into Dreams

NiGHTS Into Dreams

Slip off into the dream world and go on an aerial adventure as NiGHTS in this classic Saturn remake. Collect Ideya (colored orbs), rack up points, and battle bosses to help Elliot and Claris save Nightopia from Wizeman the Wicked.

Released Dec 17, 2012 Developer SEGA Platforms Windows AdventureClassicGreat SoundtrackSurrealRetro
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What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

86.3%positive1,914 reviews
Recommended · 24 found this helpful

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— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played
Recommended · 11 found this helpful

“Extremely upset SEGA decided to remove this game for no reason and didn't re release it at all, making this amazing piece of media forgotten to time. This game is what people refer to when they say "older titles had more charm". It's so simple, addictive and so easy to get lost…”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
Recommended · 6 found this helpful

“After having finally played NiGHTS Into Dreams as a life-long Sonic fan, I understand the appeal, and why Nights is such beloved character to SEGA fans. I'd always considered NiGHTS to lowkey be a sister series to Sonic; Nights has an awesome pinball table in Sonic Adventure,…”

— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-23 23:43 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

2playing at last check
224-hour peak
132all-time peak
0 25 50 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 21 avg · Oct 2020

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

13achievements
17.1%median completion
6.1%rarest: into dreams…
33.4% of players 31.4% of players 26.4% of players 22.9% of players 19.3% of players 17.9% of players 17.1% of players 14.8% of players 12.9% of players 10.7% of players 7.8% of players 7.0% of players 6.1% of players 33.4% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
33.4%the IDEAL — Clear Spring Valley in either BRAND NEW DREAMS or SEGA SATURN DREAMS.
31.4%the AFFECTION — Clear Splash Garden in either BRAND NEW DREAMS or SEGA SATURN DREAMS.
26.4%Hello Mepian — Make a Nightopian and a Nightmaren have a hybrid offspring.
Rarest badges of honor
6.1%into dreams… — Clear all stages with a score of Rank A.
7.0%Paraloop Master — Try to Paraloop all of Gillwing’s tail in one hit.
7.8%DREAMY !!! — Show your supreme skill by achieving the highest Acrobat Time rating, "DREAMY".

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

Freecurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
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Latest official news

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAdventure
Player tagsAdventure · Classic · Great Soundtrack · Surreal · Retro · Score Attack · Singleplayer · Colorful · Action · Flight · 2.5D · Platformer (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Partial Controller Support · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain *
Achievements13
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.sega.co.uk/games/nights-into-dreams/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP SP3/Vista/Win7/Win 8 Processor: Pentium 4 @ 3.2 GHz/Athlon 64 3000+ or Equivalent & above Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: 256 MB (NVIDIA GeForce 8600/AT Radeon HD3650) & above DirectX®: 9.0c Hard Drive: 4 GB HD space Sound: DirectX Compatible Additional: 2GB Memory required on Vista