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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.
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-08-12)What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-08-31 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
22 of the 72 reviews raise this.
“PROS - Great, colorful graphics (remember this is a port of the PS2 remaster released in 2008). - Great soundtrack. I mean, it's SEGA, so an amazing soundtrack in their games is (almost) always guaranteed! - Fun…”
16 of the 72 reviews raise this.
“PROS - Great, colorful graphics (remember this is a port of the PS2 remaster released in 2008). - Great soundtrack. I mean, it's SEGA, so an amazing soundtrack in their games is (almost) always guaranteed! - Fun…”
“From the unique gameplay to the beautiful retro graphics, Night's into Dreams is a game that oozes with charm. But it's begging to be played at 60 FPS, the capped 30 FPS really holds the game back from feeling perfect.”
12 of the 72 reviews raise this.
“PROS - Great, colorful graphics (remember this is a port of the PS2 remaster released in 2008). - Great soundtrack. I mean, it's SEGA, so an amazing soundtrack in their games is (almost) always guaranteed! - Fun…”
6 of the 72 reviews raise this.
“NiGHTS into Dreams is one of those rare games that feels genuinely unlike anything else — flying through colorful dream worlds collecting orbs and chaining combos through rings creates this uniquely satisfying arcade…”
“Its a shame this game was delisted, it is genuinely one of the most unique and beautiful games to come out of the 90s. I have never played it before, but giving it a chance now, its amazing. Short, but extremely sweet.…”
“100/100 would dream again”
9 of the 72 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“PROS - Great, colorful graphics (remember this is a port of the PS2 remaster released in 2008). - Great soundtrack. I mean, it's SEGA, so an amazing soundtrack in their games is (almost) always guaranteed! - Fun…”
“A rage game. A rage game where having a high level scare is required. Which is more enraging. Also the game is really basic. Don't see why people like this so much, overrated. ---{ Gameplay }--- Peak Great Good X Meh…”
9 of the 72 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“A rage game. A rage game where having a high level scare is required. Which is more enraging. Also the game is really basic. Don't see why people like this so much, overrated. ---{ Gameplay }--- Peak Great Good X Meh…”
“As always, an attempt to make classics operate on modern systems is always appreciated, especially when it is successful, but [i]NiGHTS Into Dreams[/i] will always be one of those games where you either know the…”
“Meh. It is disorienting. I don't know what's happening, why it is happening, or what should happen.”
6 of the 72 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Got the game through a Steam key I paid for. Unfortunately, the game is no longer sold directly on Steam. NiGHTS into Dreams is a really beautiful and weirdly nostalgic game. The aesthetic and music is especially really…”
“NiGHTS into Dreams is one of those rare games that feels genuinely unlike anything else — flying through colorful dream worlds collecting orbs and chaining combos through rings creates this uniquely satisfying arcade…”
“Its a shame this game was delisted, it is genuinely one of the most unique and beautiful games to come out of the 90s. I have never played it before, but giving it a chance now, its amazing. Short, but extremely sweet.…”
3 of the 72 reviews raise this.
“A rage game. A rage game where having a high level scare is required. Which is more enraging. Also the game is really basic. Don't see why people like this so much, overrated. ---{ Gameplay }--- Peak Great Good X Meh…”
“[h1] ♡ TLDR ♡ [/h1] Honestly, just keep this one to nostalgia. Some things are better living in your memories :) [h3] ♡ DETAILS ♡ [/h3] There is no controller support and resolution is locked to a tiny window unless you…”
Counted across 72 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 86.5% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
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— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played“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“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 playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-02 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Adventure |
| Player tags | Adventure · Classic · Great Soundtrack · Surreal · Retro · Score Attack · Singleplayer · Colorful · Action · Flight · 2.5D · Platformer (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Partial Controller Support · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain * |
| Achievements | 13 |
| Official site | http://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