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NightSky
Nominated as a IGF Seamus McNally Finalist, NightSky is an ambient action-puzzle game that offers a gameplay experience unlike any other—cerebral challenges fill uniquely designed picturesque worlds. The player must maneuver a sphere by using realistic physics to advance; each of these worlds is bro
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“Simple physics puzzler, and one of the more relaxing in the genre. Not too deep, doesnt overstay its welcome. I replay it every few years.”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played“Nifflas's second best platformer in which you play a ball is mostly pleasant and very occasionally infuriating. While by no means a long game, the ideas feel a bit stretched thin by the end of the two playthroughs. Some alternative levels could easily have replaced the standard…”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played“It's just a really chill side-scrolling platformer with some minor puzzle mechanics that get progressively and comfortably more difficult over the course of the game. The ambient soundtrack/noise is incredibly relaxing. Nothing overly complicated here, just really fun game.”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-23 23:40 UTC · history 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 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Update, including OS X and Linux support
We recently finished porting NightSky to our cross-platform game engine, and made a couple of improvements along the way. Here is a list of the most important features included in the update: Native p
Update, including OS X and Linux support
We recently finished porting NightSky to our cross-platform game engine, and made a couple of improvements along the way. Here is a list of the most important features included in the update: Native p
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Casual, Indie, Strategy |
| Player tags | Puzzle-Platformer · Indie · Platformer · Casual · Puzzle · Physics · Atmospheric · Strategy · 2D · Short · Singleplayer · Relaxing (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
| Achievements | 22 |
| Estimated owners | 200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.nicalis.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
OS *: Windows XP or newer Processor: Intel Atom or above Memory: 512MB RAM Graphics: 3D graphics card DirectX®: N/A Hard Drive: 100MB