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Nocturnal

Nocturnal

Carve your way with fire and steel to find out what secrets lie beyond the Mist in this intense 2-hour-long action-platformer game. Get ready to wield the flames and burn everything!

Released Jun 7, 2023 Developer Sunnyside Games Publisher Dear Villagers Platforms Windows Side ScrollerAction-AdventureLinearExplorationNarration
View on Steam ↗ $2.54 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

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

91.2%positive353 reviews
Recommended · 560 found this helpful

“I know a lot of people are probably not expecting good free games anymore considering the bunch of slop given for free lately on steam, but trust me, this game wont disappoint. The gameplay is so smooth, the atmosphere is great, the music is fitting, it's definitely a must try.…”

— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played
Recommended · 120 found this helpful

“An interesting, short relaxing, beautiful, and fast-paced game — thanks to the developers for being so generous and giving this gem away for free. YOU HAVE TO GET IT!”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
Recommended · 437 found this helpful

“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Masterpiece ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☐…”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 01:12 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

37playing at last check
6924-hour peak
3,285all-time peak
0 1k 2k 2026 1.2k avg · Apr 2026

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.

11achievements
19.4%median completion
8.4%rarest: No Stone Unturned
87.5% of players 62.2% of players 55.2% of players 42.4% of players 23.2% of players 19.4% of players 19.3% of players 18.9% of players 18.3% of players 17.9% of players 8.4% of players 87.5% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
87.5%Form Blazing Sword — Find the first flame
62.2%A Light in Dark Places — Find a fire shrine
55.2%The Torchbearer — Lit 100 torches
Rarest badges of honor
8.4%No Stone Unturned — Find all fire shrines
17.9%A Grim Farewell — Hidden achievement
18.3%Baleful Shadow — Hidden achievement

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.

$2.54−85% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$16.99base price
$2.54lowest since tracking began2026-07-25
US2.54 USD−85%
EU2.54 EUR−85%
UK2.14 GBP−85%
Australia3.74 AUD−85%
Canada3.29 CAD−85%
Japan285 JPY−85%
Brazil7.87 BRL−85%
China8.70 CNY−85%

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$1.3 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$2.9

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jun 26, 2026
Join the New Nocturnal 1 & 2 Discord!

Hello everyone, You can now join the newly created Nocturnal Series Discord to chat with the community, report bugs, suggest new features, share your feedback, or ask any questions you may have. We ho

Apr 24, 2026
Nocturnal 2 demo + New Trailer

Hello there, First of all, thank you all for the massive support. We are genuinely amazed to see so many people exploring the game. We wanted to share a quick update to let you know that you can alrea

Oct 10, 2025
Important Security Update Available ✅

Your safety while playing our games is our top priority. We’ve been informed of a recent security vulnerability affecting Unity. Although no malicious activity has been detected in connection with thi

Nov 19, 2023
Nocturnal won the GOTY Award at the SWIGA 2023!

Hi everyone, We are absolutely thrilled to share that Nocturnal won the Best Game of the Year award at the Swiss Game Awards 2023! By the way, we've received a lot of positive feedback about the recen

Jun 07, 2023
Nocturnal is available now!

Dear adventurers, Nocturnal is available now on Steam! Head on over to the Steam store and buy the game with a 10% discount! A few tips before you begin your adventure on the island of Nahran: Earn as

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

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

GenresAction, Adventure
Player tagsSide Scroller · Action-Adventure · Linear · Exploration · Narration · Action · Hand-drawn · Mystery · 2D Platformer · Dark · Combat · Platformer (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Traditional Chinese, Japanese
ControllerFull support
Achievements11
Estimated owners0 – 20,000 (SteamSpy)
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 64-bit Processor: Intel Core i7-3610QM or AMD Ryzen 5 3500U Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GT 650M or Radeon HD 4870 X2 Storage: 2 GB available space