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Nocturnals
A short, choose your own adventure game about two boys that find each other in a lonely, post-apocalyptic town.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“quaint little story about the end of the world and getting homiesexual with the bro”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“Good game but WAYYYYYY too short to be even close to worth 8 dollars”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“This game conflicts me a lot. Let me start this with, I did like the game, I saw this game on a YouTube short (The scene where Maggie tries to stab Ted as he's running away) and wanted to play it. I played this while in call with my friend, we did make some fun while playing it,…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 01:28 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
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.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
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Latest official news
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1 Year Anniversary Sale
Nocturnals is on sale for 50% off this weekend to celebrate the games 1 year anniversary! It’s been an amazing year of speaking to the community, seeing all your fanart, visiting festivals and more. T
Nocturnals: Cacti Coast reveal trailer out tonight!
Tune in tonight to watch the reveal trailer for the Nocturnals sequel; Nocturnals: Cacti Coast! @ 8PM BST 9PM CEST 3PM ET 2PM CT 12PM PT 🌵Welcome to Cacti Coast!🌵
v.1.0.7 - Czech Subtitles added
Hello everyone! Here's the last language update which includes subtitles for Czech (Čeština) for Windows and Limux, which has been translated by the lovely Matyáš Holý. Aside from that we hope you all
Nocturnals: Out Now for iOS & Android!
Nocturnals is finally available for iOS & Google Play store! App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/nocturnals/id6740011391 Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cowboytoadgame
v.1.0.6 - French Localisation added & Soundtrack Available to Purchase!
v1.0.6 - Added French Localisation thanks to Clément Mazetier - Updated the Polish localisation with some fixes and appropriate credits The Nocturnals soundtrack by Pablo Galbraith is now available to
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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 | Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Choices Matter · Post-apocalyptic · LGBTQ+ · Short · Horror · Interactive Fiction · Romance · First-Person · Action-Adventure · Exploration · Multiple Endings · Choose Your Own Adventure (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 8 |
| Estimated owners | 50,000 – 100,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://cowboytoad.games/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Dual Core (2.0 GHz) Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: At least 4GB VRAM and WebGL support. Storage: 3 GB available space