
- 70/100
- Players18 ratings
- 85/100
- Critics1 review
More scores
- Metacritic12 critic reviews
- 81/100
- Metacritic usersuser score
- 72/100
- Player reviews
- 90% positive535 reviews
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Runs on
- Windows
- Price
- US$16.99
Where to get it

2023 · Sunnyside Games · Platformer · Adventure
Nocturnal
After years of traveling, Ardeshir finds his native island covered in a mysterious fog. Carve your way with fire and steel to find out what happened to your people in this action-platformer game. You’re the only one who can discover the secrets that lie beyond the Mist.
- Released
- 7 June 2023
- Platforms
- Xbox Series X/SWindowsPlayStation 5Nintendo Switch
- Genres
- PlatformerAdventure
- Developers
- Sunnyside Games
- Publishers
- Dear Villagers
- Modes
- Single-player
- Perspective
- Side view
- Themes
- ActionFantasy
- Engine
- Unity
- Age ratings
- ESRB TUSK 16ACB MPEGI 16CLASS_IND 14GRAC 12+
- Languages
- Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil), Spanish (Spain)
- Features
- Family SharingFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam CloudSteam achievements
- Time to beat
- 2.5hmain story3.5hwith extras3hcompletionist
›Story
After a difficult journey across a troubled sea, Ardeshir, soldier of the Enduring Flame, returns home to the island of Nahran, where everything is obscured by a peculiar Mist. To uncover the cause, you must wield the sacred flame of your ancestors and carve your way to the island’s center, where secret locations and powerful abilities await.
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