Nocturnal

Buy94%

Very Positive · 5k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Sunnyside Games · Side Scroller · Jun 7, 2023

Player review score
94%
Very Positive
Price
$16.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
11
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
8
Full audio0 of 8
Subtitles8 of 8

Should I buy Nocturnal?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 149 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 115 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 110 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 5 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 5k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
64% of themes are praise27% are divided9% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
149 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
But this game is actually a commercial product that is being normally sold for 17 USD, and yet still feels like a proof-of-concept demonstration when it comes to its length and gameplay.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
115 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It gets kind of bogged down sometimes when you're battling many things at once and casting spells and hopping all over the place but the game never crashed or stuttered on me, combat kept hacking away!
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
110 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
But despite that it’s still fun and the narrative, despite how sparse it is, is pretty interesting.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
71 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Nocturnal's 2D graphics look simple, but the clever usage of lighting, colors and visual effects has made for beautiful environments and scenery.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
45 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
A good story you can follow, good gameplay and level-design, enough variety, both in enemies and mechanics to keep things fresh for its duration and an accessible difficulty level.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
29 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Nocturnal avoids this by being a completely linear experience, allowing the soundtrack to account for every situation, compliment the visuals and help build an engaging atmosphere.

+1 more players loved

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay149 reviews
Combat115 reviews
Story110 reviews
Graphics71 reviews
Difficulty45 reviews
Audio29 reviews
Steam Deck9 reviews
Divided opinion
Interface
60% still recommend
Controls
80% still recommend
Accessibility
33% still recommend
Players complain
Bugs
80% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$16.99

The lowest we've tracked is $2.54.

11 points recordedtoday · $16.99

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