NightSky on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

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 broken into different areas.

NightSky is a puzzle-platformer, indie and platformer game developed and published by Nicalis and Inc..
Released on March 01st 2011 is available in English on Windows, MacOS and Linux.

It has received 1,003 reviews of which 889 were positive and 114 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.4 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 9.99€ on Steam.


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Windows
  • OS *: Windows XP or newer
  • Processor: Intel Atom or above
  • Memory: 512MB RAM
  • Graphics: 3D graphics card
  • DirectX®: N/A
  • Hard Drive: 100MB

User reviews & Ratings

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Feb. 2025
A beautiful puzzle platformer, cast in a lovely ever-changing set of worlds, in which most of the colour is found in the background. You play as a ball, or sphere, as the game describes it, and you have to use your environment to complete a large collection of puzzles. Some levels allow you to flip gravity, to brake, to sprint or dash, some levels even have pinball paddles for you to control, or contraptions for you to ride. There's tons of obstacles to discover, and in some cases, use to your advantage. Looking at the art style, I had an inkling who developed the game, and lo and behold, I was correct. The same person who created the Knytt series, created this, and it shows with how much passion was poured into it. Honestly, you should really give this game a go, it's criminally underrated and will pose a serious challenge in certain sections!
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Jan. 2025
Great game, kind of hard to 100%. It can get frustrating but nothing outrageous, it's a bit longer than what you'd expect but it's very entertaining if you put something on the background, would recommend.
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Oct. 2024
Cool puzzle game with a simple but great story and art style, some puzzles can be a bit annoying though but overall really great game
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Aug. 2024
Chill marble platformer with good music and environments. Normal mode is pretty short and easy, but alternative mode aka hard mode is much more difficult. It's not my favorite Nifflas game, but this one is still nice to replay every once in a while. For anyone who's played Within a Deep Forest, you'll probably recognize the intro cutscene and Harara Mountains.
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May 2024
NightSky is such a fun puzzle game to beat. I have beaten Normal Mode, & now I have to beat Alternative Mode as well which is still a long way to go for me to pull through. I think you guys should try this game out. Even though it's simplicity in a fun way.
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NightSky
8.4
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114
Online players
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Developer
Nicalis, Inc.
Publisher
Nicalis, Inc.
Release 01 Mar 2011
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