Nocturnal on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

Carve your way with fire and steel to find out what secrets lie beyond the Mist in this intense 3-hour-long action-platformer game. Get ready to wield the flames and burn everything!

Nocturnal is a side scroller, action-adventure and linear game developed by Sunnyside Games and published by Dear Villagers.
Released on June 07th 2023 is available only on Windows in 8 languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Traditional Chinese and Japanese.

It has received 315 reviews of which 291 were positive and 24 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.5 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 3.39€ on Steam and has a 80% discount.

The Steam community has classified Nocturnal into these genres:

Side Scroller Action-Adventure Linear Exploration Narration Action Hand-drawn Mystery 2D Platformer Dark Combat Platformer 2D Indie Soundtrack Singleplayer Demons Adventure Puzzle-Platformer Puzzle

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Windows

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

User reviews & Ratings

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Nov. 2024

Fun, but very very short. Best to grab while it's on sale

Oct. 2024

fun plataformer, very response and nice art. buy on sale, it took me 1.8 Hrs to beat

Sept. 2024

A Short, Concisely Designed Package Things I Like About Nocturnal: Overall Design It's a nice short game. There's not a single dull moment between gameplay. [*]Beautifully hand-drawn art style, especially the strong contrast between light and dark. [*]Control feels precise and the character's movement is smooth. [*]The game may be short, but it fully showcases the mechanic, its variation, and its evolution. [*]Platforming is designed around wielding fire to disperse the darkness. The visual effects look wonderful. [*]Introduction of a new mechanic is well-timed. Each section offers enough time for you to get used to, and it never out-stays its welcome. [*]Lighting your sword on fire is by nature, the coolest thing in the world. [*]Special moves revolve around your flaming sword. Unlocking them spices up the combat and you can easily pull off some nice combo. [*]I don't know if it's just me but setting things on fire in this game just feels oddly relaxing. Things I Dislike About Nocturnal: Minor Complaints Some hiccups I find during my playthrough. [*]Combat without a fire source just feels lackluster. I wish you could still use the special moves without the flaming sword with a less impactful outcome. [*]A way to look down or look up would be nice. [*]May be a little pricey. Have a feeling that this game may be a sample or a demonstration for something bigger. 中文小簡評 →時數雖短、內容精實的動作小遊戲。 →很讚的手繪畫風，尤其是光影的強烈對比為整個遊戲披上一層朦朧面紗。 →操作手感極佳，角色動作敏捷。 →遊戲主要圍繞著用火驅除黑暗，不僅特效好看，關卡玩起來也十分刺激。 →遊戲機制拿捏得恰到好處，有充分的時間讓玩家熟悉，也不會拖台前。 →火纏在刀上永遠是最酷的。 →特殊火刀招式可在神廟解鎖，讓你的戰鬥體驗直升一個檔次。 → 原來縱火燒光一切是這麼紓壓的一件事啊~ →希望特殊招式即使沒有上火刀也能用，沒有火的戰鬥相當單調。 →無法移動視角看上看下。 →個人感覺遊戲定價稍貴了點。整體感覺就像測水溫及展現才華，應該是為後續作品鋪路吧。

Sept. 2024

It's a pretty fun game. Based on various progress indicators, I'm about 80 minutes through the game and probably just another 80-100 left, so quite short. Playing on steamdeck, the audio slowly gets more and more corrupted while I'm playing, I have to restart the game every 30-40 minutes after the audio becomes so corrupted it hurts my ear. Other than that it's running pretty well.

May 2024

Prince Zuko Simulator 2023 Fulfill your lifelong desire to become the fire avatar! But only for 3 hours :( The movement was fire, the enemies were fire and the combat was fire (pun totally intended) – well, EVERYTHING (corpses, flags and even bushes) was on fire and yet my pyromania wasn’t completely satisfied. Indeed, the best part of the game was when the fire sword burnt with unlimited capacity, without a need for torches or shrines to be recharged… yet that period came and went far too fast. The story was interesting; between fighting the water nation (blue-clad people) and the Mist spawn (shadowy enemies) there’s enough potential here for DLC or even a sequel explaining and expanding the lore. Overall, it’s a good game and I hope to see more in the future.

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