Nightingale

Open-world survival crafting through Fae portals, with base building

Inflexion Games · Released Feb 20, 2024 · Early Access

Reviews: Mixed; 66% of 18K
Recent reviews: Mostly Negative; 34% of 49 in 30 days
Playing now: 25; peak 24h 57
Steam Deck: Unsupported
Last update: 7 months ago; Feb 19, 2026

What is Nightingale?

Nightingale is an early-access survival crafting game set in open-world Fae realms. As a Realmwalker working to reopen ancient portals, you gather resources, craft gear, build a home, and fight creatures and bosses across procedurally generated worlds, alone or with friends.

For you if...

+you enjoy building and decorating a homestead
+you like exploring fantasy realms with friends
+you want to craft gear for creature and boss fights

Not for you if...

−you dislike gathering resources to make and upgrade equipment
−you prefer compact levels to sprawling survival sandboxes

What players say

66% of 18,081 reviews are positive · 34% of 49 in the last 30 days

Players praise the Fae setting, visuals, building, and crafting. Recent reviewers worry that development is on hold and the story remains unfinished; some also report crashes or dislike reduced multiplayer options.

Screenshots and trailer

Nightingale system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 10 64-Bit (see additional notes)
Processor: Intel Core i5-4430
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060, Radeon RX 580 or Intel Arc A580
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Storage: 70 GB available space
DirectX: Version 12
Notes: SSD required. Windows 10 version 1909 (revision 18363.1350 or greater). Version 2004 (revision 19041.789 or greater). Version 20H2 (revision 19042.789 or greater).

OS: Windows 10 64-Bit (see additional notes)
Processor: Intel Core i5-8600
Graphics: GeForce RTX 2060 Super / Radeon RX 5700XT
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Storage: 70 GB available space
DirectX: Version 12
Notes: SSD required. Windows 10 version 1909 (revision 18363.1350 or greater). Version 2004 (revision 19041.789 or greater). Version 20H2 (revision 19042.789 or greater).

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 28
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Unsupported

Graphics settings cannot be configured to run well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese.