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Nightlings

Nightlings is a First Person survival horror game, set in the mind of a child's worst nightmares come true. Prevent the Nightlings from breaking in, and survive until morning. You have 3 nights to…

12 July 2025

Nightlings is an indie developed by Team Nightlings, released 12 July 2025 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Nightlings is

Nightlings is an indie game developed by Team Nightlings and released in 2025. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Unity3D.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Your goal? Run, Secure, and Survive. Run around your house, blocking off all entries to secure your home from the Nightlings, and survive the nights until 7 AM. Each night will get progressively more intense, with more entrances opening up. You'll have to strategize your movements to get to each entrance and block off the Nightlings before it's too late.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Nightlings launched on 12 July 2025, within three weeks of Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, Donkey Kong Bananza, Wuchang: Fallen Feathers and Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound.

Released around the same time: Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, Donkey Kong Bananza, Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound.

Official trailer

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When did Nightlings come out?
Nightlings was released on 12 July 2025 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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