NightSky is an adventure developed by Nicalis, Inc., released 2 February 2011 on Nintendo 3DS, Android, iOS and Linux.
What NightSky is
NightSky is an adventure game developed by Nicalis, Inc. and released in 2011. It is available on Nintendo 3DS, Android, iOS, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
NightSky is an indie puzzle-platformer video game developed by Nifflas and published by Nicalis. It was released on March 1, 2011 for Windows, followed by a September 1, 2012 release for MacOS and Linux, an October 25, 2012 release for the Nintendo 3DS eShop, and a March 14, 2013 release on iOS. The game largely consists of silhouette graphics, and the player controls a sphere to advance, using realistic physics to navigate each area. The game was positively received by critics, who praised its graphics and music, but were more mixed on the design of its gameplay.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 22 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
NightSky holds a critic score of 86 out of 100. That places it above 86% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2011 averaged 68, so it scored 18 points above the year average.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel Atom or above, 512MB RAM and 3D graphics card. At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today.
What it launched against
NightSky launched on 2 February 2011, within three weeks of Dead Space 2, Bulletstorm, LittleBigPlanet 2 and Killzone 3. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.
Released around the same time: Dead Space 2, Bulletstorm, LittleBigPlanet 2, Killzone 3.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for NightSky yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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Quick answers
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