Nightwater is an adventure developed by Studio Ashty, released 18 September 2026 on Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Nightwater is
Nightwater is an adventure game developed by Studio Ashty and released in 2026. It was published by Irox Games. It is available on Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 5.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Forage, craft and automate to grow your factory, unlock new technologies and expand your island to discover new biomes. Progress through the ages from sticks and stones to the Bronze Age, the Industrial Era and into the future to uncover the secret of the Lighthouse and escape this reality.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are mystery, open world and sandbox. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for i5-3570 3.4 GHz 4 Core, 8 GB RAM and Nvidia GTX 1650/GTX 1050-ti, or AMD RX 470/RX 570, or equivalent performance & VRAM. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 10GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
Nightwater launched on 18 September 2026, within three weeks of Marvel's Wolverine, The Blood of Dawnwalker, Control Resonant and Onimusha: Way of the Sword.
Released around the same time: Marvel's Wolverine, The Blood of Dawnwalker, Control Resonant, Onimusha: Way of the Sword.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
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