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Night is Coming

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60%Game Brain Score
gameplay, atmosphere
optimization, stability
60% User Score Based on 128 reviews

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Night is Coming is a single player survival city builder game. It was developed by Wild Forest Studio and was released on April 14, 2025. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Night is Coming is a survival building simulation set within the unforgiving cold of the Carpathian mountains. Build your settlement, nurture and protect your people - prepare for impending Darkness. Will everyone survive? Will evil displace your homestead? Will a Hero emerge?

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60%
Audience ScoreBased on 128 reviews
gameplay16 positive mentions
stability3 negative mentions
  • Unique and atmospheric Slavic folklore setting with engaging sound and visual design.
  • Interesting mix of city building, survival, and RTS mechanics with solid core gameplay and progression.
  • Developer responsiveness and ongoing bug fixes have improved gameplay experience over time.
  • Game suffers from numerous bugs including pathfinding issues, AI problems, crashes, and freezes affecting playability.
  • Difficulty balance is poor, with steep learning curve and some early game mechanics feeling unfair or broken.
  • Lack of meaningful content updates since launch and insufficient communication from developers causing concerns about abandonment.
  • gameplay
    37 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay is generally praised for its solid core mechanics, engaging colony building, and unique survival elements, though many find it limited, repetitive, and clunky, especially in worker management. While the game's setting and mechanics show strong potential, issues like bugs, lag, unbalanced difficulty, and a steep learning curve hinder the overall experience. Players remain optimistic that with further polish and additional content, the gameplay will improve significantly.

    • “Very good mechanics and city building; I hope they add more content and further tech, but so far this game is amazing.”
    • “Colony building and management with an element of role-playing, featuring interesting mechanics and rules that make you think about what and when to take, rather than stripping every available resource.”
    • “The sound and visual designs are a treat; the gameplay is familiar yet unique, and despite the difficulty, I am having fun learning everything there is to learn.”
    • “Even without the crippling bugs, the intended mechanics are a joke.”
    • “The worker management is clunky and over-micromanaged. Can't get past the tutorial. Not very good at pulling you into the game, more so makes you feel like you just don't have the time to learn the 20 menus just to gather resources. Feels like a survival game with top-down mechanics not blended together well. Worker management similar to any other base building game would make this game way better. There is a reason they all seem similar; this is cluttered so badly I could never play online if that's even possible or planned.”
    • “Visually and mechanically, everything feels wonky - from poorly cropped icons to general elements of balance and gameplay.”
  • atmosphere
    10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game delivers a richly immersive atmosphere deeply rooted in Slavic folklore, enhanced by detailed lore, enemy design, and a compelling soundtrack. Players frequently note a persistent sense of tension and being watched, which heightens the survival experience and gives the game a unique, soulful vibe. Overall, the atmosphere is widely praised for its depth, immersion, and chilling ambiance.

    • “The game is very atmospheric and the Slavic folklore is rich, complete with a detailed bestiary.”
    • “Love the atmosphere, the Slavic folklore vibes, and that constant ‘something’s watching me’ feel.”
    • “The glowing red eyes which appear in the darkness enforce a sense of constant danger, a feeling of always being watched, creating a chilling atmosphere.”
  • graphics
    9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics offer a unique and pleasant aesthetic with impressive building animations and night lighting, though they are not ultra-modern. However, optimization issues cause lag spikes and FPS drops, especially on lower RAM systems, and some textures like grass and trees appear blurry and low-quality. Overall, the visuals are appealing to many but may require adjusting settings for smoother performance.

    • “Graphics are better than expected, the building animations look great, and I love how some buildings light up at night.”
    • “This game has a rather unique and interesting aesthetic.”
    • “Aesthetically and visually gorgeous.”
    • “Needs optimization; I keep getting massive lag spikes and FPS drops on any graphics setting.”
    • “The game has two major problems: it looks very bad with very fuzzy and unclear graphics; the grass and trees seem bought out of an asset store and are very blurry.”
    • “The graphics are pretty for my taste.”
  • optimization
    7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Optimization is generally poor, with frequent lag spikes and unstable FPS during raids and gameplay, and recent patches have not resolved these performance issues. However, some users note that the game shows potential with interesting mechanics and a promising setting.

    • “Interesting mechanics, cool setting, nice optimization.”
    • “Performance.”
    • “But it needs strong performance tweak asap, FPS isn't stable at all.”
    • “It was horribly optimized before, and I'm not sure what updates they did since I last played, but it looks like it's even worse now than before.”
    • “Needs optimization; I keep getting massive lag spikes and FPS drops on any graphics setting.”
    • “Edit: The patch from 12th May hasn't resolved performance at all; there are still the same FPS drops as before.”
  • music
    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music is widely praised for its immersive atmosphere and strong connection to the game's folk horror theme, with many highlighting the title theme and soundtrack as standout elements that enhance the overall experience.

    • “Both the setting and music keep being good; I particularly like the title theme.”
    • “I love the atmosphere and the soundtrack!”
    • “The atmosphere created by the music in combination with the location is really immersive, and I generally had a lot of fun playing this game.”
  • story
    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The story is well-crafted and engaging, delivering on the promise of a story-driven survival experience. Despite being in early development, the narrative progression complements the gameplay, though some minor bugs and UI issues slightly detract from the overall experience.

    • “It's more important that it's not just a piece of scrap code - it is a good story-driven survival game, which gives you exactly what it promises.”
    • “You can tell that it's in early game development but it plays well and I enjoy the combat mechanics as well as the base building and progression of the game and story.”
    • “I really enjoy the gameplay and story.”
  • stability
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game suffers from frequent freezing issues, particularly during auto-saving and when starting the game, making it largely unplayable. Additionally, the repair option intended to fix these problems is often ineffective.

    • “Every time the game auto-saves, it freezes.”
    • “The repair option is buggy and doesn't work 90% of the time.”
    • “Game freezes every time you press start game; I have yet to even play the game because of this bug.”
  • grinding
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Grinding in the game can become tedious over time, but the farming mechanic, especially involving the walking turnips, is well-designed and enjoyable.

    • “The concept of the game is good but after playing it a bit it just becomes tedious.”
  • monetization
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Users criticize the game's monetization as a cash grab, expressing distrust toward the developers and advising others to avoid the game.

    • “Stay away from the game and the developers, it's just a cash grab and run”
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Night is Coming is a survival city builder game.

Night is Coming is available on PC and Windows.

On average players spend around 3 hours playing Night is Coming.

Night is Coming was released on April 14, 2025.

Night is Coming was developed by Wild Forest Studio.

Night is Coming has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Night is Coming for its gameplay but disliked it for its optimization.

Night is Coming is a single player game.

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