Nighthold: Number 1

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Nighthold: Number 1 is a single player and multiplayer open world role playing game. It was developed by 2 Zombie Games and was released on December 11, 2025. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Investigate a starship crash, explore a hostile world, build shelters and survive nightly attacks of the Rot. Tear down any structure and experience total freedom of action.

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story5 positive mentions

gameplay6 negative mentions

Unique and engaging gameplay combining survival, crafting, and base defense with a tense day-night cycle.
Fully destructible environment allowing creative base building and strategic approaches to challenges.
Atmospheric setting with a mysterious story and sci-fi theme that draws players into exploration.

Early game difficulty spike and scarce essential resources make initial progression frustrating.
Multiple bugs and technical issues including UI clunkiness, inventory management problems, and frequent glitches.
Lack of tutorial or clear guidance causes confusion about crafting, building, and game objectives.

gameplay
32 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
13%
68%
19%
The gameplay centers on a deliberate survival loop emphasizing preparation, crafting, and resource management, with a strong focus on freedom and emergent sandbox mechanics. While the environment interaction and crafting systems are praised for their uniqueness and depth, issues with inconsistent mechanics, a steep early-game learning curve, and some repetitive elements detract from overall fluidity and accessibility. The game shows promise but requires refinement and quality-of-life improvements to fully realize its engaging survival experience.
- “Nearly everything can be broken down, altered, or repurposed, which transforms the environment into an active part of the gameplay rather than a static backdrop.”
- “I especially enjoyed the crafting system and the core gameplay loop: during the day you have to balance base preparation, resource gathering, and exploring the area, because at night an attack is always coming.”
- “The atmosphere is top tier and the freedom to destroy or build anything you see makes the survival gameplay feel unique.”
- “The cyclical nature of its gameplay can become repetitive over extended sessions, especially for players who prefer more narrative-driven experiences.”
- “Gave it the old college try, there seems like there's something there, but right now the build mechanics are not functioning.”
- “Based on my stream experience, the core gameplay loop is currently hampered by a few issues that make the early game unnecessarily frustrating for new players.”
story
12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
42%
33%
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The story shows promising potential with an interesting and engaging setting, though currently it is somewhat limited in content and depth. Players appreciate the narrative's mystery and thematic appeal but hope for expanded quests, more NPC interactions, and deeper lore in future updates. Improvements in tutorial and progression guidance would enhance the storytelling experience.
- “It has an interesting story that you can follow or go off and explore and come back to whenever you want. Although it doesn't have much content at the moment, the potential for more villages, NPC interactions, dialogue trees, and quests makes it quite an interesting demo.”
- “I also enjoyed the story and narrative — the theme is interesting and engaging.”
- “The story hooked me more than I expected.”
- “Didn't get too far into the story as I was fed up with trying to figure out all the crafting and cooking, so I stopped playing. The tutorial needs work.”
- “Recommendation: Ensure that the immediate needs for basic progression (like how to obtain the rope required for essential tools/structures) are clearly explained through early-game hints, an introductory quest log, or obvious visual cues.”
- “The game has potential, and I hope the developers can continue the story and bring more content, missions, scenarios, or new maps.”
graphics
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
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The game's graphics feature a pleasing art style and varied environments, though they do not aim for high-end realism. Performance may stutter initially, and additional graphic settings could benefit lower-end PCs. Overall, the visuals are generally well-received, balancing quality and accessibility.
- “I really like the art style and how it plays.”
- “The graphics are excellent.”
- “The alien environment is varied enough to support exploration, though it doesn’t aim for high-end graphical fidelity.”
- “Game visuals stuttered a bit for the first minute or so.”
- “Possibly some more graphics configurations would help lower-end PCs to run this game.”
atmosphere
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
75%
25%
The atmosphere is consistently praised for its immersive and unique survival experience, especially enhanced during nighttime. Players appreciate the combination of freedom in crafting and destruction with a strong sense of adventure, making the game feel fresh and engaging. Overall, the atmospheric design significantly contributes to the game's appeal and enjoyment.
- “The atmosphere is top tier and the freedom to destroy or build anything you see makes the survival gameplay feel unique.”
- “I definitely recommend checking this out if you want a fresh and atmospheric survival challenge.”
- “I really enjoyed the game’s atmosphere, art, and overall design.”
optimization
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
67%
100%
Optimization is currently lacking, with noticeable performance issues such as low frame rates even on modest PCs and visual elements like fog and washed-out colors possibly masking these problems. While the game is functional, it requires significant improvements and bug fixes to enhance overall performance.
- “The weird fog and washed-out color scheme seems to mask optimization issues.”
- “Game needs more optimization; I use a PC from Walmart and only get about 7-8 FPS.”
- “The weird fog and washed out color scheme seems to mask optimization issues.”
- “Game needs more optimization; I use a PC from Walmart and only get about 7-8 fps.”
- “There are some bugs and optimizations to be done, and also content to add, but so far so good.”
stability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game exhibits significant stability issues, with bugs and glitches causing menus, including the main menu, to become unresponsive after around 20 minutes of play. This limits usability and necessitates forced closure.
- “Unfortunately, after 20 minutes the game bugs/glitches and I am no longer able to open any menus, including the main menu, which forced me to use Ctrl+Alt+Del to close it.”
- “Still a bit buggy and needs more explanations on how to build and set up a base.”
humor
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The humor, particularly the corporate satire in the intro, adds a refreshing and enjoyable layer to the otherwise tense sci-fi atmosphere.
- “Exploring Sandrax 66b is tense, and the corporate humor from the intro adds a nice touch to the sci-fi setting.”
grinding
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Grinding in the game revolves around a day-night cycle where players spend the day farming, gathering, and building, then focus on defending their base at night, creating a balanced and engaging routine.

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Nighthold: Number 1 is a open world role playing game.

Nighthold: Number 1 is available on PC and Windows.

Nighthold: Number 1 was released on December 11, 2025.

Nighthold: Number 1 was developed by 2 Zombie Games.

Nighthold: Number 1 has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Nighthold: Number 1 for its story but disliked it for its gameplay.

Nighthold: Number 1 is a single player game with multiplayer support.

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