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Nocturnals

Cowboy Toad Games · 2024-09-13

Steam

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person, Third person

Releases: Sep 13, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), TBD (Mac), TBD (Linux), Jan 06, 2025 (iOS), Jan 06, 2025 (Android)

A short, choose your own adventure game about two boys that find each other in a lonely, post-apocalyptic town.

Nocturnals is an Adventure and Indie game released in 2024, priced at $7.99, with an estimated 50,000 to 100,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (87% of 941 reviews).

4
playing now
87%
positive of 941 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
1
Nexus mods (1 downloads)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$7.99
steam price (US)

4 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Follow the story of Ted as he navigates the abandoned town of Ruddleside, finding a solitary companion in Diego who agrees to help him continue his search for surviving communities.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 4 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 29 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~4/week).
  • · Review velocity up 21% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (304 reviews).
  • · Top 14% of 28,763 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 19k–42k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 941 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $3.99 at Steam (2025-09-12)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $7.99 · on sale 3 of 6 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
26826820242026Week of 2024-09-13: 268 positiveWeek of 2024-09-13: 36 negativeWeek of 2024-09-20: 76 positiveWeek of 2024-09-20: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-09-27: 45 positiveWeek of 2024-09-27: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-10-04: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-10-04: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-10-11: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-10-11: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-18: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-10-18: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-10-25: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-10-25: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-08: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-11-08: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-15: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-11-22: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-11-29: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-11-29: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-06: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-12-06: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-13: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-12-20: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-20: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-27: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-12-27: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-03: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-01-03: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-10: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-01-10: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-17: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-01-24: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-01-31: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-01-31: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-07: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-02-14: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-02-14: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-21: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-02-28: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-07: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-07: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-14: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-14: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-21: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-28: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-04-11: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-04-11: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-18: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-18: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-25: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-02: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-05-09: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-05-09: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-16: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-23: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-23: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-30: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-06: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-13: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-20: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-06-20: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-27: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-07-04: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-11: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-18: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-18: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-25: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-08: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-08-15: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-15: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-22: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-29: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-09-05: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-12: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-09-19: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-09-26: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-03: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-03: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-10: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-10: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-17: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-24: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-24: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-31: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-07: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-11-14: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-11-21: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-21: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-28: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-05: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-05: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-12: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-12: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-19: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-12-19: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-26: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-12-26: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-02: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-01-02: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-09: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-01-16: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-23: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-01-30: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-13: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-02-13: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-20: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-02-20: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-27: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-02-27: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-06: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-06: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-13: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-03-20: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-03-27: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-27: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-03: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-10: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-04-17: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-24: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-08: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-15: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-15: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-29: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-29: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-05: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-12: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-12: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-19: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-26: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-26: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-03: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-07-03: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-10: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-17: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-17: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-24: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-24: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-31: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-07: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-07: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

502026-09-15 03:00 — 2 players2026-09-16 11:00 — 1 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 2 players2026-09-19 02:00 — 2 players2026-09-20 09:00 — 1 players2026-09-21 17:00 — 3 players2026-09-23 01:00 — 4 players2026-09-24 08:00 — 1 players2026-09-25 16:00 — 1 players2026-09-26 23:00 — 1 players2026-09-28 07:00 — 2 players2026-09-29 14:00 — 3 players2026-09-30 22:00 — 1 players2026-10-02 05:00 — 2 players2026-10-03 13:00 — 3 players2026-10-04 21:00 — 2 players2026-10-06 04:00 — 1 players2026-10-07 12:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 19:00 — 1 players2026-10-10 03:00 — 3 players2026-10-11 10:00 — 4 players2026-10-12 18:00 — 4 players2026-10-14 02:00 — 3 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 4 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
692Sep 2024Aug 2026Sep 2024 — avg 69 · peak 171Oct 2024 — avg 23 · peak 64Nov 2024 — avg 11 · peak 24Dec 2024 — avg 10 · peak 30Jan 2025 — avg 8 · peak 18Feb 2025 — avg 5 · peak 14Mar 2025 — avg 4 · peak 11Apr 2025 — avg 4 · peak 9May 2025 — avg 4 · peak 12Jun 2025 — avg 3 · peak 7Jul 2025 — avg 3 · peak 11Aug 2025 — avg 4 · peak 9Sep 2025 — avg 4 · peak 10Oct 2025 — avg 4 · peak 14Nov 2025 — avg 5 · peak 18Dec 2025 — avg 5 · peak 20Jan 2026 — avg 3 · peak 15Feb 2026 — avg 5 · peak 17Mar 2026 — avg 4 · peak 15Apr 2026 — avg 3 · peak 12May 2026 — avg 2 · peak 8Jun 2026 — avg 3 · peak 8Jul 2026 — avg 4 · peak 10Aug 2026 — avg 3 · peak 8
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$7.99$3.992024-09-132026-07-092024-09-13 — best price $7.992024-10-30 — best price $6.392024-11-01 — best price $7.992024-11-27 — best price $6.392024-12-04 — best price $7.992024-12-19 — best price $6.392025-01-02 — best price $7.992025-03-13 — best price $6.792025-03-20 — best price $7.992025-05-01 — best price $4.792025-05-08 — best price $7.992025-07-22 — best price $4.792025-07-25 — best price $7.992025-09-12 — best price $3.992025-09-14 — best price $7.992025-09-29 — best price $5.592025-10-06 — best price $7.992025-12-18 — best price $4.792026-01-05 — best price $7.992026-03-19 — best price $4.792026-03-26 — best price $7.992026-06-25 — best price $5.592026-07-09 — best price $7.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

8
achievements tracked
38.6%
earned "Sole Survivor"
20.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportFamily Sharing1 DLC

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2024-11-03 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)11118%8

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

3DShortHorrorLGBTQ+RomanceControllerStory RichExplorationFirst-PersonChoices Matter

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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