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Nightwater 2026

Simulator by Studio Ashty, published by Irox Games.

PC (Microsoft Windows) Simulator Strategy Adventure Steam Deck Playable
83%
Very Positive
167 Steam reviews
37 playing now
on Steam

About

On Steam, 83% of 167 player reviews are positive (Very Positive). 37 people are playing it on Steam right now, with a peak of 46 in the last 30 days. It is Playable on Steam Deck.

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.

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Media

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Releases

Platform
Date
September 18, 2026

Earliest full release on each platform; regional dates can differ.

PC and Steam Deck

Steam store page

Steam Deck: Playable runs, but may need some tweaks

Minimum
Recommended
OS
Windows 10 or later (64-Bit)
Windows 11 or later (64-Bit)
Processor
i5-3570 3.4 GHz 4 Core
Ryzen 5 5600X or i5-12400 or equivalent performance, 6 physical cores minimum
Memory
8 GB RAM
12 GB RAM
Graphics
Nvidia GTX 1650/GTX 1050-ti, or AMD RX 470/RX 570, or equivalent performance & VRAM
Nvidia RTX 2070 or RX 5700, or equivalent performance & VRAM
Storage
10 GB available space
10 GB available space

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Requirements and Deck status as listed on Steam, checked Nov 3, 2026.

Nightwater player count

concurrent players on Steam
37playing now2h ago
37peak today
4630-day peak
46highest we have seenNov 1, 2026
Oct 23: 32 Oct 24: 44 Oct 25: 38 Oct 26: 20 Oct 27: 26 Oct 28: 22 Oct 29: 19 Oct 30: 27 Oct 31: 32 Nov 1: 46 Nov 2: 43 Nov 3: 37
Oct 23daily peak, last 12 daystoday

Players counted on Steam every one to six hours; the daily peak is the highest count of the day.

Nightwater achievements

40 achievements on Steam

Rarest

WR Any% Finish Track 4 in the Volcano Minigame
8.8%
Fossil Fuels Win a run as the Bomber in the Snowy Hills Minigame
11.8%
Prepared Craft every piece of Equipment
11.9%
Nightwater Finish Nightwater
13.2%
Key of Memories Receive the Key of Memories
13.4%
Starlight Fields Master Complete all Starlight Fields Milestone Items
13.5%
All 40 achievements by how many players unlocked them
Key of Automation Receive the Key of Automation
14.2%
Extractor Win a run as the Melee character in the Snowy Hills Minigame
14.6%
Endings Echo Here Unlock all regions
16.1%
Starlight Fields Find all Starlight Fields Milestone Items
16.3%
Volcano Master Complete all Volcano Milestone Items
16.5%
Speedrunner Finish Track 1 in the Volcano Minigame
17.1%
Snowy Hills Master Complete all Snowy Hills Milestone Items
17.3%
Factory Enter the Factory
17.7%
Volcano Find all Volcano Milestone Items
18.9%
Desert Master Complete all Desert Milestone Items
20.7%
Good Signal Use the Signal Tower to boost your buildings
21.3%
Snowy Hills Find all Snowy Hills Milestone Items
22.6%
Agriculture Unlock Area 3 in the Desert Minigame
22.8%
Treasure Open a treasure chest in the Desert
26.3%
Desert Find all Desert Milestone Items
26.5%
Mountains Master Complete all Mountains Milestone Items
28%
Farmer Harvest your first plant in the Desert Minigame
28%
Resources Everywhere! Place your first Altar
29.2%
Hidden Chest Find the hidden chest in the Mountains Minigame
29.5%
Forest Master Complete all Forest Milestone Items
34.8%
Miner Receive your first Coins in the Mountains Minigame
45%
Mountains Find all Mountains Milestone Items
45.5%
The Elder Tree Cut down the Elder Tree in the Forest Minigame
45.5%
Hidden Pickaxes Find all three hidden pickaxes
55.1%
Memories Find your first Memory
62.6%
Equipment Craft your first piece of Equipment
64.7%
Nature's Blessing Receive Nature's Blessing
79%
Wood Dust Receive your first Wood Dust in the Forest Minigame
81.8%
Automation Build your first pipe
88.2%
Forest Find all Forest Milestone Items
92.3%
Manifested Use the Manifester to expand your island
93.1%
Constructor Construct your first building
97.2%
Foraging Destroy your first resource
97.5%
Awakened Awaken in Nightwater
98.4%

Share of Steam players who unlocked each achievement.