About the Game
Nightingale is a PVE open-world survival crafting game played solo or cooperatively with friends. Become a Realmwalker and reignite the ancient Crossway portals, journeying through corrupted forests, gravity-torn deserts, and beyond.
Build, craft, fight, and discover as you venture through mystical portals into the beautiful and dangerous Faewilds. Battle through the depths of perilous dungeons, face formidable bosses, and explore a labyrinth of immersive otherworldly Realms.
In moments of respite, build yourself a vast estate using a variety of tilesets, and furnish it with all manner of decor, workstations, and comforts.
As you master Fae magick, harness the power of Realm Cards and unlock further challenges across procedurally-generated worlds teeming with adventure.
Prepare to make your way through Faewild forests, harrowing swamps, and shimmering deserts as you unlock the portals leading deeper into the lands of Fae. Cook meals, build shelter and muster the spirit to persevere in the face of adversity.
Craft tools to harvest trees, ore, and plants, along with rarer resources found deep in the realms. Discover new schematics and assemble the equipment and weapons you need to survive. Using specialized ingredients and arcane technologies, you can enhance your gear with magical properties.
Design and construct your Realmwalker homestead, and shelter from the dangers of the Faewilds. Unlock new tilesets, workbenches, and decorations, and expand your base into an impressive estate. Recruit an NPC to help harvest resources as you work to grow your property.
Venture freely through vast, open-world realms where breathtaking visuals immerse you in a mystical Gaslamp Fantasy universe. Uncover the abandoned remnants of past Realmwalker expeditions, delve into the enigmatic architecture of the Fae, and explore the perilous depths of Sites of Power dungeons and forsaken ruins. With each portal you cross, you'll find beauty and danger intertwined, waiting to be discovered.
Adventure solo, or play cooperatively with your friends. Combine your strengths, skills, and resources to survive and thrive together. Work together to build communal estates, join up in uncovering the mysteries of the realms, and unite in facing the challenges of the Fae.
Craft and wield an array of melee and ranged weapons to confront the formidable creatures lurking within the portal network, including the twisted Fae imitations of humanity known as the Bound. Prepare for epic boss battles in treacherous dungeons and the ultimate showdown with colossal apex creatures in the Realms' most distant, dangerous reaches.
Travel beyond the Storied Realms wielding the power of Realm Cards to explore expansive procedurally-generated worlds brimming with new dangers, discoveries, and rewards. Go further by crafting Minor Realm Cards and alter the world around you—from reducing gravity to boosting resource yields, or even harvesting meat from trees, the possibilities are endless!
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Steam Patch Notes
Official update history
Hello, Realmwalkers!
We’ve got a new update headed your way (and rolling out now) with improvements to partying up, plus a wide set of balance and reward changes across the Realms.
We'll also be 80% off starting tomorrow (Feb 20) if you have been waiting to try out Nightingale!
Watch the latest Dev Bites
Want the quick video rundown? Check out our newest Dev Bites here:
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Play with Friends (Join Codes)
Playing Nightingale with friends between platforms just got easier. You can now share a Join Code to invite friends directly into your game. The game will automatically find the host and connect using the best available method.
When hosting, select Join Code from the connection options.
Share the code from the Social tab.
Your friend enters the code and joins instantly.
If a direct connection isn’t possible, traffic will route through Valve’s Steam Datagram Relay, a global private network optimized for gaming. Join Codes also support seamless cross-play between Steam and Epic players.
Gameplay Updates
We also have a host of new gameplay and balance updates! This update adds visible wear and damage to tools and clothing based on durability, improves map completion clarity and Essence Trader item presentation, and delivers major reward and balance tuning. Vault Essence rewards are doubled, and chest loot is reworked (fewer perishables, more seeds, and realm-specific item targeting with stronger Ascended rewards). Combat tuning adjusts critical damage scaling and caps, and a broad pass boosts many characteristics to make rare resources more exciting. Augments also get wording cleanup, Danu’s Cauldron returns, and several augment types now apply more consistently across their related refinement stations.
Patch Notes
Join codes now available
Enabled Wear and Damage on Tools & Clothing
Durability percent determines level of Damage, Dirt, and Wear
Updated Map screen to reflect when you’ve completed an encounter
Updated Essence Traders to reflect the characteristic of the Items offered
“Crit Stab” Nerf: Backstabbing and hitting a critical hit no longer double stack crit multiplier but now just doubles damage.
Doubled Essence rewards in Vaults
Modified All Chest rewards
Perishable items are no longer available in chests
Cured meats and Wasna still appear but most others will not.
Most raw food items like pumpkin, tomatoes, and mushrooms are now found as seeds.
Chest Items found in storied realms will generally reflect available items but with some rarer rewards
Chest items in Untamed Realms will offer more powerful items and charms.
Ascended Realm chests now offer rare T5 crafting materials with a bias based on which realm you’re in.
Antiquarian realm - Wood
Astrolabe - Stones, Ingots, Gems
Provisioner - Higher yield from the effects of the card with even drop chances for all items
Herbarium - Fibres and Automaton parts
Gloom - Bound Items
Hunt - Fabled Hides and Meat
Renamed “Grendel” Characteristic to “Grendel Brute”
Removed Gem powder crafting requirement.
Modified Critical Damage to scale slower but have a Higher Cap
Reduced Crit scaling by 25%
Increased Soft Cap from 60% > 80%
Increased Hard Cap from 75% > 95%
With the reduction of “Crit stab” this allows crit builds more room to grow.
Characteristic Changes to increase value for underperforming characteristics and increase excitement for acquiring these rare resources.
Spyrys Obsidian
Added Magick Damage
Pandora's Purity
Added Environmental Resistance
Awenite
Added Ranged Damage
Losrewn
Removed Ice Resistance
Added Max Health
Added Miasma Resistance
Titan's Fingernail
Increased Magick damage
Increased Critical Damage
Noble Hollow
Increased Magick Damage
Pellucidic
Increased Injury Resistance
Increased Melee Damage
Added Fire Resistance
Pearl
Added Health Max
Added Stamina Max
Sapphire
Removed Ice Resistance
Added Environmental Resistance
Bandersnatch
Added Melee Damage
Weald Bear
Added Max Health
Hexham Mongrel
Increased Stamina Regeneration
Feorrswine
Increased Health Regeneration
Galumph
Added Ranged Damage
Carnute
Added Health Regen
Fabled Carnute
Added Stamina Regen
Haddock’s Ox
Added Durability
Everhart Deer
Added Move Speed
Elephas
Added Max Weight
Tiddalik
Added Fishing
Added Melee Damage
Removed Health regen
Taweret's Hippo
Increased Stamina Max
Monarch Locust
Increased Stamina Max
Pihrat
Added Magick Damage
Leporidon
Removed Max Health
Added Critical Damage
Khepri's Scarab
Increased Magick Damage
Selket's Scorpion
Added Critical Damage
Added Melee Damage
Bawcock's Fishgoat
Added Ranged Damage
Added Magick Damage
Death Weaver Spider
Added Critical Damage
Added Stamina Regen
Achlis Deer
Added Magick Damage
Waywolf
Added Melee Damage
Grendel Brute
Increased Magick Damage
Added Melee Damage
Fabled Grendel
Increased Magick Damage
Bound Straps
Added Max Health
Automaton Knight
Increased Melee Damage
Increased Durability
Fabled Automaton Knight
Increased Melee Damage
Added Max Weight
Automaton
Added Environmental Resistance
Fabled Automaton Pawn
Added Max Health
Added Max Weight
Fabled Automaton Rook
Added Melee Damage
Increase Max Health
Advanced Yew
Increased Melee Damage
Increased Ranged Damage
Dreamscale Perch
Reduced Critical Damage
Augments
Refined Wording on all augments
Readded Danu’s Cauldron
Adjusted How Some Augments Function
Blacksmith augments now apply to all Refinements in Smelters
Carving augments now apply to all Refinements in Saw Table
Hunting Augments now apply to all Refinements on Tanning Stations
Miner Augments now apply to all refinements on Mortar Station
Dedicated Server Release Now Live
Realmwalkers, our new Dedicated Servers are now live. To get started, download this update and create a new character or download one of your online characters to play. You can choose to play solo, join, or host a Friend.
Your online characters will continue to be hosted by Inflexion and will be available to download for up to a year. For more information about this update, please check out our last blog post here.
Release Highlights
Dedicated Servers - Use our new Dedicated Servers to host or join a friend! We have also partnered with GPortal for paid hosting.
Start Menu - The start menu has been re-organized to make it easier to create a new character and then choose how you want to play
Online Character Download - You can now download your online characters to be used offline directly from the Start Menu.
Admin Panel - You can enable some of the debug tools and cheats our team finds helpful if you want to experiment with Nightingale. You can find more information about how to do this on our FAQs page here: https://playnightingale.com/faqs
Monikers! - You can now earn titles for your Realmwalkers that are displayed under your username. Find the Moniker that represents who you are in Nightingale—from the classic Realmwalker and the accomplished Network Weaver to the whimsical Chuckaboo and the chaotic Rapscallion.
Nightingale Dedicated Servers – Powered by GPORTAL
Our upcoming Dedicated Server release gives you the flexibility to play Nightingale how you want, whether you prefer to host your own Realm or play with friends.
To make this possible, we’ve partnered with GPORTAL to provide easy-to-use servers around the globe. With GPORTAL, setting up and managing your own server is quick and seamless so you can focus on exploring, building, and surviving in the Fae wilds.
Additional Bug Fixes and Updates
Gameplay
Item Rewards: Players now automatically receive the Cleansing Card when its requirements are met
Fishing & Store: Fishing mini-games have been adjusted and issues in the Porter Pistol shop purchase have been fixed
Weapon Effects: The Ultimate Sickle weapon’s bleed damage has been reworked for clarity
Updated outfits and appearances of several NPCs
Building swapping - In placement mode, added the ability to swap targeted structures with the new structure, with resources being refunded and/or dropped to ground. Tileset pieces and hanging lights/decorations can be swapped out with tileset pieces of the same type (eg. doorframe and a doorframe, but not a doorframe and a wall). Freestanding structures can be swapped if their size matches.
Improved issues when swapping weapons
UI & UX
Connect Screen: The Continue button on the host/connect screen now only activates when an address is entered
A Previous/Next host button has been added for easier navigation.
Moniker Support: A new Moniker tab in the player Inventory lets you set custom name titles, and those monikers now show on player nameplates
Profile Picker: You can now create more then 4 characters in profile creation
Travel UI: Clicking the opposite arrows on the travel map will now cycle travel direction, and the travel HUD groups “Accept”/“Decline” actions together for clarity
Ultimate charms now use tier coloration
Fix for BodyTypes in character creation
Social Features
Parties: Parties are now based on who is on a server.
Players now see on-screen notifications when someone joins or leaves their party
Party Voting: A new Party Voting system lets group members vote on quick travel destinations.
Friend Join: Steam friends can now join your game when you host (via Steam relay)
Travel Invites: New safeguards automatically deny a travel invite if the host is still on the Continue Journey screen
Removed non-functional respite permissions
Performance and Stability
Addressed a GPU crash that was occurring on some systems.
Optimized creature spawning
Audio
New spatial audio for Provisioners Borough, the Docks, the Portal Transcept Spire in The Watch
New audio for The Watch Pale Suppression Quest
Bug Fixes
Quests & Rewards: Corrected a quest description (“A Gate to the Void”) and fixed a bug where a reward room’s teacup item was missing
Environment: Resolved several minor world glitches (e.g. blocked holes in city districts). Players can no longer get stuck in a hidden room due to level geometry issues
Other Fixes: The portal activation button in the Vaults area now works correctly, and various UI tooltip and text issues have been cleaned up (such as leftover “XP/Masterwork” labels)
Audio: Fixed an echo-related audio bug in one quest area (Sunken Hope cathedral)
Fix for collectible busts that weren’t previously collectible
Fixed missing teacup from reward set
Fixed characters falling if attacked while swimming
Fixed zone control VFX not happening in multiplayer
Fixed magic realm card buff to correctly apply damage bonus
Fixed item stacking not taking into account all characteristics
Fixed the torches in the Crossways to no longer flicker
Fix bug where crafts would not finish in offline mode after restoring from persistence
Fixed a mismatch of tiers for Dumplings
Fixed the description of Immolation
Fixed the description of Tudor Stove and Regency Stove
Fixed an issue where Masterwork Bow Arms could be used as Poles
Fixed incorrect recipe component for Masterwork Longbow
Fixed an issue where dialogue options were missing when multiple players turned in a quest at the same time
Family lineage will now persist
Memory puzzles being solved concurrently will no longer interfere with each other
Rescue NPCs who get stuck can now return to navigable terrain
Fixed portal activation not working in Boss champers and Vaults
Defend Nightingale City
Humanity’s last stronghold is besieged. The Fae and their formidable Automaton Queen have unleashed chaos, and it falls to you to reclaim our home. Leap across rooftops, clear enemy-infested streets house by house, and explore the intricate network of sewers beneath the city.
Fight your way through three massive city quadrants, confront Bound invasions head-on, close the dangerous Transepts, and activate Pale Pylons to regain control. Your bravery and skill will be tested like never before when you face the fearsome Automaton Queen herself.
Feature Highlights
Alongside the City, there have been improvements to our building system, as well as, new Gear and Fabled Charms!
Enhanced Building & Customization
- Structure rotation and placement has been refined with more options
- Outfits, and Furniture: The update adds a Western-themed Frontier Tileset, Wrangler Outfit, and new furniture sets for the Crude and Tudor tilesets.
- Defensive structures can be obtained in the city.
- New Furniture available
Powerful Gear & Fabled Charms
Tier 5 weapons and tools can be purchased with a new currency you can earn in Nightingale City. These weapons and tools have new components and recipes to allow for greater parametric crafting power.
- Tier 5 weapons and tools can now receive 2 charms
- Tier 5 weapons have unique visual treatment options both in crafting and in glamour
- Tier 5 Fabled Charms can be purchased with the new currency.
Fabled charms will make fantastic changes to the behaviours and powers associated with your weapons and tools. You can earn these as rewards in Nightingale City.
Live Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue in online mode where the incorrect tier of dye was sometimes applied.
- Fixed Tudor Shelf to allow object placement on its shelves.
- Fixed an issue preventing the Porter Pistol from appearing in the glamour station for customization.
- Fixed the Red Cross Knight's Cuirass Gear to include a customizable shell region.
- Fixed a quest issue where party members retained "Build transept" after passing through another player's transept to NGC.
- Fixed an issue preventing Boss Rush quest completion when in a party.
- Boosted comfort values for beds.
- Fixed dye previews to ensure consistency with their final appearance.
- Fixed an issue where LB/RB were double-bound on crafting stations.
- Fixed an issue allowing players to use the map to travel to a loadstar.
- Fixed wood harvested from stumps initially appearing with a default texture before correcting itself.
- Fixed the party screen not updating immediately when a player joins.
- Fixed the issue where Immolation and Blast Miners Trap shared the same icons.
- Fixed missing health bars above fish.
- Adjusted aim-down-sights for the Mystic Slingbow to align with projectile trajectory.
- Ensured font styles now meet Steam Deck requirements.
- Added gamepad support for the Essence Trader shop screen.
- Improved gamepad navigation on the map.
- Fixed issues with the consumable radial menu when using a gamepad.
- Fixed an issue where changing Make Up color after using the 'Reset' button did not apply the change.
- Fixed an issue where resetting EYES>DETAILS did not reset SCALE and DETAIL sliders properly.
- Fixed defense encounters being startable while the Extraction Device was destroyed.
- Fixed Eyelash Extensions resetting back to 66% regardless of user input.
- Fixed Focal Shards incorrectly being usable in the same slots as cut gems, and Hybrid Stone replacing stone blocks.
- Fixed the Reset button in the Hair Colour menu not functioning correctly.
- Fixed "Reset All" button altering the displayed hair color incorrectly.
- Fixed Eyelash Tip Colour changing unexpectedly after editing in the Appearance menu.
Nightingale has officially reached its one-year milestone, and we’re here to celebrate with our next update. From a new dyes and customization system to tilesets and long-awaited bug fixes, this update brings plenty to help with your adventures in the Realms.
Dyes and Customization
One of the most anticipated features is finally here: dyes and customization! As added functionality to the Glamour Station, you now have the ability to change the materials and colors of your clothing, gear, and weapons. As soon as you unlock this station, you can start customizing.
Here’s how it works:
- When you acquire an item with a specific characteristic that impacts its appearance, that characteristic is permanently unlocked at the Glamour Station.
- For example, if you obtain an item with the Gold characteristic, you’ll be able to apply Gold to metals in the dye system from that point forward.
- This system does not work retroactively, so you’ll need to obtain new items or pick up items you already have with desired characteristics to unlock their appearances.
- For endgame players who’d rather not chase down every material, bundles of appearances are available at the Clothing Vendor in The Watch.
This update also expands building and fashion options with a new Western themed set:
- Frontier Tileset – A rugged new aesthetic for those seeking a bold frontier style.
- Wrangler Outfit – A stylish new look fit for any adventurer.
- New Furniture Sets – Enhance your homestead with additional pieces for the Crude and Tudor tilesets.
Looking for a break from exploring the Realms while earning some Essence? Just speak to any of the NPC Survivors to play a match card mini-game where you can bet and win Essence.
Bug Fixes and Quality-of-Life Improvements
Here are some of the most notable improvements from this update:
- Fireplaces now stay lit but only consume fuel when actively crafting.
- Fixed flickering and blown-out VFX, providing a more visually stable experience.
- Controller fixes: LT/RT are no longer double-bound to the Estate Cairn screen.
- Improved Portal Meshes: No more squashed platforms when adjusting height.
- Lancaster guns now deal proper secondary ability damage.
- Essence Trader in Welkin’s Reach no longer gets stuck in an endless question loop.
- No more spontaneous umbrella drops! Stay airborne as intended.
- Quest NPCs now behave properly, without floating grenades or potions.
- Correct climbing animations when injured.
- Unique crust effects on tools and weapons now work correctly.
- Smoother sprinting mechanics, even when moving toward the camera.
- Missing quest markers fixed: The “Talk to Nicolas” marker now appears correctly.
- Firearms no longer obscure vision when using Emotes.
- Predator and Prey leather/hide tiers fixed.
- Improved visual variety: Each tier of plant fiber now has a distinct appearance.
- Harpy and Ishmael fibers now feature their proper creature appearances.
Nightingale: Unreal 5.4 Update
Today we've put out a new update that upgrades Nightingale to Unreal 5.4, as well as bug and quality of life fixes.
Highlights
- Engine Upgrade: Updated to Unreal Engine 5.4.
- Character Customization: Improved the appearance of lipstick; you may need to re-edit lipstick in the character creator.
- Gameplay Mechanics:
- Reduced stealth attribute on gear for better balance with other attributes.
- Removed structural support requirements, allowing objects to float when building.
- Campfires and other fueled structures now turn off automatically after crafting is complete.
- Gamepad Updates:
- Improved gamepad for the Map, Guidebook, Estate Cairn and Automation screens.
- Visual Updates:
- Unique models added for Spyrus Mushrooms.
- Hero creatures' appearances now match clothing customization.
- Building and Crafting:
- Copy, move, and remove functionalities added to Build Advanced Mode.
- Reduced time and effort required to craft T2 and T3 crafting benches.
Bug Fixes
- UI and Menus:
- Player map markers now display on top of other markers.
- Fixed the augments screen in Build Mode being completely blank.
- Various fixes to the Party menu not functioning correctly.
- Chat window now opens properly when activated during fade-out.
- Minor cards on Realmic Transmuter now display tooltips on hover.
- Container permission buttons now correctly highlight after changes.
- Logging out and returning with an item in the crafting queue no longer displays a negative timer.
- "Move Estate Center" button now remains active after closing and reopening the cairn menu.
- Gameplay and Mechanics:
- Players no longer get stuck on the loading screen when playing Boss Rush.
- Fixed issues with fueling campfires and crafting timers for better reliability.
- Players no longer slide on the ground while in deep water.
- Grenades no longer cause net corrections when knocking players back.
- NPCs no longer get stuck or stop moving after teleporting to an automation station.
- NPCs no longer rest in incomplete beds.
- Fixed launcher and rifles reloading incorrectly.
- Fixes for crosshairs being off-center.
- Oats are now properly growable; existing “Fibre (Oats)” in inventories will convert to oats if planted.
- Memory puzzles reset faster.
- Stairs now block rain.
- Pumpkin speed stat now applies correctly to crafted food.
- NPC Behaviors:
- NPCs recruited in one player's realm by another player are now not visible until the recruiting player logs back in.
- NPCs should no longer walk away during dialogue.
- Fixed an issue where NPCs did not always work within their assigned stations initially.
- Wood used as fuel will not alter its tier or type if placed there by NPCs
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How to Install
NWX.exe to play
Troubleshooting tips
• Run Redist/_CommonRedist installers if game won't start
• Add folder to Windows Defender exclusions
• Run as administrator
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