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How Combat Works
Before I jump into the details, and backstory, with how I settled on the combat mechanics for Nocturne, I want to give you the heads up there are some game mechanics mentioned here that only appear later in the game, bu…
Release Date Update
I've got a "Good News / Bad News" situation here. Since we're all gamers, I thought I'd give everyone a dialogue option, so you can decide which order you read the news in. Hover the spoiler tags in the order you'd like…
The Arcade & Difficulty Options
If you've been following Nocturne's development for any length of time, you'll know that the music is a core part of the game. Every enemy encounter is a rhythm battle and by the time you're done with the story, you'll…
Nocturne has a longer demo available!
Did you know Nocturne actually has a longer Demo? It's the old demo from 2024 which includes the full first chapter. It's not quite as polished, as it's missing the modern UI, and controller support. But you can play th…
Nocturne is part of TGAGWCAGA 2024!
Nocturne will be featured in TGAGWCAGA 2024—The Game Awards for Games Who Can't Afford the Game Awards! This is a grassroots indie community livestream coming this Friday, December 13th! TGAGWCAGA highlights incredible…
Demo Softlock Patch
If you found yourself unable to progress past the New Game screen, or had a softlock during any of our Tutorials, we've just released a small demo patch to fix those issues. The Satoru fight will no longer softlock even…
Demo Release
After many years of development, we've released our first public Demo. The demo features the first chapter of the game, which is about 90 minutes of gameplay! We'd love to see any gameplay videos or livestreams of the D…
