Nightwater blends survival crafting with factory automation as you forage resources, build production chains, and gradually mechanize your island across multiple technological eras. Progression unfolds through unlocking new technologies and biomes while working toward discovering the Lighthouse's mystery. The game appeals to players who enjoy methodical resource management and watching simple operations evolve into complex automated systems.
About this game
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.
I have some news to share. Nightwater is part of Steam Next Fest June 2026, running now through June 22. If you haven't tried the demo yet, this is the perfect time to jump in and see what the game is about. All feedback is welcome and genuinely helps shape development.On top of that. Nightwater is now being published by Irox Games, an independent studio based in Munich, Germany.This means more support behind the game and a better shot at reaching players who love automation, incremental and open world exploring games. Development continues exactly as planned, and the partnership lets me focus on building the best version of Nightwater I can.Thank you to everyone who has wishlisted and followed along so far.
Hi everyone, I’m excited to announce that Nightwater will be part of Steam Next Fest: June 2026! Next Fest runs from June 15 to June 22. The demo will receive a small update before Next Fest, including typo corrections and localization/translation fixes. Since thousands of games will be available during Steam Next Fest, I wanted to take this opportunity to give a shout-out to a few other devs who are also participating in Steam Next Fest and working on awesome games! If you’re a fan of incremental games, you shouldn’t miss these:IGTAP: an Incremental Game That's Also a PlatformerIGTAP is one of the games at the top of my must-play list for 2026. The game combines speedrunning with rewarding incremental elements to create an incredibly unique and addictive gameplay loop! The game is easy to understand, hard to master, yet accessible to everyone thanks to its incremental elements. Check the demo out and wishlist it!Kin and ConquestThe Fox Knocks has announced a new project, Kin and Conquest! It’s an idle action-adventure game featuring combat, dungeons, equipment, boss fights, and mining. What I particularly like about this project is that you can play it actively as an incremental game or casually as an idle game. Play the demo and give it a wishlist!FleshbornIn Fleshborn, you destroy fleshy growths with a flamethrower! It’s an addictive time-based incremental game. Start your run, farm as much as possible, progress through the massive tech tree, and get stronger each time. The demo is live, check it out!
The Nightwater demo is now live on Steam.In the demo, you can explore the full first biome, play the first minigame in full, and also get a preview of the second biome and second minigame.The demo takes around 1 hour to reach the end, or around 4 hours if you want to explore everything currently available.Thank you so much for all the support so far, it means a lot, especially since Nightwater is my first commercial project!Play the demo now and let me know what you think!Discord: https://discord.gg/NBwsXYVq2gDon’t forget to fill out the Feedback Form :)
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