Nightingale News

Ex Mass Effect devs' ambitious new survival game puts community first

So far, 2024 has been the year of the early access survival game, and it doesn't appear to be slowing down any time soon. However, if the likes of Palworld and Enshrouded have left you cold, then Nightingale is probably enough to turn your head. Inflexion Games' stylish presentation of open-world survival has left quite the impression, backed by a strong BioWare pedigree that includes art director Neil Thompson and production lead Leah Summers. PCGamesN sat down with them both ahead of Nightingale's early access release to discuss what comes next.

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Nightingale's detailed PC performance breakdown is a welcome surprise

Even in 2024, it's a blessing if a developer reveals more than just the minimum and recommended specs for a game, and perhaps some upscaling tech details before a game's release. Nightingale developer Inflexion Games has adopted a much more valuable approach, though, and provided a performance expectations breakdown that should be the new standard for PC games moving forward.

It's sometimes a risk buying any of the best PC games without knowing exactly how your rig will perform. The only real way to know is using a tool like PCGamesBenchmark, or buying the game and refunding if it's poor.

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Post-Stress Test Review

Heya Realmwalkers,

Thank you to everyone who participated in our Server Stress Test!

We've gotten quite a bit of information that will assist us for launch day. Learn more in our blog post here: https://playnightingale.com/news/post-stress-test-review

We'll have more updates in the coming weeks as we get closer and closer to the Early Access launch on February 20, 2024.

As always, thank you for joining us on this journey and your feedback throughout.

- The Nightingale Team (Inflexion Games)

Steam's flashiest new survival game is coming sooner than you thought

Good news, the Nightingale release date has been brought forward. The fantasy-survival game tasks players with finding their way through the Faewilds, a mysterious landscape full of strange terrors. The project just enjoyed a productive testing period, and developer Inflexion Games is ready to let everyone in.

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Is Nightingale on Game Pass?

Is Nightingale on Game Pass? We've been treated to a wave of new survival games recently and Nightingale looks set to rival their success, with its steampunk aesthetic and fantasy twist.

In Nightingale, you can craft new weapons and explore dangerous lands, all while forging cards to traverse realms and fight powerful bosses. The Nightingale release date might just be the Valheim follow up we've been waiting for, so it makes sense that we'd want to get it on Game Pass, so here's everything we know about where and how to play Nightingale.

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