Acclaimed flame-wielding platformer Nocturnal gets Enhanced Edition in final updateNews

Acclaimed flame-wielding platformer Nocturnal gets Enhanced Edition in final update

Burn everything to the ground with new talents, enemies, gameplay features and more

Lausanne, Switzerland, October 5th, 2023 - Indie developer Sunnyside Games, in partnership with Dear Villagers, is adding the final major update to their acclaimed flame-welding platformer Nocturnal today for PC. With a plethora of new features including updated optimization and accessibility features, conquer the Mist and use your fire to uncover what secrets lay hidden beneath it today.

This Enhanced Edition update adds:

A redesigned experience, from the ground up
A new extended moveset and talents tree with the ability to burn down everything (including 6 new active talents!)
Extended levels with brand new challenges
New enemies: The Swarm and Shielded
New accessibility feature to reduce the game's difficulty
An additional 7 lore letters, and a new reading animation for lore items
New music and improved SFX
Visual and lighting enhancements, including new rooms and vistas, and Improved melee combat FX
Destructibles and new types of platforms
New level selection menu and U improvements
Global game rebalance to make the game more intense
Redesigned storyline and dialogue
New tutorials and tips in loading screens
Strong optimization improvements and a new performance mode accessible through the options menu

And a lot of smaller adjustments and tweaks to polish the experience

"Thanks to the community feedback, we're now happy to come back with a significantly better version of Nocturnal" said Sunnyside Games co-founder Gabriel Sonderegger. "This update offers numerous improvements that we hope you'll enjoy!"

Nocturnal encourages challengers to brave its beautiful ruins with a host of optional trials. Those seeking the glory of a true challenge can enable a host of speedrunning features, like faster transitions, skippable cutscenes, and a pausable timer. Only the fiercest warriors will try their hand Permadeath Mode, where you only have one life to undertake the entire journey.

What critics are saying:
"If you like the genre and want something that has enough spark of inspiration to carry it through a few hours, it's definitely worth investigating." - Gaming Age

"Keeps things refreshingly tight, presenting a solid action game with a cool core mechanic and a handful of new ideas" - God is a Geek

"Nocturnal is a must-play title for fans of 2D action-platformers" - GameGrin