Nightwater released on Steam on September 18, 2026 at $13.49, developed by Studio Ashty.
VERIFIED Source: Steam store page (appid 3983860), checked 2026-09-19
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Nightwater: Release Date, Price and What It Is (Sep 2026)
Nightwater out Sep 18, 2026, $13.49 - resource management across biomes: 20+ resources, 100+ buildings, five minigames, one Lighthouse goal.
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Explore every biome to discover 20+ resources and gain access to 100+ buildings, crafts and buffs.
VERIFIED Source: Steam store page (appid 3983860), checked 2026-09-19
Choose from 60+ buildings to construct farmers, assemblers and storage units, link them with pipes, and automate every part of your production chain.
VERIFIED Source: Steam store page (appid 3983860), checked 2026-09-19
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How much is Nightwater?
$13.49 on Steam, released September 18, 2026.
What is the goal of Nightwater?
Per the Steam description, all your efforts serve a single purpose: to reach the Lighthouse and uncover its secrets.
Can you automate production in Nightwater?
Yes - you can build machines, link them with pipes, and automate every part of your production chain, moving or deconstructing machines at any time without losing items.
How many resources and buildings are in Nightwater?
20+ resources across multiple biomes, 100+ buildings, crafts and buffs, and 60+ buildings you can construct - per the Steam description.
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What the game is
Nightwater is a game about gathering, collecting and managing resources, released September 18, 2026 at $13.49.
There are multiple unique biomes, each with its own resources and secrets, and every resource has its own progression: gather by hand or automate with machines.
All your efforts serve a single purpose - to reach the Lighthouse and uncover its secrets.
Automation and minigames
You can build as many machines as you want and move or deconstruct them at any time without losing items, linking farmers, assemblers and storage units with pipes.
Automate all resources and their crafts, and unlock powerful late-game buildings to make your factories faster, more efficient and bigger.
While machines handle the work, you can progress in one of five unique minigames - each with its own gameplay loop, items, upgrades and progression.
The minigames are optional, but they unlock new buildings, crafts and buffs you can use outside the minigame to grow your factory.
Is Nightwater for you?
The Steam description positions Nightwater as a gathering, collecting and resource-management game - not an action or story-driven title (BOUNDED: official Steam description, checked 2026-09-19).
It suits players who enjoy building production chains: the description promises it is fun to gather resources yourself, but even more fun to build machines that do the work for you.
Its scale is defined by the description's numbers: 20+ resources, 100+ buildings, crafts and buffs, and 60+ constructible buildings.
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