Nightingale

Item: Nightingale
Rating: 85
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-03-13

Summary

Deep, rewarding crafting system enhances gameplay.
Visually stunning, immersive world to explore.
Active development team listens to feedback.
Repetitive combat and gameplay become uninspired.
Numerous bugs and glitches negatively impact experience.
Lacks polish, direction, and key features.

Reviews (sample size): 2000
Helpful reviews: 87%
Unhelpful reviews: 13%
Protest reviews: 1%

85%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
15%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 4997
Negative points: 2834
Gameplay points: 825
Perf. points: 271
Rec. points: 1442
Misc points: 339

Point	Description	Importance
Deep, rewarding crafting system Description The crafting system is deep and rewarding, with many options for customization and experimentation. Materials directly influence item stats and appearance, encouraging exploration and thoughtful resource allocation. The system avoids excessive grind and FOMO, making it a highlight for many players. Importance 79%	The crafting system is deep and rewarding, with many options for customization and experimentation. Materials directly influence item stats and appearance, encouraging exploration and thoughtful resource allocation. The system avoids excessive grind and FOMO, making it a highlight for many players.	79%
Active development, listens to feedback Description The developers are actively improving the game based on community feedback, with frequent updates and communication. Many reviewers highlight significant improvements since the initial release, praising the team's dedication and responsiveness. This has led to a more enjoyable and polished experience. Importance 60%	The developers are actively improving the game based on community feedback, with frequent updates and communication. Many reviewers highlight significant improvements since the initial release, praising the team's dedication and responsiveness. This has led to a more enjoyable and polished experience.	60%
Visually stunning, immersive world Description The game features stunning visuals, detailed environments, and excellent sound design, creating an immersive and atmospheric experience. Reviewers frequently praise the game's beauty and artistic direction, noting the attention to detail in both landscapes and character design. Importance 56%	The game features stunning visuals, detailed environments, and excellent sound design, creating an immersive and atmospheric experience. Reviewers frequently praise the game's beauty and artistic direction, noting the attention to detail in both landscapes and character design.	56%
Streamlined, intuitive gameplay Description Recent updates have streamlined the game, making it more accessible and enjoyable. Reviewers note improvements to the user interface, progression system, and overall gameplay flow. The game now offers a more balanced and polished experience, with a clear sense of direction. Importance 31%	Recent updates have streamlined the game, making it more accessible and enjoyable. Reviewers note improvements to the user interface, progression system, and overall gameplay flow. The game now offers a more balanced and polished experience, with a clear sense of direction.	31%
Unique, refreshing concept/setting Description The game offers a unique and engaging setting, distinct from typical survival games. Reviewers appreciate the fresh concept, original universe, and potential for creativity. The game's Victorian/steampunk aesthetic and innovative mechanics set it apart from others in the genre. Importance 30%	The game offers a unique and engaging setting, distinct from typical survival games. Reviewers appreciate the fresh concept, original universe, and potential for creativity. The game's Victorian/steampunk aesthetic and innovative mechanics set it apart from others in the genre.	30%
Customizable realms add variety Description The realm system allows players to customize their worlds using Realm Cards, which alter the environment and gameplay. This adds variety and encourages exploration, with unique biomes, quests, and challenges in each realm. The system is praised for its originality and potential for future development. Importance 22%	The realm system allows players to customize their worlds using Realm Cards, which alter the environment and gameplay. This adds variety and encourages exploration, with unique biomes, quests, and challenges in each realm. The system is praised for its originality and potential for future development.	22%
Engaging story, rewarding progression Description The game features a well-defined story and progression system, providing clear goals and a sense of accomplishment. Reviewers appreciate the engaging narrative, improved quest design, and rewarding unlock tree. The progression now aligns with the story, creating a more cohesive and immersive experience. Importance 18%	The game features a well-defined story and progression system, providing clear goals and a sense of accomplishment. Reviewers appreciate the engaging narrative, improved quest design, and rewarding unlock tree. The progression now aligns with the story, creating a more cohesive and immersive experience.	18%
Unique Victorian/Fae/Steampunk aesthetic Description The game's blend of Victorian, Steampunk, Magic, and Fae elements creates a distinctive and immersive world. Reviewers appreciate the unique aesthetic, rich lore, and well-executed themes. The setting is often compared to Bioshock Infinite and other visually striking games. Importance 17%	The game's blend of Victorian, Steampunk, Magic, and Fae elements creates a distinctive and immersive world. Reviewers appreciate the unique aesthetic, rich lore, and well-executed themes. The setting is often compared to Bioshock Infinite and other visually striking games.	17%
Rewarding exploration, diverse worlds Description Exploration is a key element, with diverse worlds, hidden places, and engaging quests. Reviewers enjoy the sense of discovery and the urge to uncover the game's lore. The story worlds provide direction and goals, enhancing the overall experience. Importance 16%	Exploration is a key element, with diverse worlds, hidden places, and engaging quests. Reviewers enjoy the sense of discovery and the urge to uncover the game's lore. The story worlds provide direction and goals, enhancing the overall experience.	16%
Unique movement/traversal mechanics Description The game features unique movement mechanics, including gliding with an umbrella and scaling cliffs with climbing picks. These abilities enhance traversal and combat, allowing for creative strategies. The combination of movement options and world design creates an enjoyable and engaging experience. Importance 10%	The game features unique movement mechanics, including gliding with an umbrella and scaling cliffs with climbing picks. These abilities enhance traversal and combat, allowing for creative strategies. The combination of movement options and world design creates an enjoyable and engaging experience.	10%
Community building, cooperative gameplay Description The game offers a blend of RPG and survival elements, with a focus on community building and cooperation. Reviewers appreciate the ability to build large settlements together and tackle challenges as a team. The game's unique setting and engaging gameplay make it a standout in the genre. Importance 10%	The game offers a blend of RPG and survival elements, with a focus on community building and cooperation. Reviewers appreciate the ability to build large settlements together and tackle challenges as a team. The game's unique setting and engaging gameplay make it a standout in the genre.	10%
Helpful NPC companions enhance gameplay Description NPC companions are helpful in combat, resource gathering, and building, making the game more solo-friendly. Reviewers appreciate their ability to revive the player, carry items, and perform tasks, reducing repetitive grind. The NPCs have personality and add to the game's immersive world. Importance 9%	NPC companions are helpful in combat, resource gathering, and building, making the game more solo-friendly. Reviewers appreciate their ability to revive the player, carry items, and perform tasks, reducing repetitive grind. The NPCs have personality and add to the game's immersive world.	9%
Flexible solo/co-op, customizable difficulty Description The game offers both online and offline modes, allowing players to progress independently or with friends. Reviewers appreciate the customizable difficulty and the ability to tailor the experience to their preferences. The game is well-balanced for single-player and offers a solid co-op experience. Importance 9%	The game offers both online and offline modes, allowing players to progress independently or with friends. Reviewers appreciate the customizable difficulty and the ability to tailor the experience to their preferences. The game is well-balanced for single-player and offers a solid co-op experience.	9%
Intuitive, enjoyable base building Description The infrastructure construction is user-friendly and enjoyable, with intuitive mechanics and visually appealing results. Reviewers appreciate the ability to create a variety of structures and experiment with different building styles. The building system is often compared favorably to other games in the genre. Importance 9%	The infrastructure construction is user-friendly and enjoyable, with intuitive mechanics and visually appealing results. Reviewers appreciate the ability to create a variety of structures and experiment with different building styles. The building system is often compared favorably to other games in the genre.	9%
Well-written, engaging story/lore Description The game features a well-written and engaging story, with extensive lore and interesting characters. Reviewers appreciate the polished narrative and the opportunity to uncover hidden truths. The story is often cited as a positive aspect, setting the game apart from other survival titles. Importance 8%	The game features a well-written and engaging story, with extensive lore and interesting characters. Reviewers appreciate the polished narrative and the opportunity to uncover hidden truths. The story is often cited as a positive aspect, setting the game apart from other survival titles.	8%
Intuitive, weighty combat system Description The combat system is intuitive and weighty, with a variety of viable combat styles and equipment builds. Reviewers appreciate the fast-paced action, satisfying hits, and the ability to specialize in ranged, melee, or magic combat. The game's combat is often compared to Vermintide and Dark Souls. Importance 8%	The combat system is intuitive and weighty, with a variety of viable combat styles and equipment builds. Reviewers appreciate the fast-paced action, satisfying hits, and the ability to specialize in ranged, melee, or magic combat. The game's combat is often compared to Vermintide and Dark Souls.	8%
Unique setting and procedural generation Description Nightingale offers a unique setting and approach to procedural generation, with handcrafted realms for story and random realms for resource gathering. The lore behind Nightingale is intriguing, drawing players into a world filled with myths and mysteries. Nightingale offers a more engaging gathering and crafting game loop that extends well into the 'end-game'. Importance 8%	Nightingale offers a unique setting and approach to procedural generation, with handcrafted realms for story and random realms for resource gathering. The lore behind Nightingale is intriguing, drawing players into a world filled with myths and mysteries. Nightingale offers a more engaging gathering and crafting game loop that extends well into the 'end-game'.	8%
Enjoyable and polished survival experience Description The reviewer is very enthusiastic about the game, finding it a "pearl" among survival titles. The game feels polished compared to other survivor games. The game allows the reviewer to escape and enjoy a new digital world with much to do. The reviewer enjoyed the speed at which the early game flows, especially getting axepicks which were previously relegated to the end of middle/late game. Importance 7%	The reviewer is very enthusiastic about the game, finding it a "pearl" among survival titles. The game feels polished compared to other survivor games. The game allows the reviewer to escape and enjoy a new digital world with much to do. The reviewer enjoyed the speed at which the early game flows, especially getting axepicks which were previously relegated to the end of middle/late game.	7%