Status internpepper Dec 27, 2025
Protecting children's dreams by yeeting an opera singer through 6 walls
Nights Into Dreams... (1996)
3.39 from 225 ratings
2117 members have it in their collection · 8 playing now · 1434 backlogged · 110 wish listed
How long? Main story 8h · 100% 5h (from 5 logged playthroughs)
The story follows the teenagers Elliot Edwards and Claris Sinclair, who enter Nightopia, a dream world where all dreams take place. With the help of Nights, an exiled "Nightmaren", they begin a journey to stop the evil ruler Wizeman from destroying Nightopia and consequently the real world. Players control Nights flying through Elliot and Claris's dreams to gather enough energy …
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The story follows the teenagers Elliot Edwards and Claris Sinclair, who enter Nightopia, a dream world where all dreams take place. With the help of Nights, an exiled "Nightmaren", they begin a journey to stop the evil ruler Wizeman from destroying Nightopia and consequently the real world. Players control Nights flying through Elliot and Claris's dreams to gather enough energy to defeat Wizeman and save Nightopia. The game is presented in 3D and imposes time limits on every level, in which the player must accumulate points to proceed.
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Details
- Developers
- Sonic Team
- Publishers
- Sega
- Genres
- Adventure, Platform
- Themes
- Action
- Franchises
- Nights into Dreams
- Series
- Nights
- Steam
- View on Steam
Release dates
- Jul 05, 1996 (Japan) Sega Saturn
- Aug 20, 1996 (North_America) Sega Saturn
- Oct 07, 1996 (Europe) Sega Saturn
Also available on
- Nights into Dreams (1997) · RZON
- Nights into Dreams... (1997) · Handheld Electronic LCD
- Nights Into Dreams (2008) · PC, PS2, PS3, X360
Rating distribution
5 stars
43
4 stars
58
3 stars
77
2 stars
37
1 star
10
Community All Reviews Statuses
Status BadBoyBule Feb 20, 2023
Now that Like a Dragon: Ishin (it's so hard not to call it Yakuza) is almost here, I don't want to start any longer games before that. Thus, I got the itch to complete some shorter games, and so I dived into some retro stuff on Xbox. And NiGHTS very much is a shorter retro game available on Xbox.
I …
Now that Like a Dragon: Ishin (it's so hard not to call it Yakuza) is almost here, I don't want to start any longer games before that. Thus, I got the itch to complete some shorter games, and so I dived into some retro stuff on Xbox. And NiGHTS very much is a shorter retro game available on Xbox.
I just really like NiGHTS. I feel it's from a time when all kinds of weird niche games still managed to be treated as big releases and "killer apps" for consoles. And NiGHTS is very weird. There aren't many mostly-sidescrolling-but-not-always score attack games about a jester-like character that helps kids overcome their insecurities by gathering orbs in their dreams. Oh yeah, and throw in some dynamic soundtrack that changes based on how you treat arbitrary characters in the game world. And make a system that lets you pair and breed those NPC characters for some weird hybrids. Sonic Team in general just used to make games about the weirdest stuff: hedgehog with running shoes, a boy in a chicken suit rolling huge eggs, a samba carnival monkey...
NiGHTS is clearly a game that's not for everyone. The game works on a logic that is just bizarre and the arcade-inspired score attack gameplay with only a handful of levels makes it seem that the game is very light on content. But for me, the game just oozes weird charm, is fun to play and has one of the best soundtracks I've come across.
Status V1CGaming Jun 17, 2021
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Status SIGINT Dec 25, 2020
Can’t believe I like this game, I always assumed I wouldn’t but gave it a chance tonight as I was in a retro mood and have it from Xbox GWG. The gameplay is awkward at times and poorly explained, but once I finally understood what in god’s name was going on, it became fun and almost relaxing to play at …
Read moreCan’t believe I like this game, I always assumed I wouldn’t but gave it a chance tonight as I was in a retro mood and have it from Xbox GWG. The gameplay is awkward at times and poorly explained, but once I finally understood what in god’s name was going on, it became fun and almost relaxing to play at times—relaxing until the tough boss battles, at least, but those are pretty cool so it’s fine. The soundtrack is great, and the visuals are really colorful and almost surreal in an appealing way. I spent a bit of time this year diving into Sega’s retro catalogue that I missed out on as a kid, and this is one of the better titles out of that for sure. Didn’t finish it but I’ll get back to this one soon.
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Status Reset_Tears Jul 17, 2020
After playing Christmas Nights on a whim, I couldn't help but play through the entirety of Nights into Dreams proper again. This is the sort of game I can go back to every year, and never grow tired of it. Perhaps there's no such thing as a perfect game, but Nights is one of those rare ones that makes me …
Read moreAfter playing Christmas Nights on a whim, I couldn't help but play through the entirety of Nights into Dreams proper again. This is the sort of game I can go back to every year, and never grow tired of it. Perhaps there's no such thing as a perfect game, but Nights is one of those rare ones that makes me consider otherwise. The controls, the concept, the music, the art direction, the atmosphere -- it all just flows together so nicely, so easily. This is also one of two games that I say perfectly captures a childlike sense of wonder (the other being Tearaway), and I recommend it to anyone who simply wants to feel happy for a bit.
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