Nightwater

Nightwater is a resource-gathering and factory-building game set on a solitary island floating in a sea of liquid void and starlight, surrounded by impassable mountains. You gather resources, develop technology from primitive tools to modern machines and beyond, and expand the island by manifesting new biomes. Your efforts lead toward the Lighthouse and the secrets it holds.

Explore the island

The island has multiple biomes, each with its own resources and secrets. You can discover more than 20 resources. Each has its own progression: gather it by hand or automate its production, then reach its milestone goals to unlock buildings, crafts and buffs.

Build your factory

You can construct more than 60 buildings, including farmers, assemblers and storage units, and connect them with pipes to automate production chains. Build as many machines as you want, and move or deconstruct them at any time without losing items. Automating resources and crafts lets you use late-game buildings to make your factories faster, more efficient and larger. Across the game, more than 100 buildings, crafts and buffs are available.

Optional minigames

While your machines work, you can progress through one of five minigames. Each has its own gameplay loop, items, upgrades and progression, with rewards that unlock buildings, crafts and buffs for use outside the minigame. They are optional, but offer a separate progression and rewards that can help grow your factory and improve its efficiency.

Story and endings

Nightwater's personal story is optional and revealed through hidden secrets, clues and details you must piece together. You can reach the end without engaging with it, but searching for the truth behind Nightwater and the Lighthouse leads to all four endings and secret areas.