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Nightwater Game Guide & Wiki

Biome walkthroughs, minigame tips, boon locations, memory guide, and patch notes from the community.

Nightwater key art — Screenshots © the game's rights holders, shown for reference.

Release: Sep 18, 2026
Price: $14.99
Developer: Studio Ashty
Status: Released
Players online: 26

Nightwater is a single-player automation and incremental game from Studio Ashty, released September 18, 2026. You start on a floating island, gather sticks and stones, then automate production with pipes and buildings. Unlock new biomes, progress through ages, and uncover the mystery of the Lighthouse. There are 20+ resources, 100+ buildings, and five optional minigames.

Every page here is built around a question players actually type: where a boon is, why a milestone stopped counting, which minigame upgrades matter. Beyond the guides, the site keeps a patch tracker that shows what each update changed and which pages it touched, a checklist for boons and memories that remembers what you have found, and analysis pieces that count what Steam reviewers and forum posters actually say. Every article ends with the specific posts and threads it draws on, and every page shows when it last changed.

Nightwater is not a Factorio clone. Players describe it as closer to Outpath or Forager, with simple automation and a strong focus on minigames. The game can be finished without minigames, but achievements require them. This site tracks what changes with each patch and what players report as confusing or broken.

Latest guides

How Milestones Work and Why They Stop Counting
Understand milestone goals, what counts, and what does not. Includes the harvester issue and the iron ingot bug.
Automation Basics: Farmers, Assemblers, and Pipes
Set up your first production chains, link machines, and avoid the piping frustration. No upgrade path exists.
Nightwater Minigame Guide: Dark Thicket, Mining, Fuel
Tips for each minigame, including Dusk Gold farming and the Fuel Shortage balance debate.
Controller Support: What Works and What Needs a Keyboard
Current state of controller support, what players report, and the developer's promise to rework it.
Demo vs Full Release: What Changes
What the demo includes, what the full release adds, and whether saves carry over.
Story and Endings: Finding the Four Endings
The Lighthouse secret, hidden clues, and how to reach all four endings without spoilers.
All Boon Locations and Effects
Find all 8 boons in the minigames, with hints and exact spots.
All Memory Locations (Complete) for Nightwater
Collect all 15 memories, including main story and minigame memories.
Volcano Minigame: Tracks, Abilities, and Rewards
How to clear all 4 tracks, unlock Dash, Double-Jump, and Wall-Run.
Mine Minigame: Finding Gold Dust and Runes
Players struggle with Gold Dust rarity; here's what the guide says.
Oasis Minigame: Boons, Memories, and Upgrades
Locations for Boon of Growth and the hidden memory behind shop 3.
What Steam Reviews Say About Nightwater
The most helpful Steam reviews counted by theme: what players praise, what they complain about, and who should buy.
Nightwater Minigames: Worth Playing or Skip?
What each of the five minigames gives you, what players complain about, how patches changed them, and which to play first or skip.