One night the hospital was emptied. Twelve years later you walk back into its east ward with a single clue: a visitor's card for Bed 4. Something tall walks the halls now. It stays still while you look at it. Blink, and it is closer.

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About This Game


NIGHTWARD is a short first-person horror game set in a regional hospital that was emptied in a single night.

Your mother died last month. In her bag you found a visitor's card: EAST WARD – BED 4. On the back, in her handwriting: “He didn't recognise me.”

Twelve years after the evacuation, you walk back in with a torch, a few batteries and the rest of the night.


Something tall walks the wards now. Hold it in your torch and it stands perfectly still. Look away, blink, turn a corner – and it is closer.


Blink – It freezes while you watch it and moves every time you blink. Use a key, or let your webcam catch your real blinks.

  • Sound – Running, doors, drawers, a slammed stairwell door. Switch on your microphone and it hears you too: a whisper, a word, a scream.

  • Hard – Both at once. Get caught and the night starts again.

The webcam and microphone are optional and only switch on if you choose them. Nothing is recorded, stored or sent anywhere.

Four floors to search: admissions, the east ward, the roof and the cold room in the basement.

  • 30 reports, letters, tapes and drawings that piece together what happened on the east ward in February.

  • More than a hundred drawers and cabinets – what is inside changes every night.

  • Door codes, a generator to restart, and a locked file that was never meant to leave the building.

  • Light sticks to throw, safe lights that never last, and a torch that falters when it is near.


    Played in a single sitting, about an hour. Three endings, a night report that grades how you got out, and 13 achievements for those who go back in.


    Keyboard and mouse or controller, with fully rebindable keys

  • Captions, reduced flicker, field of view and brightness settings

  • English and Turkish

AI Generated Content Disclosure

The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:

Some of the game's written content (notes, documents and story text) and some of its art assets were created with the help of AI tools during development, and were reviewed and edited by the developer. The game does not generate any content with AI while you play.

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

Horror themes throughout: blood on walls and floors, covered bodies in a morgue, sudden frights (jump scares), a creature that attacks the player, and documents about unethical medical experiments, forced sedation and death. No sexual content.

System Requirements

    Minimum:
    • OS: Windows 10 64-bit
    • Processor: Intel Core i5-6500 / AMD Ryzen 5 1400
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti / AMD Radeon RX 570, 4 GB
    • DirectX: Version 11
    • Storage: 2 GB available space
    • Additional Notes: Webcam and microphone are optional.
    Recommended:
    • OS: Windows 10/11 64-bit
    • Processor: Intel Core i5-9400 / AMD Ryzen 5 3600
    • Memory: 16 GB RAM
    • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 / AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT, 6 GB
    • DirectX: Version 11
    • Storage: 2 GB available space
    • Additional Notes: Webcam and microphone are optional.
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