Happy 10 years of Night School Studio! 

A whole decade, huh? That’s a long time to be making games. We’re stoked we’re still here, and even more stoked that you’re still here. We at Night School know we’re nothing without our incredible community. These 10 years wouldn’t have been possible without you.

From making OXENFREE as a scrappy, tiny ragtag team to joining Netflix and taking our games to new heights, it’s been a ride – and we’re deeply grateful to have had you along every step of the way.

To celebrate and to say thank you, we’re kicking off a couple of fun things this month:

Starting today, Dec 18, 2024, we’ll be giving away exclusive Night School merch and swag every day for the next 10 days. Each piece is a hand-picked nod to our history, featuring designs inspired by our games and the memories they created. All you have to do is fill out a {LINK REMOVED}Community Survey that’ll be included in each day’s giveaway post. We’ll select a random winner 24 hours later, and notify them directly. (US residents 18+ only. Sorry!)

We’ve also curated an online gallery on our website to commemorate and celebrate all the hard work we’ve accomplished as a studio. Check out never-before-seen concept and production art, and take a walk down memory lane with us! (And each of our games has its own gallery to peruse!)

Whether you’ve been with us since we were just a few folks working at a kitchen table or you recently showed up to the party ‘cause you liked our vibe, we thank you. Thank you, thank you, thank you for playing our games – we can’t wait to keep making them for you.

Here’s to the next 10 years. 

Love,
Night School Studio 

P.S. Be sure to keep your eyes peeled for the giveaways on our Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and Threads!

ONLINE GALLERIES: OXENFREE | Afterparty | Next Stop Nowhere | OXENFREE II: Lost Signals

10 Years of Night School Studio, in (some) photos:

We're celebrating with our fellow Independent Games Festival award-winning games and studios this July! As part of the IGF Celebration Days, you can complete your collection of Night School games for 60% off. Just add the Night School Complete Collection to your cart!

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/16322/Night_School_Complete_Bundle/

The collection includes:

• OXENFREE, a supernatural thriller about a group of friends who unwittingly open a ghostly rift. OXENFREE was the 2016 Independent Games Festival winner for Excellence in Art.
  
• OXENFREE II: Lost Signals, the mind-bending sequel returns to Camena with an investigation into mysterious radio signals.
  
• Afterparty, a dark comedy about escaping Hell by outdrinking Satan.
  
• The original soundtracks to both OXENFREE I and Afterparty, by our #1 favorite composer, scntfc.

Make sure to check out all of the games featured during the event, which even includes new games from past IGF winners. Oh, and make sure to follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and Threads for some other spooky and fun surprises this month as we also celebrate OXENFREE II's one year anniversary.

Dang. 8 years ago TODAY, we were crossing all our digits getting ready to launch the game into the world. Only a year and a half earlier, we weren’t a company, or even a team. Most of us were strangers 18 months earlier, and I’m so grateful that our game is what brought all of these cool folks into my life.

Today is the 8 year anniversary of OXENFREE, and your passion for the game is why we were able to create OXENFREE II (which is awesome and you should play if you haven’t yet). In retrospect it all seems stupidly simple; we dove headlong into a game design and story that were intuitively inspiring. We didn’t overthink it, hunted down like-minded folks with crazy skills, stuck them in a box in Glendale California, and hammered on architecting a tiny, scary world. We argued a lot, but over the little things, which felt a lot healthier than the alternative. It was always about getting the game and its world just right, and we had so much fun doing it.

Night School closed out 2023 with no shortage of cool news! OXENFREE II made a ton of end of year lists, and the voice of Riley, Liz Saydah, was nominated for Best Acting in a Game by the New York Video Game Critics Circle. The USS Kanaloa might not be treating the residents of Camena too nicely these last years, but it’s given us more than we could’ve dreamed of back in 2016. Thank you!

Also, it’s been awhile since we did a community Q&A (here’s the last one) and we’re going to do that again all week long. If you have a burning question about one of our games, send it to us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok or in this form. We’ll pick a few good ones to answer each day until Jan 22.

-Sean

It's time to tune into the next chapter. OXENFREE II: Lost Signals will launch July 12, 2023! Make sure it’s on your wishlist so you can be among the first to play.

This game has been a labor of love and we've been fueled by the passion of our community. We're counting down the days until you have the game in your hands. We cannot wait for you to finally meet Riley and make life altering choices while overcoming supernatural challenges that threaten to destroy her future.

https://youtu.be/c7AJBSII0Q8

Today, we also debuted an all-new trailer during the Nintendo Indie World Showcase, uncovering new scenes and details from the game. You'll recognize some familiar faces, like Jacob Summers and Riley Poverly as well as some new ones from Camena. Watch the full segment here.


We also teamed up with the PlayStation Blog to dive deeper into our new walkie talkie mechanic, which will allow you to connect with contacts all over Camena. Read the article to uncover details about the radio DJ and sailor that you'll connect with – or not, truly the choice is up to you.


Finally if that wasn't quite enough OXENFREE II news... we have more! OXENFREE II will have localized subtitles and interface support in over 30 languages including: Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Norwegian Bokmål, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Spanish (Spain), Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese.


Thanks for tuning in! We'll have even more updates in the months ahead before July 12 so give us a follow on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and Tumblr for the latest.

Hello! Because it's the seventh anniversary of OXENFREE's release, I wanted to hop over on Steam to thank our community for its kindness, support, and enthusiasm. We're hard at work on OXENFREE II: Lost Signals and can’t wait to share it with you later this year. With this anniversary and the game's release, 2023 is shaping up to be a huge year for all of us at Night School Studio. I'm so thankful that you’re along for the ride.

In this new year, we wanted to take a moment to learn more about our community – things like where you play and how you play. I'd love for you to tell us about yourself in our first-ever community survey. It's open until January 30th, 2023 and you can find it here. To say thanks, we'll select five survey respondents to receive a very special gift. It's cool but I won't spoil the surprise.

Speaking of spoilers, I'd like to share a new screenshot from the game with you. It's an important place that you'll go to while investigating the mysterious electrical interference manifesting on Camena. MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD



That's right: OXENFREE II has TREES. Surprise! Real Snape-kills-Trinity-with-Rosebud moment, ain't it?

But on a serious note: you'll also notice a large building in the background. This is the North Camena Community Center. It's a fairly looming and ominous place that Parentage uses as it’s church and home base. If you were fo🀰lowi■g the sus🀫🀫cious radio bro■dca🀫◼︎s breaking into our OXE🀫FR🀰🀰 patc◼︎es last year, you probably heard some of this weird, cult-like group's messages on the radio. What happens inside the community center is – as Jacob says - "a little to a lot strange." I can't wait for you to explore what's inside. It's gonna be good. And scary. A little of both?

Thank you again for being a part of this journey with us. I'll be back with more updates and please say hello to us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and Tumblr. We read every message and I can't tell you how much it means to us when we do hear from you. It's one of the best parts of our day.

See you around!
Bryant Cannon
Game Director, OXENFREE II: Lost Signals


Night School Studio Community Survey Sweepstakes
No purchase necessary. Ends Jan 30, 2023 at 12pm PT. Total ERV of all prizes is $420. US residents only. 18+. Void where prohibited. See official rules here. Sponsor: Night School Studio, LLC.

Sometimes, Alex would get stuck while climbing ladders, cliffs, or other objects around Edward’s Island. Now, climbing is possible.

🔺Make sure to update before returning to Edward’s Island.

Thanks for your support tickets and help tracking down bugs. If you still have issues, please submit a new ticket on our support site: {LINK REMOVED}http://bit.ly/NSSsupport

Choosing dialogue choices and having conversations is often part of the core mechanic of any narrative-driven game. How do we craft “good” conversations and what does that mean? 

Join Kahlief Adams, host and founder of the Spawn On Me podcast, as he sits down with Adam Hines, our co-founder and lead writer. Using our catalog of games, they’ll discuss how writers, narrative designers, and storytellers can build interactive conversations that feel natural and engaging while pushing the boundaries of interpersonal relationships in games.

Watch the panel at 4PM PST today Friday, May 6th on Steam. 


LudoNarraCon 2022 is the fourth edition of an annual digital festival held exclusively on Steam to celebrate narrative video games and the developers that make them. Conceived and organised by indie label Fellow Traveller, the event is available for free to everyone to attend and free for developers to exhibit at.

👀 Behind the scenes content and live Q&As from over 40 exhibiting developers, all making story-rich games
🎮 Over 30 narrative game demos to download and play, all featured in our demo section
💸 Get great discounts on more than 140 story-rich games in the LudoNarraCon sale
🎤 Watch over 16 hours of original panels and fireside chats about narrative games and game development
🖼️ Get yourself a wallpaper pack to celebrate the event, featuring tons of cool art from your favourite narrative games

We tried to stop it. We failed. Signals are breaking through into OXENFREE and we can't block them, no matter how many patches or changes we m🀫ke to the game. We're in troubl🀰. All of us.

If we're going to beat wha■ ever is invading the r🀫dio waves, we're going to need your hel🀫. Hard🀰n Tower. Epipha◼︎y Fields. Fo🀫t Milner. Download this new patch, 🀫o there, and tell us what you hear.

Don’t forget to add OXENFREE II to your wishlist and follow Night School Studio on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook for updates.

The latest OXENFREE patch addresses minor bugs. It also improves the radio system’s range and stability for tuning into broadcasts. Please report any unusual radio signals in the comments or by tuning your dial to 9🀰.◼︎

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1574310/OXENFREE_II_Lost_Signals/

Don’t forget to add OXENFREE II to your wishlist and follow Night School Studio on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook for updates.

Five years after the events of OXENFREE, Riley returns to her hometown of Camena to investigate mysterious radio signals. What she finds is more than she bargained for.

Developed by Night School Studio. Published by MWM Interactive.

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