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Nights into Dreams

Game First reported release

Game details

First release year
1996

Platforms

Genres

Play modes

  • single-player video game
  • multiplayer video game

Steam version platforms

  • Windows*
    Supported
    Yes*

Store genres

  • Adventure*

Game features

  • Single-player*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Partial Controller Support*
  • Family Sharing*

Interface languages

  • English*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • German*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • Spanish - Spain*

Community tags · historical

  • Adventure*
    Votes · historical
    72*
  • Classic*
    Votes · historical
    67*
  • Great Soundtrack*
    Votes · historical
    53*
  • Surreal*
    Votes · historical
    49*
  • Retro*
    Votes · historical
    49*
  • Score Attack*
    Votes · historical
    47*
  • Singleplayer*
    Votes · historical
    37*
  • Colorful*
    Votes · historical
    37*
  • Action*
    Votes · historical
    37*
  • Flight*
    Votes · historical
    31*
  • 2.5D*
    Votes · historical
    26*
  • Platformer*
    Votes · historical
    26*
  • Remake*
    Votes · historical
    21*
  • Arcade*
    Votes · historical
    20*
  • Family Friendly*
    Votes · historical
    20*
  • Fantasy*
    Votes · historical
    19*
  • Cult Classic*
    Votes · historical
    18*
  • Atmospheric*
    Votes · historical
    17*
  • 1990's*
    Votes · historical
    15*
  • Female Protagonist*
    Votes · historical
    9*

System requirements

  • Windows · Minimum*
    Operating system
    Windows XP SP3/Vista/Win7/Win 8*
    Processor alternatives
    Pentium 4 @ 3.2 GHz/Athlon 64 3000+ or Equivalent & above*
    Memory
    1 GB RAM*
    Graphics alternatives
    256 MB (NVIDIA GeForce 8600/AT Radeon HD3650) & above DirectX®: 9.0c*
    Storage
    4 GB HD space Sound: DirectX Compatible Additional: 2GB Memory required on Vista*
  • Windows · Recommended*
    Graphics alternatives
    512 MB (NVIDIA GeForce GTS250/ATI Radeon HD 4850) & above*
    Memory
    2 GB*
    Processor alternatives
    Intel Core 2 DUO @ 2.4 GHz/Athlon 64 X2 4200+ & above*
  • Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27*
    Memory
    2 GB*

Compatibility and community reports

  • Controller support · 2026-06-27*
    Controller support
    Partial*
  • Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27*
    Community Linux compatibility tier
    Gold*
    Reports
    37*
    Community confidence
    strong*
  • Steam Deck · 2026-06-27*
    Compatibility category
    Playable*

Studios & publishers

Developers

  • Sonic Team
  • SEGA*

Publishers

  • SEGA*

Release history

  • 1996-07-05
    Date precision
    Exact date
  • 2012-12-17
    Date precision
    Exact date

Store release history

  • Steam*
    Release date
    Dec 17, 2012*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 14 fields
Windows minimum processor requirement
Pentium 4 @ 3.2 GHz/Athlon 64 3000+ or Equivalent & above*
Windows minimum graphics requirement
256 MB (NVIDIA GeForce 8600/AT Radeon HD3650) & above*
Windows minimum memory requirement
1* GB
Name
Nights Into Dreams*
Windows recommended processor requirement
Intel Core 2 DUO @ 2.4 GHz/Athlon 64 X2 4200+ & above*
Windows recommended graphics requirement
512 MB (NVIDIA GeForce GTS250/ATI Radeon HD 4850) & above*
Windows recommended memory requirement
2* GB
Release year
2,008*
Windows minimum processor requirement
Windows · Minimum
Processor alternatives
Pentium 4 @ 3.2 GHz/Athlon 64 3000+ or Equivalent & above*
Windows minimum graphics requirement
Windows · Minimum
Graphics alternatives
256 MB (NVIDIA GeForce 8600/AT Radeon HD3650) & above*
Windows minimum memory requirement
Windows · Minimum
Memory
1 GB*
Windows recommended processor requirement
Windows · Recommended
Processor alternatives
Intel Core 2 DUO @ 2.4 GHz/Athlon 64 X2 4200+ & above*
Windows recommended graphics requirement
Windows · Recommended
Graphics alternatives
512 MB (NVIDIA GeForce GTS250/ATI Radeon HD 4850) & above*
Windows recommended memory requirement
Windows · Recommended
Memory
2 GB*
Specifications 2 · 21 fields
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
15* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
68* min
Ccu
2*
Developer
SEGA*
Historical discount
0* %
Store genres
  • Adventure*
Historical US original list price
0* US cents
Languages
  • English*
  • German*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • Spanish - Spain*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
15* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
25* min
Name
NiGHTS Into Dreams*
Negative reviews · historical
263*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
200,000 .. 500,000*
Positive reviews · historical
1,651*
Historical US price
0* US cents
Publisher
SEGA*
Community tags · historical
  • Adventure*
  • Classic*
  • Great Soundtrack*
  • Surreal*
  • Retro*
  • Score Attack*
  • Singleplayer*
  • Colorful*
  • Action*
  • Flight*
  • 2.5D*
  • Platformer*
  • Remake*
  • Arcade*
  • Family Friendly*
  • Fantasy*
  • Cult Classic*
  • Atmospheric*
  • 1990's*
  • Female Protagonist*
Store genres
Adventure
Adventure*
Languages
  • English*
  • German*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • Spanish - Spain*
Community tags · historical
Adventure
Adventure*
Classic
Classic*
Great Soundtrack
Great Soundtrack*
Surreal
Surreal*
Retro
Retro*
Score Attack
Score Attack*
Singleplayer
Singleplayer*
Colorful
Colorful*
Action
Action*
Flight
Flight*
2.5D
2.5D*
Platformer
Platformer*
Remake
Remake*
Arcade
Arcade*
Family Friendly
Family Friendly*
Fantasy
Fantasy*
Cult Classic
Cult Classic*
Atmospheric
Atmospheric*
1990's
1990's*
Female Protagonist
Female Protagonist*
Tags votes
Adventure
Votes · historical
72*
Classic
Votes · historical
67*
Great Soundtrack
Votes · historical
53*
Surreal
Votes · historical
49*
Retro
Votes · historical
49*
Score Attack
Votes · historical
47*
Singleplayer
Votes · historical
37*
Colorful
Votes · historical
37*
Action
Votes · historical
37*
Flight
Votes · historical
31*
2.5D
Votes · historical
26*
Platformer
Votes · historical
26*
Remake
Votes · historical
21*
Arcade
Votes · historical
20*
Family Friendly
Votes · historical
20*
Fantasy
Votes · historical
19*
Cult Classic
Votes · historical
18*
Atmospheric
Votes · historical
17*
1990's
Votes · historical
15*
Female Protagonist
Votes · historical
9*
Specifications 3 · 21 fields
Features
  • Single-player*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Partial Controller Support*
  • Family Sharing*
Developers
  • SEGA*
Store genres
  • Adventure*
Free to play · historical
No*
Name
NiGHTS Into Dreams*
Windows requirements
Minimum: OS *:Windows XP SP3/Vista/Win7/Win 8 Processor:Pentium 4 @ 3.2 GHz/Athlon 64 3000+ or Equivalent & above Memory:1 GB RAM Graphics:256 MB (NVIDIA GeForce 8600/AT Radeon HD3650) & above DirectX®:9.0c Hard Drive:4 GB HD space Sound:DirectX Compatible Additional:2GB Memory required on Vista *
Platforms
  • windows*
Publishers
  • SEGA*
Recommendations total
1,035*
Coming soon · historical store status
No*
Store release date · historical
Dec 17, 2012*
Interface languages
English (full audio), German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain*
Type
game*
Features
Single-player
Single-player*
Steam Achievements
Steam Achievements*
Partial Controller Support
Partial Controller Support*
Family Sharing
Family Sharing*
Developers
SEGA
SEGA*
Store genres
Adventure
Adventure*
Windows requirements
Windows · Minimum
Operating system
Windows XP SP3/Vista/Win7/Win 8*
Processor alternatives
Pentium 4 @ 3.2 GHz/Athlon 64 3000+ or Equivalent & above*
Memory
1 GB RAM*
Graphics alternatives
256 MB (NVIDIA GeForce 8600/AT Radeon HD3650) & above DirectX®: 9.0c*
Storage
4 GB HD space Sound: DirectX Compatible Additional: 2GB Memory required on Vista*
Platforms
Windows
Supported
Yes*
Publishers
SEGA
SEGA*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
Dec 17, 2012*
Interface languages
  • German*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • Spanish - Spain*
Specifications 4 · 19 fields
Declared controller support · 2026-06-27
partial*
Co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
playable*
Store genres
Adventure*
Local co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Owners-based popularity rank · 2026-06-27
4,093*
Community Linux rating confidence · 2026-06-27
strong*
Community Linux report count · 2026-06-27
37*
Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
gold*
PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Windows recommended RAM · 2026-06-27
2* GB
Steam release year · historical
2,012*
Title
NiGHTS Into Dreams*
Coming soon · historical Steam listing
No*
Declared controller support · 2026-06-27
Controller support · 2026-06-27
Controller support
Partial*
Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
Steam Deck · 2026-06-27
Compatibility category
Playable*
Store genres
Adventure
Adventure*
Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27
Community Linux compatibility tier
Gold*
Reports
37*
Community confidence
strong*
Windows recommended RAM · 2026-06-27
Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27
Memory
2 GB*

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