NightSky

K. Fields
2022-11-05T11:49:33-04:00
Video Games

Next up on my video game playlist was NightSky, a short but satisfying puzzle platformer released in 2011. You maneuver a sphere over terrain and around various obstacles to navigate through sections of ten worlds. The controls are pretty straightforward—left, right, accelerate, brake, and occasionally special options such as gravity inversion. For this type of game, the difficulty level has to be just right. I think the developer nailed it. I found it a bit challenging but never overwhelming or frustrating like some action-puzzle games. I played NightSky in small chunks, a few levels at a time, and finished it in a few days. It only took a few hours but was a fun experience.