Goodnight Universe
Release Date: 2025
Adventure, FPP, indie games, experimental/artistic, games for impact, singleplayer
A narrative FPP adventure game, created by the authors of Before Your Eyes. Goodnight Universe has us playing as a 6-month old boy names Isaac. He has supernatural psychic abilities. The protagonist must interact with the family, but also avoid a sinister tech corporation.
Goodnight Universe is a narrative adventure game with an artistic flair. The game was developed by the independent studio Nice Dream, founded by developers who previously delivered the genre-related Before Your Eyes.
Plot
In Goodnight Universe we play as six-month-old Isaac - a child with psychic abilities. Due to his skills, our character has become the target of a mysterious technology corporation. Meanwhile, the boy only desires love and acceptance from his family.
Even though the events we participate in can be fun, the story touches on sensitive topics, which can be heartbreaking.
Mechanics
In Goodnight Universe we watch the action from a first-person perspective (FPP). We accompany Isaac in his daily life, and also help him get used to his powers. The little hero can use his skills to help the household and also to try to get rid of the threat from the tech corporation. In addition to this, thanks to the interactions that Isaac has with his family members, we gradually get to know them better over time.
A characteristic feature of the previous project made by Nice Dream, Before Your Eyes, was the use of a camera to track the player's eyes. In this game, the authors went a step further, because it tracks the entire face of the person playing.
Technical aspects
The graphic design of Goodnight Universe is maintained in a cartoon style.
Videos and Screens
[0:47] Goodnight Universe Goodnight Universe - Teaser
Goodnight Universe Summary
Platforms:
PC Windows
Switch 2
Developer: Nice Dream
Publisher: Skybound Games
Age restrictions: 12+
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Goodnight Universe System Requirements
PC / Windows
Minimum: Intel Pentium G4500 3.5 GHz / AMD X4-880K 4 GHz, 8 GB RAM, graphic card Intel HD 520 or better, 5 GB HDD, Windows 7 64-bit
Recommended: AMD Ryzen 1500X 3.5 GHz, 8 GB RAM, graphic card 4 GB GeForce GTX 970 / Radeon RX 480 or better, 5 GB HDD, Windows 10 64-bit