In a year where competition among the best survival games has been fierce, Nightingale has struggled despite its striking sense of style. The “gaslamp fantasy” release from Inflexion Games hasn’t reached the highs of rivals such as Enshrouded, Palworld, Once Human, and Valheim, and hasn’t seen over 1,000 active players at once since the start of July. CEO Aaryn Flynn and art director Neil Thompson of Inflexion Games deliver a frank assessment of where the game is at, but promise that big changes are coming.

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