Default
Ranked
Counts toward the ranking, bestiary and achievements.
- Counts
- Monster health: 100%
- Damage taken: 100%
Overview
In Nightfall Survivors you pick a hero and get dropped into a cursed map as night falls. Bats, the undead, cultists and worse come from every side in ever larger waves. You never aim or press a button to attack: you only move, dodge and decide where to stand.
Every enemy you defeat drops experience gems. Each level, the game deals you cards: new weapons, upgrades, passives and, when everything lines up, evolutions that turn a weapon into something far stronger. Elites and bosses arrive on schedule; when they stagger with almost no health left, you can execute them with a cinematic blow.
The gold you collect stays with you between runs and buys heroes, passive tree nodes and arcanas. Beyond the classic night there are Stage Mode, Boss Rush and online co-op.
- SurvivalThe classic night: 20:00 of horde, scheduled bosses and the Unburied at the end.
- Stage Mode4 short stages, each with acts, its own rule and a final boss.
- Boss Rush3 bosses in their own arenas, hearts instead of health and a grade at the end.
- Online co-opUp to 8 players in the same night. Coming soon.
Keyboard · gamepad · touch
How to play
You only move the hero: weapons fire on their own. The other buttons are for escaping, turning the fight around and picking cards.
| Action | Keyboard | Gamepad | Touch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Move | W A S D↑ ← ↓ → | Left stick | Floating joystick on the left half of the screen |
| Dodge (dash) | Shift | A | Tap the dash badge |
| Ultimate ability | Space | Y | Tap the ultimate badge |
| Drink potion | C | X | Tap the potion badge |
| Execute | F | RB | Red EXECUTE button (shows up with a target in reach) |
| Pick a card | 123 | D-padA | Tap the card |
| Reroll cards | R | Y | ↻ Reroll button |
| Pause | EscP | Start | Android Back button |
- Keys can be changed in Settings → Key bindings.
- Button names follow the Xbox layout. On a gamepad the execution prompt shows [RB]; on a keyboard, [F].
- On phones, touch areas are at least 48 dp and stay inside the screen’s safe area, away from the notch.
The loop
One night, step by step
Pick your hero
Each hero starts with their own weapon and has a distinct dash, an ultimate and a class synergy that favors certain weapons.
Move and survive
Weapons attack on their own. Your job is positioning: cut a path, escape encirclements and never stand still.
Level up
Collect XP gems. Each level, pick one of three cards. You can hold up to 6 weapons and 6 passives.
Execute elites and bosses
When an elite or boss staggers with almost no health, get close and press Execute for a finishing blow that heals and pays out gold.
Reach dawn
Hold out for 20:00 and defeat The Unburied to win. Then choose to end with the victory or keep going in endless mode.
Spend your gold
Gold stays with you: unlock heroes, buy passive tree nodes and arcanas, and come back stronger.
Mode
Difficulties
Two ways to face the night. The choice applies to the run and, in co-op, the room host decides.
Optional
Casual
For beginners: monsters deal less damage and have less health.
- No progress
- Monster health: 50%
- Damage taken: 50%
Casual mode does not count progress — play Ranked to unlock.
In-game captures
Scenes from the night
Keep exploring
See also
- MechanicsMechanicsCards, synergies, evolutions, dash and ultimate.
- ModesModesSurvival, endless, stages, bosses and co-op.
- HeroesHeroesWho faces the night, and with which weapon.
- WeaponsWeaponsEvery weapon, level by level, and its evolutions.
- BestiaryBestiaryEnemies, elites and bosses with their attacks.
- MapsMapsThe places where night falls.
- ExecutionExecutionThe finishing blow on elites and bosses.
- Achievements and titlesAchievements and titlesTrophies, points and titles.