NiGHTS: Moonlight Dreams

A non-profit independent NiGHTS fan video game made with love, featuring a wonderful dreamworld and our dreamy hero: NiGHTS.

VERSION 1.3 for WINDOWS.

OS: Windows XP SP3 / 7 / 8 / 10 / 11.
Processor: Core 2 Duo.
Memory: 2 GB RAM.
Graphics: DirectX 9.0c compliant video card 256MB. *
DirectX: Version 9.0c.
Storage: 32 MB available space. *
Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c Compatible. *

* DirectX 11 is recommended and used by default. The game will fallback to older DirectX versions if not available.

v1.3
- Partial joypad support (BETA).
- A new centipede-like enemy has been introduced.
- Improved animation system.
- POWER-UPS: Magnet, arrows, multi, fire, time and drilldash refill.
- Applied dithering and lower color depth to all graphics.
- Christmas music added.
- Nostalgic MIDI-LIKE music can be activated at the options menu.
- Bugfixes.

v1.2
- Fixed a few animation bugs.
- Modified the camera behaviour, it's softer.
- Still no controller support, please use a joypad mapper tool meanwhile.
- Added Nightopians (and Santa Claus on XMAS MODE).
- Bugfixes.

v1
- First release!

- This fangame is NOT an officially licensed SEGA game.
- This game is NON-PROFIT and FREEWARE.
- This game SHOULD NOT BE SOLD.
- This game may contain FLASHING LIGHTS that could trigger seizures in a small number of people. Play in well-lit areas.
- This game accesses your Operating System's calendar and clock for CALENDAR-ACTIVATED features.
- This game does not collect any user data.
- This game does not require an internet connection.
- This game contains mild cartoon violence.
- For security, download this game ONLY from this website. VIRUS TOTAL analysis is available HERE.
- The only authorized external websites are SAGE EXPO and SONIC FAN GAMES HQ.
- Unauthorized distribution is risky, and thus, forbidden.
- This software is provided 'as is,' without warranty of any kind, express or implied, including but not limited to the warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and noninfringement.
Story time!
My favourite franchine:

"NiGHTS into Dreams..." is and will forever be my favorite video game. Released in 1996, NiGHTS into Dreams was a very revolutionary game for its time. Unfortunately, it didn't enjoy much fame. Although it is certainly considered a cult game by many!

For many years, I wanted to create a NiGHTS video game that would gather all the elements I love from the series, but I was busy with other personal projects. However, this didn't stop me from developing several prototypes to practice programming NiGHTS mechanics. We could say that the story of this fan game begins in the year 2007 when I first attempted to create a game for this lovely franchise. I continued for several years until finally, in 2023, I set the goal of releasing a mini-game featuring my favorite hero.

Despite how imperfect this fan game might be, I have been very happy developing it, this is a dream come true. I hope that this little work allows more people to get to know NiGHTS and that it encourages them to play by buying the original games developed by SEGA.

This game is dedicated to the developers of the original game and to the entire community of fans.