Community17 Jul 2026Night Spasm: Chapters 1 & 2 Release August 15th, 2026!AFTER 7 YEARS OF DEVELOPMENT, 6 YEARS AFTER ITS FIRST PUBLIC DEBUT, IT'S FINALLY HAPPENING... Night Spasm: Chapters 1 & 2 release August 15th, 2026! Cue the party poppers! 🎂 ... Shoot. They brought carrot cake instead. Oh well... "Night Spasm"? What does that even mean? Why, I'm glad you asked! It's only the BEST, MEMORABLE, MOST THRILLING indie RPG you'll ever play! 100% satisfactory guarante…
Good Evening Everyone Who Survived 2025: 2020 Part 5 is over, but I'm sure the fireworks in the sky told you that already. Like the cover art of this post? I stole it from Google Images. 0: Contrary to popular belief, I'm not dead. On the floor twitching, but still alive. Whilst stewing in midnight shower thoughts and emotions, I've been working hard to FINALLY get the true release of Night Spa…
Seattle: "The Hollywood of Game Development" On August 27th, 2025, I had the honor of attending Seattle's 15th annual S.L.I.C.E. event ("Seattle Loves Indie Creators Expo), an all-day indie game event where humble indie devs get to share their games, connect with other devs, and hear the dos and don'ts from the industry masters themselves. Feeling like I lived through 20 lifetimes of game devel…
Happy Easter, Island Dwellers! Whether you're celebrating the resurrection of Christ, sharing a meal with your family, or taking advantage of the discounted chocolate eggs, we hope you have a wonderful Easter! Chances are, if you're reading this post on this special day, you may not have anything better to do. And you know what? That's ok sometimes. We've all had days when we feel out of place…
Hey guys, MasterMoes here. As you may've heard, Vander, former leader of MOG's colony since Year 11 of The Island, has been removed from his position due to his recent controversies. After a thorough investigation, Vander was found guilty of the following: Thievery, murder, human trafficking, kidnapping, arson, racism, sexism, homophobia, jaywalking, prostitution, defacing of historical artifac…
Hello again, Island Dwellers! While developing Chapter 2, after officially deciding the writing style and formatting we want to go with for Night Spasm, we decided it would be best to rewrite ALL of Chapter 1's dialog in our fresh, new style! While the topical points and emotions behind each rewrite remain the same, all dialog should be much easier to read, no longer plagued by a young teenager…
A NEW COMMUNITY DISCORD SERVER BETTER THAN EVER! Join the new Night Spasm Discord server here . Discuss theories, post art, share memes, participate in community events, and chat with other players in the newly released Night Spasm Discord server! · Gain level-up roles by chatting with other members, posting art, upvoting posts, and competing for the #1 slot on the Hypeboard! · Participate in f…
Night Spasm version 1.0.10.0 | The Better Together Update It's hard to lead a colony all on your own, right? Well, fear loneliness no longer! You can now play Night Spasm locally with a friend! With Multiplayer Mode (accessible via the Title Screen, FAD menu, or the newly revamped tutorial), you and a friend can participate in battles together! Player 1 controls the leader, while Player 2 contr…
Download Chapter 1's Soundtrack for free on Steam! Listen to the Night Spasm: Chapter 1 soundtrack anywhere and any time, now available on Steam as MP3s! Composed by MasterMoes, CrimsonSkyfall, Xstep, and a few guest artists, listen to all 200 songs from Chapter 1's soundtrack, now enhanced with better audio mixing as of the most recent update! And in case you missed it, the soundtrack is also…
Ver. 1.0.9.0 | The Navigation Update This is by far the biggest update to Night Spasm since its initial beta release, and we're proud to say most of the new features and fixes were collectively requested by the community, including many game critiques who published reviews of Night Spasm on our store page or on their own website! The Navigation Update, as the name implies, makes traversing Regi…
Listen to the Night Spasm soundtrack on YouTube! Chapter 1 OST on YouTube Listen to the Night Spasm: Chapter 1 soundtrack anywhere and any time, now available on YouTube! Every song, as part of the Night Spasm soundtrack, is royalty-free and available to use for YouTube videos, shorts, Twitch streams, and other forms of content creation, meaning you won't lose any monetization by using Night Sp…
Visit the all-new Night Spasm website! nightspasm.com That's right, Night Spasm has its own website! Visit the site to earn prizes , see blog posts , follow the Night Spasm newsletter , and view a MASSIVE preview of Chapter 2 ! There may even be a few secret URLs to find! (; Please consider following the Night Spasm Steam Community page and our other forms of social media. Your feedback and sup…
Hello Spasmers, Gideon here. A few weeks ago I mentioned I had the honor of presenting Night Spasm at my college, Central Washington University. I presented the practical applications of being a video game creator and explained how I used psychology studies to enhance the player's storyline experience of my game. After giving my 10-minute presentation to all of the judges, I was told over 862 b…
Ver. 1.0.8.1 Chapter 2's development required a few game engine changes here and there, and now these changes are coming to Chapter 1! This update brings a few neat additions to the battle system, including a new negotiation mechanic. Why hurt your enemies when they can become your friend? Sure, you won't get any EXP, but perhaps the adventure is the friends we made along the way (not). Anyway,…
Hello Spasmers, Gideon here. Can you believe Night Spasm was announced 3 years ago today?!?! May 15th, 2020 marked the day the Night Spasm store page was set up, about a year after the project was started in my potato of a computer. Since Night Spasm's release as a demo via Chapter 1, Chapter 1 has gone from a playable (yet underdeveloped) project demonstration to the fully-fledged starting cha…
Head on over to our Soundcloud page to hear 24 featured music tracks coming to Chapter 2! We've been excited ALL YEAR to show you guys what's coming to Chapter 2! Let's kick it off light yet fun with a few music previews, available on our Soundcloud page! Find them here! I think it's safe to say... music is our favorite part of developing Night Spasm! I've been blessed with such a wonderful cre…
Ver. 1.0.8.0 | The Quality-of-Life Update Do you hear that? It's the voice of the Community, our favorite sound! A sound FAR better than the winter jingle bells for sure! Today we've come to bring you an early present! Night Spasm version 1.0.8.0 is out now! The Quality-of-Life Update features numerous... well, features, but with a touch of fan feedback following along. We'd send you some eggno…
Ver. 1.0.7.9 Now you might be thinking, "how could Night Spasm get any better???" You may also be thinking, "Hmm, I still need to take a lunch break..." Wherever your brain-train might be, another update is here! With the sudden uprise of fan-made Night Spasm content going around, we've collected a few requests and bug reports that deserve to be implemented. We're ALWAYS looking to suit the nee…
Ver. 1.0.7.8 Hello, fans! This is just a minor update that adds a little shoe polish to the old boots. But now that I think about it, shoe polish isn't really a thing anymore. Now we kind of just have Clorox wipes. This update's main spotlight is the new "action" command, which compresses all of your default abilities into a separate category. It's similar to the core skills command... actually…
After a short and entertaining play-through of Night Spasm on June 17th, ItsMaddoxLIVE is going to play Night Spasm once again this Tuesday, June 21st! Be sure to follow his socials for updates on future Night Spasm content! You can watch his first Night Spasm stream here: Don't miss out! Oh and, uh, follow our socials too. {: Join the Night Spasm Discord server: Follow our Twitter: Follow our…
Hello all you spicey gamers, Gideon here, Director of Night Spasm and CEO of FanFaction! The Night Spasm soundtrack is now available for download! Click here to download! That's right! Night Spasm's critically-acclaimed soundtrack is available for download! Listen to all 229 of your favorite Night Spasm tracks featured in Chapter 1, completely free to download! Listen to your favorite Night Spa…
Ver. 1.0.7.7 We've been working very hard on Chapter these past few months, and as we make the big changes, little changes come along the way as well. With the release of the Night Spasm: Chapter 1 OST available for download VERY soon (or already available if you're reading this late), we thought we'd provide a few extra "quality of life" features just for the heck of it! Although... something…
Hello all you spicey gamers, Gideon here, Director of Night Spasm and CEO of FanFaction! The Night Spasm: Chapter 1 OST will be available for download on May 26th! That's right! Night Spasm's critically-acclaimed soundtrack will be available for download on May 26th at 12:00p.m. PST! Listen to all 229 of your favorite Night Spasm tracks featured in Chapter 1, completely free to download! We've…
Hello, all you spicey gamers, Gideon here, the Director of Night Spasm and the founder of FanFaction. Welcome back to the Night Spasm devlog! It's been a month already, hasn't it? Luckily for us, we remembered today was the day we share our monthly report (you can't trust Google Calendar... or a regular calendar!) A lot has happened since 2022 rolled us all out of bed. Today I want to open this…
HAPPY APRIL FOOLS! Personally, I'm not a fan of April fools... but we're an indie video game company! Indie companies are known for having the best pranks! Can't break the tradition now! But here's the problem with April 1st: everyone expects to get pranked or trolled. Since the beginning of the internet, one of the best trolls still known today is the infamous/famous Rickroll . We all love it…
Hello all you spicey gamers, Gideon here, the Director of Night Spasm and the founder of FanFaction! Did you know we set up a new Discord server for Night Spasm? Talk with other Night Spasm fans, vote in polls, post memes, and more! Just click on the link to join, then read the rules and confirm you've read them. Invite your friends along too! Join here on mobile or desktop: Please consider fol…
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