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In a failing digital afterlife, Karma searches for his brother, exploring a pixel-art world and fighting to the beat.
Released 22 Sep 2026
Rhythm-Fueled RPG Battles
Explore a Digital Afterlife
Customize Rhythm Difficulty
The afterlife is now digital. Discover that eternal life comes with sacrifice in a genre-defying RPG with unique rhythm combat.
Developed by Pracy Studios · Published by Pracy Studios
After dying, Karma arrives in Maya, a digital afterlife where his promised reunion with his brother does not happen as expected. As he searches for him, he encounters a world that is falling apart and a cast of characters tied to its fate.
Explore pixel-art areas, talk with characters, seek out secrets and chests, and encounter enemies along the way. Battles use rhythm charts: hit notes in time, then time attacks around enemy strikes to deal extra damage; missed notes can give enemies more chances to attack.
Traditional RPG systems support combat and exploration with levels, stats, equipment, items, and shops. Six difficulty settings and options such as autoplay let players adjust the rhythm challenge, while Arcade Mode lets them replay tracks and pursue high scores.
In the supplied reviews, players repeatedly praise the soundtrack, the emotional story and characters, and the blend of rhythm combat with RPG exploration. Many also enjoy the pixel-art environments and the range of difficulty and accessibility options. Some reviewers find travel slow or feel that story pacing and combat balance could be stronger.
Humanity is gone. Only the Digital Afterlife remains, silent for a thousand years.
Until now.
Nocturne’s rich narrative will leave you questioning what it means to be alive, while you traverse a beautiful world that’s falling apart around you.
100,000+ word story.
101 playable tracks.
10+ hour campaign.
Nocturne features an entirely skill based rhythm combat system.
With six difficulty options, Nocturne is suitable for beginners and veterans of the rhythm genre.
Battle a huge variety of enemies and bosses with unique mechanics and unexpected twists.
Time your attacks to land critical hits, but miss too many notes and enemies will attack you back.
Nocturne features all the traditional RPG systems, from leveling and stats, to items, equipment, shops, cutscenes, bosses, exploration, and secrets.
Beat enemies to unlock them in Arcade Mode, where you can replay any of Nocturne’s 101 original tracks, and go for new highscores.
All boss music was recorded live by the Slovak National Symphony Orchestra.
Master an entirely skill based rhythm combat system with 101 playable tracks.
Meet a cast of unusual characters who'll challenge what it means to be alive.
Explore a vast and beautiful pixel art world.
Select from six difficulty modes suitable for beginners and veterans of the rhythm genre.
Power up from equipment, levels, shops, bosses, exploration, secrets and more.
Immerse yourself in an original soundtrack with live orchestral performances.
Challenge your highscores in Arcade mode.
Befriend a giant orange fish.
| Platforms | Windows |
|---|---|
| Achievements | 38 |
| Age ratings |
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| Controller support | PlayStation, Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| Demo | View demo on Steam |
| DLC / extras | 1 listed on Steam |
| Website | Official website |
