Nightwolf: Survive the Megadome

Released Jun 2019

Guns, cars, lasers, and explosions! Nightwolf is a synth-themed, cyber-powered vehicular combat game in which you enter this dystopian future’s most popular sports arena – the MEGADOME! Survive an onslaught by motorized enemies and dispatch them in style for the enjoyment of the crowd!

74% positive · 104 reviews

Done

All announced content has been released

High confidence

Done

All announced content has been released

High confidence

Where to get it

Free on Steam

Steam Free

Evaluation

Nightwolf: Survive the Megadome entered Steam Early Access on February 8, 2018, and received a steady stream of content updates throughout 2018, adding new arenas, factions, weapons, and game modes. The game officially launched out of Early Access on June 11, 2019 as its full 1.0 release, completing the content arc that had been in development during Early Access. The game was subsequently removed from Steam at some point, then relisted on December 8, 2022 as a free-to-play title — the developer announced it was "back" and available "free for all." This re-release appears to have been the final chapter in the game's lifecycle: no new content was announced alongside the return, and there have been no developer communications since that date. There are no unreleased DLC entries on the store, no roadmap or announced future content, and no developer posts suggesting ongoing development after December 8, 2022. The game launched as a complete product, received its full content cycle through Early Access, shipped its 1.0 release, and was later made free to play — with no indication that additional content is planned or in development. The game is considered content-complete as of its December 2022 re-release.

Evidence

Developer announced the game's return to Steam as a free-to-play title, describing it as a re-release with polish fixes. No new content announced, no future plans stated.

news post · Dec 8, 2022 source ambiguous

high

Full 1.0 launch announced with dozens of tweaks, bugfixes, new cutscenes, and six additional language translations. Described as the 'final launch version.'

news post · Jun 11, 2019 source content shipped

high

Media

Details

Developer

CYBERPHO

Publisher

Robot Gentleman

Achievements

Platform

Windows

Controller

full support

Steam Deck

Not rated

Players

Single-player

Action Indie Retro Racing Vehicular Combat 1980s Driving Shooter Arena Shooter Arcade Fast-Paced Cyberpunk Combat Racing Destruction Automobile Sim

About this game

GUNS, LASERS, CARS & EXPLOSIONS

Inspired by cult classics such as Interstate ’76 or Twisted Metal, Nightwolf: Survive the Megadome is a fresh take on the vehicular combat genre. As a contender in this dark future’s most popular blood sport, you must battle the most dangerous motorized killers from around the world to the beats of an immersive synthwave soundtrack. You are a battle-hardened gladiator, your ride is your weapon, and your fame can mean the difference between death or glory.

NO GAME IS THE SAME

Fight in a variety of arenas against a host of different enemies. Each wave spawns varying enemies and therefore a different challenge every time.

GO BIG OR GO HOME

Simply surviving is not good enough. What you do and how you do it is reflected in your popularity. Please the sociopathic crowds with an exciting, explosive show and you can expect prizes and buffs. Provide a dull performance and you are in for a nasty surprise.

ADAPT OR DIE

Enemy fire is not the only danger present in the arena. Emergent environmental threats such as cybersandworms, laser walls, and incinerators, just to name a few, create additional hazards… but you can always use them to your advantage.

YOU LIVE, YOU DIE, YOU FIGHT AGAIN

There are only a handful of MEGADOME champions, so you are expected to die. A lot! While death means the end of the current playthrough, you still keep the fame points you have gained to upgrade your driver and your ride… Become an ever more menacing MEGADOME contender.