In an unexpected turn of events, Inflexion Games has decided to bring the release of Nightingale early access forward by two days. The open-world survival game was initially set to launch its early-access round on Steam and Epic Games on February 22, but recent announcements confirm the date has been advanced to February 20.
Inflexion Games had shared news of their decision to alter the release date through a post shared on February 6, bringing players into the magical realm of Nightingale earlier than anticipated. Among the benefits of this decision, the developer pointed out the advantage of being able to address any launch issues before the upcoming busy weekend, given that players would start their Realmwalker adventures two days ahead of schedule.
While Inflexion Games didn’t disclose any specific reasons for the schedule change, they emphasized that they’d be taking into account player feedback from the Server Stress Test. Fans have been assured to expect more updates and details in a future 'Dev Update' scheduled for publishing sometime in the following week.
February is a busy month in the gaming industry with multiple significant releases on the calendar. Alongside Nightingale, gamers are also anticipating the launch of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth by Square Enix on February 29. There has been speculation that the early release of Nightingale might be intended to reduce competition with other games like the delayed Alan Wake 2 by Remedy Entertainment, which was postponed to avoid clashing with Marvel's Spider-Man 2. However, this is merely speculation and not officially acknowledged.
Regardless, gamers eagerly awaiting Nightingale's release now have a chance to join the game two days earlier. Nightingale has garnered attention as one of the intriguing survival games set to launch this year. In anticipation, gamers might want to check out the list of best open-world games and best PC games.