Group Description
Games that feature a day and night cycle, including specific time signifiers such as dawn, afternoon, midnight, etc., usually indicated by an in-game clock, graphical background, or any equivalent feature indicating the passing of time. Games that have this feature may also introduce time specific events, such as different monsters, sub-quests, or equivalent events which may only be accessible at a specified period of time.
Games in this game group
must also introduce a direct gameplay consequence.
Examples
[For adventure and role-playing games]
Character A receives a sub-quest to hunt down vampires. Shops selling wooden stakes are only open during the day. Vampires do not roam during the day. Hence, character A must buy relevant equipment during the day and wait until nightfall to perform the quest.
[For strategy and simulation games]
Units are harder to detect, travel less frequently, and gain movement penalties at night. However, they are easier to make camouflage checks and can also commence ambush attacks at night more successfully.
Limitations
- Games that may feature a day and night cycle, however do not additionally feature unique events related to the differences of time (e.g. only a graphical feature) should be excluded from this game group; the passing of time in itself is not enough to qualify for this game group. This also includes games where time is only presented as a deadline reminder or only a graphical feature of limited vision (which is more of a light/darkness feature than it is a day/night cycle feature).
- Games where a day and night feature is only due to a trigger effect from a plot driven quest (e.g. time only advances when finishing a quest) or due to entering a specific location, should be excluded from this game group. A day and night cycle must always be in effect regardless of the player's actions, unless the game in mention is turned based.
Game Title | Year | Platform | Publisher | User Score |
Far Cry 6 | 2021 | Luna, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Stadia, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series | Ubisoft Entertainment SA | 4.20 |
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond | 2021 | Nintendo Switch | Nintendo of America Inc. | ... |
Pokémon Shining Pearl | 2021 | Nintendo Switch | Nintendo of America Inc. | ... |
Medieval Dynasty | 2020 | Windows, Windows Apps | Toplitz Productions GmbH | ... |
Serin Fate | 2020 | Nintendo Switch, Windows | Crytivo Inc. | ... |
Mists of Noyah | 2020 | Linux, Windows | Pyxeralia | ... |
Summer in Mara | 2020 | Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, Windows Apps, Xbox One, Xbox Series | Chibig, S.L.U. | ... |
Gaia | 2020 | Windows | Eternal Stardust Studios | ... |
WarCraft III: Reforged | 2020 | Macintosh, Windows | Blizzard Entertainment Inc. | ... |
Animal Crossing: New Horizons | 2020 | Nintendo Switch | Nintendo of America Inc. | 4.55 |
Metro: Exodus | 2019 | Linux, Luna, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Stadia, Windows, Windows Apps, Xbox One | Deep Silver | ... |
Days Gone | 2019 | PlayStation 4, Windows | Sony Interactive Entertainment America LLC | ... |
Outward | 2019 | PlayStation 4, Stadia, Windows, Xbox One | Deep Silver | ... |
Generation Zero | 2019 | PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One | Avalanche Studios AB | 3.51 |
Eastshade | 2019 | PlayStation 4, Windows, Windows Apps, Xbox Cloud Gaming, Xbox One | Eastshade Studios LLC | ... |
Pokémon Shield | 2019 | Nintendo Switch | Nintendo of America Inc. | ... |
Pokémon Sword | 2019 | Nintendo Switch | Nintendo of America Inc. | ... |
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild | 2017 | Nintendo Switch, Wii U | Nintendo of America Inc. | 4.47 |
Pokémon Ultra Sun | 2017 | Nintendo 3DS | Pokémon Company International, The | ... |
Pokémon Ultra Moon | 2017 | Nintendo 3DS | Pokémon Company International, The | ... |
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 | 2017 | Nintendo Switch | Nintendo of America Inc. | ... |
Watch_Dogs 2 | 2016 | PlayStation 4, Stadia, Windows, Xbox One | Ubisoft, Inc. | 3.24 |
Pokémon Uranium | 2016 | Windows | Uranium Team | ... |
Virtual-O | 2016 | Windows | Contours | ... |
Brine | 2016 | Windows | Airys Software | ... |
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