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In 2021, in their bid to get more of a hold on the games industry after dominating film and television streaming, Netflix acquired Oxenfree and Afterparty developer Night School Studio, the first developer they had ever acquired. Now, five …
Less than two months after the release of its latest game, Unhinged, Netflix is closing developer Night School Studios, as well as its Moonloot studio in Helsinki... Read more.
Earlier this year OXENFREE turned ten years old. Like many awkward kids of that age, OXENFREE is experiencing a lot of big feelings and emotions. Most of all it wanted to fit in and have features like all the other ten-year-old games on the…
Happy 10 years of Night School Studio! A whole decade, huh? That’s a long time to be making games. We’re stoked we’re still here, and even more stoked that you’re still here. We at Night School know we’re nothing without our incredible comm…
Oxenfree, the gloomy adventure game from Night School Studio, will leave indie game storefront Itch.io on October 1, according to an email sent to users who own it this week. And nobody, including anyone who has the game in their library, w…
We're celebrating with our fellow Independent Games Festival award-winning games and studios this July! As part of the IGF Celebration Days, you can complete your collection of Night School games for 60% off. Just add the Night School Compl…
Dang. 8 years ago TODAY, we were crossing all our digits getting ready to launch the game into the world. Only a year and a half earlier, we weren’t a company, or even a team. Most of us were strangers 18 months earlier, and I’m so grateful…
It's time to tune into the next chapter. OXENFREE II: Lost Signals will launch July 12, 2023! Make sure it’s on your wishlist so you can be among the first to play. This game has been a labor of love and we've been fueled by the passion of …
Hello! Because it's the seventh anniversary of OXENFREE's release, I wanted to hop over on Steam to thank our community for its kindness, support, and enthusiasm. We're hard at work on OXENFREE II: Lost Signals and can’t wait to share it wi…
Expect to see more Netflix games, and more unique games from Netflix, in the not-so-distant future, as the streaming juggernaut is expanding its current catalogue of RPG games and arcade games by establishing its own development studio in H…
Sometimes, Alex would get stuck while climbing ladders, cliffs, or other objects around Edward’s Island. Now, climbing is possible. 🔺Make sure to update before returning to Edward’s Island. Thanks for your support tickets and help tracking…
Choosing dialogue choices and having conversations is often part of the core mechanic of any narrative-driven game. How do we craft “good” conversations and what does that mean? Join Kahlief Adams, host and founder of the Spawn On Me podcas…
Netflix has acquired Night School Studio, the indie developer behind the cult hit Oxenfree and its upcoming sequel, as the streaming giant makes its first meaningful steps into the games industry. As per a post on the Night School Studio bl…
Night School Studio, the developer behind acclaimed narrative adventure Oxenfree and its highly anticipated sequel, has been acquired by Netflix. Night School has gained a reputation for creating engaging, sharply written adventures with a …
Night School Studio are "joining the Netflix team." The developers of Oxenfree and Afterparty are the first games studio to be bought by Netflix, with founder and creative director Sean Krankel writing in a blog post that they'll continue w…
In one of Netflix's first big moves as it expands into game devleopment, the streaming company announced on Tuesday that it's acquired indie developer Night School Studio. Night School's first game Oxenfree was highly praised…
The makers of Oxenfree have started teasing the upcoming sequel via audio transmissions in the original game. Oxenfree 2: Lost Signals is set to arrive sometime next year, and it'll feature villains who're causing mysterious radio signals t…
Delightfully good indie horror game Oxenfree has gotten a new update, and it looks like the dimension and time bending weirdness is bleeding from the upcoming sequel into the first game. With Oxenfree 2: Lost Signal on the way, developers N…
Oxenfree 2: Lost Signals' villains have started infiltrating the original horror game. Following an update deployed during the summer (or Q3 for those of you in the southern hemisphere), a series of spooky tweets from developer Night School…
We tried to stop it. We failed. Signals are breaking through into OXENFREE and we can't block them, no matter how many patches or changes we m🀫ke to the game. We're in troubl🀰. All of us. If we're going to beat wha■ ever is invading the r…
The latest OXENFREE patch addresses minor bugs. It also improves the radio system’s range and stability for tuning into broadcasts. Please report any unusual radio signals in the comments or by tuning your dial to 9🀰.◼︎ https://store.steam…
Walkin' and talkin' mystery game Oxenfree has just announced an upcoming sequel with a new cast of talkative spook hunters. Oxenfree II: Lost Signals will follow new characters, but include that natural dialogue system of Night School Studi…
Five years after the events of OXENFREE, Riley returns to her hometown of Camena to investigate mysterious radio signals. What she finds is more than she bargained for. Developed by Night School Studio. Published by MWM Interactive. Add to …
Added macOS version for 3.0.x. Fixed issue where fog was too thick in some areas.
Things get a little dusty after five years. To spruce things up, we’ve made an update to OXENFREE! Now you’ll be able to point-and-click your way around Edwards Island with your mouse. We’ve also added 21:9 support for ultrawide monitors fo…
We're celebrating OXENFREE's five year anniversary with our first ever livestreamed Q&A on 2/16 at 9AM PST with studio co-founders Sean Krankel and Adam Hines. Have a burning question? Use the form below and we'll choose our favorites to an…
It’s been five years since the release of Oxenfree. Everyone here at Night School Studio would like to thank our incredible community and players for the support from day one until now. It's surreal to see how Alex’s story has resonated wit…
Hi! How are you doing? Are you doing okay? How many wellness apps have you deleted and redownloaded in the last two weeks? Do you currently have another tab open to a video explaining how to teach World War II to a nine-year old? Are you gr…
Have You Played? is an endless stream of game retrospectives. One a day, every day, perhaps for all time. If your friend asked you a question – innocuous or not – they wouldn’t just sit there, quietly, waiting for you to answer. They&…
It’s Halloween! We’ve put the Hivemind Of Horror into a spooky jar of bubbling green liquid, and it’ll be pumping horror-themed articles onto the site today. Night School Studio’s new game, Afterparty, just came out,…