Night Portable

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• Announcements·31 Aug 2026Official

  Night Portable Demo | Video & Streaming Guidelines

  Thank you for your interest in Night Portable! Here are our video and streaming guidelines for the Steam demo, scheduled for release on September 5, 2026. You are welcome to show the entire demo. There are no restricted scenes or sections. First-time reactions, thorough playthroughs, and everything in between are welcome. We hope you and your viewers enjoy your night shift! What you can share Once the demo is publicly available, you may record, upload, and stream it from beginning to end. Let's Plays, livestreams, stream archives, no-commentary playthroughs, reviews, highlights, short-form videos, and screenshots are all welcome. You may edit your own gameplay footage and use your own screenshots in your videos and thumbnails. These guidelines apply to individuals, companies, and creators affiliated with agencies. No prior permission, advance notice, or notification after posting is required for uses covered here. If you received early access with a separate embargo or publication schedule, please follow those arrangements. Monetization You may monetize your content using official features offered by platforms such as YouTube and Twitch. This includes advertising, viewer contributions such as Super Chat, memberships, and subscriptions. Please follow the rules of the platform you use. This permission does not cover uses beyond gameplay videos and streams, such as selling game assets or merchandise. In-game music: "Tsukino Yoru" "Tsukino Yoru," composed by Yurika Takayama (X: @yulicorn03), is the vocal main theme that plays at the end of the demo. You may include the in-game scenes where this song plays, with the song audible, in your gameplay videos and livestreams. This includes monetization through the platform features listed above. You do not need to notify or seek individual permission from either the developer or the composer. This permission does not cover music-only listening videos or use of the track for purposes separate from Night Portable gameplay videos...
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• Announcements·14 Aug 2026Official

  Steam Playtest Now Open — Demo Launches Sep 5 at Around 6:20 PM JST

  Thank you for supporting Night Portable. Steam Playtest Now Open The Steam Playtest for the Windows version currently in development is now accepting players. We would especially appreciate feedback on how clearly the game communicates what to do next, controls and UI usability, difficulty, horror presentation, and any bugs or progress-blocking issues you encounter. Playtest Period From the publication of this announcement until around 6:20 PM JST on Saturday, September 5, 2026 The Playtest is scheduled to close when the public demo goes live. Visit the Playtest section on the Steam store page and select “Request Access.” Once access is granted, the Playtest will be added to your Steam library. Please note that the Playtest is a work-in-progress build. Its content may differ from both the public demo and the final game, and it may contain bugs or unfinished elements. Demo Launches September 5 at Around 6:20 PM JST The free demo is scheduled to launch at around 6:20 PM JST on Saturday, September 5, 2026, timed with the end of the Indie Life Streamers: TRIP THREE (ILS3) YouTube broadcast. The ILS3 YouTube broadcast is currently scheduled for 11:30 AM–6:20 PM JST. The exact demo launch time may shift depending on the live broadcast. The demo will let you experience Night Portable's night-shift survival horror, where retro games and 3D exploration collide. Public Sharing of Playtest Content Please refrain from publicly sharing content from the Playtest in any form until the demo scheduled for September 5, 2026 has actually gone live. This includes livestreams, recorded commentary, gameplay videos, screenshots, and other images or footage that reveal the Playtest version's gameplay or content. Written impressions that do not include gameplay footage or screenshots may be shared before the demo launches. Once the demo is live, you may also share streams, commentary videos, gameplay videos, and screenshots. Where to Send Feedback After playing, please use one of the survey...
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• Announcements·6 Aug 2026Official

  Preparing a Public Playtest for Night Portable

  Thank you for supporting Night Portable.I am currently preparing a public playtest of the Windows version currently in development.For this test, I hope to receive feedback from players experiencing the game for the first time, particularly regarding:• How clearly the game communicates what to do next• Controls, menus, and overall usability• Difficulty and pacing• Horror presentation and story engagement• Progress-blocking issues, visual problems, audio problems, and other bugsPlease note that this will be a work-in-progress test build. Its content may differ from the final release, and it may contain bugs or unfinished elements.If you are interested in participating, please contact me via DM on my official X account or by email. Once preparations are complete, I will send you further instructions and a feedback form.Official X (@P_MisoStudio)https://x.com/P_MisoStudioEmailpumpkinmisostudio@gmail.comPlease include “Night Portable Playtest” in your message or email subject.Further details—including eligibility, the number of participants, and the testing period—will be announced once preparations are complete.Your honest feedback will help me improve the game. Please stay tuned for further updates.
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• Announcements·23 Jul 2026Official

  From Complete Beginner to Showcasing “Night Portable” at Events

  Hello, I’m Kabocha Misoshiru from Pumpkin Miso Studio. I work an office job in Sapporo, Hokkaido, and spend my evenings and days off developing Night Portable, a horror game made with Unity 6, mostly on my own. When I first started making games, I had never used Unity, C#, or Blender. At the end of 2024, I installed Unity and began teaching myself through courses, videos, and documentation. After learning the basics by creating small projects, I started developing Night Portable around mid-February 2025. I also use ChatGPT and Codex as supporting tools for research, code brainstorming, and organizing the development process. I make the final decisions on design and implementation and review everything before using it. Midnight: The Night Shift Begins at a Used Game Store Night Portable is set in a secondhand video game store with the atmosphere of the 2000s. The player works the night shift from midnight to 6:00 a.m., patrolling the store with a flashlight and a handheld game console. You must complete tasks such as cleaning and restocking products, but unexplained phenomena gradually begin to occur in the dark aisles and behind the shelves. The handheld console is not just a prop—it contains a fully playable 2D game. Items earned in the 2D game can be transferred to the 3D inventory and used during exploration. From the 2025 Prototype to Event Showcases The first prototype consisted mostly of white walls and placeholder shelves. It was simply a space for testing the basic game mechanics. Since then, I have repeatedly rebuilt the models, lighting, UI, tasks, and enemy AI, gradually turning it into a detailed secondhand video game store. In 2026, I showcased a playable build at DREAMSCAPE4 and Tokyo Game Dungeon 11. Watching other people play revealed issues that were difficult to notice from the development screen alone, including insufficient tutorial guidance, unclear controls, and the difficulty of the first night. A Detailed Development Log Is Now Available I ha...
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