| Reception | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | 88% |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| Edge | 8 out of 10 |
| Game Informer | 8.5 out of 10 |
| GamePro | |
| Game Revolution | A |
| IGN | 8.7 out of 10 |
At the time of its release, Nights into Dreams was the top-selling game for the Saturn, and was the 21st highest selling game in Japan for the year 1996.
Nights has appeared in several "greatest games" lists. In a January 2000 poll of readers of Computer and Video Games magazine, it appeared in 15th place in a list of the "100 greatest games" (directly behind Super Mario 64). Edge gave it a score of 8/10 in its original 1996 review of the game, and in its October 2003 issue the magazine's staff placed Nights in its list of the ten greatest platform games. Electronic Gaming Monthly, in its "The Greatest 200 Videogames of Their Time" list, ranked the game 160th. Next Generation Magazine ranked the game 25th in its list of the "100 Greatest Games of All-Time" in the September 1996 issue. 1UP.com ranked the Game 3rd in its "Top Ten Cult Classics." IGN's 2007 top 100 games of all time ranked the game at 94/100. Eurogamer gave the HD re-release a 9/10, opining that "perhaps Nights is Sonic Team's masterpiece," while acknowledging that the game "is still destined to be misunderstood by many" due to its "utterly unique" design.
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