Spider-haters rejoice: craft-'em-up Nightingale will have an arachnophobia mode

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Speaking directly to the devs of upcoming craft-'em-up survival game Nightingale, TRG can confirm that the game will feature an Arachnophobia Mode, removing all spiders from the game.

Nightingale is set in a Victorian-inspired alternate future with up to six players at a time jumping from fantasy realm to fantasy realm battling beasties and gathering loot.

There's no word on whether these spiders will also be Victorian-themed, rocking jaunty little bonnets, petticoats, or corsets as they try to devour you. It doesn't matter though, because during a press demo, it was confirmed to TRG that Inflexion Games will merely allow you to not perceive them. 

This feature, the developers explain, is one of the top-requested features that came from community feedback  - however, it wasn't revealed how exactly it would be implemented or appear in the game.

As a reminder of more about the game, check out the new trailer during this week's Gamescom Opening Night Live 2023 event below.

Nightingale is an open-world survival and crafting game that will immerse players in those aforementioned Victorian-themed mysterious environments in a land called Fae. Here, players will journey to “the last known bastion of humanity” — the city of Nightingale. Playing as a Realmwalker, players will have to navigate arcane portals spread across a land full of mystery, otherworldly horrors, and weird and wonderful beasts.

The game is also coming to early access in a matter of months as spelled out by Aaryn Flynn, CEO of developer Inflexion Games: “After years of dedicated work from the team, we are thrilled to announce that Nightingale will