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Eternal Nights

Direct a small colony through daylight gathering, building and research, then defend its main hall when stronger zombies arrive after dark.

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Eternal Nights

Build a colony before the light fades

Eternal Nights divides its survival loop into preparation and attack. During the day, workers gather wood and stone, expand storage, construct defenses, and complete research while the clock counts toward nightfall.

After dark, zombies converge on the main building. Any attackers still standing burn at dawn, but every later night brings a larger and stronger group, so daytime efficiency determines how long the settlement lasts.

How orders work

Click a worker, resource, building, or open patch to reveal the orders available for that target. Selecting the opening rock and choosing Dig sends one available worker across the field, where the mining progress appears directly over the node.

The Structure, Security, and Economy tabs separate the main construction choices. Storage raises resource capacity, defensive buildings protect the centre, and each building also carries its own research tree.

First-run priorities

Assign gatherers immediately and watch both the resource caps and the day clock. Research takes time, so an upgrade started too late may still be unfinished when the night phase begins.

The browser build is a playable preview. The creator recommends the downloadable Windows version for full-resolution graphics and smoother performance.

Guide

Select: Click a worker, building, resource, or open patch to see its available orders
Gather: Choose Dig or another resource action to send one free worker to the selected node
Build: Use the Structure, Security, and Economy tabs to spend resources on the colony
Research: Open a building's research tree and finish upgrades before night interrupts the work
Survive: Protect the main building through each night; the zombies grow stronger while dawn burns the remaining attackers

Creator's description

The first day opened with five workers beside the main hall. Selecting the lone rock exposed a Dig order, and one worker immediately crossed the field to mine it while the day clock continued toward night.