A downloadable game

Cozy Night Driving

A relaxing but eerie experience. Best with an Xbox One controller.

Controls

Movement

  • Keyboard: WASD

    • (Shift may reverse if S doesn’t work — known bug)

  • Gamepad: LT/RT = Throttle / Brake / Reverse

Interaction & Actions

  • Sip Coffee (stay awake):

    • Gamepad: X | Keyboard: E

  • Hand Brake (Skid):

    • Gamepad: A | Keyboard: Space

  • Toggle Phone:

    • Gamepad: B | Keyboard: Backspace

  • Cycle Contacts:

    • Gamepad: Y | Keyboard: Tab (only one contact in this build)

Environment Controls

  • Windows (storm volume):

    • Gamepad: LB / RB | Keyboard: [ / ]

  • Lights:

    • Gamepad D-Pad / Keyboard Arrow Keys

      • Tap ↑ = Toggle lights

      • Hold ↑ = High beams

Gameplay Overview

Pull into special locations to refuel, rest, and recover. Manage your wakefulness, listen to the storm, and enjoy the cozy darkness of the road.

Notes

  • Prototype build — not all keyboard and mouse inputs are bound yet.

  • Designed for Xbox One controller play first.

Feedback

I’d love to hear your thoughts! Tell me what you liked, what didn’t work, and what you want to see next.

If you enjoy it, you can buy me a Matcha to support development. If you don’t, tell me what would make you love it.

Download

Download
NightDrive_Playtest3.zip 244 MB

Install instructions

Run QUIET.exe

Development log

Comments

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Hi There, I just wanted to say I enjoyed the cool prototype you made and appreciate the chill drive. I played it in my newest YouTube video. I was kind of dumb regarding controls. Should have used a controller... Anyways if you'd wanna check out my video I'll leave a link. Thanks Homie. :)

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Haha Hey! You rock! Thanks so much for playing my little night drive prototype. Seems I have some things to work out.
I didn't realize how bad the experience was for KBM, and you seem to be getting a bug thats killing you randomly. No fun :(
There's no button for coffee on keyboard in this build either so you're just falling asleep behind the wheel RIP, but I don't blame you for not knowing what is happening in that moment either since it happens pretty fast.
Tiredness effects should be a lot slower. Youre like the first other human ive seen play this game besides my gf with an xbox controller on my dev machine.

Really appreciate you playing and showing it off in your video!

If you have any thoughts about like "goals" or what would happen at the end of your cozy drive too id love to hear them.
I will say if you drive long enough right now you get some weird text spamming on your screen but its tuned to be after like 10 ish minutes of driving so you dont go insane.

Hey! I appreciate you giving me positive feedback on my... well, feedback. I did have a good time playing. If I could tell you some things, I do really like the idea of just a simple forest, with points of interests thrown in here and there. Adds some mystery. (Like that Diner). Maybe a tree that falls in the road halfway through forcing you to take a detour through a forest back road?, Or maybe a radio with some lofi or jazz music? (Although I'm not sure if that would ruin the atmosphere). Regardless it may not be perfect, but nobody or nothing is. You're doing great, keep it up Homie. :)