BBC Children’s releases first multiplayer online game

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The BBC has released its first online multiplayer game that it says has been designed “with safety at its heart”.

Nightfall, which is available via app stores and the BBC website, was produced for BBC Children’s by independent games studio Goodboy Digital, who have previously worked with the BBC on apps like CBeebies Get Creative and games like Doctor Who Time Vortex VR.

Based on an original IP, Nightfall begins with players falling asleep and entering a dream world. There they become Nightfallers, working together with fellow gamers to fight off the enemy characters – Nags and Nightmares – who threaten their dreams.

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The BBC said the game does not include loot boxes, ads or micro-transactions, and players are also prevented from sharing personal information whilst interacting with one another.

Alice Webb, director of BBC Children’s and Education, said: “Nightfall is a wonderful new game that puts collaboration before competition, giving young gamers the opportunity to team up and work together to defeat the enemy characters. 

“It’s also been designed with safety at its heart – we’ve carefully built this game in such a way that that children can feel free to play, explore and have fun with their friends online while their parents can have confidence that they’re doing so in a safe and secure environment.“

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