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Steam app 2707900 · updated 12 Sep 2026, 19:37 UTC

NIGHT-RUNNERS™ PROLOGUE

Descend into the underworld of Japanese street racing. Set between 1990-2009, join the local street racing crews in their battle for territory control. Explore the real location open world(s), compete in wager races, battle other crews and upgrade your vehicles with detailed car customization.

NIGHT-RUNNERS™ PROLOGUE Steam header artwork
PLANET JEMPLANET JEM
105playing now
11124-hour peak
1,992all-time peak
78average, last 30 days

The last 30 days

−9.8Gain−11.11%% gain142Peak

719 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.

0387711515313 Aug18 Aug23 Aug28 Aug02 Sep07 Sep12 SepThursday 13 August 2026111 peakFriday 14 August 2026128 peakSaturday 15 August 2026134 peakSunday 16 August 2026138 peakMonday 17 August 2026106 peakTuesday 18 August 2026117 peakWednesday 19 August 2026115 peakThursday 20 August 2026111 peakFriday 21 August 2026124 peakSaturday 22 August 2026142 peakSunday 23 August 2026140 peakMonday 24 August 2026130 peakTuesday 25 August 2026117 peakWednesday 26 August 2026112 peakThursday 27 August 2026100 peakFriday 28 August 2026107 peakSaturday 29 August 2026117 peakSunday 30 August 2026125 peakMonday 31 August 2026106 peakTuesday 01 September 202695 peakWednesday 02 September 2026103 peakThursday 03 September 202684 peakFriday 04 September 2026101 peakSaturday 05 September 2026126 peakSunday 06 September 2026124 peakMonday 07 September 2026117 peakTuesday 08 September 2026103 peakWednesday 09 September 202699 peakThursday 10 September 202690 peakFriday 11 September 2026111 peakSaturday 12 September 2026111 peak
Daily peakEvery hourly sample

All time

32 months, February 2024 to September 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.

05381k2k2kFeb 2024Jul 2024Dec 2024May 2025Oct 2025Mar 2026Aug 2026February 20241,992 monthly peakMarch 20241,272 monthly peakApril 2024639 monthly peakMay 2024606 monthly peakJune 2024428 monthly peakJuly 2024323 monthly peakAugust 2024493 monthly peakSeptember 2024432 monthly peakOctober 2024377 monthly peakNovember 2024295 monthly peakDecember 2024215 monthly peakJanuary 2025401 monthly peakFebruary 2025293 monthly peakMarch 2025212 monthly peakApril 2025256 monthly peakMay 2025227 monthly peakJune 2025167 monthly peakJuly 2025144 monthly peakAugust 2025139 monthly peakSeptember 2025151 monthly peakOctober 2025145 monthly peakNovember 2025149 monthly peakDecember 2025159 monthly peakJanuary 2026238 monthly peakFebruary 2026434 monthly peakMarch 2026187 monthly peakApril 2026333 monthly peakMay 2026262 monthly peakJune 2026123 monthly peakJuly 2026167 monthly peakAugust 2026162 monthly peakSeptember 2026126 monthly peak
Monthly peak

The last four months

Show:

The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.

04590135180July 2026August 2026September 2026October 2026July 2026167 peak — daily detail belowAugust 2026162 peak — hourly detail belowSeptember 2026126 peak — hourly detail below
Monthly peakHas finer data

July 2026

31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.

0459013518001 Jul06 Jul11 Jul16 Jul21 Jul26 Jul31 JulWednesday 01 July 202679 peakThursday 02 July 202685 peakFriday 03 July 202686 peakSaturday 04 July 202687 peakSunday 05 July 202683 peakMonday 06 July 202675 peakTuesday 07 July 202682 peakWednesday 08 July 202684 peakThursday 09 July 202679 peakFriday 10 July 202673 peakSaturday 11 July 202692 peakSunday 12 July 202694 peakMonday 13 July 202684 peakTuesday 14 July 202691 peakWednesday 15 July 202680 peakThursday 16 July 2026117 peakFriday 17 July 2026110 peakSaturday 18 July 2026120 peakSunday 19 July 2026116 peakMonday 20 July 2026130 peakTuesday 21 July 2026128 peakWednesday 22 July 2026124 peakThursday 23 July 2026143 peakFriday 24 July 2026134 peakSaturday 25 July 2026134 peakSunday 26 July 2026167 peakMonday 27 July 2026136 peakTuesday 28 July 2026128 peakWednesday 29 July 2026128 peakThursday 30 July 2026151 peakFriday 31 July 2026137 peak

August 2026

31 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 437 hourly samples from 13 Aug, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.

0448713117501 Aug06 Aug11 Aug16 Aug21 Aug26 Aug31 AugSaturday 01 August 2026152 peakSunday 02 August 2026162 peakMonday 03 August 2026137 peakTuesday 04 August 2026137 peakWednesday 05 August 2026128 peakThursday 06 August 2026122 peakFriday 07 August 2026130 peakSaturday 08 August 2026127 peakSunday 09 August 2026141 peakMonday 10 August 2026132 peakTuesday 11 August 2026112 peakWednesday 12 August 2026105 peakThursday 13 August 2026111 peakFriday 14 August 2026128 peakSaturday 15 August 2026134 peakSunday 16 August 2026138 peakMonday 17 August 2026106 peakTuesday 18 August 2026117 peakWednesday 19 August 2026115 peakThursday 20 August 2026111 peakFriday 21 August 2026124 peakSaturday 22 August 2026142 peakSunday 23 August 2026140 peakMonday 24 August 2026130 peakTuesday 25 August 2026117 peakWednesday 26 August 2026112 peakThursday 27 August 2026100 peakFriday 28 August 2026107 peakSaturday 29 August 2026117 peakSunday 30 August 2026125 peakMonday 31 August 2026106 peak

September 2026

12 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 282 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.

0346810213601 Sep03 Sep05 Sep07 Sep09 Sep11 SepTuesday 01 September 202695 peakWednesday 02 September 2026103 peakThursday 03 September 202684 peakFriday 04 September 2026101 peakSaturday 05 September 2026126 peakSunday 06 September 2026124 peakMonday 07 September 2026117 peakTuesday 08 September 2026103 peakWednesday 09 September 202699 peakThursday 10 September 202690 peakFriday 11 September 2026111 peakSaturday 12 September 2026111 peak

October 2026

NIGHT-RUNNERS™ PROLOGUE was released on 23 Feb, 2024.

Not out yet.There is nothing to draw for this month.
Nothing here is interpolated or estimated; where a sample is missing the line is broken.

Game information

Free to playUpdated 12 Sep 2026, 19:37 UTC
App ID
2707900
Last updated
05 May 2024 build 14270798
Developer
PLANET JEM
Publisher
PLANET JEM
Release date
23 Feb, 2024
Platforms
Windows
Download size
1.88 GB
Install size
5.44 GB
Genres
Racing, Simulation
Game modes
Single-player
Controller support
Full

Features & support

Steam features

Family Sharing

Controllers & input

Full controller supportGamepad RecommendedDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller Support

Accessibility

Popular tags

Racing1990'sAutomobile SimArcadeDrivingAtmosphericRPGSportsCinematicExplorationStylizedNoirRealisticFirst-PersonThird PersonDarkOpen WorldCrimeHorrorCharacter Customization
About this gameFull description from Steam
DESCEND INTO THE UNDERWORLD OF JAPANESE STREET RACING Set in an unknown time between 1990-2009, you will navigate through the corrupt and shady power struggles of local street racing crews, all competing for control of their regions and to top the crew rankings. Extremely detailed customization, including Exterior, Interior, Wheels, Engine, and Handling Dynamic character dialogue; other racers will comment on your car, your recent races, new local records and your progression Full Photomode with VHS, old camera effects and motion blur Freely walk around your garage and the car meet (Parking Area) between races Adjustable screenshake and camera FOV Procedural game event scripting, high replay value Inspired by the real life Japanese used car auctions, you will purchase your first vehicle by visiting the used car auctions and leaving with any decrepit car you can afford. Walk around your safehouse and view all your hard-earned cars; change their oil, repair their engines and view their stats. Good maintenance will help your engine last longer after a long night of abuse and overheating. Take parts off your cars, place them into storage and sell them for some extra cash or transfer them onto another vehicle you own. When you have some spare cash, take a trip to "Top Garage" to buy some new parts for your exterior, interior, wheels, engine and/or handling. Progress through the underworld by entering a "PA"(Parking Area) and start negotiating wagers with any local crew members who care to race you. You are free to walk around any "PA" and bask in the thick atmosphere of smog and secondhand cigarette smoke. The local racers are not impressed with newcomers and will make their disdain known. Impress them by winning and they will change their tone. Earn cash by beating racers in 1vs1 wagers but be warned; these are real wagers and you will lose the money you bet if you lose the race! Some racers will take pity on you and give you a chance to win your money back by suggesting a 'double or nothing' race. It's your choice if you want to take that risk.
Content & age ratingsSteam content notice · 2 regional ratings

Content notice

References to alcohol and tobacco consumption, depictions of dangerous driving and foul language.

Regional ratings

DEJUS14Linguagem imprópria · Drogas lícitas · Atos criminosos
IGRS18Rokok dan/atau rokok elektronik, minuman beralkohol, narkotika, psikotropika, dan/atau zat adiktif lainnya · Penggunaan bahasa
System requirementsMinimum and recommended hardware

Minimum

Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: AMD Ryzen 3 1200, Intel i5-4460 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: 2 GB (AMD R9 270, NVidia GTX 750) DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 8 GB available space Additional Notes: 1080p, 60fps, Low/Medium Settings. SSD Recommended.

Recommended

Recommended: OS: Windows 10 Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 1500X, Intel i5-8400 Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: AMD RX 590, NVidia GTX 1070 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 8 GB available space Additional Notes: 1080p, 120fps, High/Ultra Settings. SSD Recommended.
Supported languages1 languages
LanguageFull audio
English●

A blank audio cell means full audio was not marked in the returned language list.

Screenshots & trailersScreenshots and trailers

Trailers

AchievementsTotal count and selected achievements

6 developer announcements, Feb 2024 to May 2024 · times in UTC

May

  1. Patch v1.3 (Car Launch Bug Fix, New Songs, Chassis Rake, +more)

    FIXES: - Fixed car launch/kickflip bug - Added 2 new Dazegxd songs; "way 2 good(idc)" and "won't tell nobody" - Increased AI speed - Added red neon - Increased car paint reflection brightness and improved how it reacts to light - Added Ride…

    Patch notes

April

  1. Patch v1.0611 (Better Car Paint, More Music FX Settings, Less Pop-in, +more)

    FIXES: - Car paint improvements - Increased brightness - Made brightness settings look better and work better - Fixed handbrake input being activated during phone calls on certain input maps - Fixed bug where you if ran out of fuel and then…

    Patch notes

March

  1. Patch v1.023 (Reshade, Remappable Controls, Lowered AI grip/weight, +more)

    FIXES: - New Reshade in driving area and Tatsumi PA - Added remappable controls - Fixed fast travel not stopping speed sometimes - Lowered AI grip/weight - Increased AI 'player avoid' - Improved Handling (less understeer at high speed, more…

    Patch notes
  2. PATCH v0.9995 (GPS Navigation, New Handling, Difficulty Slider, +more)

    FIXES: - New livery Import system that should fix windows 11 crash - Added cheat to change crew ownership -> pause game when in PA, press 'EnterLocation' button(Y,TRIANGLE, F). Crew will change when you leave the PA. - Added GPS path that…

    Patch notes

February

  1. Mini Patch v0.9981

    Small fix patch just for the crew attack bug and some of the new settings not saving correctly. Bigger patch coming in

    Patch notes
  2. PATCH v0.998 (AI Fix, +more)

    FIXES: - Lowered difficulty for the early game races, will slowly increase as player wins races - Lowered AI anti-ram speed threshold - Lowered g-company AI racer's HP targets - Lowered drag race difficulty - Lowered fast travel cost and…

    Patch notes

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