Terms of Service

Last updated October 9, 2026

These terms are the agreement between you and Media Yard LLC ("we", "us") for using hatchnight.com and playing Hatchnight. By playing, joining the waitlist or buying something, you agree to them. If you're under 18, a parent or guardian should read them with you.

1. Who can play

Anyone can play. Players under 13 play with extra protections (see Parents): no email, preset chat only, friends by code only, and no purchases. The waitlist is for people 13 and older. Players under 18 need a parent's or guardian's permission to buy anything.

2. Your guest player

You play as a guest: there's no username or password. Your player is saved in your browser. If you clear your browser data or lose your device, we can't restore a guest player unless you made a purchase (we can then find it from the email you gave our payment provider). To move to another device, use Store → Move to another device. Don't share your transfer codes; anyone with a code can take over your player for as long as the code is valid.

3. The closed playtest

During the playtest the game is unfinished. Features, balance and rules will change, the game may be unavailable at times, and we may reset game progress before launch. Items you bought with real money will be kept (or restored) through any reset. Founder's Eggs and Foundlings from playtest invites are kept too.

4. Coins, eggs, beasts and other game items

• Coins, Moon Dust, eggs, beasts, traps and cosmetics are licensed to you for use in Hatchnight. They have no value outside the game, can't be exchanged for money, and you don't own them as property.
• You can trade beasts and coins with other players inside the game. Selling or buying game items, players or transfer codes for real money or anything outside the game isn't allowed.
• Night raids are part of the game. Other players can take beasts from your pen at night, within the limits the game sets (for example, at most two losses a night, shields, and revenge raids). We don't replace beasts lost to raids or trades.
• We may change how items work to keep the game fair and fun, including fixing mistakes (for example, removing coins created by a bug).

5. Purchases

• Purchases are sold through Link, Stripe's merchant of record service: Stripe is the seller of record for the payment, works out and pays sales tax and VAT, and sends your receipt. Your card statement shows LINK.COM* followed by our name. Prices are set in US dollars and may be shown in your local currency; any tax is added at checkout. We never see your card details.
• Nothing you can buy is random. We never sell eggs, beasts, timer skips or raid advantages.
• Items are delivered to your player right after payment. If you're in the UK or EU, you ask us to deliver immediately and agree that you can no longer cancel under the 14-day cancellation right once the item is delivered (see UK & EU). Your other legal rights, for example if an item doesn't work, aren't affected.
• A Moon Pass covers one season only. Season rewards must be claimed during that season.
• Refunds are covered in the Refund policy. If you file a chargeback for a purchase that was delivered, we may remove the item and pause the player while we look into it.

6. How to behave

Follow the Community rules. In particular, don't cheat, use bots or scripts, exploit bugs, attack or overload our servers, try to access other players' data, or harass anyone. If you find a bug that gives you an advantage, please tell us at support@hatchnight.com.

7. What we can do

To keep the game fair and safe we may review reports, remove items gained by cheating or bugs, mute or block features, and suspend or delete players who break these terms. Where the law requires it (for example in the EU), we'll tell you what we did and why, and how to ask us to look again. We may also change or stop parts of the game. If we ever shut Hatchnight down, we'll give at least 30 days' notice in the game and on this site.

8. Our content

Hatchnight, its name, art, beasts, code and text belong to Media Yard LLC or its licensors. You may share screenshots and videos of your own play (we love clips), but not copy, sell or reuse our art or code. Some of our art was made with AI tools; see AI use. If you send us ideas or feedback, we can use them without owing you anything.

9. Disclaimers and liability

We work hard to keep Hatchnight running, but the game is provided "as is" and "as available", without warranties of any kind to the extent the law allows. To the extent the law allows, Media Yard LLC isn't liable for indirect or consequential losses, or for lost game items or progress, and our total liability to you for any claim is limited to the amount you paid us in the 12 months before the claim (or US$50 if you paid nothing).

Consumers in the UK, EU and elsewhere keep all rights their local law gives them. Nothing in these terms limits liability that can't be limited by law, such as for death or personal injury caused by negligence, or for fraud.

10. Law and disputes

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of New Jersey, USA, and disputes go to the state or federal courts located in New Jersey. If you live in the UK or EU, you can also bring a claim in your local courts, and the mandatory consumer protections of your country apply. Before going to court, please email legal@hatchnight.com so we can try to sort it out.

11. Changes

We may update these terms. For important changes we'll give notice in the game at least 14 days before they apply. If you keep playing after that, the new terms apply. If you don't agree, you can stop playing and ask us to delete your data.

12. Contact

Media Yard LLC, PO Box 73, Pennsauken, NJ 08110, USA. Support: support@hatchnight.com. Legal notices: legal@hatchnight.com.