Stunning cyberpunk atmosphere and visuals
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 positive reviews
“I just love the aesthetics, it is as if you live inside one of those relaxing pixel-gifs.”
Steam review · 4.4 h played ↗
Nivalis Nights
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Mostly Positive · 74%Mostly Positive · 74%ION LANDS2026Life Sim · Management · Simulation
The verdict
A gorgeous, atmospheric cyberpunk city-and-restaurant sim with lots of quests and characters, but rough at launch: poor performance, weak staff AI and a hectic clock. Skip it if you want a relaxed or deep life sim.
Great for
Cyberpunk and Cloudpunk fans who want atmosphere, story and quirky NPCs and can tolerate rough edges
Main risk
Poor performance, a rushed clock and broken managers make it stressful rather than a cozy life sim
What players love
Fine performance for many players, even on weak PCs
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“I’m somehow playing it on a lowkey ancient €300 toaster with an RTX 2060 and 16 GB of RAM ...and it runs perfectly fine for me.”
Steam review · 1 h played ↗
Huge amount of content and things to do
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“The depth of this game is surprising. The atmosphere is spot-on, the gameplay is solid and there's just SO much to do!”
Steam review · 6.4 h played ↗
Charming characters, writing and voice acting
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“The quests are very well-written and I find myself chuckling at the little humor here and there constantly”
Steam review · 8.3 h played ↗
Fun management loop with fishing, farming and stealing
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“By day, I run a humble noodle bar; by night, I’m building a shady underground empire and moonlighting helping an android detective.”
Steam review · 11.8 h played ↗
Devs patching quickly and price feels fair
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“in the time the game has been out the devs have put out 2 patches already”
Steam review · 9.3 h played ↗
What players complain about
Poor optimization and low fps on strong PCs
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“There also seems to be no difference in performance regardless of what settings i use.”
Steam review · 0.3 h played ↗
Shallow life sim and business depth
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“it is as deep as a puddle”
Steam review · 8.8 h played ↗
Overwhelming quest spam and cluttered HUD
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“half of my screen is constantly blocked by the quest log”
Steam review · 4.7 h played ↗
Managers and staff are buggy or useless
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“she had spent over $300 dollars on ONE ingredient, leaving me with $6.50”
Steam review · 1.9 h played ↗
Time passes too fast, constant rush
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“the time constraint is insane in this game. 1 second = 1 minute.”
Steam review · 0.8 h played ↗
NPC models clash with the voxel world
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“The character models, though, leave a LOT to be desired. They feel plasticky, too smooth, and stand out appallingly against the brick-based environment.”
Steam review · 3.3 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: UnknownController support42 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10 64-bit
ProcessorIntel Core i5-11600K / AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER or RTX 3050 / AMD Radeon RX 6600 / Intel Arc A750 (6 GB VRAM)
Storage42 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 11 64-bit
ProcessorIntel Core i5-13600K / AMD Ryzen 5 7600
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 / AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT (12 GB VRAM or more)
Storage42 GB available space
OSWindows 10 64-bit
ProcessorIntel Core i5-11600K / AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER or RTX 3050 / AMD Radeon RX 6600 / Intel Arc A750 (6 GB VRAM)
Storage42 GB available space
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