Nivalis Nights
Critic Reviews for Nivalis Nights
After waiting roughly five years to finally play it, I'm just glad it turned out to be a hidden gem rather than five years of hype leading me straight into a digital tax audit.
A nice slice of life adventure in a cyberpunk city. Relaxing, neat, perhaps too much calm for those in search of adrenaline.
Review in Italian | Read full review
Nivalis Nights is one of the most original, visually stunning, and entertaining management games of recent years, yet it is held back and undermined by a highly unstable technical performance.
Review in Italian | Read full review
Nivalis Nights is a solid cyberpunk business sim with strong atmosphere, detailed restaurant management, and plenty of side content. Its thin life-sim systems and rough performance keep it from being the complete city-life RPG.
There’s always a hunger for cyberpunk worlds, and while Cyberpunk 2077 has undoubtedly dominated the scene, there’s still plenty to discover in Nivalis Nights (and, by extension, Cloudpunk, if you haven’t played it yet). What makes it particularly interesting is that it offers a more laid-back experience, with a strong narrative and investigative focus, while also bringing management-sim elements into the mix to add a little extra spice.
Review in Italian | Read full review
There are things I would like to see improved in Nivalis Nights. The tutorials need more explanation, the map needs to be more useful, and the quest journal and indicators need some work. The romance system could be clearer, fast travel can be inconvenient, and the metro is a nightmare. There are also some glitches and crashes that need a little more polish. None of these issues stopped me from enjoying Nivalis Nights, but they did make some parts of the game harder to navigate than they needed to be. What I really enjoyed is how much there is to do. You run your business while trying to make money, grow ingredients, complete quests, build relationships, and figure out what is happening around you. There is absolutely no way to turn your brain off, but that is also part of what kept me playing. I came into Nivalis Nights expecting a very particular combination of things that I happen to love, but what I didn't expect was how it would enthral me.
Nivalis Night is between the life simulator, the cyberpunk adventure and the management game. By not limiting his experience and narration to turn a kitchen, he offers a very immersive experience where every day can, if you wish, bring a very different experience from the day before. The little surprise of the end of the year.
Review in French | Read full review
Nivalis Nights is one of the biggest gaming surprises of the year. ION LANDS have created an incredibly vibrant cyberpunk city with addictive business management, brilliantly written characters, and an immersive atmosphere. While the initial impression was somewhat marred by the lack of DLSS support and poor optimization, the developers have made noticeable strides forward thanks to three major updates released shortly after launch. If you’re looking for a deep sci-fi life simulator, this voxel-crafted beauty will swallow you whole.
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