First-Person Cyberpunk Life & Business Sim
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Build a new life around your noodle stand, then work toward running restaurants and nightclubs. Source ingredients, take your boat out fishing and make a home among the city's neon-lit streets.
- Launched Sep 29, 2026
- Launch News Sep 29, 2026
- 1,484 Steam Reviews
- 73% Positive Reviews
- 11 Text Languages
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Beginner Guide
Get oriented, understand the daily routine and learn how to save before planning your first steps.
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Learn how buying, growing and fishing fit into supplying your food business.
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What is Nivalis Nights?
Nivalis Nights is a cyberpunk life simulation developed by ION LANDS and published by 505 Games. You build a business while finding your place among the people and neighborhoods of a towering coastal city.
Restaurant management sits alongside fishing, growing ingredients, home decoration and relationships. You can pursue business ambitions or spend time exploring, while curfews and rivalries add complications to city life.
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- Publisher
- 505 Games
- Steam Reviews
- 1,484
- Positive Reviews
- 73%
- Text Languages
- 11
- Platforms
- Windows PC (Steam)
- Genres
- Cyberpunk life & business simulation
- Modes
- Single player
- Release date
- 2026-09-29
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Guides
Practical Nivalis Nights guides covering the core gameplay loop, the city map, taxis, boats, combat and advanced money-making tips for your first weeks in Nivalis.
Purchase
Buying information for Nivalis Nights: launch price, release date and time, demo and early access status, age rating, regional pricing and comparisons with similar cyberpunk games.
Platforms
Platform availability and PC requirements for Nivalis Nights, covering Steam, Epic Games Store, GeForce NOW, Steam Deck, Mac, consoles and the official system specifications.
Characters
Character and romance information for Nivalis Nights, including love interests, relationship building, character creation, returning cast members and voice acting credits.
Business
Nivalis Nights business guides for the noodle stand, restaurant expansion, debt management and early-game fast cash strategies.
Development
Behind-the-scenes information on Nivalis Nights, covering the studio, the game engine, voxel art style, mod support status, model swaps and how the game's AI systems work.
Community
Where Nivalis Nights players gather: the official Discord, the Reddit community, the developer's link hub, Steam community pages and this wiki's contact route.
Media
Official Nivalis Nights trailers, release-date videos and wallpaper material collected in one place, with notes on where each piece came from.
Nivalis Nights Beginner Guide
Learn the core Nivalis Nights loop from your first noodle stand to managing larger businesses and exploring the city. This guide focuses on the officially confirmed systems new players need to understand first.
Open with the noodle stand
The official Steam description names the noodle stand as the business you start from in Nivalis, so treat your first venue as the baseline every later upgrade is measured against.
- Learn the venue menu before you spend anything
- Check what your opening stock actually costs per serving
Set up more than one supply line
Ingredients reach your kitchen three ways: bought from vendors, grown in Greenhouses, or caught while fishing. Relying on a single source is what leaves a venue empty on a busy day.
- Buy from markets when you need volume quickly
- Plant produce in a Greenhouse for steady, cheaper stock
- Fish for the dishes your vendors cannot cover
Expand once the daily numbers hold
Restaurants and nightclubs sit further along the same business path the noodle stand starts. Move up when your current venue covers its own running costs, not before.
Official material describes the progression but does not publish unlock requirements or exact figures.
Between service hours the city is open to you: taxis and your own boat move you between districts, and relationships, apartments, fishing, mini-games and chess fill the rest of the day.
The in-game day is time-limited, so travel choices directly affect how much you get done.
Nivalis Nights Business Guide
Understand the restaurant, ramen bar, nightclub, ingredient, and Greenhouse systems that drive the business side of Nivalis Nights. Official information confirms multiple ways to source ingredients and turn them into a growing city business.
Noodle stand
The humble starting business that the official Steam description identifies as the beginning of your rise in Nivalis.
Restaurants and ramen bars
Larger food venues you work toward as your business ambitions expand beyond the first stand.
Nightclubs
Premier nightclubs are named alongside restaurants as a destination for a growing city business.
Buying ingredients
Purchasing stock from vendors covers the volume you cannot produce yourself, at the cost of a margin you do not control.
Greenhouse produce
Greenhouses let you plant and harvest produce for your restaurants, or sell it on the market instead.
Fishing
Fishing keeps restaurant fridges and freezers stocked, and any surplus fish can be sold on the market for extra money.
Nivalis Nights System Requirements
Check the official minimum and recommended PC specifications before playing Nivalis Nights. The current Steam requirements also provide resolution and frame-rate targets for the listed hardware tiers.
| Component | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| Operating system | Windows 10 64-bit | Windows 11 64-bit |
| Processor | Intel Core i5-11600K or AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | Intel Core i5-13600K or AMD Ryzen 5 7600 |
| Memory | 16 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Graphics | GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER or RTX 3050, Radeon RX 6600, or Intel Arc A750 with 6 GB VRAM | GeForce RTX 4070 or Radeon RX 7800 XT with 12 GB VRAM or more |
| DirectX | Version 11 | Version 11 |
| Storage | 42 GB available space, SSD required | 42 GB available space, SSD required |
| Performance target | 1080p at 30 FPS on the Very Low preset, native resolution with no upscaling | 1440p at 60 FPS on the High preset, native resolution with no upscaling |
Nivalis Nights Fishing Guide
Fishing is tied directly to both exploration and restaurant management in Nivalis Nights. Players can steer their own boat, catch fish for their businesses, and sell fish on the market for extra money.
Steering your own boat
Players can steer their own boat and explore the ocean around Nivalis, which is also how you reach fishing spots away from the districts.
Keeping kitchens stocked
Fishing provides ingredients that help keep restaurant fridges and freezers supplied, reducing what you have to buy at market prices.
Selling the surplus
Fish beyond what your kitchens need can be sold on the market to earn extra money.
An optional way to spend a day
Fishing is presented as optional rather than mandatory, sitting alongside business management, relationships and apartment life.
No official catch rates, fish species list or profit figures have been published.
Nivalis Nights Romance Guide
Relationships are a major part of the Nivalis Nights life-sim experience, including the possibility of romance. The official FAQ confirms that player choices can shape relationships and influence how individual connections develop.
Choices change the experiencePlayer decisions shape the experience and reveal different sides of life in Nivalis.
The official FAQ confirms that player decisions can influence the overall experience, shape relationships, and reveal different aspects of life in Nivalis.
Relationships can become romanticConnections with citizens may turn romantic, or stay non-romantic, depending on your choices.
Relationships with citizens can become romantic or remain non-romantic depending on the choices you make, so romance is an outcome of how you treat people rather than a separate mode.
A cast you meet over timeThe city is populated by characters whose stories surface as you spend time there.
The game features a cast of people whose stories and relationships can be discovered as you spend time in the city, which is why free time competes directly with business hours.
A core arc with room for personal outcomesThe main story follows a defined arc while still letting choices affect your own experience.
The main story follows a core narrative arc while still allowing choices that affect the player's personal experience.
No official list of romanceable characters, affinity thresholds or ending conditions has been published.
Nivalis Nights City and Transport Guide
Learn how exploration works across the districts, waterways, and background areas of Nivalis Nights. The game is not fully open world, and its transport options include taxis between districts and a player-controlled boat.
| Option | Can you control it? | What it is for |
|---|---|---|
| Taxis | No — you are a passenger | The confirmed method for road-based travel between the city's districts. |
| Cars | No — you cannot drive cars directly | Named in the official FAQ only to confirm that player driving is not available. |
| Boats | Yes — the player steers the boat | Reaching the ocean around the city, which also supports fishing. |
| Districts | Yes — certain districts can be explored freely | Other parts of the world are background environments rather than walkable space. |
| Curfew | Not a vehicle — a time-based restriction | Curfew periods let players avoid security systems and potentially sabotage business rivals. |
Nivalis Nights Apartment Guide
Apartment customization gives players a personal space away from business management and city objectives. Official information confirms extensive furnishing options and apartments with features such as balconies and terraces.
Furniture and decoration
Apartments can be furnished with furniture, paintings, lights and other decorative items.
Your place, and your friends' places
Players can freely furnish their own apartments and can also customise other homes for friends.
Balconies
Some apartments include balconies overlooking the city.
Terraces
Some properties also feature terraces with views across Nivalis.
Official photo mode
Nivalis Nights includes an official photo mode for capturing apartments, city environments and other scenes, which is the most reliable way to show off a finished room.
Official material confirms furnishing and photo mode but does not list every apartment or item available.
Nivalis Nights Saves and Controls Guide
Find the confirmed save, controller, cloud, offline, and display support details for Nivalis Nights. This module answers common technical questions without relying on unverified compatibility claims.
Automatic save at the end of each day
Nivalis Nights automatically saves progress at the end of each in-game day.
Manual save from the Pause Menu
Players can save manually at any time from the Pause Menu during gameplay.
Steam Cloud synchronisation
Steam Cloud is supported and can synchronise save files between PCs when an internet connection is available.
Offline play works, updates do not
The game can be played offline, although platform updates and cloud synchronisation require internet access.
Full controller support
Full controller support is confirmed, and Steam lists support for Xbox and DualSense controllers.
Ultrawide monitor support
Official FAQ information confirms ultrawide monitor support.
DLSS and FSR are not in at launch
The developers are evaluating future upscaling support but have not committed to a release date, and the published performance targets are stated at native resolution with no upscaling.
Nivalis Nights FAQ
Common questions about Nivalis Nights, answered for new PC players, restaurant owners and explorers checking gameplay, saves and hardware support.
When did Nivalis Nights release?
Nivalis Nights launched on Steam on September 29, 2026. The Epic Games Store release is scheduled for a later, unannounced date.
Which platforms support Nivalis Nights?
As of October 1, 2026, the released version is for Windows PC on Steam. Epic Games Store is planned; no console release has been announced.
Does Nivalis Nights have multiplayer or co-op?
No. Nivalis Nights is single-player, with no multiplayer or co-op features currently planned.
Is Nivalis Nights a fully open-world game?
No. It uses a first-person perspective, with freely explorable districts and other city areas serving as background scenery.
Can you drive cars in Nivalis Nights?
You cannot drive cars directly. Taxis provide transport between districts, while boats can be steered by the player.
How do you get restaurant ingredients in Nivalis Nights?
Ingredients can be bought from markets, grown as produce or obtained by fishing. These activities support your food businesses.
How do you save your progress in Nivalis Nights?
The game autosaves at the end of each day. You can also save manually through the Pause Menu.
Can you play Nivalis Nights offline?
Yes. Gameplay works offline, but platform updates and Steam Cloud synchronization require an internet connection.
Is Nivalis Nights supported on Steam Deck or GeForce NOW?
The launch announcement confirms GeForce NOW availability. Steam Deck did not have full support at launch, and the developers said they were working on improvements.
What are the minimum PC requirements for Nivalis Nights?
Steam lists Windows 10 64-bit, an Intel Core i5-11600K or AMD Ryzen 5 3600, 16 GB RAM, 42 GB of SSD space and a supported graphics card such as a GTX 1660 SUPER or RX 6600. The stated minimum target is 1080p at 30 FPS on Very Low settings, not a performance guarantee.
Does Nivalis Nights support controllers?
Yes. The official FAQ confirms full controller support.
Does Nivalis Nights support DLSS or FSR?
Not at launch. The developers are evaluating future upscaling support but have not committed to a release date.
Find Your Footing in Nivalis Nights
Plan your first days, understand your supply options and decide which part of city life to explore next.