NIVALISNIGHTS
The dense vertical city of Nivalis illuminated by neon billboards at night

NIVALIS NIGHTS · CYBERPUNK LIFE SIM

Build a life
after dark.

Start with a noodle stand. Grow into restaurants and nightclubs. Make friends, find a place to call home, and choose how to spend each day in a city that reaches from the ocean to the clouds.

Download for Windows Opens on Steam. Planned release September 29, 2026.
macOS availability has not been announced.
29.09.2026 planned releaseWindows PC confirmed requirementsSingle-playerION LANDS developer505 Games publisher

A CYBERPUNK LIFE SIM

A city-sized life, built one day at a time.

Business, relationships, and the city move together. Stock a kitchen, follow a story across town, furnish a new room, or take the boat out before the weather turns.

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The dense vertical city of Nivalis illuminated by billboards at night
Nivalis stretches through stacked streets, transit lines, and neon signs.

THE SHAPE OF A LIFE

Build. Belong. Make a home.

Grow hospitality businesses, learn the city, meet more than 100 voiced characters, and shape apartments and houses into somewhere worth returning to.

Build your businessKnow the cityFind your peopleMake a home
See what you can do →
A warmly lit bar on a busy street in Nivalis
A small business brings warm light to the street.

WHAT YOU ACTUALLY DO

Your night starts long before the doors open.

Buy or grow ingredients. Set up your venue. Hire and manage staff. Serve the city, improve your space, and decide what deserves the hours left in your day.

  1. Source
  2. Prepare
  3. Open
  4. Manage
  5. Earn
  6. Choose
A restaurant worker serving a bowl of ramen
Food service sits at the heart of the business loop.

THE CITY

From the ocean to the clouds.

Nivalis climbs in layers: working docks, crowded streets, warm interiors, elevated transit, and towers disappearing into weather. Day, night, rain, and snow recast the routes you learn.

Enter the city →
Layered walkways and buildings rising through Nivalis
The city climbs above waterways and transit routes.

BUSINESS & NIGHTLIFE

Begin with a counter. End with a crowd.

Start with a noodle stand, then grow into restaurants, ramen bars, and nightclubs. Source ingredients, manage staff, improve venues, and expand across the city.

Explore business systems →
A crowded outdoor restaurant glowing with neon light
A restaurant fills with customers after dark.

PEOPLE OF NIVALIS

A hundred lives behind the neon.

Customers do not stop being people when they leave the table. Discover ambitions, private worries, friendships, enemies, and perhaps love across a large voiced cast.

Residents sharing food and conversation at a neon restaurant
Customers, friends, and stories meet around the table.

A PLACE OF YOUR OWN

Keep a room above the rain.

Buy apartments and houses, then shape them into somewhere you want to return to. Decorate your own properties or take on spaces for friends and clients.

A server carrying food through a neon-lit restaurant
Hospitality and nightlife share the same crowded room.

BOAT & FISHING

When the streets close in, take to the water.

Pilot your boat, discover fishing spots, and follow shoals beneath the surface. What you catch can support the kitchens you run.

A boat crossing the water beneath the skyline of Nivalis
Explore the districts and skyline from your own boat.

AFTER CURFEW

The city is softer with the door locked.

CorpSec is tightening its grip. A killer is moving through the city. Curfew changes what the streets allow, and sabotage against a competitor can return as trouble at your own door.

A dark residential district of Nivalis under heavy rain
Quiet streets feel different once the city turns dangerous.

ATMOSPHERE

No two nights wear the same light.

Realistic weather and day-and-night cycles turn familiar streets into shifting moods: rain on signage, snow at the docks, warm windows above wet asphalt.

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A person carrying an illuminated umbrella on a rainy Nivalis street
The weather gives every street a different mood.

OFFICIAL TRAILER

See how the night begins.

Watch the official release date trailer for a look at the city, its businesses, residents, and life after dark. The privacy-enhanced player loads only when you choose to watch.

MEDIA GALLERY

Official screenshots from ION LANDS and 505 Games.

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WINDOWS REQUIREMENTS

Make sure the city can run all night.

Current minimum summary from Steam. Specifications can change before release.

OS
Windows 10/11 64-bit
Memory
16 GB RAM
Graphics
Dedicated, 6 GB VRAM
Storage
30 GB
Full requirements →

BEFORE YOU MOVE IN

Questions, answered plainly.

What is Nivalis Nights?+

A single-player cyberpunk life sim combining narrative, hospitality management, relationships, homes, fishing, and city exploration.

When does Nivalis Nights release?+

It is currently planned to release on Steam on September 29, 2026. Check the official store listing for the latest timing.

Was the game previously called Nivalis?+

Yes. Nivalis Nights is the game previously announced as Nivalis.

Which platform is confirmed?+

The current Steam listing confirms Windows PC requirements.

Is Nivalis Nights available on macOS?+

Native macOS support has not been officially announced. The macOS button remains unavailable until a supported destination is confirmed.

Is it connected to Cloudpunk?+

It is set in the same city featured in ION LANDS’ Cloudpunk, but Nivalis Nights focuses on building a life and business there.

Is Nivalis Nights multiplayer?+

The Steam listing identifies Nivalis Nights as single-player.

How many languages are supported?+

Steam currently lists 11 interface/subtitle languages, with full English audio.

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CITY DISPATCHES

Latest updates.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2026

Your table is waiting.
The city is not.

Follow the official Steam destination for current release and platform information.

Download for Windows Opens on Steam. Planned release September 29, 2026.
macOS availability has not been announced.