Nivalis Nights Wiki

Comprehensive guide to the relationship system and major characters in Nivalis. Covers the Relationship Matrix, romance, factions, key NPCs including Thaddeus Carminus, Banor, Ava, Salt Pete, Nixxy, the Aseptic, Nabla, and Idlehands.

Complete overview of Nivalis, the cyberpunk slice-of-life sim set in the same universe as Cloudpunk. Covers gameplay, story, development history, technical details, and release information.

Profile of ION LANDS, the Berlin-based indie studio behind Nivalis and Cloudpunk. Covers studio history, team members, development approach, visual pipeline with MagicaVoxel and Unity, and motion capture at Mocaplab Paris.

Profile of the Aseptic, the android serial killer in Nivalis who leaves no forensic trace. Covers the mystery, city dangers including organ-harvesting gangs and CorpSec, and the broader social decay of the lower city.

Comprehensive guide to the cooking system in Nivalis, including ingredient sourcing, greenhouse management with control consoles, growing your own produce, preparing dishes, mixing cocktails, and stocking your businesses.

Detailed look at how Nivalis connects to Cloudpunk (2020) and City of Ghosts (2021). Covers shared setting, CORA, HOVAs, ocean lore, the shift from aerial to street-level perspective, and confirmed differences including Camus's absence.

Comprehensive guide to running businesses in Nivalis, including noodle bars, restaurants, nightclubs, and black-market energy trading. Covers the management interface, staff, venue levels, managers, advertising, and dynamic economy.

Meridian Market is the central commercial district of Nivalis where the player inherits Thaddeus Carminus's noodle bar, meets the first employee Banor, and learns the city's cooking, business, and daily life systems.

Overview of the Nivalis soundtrack composed by Harry Critchley, covering the musical style, production approach, connection to Cloudpunk's audio identity, and the role of sound design in building atmosphere.

Minimum and recommended PC system requirements for Nivalis, plus Steam features, platform availability, supported languages, and accessibility details.

What is known about hiring, shifts, wages and staff skills in Nivalis Nights, from Banor at the starting noodle bar to the staff and working schedule panel shown in pre-release footage.

Comprehensive overview of the city of Nivalis, the vertical cyberpunk metropolis built above the sea. Covers the five locations labelled on the official city map, including Meridian Market, Skyhigh Gardens, Seaside Boardwalk and the Docks, plus Calypso Island, CORA, social hierarchy, and ecological collapse.

Comprehensive guide to getting around the city of Nivalis. Covers walking, the subway system centered on the Metro Hub, flying taxis, personal boats, cutscene rides, the quick-travel map, and the 2 AM curfew.

Comprehensive guide to fishing in Nivalis. Take your personal boat through the city's cramped waterways to catch ingredients for your restaurants, explore hidden areas, and uncover ocean mysteries.

Complete guide to the weather system in Nivalis, covering all weather types (sunshine, rain, snow, fog, thunderstorms), their gameplay effects on foot traffic, businesses, energy demand, fishing, greenhouse decisions, and black-market energy trading.

Comprehensive guide to the daily rhythm of life in Nivalis, covering the day-night cycle, weather system, the 2 AM curfew, apartment types (studios to standalone houses), interior design jobs, the morning newspaper, and photo mode.

Character profile of Thaddeus Carminus, the 92-year-old retiring noodle bar owner in Meridian Market who passes his business to the player at the start of Nivalis. Covers his personality, backstory, quotes, role in the narrative, and place in the wider world of the city.

Complete guide to the economic system in Nivalis, covering neighborhood-based price fluctuations, AI-driven customer behavior, supply and demand, black-market energy trading, advertising, Achievement Points for unlocking areas, and the connection between relationships and business success.

Complete guide to greenhouse farming in Nivalis, covering renting a high-tech greenhouse near the docks, customizing the space, control consoles for temperature, humidity, and light, growing everything from vegetables to more advanced resources, renting multiple greenhouses, unlocking advanced modules and seeds, and using harvests for profit or restaurant supply.

The Docks are the working waterfront at the base of Nivalis, one of five locations labelled on the official city map. They are where the player moors a personal boat, rents greenhouses, fishes for ingredients, and buys seafood, making them the game's main supply hub.

Skyhigh Gardens is an Eastern-inspired district of Nivalis suspended high above the main city, close to the clouds. Known for its hanging gardens, traditional torii gates, signature wooden bridges, and Japanese restaurants, the area is reachable only by flying taxi and offers some of the most wide views in the city.

Complete guide to apartments and housing in Nivalis, covering apartment types from studios to standalone houses on Calypso Island, furniture vendors, decoration options, balconies, terraces, multiple apartment rentals, and the interior design side job system.

Seaside Boardwalk is a seafront district of Nivalis, one of five locations named on the official city map. It is described as blending peaceful seaside views with crowded streets and bustling businesses, reached by a distinctive pier that climbs into a neighbourhood of restaurants and hidden alleys.

Guide to the power structures in Nivalis, covering CorpSec (the corporate security force), underground syndicates, grassroots neighborhood groups, the role of CORA (the master AI), and how player faction alignment choices reshape gameplay opportunities.