Nivalis Nights is out now — run a ramen bar and explore a voxel cyberpunk city

Nivalis Nights, the cyberpunk slice-of-life sim from Ion Lands, launched today on Steam after years of delays. Originally announced in 2021 under the name Nivalis and targeting a 2023 release, the game finally made it out in 2026.

Set in the same voxel city as Ion Lands' earlier game Cloudpunk, Nivalis Nights puts you in charge of a ramen shop where you design the seating layout, decorations, and menu. Variety matters — a single sad bowl of noodles won't cut it. Beyond the restaurant, the city is free to explore, packed with NPCs you can befriend or romance, and there's a core narrative running underneath all the sim systems. You get a boat for fishing, a plot for growing your own produce, and the option to eventually expand into managing other restaurants or nightclubs if the soup grind loses its appeal.

Cloudpunk, Ion Lands' 2020 delivery-driver game set in the same rain-soaked voxel city of Nivalis, built a following for its atmosphere and storytelling. Nivalis Nights leans into that same dense, neon-lit aesthetic while shifting the focus from driving to building a life on the ground level — a natural extension of the world rather than a straight sequel.

Nivalis Nights is available on Steam now. With GTA 6 dominating the release calendar conversation this autumn, it's a good week to find something quieter to sink into while the hype storm builds.