Nivalis Nights — patch notes and updates
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Dated developer announcements recorded from Steam. Open the source for the complete update.
| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
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| Nivalis Nights - Update #4 | 2026-10-09 | Hi citizens of Nivalis Nights, A new update is now live, and it's a big one! First of all, thank you for your patience over the past few days. We know many of you running venues in the later stages of the game have been struggling with balancing issues around restocking and money draining away, and this update focuses on addressing exactly that. You'll now find new Venue Management Settings for each venue, letting you choose how much your managers restock and set a daily restocking budget. Stacked-up deliveries will also clean themselves up, and we've fixed an issue where ingredients set aside for an order were lost when customers left early, |
| Nivalis Nights - Update #3 | 2026-10-05 | Hi citizens of Nivalis Nights, We're starting the week with a juicy new update! In this patch, we've again focused on adjustments to improve performance and fix the bugs you reported last week, and we've started to bring in some of your suggestions. We keep monitoring your feedback and reports closely, and some of your suggestions have given us real food for thought. Keep sending them our way! Here are the patch notes: PerformanceImproved the performance of the crowd simulation and animationFixed performance issues in The Stacks scene, caused by light probes from unloaded scenes being kept in memoryOptimised footprints camera rendering (no lo |
| Nivalis Nights - Update #2 | 2026-10-02 | Hi citizens of Nivalis Nights, As promised, we're back with another update! Following yesterday's patch, this one brings further performance improvements and fixes for more of the bugs you've flagged. We can't thank you enough for all the feedback, suggestions and bug reports you've been sending our way. They're genuinely shaping where we focus next, and we're doing our best to keep them coming as regularly as possible, especially around performance, while we keep a close eye on how you're experiencing the city. Here are the patch notes: Fixed blurry newspaper in the Hive Mall Decorative furniture with a configured storage or refrigerated sto |
| Nivalis Nights - Update #1 | 2026-10-01 | Hi citizens of Nivalis Nights, First of all, we want to thank you for the incredible support. So many of you have already chosen to explore the streets of Nivalis Nights in these first hours since launch, and we're grateful for your trust! We've just released a patch to fix some of the bugs you've reported to us in these first 24 hours, along with some performance improvements, which we'll continue to monitor and improve over time. We wanted to get this patch out quickly to address some of the most pressing issues, so more improvements we've already been working on didn't quite make it in this time. They still need a bit more testing to make |
| Nivalis Nights is out now! | 2026-09-29 | Welcome to Nivalis Nights, citizens. After years of hard work, we're excited to announce that Nivalis Nights is now out on Steam, ready to welcome the stories you'll write among its vibrant streets. Countless opportunities await you in our city that stretches from the sea to the clouds, and we can't wait to see which ones you'll seize. One of these is that, to celebrate, we've set up a special 10% launch discount for a limited time! Thank you for being part of our journey so far, we hope you'll continue this adventure with us ✨ WHAT CAN YOU DO IN NIVALIS NIGHTS Whether you spend your days growing your flourishing business, your evenings getti |
| PC System Requirements & Price | 2026-09-24 | In just a few days, the doors of the city of Nivalis will open to welcome you into your new adventure across vibrant neighbourhoods full of opportunities. Hoping you've already packed your bags, today we want to share some important information before your journey begins. FULL SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Below you can find the PC system requirements for Nivalis Nights. PRICE Nivalis Nights will launch at $24.99 | €24.99 | £21.99. To celebrate the occasion, there will also be a special 10% launch discount! RELEASE TIME Nivalis Nights will release on September 29th, 2026 at 3PM UTC / 4PM BST / 5PM CEST / 8AM PST / 11PM HKT / 12:01AM JST. We continue to |
| Nivalis Nights has reached 1 Million Wishlists! | 2026-09-17 | We're just a couple of weeks away from the release of Nivalis Nights, and today we get to celebrate another incredible milestone: 1 million of you have added our game to your wishlist! We can't wait to welcome you as one of Nivalis Nights' newest citizens on September 29th, and we want to thank you from the bottom of our hearts for joining us on this long and meaningful journey. You are part of our story, and we can't wait to see the one you'll write on the streets of Nivalis Nights 🥂 |
| Nivalis Nights – Your Tourist Map | 2026-09-11 | Your arrival in the city of Nivalis is just around the corner, and we want you to feel at home as soon as you get there. Today, as a little welcome kit, we're sharing a brochure that gives you an overview of the key areas and activities waiting for you in Nivalis Nights. But there's plenty more to discover once you step through the doors of the city that stretches from the ocean to the sky. Before launch, there's more useful information we want to share ahead of your arrival, so keep an eye out for updates! WISHLIST NOW! Nivalis Nights launches on September 29, 2026. |
| A Day in the Life of Nivalis Nights | 2026-09-04 | Your move to the city of Nivalis is just around the corner, and the keys to your first, modest apartment are waiting for you. After all, everyone has to start somewhere, right? Today we're giving you a little peek at what a typical day in our bustling city could look like. But what you do and when you do it will be entirely up to you, at your own pace. Will you be in a rush to climb your way to the top, or would you rather take it slow? WISHLIST NOW!Nivalis Nights launches on September 29, 2026. |
| What's on the menu in Nivalis Nights? | 2026-08-14 | When people think about their hometown, food is often one of the first things that comes to mind. And for the residents of Nivalis, it's no different. Watching a film while crunching on crispy Cola Chicken, waiting for summer to finally enjoy a Summer Salad (strictly banned during any other season), sharing a slice of Meridian Pizza with friends, or sipping a VegCoffee on a rainy afternoon. As a restaurateur, food is at the very heart of what you do, and knowing how to offer the right variety of dishes to your customers can make all the difference, both for your wallet and for their experience. Across your venues throughout the city of Nivali |
| Q&A Videos - How do you travel around Nivalis Nights? | 2026-08-07 | A crowded city, multiple districts, and plenty of places to be. Today, we'll show you how to get around our city without the stress 🚕 We continue our Q&A video series with the question... HOW DO YOU TRAVEL AROUND NIVALIS NIGHTS?WISHLIST NOW!Nivalis Nights launches on September 29, 2026. |
| Q&A Videos - What can you do in Nivalis Nights? | 2026-07-31 | Today we're pulling back the curtain on what your daily life in the city that never sleeps looks like. We continue our Q&A video series with another question...WHAT CAN YOU DO IN NIVALIS NIGHTS? WISHLIST NOW!Nivalis Nights launches on September 29, 2026. |
| Q&A Videos - What is Nivalis Nights? | 2026-07-27 | Soon, the doors of our city stretching from the ocean to the clouds will open, and it's time to show you what's waiting inside. Today, we start our Q&A video series with one question... WHAT IS NIVALIS NIGHTS? WISHLIST NOW! Nivalis Nights launches on September 29, 2026. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1488490/Nivalis_Nights/ |
| Nivalis Nights will be featured in the Convergence Showcase | 2026-07-16 | Exciting news! We’re featured in the Convergence Showcase - a broadcast highlighting some of the most exciting upcoming indie games, hosted by some VERY familiar online faces! Tune in at 7pm BST / 11am PDT. Nivalis Nights is part of the Steam event running from July 16th–23rd. We can’t wait to hear what you think! Convergence Games Showcase - Web Convergence Games Showcase - Steam |
| The wait is over: Big News, a New Name, and a Release Date! | 2026-06-30 | We know we’ve been quiet lately, and we appreciate your patience! Since last October, we’ve been quietly sorting out a legal matter at ION LANDS with a third party behind the scenes. Because of this, we had to put our marketing and announcements on hold. The great news? The obstacles have been resolved, and we are ready to charge ahead!Effective today, Nivalis is officially becoming Nivalis Nights. It is the exact same game you have been waiting for, just with a fresh new title and logo.Best of all, the city is ready to welcome you as one of its own on September 29, 2026.Dive back in and watch our brand-new trailer right below 👇"Only the dre |
| May 2026 Development Update: Optimization | 2026-05-30 | Introduction to OptimizationThroughout the development of our game, the world has become increasingly larger and more alive. While this has been an exciting part of the project, it also introduced new performance challenges.As we approach release, our focus has shifted toward final polish. Over the past few months, we have dedicated our time to fixing bugs, implementing localization, and heavily optimizing the game to ensure it runs as smoothly as possible. Level Design & VisualsBuilding a "cozy cyberpunk" world presented a unique set of challenges. We wanted the city of Nivalis to feel dense and alive, filled with people, activities, and ric |
| COMMUNITY Q&A | 2026-03-31 | Hey future citizens, For this month’s devlog, we decided to answer questions from our Discord community, collected over the past week. We received a lot of them (thank you!), so we put together a mix of the most requested topics. The goal of this Q&A is to give you a clearer idea of what your experience in the game will look like, while also summarizing some of the things we’ve covered in previous monthly devlogs. Before we dive into your questions and our answers, we also want to address the elephant in the room. We know you’ve been waiting for the release date announcement and rest assured, it’s coming. We’ll have some big news to share in |
| NOVEMBER 2025 COMMUNITY BLOG | 2025-11-27 | With all the non-stop work, story finalization, voice recording, and the countless behind-the-scenes details that demand our attention, the very concept of time keeps becoming more abstract: it’s hard to believe two months have already passed since the last devlog! Last month, we took some time to reflect and share the current state of development with you, and we can’t thank you enough for the support and understanding that followed. It means a lot to know that so many of you understood our reasons and share our decision to release the way we envisioned it. We’re aware that this brings its own dose of frustration - we feel it too - but we’re |
| SEPTEMBER 2025 COMMUNITY BLOG | 2025-10-01 | With a bit of delay, we’re ready to say goodbye to September, which has been an incredibly busy month. Among its highlights - beyond development, of course - was the voice casting. We’ve been listening to thousands of auditions, with over 6,000 entries currently under careful review, gradually discovering outstanding talents who are bringing to life the characters that will populate the streets and stories of the city. With that, we want to take this opportunity to thank all the actors who submitted their applications! In this month’s devlog, we’ll introduce you to a district of the city that’s particularly close... to the sky. After explorin |
| AUGUST 2025 COMMUNITY BLOG | 2025-08-28 | Another month of hard work has flown by, and we’re ready to embrace the new season just around the corner with excitement. Challenges are part of the daily routine, but Nivalis has grown livelier day after day, and soon exploring it, breathing in its atmosphere, and immersing yourself in the stories of its inhabitants will become a tangible reality. Nivalis is a complex city - we’ve never stopped telling you that - and as you get to know the lives of those who dwell in it, their habits, their secrets, and yes, even their quirks and contradictions, it will be up to you to decide what to do with that knowledge. Everyone here keeps carrying on w |