ION LANDS is the developer of Nivalis Nights, which 505 Games announced has passed 1 million Steam wishlists ahead of its September 30, 2026 release on Steam in Japan. The studio's creative director, Marko Dieckmann, is the named spokesperson on the wishlist milestone.
ION LANDS has one game in the current reporting cycle. Nivalis Nights is a cyberpunk life simulation published by 505 Games, set in the neon-lit city of Nivalis, where gangs, CorpSec crackdowns, and a serial murder case shape daily life. The game launches September 30, 2026 Japan time on Steam, and supports Japanese. That release window and platform are the settled facts across both stories.
The first story covers a Q&A video from 505 Games that introduced the game's relationship system and revealed a serial killer operating in the city. Relationships in Nivalis Nights can become friendships, partnerships, rivalries, or romance. Players start with a small eatery such as a ramen shop and work toward owning a popular restaurant or a high-end nightclub.
The newer story covers the Steam wishlist count passing 1 million. ION LANDS creative director Marko Dieckmann said he never imagined reaching 1 million wishlist additions, and noted the wishlist count for the studio's earlier release Cloudpunk was about 130,000 at launch and felt like a major achievement at the time. The newer story also adds gameplay detail: every action connects to the player's influence, and the game includes fishing by boat, chess tournaments against NPCs, home customization, and curfew-night sabotage of rivals. No other ION LANDS title is mentioned in either story beyond Cloudpunk as a comparison point.
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505 Games and developer ION LANDS announced on September 18 that the Steam wishlist count for Nivalis Nights has passed 1 million. The cyberpunk life simulation is set for release on Steam on Wednesday, September 30, 2026 Japan time. Players start with a small eatery such as a ramen shop and work toward owning a popular restaurant or a high-end nightclub in the neon-lit city of Nivalis, where gangs, CorpSec crackdowns, and a mysterious serial murder case shape daily life. ION LANDS creative director Marko Dieckmann said he never imagined reaching 1 million wishlist additions, noting the wishlist count for the studio's earlier release Cloudpunk was about 130,000 at launch and felt like a major achievement at the time. In it, every action connects to the player's influence; the game also includes fishing by boat, chess tournaments against NPCs, home customization, and curfew-night sabotage of rivals.
Aug 6
505 Games released the first Q&A video for ION LANDS' life simulation adventure Nivalis Nights. The video introduces the game's relationship system and reveals a serial killer lurking in the city of Nivalis. Players can build relationships that become friendships, partnerships, rivalries, or romance. The game supports Japanese and launches September 30.