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Nikoderiko: The Magical World — Director’s Cut cover art

Nikoderiko: The Magical World — Director’s Cut

VEA Games · Knights Peak · 2024-12-05

SteamPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventure

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen

Releases: Oct 15, 2024 (PlayStation 5), Oct 15, 2024 (Xbox Series X|S), Oct 15, 2024 (Xbox One), Dec 05, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Dec 06, 2024 (PlayStation 4), Oct 15, 2024 (Nintendo Switch)

Jump into adventure in Nikoderiko: The Magical World - Director's Cut, a love letter to platformers! Play in single-player or couch co-op, and enjoy 8 colorful worlds, classic platforming challenges, and music by legendary composer David Wise.

5
playing now
85%
positive of 406 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
85/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$29.99
steam price (US)

5 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 12:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 5 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 16 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity up 14% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 48% of 10,936 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 8.1k–18k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 406 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$29.99
Microsoft Store$29.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $10.87 at GamesPlanet US (2026-04-10)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 29 of 54 observed days · $19.12 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
393920242026Week of 2024-12-05: 39 positiveWeek of 2024-12-05: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-12: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-12-12: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-19: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-12-19: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-26: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-12-26: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-02: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-01-02: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-09: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-01-09: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-16: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-01-23: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-01-30: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-02-06: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-06: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-13: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-02-13: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-20: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-02-20: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-27: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-27: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-13: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-03-20: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-03-20: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-27: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-27: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-10: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-04-10: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-17: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-04-24: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-08: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-08: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-15: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-29: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-29: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-05: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-12: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-19: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-26: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-26: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-03: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-07-10: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-07-10: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-17: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-17: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-24: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-31: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-14: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-14: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-21: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-28: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-28: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-04: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-11: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-09-11: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-18: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-02: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-09: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-16: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-23: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-23: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-30: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-06: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-13: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-20: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-11-27: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-11-27: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-04: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-11: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-18: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-25: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-08: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-08: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-15: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-01-22: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-29: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-05: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-12: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-19: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-19: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-26: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-05: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-19: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-19: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-26: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-02: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-09: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-09: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-16: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-30: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-30: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-07: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-14: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-21: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-21: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-28: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-04: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-11: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-18: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-25: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-25: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-02: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-09: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-09: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-16: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-30: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-13: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-20: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

602026-08-23 20:00 — 6 players2026-08-24 12:00 — 2 players2026-08-25 04:00 — 0 players2026-08-25 20:00 — 2 players2026-08-26 12:00 — 5 players2026-08-27 04:00 — 2 players2026-08-27 20:00 — 2 players2026-08-28 12:00 — 6 players2026-08-29 04:00 — 3 players2026-08-29 20:00 — 3 players2026-08-30 12:00 — 5 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$29.99$9.812024-12-052026-08-272024-12-05 — best price $29.992025-02-17 — best price $29.992025-03-20 — best price $29.992025-04-28 — best price $22.492025-05-01 — best price $22.492025-05-06 — best price $29.992025-06-18 — best price $19.492025-06-20 — best price $19.492025-07-03 — best price $29.992025-07-11 — best price $29.992025-07-26 — best price $29.992025-08-26 — best price $19.492025-09-02 — best price $29.992025-09-11 — best price $29.992025-09-25 — best price $29.992025-10-06 — best price $29.992025-11-04 — best price $17.992025-11-17 — best price $29.992025-11-25 — best price $17.992025-12-06 — best price $29.992025-12-12 — best price $15.002025-12-22 — best price $11.002026-01-05 — best price $24.292026-02-11 — best price $17.992026-02-16 — best price $17.992026-02-22 — best price $29.992026-03-09 — best price $14.992026-03-23 — best price $29.992026-03-27 — best price $14.992026-04-03 — best price $29.992026-04-10 — best price $9.812026-04-22 — best price $16.492026-05-20 — best price $14.992026-06-17 — best price $16.492026-06-25 — best price $14.992026-07-14 — best price $29.992026-08-06 — best price $14.992026-08-10 — best price $24.292026-08-20 — best price $29.992026-08-27 — best price $29.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

36
achievements tracked
85%
earned "First Strike!"
8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsGamepad RecommendedSteam Cloud1 DLC

8 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)4272%36

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

3DCuteCo-opMagicArcadeColorfulStylizedAdventureOld SchoolPlatformer

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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