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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

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ActionAdventure

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen · Perspectives: Side view

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.

Nikoderiko: The Magical World — Director’s Cut is a 2024 Action, Adventure game priced at $29.99, with Very Positive (85% of 410 reviews) sentiment and an owner estimate of 20,000 .. 50,000.

0
playing now
85%
positive of 410 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
85/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
4.29★
PlayStation Store rating (1,375 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$29.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 06:00 UTC (census sample)

Nikoderiko: The Magical World is a platformer video game developed by indie studio Vea Games and published by Knights Peak. It was released on October 15, 2024, on the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S, followed by a Windows release on December 5.

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 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 22% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 8.2k–18k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 410 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

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 53 observed days (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

802026-09-15 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 15:00 — 8 players2026-09-17 23:00 — 1 players2026-09-19 06:00 — 1 players2026-09-20 14:00 — 3 players2026-09-21 22:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 05:00 — 3 players2026-09-24 13:00 — 2 players2026-09-25 20:00 — 1 players2026-09-27 04:00 — 1 players2026-09-28 11:00 — 1 players2026-09-29 19:00 — 5 players2026-10-01 02:00 — 1 players2026-10-02 10:00 — 1 players2026-10-03 17:00 — 7 players2026-10-05 01:00 — 3 players2026-10-06 09:00 — 1 players2026-10-07 16:00 — 5 players2026-10-09 00:00 — 2 players2026-10-10 07:00 — 2 players2026-10-11 15:00 — 5 players2026-10-12 23:00 — 4 players2026-10-14 06:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
123Dec 2024Aug 2026Dec 2024 — avg 12 · peak 35Jan 2025 — avg 7 · peak 22Feb 2025 — avg 7 · peak 22Mar 2025 — avg 5 · peak 24Apr 2025 — avg 5 · peak 16May 2025 — avg 7 · peak 24Jun 2025 — avg 4 · peak 17Jul 2025 — avg 5 · peak 15Aug 2025 — avg 3 · peak 14Sep 2025 — avg 4 · peak 12Oct 2025 — avg 3 · peak 11Nov 2025 — avg 3 · peak 11Dec 2025 — avg 4 · peak 14Jan 2026 — avg 5 · peak 17Feb 2026 — avg 5 · peak 17Mar 2026 — avg 4 · peak 16Apr 2026 — avg 4 · peak 15May 2026 — avg 4 · peak 13Jun 2026 — avg 3 · peak 10Jul 2026 — avg 3 · peak 15Aug 2026 — avg 3 · peak 10
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$29.99$9.812024-12-052026-10-082024-12-05 — best price $29.992025-03-13 — best price $20.092025-04-28 — best price $22.492025-05-05 — best price $29.992025-06-18 — best price $19.492025-06-26 — best price $19.492025-07-11 — best price $29.992025-08-18 — best price $20.092025-09-02 — best price $29.992025-09-17 — best price $19.492025-10-06 — best price $29.992025-11-05 — best price $29.992025-11-25 — best price $17.992025-12-11 — best price $17.992025-12-22 — best price $11.002026-01-10 — best price $29.992026-02-16 — best price $17.992026-03-03 — best price $29.992026-03-23 — best price $29.992026-04-01 — best price $29.992026-04-10 — best price $9.812026-04-30 — best price $29.992026-06-17 — best price $16.492026-07-09 — best price $29.992026-08-06 — best price $14.992026-08-17 — best price $29.992026-09-03 — best price $14.992026-09-24 — best price $29.992026-10-08 — best price $29.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

36102026-06-01 — 21 pageviews2026-06-05 — 22 pageviews2026-06-09 — 18 pageviews2026-06-13 — 27 pageviews2026-06-17 — 16 pageviews2026-06-21 — 18 pageviews2026-06-25 — 17 pageviews2026-06-29 — 14 pageviews2026-07-03 — 23 pageviews2026-07-07 — 19 pageviews2026-07-11 — 30 pageviews2026-07-15 — 27 pageviews2026-07-19 — 23 pageviews2026-07-23 — 25 pageviews2026-07-27 — 36 pageviews2026-07-31 — 24 pageviews2026-08-04 — 26 pageviews2026-08-08 — 15 pageviews2026-08-12 — 22 pageviews2026-08-16 — 21 pageviews2026-08-20 — 25 pageviews2026-08-24 — 11 pageviews2026-08-28 — 23 pageviews2026-09-01 — 26 pageviews2026-09-05 — 31 pageviews2026-09-09 — 22 pageviews2026-09-13 — 21 pageviews2026-09-17 — 18 pageviews2026-09-21 — 24 pageviews2026-09-25 — 21 pageviews2026-09-29 — 12 pageviews2026-10-03 — 24 pageviews2026-10-07 — 18 pageviews2026-10-11 — 10 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

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

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2025-12-10 (Steam store data)

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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