Nikke – the favored however controversial cellular rail-shooter – will likely be making the bounce to PC, in addition to seeing its first collaboration with common anime and manga collection Chainsaw Man.
The sport was first launched again in November 2022 and was immediately notable for its larger than traditional degree of “fanservice” – the inclusion of titillating content material – in a cellular sport. Typically seen extra usually in magazines and anime collection, it prompted a flood of curiosity each crucial and constructive within the sport. This doubtful tactic appears to have paid off nevertheless, as whereas the sport has not been a mega-hit, it’s seen greater than respectable ranges of success.
After this success on cellular, Goddess of Victory: Nikke is now additionally seeing its official launch on PC, with full cross-play help besides. With the sport at present solely out there by means of the official web site, and never on main distribution channels akin to Steam, Epic Video games or GOG. That is accompanied by its first model collaboration with common collection Chainsaw Man and the announcement that the sport had exceeded 25m downloads.
To cross or to not cross
The inclusion of cross-play into the PC model signifies that Nikke is searching for to seize a cross-platform viewers. Whereas many might consider PC, console and cellular players as totally separate demographics the truth is that they’ve huge quantities of crossover with gamers on one platform usually spending time on one other relying on the circumstances.
Whatever the nature of the content material included within the sport, plainly this has not been a barrier to its success. Titillating content material just isn’t unusual in gacha video games, consider all of the unique swimsuit outfits, however Nikke is being much more open and trustworthy about its inclusion. It could nonetheless show to be an impediment nevertheless, particularly to the sport’s inclusion on extra mainstream distribution platforms.
Prefer it or not, Goddess of Victory: Nikke has managed a formidable degree of success since launch. With the port to PC it might be that we’ll see cross-platform and cross-progression stay an more and more essential component of cellular titles.
