Nikoderiko: The Magical World — Director’s Cut

Nikoderiko: The Magical World — Director’s Cut

Steam Deck Verified

VEA Games · 3D Platformer · Dec 5, 2024

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

At $29.99. It has been as low as $14.99.

85%
Very Positive
403 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 38 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 26 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 21 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 5 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 403 player reviews · updated 5 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 155 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
66% of themes are praise17% are divided17% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Something with a new fresh shiny aesthetic, 2 charming characters, a vibrant world full of wonder, that eases you in easy, then shows you why the platforming genre requires patience, precision, persistence, training and above else, trails by fire to triumph?
38 of 155 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The soundtrack has some great standout pieces for me, some even unexpected for the game's style, but in a good way.
26 of 155 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Most importantly, the gameplay is very smooth and feels polished, there is a lot of variety in terms of level themes and mechanics, the boss fights were all creative too, I enjoyed them.
21 of 155 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Great graphics and like the the voice acting.
20 of 155 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
There is even 2-player co-op if you have a friend who wants to help in your journey.
15 of 155 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
An option to remap controller buttons would be greatly appreciated as there are some unused buttons, while some other common movement options are competing for the same fingers on a gamepad / controller.
8 of 155 sampled reviews raised it

+2 more the community rallied around

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love8 themes
Story and characters38 reviews
Audio26 reviews
Gameplay21 reviews
Graphics20 reviews
Co-op15 reviews
Controls8 reviews
Steam Deck7 reviews
Performance4 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Crashes65 reviews
89%
Difficulty18 reviews
89%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat11 reviews
55%
Bugs5 reviews
40%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $29.99. The lowest we've tracked is $14.99.

3 points recordedtoday · $29.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
85%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
36
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.