01//Briefing
Rania takes a job with Cloudpunk, a delivery company that does not ask questions. Over one night, you deliver packages across the city and meet its inhabitants: androids, gangsters, lonely workers and AIs. Your partner is Camus, the AI that lives in your car.
02//In the field
You fly a hover car (a HOVA) through layers of the city, land, walk to the destination and talk to people. There is no combat. Flying is relaxing but can feel clumsy in tight spaces, and walking is slow.
03//The city
Nivalis is built from voxels and is a huge, vertical city glowing in rain. It is unusual and beautiful, and the sense of scale is excellent. The soundtrack is calm and melancholy.
04//Systems & choice
Some deliveries ask for choices, like opening a package or helping someone, with small consequences. You can decorate your apartment and upgrade your car. Systems are minimal.
05//On your rig
Verified on Steam Deck and runs on modest PCs. Best with a controller for flying.
Upgrades
- Unique voxel city
- Calm, atmospheric mood
- Good characters and writing
Bugs
- No real challenge
- Clumsy flying and slow walking
- Few meaningful choices
BEST FOR
Players who want a chill, atmospheric story game.
SKIP IF
You want action or depth of systems.
SC//Scores
- Story & writing ×25%
- 4.0
- Play feel ×25%
- 2.6
- World & atmosphere ×20%
- 4.7
- Systems & choice ×15%
- 2.8
- PC tech ×15%
- 3.8
4.0×25% + 2.6×25% + 4.7×20% + 2.8×15% + 3.8×15% = 3.580 → 3.6
FINAL VERDICT
Cloudpunk is a mood piece: a rainy night, a flying car, many small stories. If that sounds appealing, it is lovely; if you want action, look elsewhere.
Written by the Game Top Guide editorial desk · Updated 3 Oct 2026 · How we rate · Report an error
