Release Date: April 23, 2020
An adventure game with simulation elements that takes us to the futuristic metropolis of Nivalis. Playing the role of Naria, a newly baked courier, we travel the city, completing tasks, making acquaintances with the residents and learning more about its secrets.
Cloudpunk is a title verging on adventure game and simulation, which is developed by an independent studio Ion Lands. We are talking about a team, whose portfolio includes the warmly-received Phoning Home.
Cloudpunk takes us on a journey to the futuristic city of Nivalis, which is dominated by skyscrapers several kilometers high. We play as Rania, the freshly baked employee of the title Cloudpunk - a supply company that runs both legal and less public business. During her first night shift as a courier, Rania not only meets new residents of Nivalis but also makes decisions whose consequences can be felt by the whole metropolis.
The main element of Cloudpunk is exploration, which we can do on foot (observing the character in isometric view) or behind the controls of a flying car (which we can see in TPP view). As we take on new assignments, we come across a variety of characters - from the ordinary inhabitants of the city, through unscrupulous warlords, to androids. While completing the tasks, we gradually discover the secrets of the city and conspiracies schemed by corporations, hackers or dishonest artificial intelligence.
Characteristic feature of Cloudpunk is the original visual style. The three-dimensional graphics of the game is based on voxels.
Platforms:
PC Windows April 23, 2020
PlayStation 4 October 15, 2020
Xbox One October 15, 2020
Nintendo Switch October 15, 2020
PlayStation 5 August 19, 2022
Xbox Series X/S October 10, 2023
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System Requirements for Cloudpunk Video Game:
PC / Windows
Minimum System Requirements:
Intel Core i3-4130 3.4 GHz / AMD FX-4300 3.8 GHz, 8 GB RAM, graphic card 2 GB GeForce GTX 760 / Radeon R9 285 or better, 7 GB HDD, Windows 7/10 64-bit.
Recommended System Requirements:
Intel Core i7-930 2.8 GHz / AMD Ryzen 3 1300X 3.5 GHz, 16 GB RAM, graphic card 6 GB GeForce GTX 1060 / 8 GB Radeon RX 580 or better, 7 GB HDD, Windows 10 64-bit.
List of Game Add-Ons and DLCs for Video Game:
DLC City of Ghosts December 20, 2021
Game Ratings for Cloudpunk Video Game.
Nintendo Life: 4 / 10 by PJ O'Reilly
Cloudpunk on Switch is a hugely disappointing port that struggles technically and ultimately fails to deliver the game in a satisfactory manner on Nintendo's hybrid platform. Merge Games have made drastic cuts all over, with a massively reduced draw-distance sucking much of the life out of Nivalis, volumetric effects missing entirely, pixellation rampant and a framerate that still chugs along in the face of all of these concessions. If you've got a PC capable of playing this one we'd highly recommend you play on that platform as this is an adventure that's well worth experiencing in its original form. This particular version, however, should probably be avoided.
GameCrate: 8 / 10 by David Sanchez
Cloudpunk succeeds in delivering a worthwhile open-world adventure. The story isn't perfect, but the characters are extremely well-written. The audiovisual design also drives the game forward, presenting a world that's dark, futuristic, and mysterious. You might struggle with the camera and controls at times, but don't let that detract from what is an otherwise awesome character-driven game.
Destructoid: 6.5 / 10
You largely get what it says on the box, but Cloudpunk would have benefited from more compelling gameplay and a more focused story. It's not that it's badly designed or horribly written, it just doesn't quite reach the clouds.
Average score from votes.