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Nikoderiko: The Magical World
Developer(s)Vea Games
Publisher(s)Knights Peak
Composer(s)David Wise
EngineUnreal Engine 4[1]
Platform(s)
Release
  • WW: October 2024
Genre(s)Platformer
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Nikoderiko: The Magical World is an upcoming platformer video game developed by indie studio Vea Games and published by Knights Peak. It is scheduled for an October 2024 release on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S, while no release window was specified for Windows.[2]

Premise

When Niko and Luna discover that a primordial artifact has been stolen by the nefarious Grimbald, the duo must traverse across various unique worlds with assistance of their animal companions and take down Grimbald and his Cobring forces.

Development

Nikoderiko: The Magical World is developed by Vea Games, an independent game development studio from Cyprus. In June 2024, the game was properly unveiled in Games Radar's Future Games Show: Summer Showcase presentation event with Donkey Kong Country composer David Wise scoring its music.[3]

Reception

Pre-release

Accolades

In 2020, four years prior to its proper reveal, the game was nominated in 3 categories at the virtual DevGAMM Awards event: "Grand Prize", "Best Desktop Game" and "Excellence in Visual Art", but only won in "Excellence in Visual Art".[4]

Year Award Category Result Ref.
2020 DevGAMM Awards Grand Prize Nominated [5]
Best Desktop Game Nominated [5]
Excellence in Visual Art Won [5]

References

  1. ^ @GamesVea (June 10, 2024). "Unreal Engine 4" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ Romano, Sal (August 20, 2024). "Nikoderiko: The Magical World launches in October". Gematsu. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  3. ^ Loveridge, Sam (June 8, 2024). "Nikoderiko is channeling Spyro and Crash Bandicoot with its co-op platforming and epic boss battles". GamesRadar+. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  4. ^ Reche, Gaika; Garrido, Alberto (June 8, 2024). "Nikoderiko: The Magical World, the platformer from Donkey Kong Country and Hearthstone veterans". Gamereactor. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  5. ^ a b c "DevGAMM Awards Winners". DevGAMM!. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
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