Cloudpunk

recommended love the games music and gameplay

10/10 will play again! Amazing story and environment that you can immerse yourself in!

Cloudpunk is a fully voice-acted linear story experience with a small cast of characters, and a dozens of side characters. It's set in a voxel world which allows for an enormously expansive city complete with volumetric neon-glow... but less-than-expressive, blocky characters.

Much to my dismay, when the story ends the game is finished. You can continue with little sidequests (which are often only short conversations with no objective) but there are no more deliveries. When I finished the story, there were dozens of fully detailed locations in the city that I had never visited. And I had 60% of the game's achievements. I had about 9 hours played.

My advice to new players is do the side-quests before the main quest is finished. Even though the dialogue says "need this delivery ASAP" ... you've really got a lot more to explore than the story will tell you to explore.

Sometimes the game feels mediocre. I mean, having artists make a world that's 10x bigger than what you need? My Right Strafe button works, but my Left Strafe button is actually a brake. There are a handful of items in the game that you can buy that serve absolutely no purpose. Clothing items that aren't wearable. You can't have idle chats or small talk with any NPCs, including main characters.

But often the game shows just how beautiful the environment is, how many voice actors were involved, how much the atmosphere of this game comes together. Especially when flying down those chaotic highways, or watching them from the window in the apartment. Looking down through a grate in the floor, and seeing more city below. More NPCs below.

Slow burn synthwave punk with memorable characters and a linear driving simulator. Play if that's your thing.

Очень атмосферная игруля про то как ты разъежаешь в киберпанк городе Нивалис, сюжет афигенен

Nice story to a finish. This game in some form of mmo style of play would be amazing. Bounty system catching people "criminals" would be cool.

This game is really amazing, if you love Neo-Noir Cyberpunk than this is truly a delight.... Kind of like Crazy Taxi meets The Fifth Element and the pixelated art style of the graphics give it a retro dimensional atmosphere which is both calming and thrilling at the same time... and the story definitely doesn't fall short as you become invested in Rania and Camus's journey in Nivalis. I'll definitely be looking forward to a possible next installment of Cloudpunk or even the spin off Nivalis.

Cozy cyberpunk delivery game.
Very chill, as usually we don't need to rush, but also an incredible story-wise.

Worth noticing, every line is voice acted, and it's excellently made. It always fits to personality of the person or AI (and sometimes to their specific quirk), which is impressive considering how many different random, sometimes very short, encounters we have. From that bigger and smaller bits and pieces we learn a lot about history and different aspects of living in this world.
Graphics are very nice, neons and lights make amazing atmosphere, but you can already see that in trailers. And yes, gameplay is very simple, but that also makes it relaxing and allows you to focus on story and views.
Also loved the shutout to a few older, almost forgotten games in one of the sub-stories.

I played this back when it first came out and it is beautiful! Great game to just kick on some smooth jazz and coast around a never ending rain soaked city with great voiced characters that you will fall in love with.

A beautiful gem that is worth getting lost in.

I only recently found out they have a DLC that I haven't finished so I guess I will jump back in

If the idea of cruising through a gorgeously realised skyline in your hover car while listening to synthwave and chatting with an AI dog about the nature of identity sounds like a good time to you, then play this game.

Gameplay itself is smooth and serviceable, mainly existing as a foundation for the story, which is thankfully very well written, though a bit of a slow burn. Driving around, collecting junk, and talking with NPCs is the whole game, with some mild car-maintenance mechanics thrown in. For what it's worth, the driving feels nice, and it always felt cool to weave in and out of traffic, fly over buildings and through gaps, and take shortcuts as you get to know the layout of the city.

The story is an interesting exploration of cyberpunk themes, with discussions about the nature of memory, identity, technology, art, and economics, seen through a biting critique of hyper-capitalism which is at times funny and other times achingly sad. There are a number of ethical choices the player can make which help to explore these themes, and combined with other moments from the story which were deeply emotionally affecting, left me with a lot to think about. The simplicity of the gameplay further reinforces this, leaving you with a lot of downtime while driving and walking around to think about the story and your own actions.

The world and art direction are fantastic as well. I spent most of my time looking around at the towering buildings and neon signs, all through a haze of constant rain. The city feels unmistakably alive, with the sounds of traffic, nightclubs, advertisements and machinery constantly whirring, and the music is highly addictive. Unfortunately, it was sometimes difficult to absorb myself in the beautiful world, as I spent a significant amount of time staring at the mini-map in the corner of the screen, which reveals your objectives, merchants, and various items you can find in the worldspace - it's also the easiest way to get around. My advice: keep your eyes away from the mini-map unless you absolutely need it, so that you can truly appreciate the art direction and level design.

The masochist in me would've liked to see some more challenging survival elements, as there's a slight disconnect between the supposed poverty of our character and the reality that you'll make thousands of dollars over the course of the playthrough, and rarely need to purchase anything except for fuel and vehicle repairs. I ran out of things to purchase pretty quickly, especially after I started selling excess junk to traders, so I never felt like I was truly struggling to survive in the cruel city, and instead was deciding which luxury item I wanted next, which created some narrative dissonance. At the end of the day however, the story holds up regardless of this, and may have only been hampered by a true loss-condition or extra busy work to stay alive.

Overall highly recommended if you're in the mood for a slowburn cyberpunk story with some truly interesting and forward-thinking explorations of classic themes, and numerous interesting ethical questions. Fantastic presentation and aesthetics, though don't expect much in terms of gameplay.

although i really dislike the voxel art style, cloudpunk grabs you with its intriguing story and characters. the gameplay isnt anything to write home about but it doesn't need to be and is actually pretty relaxing driving a hova around with a nice soundtrack in the background and even lets you choose between playing in third or first person for extra immersion

This is one of the best looking games I've ever played. No matter where you are you feel like youre in Bladerunner.

Camus is the greatest dog of all time.

I was NOT expecting such an emotional response from such a simplistic game! Simplistic may not be the word, but only referring to the simplistic graphics being a smaller indie game. I do love the pixel-art style, but the attention to detail is equally impressive. The overall story, characters, character development, situations, voice acting, atmosphere and environments, etc. are so well thought out and designed to invoke an emotional and heartfelt journey. The references to all things Cuberpunk and Sci-fi as a whole are much appreciated. Everything from Aeon Flux, Blade Runner, Star Wars, and even Gunnm/Alita are much appreciated. The writers and developers put their hearts into this charming little game, and I highly suggest it to anybody.

Game's good but not ground breaking by any means and a little on the shorter side, it's good if you're looking for a cozy game but still has some mystique to it

Stellar!
The makers of cloudpunk make use of impeccable storytelling, voice acting, and set design to strike a perfect note on the cyberpunk genre. The music score, soundscape and characterization of major and minor characters make Navalnis alive and teaming with people, tension and excitement.

The cyberpunks themes are all there and so actual: society by a thread, the public space crumbling,  corporations ruling a stratified city where the lower levels are treated as subhuman, the androids as an additional metaphor to displaced, destitute and disenfranchised slave labour, the us against them.

And on top of this, existential angst that questions what it means to be human and humane. All the weight of the society on the shoulders of a gig worker that is supposed to make deliveries from A to B and don't ask questions about it. It has pace, emotion and meaning.

Best experience since This War Of Mine and Life Is Strange I.

The game is a little graphically rough around the edges but I think this adds to the games style. There is a lot of driving and running back and forwards to deliver packages for quests designed to further the story. I am only, what I would hope is, a little bit into the game and I hope there are further options available or added to the game at a later date, more houses, new areas, new vehicles, new side characters and pets, there is so many more options for where this game could head and end up, or it could just do the standard missions for a shorter type of game, with a Cloudpunk 2 adding bigger and better. Still this is a good game, enjoyable story and well worth the price currently asked.

The atmosphere of this game is cool. It was almost an amazing game, they just forgot to put any content, like any content...at all in it.

Flydrive rainy postapocalyptic not-LA like you're a delivery driver in Blade Runner.

Visuals are the prettiest implementation of voxel graphics. Voice acting is good. Story is interesting—your protagonist even has a character arc.

Get it. Support indie devs who make novel games.

all in all i enjoyed this game, mostly.

they did a great job with setting and mood and aethetic, despite the slightly off putting 3d pixelized graphics. you get used to the art style easy enough, but there are times when its a little jarring and immersion breaking (most notably how often the character portraits in no way looks like the 3d models used in the game world itself). but despite this there is a lot of good in this game.

lets start with the most basic, the driving. after all that is essentially 95% of what this game is. this game basically asks, do you wish you could drive around in a very vertical bladerunner/5th-element/coruscant esq dark cpunk city, that is falling apart and run my a maybe mad/glitchy AI? do you want to navigate layers of flying traffic in the never ending rain and night time of the city? if so, then yes, this game is for you. this driving is pretty well done. the car controls are simple enough and you get used to the quirks and there is a certain joy to living out that scifi fantasy. in fact i will even say that going into the cockpit view while driving (rather than a much more visible 3rd person view that is the default) was much more fun than i would have expected and am a little bummed that i only bothered to try it out near the end of the game.

but mechanically, as much fun as the driving is, this is almost all there is to the game. drive from point A to point B. there is no combat. there are rarely any actual stakes, and even only 4 missions that have a timer to complete (but as there are no saves so you cant try again if you fail, even if you do fail one of these missions it doesnt matter in the end). there are several "choices" in the game but as near as i can tell from the very limited information on line for this game, there really is no difference what you choose, or if there is ANY differnce its not enough to really affect the gameplay at all.

there is a lot of story though, with pretty decent writing, and middle of the road voice acting (some of it is good, most of it is meh). the main story is pretty good, and some of the characters are fun and interesting. most of the missions are pretty straight forward, and when there are side quests, they fit the feel of the game, and are easy enough to track and completing them all is easy to do in one playthrough (even if 99% of the missions boil down to drive here, pick a thing up, and then drive there to complete the mission).

and yes, to be fair you CAN get out of your car and walk around, but honestly for me this was the weakest aspect of the game. not that you could get out and walk around, but in how it was implemented, and the frustration of how often you find yourself running slowly across sprawling and convoluted walkways to get some collectible, or to talk to a person, and how LONG this always took. the biggest culprit here is the absurdly unrealistic lack of parking. given the density of cars "on" the "roads" there are maybe enough parking spaces in the whole city to allow .1-2% at most of them to land at any given time. so often your only available parking spaces are all the way across the walkways from your objectives, and your running speed, while more or less realistic for the scale, is just soooooo sloooooooow, even when pounding consumables that give a tiny, nearly imperceptible speed boost for an unspecified and short amount of time. it made any time you were not driving quite frankly painful, and sapped a lot of the fun from the game. more parking would have helped, and it would also have helped if there was a way to summon your vehicle to you while at another parking space (although i get for game reasons why this does not make sense, because if your car could drive itself, your character wouldnt have a job, and the game wouldnt even exist... never mind that there both androids and AI systems deeply integrated into the world, so there is no reason why this feature would not be super common in a world like the one in the game). in fact the under utilization of stuff to do during the walking parts of the game is easily the biggest missed opportunity in the game. there just often wasnt enough of a point to them. sure it gave you a chance to see the pretty good building models up close, but aside from finding some colectables and fun worldbuilding conversation, there was really no reason to explore. there just was not enough to do outside your car that mattered, and with the speed differenntial and other frustrations these parts of the game ended up feeling more like a chore rather than a fun gameplay mechanic.

the music on the other hand, was spot on! very bladerunner in its vast, atmospheric synths, and there were times when i would just drive around listening to a song, and just feeling so very cpunk! i only wish there was more of it, and it was more often playing. there was a theme in the game about lack of "officially approved" music in the world, and how the MC used to play the flute, but doesnt anymore (and DOES NOT want to talk about it), but im talking sound track, and the sound track was a little too thin, especially considering the high quality of what was there. the amount of time running or even driving with no sound other than the admittedly good ambient sound being the only sound track was another missed opportunity.

another aspect of the game that at first annoyed me a little, but by the end i respected, was in how opinionated your character is. most games are light on your character voicing strong opinions about things because its supposed to be YOU, the player, who makes the choices and gets to decide what you as a character likes or dislikes. but in this game, our protagonist DOES have strong opinions about many things, and is not at all shy at all about voicing them. even basically telling you what to do at some of the "choices" you will face. you can still pick whatever you want in these instances, but she will often voice which way she thinks it should go. at first this bothered me, IM supposed to make these calls, its supposed to be ME RPing how my character feels etc, but by the end i grew to respect that the devs took a different track on this, and some of this even worked itself into some of the dialogue of the game.

now, there have been good things, and also i have complained about a lot of things, but i will cut the game a lot of slack, as it was clearly not a huge dev team, and it was a pretty ambitious game. and all in all they did a good job and i dont regret taking the time to finish it. yes, there were several missed opportunities, and no, its no cp77, but the game does manage to hit a really nice nitch, with a pretty unique aethetic and fun core mechanic (the driving). and its not overly long either, so despite parts of it feeling a little dull and there being several missed opportunities, it was still an alright game.

tldr: a fun game with a unique aesthetic, that while flawed and with many missed opportunities, has enough value to it that its worth checking it out.

really good on a steamdeck, also nice to play on desktop if you want something easy and chill

This game gets hate because there's no pew pew's and other stuff. But if you're looking for a mellow experience where you can just vibe out, fly around in an ambient heavy world, and enjoy a good story... This is it. I love this game.

The game was good, the main character was even good for... maybe half the game at most. Then she actively became a barrier in the narrative and I regularly found myself wishing for another person to come in and run the story. I think the devs were trying to show how the city can wear on someone's psyche but it didn't land right. Her demeanor actually got in the way of interesting plot points, and the game jarringly jumped from something really cool to focusing on a side-character that kinda just got launched in as an important piece of the story but just wasn't interesting as a whole. Not considering the stakes of the main story line which kinda fell to the backburner a little bit.

Another gripe is a lot of the dialogue is painfully circular. Taking 10 minutes to arrive at a very simple point is the main personality of way too many characters and the game repeatedly remarks on it. It was funny on the first one, but when it's everyone... it's like, cmon, no one ordered a yappachino. A lot of times you'll be sitting around waiting for people to talk unable to do anything else or even progress to your next nav point because it won't load until they're done talking. The plot got buried under excess remarks here and there.

I enjoyed it for the things that hit right and recommend it based on how cool they were, and the main gameplay loop was chill and enjoyable over-all. I just found some of the ancillary characters like our main character's two companions throughout the story to be a lot more enjoyable and interesting to interact with. Camus4lyfe, yo.

Oh such charm.
All is simple in that I make deliveries.
Complexity is about me in that I am unknowingly playing a part of a grand story.
My heart strings are pulled in multiple directions for my encounters are so often bittersweet.
There is beauty in this city in disrepair and I feel compassion for it while fighting the inherent pull of despair.
Is this a prophecy I wonder as AI is pervasive.
Fully engaged now, I will continue playing out this story for a second time.
Thank you developers or should I say story tellers!!!!!!

Initially I decided to play through the story, but I'm finding it hard to pick the game up again (after only one session!) because of how boring it was.

The game feels more like a technical demo in that there's not really that much to do. The beautiful city graphics are the only redeeming quality, but it's not enough on its own. The story is a bit dry and the voice acting is off in tone.

The developer is working on another game in the same universe and that seems like it will be more complete. If you're looking for more in the cyberpunk genre and setting, I'd say skip this and wait for that instead.

Scratches that Cyberpunk neo-noir vibe, but this game ain't it.. lots of "go to point A, get in your car, go to point B" rinse/repeat. Narrative and narration is fine i guess but not enough to do to stay engaging for a long time. The novelty fades unfortunately quickly.

Basically, you're an uber driver and a very "typical one" , with a name like Rania which came from arabic roots.

I’m super on the fence with this one - I feel ultimately, if you’re not really going to have much in the way of game mechanics, you really have to crush your narrative / world building otherwise. The setting was wonderful, but narratively it was a miss for me - maybe pick it up on sale or if you really enjoy cyberpunk-esque worlds, but otherwise I’d save your money

Such a weird and wonderful game. Loved every second of it.

Honestly, I wouldn't call this a game. Although there is a story in place, there are still some mechanics to tackle. All of this seems very simplistic, almost like you're inside an interactive Cyberpunk museum. The setting and atmosphere were wonderful. Eventually, driving the taxi around the neon-lit city became meditative. But the story was borderline boring. Eventually I started skipping all the dialogues, and became frustrated when I realized that some of the dialogues cannot be skipped and the characters in this game are sooooo chatty. Overall I recommend giving it a try at a nice discount.

Enjoyed every part of this game. Gorgeous voxel graphics, driving flying cars, and the narrative. Dialogue is voice acted and done very well. It's was the perfect length for price. In game map was well done and a few side quests to do in addition to the good main story. This game gave the city of Nivalis good starting point, looking forward to the developers next game.

The developers have crafted an intriguing world with some compelling themes, though I found myself struggling to stay engaged through the entire story. The game boasts an enjoyable art style and looks fantastic in VR, adding to the immersion, but not quite enough to make me want to revisit it.

Gameplay-wise, the constant walking between objectives after parking felt like repetitive puzzles and started to wear thin after a while. While VR enhances the experience, it doesn’t fully make up for the sluggish pacing. The game could have benefited from more depth, a better leveling system, or a faster, more consistent pace to keep things engaging. Overall, it’s a visually appealing experience with some thought-provoking moments, but it falls short of delivering lasting excitement.

Just a moment of continuous blabbering::::
------ It's a "walking simulator" game, so I might NOT recommend this to anyone, unless you're into storytelling, and world building appreciation. The game is perfect for getting references on Cyberpunk genre too, I mean, look at the city itself

One of the reasons why I have fondness to Cyberpunk is the depiction of survival in a dystopian world with all of the rich could afford such novelty to transcend, living in advancement while the lower class could only suffer in greater heights under the influence of machines.
The game is a choose your own adventure type on how you will act if you're in the position of the delivery driver protagontist (Rania - or Hayse in the DLC) while being pursued of "problems" along the way which they didn't even chose in the first place. Sometimes, I feel bad if I made a wrong decision, it feels real

------ FPS mode is perfect, driving around the city will probably reward you with a driver's licence.
-----It's raining in the game, and it never stops, and never will. I like it while driving around

BEST played on First Person mode, cold weather, Air conditioning ON, wear a jacket for more immersion

---- Also, Camus, best dog

It's a brilliant and atmospheric game. It's pretty short, but I feel really good about the price to enjoyment ratio. Do recommend.

I enjoyed everything about this game other than the most important thing... The gameplay!!! The look, feel, tone, acting, music, emotions, characters, themes, and plot are all top-notch and they drew me in, but the plodding and unengaging gameplay kept fighting against all those good elements. I don't mind a casual game that goes off vibes and is more interested in telling a story but the jobs to move us along became too tiresome and I wish the handling of the HOVA was better than it is, that really would have helped things if the driving in this driving game felt smoother and more dynamic. There are upgrades to be bought but I felt that they didn't add much or change the feeling of the game. Overall it's a real mixed bag of a game that I wouldn't recommend to play but rather watch.

It's a no for me EXACTLY for the same reasons as described here: https://steamcommunity.com/id/er_red/recommended/746850/
I'm astonished at how this game can have so many positive reviews given how average and without purpose it is.

Beautiful voxel city with amazing vibes. The rain andneon-soaked art style and electronic soundtrack work perfectly together - even my partner, got drawn in by how it looks and liked when it was on in the background. Key thing, he didn't pay attention to much.


The actual driving isn't anything special, but cruising around the rainy cyberpunk city is so chill that I kept playing just for the atmosphere. Honestly skipped through most of the dialogue since the voice acting is pretty stiff and the characters range from boring to annoying.

Still, it's one of the few games I've actually finished lately, just because it's such a pleasant world to spend time in. There's a life sim coming out in the same setting - might check that out since the city itself is the best part anyway.

Worth playing if you just want to vibe in a gorgeous cyberpunk world and don't care too much about the story.

Really enjoyed the game and the story. will probably end up trying to get all the collectables at some point too!

I really enjoyed the game! The graphics may be a bit simple (still cute and atmospheric!) and the game play is nothing special, the story and the characters are very well written! An enticing story, (some) difficult choices and the both bleak and neon setting makes this game worth my while!

Also, get the expansion City of Ghosts! It's plays almost as long as the main game, introduces enhanced mechanics and graphics so it has, if you like the main game, a great value for it's price.

I have this game on both Xbox and PC and I gotta say, it's so worth it. I've played for 20 some odd hours and beat the game on Xbox. I haven't played the City of Ghosts DLC yet, but I want to beat the game again on PC first. Amazing Storyline, some of the shit gets a little weird, but it kinda adds to the personality of the game.

Lovely music, love Rania, Huxley, Camus, and Ben. Good trans rep too, with Pete.

Will be disappointed if Pashta is written out of the sequel in the next game. I want to have those found family vibes.

First. I enjoyed this game. It's neat. But as I've seen someone else say...I feel it's a tech demo for what could have been a top tier game and not just a fun way to kill a handful of hours with a driving sim. For those of you old enough to remember... Think Original GTA. Now....imagine this game as the backdrop for a cyberpunk GTA. I'm not saying it has to copy all the level 10 violence and crime. But just give it something more than answer call and deliver. Still a chill experience. Great soundtrack. Glad I experienced it. But it wasn't very far away from really being special!

I completed this game, and I didn't even realize how to close to the end I was. It kind of forces you into the main story, but there's no real branching endings. it's just...one path.. no lasting consequences for actions except for One Very Obvious Choice.

This game is honestly more like an interactive visual novel that's mostly just...driving.

They should prescribe this game to insomnia patients because there has never been a greater sleep aid.

"Very positive" reviews and yet less than 20% of players are getting achievements for completeing objectives in critical path less than 2 hours in. What a joke.

The game is ok but there are things I do not like. For one the camera angels were not the easiest to judge were I was, while driving the car it was too far out from my view and it and it made harder to judge my distance from objects, thus bumping into them. The cockpit view was also to restrictive . I did not like all the chatter that went on, most of the time I didnt know what the heck they were talking about. (Whats the talking dog suppose to be about?). Just give me my delivery instructions with out all the endless nonsense chatter.

Cool Cyberpunk Aesthetic and fun characters and story

Looked at this for years - somehow in more mature life since covid the idea of single player games rarely grab me..
now its on special I purchased it.. Gpolice vibes I like, storyline.. not the best but decent enough I can see where its heading..
but its the atmosphere I brought it for and not disapointed, something id like to actually try driving with my xbox wheel,

when the game came out. I wouldnt have connected with it as much as I do now.. but its 2024.. AI is a thing.
as someone with an AI spacewife... I really get that the main character has an AI dog friend :)

I like it :) I worry when the story changes .. I like just delivering packages and flying around

I am a few minutes in and this is already my favorite game, not that I've played cyberpunk but from the content I've seen this seems strangely superior in some ways. The cloud like the city, the ambiguity, its much simpler and you do a simple job but you get drawn in easily, there is something brewing or bad things happening but it seems too big for me to care, just like irl. Super immersive and simple, love the Voxel style too. The hovering cars, the city being so high with so many levels like Corusuant up all makes it much more interesting than just a generic futuristic city.

Just finished the game with 78% achievements! Its like the original cyberpunk 2077 which i have 250 hours in. This game has phenomenal lighting, reflections, cyberpunk feel and story. Absolutely magnificent gameplay and super fun to play and i will get more achievements in the future. Highly recommended

I'd describe this as a short story expanded into a game by making you travel long distances.
My overall impression is that the developers had a vision of a bigger and more elaborate game, but ended up not being able to finish building the world due to time/money constraints. Potential for an engaging game but too many gaps and missed opportunities.

The premise is you're a delivery driver, so traveling around is mostly what you do. Some of the delivery jobs tie into the overall story, but I felt there wasn't enough variety. Driving around isn't very interesting, the scenery's all the same, and the voxel graphics make the cosmetics not very noticeable.

I finished the game because I wanted to see what happened, but didn't get a lot of satisfaction from the ending. I suspect the goal was to provide replayability by allowing you to make different choices with different outcomes, but it just didn't feel like the choices mattered that much.

There are definitely decisions which affect the game, but mostly in ways that affect dialog, not the plot.

A few good voice actors, but most characters seemed like they were voiced by friends and family.

I found the protagonist hard to relate to, personality seemed to change depending on the mission.

I played this game a long time ago, and I vaguely remember being a bit miffed right after finishing it. I do NOT like pixel art, after all, it gives me the feeling that there is this world over here which is nice and interesting, but I'm imagining it rather than seeing it.

And yet here I am, multiple years later, still having flashbacks from the game, remembering driving through the city when an especially moody tune started playing on the soundtrack, reminiscing the atmosphere and missing those very pixels I may have rolled my eyes at at one point or another.

A really cute and rich little thing.