Divisive mobile game Nikke now playable on PC with Chainsaw Man collab

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You can now play Goddess of Victory Nikke on PC, as the mobile third-person shooter anime game launches its PC client, complete with full cross play and progression across PC, Android, and iOS versions of the game. Developer Shift Up also announces the arrival of a Nikke x Chainsaw Man collaboration that brings characters from the popular manga and anime series to the free-to-play gacha game.

Goddess of Victory: Nikke released on mobile devices in November 2022, putting players in charge of a squad comprising up to five of the eponymous Nikkes. These artificial soldiers were created by humanity to reclaim the surface of Earth from mechanical alien forces that drove the human race underground.

They’re also, coincidentally, a range of stylish anime ladies whose outfits scream more ‘cyberpunk fashion show’ than ‘post-apocalyptic future war.’ Not that we’re shocked; of course they are. The game has drawn controversy for its emphasis of over-exaggerated character physics and an advertising campaign that showed a player lusting enthusiastically over them.

You can expand your roster using a loot box-style gacha system in the vein of games like Genshin Impact and Tower of Fantasy, which you can buy using currency earned in-game or purchased with real money microtransactions.

As for the gameplay itself, it’s a cover-based shooter where you’re tasked with blasting waves of enemies across each stage, culminating in a tougher boss battle. You’ll need to be swapping between your squadmates to employ their elemental strengths and combat skills, and you’ll level up characters and equip them with better gear between missions to improve your combat potential. Missions can also be tackled in co-op with up to five players.

The PC release