Revealing Two New Characters, Summer-Themed Costumes, Coastal Event Story, and Cozy Mini-Game, NIKKE Also Announced Plans for Anime Expo 2026 and An Exciting Collaboration Later This Year
PALO ALTO, CA — JUNE 27, 2026 —Bikinis, Beaches, and… Penguins? Level Infinite and SHIFT UP today unveiled “Wave to You,” the upcoming Summer Update for the award-winning sci-fi RPG shooter GODDESS OF VICTORY: NIKKE, arriving July 2 for PC and mobile devices. Revealed during a special livestream presentation, the update will bring an expansive wave of content including summer character variants, exclusive gacha and stylish pass costumes, a remote island narrative event, and a beachside arcade-style mini-game.
NIKKE also announced details of their Anime Expo 2026 presence, and teased a major collaboration coming later this year that looks poised to steal player’s hearts later this year!
The new story event ‘Wave to You’ begins when the Commander receives a mysterious package containing an old photograph and a ticket to South Burst Island. Accompanied by Cinderella, what begins as a summer getaway turns into an unexpected adventure as secrets hidden beneath the island begin to emerge. Waiting beneath the waves is a fearsome new boss encounter featuring a variant of the Land Eater that has transformed into an entire island lurking beneath the ocean floor.
NIKKE ‘Wave To You’ Summer Update Features:
- New Character Outfits & Mechanics – Cinderella: Crystal Wave: Cinderella debuts a beautiful new swimsuit prepared for her by Grave,featuring a special gameplay mechanic that allows players to tap her standing pose to trigger a hidden black swimsuit.
- Marciana: Marine Study: Heading to the beach with students Tia and Naga under the guise of a graduation trip, a highly vigilant Marciana suspects the vacation is actually a test. Embarrassed over the revealing swimsuit her students prepared, she sports her favorite penguin outfit over it.
- Exclusive Summer Costumes – A new lineup of swimsuit cosmetics arrives in time with the summer heat!
- Gacha Costume – Little Mermaid: Shell Princess – A 2nd Generation Grimms model frequently referred to as “Siren” due to her lengthy name. She also harbors quiet, unspoken feelings for Commander, calling him “My Prince” in her heart, gifting him bubble sea glass, and blushing whenever they are alone — a thread of bittersweet first-love romance woven through the summer. She uses Spindrift, a liquid polymetal alloy that forms bubbles, as her primary weapon – and her beautiful swimsuit design is enhanced by how bubbles form to create a “shell” around her.
- Summer Pass Costumes
- Tia: Sea Lizzie – An agreeable, perennial-smiling graduate student from M.M.R. Vocational School who is prone to adopting the opinions of others. Tia is a diehard foodie with a particular soft spot for sugary desserts – if she is particularly fond of a dessert, she can devour it and nothing else all day long.
- Naga: Ring Ensemble – An unflappable M.M.R. Vocational School graduate student who acts as the big sister figure and spiritual glue for the Dazzling Pearl squad. Naga is extremely self-conscious about her appearance, as she looks slightly older than her actual age.
- Island Breaker Minigame: Bounce a ball to destroy beach debris and fend off Raptures in this addictive and cozy Puzzle Bobble-style minigame. Earn seashells to upgrade attacks for bigger combo rewards!
- New Boss: Face off against a massive new variant of the “Land Eater” lurking beneath the ocean floor that has adapted to take on the physical form of an entire island!
Also revealed during the livestream GODDESS OF VICTORY: NIKKE will be back at Anime Expo on July 2-5 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Special event activities, photo-ops with NIKKE cosplayers, and brand new exclusive merch will be available at the NIKKE booth.
Finally during the Summer Update livestream, a short jazzy trailer teasing the new upcoming major NIKKE collaboration debuted. The true form of this stylish partner collab will be revealed soon!
Downloaded over 45 million times since launch, GODDESS OF VICTORY: NIKKE is available globally for PC, iOS and Android mobile devices. GODDESS OF VICTORY: NIKKE continues to deliver regular updates and content expansions that keep players immersed in the game’s evolving narrative. Fans can stay tuned for more announcements of upcoming collaborations at http://nikke-en.com.
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About Level Infinite
Level Infinite is Tencent’s global games brand, dedicated to delivering engaging and original gaming experiences to a worldwide audience, whenever and wherever they choose to play. The brand also provides a wide range of services and resources to a network of developers and partner studios around the world to help them unlock the potential of their games. Level Infinite is both publisher of breakout hit games like PUBG MOBILE, Honor of Kings and Goddess of Victory: NIKKE and a collaborative partner in games such as Dune: Awakening from Funcom, Warhammer 40K: Darktide and many more. To learn more about Level Infinite, visit www.levelinfinite.com
