Goddess of Victory: Nikke

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Goddess of Victory: Nikke
Nikke - Goddess of Victory logo.png
Developer(s) Shift Up
Publisher(s)
Director(s) Yoo Hyung-seok
Producer(s) Hyung-tae Kim
Artist(s)
  • Hyung-tae Kim
  • KKUEM [1]
Composer(s)
Engine Unity
Platform(s) Android, iOS, Windows
Release
  • Android, iOS
  • November 4, 2022
  • Microsoft Windows
  • February 15, 2023
Genre(s) Third-person shooter, role-playing
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer
  1. Stylized in all caps; Korean: 승리의 여신: 니케; formerly Nikke: The Goddess of Victory [1]

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Sources

Goddess of Victory: Nikke
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 勝利女神:妮姬
Simplified Chinese 胜利女神:妮姬
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin Shènglì Nǚshén: Nījī
Bopomofo ㄕㄥˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄋㄩˇ ㄕㄣˊ : ㄋㄧ ㄐㄧ
Wade–Giles Sheng4-li43-shen2: Ni1-chi1