Nirvana Pilot Yume

It is with some regret that I find myself having to express a negative judgment on a video game created by Italian developers, especially when I have to start by highlighting very silly issues like grammatical errors and lack of care for the script. But let's try to move beyond this, as I consider these problems comparable to receiving a book with pages full of holes, something that shouldn't directly impact the work itself but rather the quality of the edition, if we want to call it that. Nirvana Pilot Yume is essentially a racing game with the addition of a visual novel-style narrative set in a futuristic space world in a society with aesthetically vaporwave tones (like the entire game's style), hypersexualized (in attire and customs), and culturally close to Buddhism. Particularly on the latter, as someone who has studied this cult minimally, I can say it's appreciable to see that whoever came up with the idea knew what they were dealing with, and it fits quite well with everything. This is also visible in the piloting modes of the spacecraft, which require a pilot and an "eye," a secondary pilot external to the ship, who connects to the primary pilot through a form of meditat…

I wish SkyRoads does get a remaster someday, i miss this game. Nirvana Pilot Yume in other hand is just a poor copy of it with 10 maps only that take about 5 minutes to complete them all, oh and there is a visual novel attached to it too with only 4 NSFW images on it. You can finish the game in about 10 minutes with one hand (20 if you want to get all achievements). I only have 3+ hours on it, because if forgot to close the game and went to do something else. I will leave a positive recommendation because at least they tried.

Nirvana Pilot Yume, developed and published by Dev9k, is an eccentric and visually striking fusion of visual novel storytelling and retro-inspired racing that thrives on style as much as substance. It draws inspiration from 1980s and 1990s science fiction, channeling the aesthetics of old DOS racers like SkyRoads while wrapping everything in a neon-lit, synthwave atmosphere. The game is set in a far future where interplanetary conflicts and high-stakes politics are settled through the Great Ultrathought Race of the Universe, an intense competition that merges human consciousness with machine precision. Players assume the role of Mitur Aldaine, a fallen “Eye” — a psychic navigator who once guided pilots to glory but whose career was destroyed by tragedy. When a new pilot, the determined and spirited Yume, enters his life, Mitur is pulled back into the high-speed world he left behind, setting the stage for a story about redemption, connection, and the transcendental bond between human and machine. Structurally, Nirvana Pilot Yume alternates between two distinct modes: its narrative-driven visual novel sequences and its fast-paced arcade-style racing. The story portions focus on char…

The controls and track design are absolute ass. Can't comment on the rest because I did not get too deep into the story (although it is filled with so much terrible technobabble I was already just skipping dialog and clicking random choices at some points), but the gameplay part is just so bad it's 100% not worth it.

i may not have played much but i absolutly loved it, the levels are somewhat difficult, the last 3 took a few tries to complete but i made it without getting below 30 % nirvana sync. apperantly not that many have completed all the tracks (the first track has 70% completion rate but afterwards every track is below 50% of the playerbase) the game has great graphics and i think most space lovers will like this solo racing game, even if its not really racing. 10/10

This is a hard one to review. I loved Sky Roads way back in my DOS days, and still play it now and then when I boot up DosBox. As far as a Sky Roads clone go...this is pretty good. Having an arcade mode that takes you straight to the races helps because: Sorry...the story is not even interesting. I am not really a visual novel type of player, but the dialog is stale. If you get this, then get it for the Sky Roads gameplay. If you want to get it for the VN aspect...trust me: pass.