In addition to confirming the new SSR character Velvet and Maid for You Goddess of Victory: NIKKE event, Shift Up shared a 2026 roadmap for the game that covers up through October. However, as part of the update the developer noted that the Surface content will be postponed. There will be instead updates on it throughout the rest of 2026 and into 2027.
Here’s the full Goddess of Victory: NIKKE timeline of what we expect in the roadmap for 2026 in the free-to-play game. There are no specifics about certain characters, side stories, or crossovers, but we get an idea of when to expect things.
- February 2026: Main Story update and Solo Raid Museum Boss update. Centi, Moran, Privaty, and Zwei Favorite Items update.
- April 2026: Main Story update and Side Story update.
- July 2026: Solo Raid Museum Boss update and Favorite Items update.
- August 2026: Main Story update.
- October 2026: Main Story update and Side Story update.
- November 2026: 4th Anniversary Main Story update and Event Story update expected.
As for Velvet, she is an SSR character who will also feature prominently in the Maid for You in Goddess of Victory: NIKKE. Her YouTube Short is live now. She is a Tetra Line character who will act as a Supporter to provide attack buff. She uses a sniper rifle called Femme Fatale to attack. Her banner will run between January 29, 2026 and February 11, 2026. Like the last new character Label, Velvet will be added to Ordinary Recruit and Social Point Recruit after.
Goddess of Victory: NIKKE is available on PCs and mobile devices, and the next update on January 29, 2026 will include the new SSR character Velvet.