Infinity Nikki launches in December after racking up 30 million preregistrations

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Infinity Nikki Official Release Date Announcement Trailer

Infinity Nikki, set to be one of the most-played games of 2024, just got its long-awaited release date. The open-world gacha game will hit PC, mobile devices, and PlayStation 5 on December 5.

This date is actually special for the team at Infold Games (a part of Papergames) as it celebrates the 12-year anniversary of the series, which started with Nikki Up2U: A Dressing Story in 2012. Infinity Nikki is the fifth game in the series, but is the first one to make the jump from exclusively being on mobile. It’s also the first Nikki game to not be solely a dress-up gacha game. There are dress-up elements in Infinity Nikki, but it’s grown from being a free-to-play casual mobile title to a platforming, open-world exploration game with gacha elements.

Infinity Nikki has been marketed as the “coziest open-world game” ever, and that seems to be the case from some recent previews. Our writer found it to be very laid-back compared to other free-to-play gacha games like Genshin Impactand Zenless Zone Zero, and it was laos one of the best games we played at PAX West this year.In it, the titular Nikki goes on an adventure throughout Miraland with her cat, Momo, where she’ll explore by platforming, taking pictures, and engaging in simple combat.

Nikki producer and studio founder Runhao Yao posted a letter posted on X announcing the release date, saying that it’s been a “one-of-a-kind” project that has proved challenging for the developers, who moved to Unreal Engine 5 and had to create a whole new type of game.

“It’s been tough, but our determination carried us through,” Yao wrote. “Our team has always believed in taking on the impossible, and because this was a Nikki project, we were even more motivated and inspired to pursue ‘infinity’ with everything we had.”

Infold Games announced that the game has already brought in