After a decade of mobile dress-up games, the Nikki series is getting its biggest adventure yet, in the open-world RPG Infinity Nikki. But while the latest game brings Nikki to new platforms and a gorgeous new world, it’s not totally abandoning the series’ roots. Like the mobile games that came before it, Infinity Nikki is a gacha game, meaning you can play for free, but you’re encouraged to spend real money on the ability to gamble for in-game rewards. It’s a controversial model that recent games like Genshin Impact have introduced a lot more players to, with some key differences in the way Infinity Nikki handles it.
In case you’re wondering, here’s how the gacha monetization system works in Infinity Nikki. Like most gacha games, Infinity Nikki has a somewhat confusing number of currencies and resources, only here they’re based around acquiring and upgrading outfits instead of characters. The game features a permanent gacha banner, which offers a large pool of standard rewards, and rotating limited-time banners, which offer exclusive rewards not found in the standard pool.
