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Infinity Nikki

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One Zelda-like touch to the game’s world design is how each town you visit is often populated by a single race, such as the Faewish sprites in Wishing Woods, one of the game’s minigame-stuffed locations

Developer Papergames

Publisher Infold Games

Format Android, iOS, PC (tested), PS5, Xbox Series

Release Out now

Dressing up is more integral to games than we often consider, whether it’s indulging in ‘Fashion Souls’ or unlocking alternate character skins. , then, is not so much a departure from other adventure games as a more explicit celebration of this aspect of the form – no surprise since the series’ humble mobile beginnings focused solely on adorning its star with adorable outfits. As Papergames takes to a multiplatform stage, though, it recognises for inspiration – not the first Chinese developer to do so, but it does have the benefit of added credibility, having plucked Kentaro Tominaga from Nintendo for its take on the open world.

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