We need more games like Love and Deepspace and Infinity Nikki.
Infold Games, the international division of the Chinese publisher Papergames, is confident that there is a huge unmet demand in the AAA game segment for projects without violence. The company stated this in an interview with Video Games Chronicle. Infold Games justifies its statement with the success of the romantic simulator Love and Deepspace and the dress-up adventure game Infinity Nikki.
Our experience with Love and Deepspace and Infinity Nikki shows that emotionally rich and non-violent games can win over a wide Western audience and achieve commercial success. Previously, such hits in the West were associated with indie projects, but now large-scale games are gaining mass popularity. The market is far from saturated — the demand for high-quality "cozy" games is huge.
Love and Deepspace, which was released in early 2024, has gathered more than 70 million players worldwide. The game about romance and emotional stories has repeatedly topped the charts of free and most profitable applications in the USA and other countries. The number of downloads of the fashionable and stylish Infinity Nikki quickly exceeded the 20 million mark.