Infinity Nikki Can Shrink Like Astro Bot with New Outfit in PS5 Platformer

Infinity Nikki, unlike other gachas you may be more familiar with, is effectively an open world platformer. While there is some very minor combat, the developer acknowledged during a livestream today that the game is more about exploration and traversal. It has an ex-Breath of the Wild lead working on it.

The trick here is that the eponymous heroine’s dresses imbue her with magical powers, such as the ability to glide. And one new outfit, introduced during the aforementioned launch day livestream, will allow her to shrink.

The mechanic will instantly be familiar to Astro Bot fans, as the mouse level is one of the most memorable in the entire game. In Infinity Nikki, the protagonist will shrink and ride on the back of her pet cat, Momo, allowing you to reach previously inaccessible places. There’s even an entire level, populated by perfume bottles and makeup, built around this system.

The livestream also revealed that fans can look forward to 105 free pulls at launch, spread across the various day one events and more. You’ll obviously need to make some progress – there’ll be eight chapters at launch – to obtain all of your free gacha currency, but that’s par for the course.

Moving forward, developer Infold Games is working on a house decorating system, so you can furnish your own virtual in-game home. You’ll also be able to plot out an entire island, a little bit like the Serintea Pot in Genshin Impact, so that’s a big feature coming after launch.

You can watch the livestream above for a longer look at all of Nikki’s launch day outfits, as well as some new biomes and more. The game will launch for free on 5th December. Will you be playing?