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Kaan Serin

"Pricing is never just about numbers": Infinity Nikki fans had an "intense" reaction to furniture prices, says dev, which taught the team to start "building long-term trust"

Infinity Nikki trailer screenshot showing a young woman with long, light pink hair standing in a ruffled white blouse, her expression surprised.

Infinity Nikki was recently back in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons (plans for way overpriced furniture items led to such a huge backlash from the community that developer Infold Games pulled back on them almost immediately), but the controversy apparently just made the devs learn that "transparency and alignment with player expectations must come first."

Speaking to GamesRadar+ about this month's events, lead gameplay systems designer Douhu said all the drama "reinforced one of our core beliefs: Infinity Nikki is a game in constant evolution, and the best way to evolve is to move forward together with players."

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