Gacha games have well and truly gotten their hooks into the western PC gaming market. I've lost track of how many freemium character-dispenser games Hoyoverse is running at this point, let alone the newer contenders like Wuthering Waves, and people are constantly on the hunt for Genshin Impact codes. The most popular so far have been open world action or turn-based RPGs and the like, but all of a sudden the gacha model is turning its attention to cozy games—and honestly, I'm a little nervous.
This week's Gamescom Opening Night Live event featured trailers for two upcoming gacha games with distinctly adorable pitches. There was the previously announced Infinity Nikki, the upcoming open world dress-up adventure game from what was formerly a mobile-only freemium series. Newly announced Floatopia is an Animal Crossing-inspired game which hasn't fully detailed its monetization yet, but the "lucky tickets" for "standard and pick-up draws" referenced on its site are kind of a tell and players are clocking it as such.
