The 1.5 update, which added multiplayer and customization, introduced a mess of bugs, baffling story changes, and a monetisation scheme that players say is pure daylight robbery.

One Reddit user wrote: “Honestly 1.5 has been a hot mess. Lots of bugs on day one. I gave up trying to do the Sea of Stars side quest because the game was bugged as hell.” 

Infold tried to patch things up with free in-game currency but botched that too. A bug handed out too much, and instead of owning the mistake, Infold clawed it back, even from players who’d already spent it, leaving some with negative balances.

Another user moaned that “Errors cannot be erased once they have occurred, but compensation is better than none.”

 Steam reviews are flooded with one-star rants. One player fumed: “Your greed is sickening… Fixing bugs is one thing—but rebuilding trust is another.” Another added: “I would advise everyone to avoid this game because of the state that it’s in.”

The backlash has gone global. Chinese players are boycotting the game and flooding Steam forums with warnings like “Avoid Infinity Nikki! A rushed, greedy, and disappointing game!” 

Infold’s response has been to censor the word “boycott” on official forums which has not been a good look. Players got around it by calling for a “girlcott” instead. 

The update  gutted the game’s original intro, replacing it with a confusing new character and a multiverse plot that left players scratching their heads. “Ashamed to recommend it,” one fan said.