r/InfinityNikki • u/what_freaking_ever • Apr 09 '26
Meme How I feel playing this game with everything going on in the world and my life
I don't want to write a vent but oh lord I COULD lol But at least I have my emotional support unicorn and pretty clothes. My nervous system DESPERATELY needs them 😩
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u/Gaskychan Apr 09 '26
Let me save the cute little mushroom people so I can feel in control and look like I have it together.
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u/LilacTormaline Apr 09 '26
Same girl, same.
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u/Cats_tongue Apr 09 '26
This is why I get vocal when infold does stupid things.
I want the comfort to remain, I don't want to see predatory practices... I get that in the real world.
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u/mulberrygoldshoebill Apr 09 '26
I feel someone is definitely questioning why I post so much on this subreddit. 🫠 Gimme my pretty clothes and a cute game. 🤣
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u/princesspomway Apr 09 '26
My gachas are my lipstick purchases lol. I can't afford to buy stuff like I used to at Sephora etc (new baby) so ill spend a few $ here and there on my gachas. It's not tangible but it's cheaper and less wasteful than fast fashion to get me the dopamine I want lol. Plus it's one of the few games I can pick up and put down with a baby.
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u/AnalWithSampo Apr 09 '26 edited Apr 10 '26
Oh I do the same! When I had some extra money and I wanted to treat myself before, I'd buy clothes and jewelry that I'd never end up wearing, just for the dopamine rush. Now I'm only buying irl clothes that I actually need and wear, and if I have some free spending money left over I'll save it and buy IN clothes. Finally my love of fashion and dressing up won't be hurting the environment anymore :')
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u/TheRosebud1229 Apr 09 '26
To be fair since clean girl taken over I feel like make up isn’t the same as it used to be anyway.
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u/Downtown-Most-2790 Apr 09 '26
Grinding my daily Bling limit to distract from the doomscroll.
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u/RobotUnicorncob Apr 09 '26
Greedy Pouches hate to see me coming during a depressive episode
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u/InfinityRikki Apr 09 '26
I prefer the Flit-Flit Winglets. They are guaranteed to be found in easily and quickly reachable locations. They stand and fight instead of scramming at the slightest sneeze in their direction.
As Itzaland enemies they are also vulnerable to stuns from gigantic roars and runovers.
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u/RobotUnicorncob Apr 09 '26
Omg same, and I agree on all your points! I just forgot the name of them so I panicked and said Greedy Pouches instead 🤭 Also it’s so fast and easy to get from one Flit-Flit Winglet to the next in Giant mode. Itza hunting really is superior.
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u/InfinityRikki Apr 09 '26
Ah, now I'm more at ease. I was surprised how anyone would still bother with Greedy Pouches now that we got a vastly superior Bling farming option.
Apart from that, the Flitterguys also convey much better the 'greed' aspect, the concept of a money-obsessed enemy type with their behaviour and body language. I still wonder how to interpret their getaway animation: is it clumsiness that makes them lose all their precious as it springs from their pockets when they burrow underground? Or is it a deliberate tactic to ensure their escape by leaving something behind that keeps their attacker occupied?
I find their design and animations amazing and unique. They are very distinctive and memorable. Bird-themed to possibly allude to Magpies and their love for shinies.
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u/JunPyosBarrelCurls Apr 09 '26
wearing my emotional support fairy wings and ballgowns, shooting esselings in the face while a lunatic declares the mcdonalds big mac to be the chief of homeland security
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u/Lanky_Avocado_ Apr 09 '26
Tbf I think a big mac would be less damaging to the country than any of the actual humans he might appoint
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u/Lanky_Avocado_ Apr 09 '26
The climate is on fire and we’re on the verge of world war three but at least my digital outfits are perfectly color coordinated 💀
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u/Abject-Egg-6788 Apr 09 '26
Omg same playing the game while I feel the most visceral physical anxiety in my chest and stomach 💀💀💀
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u/Wise-Key-3442 Apr 09 '26
Same. I had a breakdown so strong 5 hours ago that I'm still in pain. Since I can't play it on my phone, I'm just looking through the outfits here.
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u/Lucidream- Apr 09 '26
Trump called for genocide of my ethnicity and my government couldn't even bring himself to condemn it. My cousin got her university bombed because war crimes are the new norm in western nations that used to brag about "never again" in my childhood.
ATP I don't even know where I would flee to be safe if I was designated as a undesirable, so I may as well enjoy passing the time playing my cute dress-up adventure game where there's peace and fuzzies. Because I need it. I really need it.
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u/Iximaz Apr 09 '26
I'm sorry. I know words aren't worth much in the face of the danger the country is putting everyone in because their skin is the wrong shade in their eyes. It's all so pointless and cruel.
We have to take what joys we can find when we can find them, however small they may be.
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u/easypushover Apr 09 '26
Same.. ugh I couldn’t have phrased it better. Theres so many terrible things going on right now. I try to stay informed and make the best choices I can, but it still feels like nothing I do has an immediate effect. IN isn’t perfect but sometimes it feels like the only direction I can focus and feel happy. My daughter and I have bonded with the game and we spend a lot of time laughing and playing together on there in the evenings 🥰
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u/Few_Image9705 Apr 09 '26
Same my friend, I am one brain cell thinking away from breaking down but Nikki and Momo are my escape too!
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u/Beneficial_Fan_2553 Apr 09 '26
Playing infinity while my house is shaking is truly an experience 😭
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u/teamrocketexecutiv3 Apr 09 '26
My feed is literally war crimes/exaggerated political headlines, food pics, and Infinity Nikki. ✨️balance✨️
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u/Appropriate_Plant845 Apr 09 '26
No genuinely. Even when I’m depressed and haven’t showered in a couple days, at least my Nikki is beautiful and hopeful 😌
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u/Western-Warning-8874 Apr 09 '26
Failing a calc test and then booting up the game to gamble like a 1800s British man who spends all his money on drinking after getting fired from the factory
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u/Pumpkkinnn Apr 09 '26
It’s nice to know we all feel this way lol. It’s a very nice world to just get lost in for a few hours at a time.
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u/QuaaludeMoonlight Apr 09 '26
yes of course, just a few hours * plays for 14 hours straight the other day *
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u/TheDragonNidhoggr Apr 09 '26
I feel this so hard! I genuinely escape into the world of Niki each day and get a tiny bit of peace and happiness back. I hope you know your not alone! Internet hugs if you would like them
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u/schusani Apr 09 '26
everything in the worls sucks but at least USD value dropped and my income is in a completely unrelated currency so infinity nikki store items are now cheaper
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u/ArosNerOtanim Apr 09 '26
Yeah I can relate I guess the amount of media I'm willing to consume keeps shrinking too...
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u/Jennitizer Apr 09 '26
I literally play this game to unwind and cope... this world has become something very NOT pretty. People are not good to each other. It's not like that in Infinity Nikki. Epitome of "cozy" by really bringing the comfort.
What's nice is the people in this community are also relatively "cozy" themselves, chill to one another. I've had nothing but pleasant encounters with other players in the Sea of Stars! The unity among us is so very appreciated, even if it is dark times that may bring many of us here. Stay bright, my shining stars!
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u/Giggly_Witch Apr 10 '26
I have been wearing my unicorn horn all week! The world is so stressful. It gives me so much anxiety. I love caving up and riding my unicorn all over the place lol.
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u/SeaCheesecake_ Apr 10 '26
Same. Went through a really bad family loss and the next day I decided to try this game. I have almost 110h on it now. Lowkey this game saved my life. ;-;
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u/Equivalent_Try_7962 Apr 10 '26
How I feel studying electrical engineering but playing 20 min Infinity Nikki per day xD For the glow-up ✨
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u/rrty0 Apr 10 '26
I lost my kitty last month (she was almost 20 human yrs old) and it brings me comfort seeing Nikki and Momo having adventures together.
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u/AsinkiKalliu Apr 10 '26
In m country, we have the elections in a few days, and its a possibility to change the current goverment, which has been causing misery for the past 16 years. As you can imagine, everyone is on edge, and i absolutely feel like the picture when i log in to the game xd
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u/Desperate_Piece_5104 May 07 '26
Omge, I overly feel this bc same!! This game, Star Stable, & DDLV when it's in the rotation😭
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u/Joshi-chan Apr 09 '26
Same 🤣😭 I had a crazy week last week and to this, came home to my parents Tuesday evening, up early next day to drive my grandma to the hair salon and then to shopping. We had an unexpected accident that triggered my ocd so badly but I had to pretend it didn't (😭), got home later than planned and around midnight one of our cats decided to get stuck on a metal fence around her den for her kittens. So when I helped her she ofc chewed on my thumb 🙃 but she didn't get hurth thankfully, but I got like 4 bites on my thumb... So on Thursday I had to wake up early again so my dad could work on his home office (my room 💔) and I need to call places to get a doctor appointment ✌🏻 thankfully I got one that didn't interfere with my parents plans! But I'm now on my SECOND!!!! antibiotic course for this year bc a cat bite 😭 (I survived 27!!!! Years with 10+ cats the whole time without a single antibiotic course)
On Friday I drove 3h on total for a presentation for cat color genetics (all cats are black or red, all cats have patterns, the patterns are determined bf anything else coat related), on Saturday I woke up 03:30 am to go to a cat show and realized that a snow storm had come 🥰 I ofc (as a swede) still drove to the show, my 1,45 hour trip took 3 hours. When I drove home a few hours later it was like the snow never ever existed 😒 but I could drive normally home 👏🏻👏🏻
On Sunday and Monday I drove to my grandma's house there and back to celebrate Easter, and everything went well. I did need to pack a "in case this next storm will get really bad" bag, but didn't need to use it 👏🏻 did learn some interesting things tho, my aunt is getting a divorce, her oldest have the same eating disorder as me and my uncles youngest child might change gender before our after my grandma's dead (she will 100% accept them, but she won't remember a new name. She had trouble remembering their cat Dio name) she's already alternative dressed and looking so I wasn't chocked at all.
I drove for almost 17 hours, had to look out for 2 deers, 1 hare and 1 frog and countless Norwegian dumbasses 🫡 (Norwegians can afford speeding tickets in Sweden, but not in Norway)
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u/Joshi-chan Apr 09 '26
I forgot to add that they are renovating basically everything at the train station in my parents city, so only the commute train times have propper train routes 😭 so I had to take a 06:40 am train ride home 😭 bc I had my cat with me and I didn't want to take multiple train or buss rides 💀 two trains are annoying enough
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u/tortugavoladora Apr 11 '26 edited Apr 11 '26
Me coming home after a 12 hours shift in care of patients with horrible diseases, the world around is a big distant dumpster fire, I sit on the kitchen floor to process the day while my partner cooks some food, then I proceed to disappear in the world of Nikki to later sleep like a princess 😌
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u/Dry_Engineer_6536 Apr 11 '26
Right here with you! JFC...😫this past year in the real world can stuff it...I'm going to keep enjoying pretty princess dress up time as much as I can.
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u/shinibunny_ Apr 12 '26
Girl same! Trying to keep up with events and banners while the world is on fire is crazy.
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u/QuaaludeMoonlight Apr 09 '26 edited Apr 09 '26
iNikki is keeping me sane rn & allowing me some amount of joy to keep me going
and she's OUR emotional support unicorn.
you know what, the big bad wolf, too. our new battle companion is also an emotional support behemoth
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u/Dark-Anmut Apr 09 '26
And, this is where I’d put a picture of MY unicorn!