This bath sponge is so cute. Whenever I see Sunny apple, I think about Caleb. Using it feel like Caleb touch all your body 🤭 Feeling a bit shy using it 😂
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Note: This topic may contains negative emotion, if you don't want to read it, I gently suggest you to swipe away. This topic is not represent all Chinese players. This topic may describe a portion of Infinity Nikki fandom in China. And it is easy to create filter bubble on Rednote
Topic: "Why are there so few fan-made creations for Infinity Nikki?
Why are there so few fan-made works in Infinity Nikki? I used to play Yuanhe and Yanhe, both open-world games, and those had an abundance of fan-made works. Even after I quit, I would still enjoy them whenever I saw them. I'm referring to fan fiction, hand-drawn art, hand-drawn animations, etc. I'm not saying that styling isn't fan-made, nor am I belittling any styling photographers. It's just that compared to other types, styling has its limitations. At first, I thought Nikki's storyline was too children's, but after playing Rock Kingdom, which also has a children's storyline, there were still quite a few fan-made works. Actually, good fan-made works are very important. They can enrich and supplement the world view, and if they become popular, they can attract new players. I remember some artists made reverse fairy tales, and Barbie was also very popular, proving that players love them. Fan-made works can also maintain player base. During long periods of downtime when there's nothing else to do, players can be satisfied by creating fan-made works. Currently, the number of fan-made works in Nikki is completely mismatched with its popularity. Or is it that Papergames doesn't care about this aspect, doesn't provide support, and offers too little incentive for creation?"
Comments:
(+2278) Self-insert warning ⚠️ Possession warning ⚠️ Otome game warning ⚠️ (Note: This refers to players calling out/not allow others for self-inserting as Nikki or shipping Nikki with NPCs.)
(+1076) Ever since the previous NPC controversy, the story turned into a ‘Nikki worship’ show where NPCs barely get screentime. In this environment, a post can be flooded with criticism from accounts with the chibi crown Nikki avatar.
(+819) I’ve never seen a fandom attack creators this aggressively.
> (+19) I'm similar to you, but a bit the opposite. I love reading fanworks for every game I play. But I have absolutely no desire to read Infinity Nikki fanworks because the fandom atmosphere is too weird. There are nitpickers, moral police, and people constantly attacking creators. The only content I can tolerate is outfit recommendations, and even then I only glance occasionally. Who would want to consume fan content in that environment every day? There’s a reason the fandom traffic is low.
(+707) Deserved
> (+394) Nikki is great, I'm just speechless about the community environment and the storyline.
(+655) There are literally comments saying a picture has ‘0% Nikki content’ just because Nikki herself isn’t in it, even if the character is an NPC from Nikki 5th.
> (+151) If you dare ask why Infinity Nikki fanart can’t exist without Nikki herself, people reply with: ‘Then why are you even playing Infinity Nikki?"
(+201) Is the algorithm bubble really that severe? I feel like there are so many fan-made videos for Nikki 5, I see them all the time on Douyin, like edits, photoshops, story recreations, etc.
> (+978) Compared to other games, there’s still far less transformative fan content. Most of it is just photography.
> (+234) Photo-taking doesn't count as fan creation. Secondary creation is all about the word "creation".
> (+225) It has far fewer of these elements compared to other game genres. Many other games don't simply replicate the original story; they create entirely AU, and include romantic pairings and plot-driven antics. Infinity Nikki barely has any of that.
> (+131) Most Infinity Nikki fan content revolves around outfits. Story-driven fanart, PV edits, comedy videos, hand-drawn works, and fanfiction are very rare.
(+223) The game deserves more than just the "Nikki The Fifth" award. In my opinion, judging from the attitude of the entire player community of Papergames games towards fan creations, none of the games deserve fan creations.
(+352) With many restrictions, few gameplay options, low freedom, and high moral standards/moral policing, there's not much room for creativity.
> (+183) Moreover, it feels like there's no depth or anything worth exploring. Everyone just endlessly praises Nikki’s beauty; pure aesthetics without narrative substance can’t really inspire creators.
(+274) The first video I found online was about why people didn't like the Florawish storyline because Marques Jr. got too much spotlight. They felt the story didn't revolve around Nikki, thought Nikki became just a tool in the story. This explains why the ItzaLand storyline turned into Nikki’s path to godhood.
(+319) First, the NPCs lack character development. There's no tension between Nikki and other NPCs, nor between the NPCs themselves, resulting in a lack of motivation for fan creation. Second, the Nikki community is prone to criticizing fan creation, nitpicking, and conducts witch hunts. With so little encouragement, it’s a miracle there are any fanworks at all.”😅
> (+28) Fanfic creators love shipping characters, but in this fandom you get attacked for shipping.
> (+79) It's honestly bizarre that a game with a predominantly female player base can't attract female fans to create fan art or fanfiction. Nikki 5's operational strategy is truly peculiar.
(+101) Fan art makes up the majority of derivative works, but what kind of fan art can be drawn for Infinity Nikki... there aren't even any couples... how long can a community survive just by drawing personal portraits, game references, and outfit combinations?
>(+65) “It’s boring. The whole game revolves around character relationships, yet if you mention wanting ships, people accuse you of being romance-obsessed. The official team is ridiculous. Honestly, it’s terrifying when a game’s direction gets controlled entirely by fandom backlash. Players even managed to cancel collaboration events before. That’s genuinely scary.”
(+164) The main storyline was ruined the moment they deleted the opening in pursuit of something high-class…
(+110) Because 'Nikki's mom' doesn't accept Nikki having a romantic partner, nor does she accept NPCs having independent storylines. It's so weird how you develop characters like that. The characters all feel emotionally isolated from each other. In the main story, Nikki was literally collapsing and male NPCs didn’t even dare help her up. The avoidance feels comparable to the entertainment industry.
(+34) Objectively speaking, you get criticized for paying even a little attention to NPCs, which is quite frightening.
(+27) Actually, I used to create NPC-related content back in Shining Nikki, but the NPC characterization in Infinity Nikki is so bland I lost all motivation.
(+12) There are too many rules, too much moral policing and fandom police, and fan creators constantly get dragged into drama. One 3D creator was falsely accused so badly they became depressed. The fandom ecosystem eventually became what it is now — a complete boomerang effect.
(+150) It deserves it. For example: Warnings everywhere:
⚠️ NPCs stealing Nikki’s spotlight
⚠️ Gives male characters ‘too much charm’
⚠️ Self-insert warning
⚠️ Romance warning
(+17) I started shipping the two little dragons from the new story, and I still have to carefully choose tags before posting because I’m afraid of getting attacked. Meanwhile my homepage keeps showing posts demanding NPCs (especially male NPCs) ‘treat Nikki better.’ They’re turning a perfectly good dress-up game into an otome game while refusing to admit it.
{+54) In the game "Infinity Nikki," besides Nikki herself, the other NPCs' popularity seems to be low.
> (+49) There’s no helping it. NPC creators are heavily targeted by ‘Nikki moms,’ so they never gain traction. Even in older Nikki games, players who liked NPCs were already being attacked.
(+13) There are so many extreme ‘Nikki moms’ now that they even attack each other. I once saw someone asking if their original character could wear clothing from the game, and people accused them of ‘stealing Nikki’s clothes’ and ‘copyright infringement.’ Back then, people used to be happy whenever they were told that Nikki was the designer.
(+9) I don’t even dare call myself a ‘clothes hanger fan’ anymore. I play almost every dress-up game and just into fashion styling, but I’m scared to say that openly in the Nikki fandom because people will attack me (for thinking Nikki as purely a clothes hanger).
(+100) I don’t even dare say anything anymore. If I make fanart for NPCs, the fandom police accuse me of ‘giving men too much charm’ and insist there can only be one Nikki.
(+46) Most NPCs are written too blandly to inspire fan creations. Characters like Medael, with their well-developed and compelling personalities, generate far more fan art!
(+55) When an entire fandom starts calling themselves someone’s ‘mom,’ that’s usually a bad sign. I'm only talking about a portion of them here; I'm not saying that normal players, single-player gamers, or genuinely kind-hearted ordinary players are wrong.
(+35) There's no tension. If you've seen many other fan-made content, or if you've created your own fan-made content, you'll find that what motivates people to create fan-made works is usually something with strong tension.
> (+18) Yes, I've got it. And tension often breeds controversy; many games that are incredibly popular also have a huge number of detractors. But this game doesn't allow for any controversy whatsoever; characters must be flawless, praised by everyone, and devoid of any tension.
(+30) Because the characters are too one-dimensional—white is always white, black is always black—the plot is relatively lighthearted and straightforward, without much controversy. While female fanfiction authors often prefer characters who are twisted, dark, struggling, sacrificing, fragmented, and viciously torn apart, your Su Nuannuan solves everything with a wave of her right hand. Invincible, how lonely…
(+15) When your comment section is dominated by comments featuring chibi-style crowned Nikki avatars, congratulations, you've been insulted.
(+3) If you say you ship a male NPC with someone because they look good together, people accuse you of being male-obsessed or romance-brained. Of course fandom creativity dies in this kind of environment.
(+11) ①. The plot of Nikki 5 is very conservative/too bland due to its target audience, lacking effective white space, dramatic tension, and much room for fan fiction; ②.I personally think Nikki 4's plot is relatively good, with well-developed characters and a clear storyline, but hardcore Nikki fans attacked NPC-focused content and treated NPC popularity as ‘stealing Nikki’s spotlight.’, and they even create death images of NPCs. I've seen all of this on Douyin, and most of the comments in the toxic fandom's forum are similar. In this environment, who would want to draw...?
(+11) Supporting characters lack presence, and the community doesn't want supporting characters to have any presence either.
(+13) Clothes are difficult to draw
(+ 198) The fan art environment is such that even do Nikki cosplay can sometimes get you criticized...
(+163) I've always felt that the popularity of Infinity Nikki among women after its release is like a demon-locking tower for certain extremists. Even the smallest issues are severely criticized. For example, high heels are criticized, compression stockings are criticized, waist-revealing two-piece dresses are criticized, anything that shows a woman's breast curves is criticized, and even male characters with a lot of dialogue in the story are criticized (is this something I can say?).
(+100) Actually, I was drawn to download it by the fan-made content, but I treated it as a representation of myself in the game world, just like Where Wind Meet... well, I can only say I wasn't a long-time fan, and I don't have the same deep emotional connection to Nikki as you guys; I just downloaded it because it's fun.
> (+76) Sisters, be careful, this comment will get you flamed.
(+43) I never understood why shipping Nikki with characters is treated as taboo. I think it's perfectly fine as long as it's shove it to other faces (although I've never shipped "Nikki" with anyone else, only self-shipping "fish" and "bird").
> (+9) Because in the past, some people made ship edits of Nikki kissing NPCs. Most Nikki fans absolutely couldn’t accept that. Some self-inserters also used Nikki as their own stand-in to ship characters, claiming that they are Nikki. Therefore, it is better to condemn the innocent than to let the guilty go free.
>> (+85) It seems some extremist people are thinking like this, and you even think it's right...
>> (+37) It's just an extreme case of 'purist'. Shipping couples is a free thing, but there are a lot of 'purist' people in the fanfiction community who only allow official pairings and don't allow freedom.
(+11) In Nikki 3 and Nikki 4, some players were fans of the NPCs , but I don't know why the NPCs became so weak inNikki 5.
>(+15) Fans of the NPCs from the previous game have been constantly attacked, and it's getting worse.
(+10) That's just how Nikki Moms are. They attack creators every day until they're driven away, so no one create fan content anymore. They deserves it, but Nikki Moms probably don't need creator anyway. A healthy fandom ecosystem shouldn’t function like this.
(+8) Fan fiction, especially text-based fiction, needs to establish relationships. In many instances, the relationship between NPCs and Nikki is barely felt, nor is the relationship between them apparent... And with all those mushroom characters, even writing a story about Nikki being universally loved would be difficult. This time, the clan leader, his childhood friend, and Med have relationships and a backstory; I've rarely seen fan-made animations and fanfiction on other platforms.
> (+3) Moreover, many of the fan-created stories this time were actually commercial projects.
Source: http://xhslink.com/o/7lsvHPoufZL
Personally I think Nikki fandom is not as intense as other game (in China or global). There are multiple games that have aggressive and toxic fandom but the fandom still have abundance of fanworks and fanfics because the original source have a lot of tension between characters or great world-building (For example: Genshin Impact, the fandom is so toxic, different ships often attack each other and creators often get harassed but they still have many fanarts, fanfics)
In the global community, I used to see some people on X said that "we should not ship Nikki to male characters because she is lesbian".
Caleb is the most written otome character in AO3 (and TOP 9 ship in 2025), and among those works, Chinese fics are genuinely on another level. I can barely read Chinese myself, so I survived these fics with the built-in translator on Chrome/Safari 😭 Please read the tags and disclaimers carefully before diving in, and many Chinese fics may not include all tags as they have different view on tags or what should be tagged — and don’t use AI translation, don't feed their work to AI.
But god… Chinese Caleb fics really do something to me.
They’re soft, yearning, intimate, a little twisted in the most addictive way possible. Caleb loves you with this suffocating tenderness — the kind that quietly seeps into every little thing he does. He protects you, provides for you, puts you above himself every single time… while hiding desires he should never have had in the first place.
Fics in this list are what I consider on the "sweet and fluff" side, and for whom love dead dove fics, Chinese fics also have plenty of them hehe.
There are still problematic elements in this list (mostly from MC/You, teenage love, plus Caleb having repressed desires and wet dreams about you since his teenage years), so if you only enjoy completely healthy romances, these might not be your thing. All Chinese fics are about Caleb X You, and Caleb is your adoptive brother.
(Here is my personal favorite: Some of these were read a long time ago, so apologies if my summaries aren’t perfectly accurate! If you like these, you can check author profile to find plenty of other Caleb fics)
1.【夏以昼】第三个房间 by Anonymous (91 chapters)
A cramped apartment. One narrow bed.
Caleb drops out of school to work and support your studies, carrying the weight of adulthood far too early. Every night, the two of you sleep side by side in that tiny room, pretending the warmth between you means nothing.
Until one night, while he’s asleep, you decide to “help” him…
Tags: somno (MC/You → Caleb), teenage love, poverty, mutual yearning
2.【完结】【恋与深空 夏以昼&你】早恋 by peppersoda (68 chapters)
Another boy confesses to you at school.
Caleb smiles like it doesn’t matter, but jealousy rots him from the inside out. Ever since puberty, he’s buried filthy, desperate thoughts about you deep inside himself — the same girl he treats like something sacred.
In his dreams, he ruins you over and over again.
In reality, he can barely touch you, and you are his goddess, his treasure.
And once you begin realizing your own feelings… you start testing his restraint in your own sneaky ways too.
3.【夏以昼x你】偏食 by Cuoweifeixing (16 chapters)
What would you do if the 30-year-old colonel you love suddenly became 17 again?
Then 18. Then 19.
Every day, Caleb regresses into a different age — younger, softer, more vulnerable versions of himself appearing one after another. But no matter how old he becomes, your love for him never changes. (And you make love with them all)
4.【夏以昼】苹果酒 by Daybynight (73 chapters)
You leave high school behind and begin university life, while Caleb remains the steady constant in your world.
Then one night, slightly drunk on apple wine and emotions he can no longer suppress, he kisses you.
And from that moment on, nothing between you can stay innocent anymore.
5. 【夏以昼x你】日食 by 小怀 (Nono_y) (13 chapters)
Everything you know was taught by him. Including what you know about men.
Then, through one small moment of curiosity, your adoptive brother’s body slowly becomes the “teaching material” for your self-study of sex. You in this fic is proactive, slightly perverted, and there are many scenes involving your somno actions toward Caleb. Tag: somno (MC/You → Caleb), teenage love (you in high school, Caleb in college)
Do you know? Caleb is the most written otome character in AO3 (and TOP 9 ship in 2025), and among those works, Chinese fics are genuinely on another level. I can barely read Chinese myself, so I survived these fics with the built-in translator on Chrome/Safari 😭 Please read the tags and disclaimers carefully before diving in, and many Chinese fics may not include all tags as they have different view on tags or what should be tagged — and don’t use AI translation, don't feed their work to AI.
But god… Chinese Caleb fics really do something to me.
They’re soft, yearning, intimate, a little twisted in the most addictive way possible. Caleb loves you with this suffocating tenderness — the kind that quietly seeps into every little thing he does. He protects you, provides for you, puts you above himself every single time… while hiding desires he should never have had in the first place.
Fics in this list are what I consider on the "sweet and fluff" side, and for whom love dead dove fics, Chinese fics also have plenty of them hehe.
There are still problematic elements in this list (mostly from MC/You, plus Caleb having repressed desires and wet dreams about you since his teenage years), so if you only enjoy completely healthy romances, these might not be your thing. All Chinese fics are about Caleb X You, and Caleb is your adoptive brother.
(Here is my personal favorite: Some of these were read a long time ago, so apologies if my summaries aren’t perfectly accurate! If you like these, you can check author profile to find plenty of other Caleb fics)
1.【夏以昼】第三个房间 by Anonymous (91 chapters)
A cramped apartment. One narrow bed.
Caleb drops out of school to work and support your studies, carrying the weight of adulthood far too early. Every night, the two of you sleep side by side in that tiny room, pretending the warmth between you means nothing.
Until one night, while he’s asleep, you decide to “help” him…
Tags: somno (MC/You → Caleb), teenage love, poverty, mutual yearning
2.【完结】【恋与深空 夏以昼&你】早恋 by peppersoda (68 chapters)
Another boy confesses to you at school.
Caleb smiles like it doesn’t matter, but jealousy rots him from the inside out. Ever since puberty, he’s buried filthy, desperate thoughts about you deep inside himself — the same girl he treats like something sacred.
In his dreams, he ruins you over and over again.
In reality, he can barely touch you, and you are his goddess, his treasure.
And once you begin realizing your own feelings… you start testing his restraint in your own sneaky ways too.
3.【夏以昼x你】偏食 by Cuoweifeixing (16 chapters)
What would you do if the 30-year-old colonel you love suddenly became 17 again?
Then 18. Then 19.
Every day, Caleb regresses into a different age — younger, softer, more vulnerable versions of himself appearing one after another. But no matter how old he becomes, your love for him never changes. (And you make love with them all)
4.【夏以昼】苹果酒 by Daybynight (73 chapters)
You leave high school behind and begin university life, while Caleb remains the steady constant in your world.
Then one night, slightly drunk on apple wine and emotions he can no longer suppress, he kisses you.
And from that moment on, nothing between you can stay innocent anymore.
5. 【夏以昼x你】日食 by 小怀 (Nono_y) (13 chapters)
Everything you know was taught by him. Including what you know about men.
Then, through one small moment of curiosity, your brother’s body slowly becomes the “teaching material” for your self-study of sex. You in this fic is proactive, slightly perverted, and there are many scenes involving your somno actions toward Caleb. Tag: somno (MC/You → Caleb), teenage love (you in high school, Caleb in college)
This is your sign to bring Caleb doll travel with you 🥰
I just came across this post from yamibuy
Since I got his card, I couldn’t stop taking landscape mode screenshot. Everything is so dreamy, like the garden of Eden. His eyes are puppy-coded 🥺 Looking at the size gap his arm is doubled MC’s arm. I wish the game officially available on PC
I bought this official ice tray a few months ago, and it’s been really fun to use! You can make all kinds of things with it—ice, chocolate, cookies, jelly, frozen yogurt, soap, and even resin.
My cookies didn’t turn out very well, though—I think I may have used too much butter. Cleaning after baking is a hassle.
I bought this official ice tray a few months ago, and it’s been really fun to use! You can make all kinds of things with it—ice, chocolate, cookies, jelly, frozen yogurt, soap, and even resin.
My cookies didn’t turn out very well, though—I think I may have used too much butter.
* All official teasers for this banner have been removed from official YouTube
* 2 out of 5 “stic.k figure” teasers have been taken down on official TikTok
* **This is happening on the international server, not just CN**. I also tried to make TikTok edit of the stic.k figures, but I got account strike (It is just stic.k with audio!). If we repeat it, our account might get ban.
Still, the audio alone (heavy breathing, suggestive sounds) could be enough to triger social media's moderation systems and flag content. So if creators upload kindles or full story clips (YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Rednote, etc.), there’s a risk of account strikes or content restrictions for violating community guidelines.
To be clear: **I don’t think the kindles will be as explicit as people imagine**. The developers obviously have limits they can’t cross. (I used to joke about wanting LADS to go full explicit, but obviously I don’t actually want any devs to go to jail lol). **Most likely, we’ll get a first-person perspective (MC POV) that avoids showing too much visually. And MC and LIs still wear a lot of swimsuit!**
Although I’m not from China, my country also has strict censorship, and I can think of some worst-case scenarios:
In many regions, the game’s age rating is only 12+ or 13+. Even though LADS is clearly aimed at adult women and 17+/18+ in home country, the rating system and local regulations in each region don’t always reflect that. People outside the fandom (especially parents) might view the content, see the rating and think it is not appropiate for minors, and report the game, which could lead to it being removed in some regions.
**The content can be taken out of context and used to shame women’s interests** (similar to how period trac.ker were moc.ked by incels). If it goes viral in the wrong circles, it could become very annoying.
**Leaked intimate storylines can easily be taken out of context, causing drama and bac.klash from outsiders.** This could lead to mass reporting, forcing the developers to censor/change card art or story content. Papergames has a history of editing content after release, and LADS has already nerfed some elements before (Sylus's junior). I think in China LADS already have many haters and uhm online gender wars so the game can easily get reported by rivals or haters or incels).
So I suggest: if you can, **pull the card as soon as the update drops and screen-record it.** But remember, **don't upload kindles or full story content on social platforms**, you might receive account strikes or restrictions for violating community guidelines.
夏以昼：Xia Yizhou
水蒸气：mist
直勾勾的眼神：staring at you straight in the eyes
胸: chest
项链：his nec.klace
链 : body chain
腹肌：abs
手: hand
腿 : thigh
你: you
水: water
(second transition):
阳光: sunlight
嘴: mouth
(fifth transition):
背肌：bac.k muscles
吊床: hammoc.k
(sixth transition):
爷爷的爱人 : slang for chest
Thanks for translation: u/milkmoonsoup on X
(Share with permission: https://x.com/ludanling?s=21)