Papergames’ Infinity Nikki Soars to Nearly $1 Billion Revenue Milestone in 2024
By Infinity Nikki creator Papergames achieved close to $1 billion in 2024.
As highlighted by the director of learning and insights at Niko Partners, Daniel Ahmad, the Chinese company has been “recognized for the surge of Chinese otome games” – these are romance games primarily designed for women – both domestically and globally.
According to Forbes, Papergames – which also created the dating simulator, Esteem and Deepspace, attracting over six million monthly active users and available in Chinese, English, Japanese, and Korean – is so prosperous that it brought in sales of approximately $850 million worldwide last year, translating to a $1.3 billion fortune for the company’s 37-year-old founder, Yao Runhao.
Though both developed and published by Papergames in China, Infinity Nikki is distributed by Mettlesome in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan, while it is published by Infold Video games in other regions, including the US and Europe.
Perhaps predictably, Infinity Nikki – the fifth installment of the dress-up game – is set to debut on Steam soon.
Chinese gaming company Papergames (Infinity Nikki, Esteem & Deepspace) generated nearly $1 billion in 2024.
The company is acknowledged for the rise of Chinese otome games. After achieving success in China, it is now experiencing international success,https://t.co/rhqPXOivP3
— Daniel Ahmad (@ZhugeEX) February 14, 2025
Infinity Nikki developer Papergames welcomed the new year with news on a range of enhancements and optimizations it is working on for its dress-up themed free-to-play gacha success.
These plans for the expansive action-adventure were devised after collecting “millions of feedback” from players. A significant portion of this falls into the “optimizations” category, beginning with improved game performance on