Hotta Studio’s upcoming supernatural urban gacha game finally has a release date, nearly two years after its initial reveal.

The gacha space in 2026 is bigger (and louder) than ever. If Genshin Impact is still the benchmark for “open-world gacha done right,” it’s also sparked a wave of games that chase different flavors: ...

While the term “gacha game” might be a bit niche, the model itself has become increasingly popular in recent years. These games tend to be free-to-play, but with lottery-style random in-game items ...

Gacha game is a genre that, despite being infamous, became widely popular and established a strong presence, also in terms of profitability, in the West and globally, after games like Genshin Impact, ...

Epic Seven creators Smilegate and Super Creative’s soon-to-be-released horror gacha game, Chaos Zero Nightmare, put out a new trailer today that is generating hype for its pre-registration period. The ...

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When Genshin Impact exploded in 2020, it didn’t just popularize gacha -- it redefined the niche business model. A Chinese developer most people have barely heard of convinced investors that gacha ...

Hamza is a gaming enthusiast and a Writing Specialist from Pakistan. A firm believer in Keyboard/Mouse supremacy, he will play Tekken with WASD if you let him. He has been writing about games since ...

Gacha games are typically thought of as open-world, character-centric RPGs, usually with a stylized aesthetic and heavy cosmetic focus. The genre is much broader than that, though, with a hugely ...

While I love the look and feel of gacha games like Zenless Zone Zero and Honkai Star Rail, I simply can't get over the 'gacha.' As someone who (thankfully) remains relatively stalwart in her attempts ...

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