Fashion Dreamer

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Fashion Dreamer
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Developer(s) syn Sophia
Publisher(s) Marvelous
Director(s)
  • Tetsuro Takita
  • Noriyoshi Shimazaki
  • Masashi Ogawa
Producer(s) Syuji Yoshida
Platform(s) Nintendo Switch
Release
  • JP: November 2, 2023
  • WW: November 3, 2023
Genre(s) Simulation
Mode(s) Single-player

Fashion Dreamer is a fashion dress-up game developed by syn Sophia and published by Marvelous and Xseed Games. It was released for the Nintendo Switch on November 3, 2023.

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Gameplay

The player will work to become top fashion influencers by dressing up various characters to gain social media followers. Players also will inhabit the virtual world of Eve which is split up into four different sections called Cocoons and all follow a distinct theme.

Development

The game was developed by Japanese company syn Sophia, creators of the Style Savvy series, and published by Marvelous and its American subsidiary Xseed Games. It was announced at Nintendo Direct on February 9, 2023. [1] It was released for Nintendo Switch on November 3, 2023. [2] [3]

Reception

TechRadar said it "nails outfit creation", but lacks structure. [2]

Sales

As of December 31, 2023, the game has sold nearly half a million copies. [4]

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References

  1. Liu, Stephanie (8 February 2023). "XSeed Announces Fashion Dreamer at Nintendo Direct". Siliconera.
  2. 1 2 Wood, Dashiell (15 November 2023). "Fashion Dreamer review - fast fashion". TechRadar.
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