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MODEL Debut3 #nicola is a single player simulation game with romance and anime themes. It was developed by 株式会社ラクジン and was released on September 3, 2025. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

A fashion game where your unique, cute style comes to life!Enjoy the latest fashion trends! Become a new model, enjoy fashion, work, and sometimes romance, while aiming to become a top model! Create your own cute model with trendy fashion items!Dress up freely with trendy items approved by the popular Japanese fashion magazine 'Nicola'! Combine them with trendy hair and makeup to enjoy being…

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79%Audience ScoreBased on 28 reviews
gameplay5 positive mentions
grinding3 negative mentions

  • Engaging and easy-to-understand gameplay loop alternating between work and rest days that suits short play sessions.
  • Large variety of clothing and accessories with a well-implemented tag search system offering creative freedom in outfit creation.
  • Cute, charming Japanese-inspired art style with wholesome character interactions and a nostalgic feel similar to Style Savvy games.
  • Severe lack of inclusivity with only very light skin tones available and no body type options, limiting player customization diversity.
  • Repetitive and shallow storyline with bland, superficial dialogues and limited impact of player choices on relationships.
  • Technical shortcomings in the PC port including no graphics or resolution settings, poor antialiasing causing low visual quality, and performance quirks especially on high-res monitors.
  • gameplay

    19 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    26% positive mentions, 58% neutral mentions, 16% negative mentions

    The gameplay is a simple and relaxing fashion-based loop centered on alternating modeling jobs and rest days, with accessible progress and achievement systems. While it may feel repetitive and lack depth or diversity in options, fans of casual dress-up and fashion games find it engaging and enjoyable for short, chill sessions. Overall, it offers a cute, streamlined experience reminiscent of style-savvy games but with a modeling focus.

    • “The game provides a streamlined and clear gameplay loop which consists of alternating between work day and rest day, where you manage your relationships and stats.”
    • “The primary gameplay loop is picking clothing options for a specific theme (with a tag system similar to the Style Savvy games), then editing the picture with different poses, backgrounds, stickers, and other options.”
    • “The gameplay is relaxing and accessible, with easy-to-earn achievements and ample hints to guide players, allowing some wiggle room for mistakes.”
    • “The gameplay is very, very repetitive.”
    • “As for the gameplay, you run out of options for clothing in magazine jobs pretty quick (at least as far as I've gotten).”
    • “The gameplay loop is: doing one modelling job, having a day off, doing one modelling job, having a day off, and so on.”
  • story

    18 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    17% positive mentions, 66% neutral mentions, 17% negative mentions

    The story in this game is generally considered light, simplistic, and lacking depth, with minimal impact from player choices and a cheesy but wholesome tone. While it provides some progression and context for the fashion gameplay, it is not the main focus and may disappoint those seeking a compelling narrative. The game is better enjoyed for its customization and dress-up features rather than its storytelling.

    • “- Good sense of progression with the 'model ranking'; story is cheesy but realistic in that you're still treated as a rookie model at the beginning.”
    • “- The story is cute and wholesome but lacks depth.”
    • “- The writing is pretty good for what it is, and it has slightly more plot than other games in the genre.”
    • “Good casual dress-up game, but the story is pretty lacking and feels very bland.”
    • “The choices usually end up being boiled down to the same sentence just worded differently and you don't have any effect on how the story goes.”
    • “All in all, if you're looking for story, this game is not for you.”
  • graphics

    8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    38% positive mentions, 24% neutral mentions, 38% negative mentions

    The graphics feature a charming and cute art style praised by users, but lack customization options such as graphic settings, screen adjustments, or keyboard icons. Additionally, character variety is limited, with only one body type based on Japanese standards. Overall, visuals are appealing but constrained by minimal flexibility.

    • “Cute visuals”
    • “The game has such a cute artstyle and the music is aight!”
    • “Art style: 8/10.”
    • “No additional content, no QoL, no graphic settings options at all, etc. If you wish for inclusive body types as well, note that there's only one based on Japanese standards (so very skinny).”
    • “No graphics options at all.”
    • “No graphics options and no keyboard icons which should be bare minimum.”
  • grinding

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    Grinding in the game can feel repetitive and tedious over extended play, especially when creating outfits and magazine pages following specific guidelines. However, the option to use pre-made magazine pages helps reduce the grind, making it more suitable for short play sessions.

    • “Can feel grindy.”
    • “It can be tedious in the long run but perfect for short sessions.”
  • emotional

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The emotional aspect of the game is characterized by a wholesome and friendly atmosphere, focusing on positive and heartwarming interactions without conflict or depth. Relationships with coworkers are portrayed through sweet, flowery events and messages, creating a cute but somewhat shallow emotional experience.

    • “There is a friendship feature where you can build relationships with the other coworkers you have in the modeling industry, featuring wholesome, flowery events and messages.”
    • “The story is cute and wholesome, creating a warm emotional atmosphere despite lacking depth.”
    • “There's no bullying or negativity; the game is quite wholesome with everyone being nice and friendly.”
  • music

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The music in the game is generally described as cute but repetitive, with some users finding the UI sound effects irritating—though these can be turned down. Overall, the soundtrack is considered decent but not particularly memorable.

    • “The music is cute but really repetitive and can be heard in multiple scenes.”
    • “The music is okay, but the sound design of the UI can be quite irritating; fortunately, you can turn that down.”
    • “The music is alright but nothing special.”
  • humor

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game's humor is characterized by its use of "Engrish," with random English words and phrases on items that some players find unintentionally funny and enjoyable.

  • optimization

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game demonstrates excellent optimization, delivering smooth performance on the Steam Deck with a high rating of 9/10.

    • “Steam Deck performance: 9/10.”
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2h Median play time
2h Average play time
2-2h Spent by most gamers
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MODEL Debut3 #nicola is a simulation game with romance and anime themes. Common tags for MODEL Debut3 #nicola include life sim, family friendly, cute, 3D, 2d and others.

MODEL Debut3 #nicola is available on PC and Windows.

On average players spend around 2 hours playing MODEL Debut3 #nicola.

MODEL Debut3 #nicola was released on September 3, 2025.

MODEL Debut3 #nicola was developed by 株式会社ラクジン.

MODEL Debut3 #nicola has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked MODEL Debut3 #nicola for its gameplay but disliked it for its story.

MODEL Debut3 #nicola is a single player game.

Similar games include WorldNeverland - Daily Life in the Elnea Kingdom - Another Life Adventure, Sonicomi, Magical Princess, Whimel Academy, Backstage Pass and others.