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MODEL Debut3 #nicola

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51%Game Brain Score
gameplay, story
graphics, music
80% User Score Based on 15 reviews

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MODEL Debut3 #nicola is a single player simulation game. 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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80%
Audience ScoreBased on 15 reviews
gameplay4 positive mentions
  • Engaging and fun gameplay loop with dressing up, modelling jobs, and social/stat-raising sim elements that keep the experience fresh enough to play without quickly getting bored.
  • Wide variety of cute, girly, and creative clothing and accessory options, with a good tag-based system for finding styles and flexible layout options for magazine editing.
  • Runs well on Steam Deck with full controller support and an adorable, authentic Japanese kawaii art style that appeals to fans of the genre.
  • Lack of inclusivity in character customization, with very limited skin tone options (only light tones) and no diverse body types, which detracts from representation and player connection.
  • PC port is barebones with no graphics or resolution settings, no keyboard UI prompts, and visual issues like aliasing on models, making it a direct unoptimized copy of the Switch version.
  • Dialogue and story are bland and superficial, with simplistic NPC interactions and little compelling narrative depth, plus magazine editing uses placeholder text and stock images that hurt immersion.
  • gameplay
    12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay features a simple, repetitive loop centered on modeling jobs and outfit selection, similar to Style Savvy but focused on modeling rather than boutique management. While outfit variety and skin tone options are limited, the engaging dress-up mechanics, editing features, and light plot provide enough charm and progression to keep players interested. Overall, it offers a cute and accessible gameplay experience that stands out among dress-up games.

    • “I do in fact recommend the game as it has a good gameplay loop and progress, and let's be honest: we need more dress up games!”
    • “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 some other options.”
    • “The goal isn't deep of course, but the gameplay is engaging enough to not get bored as fast as in Fashion Dreamer for example.”
    • “Unless you're looking to get into modding, you still have the same low quality screenshot, lack of skin tone diversity, and the same slightly repetitive gameplay loop.”
    • “The gameplay loop is: doing one modelling job, having a day off, doing one modelling job, having a day off, and so on.”
    • “As for the gameplay, you run out of options for clothing in magazine jobs pretty quickly (at least as far as I've gotten).”
  • graphics
    7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game features a cute art style rated around 8/10, but lacks any graphics settings or customization options, including no keyboard icon displays and no screen fitting adjustments. It also offers only one body type model aligned with Japanese standards, limiting inclusivity. Overall, while stable, the graphics aspect is minimal and inflexible.

    • “The game has a cute art style and the music is decent.”
    • “Art style: 8/10.”
    • “Working great so far.”
    • “No graphics options at all.”
    • “No graphics options and no keyboard icons which should be bare minimum.”
    • “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).”
  • story
    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The story in the game is light and not particularly compelling, serving mainly as a framework to support extensive customization and fashion gameplay. While the narrative alternates with social sim elements and unlocks new content, it remains secondary to the game's core fashion mechanics. Overall, the story provides enough plot to keep the experience enjoyable, though it is not the main focus.

    • “There's a story, work weeks are alternated with a stat raising social sim week.”
    • “You can slowly unlock many more hairstyles, clothing options, and materials for your photoshoot as you progress the story.”
    • “It's still a really fun and cute game that satisfies the fashion gameplay with some decent plot to keep things going.”
  • music
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music in the game is generally considered decent but unremarkable, while the UI sound design can be irritating, though volume controls help mitigate this. Overall, the music fits the cute art style but doesn’t particularly stand out.

  • emotional
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game offers a wholesome and positive emotional experience, with a friendly and supportive community and no instances of bullying.

  • optimization
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game is highly optimized for the Steam Deck, delivering smooth performance and a nearly flawless experience with a rating of 9/10.

    • “Steam Deck performance is excellent, rating it 9 out of 10.”
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MODEL Debut3 #nicola is a simulation game.

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 this game for its gameplay but disliked it for its graphics.

MODEL Debut3 #nicola is a single player game.

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