Gacha games have a fun way of getting avid players invested in characters' stories and the little details about their lives.Genshin Impactis a great example of this, as it provides interesting information about each of its playable characters, including their birthdays. Whenever a character turns a year older,Genshin Impactsends players their favorite dish and other gifts.
While it’s cool to receive freebies during characters' birthdays,Genshin Impactalso lacks social events to make them feel more special. One gacha game that’s innovating the way players celebrate its characters' special days isInfold Games' hit dating sim and action titleLove and Deepspace.
Love and Deepspace Makes Character Birthdays Feel Important
Since launching last year,Love and Deepspacehas made waves with its immersive dating mechanics and a cast of attractive male companions. It’s not just a mere dating sim, as it has a compelling storyline and players also engage in exciting battles. Additionally, the gacha system allows them to pull for Memory Cards that not only boost combat stats, but also give players “dating” audio or cutscenes featuring any of their love interests. While it is fun to interact with virtual boyfriends, it’s important forLove and Deepspacefans to level upin order to progress through the story and challenges to farm Diamonds.
Just likeGenshin Impact,Love and Deepspacecharacters have canon birthdays as well, allowing players to celebrate their favorites, sometimes via onground events. ButLove and Deepspacehas made it possible to celebrate in-game through limited-time events with affinity-building activities and dialogue, 5-star Memory reruns, and various cosmetic items. So far, the game has held birthday events for Xavier, Zayne, and Rafayel; newer characters Sylus and Caleb will likely have their first events this year.
Caleb
June 13
Love and Deepspacehas managed to turn its characters' birthdays into social events, where players can accomplish tasks and farm rewards. It’s a smart way to keep them engaged, while alsoincreasing their relationship level withLove and Deepspace’s characters.Genshin Impactcould strike gold if it did something similar in-game to allow fans to connect with certain characters beyond receiving just consumables. That way, its characters' birthdays would really feel important and worth celebrating, and it’s also a unique storytelling opportunity to further explore their lore.
On the other hand, the volume ofGenshin Impact’s character poolcould be a hindrance to holding birthday events similar toLove and Deepspace. As of writing, it has almost 100 playable characters and counting, so it might not be sustainable for HoYoverse to do birthday events for each and every character. The mostGenshin Impactcould do is to hold monthly events, which would highlight all the celebrants of that month.Love and Deepspaceonly has five playable companions, and rumors claim that there might only be a total of around 10 characters or fewer down the line. If the rumors are true, this definitely makes it easier for Infold to keep doing special birthday events for its characters.
Genshin Impact’s Potential Endgame Could Be the Current Priority
WithGenshin Impactallegedly having a few more Teyvat regions left to explore, many fans believe that the end could be near for the successful gacha game. HoYoverse hasn’t officially confirmed this, but it’s possible that it’s investing its time and effort to make sure that it delivers the best endgame content for its longtime fans.Genshin Impactmay not be able to make its characters' birthdays more interactive in the near future, with its developer likely using its resources to bring the potential final chapters to life. Still, it will hopefully be something considered for further down the road.
