Overview
- Infold Games and Papergames announced on June 30 that they are canceling the planned sixth love interest, Valko, and that no additional love interests will be introduced in future content plans.
- The studio is sending previously planned Valko event rewards to players for free and will grant one Deepspace Wish per day for 30 days as compensation.
- Non-Valko features slated for Version 6.0, including Home 2.0 and the AR photobooth, are still scheduled to launch while new story content for existing leads is being prioritized.
- The decision followed intense backlash concentrated on Chinese social platforms, widespread negative comments and reported losses of social followers, plus unverified reports of offline protests and tightened security at developer offices.
- The community remains split, with some players welcoming the refocus on delayed main-story updates and others protesting Valko's removal and asking about purchases or refunds, a rift that highlights the influence of vocal regional fan groups on live-service game development.