APPS & G A ME S
“AFTERWORLD: THE AGE OF TOMORROW”
Launch date: Sunday PC and mobile; free Quick look: Set in 2031, this allegorical adventure game doubles as a presentation of Balenciaga’s fall 2021 collection. Players try to beat the game so the hero avatar can become a Master of Two Worlds, and the winner is rewarded with a real-life breathing exercise.
“ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW HORIZONS”
Launch date: March 2020 Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch Lite; $59.99
Quick look: In addition to customizing their own island, players can dress their avatars in virtual outfits resembling reallife fashion by indie and luxury brands, including Chanel, Mila Sullivan and Valentino. Nintendo said it sold more than 22 million units of “Animal Crossing: New Horizons” in the first three months of the game’s release.
“COLLINA LAND” Launch date:
November 2020 PC, free
Quick look: Exploring environments ranging from the desert to glaciers and underwater, viewers use their computer keyboard to maneuver models-turned-avatars and plant virtual trees.
“COVET FASHION”
Launch date: 2013 Mobile; free, with in-app purchases
Quick look: Players show off their styling prowess in challenges that incorporate the latest trends and brands such as Calvin Klein and Rachel Zoe.
“CYBERPUNK 2077”
Launch date: Thursday PC, PlayStation 4, Stadia, Xbox One; $59.99 Quick look: Evoking the futuristic fashion from “The Matrix” and “Blade Runner,” this actionadventure game revolves around a cyberpunk character who searches for the key to immortality.
“DREST” Launch date:
2019 Mobile; free, with in-app purchases Quick look: Merging gaming, news and entertainment, this fashion app turns the player into a stylist who plays with luxe looks and can make real-life purchases.
GUCCI ARCADE
Launch date: July 2019 Mobile; free Quick look: Gucci has transformed a section of its app into an arcade with retro-style games, including “Gucci Ace,” which was inspired by the 1972 video game “Pong.”
GUCCI “OFF THE GRID” X “THE SIMS 4”
Launch date: Oct. 21, 2020 PC; $39.99
Quick look: Custom content creators Harrie and Grimcookies digitally replicated a treehouse and accessories from Gucci’s eco-friendly Off the Grid collection, which players can add for free to the latest computer version of “The Sims.” The designs can be used with the fashion pack released by Moschino in 2019.
“LEAGUE OF LEGENDS”
Launch date: 2009 PC; free, with in-game cosmetic purchases Quick look: While helping their team destroy an enemy’s base, players try to earn points and obtain a skin designed by Aape by A Bathing Ape or Louis Vuitton.