I think that's a huge stretch, but who knows. Besides, the game was released in 2020 and it was under development for probably 3 years before that, so the magazine has nothing to do with it.
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The thing is that Japan is know for this tomboy-ish style of short hair, which seems to be more common there than in other places, and this overall tomboy look is a quite popular genre among fans (in the anime/doujinshi/adult-game scene), so given its popularity it is not surprising to see it time and time again, so its probably mostly based on that.
Can you tell me where did you find this picture? Damn they are hot. Specially those meat thighs