Otome Game

PQube is partnering with developer Nippon Cultural Broadcasting Extend Inc to bring BUSTAFELLOWS to the west. The “urban noir” otome game is coming to Switch and Steam in 2021, following its Japanese release in 2019. In BUSTAFELLOWS, players take on the role of Teuta, a journalist with the unique ability …

Fxxx Me Royally!! ~Horny Magical Princess~, an erotic comedy otome game from the creators of Fashioning Little Miss Lonesome, is now available in English courtesy of MangaGamer. It’s available through both Steam and directly from MangaGamer (NSFW). Fxxx Me Royally!! is developed by Kalmia8, and first came out in Japan …

Aksys Games has unveiled another three otome games for Nintendo Switch it will be bringing west next year: Olympia Soirée, Dairoku: Ayakashimori, and Variable Barricade. All three games comes from Otomate, the studio behind the likes of Hakuoki and Collar X Malice, and came out in Japan last year. Here …

Although it’s almost certainly a coincidence, the timing of the release of Collar X Malice couldn’t be more apt. Particularly in America, but across the globe, there’s a growing distrust of law enforcement by the very people the law is meant to protect. We’re seeing fascist movements gaining prominence, civil …

The PlayStation Vita is a great console for fans of yuri (lesbian romance) games – at least, in Japan it is. In the West, yuri is flourishing on PC, but options for Vita owners have been limited, despite the success of heterosexual-oriented romance games like Hakuoki and Code: Realize. Fortunately …

Many will come to Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds for the beautiful boys, but what struck me most about the game is its attention to detail and historical accuracy. Note: There are some minor spoilers in this review.  It’s bizarre to me that video games haven’t really tapped into the potential of …