The majority of the otome games available online require payment to play. However, some of the best otome games available on Steam are free and have received rave reviews from players. If you want ...

Anne Lee explores the vastly overlooked genre of Japanese Otome games. Many, many moons ago (back in September 2010, to be exact) Aksys games conducted a survey about otome games to gauge interest ...

Best Switch Otome We’ll Probably Never See Localized: Tokimeki Memorial Girl’s Side 4th Heart Okay, I honestly have faith that eventually Koei Tecmo will see the trends and localize a Ruby ...

Screenshot by Siliconera Otome Games Releasing in 2025. This year is sure to please otome fans, with dozens of games scheduled to be released. The list includes both Japanese and Western romance ...

Otome are romance simulation games, primarily for girls and women, initially made in Japan but now spreading worldwide. I was interviewed for the Bullet Train podcast as a psychiatrist to comment ...

They're not coming quite as fast as otome games released last year. First up will be Olympia Soiree which is coming this fall. Next up will be Dairoku: Agents of Sakuratani in winter 2021.

What can’t smartphones do? You can take gorgeous photos, shop, study a language, even get your air conditioner cleaned. Of course, you can also use it to find people — actual people — to date, but ...

There are also plenty of visual novels which, while they don’t have dating as a key component of their gameplay, can thank Bishojo and Otome for their style and inspiration. Games such as the ...

Social storytelling platform Dorian has acquired Nix Hydra, a developer of interactive fiction such as “otome” games. Dorian will pick up a couple of Nix Hydra employees along with their ...

What can’t smartphones do? You can take gorgeous photos, shop, study a language, even get your air conditioner cleaned. Of course, you can also use it to find people — actual people — to date, but ...