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Short & sweet otome kinetic novel about a human/giant romance. Fully voiced with a neat old-school presentation.
Short, silly, captures the quarantine mood well. The art style & animation has a lot of character.
Episodic visual novel with an intriguing setting, dynamic art direction, & a quirky ensemble cast to befriend. Should appeal to fans of stylized VNs with gameplay. (Full review.)
Short, cute horror VN/point & click that does some really cool things with the Ren'Py interface.
Beautifully written and intensely emotional in a way that feels both upsetting and, despite the ambiguous ending, cathartic. A must-read for fans of the denpa horror subgenre.
Awkward & relatable conversation about sex with a distinctive black & white art style.
Excellent writing with a premise & characters that aren't usually explored in VNs. More short stories about the main character on the developer's website.
Unusual route mechanics where you play matchmaker for the love interests you don't hook up with. (Full review.)
A simple short story with really nice incorporation of gameplay & metagame mechanics. Wholesome & relaxing.
Excellent use of time loops & surrealism to tell a very down-to-earth story.
Hilarious af. I don't know if I'm even into this pairing but this game might have convinced me to ship it.
Great writing & worldbuilding, interesting game design for a replayable mystery. Ravi is best spausu.
Cute and sweet, and the art's lovely.
Just a cute little date with characters from robo-tea:1cup! Revek is my fictional robot crush.
A realistic story about a relationship, with photography that grounds it in a real-world setting.
Excellent worldbuilding and voice acting.
Excellent writing and memorable art design.
Cute art, funny writing, but the voice acting is what really makes it.
Great example of art and sound design used to enhance the storytelling.
Funny, sexy, ridiculous. A lot of fun.
Cute art, nice play on metagame elements.
Stupid but actually kind of hilarious.