Deep Sea Valentine
the art and characters are cute and the story is simple but consistently well-written, though the gameplay can be a bit buggy and walking around can be tedious at times. still, it’s a cute game and i’d say it’s worth playing. some characters suffered from having less screen time, making their endings seem abrupt, and i think triche’s ending overall could be set up better. otherwise, liked it a lot.
pris tae moka albica triche feli
writing: B
characters: A
art: A
gameplay: C
– Real player with 4.7 hrs in game
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A very charming dating sim, featuring a cast of some very fine fishy femmes!
I think if Deep Sea Valentine looks like the kind of game you would be interested in, it’s not going to disappoint you.
It’s a cute and funny game with great writing and a nice soundtrack, what more can you ask for?
P.S. Moka is my favorite :)
– Real player with 4.5 hrs in game
Monster Academy
This game is pretty much a visual novel with RPG combat mixed in. It has good character designs. The girls have likable personalities and the dialogue is funny. I enjoyed the school mystery. Be sure to stock up on potions and dispels whenever you get the chance.
– Real player with 2.4 hrs in game
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This game was actually quite good and would recommend it.
Played it without using a walkthough and got the first ending with Anna (Vampire) after reaching Episode 7
Plan on playing it again to see what other endings I could get aside from that it reminded me a little of the Rosario + Vampire manga series.
– Real player with 2.0 hrs in game
Cursed Lands
An outstanding VN-RPG-quest crossover
I was expecting another bland, unnecessarily dragged out visual novel with uninspired, repetitive missions, but I was taken for a real treat here—kept replaying with different initial conditions (race, job, supporting character branching choice) over and over, enjoying every single play.
Visual Novel (VN) perspective: Story branching is rich and, as general VN WinterWolves titles go, you have an almost immediate option to go back—typically less than half a minute in gameplay, couple minutes or hours in the game world—to the last choice and change it to study other outcomes. I like this unique branching feature—it is like a quick time machine, or a very smooth and synoptic reload action that permits me to change my choice without having to repeat a known portion of play and grind once again.
– Real player with 132.6 hrs in game
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I bought this game on sale, and I’m glad I did, it wasn’t worth the full price. I bought it because it was created by the same team who did Loren Amazon Princess, a game I loved. It’s unfortunate then, that this game is average at best. There are a few problems I have with this game that I feel affected my enjoyment of the game:
1. Characters/Romance
This is the big one, so i’m putting it first. The characters all had great introductions, and are really interesting. Unfortunately, the game screws this up deeply as it progresses. You don’t get to chose when to talk to the characters, their icon’s pop up when the game decides it’s time for their event to start, so you never truly get to know these characters beyond their surface introduction. The game prides itself on giving you romance options, and even advertises that you can trigger more then one romance scene. It isn’t hard, it’s like the game WANTS you to be a serial skirt chaser, and even when you do trigger these scenes, there’s no build up. Characters will spontaneously confess their feeling for you, claiming they always felt something for you. Your character will reply in kind, but you know this is false. Your POV character never felt anything of the sort, their lying.
– Real player with 41.7 hrs in game
Dungeon Dreams
I looked up Azure Dreams to see if maybe they made a sequel to it.
I ran across this. I’m sure many others looking that up came across this game.
I really enjoyed this game.
Though the 60+ hours played is obviously divided between 3 game plays (one for each class)
Through trying to do everything in one game I got to 42 hours, that was milking it.
Overall I found it very fun to play.
Pro
- References to other games I’ve played without going over board (Hairy legs bit from thousand arms made me chuckle)
– Real player with 623.4 hrs in game
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED Ratings 9/10 (Great Game Mechanics, Dungeon Crawler+ Dating Sim+Town Builder)
I have been playing RPG games my whole life, and this is one of the best RPG game that I’ve come across.
It’s a game developed by one person and fully funded by Kickstarter backers.
Here’s what is really great about this game. The most impressive feature is the great game mechanics and game design.
This game has 3 broad classes : Fighters, Scouts and Mages.
However, each of these classes have about 10 different sub-classes that you can play.
– Real player with 423.1 hrs in game
Edge of Elsewhere
Concord, Caledonia. The Landmark City, cleft by the Veil that separates Man from Faery, Here from Elsewhere.
Join Saskia Hawthorn as she enrols at the Royal Academy of Automagic, learns to gather and craft over 300 unique magical items, woos and befriends a large cast of colourful characters and accidentally summons a cute genie prince(??) in this alchemical otome dating simulation game.
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Saskia Hawthorn
Our young ingenue, Saskia is excited and more than a little terrified to be starting her magical education at last. |
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Rudraksh
A good-natured genie who was literally born yesterday, Rudraksh is an innocent soul with a lot to learn about the perils of Elsewhere. The literal prince of Saskia’s dreams. |
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Lorcan Faulkner
A talented mage with a smart mouth and a slight disregard for the rules. His lilting voice and lopsided smile may drive other girls to distraction, but Saskia’s above such things… for the most part. |
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Jonny Liang
A genius alchemist and sometime student teacher, Jonny Liang is older than he looks. Salesman, alchemist, librarian - Jonny seems to have fingers in more pies than should be possible for a single student… |
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Roman Neuer
A taciturn trainee knight who lets his skills do the talking. A marble statue come to life. Pleasingly muscular. Employed by a cat. |
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Ravenscourt
The elusive King of Crows, Ravenscourt doesn’t even go here. |
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Over 200k words
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5 dateable boys and a large cast of side-characters
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Crafting system with over 300 items to gather and synthesise
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Keep up with happenings in Concord through text messages, forums and social media pages
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Fulfil over 100 requests, each with their own quirky messages
Happy Bones Infernal
**Upon arriving at a correctional facility located in a remote mountainous region,
a young man named Roan quickly finds his surroundings are falling into disarray.
In order to make it out alive he and the other students must band together, fight,
and ultimately survive the infernal legions that march endlessly towards them.
From the haunted halls of Rothsbury Correctional Academy, to Icy Wastes, and
even into the infernal Rift-World itself, this adventure will test the bonds of new
friendship, love, and the limits of self-sacrifice.**
FEATURES:
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Classic But Challenging JRPG Gameplay!
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Unique Models For All Weapons!
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Interchangeable Party Members!
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Secrets Upon Secrets To Find!
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Mini-Games!
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Narrative Based Story!
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Unique Original Sound Track!
and introducing…
The Relationship System!
At the end of every chapter and throughout the game you’ll have
chances to spend alone time with a character of your choice!
By spending time with them you’ll strengthen your bond, obtain
unique skills, and change the course of the game completely!
Some characters can even be romanced!
From dialog choices to boss battles, the relationship system will
ensure a different experience every playthrough!
and…
Shining Enemies!
Every enemy in the game has a ‘Shining Variant’ that has a 1 in 10
chance of appearing instead of the standard version!
These Shining Variants are nothing to mess around with, with greatly
boosted stats and double the HP, they’ll always be a formidable foe!
Though defeating them grants 3 times the XP, Coins, items, and always
yields a Shining Coin which can be used to activate many secrets
throughout the game!
Heads Will Roll
Summary: A text-based RPG with static graphics, but beware that even on normal difficulty it is challenging and has a high degree of randomness, which is just as it should be for a game about a mediaeval foot soldier. If you are OK with that then give it a go, its a lot better than one of those walking simulators that pretend to be RPGs these days.
Summary for those who have played A Legionary’s Life: The obvious differences are that HWR has graphics and you can save and reload, but the main gameplay difference is that in LL an attack only costs stance/energy if you miss, while in HWR it always costs stance/energy. Hence in LL you often end up just making the same low-risk attack every turn, whereas in HWR you can’t do that, and this plus the varying attacks for different weapons makes combat in HWR more varied than in LL.
– Real player with 32.8 hrs in game
A lot of game for the money.
A hybrid cross between a “Choose Your Adventure” and a single character, turn-based battler.
It’s an engaging mix and when it works, it works quite well.
Unfortunately, the game is quite buggy. I have yet to make it through an entire run without encountering a game breaking bug ( usually at the end of a battle ). Since you can’t save during battle, you are sometimes forced to replay the same battle multiple times. This can be tedious or frustrating depending the difficulty and length of the battle you have to repeat.
– Real player with 26.1 hrs in game
~Be a maid in the Demon World~ The Secret Café of the Demon Angel Hero.
While the English Translation could use a good deal of refinement, This is a Decent Business Sim.
The Evening activities are quite well done.
– Real player with 5.9 hrs in game
TL;DR: Recommended ONLY when on sale, maybe around 30% off or more. It doesn’t worth it in full price.
Pros:
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Cute girls.
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Good moving image H-scenes.
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Good optimization unlike other H-game on steam that use Unity as the game engine. I often found H-game that use Unity will gobble up your cpu to 100%, but not with this game.
Cons:
- The SLG part are very lacking, mainly you will use your money to cook the menu then use the remaining money to increase the stats of the girls, increase your manager level, and customize your cafe in that order. You don’t really need to put much thought to play the SLG part which is the main point of the game and this is a problem.
– Real player with 5.0 hrs in game
Alluna and Brie
Pros: Good comedy, interesting story, good characters, decent gameplay.
Cons: Gameplay CAN be repetitive at times, story leans too much on knowledge of prior release, REALLY should have mouse input.
A solid, if slightly flawed, first RPG for the developer. While the gameplay is solid and easy to pick up and play, the interface would really work better in every way if mouse functionality worked. The plot leans heavily on events of the developer’s previous game, Max’s Big Bust, in a way that can cause confusion to any who haven’t played that game.
– Real player with 80.2 hrs in game
Alluna and Brie is a game that takes several gaming concepts and mashes them together into one pretty cohesive whole. It’s basically a turn-based RPG-light game with a lot of visual novel elements. It also combines time management themes with some mini-games. The “mermaid spikers” sport is mildly fun (not my cup of joe, but has the potential to be addictive), but the Pokemon Go-like mini-game I have yet to try out. It must seem that having so many different playstyles together in one game is a recipe for disaster, but it seems to work.
– Real player with 41.8 hrs in game
Call Me Under
Dive into the 1950s and explore an eldritch-horror-infested world soaked in dark magic, mystery, and romance. Call Me Under takes place in the mysterious underwater city of Styx, a haven inhabited by humans, sirens, and a host of unknown otherworldly entities.
Play as a choice of two different faceless protagonists from The Surface seeking to leave their past behind and start fresh in a new city, even if it is one only rumored to exist at the bottom of the ocean. They do say there’s nothing like a clean slate…
But maybe not if you find yourself thrown into the middle of a brewing fight between the Shadows and the Light; two ancient, otherworldly entities embroiled in a centuries-long battle for power.
Our two demos (demo two can be found on lunarisgames.itch.io/callmeunder) ) are a very early example of what you will see in the final game, with many elements and features still a work in progress. We created this preview with the intent of introducing you to the characters and giving you a peek into the world of Styx, and we look forward to bringing you an incredible game when completed! Blue is the only character that is voiced in the demos, but all seven of our main characters will be in the completed game. The game will be available on PC, Mac, and Nintendo Switch upon release.
Archie (he/him) - Voiced by Stephen Fu
Eve (they/them) - Voiced by Farah Naz Rishi
Callie (she/her) - Voiced by Tracy Ifeachor
Penny (she/her) - Voiced by Allegra Clark
Blue (he/him) - Voiced by Robbie Daymond
Adrien (they/he) - Voiced by Noshir Dalal
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Two playable (faceless) protagonists
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Six individual, diverse romances
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Two additional polyamorous romances
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Choose your pronouns
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Investigative elements
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Keepsakes and collectibles
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Multiple ‘Good’ and ‘Bad’ Endings
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CG Gallery
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Voice acting