Ciel Fledge: A Daughter Raising Simulator
Cute and charming little PM clone.
Gameplay: Similar to the PM games. You fill her schedule up and she performs whatever you have her do. Then she gains skills that help out during her explorations and influence what ending you get. You can also have her work to earn money, you don’t get a stipend so it is strongly suggested that you do this. You can also befriend everyone you meet to an extent but your schedule allows you to talk to a specific person on the weekend to raise your friendship points with them. But, during the week, Ciel can encounter anyone and you will gain some friendship points with them.
– Real player with 68.3 hrs in game
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Me: sees title “I’m gonna pretend that your game (sub)title is ‘Princess Maker.’ No need for your selling points, straight to my library!"
…Another random encounter from browsing Steam store. This one is a… what?! I thought these kind of games have died long ago! I love Princess Maker games, and I really wished that the series hadn’t gone dead! I can’t believe it’s not a daughter raising simulator…! Thanks for the recommendation, Steam.
And who made this game…? Namaapa? That’s an Indonesian game studio, it’s from my own country! How is this even possible?! A match made in heaven! I didn’t expect anyone would ever want to make another game similar to Princess Maker in US, let alone my country… So this is how Indonesian Princess Maker looks like…. Unbelievable. I’m gonna cry in happiness….
! My life is complete now.
– Real player with 65.2 hrs in game
Day Repeat Day
The match-3 aspect is standard, but the story-telling and choices affecting endings is pretty cool. The overall feel of the game is brilliant and I love stuff like this. Perhaps a bit steep at full price buut it’s a great experience - give it a shot on sale.
– Real player with 18.2 hrs in game
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WTF did I just play? Just when I thought I’d seen it all, someone mixes a match-3 game with a visual novel and some kind of dystopian/satirical life sim, throws in weird video sequences and lots of social and political commentary, and the result is amazingly good? Like, seriously, it doesn’t only get points for originality, it’s actually really well done. The UI is a bit bare-bones, but the writing is brilliant, the piano music beautiful and atmospheric, and I’m not an expert on match-3 puzzles, but they seemed very good as well - challenging, but not frustrating, and also perfectly integrated in the story.
– Real player with 9.1 hrs in game
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– Real player with 276.9 hrs in game
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Truly a masterpiece. Not only does the story have very thought out writing, the gameplay is probably some of the best I have seen a long time. I truly believe that developers of other games, such as trash like skyrim and cyberpunk, could learn from this game. Honestly, the story brought a tear to my eye when I finished it. I will probably keep playing this game until the day I die.
– Real player with 42.8 hrs in game