otome
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Romance Games For Women Began With A Management Sim
Otome games such as Mystic Messenger and Tokimeki Memorial Girl’s Side are made specifically for women. The genre began with with Koei’s 1994 game Angelique. Nowadays, otome games are mostly visual novels with a lot of reading, but the genre started with a dialogue-light management sim. When I sat down with Tim Rogers to play…
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A BDSM Game That Let Me Explore A New Type Of Sexual Experience [NSFW]
Ladykiller in a Bind is a visual novel by Christine Love. It’s about affection, sex, consent, manipulation and expression. Video games can often be a vector for experimentation and escapism. Playing Ladykiller in a Bind has taught me a surprising amount about myself.
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Steam’s First Uncensored Sex Game Is Actually Pretty Tame
Kindred Spirits on the Roof was touted as being the first ‘erotic game’ released on Steam in its original uncensored format, but anybody seeking out this girl-on-girl visual novel for base titillation is going to find themselves sorely disappointed.