What's New in the Otome games sphere? July 29th Edition
Recent Releases
July 20th
Switch port of Masquerade kiss(ESRB M)
July 27th
Radiant Tale physical digital
You play as Tifalia, a women who gets recruited as a producer for a dysfunctional circus troupe that’s traveling around the world to save their crown prince.
Upcoming releases
July 31st The Radiants
An ordinary young women's life is changed after she becomes the next Oracle and has to attend a magical university. Stat raiser with Harry Potter vibes.
Recent Announcements DesperaDrops was announced for JPN switch. No idea what it’s about because it’s in Japanese.
StoryTaco, maker of bargain basement mobile otoge, has announced Eternal Afterlife, a mobile otoge. no release date given
Active Kickstarters Speakeasy (18+) Funded: An otome set in a 1920’s jazz club. They’re in the last few days of the campaign; working towards a stretch goal for MC skin tone customization.
Of Sense and Soul (BL)
A slow burn BL set in 1870’s Victorian London. Features reserved journalist Hugo, and outgoing gentleman (as in landed gentry) Seamus. Includes a letter writing mechanic. They are currently on track to fall narrowly short short of funding.
VERBENA: A Romance Visual Novel
A paranormal visual novel set in 80’s small town Vermont. The devs canceled the original kickstarter 1/3 of the way through and relaunched it. The updated campaign is better, but I’m a little bit concerned because this is their first project and they haven't responded to a question I sent them.
Ooh Speakeasy sounds like something to watch. I love the 20s art deco jazz aesthetic, and there isn't enough R18 otome out there. Thanks for this roundup.
The faces feel really weird, but I have a history of giving interesting settings or premises more leeway on art.
I also saw this:
All our sprites will actually be redone, as the sprite artist who did the current sprites has not been able to continue due to unforeseen circumstances. The style is different, but we'll have sprites for all the characters mentioned and upcoming!