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Tsukihime Turned Me Into a Visual Novel Fan

While the rest of the world was playing Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, I was playing Tsukihime -A piece of blue glass moon-. Obviously, these games are on completely opposite sides of the…

July 19, 2024 | 01:23 EDT

Three characters and a man with a bag on his head in artwork for Emio - The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club
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Nintendo's Emio Is the First New Famicom Detective Club Game in 35 Years

Nintendo has revealed what's behind the mysterious Emio trailer that appeared on the studio's official YouTube channel last week, and it's actually a new entry in a long-dormant (well, sort of)…

July 17, 2024 | 10:33 EDT

A heavily leathered-up and studded Vampire Therapist character (but not the one voiced by Matt Mercer)
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Therapy Sim Vampire Therapist Adds Critical Role and Hades 2 Stars to Its Cast

Little Bat Games, developer of "analyze-'em-up" therapy sim Vampire Therapist, has announced that two major high-profile voice actors have joined its game's cast. The first is someone you'll know…

June 4, 2024 | 09:50 EDT

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Read Only Memories: NEURODIVER Review - Monolithium

There’s been an uptick to the brightside lately, and that’s excluding the deluge of wholesome games that have become part and parcel of the indie scene as of late. Pessimism is no longer at the…

May 15, 2024 | 07:11 EDT

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Muv-Luv For Nintendo Switch Getting Stand-Alone Physical and Digital Editions in Japan

Today publisher aNCHOR announced that the Nintendo Switch port of the beloved visual novels Muv-Luv and Muv-Luv Alternative will get a stand-alone release. For now the release has been confirmed…

March 26, 2024 | 04:08 EDT

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Highly Rated Nintendo Switch Otome Visual Novel Jack Jeanne Is Getting a Sequel

Broccoli hosted the 3rd-anniversary livestream for the highly praised otome visual novel Jack Jeanne, announcing that a sequel is coming. During the recorded broadcast on the game's official YouTube…

March 16, 2024 | 08:28 EDT

Tokyo Xanadu eX+ and Tales from Toyotoki: Arrival of the Witch
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Tokyo Xanadu eX+ for Nintendo Switch Finally Coming West as Aksys Announces New Localizations

Today Aksys Games hosted a livestream to announce upcoming games, including the localization of Nihon Falcom's JRPG Tokyo Xanadu eX+ for Nintendo Switch.  If you're unfamiliar with the game, it…

February 1, 2024 | 06:47 EST

Rin Tohsaka with her head on her knee in the Fate/stay night remaster
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Visual Novel Fate/stay night Coming To the West for the First Time Later This Year

Developer Type-Moon has announced that a Fate/stay night remaster is launching in the West, bringing the Japanese visual novel overseas for the first time. Per a post on the official Fate/stay night…

January 30, 2024 | 08:42 EST

Konosuba: God's Blessing on this Wonderful World! Love For These Clothes Of Desire! - Screenshot
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Konosuba Visual Novel Gets a Release Date and Inevitable Swimsuit DLC

PQube announced the release date of the upcoming visual novel Konosuba - God's Blessing On This Wonderful World! Love For These Clothes Of Desire! Yes. That is the actual title. It's the…

January 11, 2024 | 09:43 EST

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Hunter X Hunter, Danmachi, and More: Bushiroad Unleashes a Storm of Anime Games and Visual Novels

Today Bushiroad hosted a big event at the Tokyo Dome venue in Japan, and it had quite a few reveals to share, alongside new footage and details about games that have already been announced. We start…

January 6, 2024 | 10:54 EST

The new cover art for Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien
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Crowdfunding for Beloved Visual Novel Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien Ends Successfully at Almost 58 Million Yen

The crowdfunding campaign to port an all-ages version of the beloved visual novel Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien (also known as Rumbling Hearts) to Steam has just concluded successfully. The campaign on the…

December 29, 2023 | 10:03 EST

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Muv-Luv 20th Odyssey Box for Nintendo Switch Gets Release Date & Gorgeous Box Art [UPDATED]

Following the announcements that the beloved original Muv-Luv trilogy of visual novels is finally coming to the Nintendo Switch and the Muv-Luv 20th Odyssey Box special edition, today we get a…

January 24, 2024 | 10:38 EST

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Muv-Luv 20th Odyssey Box for Nintendo Switch Announced

Following the announcement that the beloved original Muv-Luv trilogy of visual novels is finally coming to the Nintendo Switch, publisher Anchor announced the Muv-Luv 20th Odyssey Box. While details…

December 21, 2023 | 11:55 EST

Two photorealistic birds with Santa hats on in Hatoful Boyfriend
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Hatoful Boyfriend Royalties Finally Paid by Epic Games, Creator Confirms

Hatoful Boyfriend creator Hato Moa has taken to social media to confirm that Epic Games has paid her royalties owed for the game since 2021. In a post on X (formerly known as Twitter), Hato Moa says…

December 12, 2023 | 04:13 EST

The cover art of Fate/Extra CCC
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Legendary PSP JRPG Fate/Extra CCC Finally Available Now in English Thanks to Fan Translation

With the recent release of Fate/Samurai Remnant, many may find themselves wanting to delve deeper into the complex Fate franchise, and a new opportunity has been made available thanks to the newly…

December 8, 2023 | 05:28 EST

The key artwork of Hookah Haze portraying its characters
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Hookah Haze by Tenchu Developer Mixes Visual Novel Storytelling and Adorable Pixel Art

Japanese developer  Acquire and publisher Aniplex revealed a brand new upcoming visual novel titled Hookah Haze.  The game is inspired by the Hookah lounges (or Shisha lounges) that are rather…

December 4, 2023 | 03:43 EST

The new cover art of Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien Featuring Mitsuki and Haruka
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Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien Interview - The Return of a Visual Novel Legend Via Steam

Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien is one of the most beloved visual novels released in the early 2000s, and now it's coming back on PC via Steam.  The game was was initially born as an eroge, and it was never…

November 29, 2023 | 09:00 EST

The new cover art for Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien Featuring Mitsuki and Haruka
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Beloved Visual Novel Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien Will Come to Steam as Crowdfunding Campaign Is Fully Funded

The crowdfunding campaign to bring to Steam an all-ages version of the beloved visual novel Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien (also known as "Rumbling Hearts") has reached its funding goal this morning. …

November 23, 2023 | 02:46 EST

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Adult Game Forbidden Fantasy by FreshWomen Developer Announced With Release Dates

Today indie developer Oppai-Man officially announced its next adult visual novel, titled Forbidden Fantasy, and revealed the release dates for the first chapter. Initially, it'll launch form the…

November 17, 2023 | 08:43 EST

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Muv-Luv Alternative Total Eclipse Prequel "The Imperial Capital Burns" Available Now on Steam

Today Anchor released a brand new visual novel localization, and it's one that Muv-Luv fans have been awaiting for a while, the prequel of Muv-Luv Alternative Total Eclipse titled "The Imperial…

November 14, 2023 | 04:51 EST

Dark Auction: Hitler’s Estate protagonist holding a hand out
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Dark Auction: Hitler’s Estate by Hotel Dusk Creator Ends Crowdfunding with 464% of Initial Goal

Today the crowdfunding campaign for the mystery adventure game Dark Auction: Hitler’s Estate has successfully concluded.  The campaign was hosted by publisher Izanagi Games on the Japanese…

October 31, 2023 | 10:15 EDT

The new cover atrwork for Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien
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Crowdfunding to Bring Back Beloved Visual Novel Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien Available Now

Western visual novel fans have been asking for an English localization of the beloved game Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien for decades, and a clear path to that goal has opened today in the form of a…

October 27, 2023 | 10:11 EDT

Muv-Luv Alternative Artwork featuring Meiya Mitsurugi
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Muv-Luv, One of the Best Visual Novel Series of All Time Is Finally Coming to Nintendo Switch

Today, during a livestream from Japan, Muv-Luv publisher Anchor had big news to share about the popular visual novel series.  The main trilogy, which includes Muv-Luv and Muv-Luv Alternative is…

October 22, 2023 | 01:00 EDT

Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien - Haruka & Mitsuki Sitting in Front of Hakuryou Tree
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Crowdfunding Campaign to Bring Back Beloved Visual Novel Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien Detailed

Few visual novels are as beloved among veteran Japanese fans as Âge's Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien, also known as Rumbling Hearts due to the English title of its dedicated anime series. Earlier this year,…

October 13, 2023 | 05:30 EDT

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New Visual Novel From Legendary Series Memories Off Coming in 2024

Mages has announced that a brand new game of the legendary visual novel series Memories Off will be released in 2024, and this time around it's not a drill.  While the series received many spin-offs…

October 1, 2023 | 11:31 EDT

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Epic Games Looking Into Alleged Unpaid Royalties to Hatoful Boyfriend Creator

Today Hatoful Boyfriend creator Hato Moa took to X (formerly Twitter) to mention that she has not received any royalties for the sales of the game since the acquisition of Mediatonic by Epic Games in…

September 29, 2023 | 03:02 EDT

Retro-style key artwork of Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog
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Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog Developers Would Love PlayStation & Switch Versions

Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog is an absolutely charming PC-98 style visual level, and for now, it's coming only on PC. Yet, its developers have wider ambitions.  TechRaptor spoke to creative…

September 25, 2023 | 05:21 EDT

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Legendary Visual Novel Witch on the Holy Night Coming to PC via Steam

Today, during the celebrations of Aniplex Online Fest, the publisher announced that the legendary visual novel Witch on the Holy Night will come to PC via Steam. It'll launch on December 13, 2023,…

September 10, 2023 | 04:32 EDT

 Tsukihime: A Piece of Blue Glass Moon
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Legendary Visual Novel Tsukihime: A Piece of Blue Glass Moon Gets First English Trailer

Few visual novels are as legendary as Type-Moon's Tsukihime, and its reimagination, Tsukihime: A Piece of Blue Glass Moon is coming west. Today, Aniplex released the first trailer in English. The…

August 23, 2023 | 09:23 EDT

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Muv-Luv Dimensions Reveals Takeru Shirogane

Muv-Luv Dimensions developer NextNinja announced the next SSR pilot who will get his own gacha banner in the recently-released Muv-Luv mobile game. We're getting the hero of the original trilogy…

August 23, 2023 | 01:24 EDT

Muv-Luv Dimensions - Mana Tsukuyomi
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Muv-Luv Dimensions Reveals Next Update With New Story Content, Pilots, Features, & More

Today NextNinja and Anchor hosted a new livestream sharing what's coming for the recently-launched mobile game Muv-Luv Dimensions.  During the livestream, we heard from producer Masayuki Yamagishi…

August 14, 2023 | 12:52 EDT

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Ginka by Atri: My Dear Moments Developers Reveals English Localization With New Trailer

Frontwing released a new trailer of the visual novel Ginka, which is officially coming in English.  The visual novel was originally revealed at the latest event by publisher Bushiroad and it's going…

August 12, 2023 | 07:24 EDT

Pollon pulling Momo by the hand in Anonymous;Code
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Sci-Fi Visual Novel Anonymous;Code Gets New Trailer Showcasing Innovative Mechanics

A new Anonymous;Code trailer has been released, and this one's all about gameplay mechanics. In previous trailers, we've been introduced to characters like Azuma, Bambi, and our heroes Pollon and…

July 21, 2023 | 09:10 EDT

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Legendary Visual Novel White Album Finally Gets Western Release Date

Today Shiravune announced the release date of the English localization of the legendary visual novel White Album: Memories Like Falling Snow. The English version, which was announced last month,…

July 20, 2023 | 09:21 EDT

Sumika Kagami Sitting on the Toilet in Muv-Luv
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Iconic Toilet Scene from Muv-Luv Visual Novel Appears on Giant Screen in NY's Times Square

There are many ways to express your love for a visual novel and its characters, and a Muv-Luv fan decided to have an iconic (and slightly "out there") scene from Muv-Luv and Muv-Luv Alternative on…

July 16, 2023 | 03:00 EDT

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From "Horny Party Game" Doomsday Paradise to Evotiction, Astrolabe Presents Tons of Games at Bitsummit

Astrolabe Games hosted a presentation at Bitsummit Let's Go! in Kyoto, showcasing its upcoming lineup of charming indie games.  We start with the top-down shooter Zombie Soup, developed by AeonSparx…

July 15, 2023 | 01:56 EDT

Aquarium Screenshots Starring Minato Aqua
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Aquarium Visual Novel Starring Minato Aqua & More Hololive Vtubers Getting English Localization

Today Entergram announced the release details of the PC version of the visual novel Aquarium, starring HoloLive Vtuber Minato Aqua, and there is good news for those who hoped for an English…

July 12, 2023 | 11:21 EDT

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Aquarium Visual Novel Starring Minato Aqua & More Hololive Vtubers Getting PC Version News Next Week

Today Entergram announced that it'll soon share details about the PC port of its popular visual novel Aquarium starring Vtuber Minato Aqua. According to the announcement made on social media,…

July 7, 2023 | 04:55 EDT

Neko-Nin exHeart Spin!
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Neko-Nin exHeart Spin! Localization Announced by Sekai Project; Neko-Nin exHeart Coming to Nintendo Switch

Today, during its panel at Anime Expo, well-known visual novel publisher Sekai Project made a couple of announcements about the Neko-Nin exHeart series. First of all, the publisher is localizing the…

July 3, 2023 | 05:13 EDT

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Needy Streamer Overload Sales Hit One Million

Satirical anime visual novel Needy Streamer Overload has passed a million sales, developer and publisher WSS Playground has announced. The game was released in January last year and depicts the life…

June 30, 2023 | 09:22 EDT

Quintessential Quintuplets
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New Quintessential Quintuplets Game for PS4 & Nintendo Switch Gets Super-Cute Opening Cutscene Trailer

Today Mages released a new trailer of the upcoming game inspired by the popular manga and anime The Quintessential Quintuplets. The trailer showcases the adorable opening cutscene of the game titled…

June 24, 2023 | 08:18 EDT

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Science Adventure Visual Novel Anonymous;Code Gets Character Trailer Showing Azuma, Ewan, & Graham

Today Spike Chunsoft released the fifth character trailer of the Western localization of Mages' visual novel Anonymous;Code.  The trailer focuses on thee more characters who play a relevant role in…

June 17, 2023 | 10:32 EDT

Konosuba - God's Blessing On This Wonderful World! Love For These Clothes Of Desire!
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Konosuba Visual Novel Announced for the West for PS4, Nintendo Switch, and PC

Today, British publisher PQube made an announcement that will likely surprise many, they're bringing a Konosuba game over to the West. The game is Mages' "Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku o! Kono…

June 13, 2023 | 09:55 EDT

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Science Adventure Visual Novel Anonymous;Code Gets Character Trailer About Bambi, Riko, Iroha & Kaoru

Today Spike Chunsoft released the fourth character trailer of the Western localization of Mages' visual novel Anonymous;Code.  The trailer focuses on the police idol group (yes, I'm not joking)…

June 11, 2023 | 12:24 EDT

Harmony The Fall of Reverie Key Art of Polly Standing in Foreground With Aspirations Behind Her in a Group
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Harmony: The Fall of Reverie Review

New IPs like Harmony: The Fall of Reverie don't have the easiest time in the modern gaming landscape. They need to not only live up to the expectations of those who have experienced their developer's…

June 8, 2023 | 01:00 EDT

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Science Adventure Visual Novel Anonymous;Code Gets Character Trailer Showing Tengen, Nonoka, & Liddie

Today Spike Chunsoft released the third character trailer of the Western localization of Mages' visual novel Anonymous;Code.  The trailer focuses on introducing three of the characters that populate…

June 3, 2023 | 03:05 EDT

White Album
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Legendary Visual Novel White Album Finally Coming to Steam With Official English Localization

Few names are as well-known among visual novel fans as "White Album," and the legendary love story is finally getting an official English localization.  Shiravune has announced today that White…

June 1, 2023 | 10:14 EDT

 Anonymous;Code Cross & Wind
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Science Adventure Visual Novel Anonymous;Code Gets Character Trailer Showing Cross & Wind

Today Spike Chunsoft released the second character trailer of the Western localization of Mages' visual novel Anonymous;Code.  The trailer focuses on introducing two of the characters that we'll…

May 27, 2023 | 10:08 EDT