Review: Always Remember Me

Always Remember Me is a short and saccharine otome dating sim from Western developer Winter Wolves which is unfortunately lacking in substance. This review contains spoilers.   Playtime to 100%: 5 hours Story 4/10…

Review: Cartagra

Available from Mangagamer, Cartagra is the first title from publisher Innocent Grey, also responsible for Kara no Shoujo, to which it bears many similarities. This review will contain spoilers.  …

Review: Hatoful Boyfriend

Hatoful Boyfriend, or Hatoful Kareshi, is the (in)famous pigeon visual novel/dating sim now available on Steam, and you really should play it.   Playtime to 100% completion: 9 hours Story…

Review: Dysfunctional Systems Episode 1

Dysfunctional Systems Episode 1: Learning to Manage Chaos is a Western-made visual novel from Dischan Media available on Steam. Story 6/10 Releasing visual novels or games in an episodic format…

Review: Swan Song

Swan Song is a story of broken people in a broken world. Developed by FlyingShine in 2005 it’s a gritty and often uncomfortable look at what could happen in the…

Review: The Cradle of Thorns ~ My Brother Belongs to Me ~

  Cradle of Thorns is a short kinetic novel for mobile devices recently released by KOYONPLETE.  Note: The English translation for this game is extremely poor. In fact, I don’t…

Review: Go! Go! Nippon

Go! Go! Nippon: My First Trip to Japan is an all-ages visual novel, and currently Mangagamer’s only offering available on Steam. Story 6/10 The premise behind this visual novel is…

Review: Analogue, A Hate Story

Analogue: A Hate Story is a Western-developed visual novel that’s available through Steam. I wasn’t really sure what to expect going in to it, since it describes itself as ‘a…

Review: Sugar’s Delight

Sugar’s Delight is a short ‘n’ sweet yuri kinetic novel from an English-language doujin group. Story 6/10 It’s hard to review this as it’s extremely short (under one hour) and…

Review: Narcissu -Side 2nd-

Narcissu -2nd Side- is a short kinetic novel about terminal illness, death, and religion. It’s the prequel to Narcissu, and it’s recommended to play 2nd Side first, which is what…