Structurally, otome games are mostly multiple-choice visual novels with the most popular titles having sophisticated stories with many routes through the game to a variety of endings. With elements of a dating sim and life sim game, the genre is pretty popular with women in Japan and in other East Asian countries but has also seen a rise in the number of fans in the West. Not to be confused with homoerotic yaoi games (‘boy love’) which also appeal to many fangirls in Japan who enjoy watching their favorite male anime characters share their passion, otome are principally romance games however more recently these have been evolving into more erotic ones with some having pretty explicit content and themes.
However, there are plenty of titles available with female and non-binary characters to pursue, and even some adult gay-themed titles. Conventions of an otome game mean that the protagonist is typically a woman with the love interests mainly being male. Often story-based in the visual novel genre, the main plot of an otome game is for the central character to develop a romantic relationship with one or more other characters. However, the genre is one of the first (and few) types of games that are specifically marketed at and developed with women in mind. A type of Japanese game, otome game (often shortened to just otoge) quite literally translates as ‘maiden’ game.ĭespite being generally targeted to a female audience there are otome titles aimed at guys too.
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