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Companion game visual novel Chill with You: Shioi???s Sparkling Scenes features a preppy gyaru who slacks off if left alone
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (214+ words) Unlike Satone, who was confined to her room, Shioi goes about her day like a normal student. She could be studying in the library if your work/study session takes place during the day, and chilling in her room at…...
"I wish you???d treat developers??? time and lives with a little more care." Japanese solo indie dev recounts being strung along for 16 months by publisher only to be refused a contract
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (495+ words) Japanese solo developer Shigefusa Works, creator of Dungeon Overdose, talks about their recent experience with a domestic publisher. The post went viral on the Japanese side of X, earning sympathy from other indie and solo developers, many of whom shared…...
Escape game CAPTIVE LOVE???MELTY HOLIC follows an underground male idol running from yandere fangirls
1+ week, 2+ day ago (216+ words) CAPTIVE LOVE♡MELTY HOLIC is coming to Steam in 2027. CAPTIVE LOVE♡MELTY HOLIC is an upcoming 2D escape suspense game that shows how life with obsessive yandere girls might not be all it’s cracked up to be. As popular underground idol…...
Nippon Ichi Software???s creepy farming sim Village in the Shade sells over 200,000 copies in Japan in just one month
1+ week, 3+ day ago (185+ words) Village in the Shade hit its first milestone of 100,000 copies sold only a couple of days after launch. Nippon Ichi Software announced on September 2 that its farming simulator, Village in the Shade, has sold over 200,000 copies in Japan (this includes…...
MUV-LUV GIRLS GARDEN Mellow Days gets Steam demo. Focus on your work to unlock story episodes with Meru Momozono
1+ week, 4+ day ago (233+ words) MUV-LUV GIRLS GARDEN Mellow Days is a focus companion x story game coming to Steam. Fans of the long-running Muv-Luv franchise will be glad to know that a free demo for MUV-LUV GIRLS GARDEN Mellow Days has been released for…...
What will it take for SRPGs to leave the hardcore gamer niche? We talk to The Hundred Line and Persona 5 Tactica developer about the genre???s potential
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1745+ words) AUTOMATON interview with The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy developer Akihiro Togawa on the SRPG genre. Why are SRPGs so difficult to produce? To find out, we talked to Too Kyo Games developer Akihiro Togawa, who worked on the SRPG…...
In psychological horror game CONDOMINIUM: NO EXIT, you must escape a grotesque, liminal world while confronting buried trauma
1+ week, 4+ day ago (241+ words) CONDOMINIUM: NO EXIT has a demo out now on Steam and itch.io. CONDOMINIUM: NO EXIT, an upcoming psychological horror game by South Korean indie developer Ghost Train, recently got a demo for PC (Steam, itch.io) ahead of its…...
Magical Girl Witch Trials sells over 700k units on Steam and Nintendo Switch ahead of global launch
1+ week, 5+ day ago (132+ words) Magical Girl Witch Trials developer Acacia announced that the title has surpassed 700,000 cumulative sales. Magical Girl Witch Trials is out now for PC (Steam) and Nintendo Switch. The game currently provides Japanese and Simplified Chinese language support, with a global…...
hololive???s cute slow-life RPG holoVillage: Our Cozy Days adds the FLOW GLOW girls in a major free Steam update
2+ week, 5+ day ago (239+ words) Alongside the free summer update, the new “hololive Summer Swimsuit Series” DLC launched, while the base game is 20% off for a limited time. Originally released on Steam on April 24, holoVillage: Our Cozy Days is centered on building a home and…...
Plodding Recovery is a Japanese life sim where you take small steps towards recovering from a mental health crisis, out now on Steam
2+ week, 5+ day ago (338+ words) Plodding Recovery launched on August 19 for PC via Steam. If you’ve ever had times when you wallowed in your sorrow and couldn’t get back on your feet, then chances are you’ll be able to relate to Plodding Recovery. Developed by…...