Set during the final decade of the Heian period, Birushana: Rising Flower of Genpei is a historical fantasy otome visual novel developed by Otomate, Idea Factory, and RED Entertainment. Originally released as Birushana Senki ~Genpei Hika Musou~ in September 2020, the game was localized into English by publisher Idea Factory International in June 2022. Available for the Nintendo Switch, Birushana: […]
Otoboku: Maidens Are Falling For Me has a route system with some complexity. While some routes are accessible by choosing obvious choices, others are more difficult. This is added to by nested choices and choices that may only appear based on earlier choices. This guide will tell you which choices to make to unlock all […]
Fureraba ~Friend to Lover~ is a little unusual for a visual novel. With mechanics closer to a dating simulator in some ways, NekoNyan’s first published title tells four romance stories of friends to lovers. But while each heroine’s route is on the same theme, they all start in very different places. Dreaming of a Beautiful […]
Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms has a fairly simple route system. The heroine who you choose the highest number of positive responses for is chosen. If it’s a tie, then tiebreaker choices are presented. In addition, there is an unlockable route which is selectable from the title screen. This guide will tell […]
Following on from LIP! Lewd Idol Project Vol. 1 and it’s standalone fanservice DLC, comes the next title in this lewd adventure. LIP! Lewd Idol Project Vol. 2 continues Kairi’s dream of being an idol and their search for a new member. The Cold One LIP! Lewd Idol Project Vol. 2 starts by showing us that the Lewd […]
As I write this, the year is coming to an end, but the cold of winter is certainly not. A love story about a maid and her master sounds like a solid choice to warm up the heart. Maid for Loving You directly shares its main attraction in the name. It explores the intricacies that […]
Renai Karichaimashita: Koikari – Love For Hire works on a ‘ladder system’. After a certain point, you can choose to jump off onto a route or continue making choices further down the ladder. This guide will tell you which choices to make to access each route and how to get a couple of missable CGs. […]
Attending a girls’ school sounds like it might be the dream for a lot of young men. Having to dress up and pretend to be a girl while doing so? Not so much. Due to some unfortunate circumstances, Minato ends up attending Whitebell Girls’ Academy, a small school for the education of rich young ladies. […]
Otome Domain is a reasonably simple visual novel to get on the correct route, but one heroine might confuse players at first. This guide will tell you which choices to make to access each route, how to unlock the extras, and how to get a final CG outside of the routes. No spoilers can be […]
2022 has seen quite a few visual novels released in English. While we can’t claim to have played every single one, we have checked out quite a few! As we finish off 2022 and start 2023, the NookGaming team wants to take a look back and highlight some of our personal favorites. KuroKairin, Wes Playfair, […]