2023 has been a fantastic year for English visual novel releases. While we can’t claim to have played each one, between us, the NookGaming team has certainly read a lot of them. As this year comes to a close and we start 2024, we want to take a look back, highlight some of our personal […]
A spiral is one of the simplest repeating patterns, emanating outward from a central point. Or perhaps everything converges into that central point. It all depends on your perspective. Viewed from the outside, a spiral is in constant motion, yet ultimately nothing changes. This is the central image of SYNESTHESIA, a character-driven sci-fi mystery visual […]
Please Be Happy is an English language yuri visual novel developed by Studio Élan, who you may know for their previous works Highway Blossoms and Heart of the Woods. The story follows Miho, a fox girl with unusual magic behind her existence, as she settles into a new life in a fictionalized version of Wellington, New Zealand. Please Be Happy promises a […]
Please Be Happy features two routes with two endings for each determined by your choices. There are also three side stories with the game’s secondary characters, these can be pursued on either route but you can only finish two in one playthrough. This guide will tell you how to get on each of the two routes, […]
The Spanish Privateer first came into view in 2018, when it was a prologue-only demo submitted to the Otome Games Jam. After a successful Kickstarter campaign in May 2021, it has since been expanded into a full game and sailed forth into the world. Released for the PC (Windows, macOS, Linux) in September 2022, this […]
My first encounter with Synstoria was through their visual novel, Ballads at Midnight. It was a game jam entry made in no more than one month and had no more than five hours of content, but it left me looking forward to more nonetheless. At that time, Imperial Grace was already a work-in-progress with an […]
Our focus for the day is Zeta Wolf Chronicles, a visual novel being developed by AniClash Studios. I’m looking at the 3.1 version of the demo, released ahead of the Kickstarter which launched on the 28th of February 2023. In this title, an introverted boy tries to break free from his lonely life in his […]
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, […]
Nochi Studios is a game development team, consisting of three women creating romance games. They’ve previously come out with Somnium Eleven and Sifting Thyme which are both on mobile devices, but now they’re launching something new – Untold Atlas. Untold Atlas describes itself as a choice-driven, expedition-themed spin on visual novels (GxB/GXG), featuring in-game group […]
Within Enigmarella’s 19th-century nautical steampunk universe, a passionate romance along with a deep-seated mystery entwined around a dreamy fiancé and a thorny suitor blossoms. Released on 28 February 2022 for PC (Windows), Enigmarella is an indie otome Original English Language Visual Novel (OELVN) by Metal Dragon Studio. It tells of a heartfelt tale of love and hate centered […]