Lilja
2019
✔️ Tested on Steam Deck, working fine (10/12/2022). Only touchscreen works for everything.
I was curious about the other game developed by 'idk?' so I decided to go through it fast. It looks less polished than 20b but has charismatic characters and depicts some very relatable moments and ideas.
Worth giving it a try, it also free.
I was curious about the other game developed by 'idk?' so I decided to go through it fast. It looks less polished than 20b but has charismatic characters and depicts some very relatable moments and ideas.
Worth giving it a try, it also free.
2022
✔️ Tested on Steam Deck, works fine (10/12/2022). You'll need to use the touch screen for the menus. B button works to advance text ingame.
Short metafiction visual novel with enjoyable enough story. There's a Spanish word that perfectly describes its humour and it's "mamarracho".
Everyone should give it a try since it's free and takes an hour at most to complete.
Short metafiction visual novel with enjoyable enough story. There's a Spanish word that perfectly describes its humour and it's "mamarracho".
Everyone should give it a try since it's free and takes an hour at most to complete.
2018
✔️Tested on Steam Deck, works fine (10/12/2022). Touchscreen is needed for almost everything. For me, 'A' button hides the text, R1 shows the log and L1 advances text.
I loved the art style in this vn. The format is also pretty cool and fits the story really well, forcing the player to make choices quick as if it was a real life situation. Characters can feel a bit plain but overall it's good vn.
I loved the art style in this vn. The format is also pretty cool and fits the story really well, forcing the player to make choices quick as if it was a real life situation. Characters can feel a bit plain but overall it's good vn.
✔️ Tested on Steam Deck, working fine (10/12/2022) Touchscreen for menus and choices, 'A' button works for advancing text. For some reason I get Russian language by default on Steam Deck but not on pc.
The choices needed for the different routes make no sense, the male characters are walking red flags and the female MC is treated as a simple object to conquest. This would have suited better a longer story with more development.
The choices needed for the different routes make no sense, the male characters are walking red flags and the female MC is treated as a simple object to conquest. This would have suited better a longer story with more development.
2016
❌ Tested on Steam Deck, it doesn't even launch (10/12/2022). Game get's completely stucked in launching, I get a permanent Steam loading screen.
Pretty average and cliché story, the routes are not interesting at all and some of the choices needed to get good/bad ending make no sense. This vn only works well as some sort of educational content about Kyoto or japanese culture.
Pretty average and cliché story, the routes are not interesting at all and some of the choices needed to get good/bad ending make no sense. This vn only works well as some sort of educational content about Kyoto or japanese culture.
It has that silly humour and dumb characters I don't really enjoy, so the reading felt quite dull for me. The ending is too abrupt and anticlimatic. Art is really cute.
2020
✔️ Tested on Steam Deck, it works really well (10/12/2022) The eraser mechanic feels actually more fitting for the Steam Deck touchscreen than for computer lol
The eraser mechanic gets a bit annoying at some point, but it's a well written story with an unique form of narrative.
Whoever decided to put an achievement that makes you erase during 30 mins is a psycho.
The eraser mechanic gets a bit annoying at some point, but it's a well written story with an unique form of narrative.
Whoever decided to put an achievement that makes you erase during 30 mins is a psycho.
2018
It gave me huge Evangelion vibes and it has good written LGBT characters. Music fits really well every single scene. I liked the worldbuilding done through emails and conversations, it feels as chaotic as the characters personalities.
It's sort of a side story and feels shorter than the previous chapters but oh god, it helps to understand so many things and prepares you for the Answers Arc. I CAN'T WAIT to start ch 5.
2011
It's an otome made to be a literal parody of otomes stereotypes.
And you can date birds, best otome ever made.
And you can date birds, best otome ever made.
2022
Idk it's really short and not exactly what I was expecting to find looking at the reviews. Barely has any plot development and it's just another of those impossible love stories we can find everywhere. I liked the art style.
At least it's free I guess.
At least it's free I guess.
I think the devs took the 'let's make a surreal game inspired on Franz Kafka's work' too literal. I've played tons of puzzle games and this has been one of the most frustrating by far because of the lack of logic in the puzzles.
2016
I would be lying if I said this game didn't make me cry, and I really wanted to like it, but it falls in the 'queer character dies and from there on we try to tell a story and morality about queer inclusiveness' trope too much imo.
Like... LGBT people shouldn't need the 'excuse' of suffering a tragic accident to appear in a story specially written for them. It's like when writers make a female character go through a rape past or situation as a way of character development to make them become 'stronger'.
Like... LGBT people shouldn't need the 'excuse' of suffering a tragic accident to appear in a story specially written for them. It's like when writers make a female character go through a rape past or situation as a way of character development to make them become 'stronger'.
2019
Literally Nekopara but with 3 animal spirits and mild ecchi art instead of hentai.
Plot is nothing to write home about, this game is only worth buying if you just want to enjoy cute anime girls that look like vtuber models.
Plot is nothing to write home about, this game is only worth buying if you just want to enjoy cute anime girls that look like vtuber models.
The story is way more condensed and at least it has a clear direction but it lacks depth. Writing, music and art are still really good and make it worth reading, but feels like there's so much potential unused in this story.