1. InZOI
• Release Date: Late 2024
• Platform: PC
• Details: A life simulation game where players control Zois, engaging in daily activities, customization, and open-world exploration.
2. Virche Evermore: -EpiC: lycoris-
• Release Date: November 7, 2024
• Platform: Nintendo Switch
• Details: An otome visual novel exploring tales of despair and salvation on the island of Arpéchéle.
3. Celestia: Chain of Fate
• Release Date: TBA 2024
• Platform: Nintendo Switch, PC
• Details: A romance-fantasy visual novel involving demons, angels, and multiple romanceable characters.
4. Genso Manege
• Release Date: TBA 2024
• Platform: Nintendo Switch, PC
• Details: A magical otome game set in a fantasy world, focusing on romance and adventure.
5. Project Code: Kaleido Tower
• Release Date: TBA 2024
• Platform: Nintendo Switch
• Details: A visual novel with youths navigating an endless dream tower, featuring deep emotional themes.
6. Project Code: Neon Mafia
• Release Date: TBA 2024
• Platform: Nintendo Switch
• Details: A story-driven game about young mafia members fighting corruption in a neon-lit city.
7. 9 R.I.P.
• Release Date: TBA 2024
• Platform: Nintendo Switch
• Details: An otome visual novel involving characters dealing with life’s challenges and supernatural elements.
8. Meiji Tokyo Renka: Full Moon
• Release Date: October 3, 2024
• Platform: Nintendo Switch, PC
• Details: An otome visual novel set in Meiji-era Japan with historical and supernatural elements.
9. Battlefield Waltz
• Release Date: 2025
• Platform: Nintendo Switch
• Details: An otome game combining romance and strategy.
10. Despera Drops
• Release Date: Spring 2025
• Platform: Nintendo Switch
• Details: An otome visual novel featuring a protagonist navigating mysteries and supernatural events.
11. Utakata no Uchronia
• Release Date: 2025
• Platform: Nintendo Switch
• Details: An otome visual novel with rich illustrations and immersive storylines.
12. BUSTAFELLOWS Season 2
• Release Date: 2025
• Platform: Nintendo Switch, PC
• Details: A sequel to the otome mystery visual novel, continuing the adventures and romances.
13. Mistonia no Kibou: The Lost Delight
• Release Date: 2025
• Platform: Nintendo Switch
• Details: An otome visual novel about a protagonist seeking revenge while uncovering truths and choosing their path.
14. Our Life on Water
• Release Date: 2024
• Platform: PC
• Details: A life simulation RPG set in a fictional country inspired by the Mekong River, featuring spiritual elements and community-building.
15. Trade Tales
Release Date: 2025
Platform: PC (and potentially other platforms as development progresses)
Details: “Trade Tales” is a modern-life farming simulation fused with entrepreneurial adventures. Players cultivate land, open shops, establish brands, master advertising, and delve into the secrets of trade. This game blends cozy farming simulation elements with the excitement of running various businesses, including restaurants, clothing stores, bakeries, and more. It features a virtual smartphone, social media influence mechanics, and deep customization options for characters and businesses.
16. Infinity Nikki
Release Date: Q1 2025
Platform: PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, iOS, Android
Details: “Infinity Nikki” is the fifth installment in the beloved Nikki series developed by Papergames. This cross-platform, open-world dress-up adventure game combines the series’ core dress-up mechanics with extensive open-world exploration, platforming, puzzle-solving, and many other gameplay elements. Players join Nikki and her companion Momo as they travel across the fantastical world of Miraland, collecting stunning outfits and utilizing their unique abilities to overcome various challenges. The game offers a relaxing experience with beautiful scenery, dynamic weather, and life simulation elements such as fishing and bug-catching
17. Princess Maker 2 Regeneration
Release Date: July 10, 2024 (Steam, Switch), August 8, 2024 (PS4, PS5)
Platform: PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5
Details: “Princess Maker 2 Regeneration” is an enhanced port of the classic child-rearing simulation game, celebrating its 30th anniversary. Players experience being the father to a daughter granted to them by the stars, raising her from age ten to eighteen. The game features newly redrawn high-resolution graphics, an added opening movie, and several quality-of-life improvements. The game allows for a variety of endings based on how you raise your daughter, offering deep replayability
18. Pokémon Legends: Z-A
Release Date: 2025
Platform: Nintendo Switch
Details: “Pokémon Legends: Z-A” is an upcoming entry in the Pokémon series, set in the bustling Lumiose City. The game focuses on an urban redevelopment plan that integrates the lives of people and Pokémon, promising an exciting new adventure filled with exploration and discovery. Players can look forward to a unique blend of traditional Pokémon gameplay with new mechanics tailored for this urban setting.
19. Honey Vibes
Release Date: 2025
Platform: Nintendo Switch
Details: “Honey Vibes” is an otome visual novel set in a tropical paradise where therianthropes (beast-humans) and humans coexist. The protagonist finds herself entangled in a passionate and adventurous love story involving three different factions. The game promises a mix of romance, drama, and vibrant characters, providing an emotionally engaging experience for players.
20. 7’scarlet
• Release Date: 2024
• Platform: Nintendo Switch
• Details: An otome romance visual novel with a mystery and incidents theme.
21. Natsuzora no Monologue: Another Memory
• Release Date: 2024
• Platform: Nintendo Switch
• Details: A summer-themed time loop visual novel exploring dreams and memories.
22. Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time
Release Date: October 10, 2024
Platform: Nintendo Switch
Details: “Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time” is a new life simulation game from Level-5 that combines elements of adventure, crafting, and time-traveling. In this game, players can explore a vast open world, build and manage their own towns, and engage in various activities such as fishing, farming, and crafting. The game features a rich story with emotional depth, focusing on the protagonist’s journey to save her town by traveling through different time periods.
23. Heaven Burns Red
Release Date: The English version of “Heaven Burns Red” is scheduled to be released by Yostar in 2025.
Platform: iOS, Android, and PC.
Game Description: “Heaven Burns Red” is a free-to-play, story-driven RPG co-developed by Wright Flyer Studios and Key, with the story written by Jun Maeda. The game follows the protagonist, Ruka Kayamori, and a special squadron of girls endowed with Seraphim, the ultimate weapon developed to fight against mysterious life-forms known as the Phage, which have pushed humanity to the brink of extinction. The game is known for its intricate narrative, emotional depth, and visually stunning graphics.
24. DUSK INDEX: GION
• Release Date: 2024
• Platform: Nintendo Switch, PC
• Details: A psycho-suspense visual novel co-written by Cherrymochi and Bushiroad.
25. Akuyaku Reijou wa Ringoku no Outaishi ni Dekiai Sareru
• Release Date: Spring 2024
• Platform: Nintendo Switch
• Details: An otome visual novel where the player is reincarnated as the villainess Tiararose, navigating a romantic storyline with the neighboring country’s prince.
26. Project Code: Vampire Hunter
Release Date: 2025
Platform: Nintendo Switch
Details: A dark fantasy visual novel where solitary vampire hunters gather to fight for the world’s fate, blending human and demon world narratives.
27. Temirana: The Lucky Princess and the Tragic Knights
Release Date: 2025
Platform: Nintendo Switch
Details: A fantasy otome visual novel where players navigate political and romantic challenges as a princess.
28. Steam Prison -Beyond the Steam-
Release Date: November 28, 2024
Platform: Nintendo Switch
Details: A fan disc continuation of the Steam Prison series, expanding on the story with new characters and adventures.
29. Hanaemu Kare to & bloom (Him, the Smile & Bloom)
Release Date: August 8, 2024
Platform: Nintendo Switch
Details: Based on the hit Drama CD series, this otome game features four love stories connected by flowers.
30. Lost Hellden
Release Date: 2025
Platform: PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch
Details: “Lost Hellden” is an upcoming hand-painted JRPG from Artisan Studios. The game features stunning visuals, a strategic action battle system, and a deep, mature story centered around a society bound by the Seven Deadly Sins. Players will control eight highly customizable characters as they navigate a world where every inhabitant must fight against their urges or risk becoming mindless beasts. The game’s story promises emotional depth and intricate character development, crafted by veterans from the “Final Fantasy” and “Tactics Ogre” series.
