Game director Keiko Erikawa and her team ushered in a new age of gaming, by creating games that catered to a demographic that was (and to an extent still is) largely ignored by the greater gaming community. The very first otome game was Koei’s Angelique series developed by Ruby Party for the SNES in 1994, breaking into the then very much male dominated industry, to deliver a gaming experience that would appeal to women. Think of them as ‘choose your own adventure’ romance games. While romance is the main draw of otome games, that is just one aspect of the gameplay and at their core, otome games are better known for their immersive stories.
Sometimes shortened to ‘otoge’, these games share a lot of similarities with reverse harem media, in which a single female protagonist can date/romance a group of super mega foxy hot men, known as bishounen. Should we start with a definition? Otome games (乙女ゲーム), literally translated to ‘Maiden Games’, are a subgenre of narrative-based games that are primarily made for and by women. Let us assume you know absolutely nothing about otome games.
Hey there! It’s your girl Naja B., OTAQUEST’s resident otome fangirl, and today I am bringing you a quick (but not dirty) guide to the bishie-filled world of otome games! So, if you’ve been curious about the genre or you’re a newbie looking to make sense of it all, this is the guide for you! What Are Otome Games?
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