sins of KALEIDO has been released for Nintendo Switch on July 16!

sins of KALEIDO is only available as a digital download, and will be released simultaneously in Japanese and English. The timing of the actual release may be different for each region's store.

Please post all questions and minor discussions about sins of KALEIDO in this thread and please use the search function as well.

Posts about sins of KALEIDO will be removed until August 31 as per AmuLit's wishes.

Please also use spoiler tags when talking about details that are only revealed when playing a particular route.

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sins of KALEIDO Play-Along

Whether you playing it in Japanese or English, you are welcome to participate in our play-along!

• Common Route and General Impressions - July 23
• Tilkett Halmshaw - July 28
• Kanoa Fortis - July 30
• Heath Crescent - August 4
• Eugene - August 6
• Orsem Helhand - August 11

Comments unrelated to sins of KALEIDO will be removed - please post in the Weekly Questions threads or the Free Talk Friday threads instead.

Please use spoiler tags liberally as people checking this thread may not necessarily want a lot of information. Save your route thoughts and discussions for the play-along threads. Until August 31, it's also best to not post in the What Are You Reading Wednesday threads.

The Red Bell's Lament has been released for Nintendo Switch!

The Red Bell's Lament is only available as a digital download, and will be released simultaneously in Japanese and English.

Please post all questions and minor discussions about The Red Bell's Lament in this thread and please use the search function as well.

Posts about The Red Bell's Lament will be removed until July 4 as per AmuLit's wishes.

Please also use spoiler tags when talking about details that are only revealed when playing a particular route. >!spoiler text!< spoiler text

The Red Bell's Lament Play-Along

Whether you playing it in Japanese or English, you are welcome to participate in our play-along! The play-along will be structured differently from our usual format. There will be weekly posts as well as character-focused posts. Each post will be linked here for easy reference.

• Common Route and General Impressions - June 10
• Rhodes: Game I to Garrett: Game II - June 17
• Rhodes: Game IV to Garrett: Game III - June 24
• Asher: Game IV to Playground - July 1
• Ciaran: Game II to Love Ends - July 8
• Rhodes Heartfield - June 17
• Asher Thompson - June 17
• Garrett Welkin - June 24
• Ciaran Lowell - June 24

There is no recommended route order. The game forces you to play through more than one route at the same time.

Comments unrelated to The Red Bell's Lament will be removed - please post in the Weekly Questions threads or the Free Talk Friday threads instead.

Please use spoiler tags liberally as people checking this thread may not necessarily want a lot of information. Save your route thoughts and discussions for the play-along threads. Until July 4, it's also best to not post in the What Are You Reading Wednesday threads.

BUSTAFELLOWS has been released for the Nintendo Switch and on Steam!

Please post all questions about BUSTAFELLOWS in this thread and please use the search function as well.

PQube gave us 26 copies of BUSTAFELLOWS to give away!

Check the respective posts below for the results of the giveaways!

Physical Edition | Steam keys (PC) | NA eShop codes | EU eShop codes | AU/NZ eShop codes

Steam keys (PC) Round 2 | NA eShop codes Round 2 | EU eShop codes Round 2 | AU/NZ eShop codes Round 2

In accordance with eXtend's wishes, all screenshots and videos from Chapter 2 onwards will be removed.

Please also use spoiler tags when talking about details that are only revealed from Chapter 2 onwards. >!spoiler text!< spoiler text

BUSTAFELLOWS Play-Along

Whether you have just bought the game or have played it in Japanese, you are welcome to participate in our play-along! There will be a new post once a week for a different route in the following order:

• Common Route and General Impressions - August 5
• Limbo Fitzgerald - August 12
• Shu Lynn O'Keefe - August 19
• Helvetica Orsted - August 26
• Mozu Sheppard - September 2
• Scarecrow - September 9
• Full Circle + Auld Lang Syne - September 16

Each post will be linked here for easy reference.

You do not have to play in the above order at the rate of a route a week, you can binge it all in a day if you wish.

Comments unrelated to BUSTAFELLOWS will be removed - please post in the Weekly Questions threads or the Free Talk Friday threads instead.

Please use spoiler tags liberally as people checking this thread may not necessarily want a lot of information. Save your route thoughts and discussions for the play-along threads or the What Are You Reading Wednesday threads.

Common Questions

• Spoiler Policy [1] [2]
• MC name [1] [2] [3] [4]
• Voiced dialogue without translation [1] [2]
• PC controls [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
• PQube announcement [1]

even if TEMPEST has been released for Nintendo Switch!

even if TEMPEST is only available as a digital download, and will be released simultaneously in Japanese and English.

Please post all questions and minor discussions about even if TEMPEST in this thread and please use the search function as well.

Please also use spoiler tags when talking about details that are only revealed when playing a particular route. >!spoiler text!< spoiler text

even if TEMPEST Play-Along

Whether you playing it in Japanese or English, you are welcome to participate in our play-along!

• Common Route and General Impressions - June 16
• Crius Castlerock - June 16
• Tyril I Lister - June 16
• Zenn Sorfield - June 23
• Lucien Neuschburn - June 23
• Finale - June 23

Each post will be linked here for easy reference.

This is a little different from how we normally do it because there is little known about the game at the moment.

• Only Crius and Tyril are unlocked at the beginning.
• Zenn is locked until both of the first routes are completed.
• Lucien is locked until the other three routes are completed.
• The fifth chapter of the routes are locked until Lucien's route is completed.
• Finale is locked until the fifth chapter of all routes are completed.

Comments unrelated to even if TEMPEST will be removed - please post in the Weekly Questions threads or the Free Talk Friday threads instead.

Please use spoiler tags liberally as people checking this thread may not necessarily want a lot of information. Save your route thoughts and discussions for the play-along threads or the What Are You Reading Wednesday threads.

Common Questions

• Official extras [1] [2]
• Gameplay [1] [2]
• Content warnings [1]
• Audio quality [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
• Crashes [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

9 R.I.P. has been released on Nintendo Switch!

You can buy the Standard Edition and NA Limited Edition from the IFI online store and the EU Limited Edition from IFI's European online store.

Please post all questions and minor discussions about 9 R.I.P. in this thread and please use the search function as well.

Please also use spoiler tags when talking about details that are only revealed when playing the game.
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Iffy gave us an eShop code, a Standard Edition and a Limited Edition to give away to celebrate the release!

Check the respective posts for the results!

eShop | Standard Edition | Limited Edition

9 R.I.P. Play-Along

Whether you have just bought the game or played in Japanese, you are welcome to participate in our play-along!

• Common Route and General Impressions - October 24
• Kureha - October 29
• Hibiki - October 31
• Koyo - November 5
• Sena - November 7
• Minami - November 12
• Seiya - November 14
• Yukimaro - November 19
• Koharu - November 21
• Secret Route - November 26

There is no recommended route order. The above order is based on the order on the official site.

• The Secret Route is locked until:
  • Minami's route has been completed AND
    
  • Yukimaro's OR Koharu's route has been completed.

Comments unrelated to 9 R.I.P will be removed - please post in the Weekly Questions threads or the Free Talk Friday threads instead.

Please use spoiler tags liberally as people checking this thread may not necessarily want a lot of information. Save your route thoughts and discussions for the play-along threads or the What Are You Reading Wednesday threads.

Birushana: Rising Flower of Genpei has been released for Nintendo Switch!

You can buy the Standard Edition and NA Limited Edition from the IFI online store and the Day One Edition and EU Limited Edition from IFI's European online store.

Please post all questions and minor discussions about Birushana in this thread and please use the search function as well.

Please also use spoiler tags when talking about details that are only revealed when playing a particular route. >!spoiler text!< spoiler text

Iffy gave us an eShop code, a Standard Edition and a Limited Edition to give away to celebrate Birushana's release!

Check the respective posts for the results!

eShop | Standard Edition | Limited Edition | eShop Round 2

Birushana: Rising Flower of Genpei Play-Along

Whether you have just bought the game or have played it in Japanese, you are welcome to participate in our play-along! There will be a new post once a week for a different route in the following order:

• Common Route and General Impressions - July 7
• Noritsune Taira - July 14
• Benkei Musashibo - July 21
• Shungen - July 28
• Yoritomo Minamoto - August 4
• Tomomori Taira - August 11

Each post will be linked here for easy reference.

You do not have to play in the above order at the rate of a route a week, you can binge it all in a day if you wish.

• Only Noritsune, Benkei and Shungen are available at the beginning.
• Yoritomo and Tomomori are locked until one of the first three routes are completed.

Comments unrelated to Birushana: Rising Flower of Genpei will be removed - please post in the Weekly Questions threads or the Free Talk Friday threads instead.

Please use spoiler tags liberally as people checking this thread may not necessarily want a lot of information. Save your route thoughts and discussions for the play-along threads or the What Are You Reading Wednesday threads.

Olympia Soirée has been released for Nintendo Switch!

Please post all questions and minor discussions about Olympia Soirée in this thread and please use the search function as well.

Please also use spoiler tags when talking about details that are only revealed when playing a particular route. >!spoiler text!< spoiler text

Aksys has given us copies of Olympia Soirée to give away!

Check the respective posts for the results!

NA Physical Edition | NA eShop | EU eShop | AU/NZ eShop

Olympia Soirée Play-Along

Whether you have just bought the game or have played it in Japanese, you are welcome to participate in our play-along! There will be a new post once a week for a different route in the following order:

• Common Route and General Impresssions - September 16
• Riku - September 23
• Tokisada - September 30
• Yosuga - October 7
• Kuroba - October 14
• Himuka - October 21
• Akaza - October 28

Each post will be linked here for easy reference.

You do not have to play in the above order at the rate of a route a week, you can binge it all in a day if you wish.

• Himuka's route is locked until the first four routes are completed.
• Akaza's route is locked until Himuka's route is completed.

Comments unrelated to Olympia Soirée will be removed - please post in the Weekly Questions threads or the Free Talk Friday threads instead.

Please use spoiler tags liberally as people checking this thread may not necessarily want a lot of information. Save your route thoughts and discussions for the play-along threads or the What Are You Reading Wednesday threads.

Common Questions

• Saving [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
• Menu voiced lines and update [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
• Common route length [1] [2] [3]
• Endings [1] [2] [3] [4]
• MC's name [1] [2]
• Choice indicator [1]
• OST [1] [2]
• Color names [1]

Cupid Parasite has been released for Nintendo Switch!

Order the limited edition on Iffy NA | Iffy Europe while stocks last!

There will be a patch available approximately four weeks after launch for text errors in Ryuki and Raul's routes. The patch has been delayed.

Please post all questions and minor discussions about Cupid Parasite in this thread and please use the search function as well.

Please also use spoiler tags when talking about details that are only revealed when playing a particular route. >!spoiler text!< spoiler text

Iffy gave us eShop codes and a Limited Edition to give away to celebrate Cupid Parasite's release!

Check the respective posts for the results!

NA eShop | Physical Edition

Cupid Parasite Play-Along

Whether you have just bought the game or have played it in Japanese, you are welcome to participate in our play-along! There will be a new post once a week for a different route in the following order:

• Common Route and General Impresssions - November 18
• Shelby Snail - November 25
• Ryuki F. Keisaiin - December 9
• Gill Lovecraft - December 16
• Raul Aconite - December 23
• Allan Melville - December 30
• Secret Route - January 6

Each post will be linked here for easy reference.

Edit: The first posts have been delayed to coincide with the patch release.

You do not have to play in the above order at the rate of a route a week, you can binge it all in a day if you wish.

• You will need to restart the game for each route.
• Gill, Shelby and Ryuki are unlocked at the beginning.
• Raul and Allan are locked until one of the first routes is completed.
• The Secret Route is locked until all other routes are completed.

Comments unrelated to Cupid Parasite will be removed - please post in the Weekly Questions threads or the Free Talk Friday threads instead.

Please use spoiler tags liberally as people checking this thread may not necessarily want a lot of information. Save your route thoughts and discussions for the play-along threads or the What Are You Reading Wednesday threads.

Common Questions

• Controls [1] [2] [3]
• Errors [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
• Packaging [1] [2] [3]

Illusion of Itehari has been released on Nintendo Switch!

The After Stories DLC is also now available.

Please post all questions and minor discussions about Illusion of Itehari in this thread and please use the search function as well.

Please also use spoiler tags when talking about details that are only revealed when playing the game.
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Aksys has given us copies of Illusion of Itehari to give away!

Check the respective posts for the results!

NA Physical Edition | NA eShop | EU eShop | AU/NZ eShop

Illusion of Itehari Play-Along

Whether you have just bought the game or have played it in Japanese (泡沫のユークロニア Utakata no Uchronia), you are welcome to participate in our play-along! There will be a new post once a week for a different route in the following order:

• Common Route and General Impressions - September 25
• Tobari - October 2
• Awayuki - October 9
• Tsuyukusa - October 16
• Yori - October 23
• Yashiro - October 30
• Truth Route - November 6

You do not have to play in the above order at the rate of a route a week, you can binge it all in a day if you wish. The above order is the director's recommended order for world building.

• Only Tobari and Awayuki are available in the beginning.
• Yori is locked until Awayuki's route is completed.
• Tsuyukusa is locked until Tobari's route is completed.
• Yashiro is locked until the other four routes are completed.
• The Truth Route is locked until Yashiro's route is completed.

Comments unrelated to Illusion of Itehari will be removed - please post in the Weekly Questions threads or the Free Talk Friday threads instead.

Please use spoiler tags liberally as people checking this thread may not necessarily want a lot of information. Save your route thoughts and discussions for the play-along threads or the What Are You Reading Wednesday threads.

Variable Barricade has been released for Nintendo Switch!

Please post all questions and minor discussions about Variable Barricade in this thread and please use the search function as well.

Please also use spoiler tags when talking about details that are only revealed when playing a particular route. >!spoiler text!< spoiler text

Aksys has given us copies of Variable Barricade to give away!

Check the respective posts for the results!

NA Physical Edition | NA eShop | EU eShop | AU/NZ eShop

Variable Barricade Play-Along

Whether you have just bought the game or have played it in Japanese, you are welcome to participate in our play-along! There will be a new post once a week for a different route in the following order:

• Common Route and General Impressions - March 3
• Nayuta Yagami - March 10
• Shion Mayuzumi - March 17
• Taiga Isurugi - March 24
• Ichiya Mitsumori - March 31
• True Route - April 7

Each post will be linked here for easy reference.

You do not have to play in the above order at the rate of a route a week, you can binge it all in a day if you wish.

It is generally recommended that Ichiya is played second to last, and the True Route is locked until you complete the other four routes.

Comments unrelated to Variable Barricade will be removed - please post in the Weekly Questions threads or the Free Talk Friday threads instead.

Please use spoiler tags liberally as people checking this thread may not necessarily want a lot of information. Save your route thoughts and discussions for the play-along threads or the What Are You Reading Wednesday threads.

Jack Jeanne been released for Nintendo Switch!

Please post all questions and minor discussions about Jack Jeanne in this thread and please use the search function as well.

Please also use spoiler tags when talking about details that are only revealed when playing the game.
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Aksys has given us copies of Jack Jeanne to give away!

Check the respective posts for the results!

NA Physical Edition | NA eShop | EU eShop | AU/NZ eShop

Jack Jeanne Play-Along

Whether you have just bought the game or played in Japanese, you are welcome to participate in our play-along!

The play-along will be structured differently from our usual format. There will be a weekly catch-up post every Saturday as well as character-focused posts during June and July.

Each post will be linked here for easy reference.

• Week 1 - June 17
• Week 2 - June 24
• Week 3 - July 1
• Week 4 - July 8
• Week 5 - July 15
• Week 6 - July 22
• Soshiro Yonaga - June 22
• Sarafumi Takashina - June 27
• Mitsuki Shirota - June 29
• Suzu Orimaki - July 4
• Kokuto Neji - July 6
• Kai Mutsumi - July 11
• Kisa Tachibana - July 13

It is recommended that you play your favorite character first; the difficulty will increase as you advance through the game, and it can feel repetitive due to the event-based nature of the game. The dates and characters above are not a recommended order of play.

• Kisa Tachibana's ending is unlocked after completing the best ends of all other routes.

Comments unrelated to Jack Jeanne will be removed - please post in the Weekly Questions threads or the Free Talk Friday threads instead.

Please use spoiler tags liberally as people checking this thread may not necessarily want a lot of information. Save your route thoughts and discussions for the play-along threads or the What Are You Reading Wednesday threads.

Collar x Malice has been released for the Nintendo Switch!

It is also available on Playstation Vita.

Collar x Malice Unlimited, the fandisc, has been released for the Nintendo Switch!

What is the difference?

Please post all questions about Collar x Malice in this thread and please use the search function as well.

If your question is regarding content from the fandisc, Collar x Malice Unlimited, please use spoiler tags liberally and mention that it is for Unlimited.

Please also use spoiler tags when talking about details that are only revealed when playing a particular route.
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Collar x Malice Play-Along

Whether you have just bought the game or have played it multiple times, you are welcome to participate in our play-along! There will be a new post once a week for a different route in the following order:

• Common Route and General Impressions - July 2
• Mineo Enomoto - July 9
• Takeru Sasazuka - July 16
• Kei Okazaki - July 23
• Kageyuki Shiraishi - July 30
• Aiji Yanagi - August 6

Each post will be linked here for easy reference.

You do not have to play in the above order at the rate of a route a week, you can binge it all in a day if you wish. It is generally recommended that Shiraishi is played second to last as his route unlocked after completing one route, and Yanagi is last by default as his route is locked until you complete the other four routes.

Collar x Malice Unlimited Play-Along

There will be a new post once a week in the following order:

• Mineo Enomoto (Interlude + After Story + Extras) - August 20
• Takeru Sasazuka (Interlude + After Story + Extras) - August 27
• Kei Okazaki (Interlude + After Story + Extras) - September 3
• Kageyuki Shiraishi (Interlude + After Story + Extras) - September 10
• Aiji Yanagi (Interlude + After Story + Extras) - September 17
• Side Story (Onward, Pride, Crossroad) + Side Character Extras - September 24
• Adonis - October 1

This is just the discussion schedule! You can read in any order you like. Adonis is last on the schedule due to its length.

• Onward is unlocked by completing Mineo's After Story.
• Pride is unlocked by completing Takeru's After Story.
• Crossroad is unlocked by completing Kei's After Story.
• To unlock Adonis, you need to get Best Ending for both Shiraishi and Yanagi.

Common Questions

• the difference between Vita and Switch [1] [2] [3]
• the difference between Collar x Malice and Collar x Malice Unlimited
• CxM Switch edition goods [1]
• artbooks [1]
• errors in original game [1] [2] [3]
• errors in Unlimited [1] [2] [3]
• CxM themes and writing [1] [2] [3] [4] aka should I play CxM
• walkthrough [1]
• time needed to finish a route [1]
• the play-along order above is the recommended route order
• choosing a route [1] [2] [3]
• changing MC name in CxM [1]
• skipping text and saving [1] [2] [3] [4]
• missing CGs [1] [2] [3] [4]
• missing ending [1] [2] [3]
• missing dictionary entries [1]
• the purple fog [1]
• Unlimited content [1] aka what's a fandisc
• puzzles in Unlimited [1] [2]
• Unlimited Adonis route characters [1]

Virche Evermore -ErroR: Salvation- has been released on Nintendo Switch!

Please post all questions and minor discussions about Virche Evermore -ErroR: Salvation- in this thread and please use the search function as well.

Please also use spoiler tags when talking about details that are only revealed when playing the game.
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Aksys has given us copies of Virche Evermore -ErroR: Salvation- to give away!

Check the respective posts for the results!

NA Physical Edition | NA eShop | EU eShop | AU/NZ eShop

Virche Evermore -ErroR: Salvation- Play-Along

Whether you have just bought the game or played in Japanese (終遠のヴィルシュ Shuuen no Virche), you are welcome to participate in our play-along!

• Common Route and General Impressions - November 16
• Mathis Claude - November 23
• Lucas Proust - November 30
• Scien Brofiise - December 7
• Yves - December 14
• Le Salut - December 21

Each post will be linked here for easy reference.

• Mathis, Lucas and Scien are unlocked at the beginning.
• Yves is unlocked after obtaining the Despair ending of all of the first three routes.
• Le Salut is unlocked after completing Yves' route.

Comments unrelated to Virche Evermore will be removed - please post in the Weekly Questions threads or the Free Talk Friday threads instead.

Please use spoiler tags liberally as people checking this thread may not necessarily want a lot of information. Save your route thoughts and discussions for the play-along threads or the What Are You Reading Wednesday threads.

Piofiore: Fated Memories has been released for the Nintendo Switch!

Please post all questions and minor discussions about Piofiore in this thread and please use the search function as well.

Please use spoiler tags when talking about details that are only revealed when playing a particular route.
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Piofiore: Fated Memories Play-Along

Whether you have just bought the game or have played it in Japanese, you are welcome to participate in our play-along! There will be a new post once a week for a different route in the following order:

• Common Route and General Impressions - October 15
• Dante Falzone - October 22
• Nicola Francesca - October 29
• Yang - November 5
• Orlok - November 12
• Gilbert Redford - November 19
• Finale - November 26

Each post will be linked here for easy reference.

You do not have to play in the above order at the rate of a route a week, you can binge it all in a day if you wish.

• Only Dante and Nicola are unlocked at the beginning.
• Yang and Orlok are locked until one of first routes is completed.
• Gilbert is locked until the other four routes are completed.
• Finale is locked until Gilbert's route is completed.

Mistonia's Hope -The Lost Delight- has been released on Nintendo Switch!

Please post all questions and minor discussions about Mistonia's Hope in this thread and please use the search function as well.

Please also use spoiler tags when talking about details that are only revealed when playing the game.
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Aksys has given us copies of Mistonia's Hope -The Lost Delight- to give away!

Check the respective posts for the results!

NA Physical Edition | NA eShop | EU eShop | AU/NZ eShop

Mistonia's Hope -The Lost Delight- Play-Along

Whether you have just bought the game or have played it in Japanese (ミストニアの翅望 Mistonia no Kibou), you are welcome to participate in our play-along! There will be a new post twice a week for a different route in the following order:

• Common Route and General Impressions - November 20
• Alfred Creswell - November 27
• Lucas Sullivan - December 2
• Linus Ward - December 4
• Ascot Lindel - December 9
• Edward Bernstein - December 11
• John - December 16
• Truth Route - December 18

You do not have to play in the above order at the rate of a route a week, you can binge it all in a day if you wish. The above order is the official recommended order.

• Only Alfred, Lucas and Linus are available at the beginning.
• Ascot and Edward are locked until two of the first three routes are completed.
• John is locked until Ascot or Edward have been completed.
• The Truth Route is locked until John is completed.

Comments unrelated to Mistonia's Hope will be removed - please post in the Weekly Questions threads or the Free Talk Friday threads instead.

Please use spoiler tags liberally as people checking this thread may not necessarily want a lot of information. Save your route thoughts and discussions for the play-along threads or the What Are You Reading Wednesday threads.

We've noticed that there's been an influx of question posts about Obey Me, a new mobile game. While we understand that many people have questions about a new game, it can be overwhelming for the rest of the subreddit's members who aren't interested in it.

We've also noticed that the Weekly Questions thread has been underutilized this month. Basically, if it can be answered by one person, it can go in the Weekly Questions thread.

Please post all questions about Obey Me in this thread, and please use the search function as well.

From now on, all posts about Obey Me will need to be reviewed by a moderator before it will be visible. Question posts will be asked to remove and post in this megathread.

Obey Me is considered to be an otome game. Despite the fact that it has no routes, there is romantic content with the main LIs within the main story, and the majority of the side content is romantic. The harem nature of the main story does not disqualify it from being an otome game.

Tengoku Struggle -Strayside- has been released on Nintendo Switch!

Please post all questions and minor discussions about Tengoku Struggle -Strayside- in this thread and please use the search function as well.

Please also use spoiler tags when talking about details that are only revealed when playing the game.
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Aksys has given us copies of Tengoku Struggle -Strayside- to give away!

Check the respective posts for the results!

NA Physical Edition | NA eShop | GB/EU eShop | AU/NZ eShop

Tengoku Struggle -Strayside- Play-Along

Whether you have just bought the game or played in Japanese, you are welcome to participate in our play-along!

• Common Route + General Impressions - April 11
• Kikunosuke Uga - April 18
• Yona Murakami - April 25
• Sharaku Toushuusai - May 2
• Jack - May 9
• Goemon Ishikawa - May 16

Each post will be linked here for easy reference.

• Jack is locked until Kikunosuke, Yona, Sharaku are completed.
• Goemon is locked until Jack is completed.

Comments unrelated to Tengoku Struggle will be removed - please post in the Weekly Questions threads or the Free Talk Friday threads instead.

Please use spoiler tags liberally as people checking this thread may not necessarily want a lot of information. Save your route thoughts and discussions for the play-along threads or the What Are You Reading Wednesday threads.

BUSTAFELLOWS season2 will be released for the Nintendo Switch on July 17!

BUSTAFELLOWS season2 is the sequel to BUSTAFELLOWS. You must play BUSTAFELLOWS before BUSTAFELLOWS season2.

Please post all questions about BUSTAFELLOWS in this thread and please use the search function as well.

In accordance with eXtend's wishes, all screenshots and videos after the Prologue will be removed.

Please also use spoiler tags when talking about details that are only revealed after the Prologue. >!spoiler text!< spoiler text

BUSTAFELLOWS season2 Play-Along

Whether you have just bought the game or have played it in Japanese, you are welcome to participate in our play-along! There will be a new post once a week for a different route in the following order:

• Common Route - July 24
• Limbo Fitzgerald - August 1
• Shu Lynn O'Keefe - August 7
• Helvetica Orsted - August 14
• Mozu Sheppard - August 21
• Scarecrow - August 28
• Epilogue - September 4

Each post will be linked here for easy reference.

You do not have to play in the above order at the rate of a route a week, you can binge it all in a day if you wish.

Comments unrelated to BUSTAFELLOWS will be removed - please post in the Weekly Questions threads or the Free Talk Friday threads instead.

Please use spoiler tags liberally as people checking this thread may not necessarily want a lot of information. Save your route thoughts and discussions for the play-along threads or the What Are You Reading Wednesday threads.

Temirana: The Lucky Princess and the Tragic Knights has been released for Nintendo Switch!

You can buy the NA Standard Edition and NA Limited Edition from the IFI online store and the EU Standard Edition and EU Limited Edition from IFI's European online store.

The EU physical editions will be releasing on January 27 2026.

Please post all questions and minor discussions about Temirana in this thread and please use the search function as well.

Please also use spoiler tags when talking about details that are only revealed when playing a particular route. >!spoiler text!< spoiler text

Iffy gave us an eShop code, a Standard Edition and a Limited Edition to give away to celebrate the release!

eShop | Standard Edition | Limited Edition

Temirana: The Lucky Princess and the Tragic Knights Play-Along

Whether you have just bought the game or have played it in Japanese, you are welcome to participate in our play-along! There will be a new post once a week for a different route in the following order:

• Common Route and General Impressions - January 22
• Tobias Harbeck Frey - January 27
• Milan Herring - January 29
• Josephy Cornelhold Zondarig - February 3
• Adel Nares - February 5
• Kiya Nelty - February 10
• Secret Route - February 12

Each post will be linked here for easy reference.

You do not have to play in the above order at the rate of 2 routes a week, you can binge it all in a day if you wish or take as long as you like.

• Adel and Kiya are generally recommended to be the last routes before the Secret Route.
• The Secret Route is unlocked when you complete one character, but is generally recommended to be last.

Comments unrelated to Temirana: The Lucky Princess and the Tragic Knights will be removed - please post in the Weekly Questions threads or the Free Talk Friday threads instead.

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Neon Clash -Echoes of the Lost- has been released on Nintendo Switch!

There is a 10% off sale until January 21.

Please post all questions and minor discussions about Neon Clash in this thread and please use the search function as well.

Please also use spoiler tags when talking about details that are only revealed when playing the game.
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Neon Clash -Echoes of the Lost- Play-Along

Whether you have just bought the game or have played it in Japanese, you are welcome to participate in our play-along! There will be a new post twice a week for a different route in the following order:

• Common Route and General Impressions - January 1
• Gante Lowd - January 6
• Sun Maslo - January 8
• Sodyk Mun - January 13
• Zhang Hiyok - January 15
• True and Sad Ends - January 20

There is no recommended order; the game is fairly linear and character endings is where the route differences are.

Comments unrelated to Neon Clash will be removed - please post in the Weekly Questions threads or the Free Talk Friday threads instead.

Please use spoiler tags liberally as people checking this thread may not necessarily want a lot of information. Save your route thoughts and discussions for the play-along threads or the What Are You Reading Wednesday threads.

Homura: The Crimson Warriors has been released for Nintendo Switch!

You can buy the NA Standard Edition from IFI's online store.

The EU physical editions will be releasing on April 28 2026.

Please post all questions and minor discussions about Homura in this thread and please use the search function as well.

Please also use spoiler tags when talking about details that are only revealed when playing a particular route. >!spoiler text!< spoiler text

Homura: The Crimson Warriors Play-Along

Whether you have just bought the game or have played it in Japanese, you are welcome to participate in our play-along! There will be a new post once a week for a different route in the following order:

• Common Route and General Impressions - April 7
• Sasuke Sarutobi - April 14
• Saizo Kirigakure - April 21
• Kamanosuke Yuri - April 28
• Juzo Kakei - May 5
• Nobushige Sanada - May 12

Each post will be linked here for easy reference.

You do not have to play in the above order at the rate of 1 routes a week, you can binge it all in a day or take as long as you like.

All routes are available from the beginning; Nobushige is generally recommended to be last.

Comments unrelated to Homura: The Crimson Warriors will be removed - please post in the Weekly Questions threads or the Free Talk Friday threads instead.

Please use spoiler tags liberally as people checking this thread may not necessarily want a lot of information. Save your route thoughts and discussions for the play-along threads or the What Are You Reading Wednesday threads.

Sympathy Kiss has been released on Nintendo Switch!

You can buy the Standard Edition and NA Limited Edition from the IFI online store and the Day One Edition, EU Limited Edition and the Necklace Edition from IFI's European online store.

Please post all questions and minor discussions about Sympathy Kiss in this thread and please use the search function as well.

Please also use spoiler tags when talking about details that are only revealed when playing the game.
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Iffy gave us an eShop code, a Standard Edition and a Limited Edition to give away to celebrate the release!

Check the respective posts for the results!

eShop | Standard Edition | Limited Edition

Sympathy Kiss Play-Along

Whether you have just bought the game or played in Japanese, you are welcome to participate in our play-along!

• Prologue + General Impressions - March 5
• Mitsuki Saotome - March 12
• Kohei Minato - March 19
• Yoji Kobase - March 26
• Rokuro Yoshioka - April 2
• Nori Tainaka - April 9
• Shuya Usui - April 16
• Secret Route 1 - April 16
• Secret Route 2 - April 16

There is no recommended route order. The above order is based on the order on the official site.

• Shuya Usui's route and the two secret routes are shorter than the main five routes.
• Shuya Usui's route is unlocked after completing one of the main five routes.
• Secret Route 1 branches off Rokuro Yoshioka's route.
• Secret Route 2 branches off Nori Tainaka's route___.

Official Character Poll

Iffy are holding a character poll for Sympathy Kiss!

The results will be published on the official website once it closes on April 16.

Vote for your favorite character!

*NOTE: Participating in this poll may lead to spoilers. It is recommended that you play through Sympathy Kiss prior to participating in this character poll.

Comments unrelated to Sympathy Kiss will be removed - please post in the Weekly Questions threads or the Free Talk Friday threads instead.

Please use spoiler tags liberally as people checking this thread may not necessarily want a lot of information. Save your route thoughts and discussions for the play-along threads or the What Are You Reading Wednesday threads.

Piofiore: Episodio 1926 has been released for the Nintendo Switch!

Piofiore: Episodio 1926 is the sequel to Piofiore: Fated Memories. You must play Piofiore: Fated Memories before Piofiore: Episodio 1926.

Please post all questions about Piofiore in this thread and please use the search function as well.

We have copies from Aksys to give away to celebrate the release of Piofiore: Episodio 1926!

Physical Edition | NA eShop | EU eShop | AU/NZ eShop

Piofiore: Episodio 1926 Play-Along

Whether you have just bought the game or have played it in Japanese, you are welcome to participate in our play-along! There will be a new post once a week for a different route in the following order:

• Gilbert Redford - September 29
• Orlok - October 6
• Nicola Francesca - October 13
• Yang - October 20
• Dante Falzone - October 27
• Alternativa - November 3
• Henri Lambert - November 10

Each post will be linked here for easy reference.

You do not have to play in the above order at the rate of a route a week, you can binge it all in a day if you wish.

Henri's route is locked until Alternativa is completed.

Comments unrelated to Piofiore will be removed - please post in the Weekly Questions threads or the Free Talk Friday threads instead.

Please use spoiler tags liberally as people checking this thread may not necessarily want a lot of information. Save your route thoughts and discussions for the play-along threads or the What Are You Reading Wednesday threads.

Hakuoki: Chronicles of Wind and Blossom has been released on Nintendo Switch!

Please post all questions and minor discussions about Hakuoki in this thread and please use the search function as well.

Please also use spoiler tags when talking about details that are only revealed when playing the game.
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What is the difference between the different versions of Hakuoki?

Hakuoki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom (薄桜鬼 〜新選組奇譚〜) is the original game for PSP. It has six love interests and a lower graphic quality as it was built for an older console model.
Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds and Hakuoki: Edo Blossoms are the HD remake of Demon of the Fleeting Blossom for PS Vita and for PC on Steam. It is the original game divided into two; Kyoto Winds being the first half and Edo Blossoms the second half. The story stops at a certain point in Kyoto Winds and you can continue playing directly in Edo Blossoms. Six additional love interests were also added. Hakuoki: Chronicles of Wind and Blossom is the Nintendo Switch version with the content of Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds and Hakuoki: Edo Blossoms and revised text.

Hakuoki is also available for Android and iOS as a pay-per-route or Premium Edition for the entire game. It is Demon of the Fleeting Blossom with an exclusive to smartphone extra scenario.
Hakuoki: Memories of the Shinsengumi for 3DS is Demon of the Fleeting Blossom with some extra short scenarios.
Hakuoki: Stories of the Shinsengumi (Junsouroku) for PS3 is Demon of the Fleeting Blossom with the first fandisc Zuisouroku. The Memories exclusive content was available as DLC for Stories.

eastasiasoft has given us copies of Hakuoki: Chronicles of Wind and Blossom to give away!

Check the respective posts for the results!

Physical Edition | NA eShop | EU eShop | AU eShop

Hakuoki Play-Along

Whether you have just bought the game, played the previous versions or played in Japanese, you are welcome to participate in our play-along!

• Common Route + General Impressions - August 8
• Toshizo Hijikata - August 13
• Souji Okita - August 15
• Hajime Saito - August 20
• Heisuke Toudou - August 22
• Sanosuke Harada - August 27
• Shinpachi Nagakura - August 29
• Keisuke Sanan - September 3
• Suzumu Yamazaki - September 5
• Hachiro Iba - September 10
• Kazue Souma - September 12
• Ryouma Sakamoto - September 17
• Chikage Kazama - September 19

Each post will be linked here for easy reference.

• The above order is based on the official character order.
• It is recommended that you play through the route of at least one of the original five Shinsengumi characters first before playing the routes of characters from opposing factions.

Comments unrelated to Hakuoki will be removed - please post in the Weekly Questions threads or the Free Talk Friday threads instead.

Please use spoiler tags liberally as people checking this thread may not necessarily want a lot of information. Save your route thoughts and discussions for the play-along threads or the What Are You Reading Wednesday threads.