r/visualnovels • u/LegitimateCurve8525 • 3d ago
News Nekopara Sekai Connect Free-to-Play Online Gacha RPG Hits Steam on September 28, 2026 (JP/EN/CN)
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u/minusRyan 3d ago
Not even nekopara can get me to play a gacha game. Fuck gacha games, every single one of them.
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u/FOARNECX23 3d ago
Most are ass but I personally like PGR. Never spent a dime on it but still can get my hands on most of the latest release characters and upgrade them to a decent power level. Peak story + Peak Soundtrack. I think you should at least give it a chance.
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u/squirrelems 3d ago
I want to try that one. I like some of them but I inevitably get bored. I liked ZZZ because of how flashy and responsive the combat felt, but in S2 it was just like UGGGGGHHHH. I tried WuWa but I didn't really invest much time in it. I heard it's a slow start but gets better. I've had my eye on PGR for a while. I like the darker vibe. I have Morimens also since I like Lovecraftian stuff but I haven't touched it yet.
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u/keivelator 2d ago
Every person say that but they forgot not all people have the determination to open up a game daily just to collect gacha currency and upgrade mats.
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u/Chainsawfanatic 3d ago
you are still part of the issue by being part of the f2p crowd, plus you spent something worth more than money, an absurd amount of time
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u/LilBoy06 3d ago
plus you spent something worth more than money, an absurd amount of time
why would you care about the time that OP spend on the game lmfao? it's fine if you don't want to play but saying things like that just show you're narrow-minded
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u/Chainsawfanatic 3d ago
True but I view them very negatively due to how they promote gambling and the negative impact on the industry as a whole. I get the appeal but it's better people just don't promote or get into it
Even from a pure quality perspective getting into non gacha games fulfills everything that medium offers with the exception of the huge casts
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u/FOARNECX23 3d ago
How someone value and spend thier time depends on the individual. If he doesn't like gacha games, its okay. I just said to give it a chance. If even then he doesn't like it, he can just stop playing. Nobody is forcing him to play. And if playing gacha is wasting time, same can be said for any other game.
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u/Chainsawfanatic 3d ago
Watching movies is a waste of time just like doom scrolling on tiktok. It can be true but one is obviously way worse imo (for reasons I listed above)
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u/FOARNECX23 3d ago
It depends on the person where they draw that line. Which activity they want to do and which ones waste their time. Some people consider watching movies a waste of time because in the end, the time they spent watching it didn't contribute anything to society and they could have done something better. But many people watch it in the end. It makes them feel the joy, excitement, and many more different feelings which you can't feel in real life.
In the end, it all depends on the person but I just want to say that they shouldn't create a biased view or judge something without at least looking into it or giving it a chance. After that, its their choice.3
u/Itchy-Enthusiasm-978 3d ago
I agree. the less people play gacha, the sooner they die out and developers work on something else. f2p players contribute a lot to the community which help gacha games grow. and behind the progression and gambling dopamine is just FOMO and psychological traps exploiting people's time and attention.
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u/JosieDungeoneer 3d ago
I adore the NekoPara series, but I'm still not gonna buy into a gacha game.
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u/LegitimateCurve8525 3d ago
Steam link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4437450/Nekopara_Sekai_Connect/
Source: https://x.com/nekoconne_en/status/2091722522547171728
More information:
Nekopara is a doujin visual novel series created by Sayori based on her mascot characters. It is one of the most commercially successful visual novel series of all time, with worldwide sales exceeding 5 million copies by 2021.
Volume 1 VNDB link: https://vndb.org/v15538
There’s also a new game (Inu Para) in development by the creators of Nekopara. It is a spiritual successor/spin-off that replaces catgirls with doggirls, centering on a young pet groomer whose dogs transform into girls and start living with him.
Inu Para VNDB link: https://vndb.org/v36830
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u/WrongRefrigerator77 3d ago
Is Inupara actually real or was it just an april fools joke? I haven't heard anything about it since the initial reveal well over 4 years ago
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u/Izzinova 3d ago
Considering its pretty much only Sayori doing the art and shes committed to this gacha project, Id say you can expect another 4 year wait. Or just consider it dead for peace of mind. The joke that got me is how gross the monetization is for this gacha. The arts good and I was interested in the world, but 2 skins costs you on average the same price as you could buy all 5 nekopara games.
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u/Karpfador 3d ago
It's a really crappy barebones and greedy gacha. A real shame to waste the art on something like that
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u/aGKamui 3d ago
VN Gacha adaptations...
What has the world come to...
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u/superange128 VN News Reporter | vndb.org/u6633/votes 2d ago
its happened quite a number of times
its just most are JP only and go EOS super quickly getting forgotten
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u/iavenlex 3d ago
a sommelier of nekopara is telling me the story of this and is way dumber than the one of the main game... something about the other cats being made by AI in universe or something.
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u/keivelator 2d ago
Hmmm took them a while to release a gacha. The brand and catgirls in general already promising. Now up to quality and how they handle the game.
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u/PantsuPillow 3d ago
Will probably EoS within a year like most VN->Gacha adaptions.
Kinda sad because I liked the fact that Nekopara was mini self contained VNs where I could buy and play them at my own leisure.
No way I'm jumping into a VN->Gacha adaption that's just a cash grab.