Lilja
✔️ Tested on Steam Deck, it works fine (03/04/2023). Touchscreen for main menu and choices and A button for advancing text.
I loved the cute and original art on this vn and the huge amount of endings. A bit grindy but worth the time spent since it was pretty entertaining.
I loved the cute and original art on this vn and the huge amount of endings. A bit grindy but worth the time spent since it was pretty entertaining.
2019
Despite being a bit buggy with the physics sometimes, this game was a BEAUTIFUL experience with stunning landscapes to explore, good OST and chill vibes. It truly gives that sense of melancholy and longing for something that has been lost long ago and also makes you realize the insignificance of man against the vastness of the world.
Regarding the level design, I think it's a bit flawed since sometimes the environment/narrative doesn't communicate well enough what the game expects you to do. For example, it's really easy to get lost in the last chapter, I would have loved to see more path indicators there, spent too much time running around without really knowing what I had to look for.
Regarding the level design, I think it's a bit flawed since sometimes the environment/narrative doesn't communicate well enough what the game expects you to do. For example, it's really easy to get lost in the last chapter, I would have loved to see more path indicators there, spent too much time running around without really knowing what I had to look for.
2021
✔️ Played on Steam Deck, it works fine (26/03/2023). You willl need to use the touchscreen for the point&click features and A button for advancing text
Short visual novel about philosophical stuff. I'd say it may feel a bit pretentious and it's not as original/unique as it wants us to believe but it's worth the read since it's pretty short and free. The idea is still cool and well executed.
Short visual novel about philosophical stuff. I'd say it may feel a bit pretentious and it's not as original/unique as it wants us to believe but it's worth the read since it's pretty short and free. The idea is still cool and well executed.
✔️ Played on Steam Deck, it works smoothly (26/03/2023). You willl need to use the touchscreen for the menu and choices and A button for advancing text.
What it seems to be a silly little parody of dating sim games turns into an interesting bunch of reflections and feelings thrown at your face. Nothing too new since this is not the first 4th wall breaking visual novel and also the feelings depicted are quite recurrent in this kind of games but definitely worth the read and quite relatable at some point.
What it seems to be a silly little parody of dating sim games turns into an interesting bunch of reflections and feelings thrown at your face. Nothing too new since this is not the first 4th wall breaking visual novel and also the feelings depicted are quite recurrent in this kind of games but definitely worth the read and quite relatable at some point.
2014
I was literally praying to get one of the bad endings because none of the guys deserves to be with such insufferable female main character.
2020
✔️ Tested on Steam Deck, it works smoothly (25/03/2023). The game is prepared to be played with a controller, so everything works just fine. You can either use touchscreen or joysticks.
I know I clicked on the 'recommend' button, but if I were you I'd only buy this game on sale if you're interested on it. It's a short escape room game mixed with a bit of dialogue and visual novel elements. If you have experience with puzzle games and escape room games this game won't be a challenge at all, the main reason you may get stucked is how weird the logic approach is for some of the puzzles or the amount of times you will need to double check the same items over and over after a new event happens.
Overall is an entertaining game to throw some free time at and the girl's presence help loosen the atmosphere a bit, since this kind of games tend to be more related to horror/mystery which puts a lot of people off from playing them. The art is truly beautiful and the UI design is great, I can only complain about how cluttered the inventory gets when you are far into the story and how annoying it is to find the item you need.
As a visual novel, I wouldn't recommend to buy it if you're just purely interested in the story. The plot is really simple, the characters are silly and dialogues/CGs are mainly fanservice.
I know I clicked on the 'recommend' button, but if I were you I'd only buy this game on sale if you're interested on it. It's a short escape room game mixed with a bit of dialogue and visual novel elements. If you have experience with puzzle games and escape room games this game won't be a challenge at all, the main reason you may get stucked is how weird the logic approach is for some of the puzzles or the amount of times you will need to double check the same items over and over after a new event happens.
Overall is an entertaining game to throw some free time at and the girl's presence help loosen the atmosphere a bit, since this kind of games tend to be more related to horror/mystery which puts a lot of people off from playing them. The art is truly beautiful and the UI design is great, I can only complain about how cluttered the inventory gets when you are far into the story and how annoying it is to find the item you need.
As a visual novel, I wouldn't recommend to buy it if you're just purely interested in the story. The plot is really simple, the characters are silly and dialogues/CGs are mainly fanservice.
2018
✔️ Tested on Steam Deck, it works fine (24/03/2023). You willl need to use the touchscreen for the tank building minigame and A button for advancing text.
Although this VN wasn't really an unpleasant experience, I can't bring myself to recommend it. The worldbuilding and the story have some decent base ideas, but the execution is not that good. The story is full of movie cliches and it's too predictable for my taste, you can see where everything is going waaay to early and some scenes feel kinda forced. The art is nothing to write home about but decent enough for a free indie VN I'd say.
A small detail I want to point out: not sure if I missed it at some point in the credits or starting screen, but there should be some trigger warning for disturbing images in my opinion.
Although this VN wasn't really an unpleasant experience, I can't bring myself to recommend it. The worldbuilding and the story have some decent base ideas, but the execution is not that good. The story is full of movie cliches and it's too predictable for my taste, you can see where everything is going waaay to early and some scenes feel kinda forced. The art is nothing to write home about but decent enough for a free indie VN I'd say.
A small detail I want to point out: not sure if I missed it at some point in the credits or starting screen, but there should be some trigger warning for disturbing images in my opinion.
✔️ Played on Steam Deck, it works smoothly (23/03/2023). You willl need to use the touchscreen for the menu and R2 button for advancing text.
The story didn't feel as touching and emotional as I was expecting. I liked it althought I'm a bit dissappointed since I thought there would be a wider plot development and more chapters but still found the story fullfilling enough.
The story didn't feel as touching and emotional as I was expecting. I liked it althought I'm a bit dissappointed since I thought there would be a wider plot development and more chapters but still found the story fullfilling enough.
Recommended for people that are not too used to solving pictograms since the items make the levels way easier. All levels can be solved without using any items if you want to make the experience harder for yourself.
Levels felt way too easy for someone that has quite a lot of experience with pictograms/nonograms, so if you're looking for a challenging experience, this is not your game.
Levels felt way too easy for someone that has quite a lot of experience with pictograms/nonograms, so if you're looking for a challenging experience, this is not your game.
2020
I loved every single bit of this game. Despite being such a simple story, I found myself captivated by the gorgeous pixel art, the comfy atmosphere and all those little slice of life stories the characters go through. It actually made me feel like sitting at a cozy coffee shop while enjoying a good book.
2016
✔️ Tested on Steam Deck, it seems to run just fine but sometimes will get frozen and make me have to restart the game (20/03/2023). Buttons work for menu, 'A' button for advancing text.
I'm surprised this kinetic visual novel is free, the narrative quality is really good. The story has a few layers to it so I'd just advise people to not give up in what it seems just a slice of life silly comedy (it that's not their thing) and try to keep reading until the end.
I'm surprised this kinetic visual novel is free, the narrative quality is really good. The story has a few layers to it so I'd just advise people to not give up in what it seems just a slice of life silly comedy (it that's not their thing) and try to keep reading until the end.
2021
One of the best coop games I've played so far. The level design is awesome and the mechanics for each different map are very unique. It gave me a truly beautiful experience through the whole journey.
The game itself is not extremely challenging so it can even be played with someone that's not used to playing videogames or that plays them casually.
The game itself is not extremely challenging so it can even be played with someone that's not used to playing videogames or that plays them casually.
✔️ Tested on Steam Deck, it works fine (13/03/2023). Touchscreen/touchpad for menu and choices, 'A' button for advancing text.
This is a free game and the plot development is not too bad, I would give it a chance. The story is really short nothing to write home about, a bit predictable. Characters are plain although each one of them has a clearly defined personality and strengths/weaknesses. Considering how short the story is I think the devs did a pretty decent job on writing different routes that don't feel an exact copy of each other with just a change in a few sentences.
I liked that the female MC is not your usual otome stupid protagonist, she has quite the character and can speak for herself most of the time.
This is a free game and the plot development is not too bad, I would give it a chance. The story is really short nothing to write home about, a bit predictable. Characters are plain although each one of them has a clearly defined personality and strengths/weaknesses. Considering how short the story is I think the devs did a pretty decent job on writing different routes that don't feel an exact copy of each other with just a change in a few sentences.
I liked that the female MC is not your usual otome stupid protagonist, she has quite the character and can speak for herself most of the time.
2018
✔️ Tested on Steam Deck, it works smoothly (09/03/2023). Buttons work for both menu and choices, 'A' button for advancing text and selecting choices.
Can't really find any good reasons to recommend this visual novel. The story is really plain and the routes are really rushed since there's barely any development. You just go from having a somewhat friendly relationship with the characters to suddenly them telling you they love you. This is not an unusual thing in a lot of dating sims where the plot is swallow and the characters are boring as hell, but they usually compensate it with stunning or cute art or good character design, which this visual novel also lacks.
Neither I have the formula to create the perfect visual novel nor I want to tell people how should they make their games, but I'd say all that budget/time that was invested in animating the characters' sprites and giving all of them voice acting could have been used in commissioning/creating more decent character art and the result would have felt more pleasant to read.
Can't really find any good reasons to recommend this visual novel. The story is really plain and the routes are really rushed since there's barely any development. You just go from having a somewhat friendly relationship with the characters to suddenly them telling you they love you. This is not an unusual thing in a lot of dating sims where the plot is swallow and the characters are boring as hell, but they usually compensate it with stunning or cute art or good character design, which this visual novel also lacks.
Neither I have the formula to create the perfect visual novel nor I want to tell people how should they make their games, but I'd say all that budget/time that was invested in animating the characters' sprites and giving all of them voice acting could have been used in commissioning/creating more decent character art and the result would have felt more pleasant to read.
2015
✔️ Tested on Steam Deck, it works fine (09/03/2023). Touchscreen for navigating the menu, 'A' or 'R2' button for advancing text.
This visual novel feels like a fragment of a bigger story. The plot is all around the place, in some routes the player doesn't even get enough information to figure out what's happening and it feels like everything is rushed to the point of being ridiculous. Some of the scenes that are supposed to be all dramatic and sad become kinda meme.
It's a pity because I really liked the art and the OST and also the voice acting sounds decent but I can't recommend this vn.
This visual novel feels like a fragment of a bigger story. The plot is all around the place, in some routes the player doesn't even get enough information to figure out what's happening and it feels like everything is rushed to the point of being ridiculous. Some of the scenes that are supposed to be all dramatic and sad become kinda meme.
It's a pity because I really liked the art and the OST and also the voice acting sounds decent but I can't recommend this vn.