one for the dudes. the guys. games that seem to target an older male audience. they can certainly be just as violent as any other game, but depictions are more gritty or realistic than they are in more juvenile games, or games aimed at teens. psychological problems and trauma are more acutely explored. humor may be a bit edgier than expected. character drama is much more of a focus than beat-to-beat action and the characters in question tend to be older and less idealized. this isn't to say that seinen stuff isn't corny - it's just less chuuni, maybe.

this isn't to say only adult men like these games, just that something about them was clearly considered for the game in question. it can really be anything from the avant-garde to the lowbrow. bizarro sexual politics are often an aspect here too. they do, i think, need to have some sort of manga-esque narrative or storytelling style. kind of vaguely defined but otherwise nothing really separates it from just any other game. there's certainly a level of camp involved at times when the grittiness and cool factor and dialed up to their extremes. they're manly games, and as such can be exaggerated in unexpected or queer ways

this is inspired by ludzu's josei-core list and hopefully he accepts it as a companion of sorts!

https://www.backloggd.com/u/ludzu/list/josei-core/