The Best Otome Games for Nintendo Switch

Update : Masquerade Kiss added at rank #12.
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Arcadia Fallen (2021)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows Nintendo Switch

Enter a world filled with magic and alchemy in Arcadia Fallen, a visual novel game that puts you in control of an alchemist shop assistant. The engaging storyline is full of quests and mystical encounters, with a cast of likable and well-developed characters who will keep you hooked. The gameplay is simple yet entertaining, with alchemy puzzles and combat mechanics that keep you engaged. With charming hand-drawn visuals and catchy soundtrack, Arcadia Fallen is a unique and immersive experience that you won't want to miss.

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What we like:
  • Engaging storyline with well-developed characters
  • Simple but entertaining gameplay mechanics
  • Charming hand-drawn visuals with a catchy soundtrack
  • Replayability value due to branching narrative
  • Wonderful underlying messages that convey societal relevance
What could be improved:
  • Gameplay mechanics may be too simple for some
  • The pacing of the story is rushed
  • The writing is basic
  • The visuals are outdated
  • Heavy narrative-based game may not appeal to all players

  • visual-novel
  • romance
  • otome
  • choices
  • dating-sim
  • immersive
  • comic
  • character
  • lgbtq
  • fantasy
  • story
  • demons
  • anime
  • text
  • book

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Steam Prison (2017)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows Nintendo Switch vita

Steam Prison is a romantic visual novel, set in a unique fantasy world of Heights and Depths. Follow the journey of protagonist Cyrus Tistella as she is wrongfully accused of murdering her parents and sent to live in the Depths. Experience a story full of mystery, class inequality and racism between Heights and Depths citizens, as well as beautifully drawn artwork, Japanese voice acting and music that fits the tone.

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What we like:
  • Unique fantasy setting
  • Gorgeous artwork
  • Lovely soundtrack
  • Multiple endings available
  • Easy to get good endings with an affection meter popup
What could be improved:
  • Darker content may be off-putting to some players
  • Routing to get onto certain paths can be difficult
  • Some characters can be too touchy feely with protagonist

  • otome
  • visual-novel
  • yuri
  • romance
  • romantic

3

The Crimson Flower that Divides: Lunar Coupling (2023)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch

On a continent where the number of women has drastically decreased due to an incurable disease known as "The Rot." The heroine, Naala was welcomed into the royal family and began to feel at ease in her life as Auri's bride. However, ...


  • romance
  • otome
  • visual-novel
  • choices
  • political
  • adventure

4

Animal Lover (2017)

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Evil forces have turned these five hunky beefcake time-displaced boys into animals! You've got to help cure them and maybe even fall in love! Mystery! Intrigue! Romance! No furries, despite the title! A dating sim by Wilson Taylor, Maia Gross and Travis Tohill.

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  • otome
  • visual-novel
  • dating-sim
  • romance
  • casual
  • simulation

5

How to Fool a Liar King Remastered (2022)

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The cute fantasy visual novel, "How to Fool a Liar King" returns as a remastered version. Regina, a girl who loves cats, a bit forgetful but confident in her strength, suddenly appears inside a forest in Eroolia. Juli immediately finds her, but how did she get here?


  • otome
  • choices
  • visual-novel
  • fiction
  • hand-drawn
  • anime
  • romance
  • magic
  • interactive
  • comedy
  • colourful
  • adventure
  • fantasy
  • cats
  • cute

6

Hidden Objects Collection Volume 4 (2022)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch

Search through lavishly illustrated and animated backgrounds. Play over 30 fun minigames, restoring one piece of art at a time! Enjoy the winter wonderland of Mia's hometown, Mikamaw Point! Meet Mia's family and the neighbors she grew up with as she catches up with them! Spread joy to the citizens of this lovely community as you help them through their annual Christmas donation drives!


  • 2.5d
  • tps
  • visual-novel
  • dystopian
  • hidden-object
  • otome
  • drama
  • anime
  • third-person
  • exploration
  • cute
  • detective
  • shooter
  • rpg
  • horror

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The Men of Yoshiwara: Ohgiya (2018)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch

"The Men of Yoshiwara: Ohgiya" is a romance game for women, with the famous Yoshiwara pleasure districts as the setting -- but with the roles of men and women reversed!

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  • otome
  • visual-novel
  • anime

8

Yoshiwara Higanbana (2017)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch vita

--Whether I end up after falling in love, in your arms or in a scarlet prison? It's up to you to make my vow of higanbana fall or wither-- Even if it's only for one night, I want to be held by you...


  • otome
  • dating-sim
  • word
  • fiction
  • visual-novel
  • 2d
  • interactive
  • emotional
  • drama
  • anime
  • rpg
  • romance

9

Needy Princess Nerd Club (2023)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Kaoruko joins the nerd club full of boys so that she can receive attention from them. An nerdy princess with a strong need for approval goes wild!

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  • choices
  • collectathon
  • otome
  • immersive
  • dating-sim
  • romance
  • visual-novel
  • text
  • simulation
  • cute
  • multiple-endings
  • 2d
  • story

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Bakumatsu Renka SHINSENGUMI (2021)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows

This is a romance game for women where you become the first female soldier in the Shinsengumi, fight alongside the other soldiers, and fall in love. Experience historical battles alongside the likes of Kondo, Hijikata, and Okita.

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  • otome
  • historical
  • dating-sim
  • romance
  • choices
  • visual-novel
  • anime
  • emotional
  • adventure
  • drama

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