The Flower Shop: Winter in Fairbrook (Farming Sim/Otome Game)

Summary: Natalie has barely survived her first semester in college, and all she wants is a break. However, her parents insist that she start acting like a responsible adult and get a job during her school’s winter break.

In no time at all, Natalie’s roommate sets her up with a job, and she’s shipped off to the town of Fairbrook for a mundane job in a flower shop. What’s a poor, tired student to do?

Website:http://winterwolves.com/winterinfairbrook.htm

The Flower Shop: Summer in Fairbrook (Farming Sim/Bishoujo Game)

Summary: Steve’s life has just taken a downward turn. His grades from his first semester in college are dismal, his relationship with his girlfriend is rocky at best, and now his dad is shipping him off to some farm for the summer so that he can “build character.”

What’s a poor, lazy, college kid to do?

Take control of Steve as he spends a summer in Fairbrook, working on the farm, making new friends, and maintaining old relationships.

Website:http://winterwolves.com/theflowershop.htm

The Royal Trap (Commercial Otome Game)

Genre:Renaissance/Intrigue

Summary: Madeleine Valois is a prince’s companion. Her job is to guide and advise him, to make him look good so that he can land a royal bride. It is her responsibility to keep him out of trouble - not to let him walk blindly into a political minefield, not to let him get arrested for a crime he didn’t commit, and definitelynot to let him fall in love with her.

Unfortunately, events are not going according to plan…

Website:http://www.hanakogames.com/royaltrap.shtml

Matches & Matrimony (English Dating Sim/Otome)

Summary:The narrative of the game comes from the combination of 3 popular books by Jane Austen: Persuasion, Sense and Sensibility, and Pride and Prejudice. The choices that you make allow you to create your own unique storyline inside the world created from Miss Austen’s works. As you play, you will pick out your daily routine to improve your in-game characteristics, such as Wit and Sensibility, and then select your own path through the intersecting stories. Will you choose to pursue Mr. Bingley, whose good nature quickly endears him to your sister, Colonel Brandon, the heartbroken bachelor, or perhaps Mr. Darcy, the famous protagonist from Pride and Prejudice? In all there are 6 suitors to pursue and 9 endings to discover.

Website:http://www.matchesandmatrimony.com/

Sweet Fuse

Press Release:

Aksys Games is pleased to announce a new visual novel adventure title, Sweet Fuse: At Your Side, a heart-felt blend of bomb-defusing action and death-defying romance for the PlayStation®Portable. Developed by the Idea Factory Otomate Studio, Sweet Fuse: At Your Side is the newest addition to a growing catalog of adventure titles published by Aksys Games. Featuring an eccentric cast, engaging puzzle mechanics, and numerous unique story segments, Sweet Fuse: At Your Side is your ticket to a wild and explosive adventure.

Story Summary

Saki Inafune, niece to legendary game developer Keiji Inafune, can’t wait to visit her uncle’s new theme park. She’s been invited to the opening day ceremonies, and is looking forward to a day of fun and excitement when suddenly Count Hogstein—a villain as corpulent and cliché as he is evil—blows up the Ferris wheel, takes the park management hostage, and declares the beginning of a deadly series of games.

Desperate to save her uncle, Saki volunteers to be one of the participants in Hogstein’s games, and finds herself thrust into the midst of excitement very different from what she’d expected when she woke up that morning. She’ll need all of her cunning, determination, and exceptional insight to get herself and her fellow participants—all available bachelors—out alive and maybe, with a little luck, find love along the way.

Sweet Fuse: At Your Side Features

-Vast, Diverging Story – 14 different endings and a host of unexpected twists and turns allow for over 30 hours of compelling gameplay.

-Stylish Art – Sweet Fuse: At Your Side is an experience that is stylish and easy on the eyes, with complex, eye-catching character designs.

-Disarm Perilous Puzzles – Reach an epiphany and solve dangerous puzzles; the fate of you and your companions depends on your insight.

-Unique Characters and Interactions – Blow your fuse or stay completely cool, the choice is yours when dealing with this crazy cast of characters.

Planetarian-Dream of Little Star

Summary:“Don’t split heaven in two …”

It is thirty years since a world war put an end to space development.
Most of the human race is dead and incessant rain falls on the surface of the Earth.  The Junk Hunter earns his living from scavenging precious supplies from abandoned cities.  The Junk Hunter infiltrates a Sealed City, reputed to be the most dangerous places on Earth.

In the center of the city, he discovers a pre-war Planetarium. Here he is greeted by the companion robot, Yumemi Hoshino.  She sincerely believes that he is her first customer in thirty years.  She invites him on a “voyage to the stars,” but the Planetarium projector malfunctions.  After a succession of disjointed conversations, the Junk Hunter grudgingly agrees to fix it.

Available on iPhone and iPad.

Website:https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id474121500?mt=8

Heileen 3: New Horizons (Commercial Dating Sim)

Summary:

Heileen 3 continues the story from the end of the second game and takes place in the Caribbean islands. Traveling side by side with Morgan the pirate, Heileen will search for her missing friends, hoping to reunite with all of them.

But that’s only the beginning, because the story continues! You’ll have a fixed amount of in-game time to unlock a romance or a profession ending! Do you have what it takes to make it?

The game plays like a raising/dating sim, in which you can learn several different skills and unlock advanced activities. The Virtues/Sins system of the second game is present as well, making every decision you take in the game shape Heileen’s personality.

Website:http://www.winterwolves.com/heileen3.htm

Dandelion - Wishes Brought to You (Commercial Otome)

Summary:You play the story of 21 year old Hee-jung, a student who leaves home to study in far-away city of Busan. In many ways she is a typical schoolgirl; she is a timid introverted girl who is very sensitive to what others say. However, she is also afflicted by haunting childhood memories, and an an unrelinquished desire to succeed in life and surpass others. One day, something that will change her busy lonely life happens. She comes home to find that a basket of three rabbits and two cats has mysteriously been left in her bedroom. Soon, she will find out these are no ordinary animals … They are in fact much more than that.

Why have these unusual animals been left to Hee-jung? What was the purpose behind this? Find the answer by playing through this roller-coaster of emotions, full of surprises, deceit, and romantic adventures.

Website:http://dl.cheritz.com/en/home

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East Tower

Release Dates (Online demo, iPhone)
Japanese and English: July 25th, 2012

“Sakuya Morita always thought that her situation would have been better if she was born a man. One day, she is given the chance to try the new attraction at the Dream World virtual theme park, called the East Tower. Dream World is a virtual world where your inner wish can come true. Inside, Sakuya manages to transform into a man like she had wished. She also finds the other participants have changed their appearance as well, but an incident has also occurred which has trapped everyone inside the virtual world.

What actually happened? Will they be able to return back to reality?
Everything is not as simple as it seems.”

East Tower has been released for the iPhone by roseVeRte! The game is fully voice acted. Play the demo online for free here, or buy it here for the iPhone. Currently, only Akio’s story is available.

Loren the Amazon Princess (RPG/Visual Novel)

Summary: Queen Karen has disappeared! Join the Amazon Princess Loren in her journey to find what happened to her mother.

Play as Saren or Elenor, fight monsters, discover new places, find romance and defeat the evil Frost!

Website:http://www.winterwolves.com/lorenamazonprincess.htm