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Mayonesa posted...

I didn't even know steam had that many visual novels.

As somebody that likes Zero Escape and Phoenix Wright but would not touch anything with dating sim or fanservice stuff, is this worth looking into?

very much so, yes.
root double is the one that should immediately stand out considering it's produced and directed by one of the main guys who wrote Ever17. you know his co-author better: he later on did Zero Escape.

world end economica is the same writer as spice and wolf, pretty safe and pretty great. since it's the complete version you get all three episodes. between this and root double, they got two strong games in $12 that, if you were considering just beating the average, is worth it.


the fault games are safe. part 2 is in the 2nd tier, part 1 is the first one.
narcissu is safe and it's the 10th anniversary remake with the season pass. that's a great one right there.

highway blossoms is a yuri game with an official 18+ patch that's free.
ame no marginal is fine but not as good as narcissu (same writer) so that's why it's in the $1 tier.
first time hearing of sound of drop but seems like it's a horror VN. no nudity but has gore.
memory's dogma is another one i'm hearing about for the first time and seems to be the more generic one on the list.

chiru chiru is weird here because they're spinoffs from Grisaia. but i mean, if you don't have 'em and played the first game, go for it i guess.
japanese school life is the most "why?" of them all.

sunrider liberation basically is part of the sunrider series, of which the first game is free so you can see if you like it. SRPG, mixes up dating sims with a game. been really looking at getting this for a while now so pretty happy that it's here. fanservice is plenty in there. steam version is all ages but there's a free 18+ patch.


if you don't want fanservice, basically avoid nekopara and anything with an 18+ patch. what's leftover is still pretty well worth it - root double, world end economica complete, narcissu, fault 1 and 2, and sound of drop. honestly, even sunrider's in that "worth playing" camp because there's an actual game in there. but again, you can try the free game a bit to see if you like what you're getting. you should play it first anyway. the $1 tier kinda gets your feet wet into it a bit, one of the faults, ame no marginal, a nekopara, and karakara. the BTA tier adds some really good ones and the $12 blows out the $9 one.
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