DIYGamer: Katawa Shoujo is a very unusual game. Notable enough that it’s a romantic visual novel developed by a western studio. Even stranger is the setting – a boy with a heart condition seeking romance in a special needs high-school. More unusual still is that the demo version was translated to Japanese, and earned no shortage of fans when it and associated art materials were sold at key comic markets around Japan. But the strangest thing of all? It started out as a joke. A tongue-in-cheek sketch done by a Japanese artist, detailing a range of disabled dating sim characters led a team to assemble from 4Chan – first to mock it… then to try to turn it into a full-length game. And now? It’s just a few weeks away from release.
Over 12 years after its original release, dating sim visual novel Katawa Shoujo is going to be available via both Steam and Itch.io for PCs.
KeenGamer: "We have the best visual novels to suggest to you, but we do recognize that many gamers don’t consider visual novels as games. Sluggishly leafing through dialogues, from time to time making choices. Additionally, many don’t like the anime style of the genre. Maybe we can change your mind."
Most games today are safe to play with colleagues and family, however, some games still have that “nope, I don’t want my mom to see me playing this”-feel to them. Christian has played most of this genre, and has made a list of his top 10 NSFW games.
“Most of the game is safe to play with family, but you can be unlucky and have your parents walk in on the scene that features dildo’s and the characters’ parents having sex.”
I think you mean kids walking in on dad fapping. Pretty sure the age group of South Park fans makes it the parents playing the game. Maybe I was supposed to quit gaming when I had kids though...
