TAISHO x ALICE episode 2 (2020)

Developer: Primula
Publisher: pencil
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Adventure
Rating: 4.3 of 5, 701 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 6.1 hours
Where to get it: Steam

The 3D catalog: game boxes on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A darkly romantic visual novel where you guide troubled fairy-tale princes toward their happily ever after through emotional choices and psychological twists.

story richpsychological horroratmosphericchoice-drivenfully voicedromanticdark fairy talefemale protagonist

What players say

Players love the twisted romance between mentally unstable characters, calling the unhealthy relationships compelling. Highlights include a clingy controlling younger brother route and a genial but avoidant male lead with many bad endings – 14 for one, requiring guides to good end. Art and music stay strong.

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