Hakuoki Shinkai Reimeiroku (2021)

Developer: Otomate
Publisher: Idea Factory
Platforms: Nintendo Switch
Genres: Visual Novel
Where to get it: Website

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 somber, character-driven historical visual novel where you build bonds of friendship through quiet conversations and shared moments in early Shinsengumi days.

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About

This game takes place before main Hakuoki games, during early days of Shinsengumi. You play as a male character and gather not romance affection points like in the other otome games, but friend affection points with Shinsengumi members. Included in this version of the game, are all the scenarios that were added as extra content in the past ports of this game.

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This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.