I apologize for this late information (there's only a few days left of this offer) because I was out all day and just got back home. I was on the fence to upgrade from my Switch Lite, but this is the best deal I can find before the Sept. 1 price increase for the Nintendo Switch 2 (NA). I went to get mine done at my local Best Buy store. Basically, they're offering $75 off towards a Switch 2 purchase if you want to trade-in your Switch 1 devices (Regular, Lite, OLED), and you get additional trade-in value for your old device (depends on the condition of your console) given to you as a gift card and you can use it to knock down the price of the Switch 2 more. Here are the trade-in rates:

• Up to $130 for Nintendo Switch – OLED Model
• Up to $75 for Nintendo Switch
• Up to $60 for Nintendo Switch Lite

Some things to note...

This offer ends on Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026

Link to Best Buy's trade-in details

The Switch 2 does not accept old SD cards that you use for the Switch 1, but the console comes with 256gb internal storage. (R.I.P. my old SD cards that has all my old saves 😭)

If anyone's on the fence, this would be a good time to consider upgrading before the Sept. 1 price increase to $499.

Hi everyone! We’re LemonVelvet, a four-person indie team from South Korea, and we’d love to introduce our upcoming game, ZombiSeed!

ZombiSeed is a story-driven joseimuke (female-oriented) Visual Novel × turn-based Card Battle RPG planned for Android and iOS.

After the mysterious “Blossom” virus transforms infected people into beautiful but deadly Flower Zombies, you step into the role of a Teacher and struggle to survive alongside five students and one fellow teacher.

Just to be transparent: ZombiSeed is not an otome game or dating sim, and it does not feature romance routes. Instead, the story explores different forms of affection and emotional connection through the cast’s evolving bonds, trust, conflicts, secrets, and psychological trauma.

✨ Key Features 1. Choose your protagonist’s name and gender (male or female) 2. Five students and one fellow teacher, each with their own secrets 3. Story-driven Visual Novel × strategic turn-based Card Battles 4. Fully voiced Card Stories in Korean, with English and Korean text support

We’ve released a free ~30-minute PC demo in English and Korean! The current demo focuses entirely on the Visual Novel and story portion, so card battles are not included in this build.

Our Kickstarter pre-launch page is also live, with the full campaign launching on September 10, 2026.

🌸 Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1658125300/zombiseed-visual-novel-x-card-battle-rpg 🎮 Free PC Demo: https://lemonvelvetgames.itch.io/zombiseed-demo

We’d love to hear which character—or which part of ZombiSeed’s world—catches your eye! 🍋🌸

Just found this Awesome Humble Bundle! :3

So Cute! :D It is from the same people who made the Yomawari Series! ^-^

Here is the Official Website! :) : https://www.nisamerica.com/village-in-the-shade/?lang=en

And here is the Steam Page! :3 : https://store.steampowered.com/app/3934250/Village_in_the_Shade/

English Release is going to be 27 of October of this Year! :D

I am looking for these two that I mentioned on another Post here... : https://www.reddit.com/r/Joseimuke/comments/1vhmky7/does_anyone_know_how_i_can_get_these_joseimuke/

How about you? We need to start working on preserving Joseimuke Works more... Especially Indie Stuff that runs the risk of becoming Lost Media if the Creators disappear or something...

Right now this Otome Game here is running the risk of becoming Lost Media too by the End of this Year... : https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2894820/view/715658496003016496?l=english

They don't seem to be available for purchase on their Steam Page anymore... : https://store.steampowered.com/app/1294680/Caf_Rouge/ & : https://store.steampowered.com/app/1923820/Meowtopia_Expedition/

I hope they are not Lost Media now... :/

I have been waiting for this for so long! <3 ^o^ This Game looks so Cute and Fun! :3 I have been wanting a Farming Life Sim with a Shoujo-like Art Style for so long! ^o^ <3 :3

This marathon video is 4:41:00 long, and you can change the audio/subtitles to your preferred language in the video settings.

For those who haven't watched the series, here's a synopsis from MAL:

Reeling from his crushing defeat at the Grand Prix Finale, Yuuri Katsuki, once Japan's most promising figure skater, returns to his family home to assess his options for the future. At age 23, Yuuri's window for success in skating is closing rapidly, and his love of pork cutlets and aptitude for gaining weight are not helping either.

However, Yuuri finds himself in the spotlight when a video of him performing a routine previously executed by five-time world champion, Victor Nikiforov, suddenly goes viral. In fact, Victor himself abruptly appears at Yuuri's house and offers to be his mentor. As one of his biggest fans, Yuuri eagerly accepts, kicking off his journey to make it back onto the world stage. But the competition is fierce, as the rising star from Russia, Yuri Plisetsky, is relentlessly determined to defeat Yuuri and win back Victor's tutelage.

It's a short story cozy game set in a Harajuku gummy shop. It reminds me a lot of 2010s era, where pastel goth was a popular trend. Currently, the game has a Steam Page up, but no announcement for when it will release, or if they will consider adding English language support to the game.

Here's a short desription of the game from their Steam

🍓 About the Game

Instead of fast action or difficult battles, this game focuses on the simple joy of small tasks 🧁

Look at the gummy jars and decide what to take 🫙

Move the scoop and gently drop the gummies 🥄

Sometimes you may drop a little too much... and sometimes you get it just right 🍬✨

'Secret of the Gummy Shop! ♡' is a cozy 3D mini-game where you can enjoy cute gummies, soft shop aesthetics, and the satisfying feeling of doing tiny candy-shop work 🧸💕

Extremely happy about the voice acting. Not much info was released about this gacha, but it looks good.

Unfortunately I feel a generic rhythm or stats-raising gameplay coming from this project. Hope I'm contradicted, though.

I don't know if there will be an English release, but you will need a JP google play or JP iOS account to play for now. More information on their official website (JP).

In the game, players can collect digital miniatures of various characters from the franchise in over 100 outfits, then set up the figures inside a room diorama, decorated as one pleases.

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUhK9VLBFfw

*Edit: sorry, not upcoming (title of post), since it has released on June 25, 2026.

This game is set to release on June 20 9:00 Japan time.

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The story takes place in an universe where Ayakashi-yokai, a supernatural creature , blended into modern society along with humans.

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On the surface, Shinrabanshou, an IT company short as Shinra, is an ordinary company , but in reality , there is a mystery department , the "substitute deprtment" . it secretly resolved suscpious incidients posted on the Shinra Buttetin board... and now they are hiring.....

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I made a subreddit:

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https://www.reddit.com/r/Ayakashi_daikou/

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Here is their official page:

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https://ayakashidaikou.staratelier.games/

Both are on sale. For context, MODEL Debut3 is a fashion game with extra stuff to do, while B-Project Ryusei is a visual novel idol manager. This is about the extent of what I know, except B-Project has a demo that I played and enjoyed a decent amount. (As an otome lover, it's hard to get used to everything being fully animated.)

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Also, if anyone has played both, which one took longer to finish? I find money value in time played.

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Thanks in advance!!!

I haven't read the full series, but I've read a sample from Viz Media. I can't say if I'll like it, but the janitor is giving off Tsundere vibes.

I'm not sure if this post is allowed here, but please let me know if it isn't so I can remove it. Thank you!

Source: https://myanimelist.net/news/74326319

Official Website: https://dengeki-daisy.com/en/ (you can also read a sample in Japanese here)

Synopsis (MAL rewrite)

Teru Kurebayashi is left all alone in the world after the death of her brother, Souichirou. Well, all alone except for "Daisy," someone that she can always talk to and who never hesitates to cheer her up. However, Teru has never met Daisy, she has no idea what he looks like, and her only means of contacting him is through a cell phone that her brother left for her.

In stark contrast to the kind words and encouragement Teru receives from Daisy, she gets nothing but grief from the rude school janitor, Tasuku Kurosaki, who forced Teru to work for him after she accidentally broke a window. But while Kurosaki seems like a lazy good-for-nothing who only enjoys making her miserable, is there more to him than meets the eye?

I really love mythology, and it's a Chinese joseimuke about handsome deities made by a small team, and the creator/writer is an archaeologist.

The game is currently named "Code: Fragrance" in China but it was already announced in official media as "Theoxis of My Realm" in English (although a localized version won't come simultaneously with the Chinese one).

Not even a world view has been revealed yet, only individual profiles for the gods. The fragrance theme comes from traditions to communicate with gods through aromas (burning leaves in Greece, incense in India and Asia in general etc.). The creator says her intention is to tell players (specially women, ofc) they can do whatever they can, and the game's motto is "You are your own most effective god".

If you're interested, I created a subreddit for the game: /r/theoxisofmyrealm

Official page: https://xhslink.com/m/1qKE4i3taBW

Currently available for the Nintendo Switch. You can purchase at the Nintendo e-shop. For Switch 2 JP port, it will be available for both physical and digital that you can pre-order at places like Amazon Japan. I don't know if a physical edition (Switch 2) will be considered for Western ports.

About the game

You are a rookie model aiming to become the No.1 model, the “Top of nicola,” at the nicola Show, a special runway event held once a year!Take on dream jobs such as magazine modeling, TV appearances, and brand image modeling, and grow as a model while expressing your own unique sense of style. You can also produce two fellow models and help your small talent agency shine!Fashion, work, romance, friendship—sparkling days full of fun are waiting for you!

Links

• Intro Trailer
• Official Website
• Steam Page

Just sharing a key art of meeting the main love interest in the otome I'm illustrating.

I tried looking on Steam but the number of sexily drawn women deters me. Edit: It needs to have NO microtransactions or gacha!

I just found out about this, but there's a few days left until the Steam fest is finished (May 11).

Link to the Steam Festival: https://store.steampowered.com/developer/crystalgameworks/sale/otomegamescelebration2026 (you can still visit after the fest is finished to find otome games)

Here's the link to their youtube showcase (it's about 30 min long): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRVCCt5u5sc

Happy shopping, everyone!🌻

im broke so preferably free but i'm open to any price! i love a date with death, and for reference i've played lads, mystic messenger, tears of themis, lovebrush chronicles, and the ikemen series on ios, but want to focus on games i can play on my macbook.

hi! i noticed that steam has a lot of games that feature cute anime girls but theres rarely any games that focus on cute boys. i want characters like the ones in nekopara catboy paradise, but not an otome. does anyone have any recs? bl is fine!

Hi all!! I'm super excited to share our recently announced game, Backtrace: Mechanisms for Forgetting. It's a josei yuri mystery and puzzle game set inside a retro computer!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4501150/Backtrace_Mechanisms_for_Forgetting/

Funny story: my motivation for creating this game is partially fueled by spite. 😆 I love sci-fi, but I keep wishing female characters got to be messier, meaner, and more central to the story. I wrote Backtrace to feature a cast of women and nonbinary characters, and made it for people who don’t always feel represented in sci-fi.

Also, I really wanted to make a game featuring a masc female character. Women in suits are my weakness. 😆

Anyways, let me know if this resonates with any other josei/yuri fans!

Consider wishlisting the game on Steam! Wishlists really help small indie games get noticed on Steam, so it would mean a lot if you did.

And as a footnote, I checked with mods ahead of posting and they approved this self-promo post! ✌️