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Clannad is a Japanese visual novel developed by Key and released on April 28, 2004, for Windows.While both of Key's first two previous works, Kanon and Air, had been released first as adult games and then censored for the younger market, Clannad was specifically made for all ages.
Magical Diary is a visual novel video game series that takes place at a magical school and includes romance elements. The series is developed and published by Hanako Games. [1] The first game in the series, now known as Magical Diary: Horse Hall, features a young freshman magical girl. It was released on June 19, 2011 for Windows, macOS and Linux.
Loopers is a Japanese science fiction horror visual novel developed by Key, a brand of Visual Arts.It was released on May 28, 2021 for Windows and is Key's 15th game overall. . An English version was released on Steam in June 20
Critics praised the game's story and writing, especially for its realistic depiction of teenagers and strong characterization. It was named the "best visual novel" of 2017 by PC Gamer and was nominated for the Excellence in Narrative award at the 2018 Independent Games Festival. A sequel, Butterfly Soup 2, was released in 2022.
Key's 11th game Angel Beats! 1st Beat was released in 2015. [11] Key released the kinetic novel Harmonia in 2016. [12] Key's 13th game Summer Pockets was released in 2018, [13] and an expanded version titled Summer Pockets Reflection Blue was released in 2020. [14] Three kinetic novels were released in 2021: Loopers, Planetarian: Snow Globe and ...
A few years out of high school, the game's writer Josh Kaplan sought more yuri games in the indie game space, and as a result went on to co-write Highway Blossoms. [4] Kaplan stated "In 2016, there weren't a whole lot of yuri visual novels available in English, especially on Steam." [4]
Visual novels are distinguished from other game types by their generally minimal gameplay. Typically the majority of player interaction is limited to clicking to keep the text, graphics and sound moving as if they were turning a page (many recent games offer "play" or "fast-forward" toggles that make this unnecessary), while making narrative choices along the way.
Studio Élan is an independent video game developer and publisher founded in 2017 by Josh Kaplan. [1] They specialised in yuri visual novels and are best known for their first two titles, Highway Blossoms and Heart of the Woods.