I’ve been meaning to jot down a list of otome games with actual gameplay, i.e. not visual novels but the work and research involved turned me off. But I realize I’m never going to get started if I wait to get all the information I need, so I’ll start with what I know and update it as I go along.

Why otome games + gameplay? Because I enjoy romance games but I’m not a fan of reading-reading-reading “games.” When I pick up that handheld or controller, I want to DO something, not read a poorly-written teen novel. I figure I’m not the only one who thinks this way, so this list might come in handy for other readers. To make it onto this list, a game must:

– Be an otome game i.e. have a female protagonist and a heavy romantic element. I’m not including games where you can choose to play as a male or female protagonist either. It must be a game about dating cute guys (whatever else the premise may claim) and you must play as a girl.
– Have something for gamers to do other than read for 10 hours.
– Not be an 18+ game (I don’t play them so I don’t catalog them).
Simple, right?

Let’s get started, all the games I know. I was going to put them in alphabetical order, but maybe a Type of Gameplay order will be more helpful. I’ll update it later with consoles and release dates and all the other stuff I was waiting to find out before writing this list. All titles are in Japanese unless otherwise noted.

Turn-based/Action/Strategy RPG gameplay (game summaries on a separate page)

Akai Suna Ochiru Tsuki
Arabians Lost: The Engagement on Desert
Crimson Empire ~ Circumstances to Serve a Noble~
Goddess Princess
Harukanaru Toki no Naka de
Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 2
Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 3
Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 4
Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 5
Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 6
Harukanaru Toki no Naka de Yume no Ukihashi
Jewel Princess Ellejou/Destiny Stone [Korean]
L2 Love x Loop
Little Anchor
Neo Angelique
Princess Battles [English]
Real Rode
Sengoku Night Blood
Tensei Hakkenshi Fuumaroku
Ururun Quest Koiyuuki

Stat-raising gameplay (game summaries on a separate page)

Always Remember Me
Brother’s Conflict – Passion Pink & Brilliant Blue
Dandelion – Wishes brought to you
Glass Heart Princess
Hanasaku Manimani
Houkago Colorful*Step Undoubu & Bunkabu
Kami-sama to Koigokoro
Kimi ni Todoke ~Sodateru Omoi
Kimi ni Todoke ~Tsutaeru Kimochi
La Corda d’Oro/Kiniro no Corda
La Corda d’Oro 2/Kiniro no Corda 2
La Corda d’Oro 3/Kiniro no Corda 3
La Corda d’Oro 3/Kiniro no Corda 4
Lucky Rabbit Reflex [English]
Mermaid Prism
Miss Princess: MisPri!
Nicole [English]
Otometeki Koi Kakumei ★ Love Revo!! [has English Patch]
Prince of Stride
Ratirica
Star Project [English]
Storm Lover
Storm Lover Natsukoi!!
Storm Lover 2nd
Tokimeki Memorial Girl’s Side 1st Love [has English patch]
Tokimeki Memorial Girl’s Side: 2nd Kiss/Season [has English patch]
Tokimeki Memorial Girl’s Side: 3rd Story [has English patch]
Trouble Fortune Company★ Happy Cure
Vampire Knight DS
Wand of Fortune
Wand of Fortune 2 ~Jikuu ni Shizumu Mokushiroku~

Life simulation gameplay (game summaries on a separate page)

Albaria no Otome
Angelique
Angelique Special 2
Angelique Trois
Angelique Etoile
Arcobaleno!
Clover no Kuni no Alice
Datenshi no Amai Yuuwaku X Kaikan Phrase
Duel Love – Koisuru Otome wa Shouri no Megami
dUpLicity ~Beyond the Lies~ [English]
Elkrone no Atelier ~Dear for Otomate~
Enkeltbillet
Hanayaka nari, Waga ichizoku
Hanayaka Nari, Waga Ichizoku Kinema Mosaic
Hanayaka Nari, Waga Ichizoku Tasogare Polar Star
Hana yori Dango – Koiseyo Otome!
Heart no Kuni no Alice ～Wonderful Wonder World～[English]
Hoshizora no Comic Garden
Houkago no Love Beat
Issho ni Gohan.
Joker no Kuni no Alice
Kaiketsu! Gakuen Nandemoya
Kanuchi: Futatsu no Tsubasa
Kimagure Strawberry Cafe
Koibana Days
Koi wa Kousoku (Rule) ni Shibararenai!
Last Escort
Last Escort 2 ~Shinya no Amai Ibara~
Last Escort -Club Katze-
Love & Order [English]
Meine Liebe Yuubinaru Kioku
Meine Liebe II ~Hokori to Seigi to Ai~
Meshimase Roman Sabou
Nana – Subete wa Daimaou no Omichibiki?!
O*G*A Oni-gokko Royale
Palais de Reine
Princess Debut [English]
RE: Alistair++ [English]
Reijou Tantei ~Office Jiken~
Ren’ai Banchou! Inochi Mijikashi, Koiseyo Otome! Love is Power
Ren’ai Banchou 2: Midnight Lesson!!!
Ripple no Tamago ~apprentice magician~
Saikin Koi Shiteru?
Shin Tennis no Ouji-sama ~Go to the top~
Spirited Heart [English]
Tennis no Ouji-sama: Doubles no Ouji-sama – Girls, be Gracious! [has English patch]
Tennis no Ouji-sama ~Gakuensai no Ouji-sama~ [has English patch]
Tennis no Ouji-sama Gyutto! Dokidoki Survival Umi to Yama no Love Passion
The Flower Shop – Winter In Fairbrook [English]
Tokimeki Restaurant ☆☆☆
VitaminR
VitaminX
VitaminZ

Miscellaneous gameplay (game summaries on a separate page)

Amnesia Memories [English]
Area-X [English]
Atelier Annie: Alchemist of Sera Island [English]
Ayashi no Miya
Cute Knight Kingdom [English]
Cute Knight Deluxe [English]
Dear Girl ~Stories~ Hibiki: Hibiki Tokkun Daisakusen!
Dear My Sun!! ~Musuko Ikusei Capriccio~
Drastic Killer
Fantastic Fortune
Fantastic Fortune 2
Hana Awase
Hanayoi Romanesque
Harajuku Tantei Gakuen Steel Wood
Heileen: Sail Away [English]
Heileen 2: The Hands of Fate [English]Heileen 3 [English]
Issho ni Gohan.
Kaeru Batake de Tsukamaete Portable
KLAP!!~Kind Love and Punish
Koi Sentai Love & Peace the P.S.P.
Library Cross
Long Live the Queen [English]
Magical Diary: Horse Hall [English]
Memoirs of an Angel [English]
Ouji-sama Platonic Keikaku
Pandora ~kimi no na wa ore ga shiru~
Princess Maker [English]
Princess Maker 2 [English]
Princess Maker: Yumemiru Yousei [English]
Princess Maker 4
Princess Maker 5
Ranshima Monogatari Lair Land Story
Scared Rider Xechs

Please help me flesh out the lists by telling me if I’m missing anything, especially for English-developed games and those on the Android/iOS (both full game releases and gacha). Thanks in advance!