Otome Game/BL News

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Might add rules in the future if necessary but that should be it for now!

[AAO] JPN Game Releases on Switch, dates :

• 17 July Distorted Code (TAKUYO)
• 24 July Utakata no Uchronia Trail (licobits)
• 24 July Arcana Famiglia Rinato (Hunex) Multi Language EN-JP, Steam version too
• 31 July Mononoke Chigiri (Otomate)
• 7 August Yuukyuu no Tierbalde (Otomate Graffiti)
• 28 August Moshi, Kono Sekai ni Kami-sama ga Iru to Suru Naraba. (Rejet)
• 25 September 9RIP Sequel (Otomate)
• 25 September DYNAMIC CHORD ft. Liar-S (honeybee black)
• 9 October Blackish House sideA→ -Retour- (honeybee black)
• 22 January 2026 Un:Logical (Licobits)

[AAO] JPN Games Releases on Switch, unknown dates :

• Black Wolves Saga -Weiβ und Schwarz- 2026 (Rejet)
• DIABOLIK LOVERS DARK FATE & LUNATIC PARADE Grand edition 2026 (Rejet)
• Handsome Laundering -the mystic lover- 2026 (MintLip) Multi-Language EN-JP
• Matsurika no Kei Tenmei kashokuden FD 2026 (Otomate)
• Uta no Prince-sama Dolce Vita (Broccoli)
• Uta no Prince-sama Shining Live (Broccoli)
• Mix Dunk (Otomate ft. AKB48)
• Hakuouki Ibun Beleginski no Majo (Otomate)
• Olympia Soirée Catharsis FD (Otomate)
• Bunnies High School (Otomate)
• Crazy Cha!n (Otomate, same staff as Virche)
• Makai Ouji to Miwaku no Nightmare (Voltage) Multi-Language EN-JP

[AAO] ENG Game Releases :

• 17 July BUSTAFELLOWS 2 (PQube) Steam + Switch
• 24 July Arcana Famiglia Rinato (Hunex) Steam + Switch
• 18 (download ver.) and 30 (package ver.) September Utakata no Uchronia called Illusion of Itehari (Aksys) Switch
• 13 November Mistonia's Hope -The Lost Delight (Aksys) Switch
• Hakuouki SSL probably Winter? 2025 (EastAsiaSoft) Switch
• Temirana: The Lucky Princess and the Tragic Knights 2026 (Iffy) Switch
• Otome Daoshi -Fighting for Love- 2026 (Aksys) Switch
• Handsome Laundering -the mystic lover- 2026 (MintLip)
• Court of Darkness (Voltage)

Volontés (LocaGames) Kickstarter funded for the English localization, less than 24 hours remaining for the Steam port stretch goal

[AAO] Chinese Game Releases :

• 24 July Arcana Famiglia Rinato (聖靈家族 -Rinato-) (Game Source Entertainment) Switch + Steam
• 28 August Moshi, Kono Sekai ni Kami-sama ga Iru to Suru Naraba. (Huanle Baishi) Switch
• Hanaemu Kare to & bloom (花好似他 ＆ bloom) 2025 (JUSTDAN) Switch
• DIABOLIK LOVERS CHAOS LINEAGE 2025 (Huanle Baishi) Switch
• Hiiro no Kakera: Tamayori Hime Kitan ~Omoi Iro no Kioku~ (緋色的碎片 玉依姬奇譚～記憶中的顏色～ for Nintendo Switch) 2025 (Huanle Baishi) Switch, it has both HnK 1 and 3
• Fuyuzono Sacrficie (冬園的祭奠) 2025 (Huanle Baishi) Switch
• Radiant Tale ~Fanfare!~ (絢爛傳說 ～Fanfare！～) 2026 (JUSTDAN) Switch
• Honey Vibes 2026 (Game Source Entertainment)

[R18][OTOME] English Patch : Hopefully English Patch for Yoshiwara Higanbana (compatible with Steam version, restores R18 content) will be released this summer.

[AAO] English Patch : Ken ga Kimi main game Steam ver. English Patch still ongoing, they're looking for translators but there's already a lot that's been done and they keep updating regularly
See : https://x.com/kgk_sem

[AAO] New Game : AmuLit (Voltage) x Yuki Kaji (VA). New collaboration for a new game set, probably featuring Yuki Kaji's Vocaloid, Soyogi (not sure). Most probably a game set different from Project Code Neon Mafia and Project Code Kaleido Tower.
Read more here :
English : https://www-en.voltage.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/07/250701_voltage_press_en.pdf
Japanese : https://www.voltage.co.jp/2025/07/01/26067/

[AAO] Goods : Zayne / 黎深 (Li Shen) / レイ (Rei) / 이서언 (Seo-eon Lee) from LaDS (Love and Deep Space / 恋与深空 / 恋と深空 / 러브 앤 딥스페이스) Nendoroid from Good Smile coming soon.
Source : Weibo