Why are otome games so popular?

[Cardia31]

Why do you think otome games are so popular, even though they're just text-based games?

 

[purplebeetle]

They're not popular lmao it's a niche inside of a niche. Unless you're talking about popular Chinese games which have a lot of capital backing them up so success is guaranteed...

 

[fasdfsda5235]

Agreed. Popular games are shooters or soul likes for example.

Otome are extremely niche and I'm pretty sure none of my friends have ever played a VN before.

On top of that, not everybody likes to read. VN are basically long novels.

 

[rorudesu]

...yeah, highly doubt that.
Indeed there was a golden age (imo) but these days it feels like only the major publishers are able to survive.

As a fan, for a long time, I struggled to find any active forum to talk about otome. That's why I was genuinely impressed by how the AS admins and moderators managed to revive this place through all their time & efforts. It felt like watching water return to a totally dried-up field.
And finding out that there are actually so many people who still love otomes has made me genuinely happy. ( ´ᵕ`* )‪‪♡