otome game

English

Etymology

Japanese 乙女ゲーム, literally "girl game".

Noun

otome game (plural otome games)

1. A story-based video game in which the player attempts to establish a romantic relationship between the female player character and one of several male characters.
   • 2017, Amy M. Green, Matthew Wilhelm Kapell, Storytelling in Video Games: The Art of the Digital Narrative:

     The otome games are marketed heavily toward female gamers, something generally uncommon with video game marketing. As of this writing, several game developers have invested in localizing otome games originally released only in Japan into English.

Translations

romance simulation game (usually the protagonist is a woman)

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 乙女遊戲／乙女游戏 (jyut⁶ neoi⁵ jau⁴ hei³)

  Mandarin: 少女遊戲／少女游戏 (shàonǚ yóuxì)

• Japanese: 乙女ゲーム (おとめゲーム, otome gēmu)
• Korean: 오토메 게임 (otome geim)