This is the promise made by Love and Deepspace, a mobile romance game by the Chinese company Papergames.

Some think video games are all guns and cars, but romance games or “dating simulators” are immensely popular, especially among young women.

Love and Deepspace reached 50 million users across more than 170 countries and regions in January. Despite their popularity, dating sims, as they are known for short, usually fly under the radar in discussions about games.

Meanwhile, a recent major update for Love and Deepspace has furrowed some brows by introducing an unusual new feature: a period tracker.

  • there will definitely be inappropriate and offensive ads forthcoming.

    In US’ red states, there may even be “criminal” manhunts and persecutory lawsuits.

    i just hope that otome games are far enough beyond Gilead’s sphere of attention.