Renai game
3]]A ren'ai game (恋愛ゲーム) is a Japanese adventure video game focusing on romantic interactions with anime girls. It is a subgenre of bishōjo games;s. "Ren'ai" is a Japanese word meaning "romance".
Some but not all ren'ai games contain erotic content. Bishōjo games;s containing hardcore pornography are generally called H games rather than ren'ai games. The terms dating sim and visual novel are often used as synonyms for "ren'ai game" in English, but strictly speaking they are narrower subgenres. The terms love sim or love adventure game are more accurate translations of "ren'ai game" for casual use in English. See bishōjo game; for a detailed discussion of terminology.
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Dōkyūsei; established the basic conventions for ren'ai games in 1992.
In a typical ren'ai game, the player controls a male avatar surrounded
by female characters. The gameplay involves conversing with a selection
of artificial intelligence-controlled girls, attempting to increase
their internal "love meter" through correct choices of dialogue. The
game lasts for a fixed period of game time, such as 1 month or 3 years.
When the game ends, the player either loses the game if he failed to
properly win over any of the girls, or "finishes" one of the girls,
either by having sex with her or achieving eternal love.
There are many
variations on this theme: high-school romances are the most common, but
a ren'ai game may also take place in a fantasy setting and involve such
challenges as defending your girl from monsters. Ren'ai games, as their
name suggests, generally strive for a romantic atmosphere.
The following are a few especially popular or influential ren'ai games.
There are thousands of ren'ai games in existence, but the games on this list were successful enough for an anime series to be based on them.
Characteristics
Famous ren'ai games
See also