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Dear Althea

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43%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
65% User Score Based on 17 reviews

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About Dear Althea

Dear Althea is a single player role playing game with romance, historical and erotic themes. It was developed by Tijerín Art Studio and was released on April 9, 2022. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Decide Althea's fate in dark Victorian London. Experience the story of an upper-class young woman whose family is falling apart along with her future and who is filled with diverse and interesting characters among whom she may find love.

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65%Audience ScoreBased on 17 reviews
story5 positive mentions
stability1 negative mentions
  • Beautiful and detailed Victorian-era visuals and animations, with a unique art style.
  • Engaging story with complex characters, exploring social-economic issues, personal conflicts, and queer/polyamorous romance options.
  • Good soundtrack that fits the historical setting, along with educational and immersive elements like interactive character introductions and period-accurate details.
  • Numerous bugs including crashes, save file corruption, repeated/skipped text, UI glitches, and problematic dialogue loading.
  • Poor English translation with frequent typos, incorrect pronouns, awkward sentence structures, and language inconsistencies that hamper immersion.
  • Some gameplay and design issues such as linear story paths despite many choices, lack of endings list, and puzzles that may feel underdeveloped or disrupt flow.

  • story

    16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    31% positive mentions, 50% neutral mentions, 19% negative mentions

    The story is a compelling and immersive narrative set in the Victorian era, exploring themes of personal conflict and socio-economic disparity, based on the 1897 book "Dear Faustina." While the plot can feel somewhat linear and pressed, the characters and setting receive praise for their depth and authenticity. Despite some minor typos, the story is regarded as engaging and the primary focus of the game rather than explicit content.

    • “An engaging story about personal conflict and socio-economic discrepancy at the end of the 19th century.”
    • “Despite some typos, the story and characters are compelling and well written to match the intended era.”
    • “The routes of the story feel immersive and a joy to read, and the updated 'hacker mode' allows you to explore other routes with greater ease.”
    • “The story is not my cup of tea.”
    • “2-the plot is very pressed - I tried so hard to steer our protagonist away from the main course only to be thrust back to it over and over again.”
    • “Sadly, I cannot give an opinion about the story because I had to ask for a refund.”

  • graphics

    7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    43% positive mentions, 14% neutral mentions, 43% negative mentions

    The game features gorgeous, well-done visuals with unique, colorful characters and a distinct Victorian setting that stands out in the genre. However, some users noted occasional lag and found the text language challenging to understand. Overall, the art style is praised as a key highlight, often considered worth the purchase despite minor issues.

    • “Pretty visuals with plenty of unique colorful characters and backgrounds.”
    • “The graphics are gorgeous, and the choice of a Victorian setting makes it miles and leagues above the typical settings seen in this genre.”
    • “British Victorian era visual novel with quality graphics and music.”
    • “The potential is there, especially with how well-done the visuals are, but the game is laggy and the text itself isn't great.”
    • “I bought it due to the art style but the linguistic part is not compensated by it, unfortunately.”
    • “Honestly the R18 content is few and far between but the pretty and unique art style was worth the price of $13 CAD.”

  • music

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The music effectively captures the British Victorian era, complementing the game's atmosphere and quality graphics. It enhances the storytelling experience, contributing to the reinterpretation of the novel "Dear Faustina."

    • “Good soundtrack capturing the spirit of the time depicted in the visual novel.”
    • “British Victorian era visual novel with quality graphics and music.”
    • “The music contributes to a reinterpretation of the novel 'Dear Faustina,' which follows the life of Althea making life-changing choices.”

  • stability

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    Users find the game’s stability has improved significantly, with fewer bugs enhancing the overall experience and making the Victorian drama more enjoyable.

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Dear Althea is a role playing game with romance, historical and erotic themes. Common tags for Dear Althea include indie, lgbtq+, 2d, female protagonist, choices matter and others.

Dear Althea is available on PC, Mac OS and Windows.

Dear Althea was released on April 9, 2022.

Dear Althea was developed by Tijerín Art Studio.

Dear Althea has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Dear Althea for its story but disliked it for its graphics.

Dear Althea is a single player game.