High School Otome

About

Sabrina is your average teenager. However she has a troubled relationship with her grandmother, who is her only family guardian after her parents died in a car accident. Things only get worse when Sabrina hears the devastating news that her Grandmother has cancer.

Genres & Tags

Free to Play

Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

44%

Audience ScoreBased on 43 reviews

humor7 positive mentions

music2 negative mentions

The game is a nice, simple way to pass the time and offers several routes to explore.
Some players found the story emotionally touching and relatable, particularly in its portrayal of family dynamics.
For a free game, it provides a decent amount of content and character consistency throughout the routes.

The writing is often criticized as amateurish, with stiff dialogue and a lack of character development.
Many players found the gameplay repetitive, with significant overlap in dialogue across different character routes.
The game suffers from technical issues, such as slow loading times and an ineffective skip function, which detracts from the overall experience.

story
19 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
16%
68%
16%
The story has received mixed reviews, with many users criticizing its lack of depth, poor pacing, and simplistic, cliché themes reminiscent of low-quality Wattpad narratives. While some appreciate the game's free access and find it enjoyable for its lightheartedness, others feel that the storytelling is disjointed and fails to develop characters effectively, leading to a frustrating experience. Overall, the narrative is seen as lacking coherence and originality, making it a hit or miss depending on the player's expectations.
- “For being a free game, it had a lot of depth to its story.”
- “Each storyline has at most 4 choices that you can make, but each one takes around 3 hours to complete.”
- “Honestly, this story is easily worth the 5-10 dollars I've paid for other visual novels of less quality.”
- “The story of teenage angst painted with the moral of 'OMG study hard or you'll fail' is very stupid.”
- “Absolutely atrocious storytelling, pacing is all over the place, and we never get a feel for the characters.”
- “The story makes absolutely no sense.”
humor
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
88%
38%
The humor in the game receives mixed to negative feedback, with many players finding it unfunny and frustrating rather than amusing. While some appreciate moments of cuteness and occasional hilarity in the soundtrack, the overall consensus is that the dialogue and character movements detract from the experience, leading to a perception of the game as boring and poorly executed.
- “It's funny, cute, makes me want to rip my hair out from the dialogue, but overall fun (:”
- “I saw the bad reviews on this game and thought that it would be funny to play.”
- “The music is as annoying as the main character, and the movement of the characters on screen is so stiff and hilariously bad.”
- “It's just an unfunny, poorly executed game.”
- “The humor falls flat and feels forced throughout.”
- “I expected laughs, but instead, I got cringes.”
emotional
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The emotional aspect of the game is highlighted as both touching and well-written, with comparisons to renowned titles in the genre. However, some characters exhibit toxic and emotionally abusive traits, which may impact the overall emotional experience for players.
- “Emotionally touching.”
- “Very well and emotionally well written, even in comparison to the 'great names' of otome on Steam like Amnesia, which I also love.”
music
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The music in the game receives mixed reviews; while the soundtrack is considered decent and occasionally humorous, many players find it annoying, particularly in conjunction with the stiff character movements. Overall, the music's quality is overshadowed by frustrations with the game's system.
- “The music is as annoying as the main character, and the movement of the characters on screen is so stiff and hilariously bad.”
- “While the soundtrack is decent and at times hilarious, the main complaint is about the system.”
gameplay
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The gameplay has been criticized for being subpar, with users expressing frustration over its pacing and lack of engagement, despite the appealing graphics and attractive characters.
- “The purpose of these keys is not to make people wait during gameplay, nor should it be for the story loading.”
- “The graphics are pretty and the characters are attractive, but the gameplay is lacking.”
character development
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
300%
Character development in the game is generally viewed as lacking depth, with some players feeling that despite appealing character designs, the overall development does not justify the investment of time.
- “It's not worth your time, even if the character design appeals to you.”
- “The character development feels shallow and lacks depth.”
- “I was disappointed by how little the characters evolved throughout the game.”
graphics
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The graphics are visually appealing, featuring attractive characters, but they are overshadowed by disappointing gameplay.
- “The graphics are pretty and the characters are attractive, but the gameplay sucks.”