LoverPretend
LovePretend is an otome visual novel for Nintendo Switch, developed by Idea Factory. Can Chiyuki draw up a script about fake lovers, while not knowing anything about falling in love herself?
LoverPretend is a visual novel developed by Idea Factory, released 25 March 2021 on Nintendo Switch.
What LoverPretend is
LoverPretend is a visual novel game developed by Idea Factory and released in 2021. It is available on Nintendo Switch only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The main character Chiyuki lives alone and spends all of her time studying for university and doing part-time work. She has two dreams in life. The first is to become a scriptwriter, which was also a dream of her late mother. Another is to find her father who she never met. From the clues left behind, it turns out her mother was writing a drama script before she was born. “Perhaps those involved in the drama may know something…” At the same time, she began working as an assistant to a scriptwriter for a film that the sons of the drama staff are making. Chiyuki tries looking for information while working her new job, but in a twist of events ends up cast in the role of their love interest…?…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are drama and romance. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
LoverPretend launched on 25 March 2021, within three weeks of It Takes Two, Disco Elysium: Final Cut, Disco Elysium: The Final Cut and Monster Hunter Rise. It arrived 4 years into the Nintendo Switch's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: It Takes Two, Disco Elysium: Final Cut, Disco Elysium: The Final Cut, Monster Hunter Rise.
Official trailer
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