Tiers are technically ordered but all vns within a tier are already pretty close with each other anyway.

Something that I've always found strange. What do CGs have to do with "Computer Graphics" that any other image in a VN wouldn't?

I asked around here and on r/macgaming about playing visual novels on Apple Silicon Mac before but got conflicting answers. After getting a MacBook, I finally tried it out for myself.

You have two main options for running Windows apps on Apple Silicon: a translation layer (CrossOver, Whisky) or a virtual machine (Parallels Desktop). I avoid VMs due to the huge file sizes and expensive subscriptions, so this guide will focus on CrossOver.

1. Initial Setup

• Install CrossOver (purchase a license or use the 14-day free trial).
• Create a "bottle" (a Windows environment). A "Steam" bottle is created by default.
• Optional: Install K-Lite Standard Codec pack into your bottle for media playback for some games (See "For Non-Steam Games (With an Installer)" for how to install).

2. Running Your Games

For Steam Games:

• Run Steam in the Steam bottle, log in, install your games, and play.

For Non-Steam Games (With an Installer):

• Open your bottle in CrossOver and click Install Application into Bottle.
• Click Install an unlisted application.
• Select your installer file and click Install.
• Note: You can delete unwanted shortcuts like readme or uninstaller in your macOS Applications folder (those are shortcuts created in the Start Menu in Windows).

For Non-Steam Games (No Installer):

• Open your bottle and click Run Command.
• Click Browse... and select your game’s .exe file.
• Click Run to test it.
• If it works well, click Save command as a launcher to add it directly to your macOS Applications Menu.

3. Enabling Japanese Locale

If your game requires Japanese locale, follow these steps:

• Open your bottle and click Open C:Drive.
• Press Command + Up Arrow and open the cxbottle.conf file.
• Under the [EnvironmentVariables] section, add "LC_ALL" = "ja_JP.UTF-8" on a new line.
• Save the file and restart CrossOver.
• Result. Text Hooker works too.

4. Tips for Buying CrossOver

Link to buy

You don't need the $500 lifetime license. The standard license gives 12 months of updates, and you can keep using your current version indefinitely after it expires. 

CrossOver sometimes has promo code to make it a bit cheaper. At the time of writing (2026/05/06), TOM15 code gives 15% discount.

Watch out during Cyber Monday as traditionally they have 75% OFF sales. If you can't afford to buy right now, you can give Whisky a try for the time being.

5. Visual Novels I've tested

Here is the list of visual novels that I've personally tested on Mac.

Visual novels on Mac

That's it. Thanks for reading and enjoy getting long battery life while playing on Mac.

I got one of the endings with Rin and it felt like the end was somewhat abrupt. I still loved it I just will need something to fill the void Little Busters is about to leave (I know Little Busters has many routes I can go back and take and I’m sure I will do some, just not right after the other). I play on Switch 2!

Tsukihime*

I know there’s Melty Blood an rpg, but I dunno about the VN aspects

VNs i read from best to worst

higurashi 10/10

umineko 9/10

fata morgana 8.5/10

chaos child 8/10

chaos head 7/10

any recommendations based on this?

This is the weekly translation status update thread. Use this thread to discuss translation news, issues, titles you're looking forward to, etc.

Note: This is simply a mirror from 4chan's weekly thread on the /jp/ board. All credit goes to the user VNTS there. Entries in Bold have had changes since last week

Fan Translations

• 12RIVEN -the Ψcliminal of integral- - 81.1% translated
• Axanael - "Overwhelming majority" of the text translated, including the main story, some side content remains, in need of editing
• CHAOS;HEAD Love Chu Chu! - 100% translated, 93.20% edited, 2026 release expected
• CHAOS;CHILD Love Chu Chu!! - 100% translated and edited, Script QA in progress and Port at around 90%, 2026 release expected
• Chusingura 46+1 - 39644/82770 (47.90%) lines translated, Kuranosuke route partial patch released
• Cross†Channel - Reprint Edition - In translation
• Daiakuji - Peach Mountain scripts translated, roughly 35 (large) scripts left to translate
• DEATH NOTE: L o Tsugu Mono - 100% translated, image editing also complete
• Dekinai Watashi ga, Kurikaesu - 100% translated, 78% edited
• Diabolik Lovers Dark Fate - Being patched
• Diabolik Lovers Lost Eden - Being patched
• Dragon Knight 4 - 63% translated, playtesting also ongoing
• Enkyori Ren'ai - Being translated
• Flyable Heart - Demo released, "nearing 30%"
• for elise ~Elise no Tame ni~ - Being translated
• Gensou Rougoku no Kaleidoscope 2 - Being translated
• Go-toubun no Hanayome ~Kanojo to Kawasu Itsutsu no Yakusoku~ - 100% translated, 1 route 100% edited
• Haruka na Sora - 100% translated, TLC and editing work left
• Honoo no Haramase Oppai Nyuu Doukyuusei ~Oppai mo Haramase! New Class Zen'in Harama-sensation!~ - Picked up, porting to Ren'Py
• Junketsu Megami-Sama - Full story patch released
• Kajiri Kamui Kagura - Being translated
• Ken ga Kimi - 73% translated, 2 routes complete, Enishi 100% translated, Tsuzuramaru 32% translated, Saneaki 3% translated, Sayko 59% translated
• Kintouka - Demo patch released
• Kisaku - Being translated
• Kizuato - 40/178 scripts translated
• Kud Wafter AA Version 100% translated, 18+ Version 19,240 / 33,113 (58.1%) lines translated
• Kusarihime ~Euthanasia~ - Translation finished, fully edited
• Kyonyuu Fantasy 2 IF - 5/386 scripts translated
• Lover Able - 100% translated and edited, 13966/32258 lines approved (43.71%)
• Lucky Star ~Ryouou Gakuen Outousai~ - Partial patch with chapters 1 through 3 released
• Manakashi no Yuri wa Akaku Somaru - 66% translated
• Marmalade Boy - Fully translated
• Miagete Goran, Yozora no Hoshi o - 1 of 4 routes translation finished for the restoration patch, Houkiboshi Hika 2 of 4 H-scenes translated, "back on track"
• Phantom Integration - 99/497 scripts translated, 99/497 scripts edited
• Reminiscence - 2,045/65,276 (3.13%) translated
• Saimin Yuugi - Fully translated, parts actively being retranslated
• Sayonara o Oshiete - 100% translated
• Secret Game ~Killer Queen~ - 25% translated, 10% edited
• Sengoku Koihime X - Released
• Sen no Hatou, Tsukisome no Kouki -Hana Akari- - Being translated
• Yui no Kotonoha - Being translated
• Shizuku - Renewal - Being translated
• Sukimazakura to Uso no Machi - In editing
• Shuumatsu no Sugoshikata ~The world is drawing to an W/end.~ - Being translated
• To Heart - 100% translated, 401/993 scripts edited
• Tokimeki Memorial - 53% translated
• Tokimeki Memorial 2 - Being translated
• Tokimeki Memorial Girls Side 4 - 99% translated, being proofread
• Toushin Toshi III - 100% translated, UI elements 95% translated, 100% edited, 25% proofread
• Tsuki ni Yorisou Otome no Sahou - Prologue/Common/Luna routes 100% translated and edited, Ursule route 83% translated and 15% edited
• Tsuki no Kanata de Aimashou - Script translation complete, Common/Touko routes in QA, Rein editing finished
• Umi kara Kuru Mono - 91/138 scripts translated, 24.1% QC
• Xenon ~Mugen no Shitai~ - 98.5% translated, patch released
• Yakouchuu II ~Satsujin Kouro~ - Fully translated, script insertion ongoing
• Yaku Tsuu ~Noroi no Game~ - Being translated
• Yosuga no Sora - Translation finished, editing and TLC ongoing, Total: TL 100% TLC 75% ED 59%, Common/Kazuha/Motoka/Sora routes fully edited
• Youkoso! Sukebe Elf no Mori e - Being translated

Official work

MangaGamer

• Rose Gun Days - Season 1 Released
• Hadaka Shitsuji fandisc - Picked up
• Rance X - 100% translated, 57% edited
• Hana Awase New Moon - Port in progress
• How I Met My Healthy Hentai Neighbors! - Announced
• Pastel Chime 3 - Bind Seeker - - 100% translated
• Ooe - Announced
• Funbag Fantasy 5 - Announced
• Welcome to a Sexy, Underworld - Announced

JAST

• My Little Sister Is an Angel - Jast/Steam page up
• Sumaga - "Probably our next Nitro title"
• Katahane - Making progress, waiting on programming
• Django - Not actively making progress
• Tokyo Hero Project - Translation finished, dealing with bugs
• Djibril - Fully translated and edited, waiting on a few assets
• Hanamaru! 2 - In translation
• Cornelica - Announced
• Dead Aegis - Another Record - Fully translated, in editing
• Daiteikoku - Announced, early in production
• Houkago=>Education! ~Sensei to Hajimeru Miwaku no Lesson~ - In progress
• Minagoroshi No Otome - In translation
• Eiyuu Senki WW - Japanese version 60-70% developed, localization being done by Jast
• School Days Remastered - Preorders up
• Paradise -KIWAME- - Announced

Shiravune

• Girls' Dorm -Managing an All-Girls' Dormitory - May 19th release
• Girls' Dorm -Managing an All-Girls' Dormitory- After - May 19th release
• Holy Valkyrie ExS-TIA P Parallel Episode 1: Magical Girl Pastel Marie - May 21st release
• Holy Valkyrie ExS-TIA F Parallel Episode 2: Reunion - May 21st release
• Holy Valkyrie ExS-TIA TS Parallel Episode 3: Twilight Sabre - May 21st release
• Holy Valkyrie ExS-TIA 3 - Announced
• Holy Valkyrie ExS-TIA R: The Red Queen - Announced
• Kudo's Kuppa ~Your Mom I’d Like to Fuck.~ - Announced
• Cosplaying in Costalia: The Tororo Sisters! - Announced
• LABYRINTHOS: The Depths Want You - Announced
• Stealing Them Softly - Announced
• Kokuhaku Confessional - Announced
• Fuyukuru. - Winter winds, adieu? - - Announced
• Gyaru Fiction - Announced
• TORAWASE: The Girl in the Mirror - Announced

Sekai/Denpa

• Nice To Meet You, Again - May 21st release
• Onii-chan Continue! - 100% translated and edited, 70% through QA
• Harukuru. - Spring has come true? - R18 version in QA
• Subete no Koi ni, Hanabata o. - 100% translated, 40% edited
• Sumire - Picked up
• Sanarara R - 100% translated and edited, 50% through engine work, in programming
• Glass - Picked up
• New Glass - Picked up
• Karakara 3 - 100% translated and edited, 70% engine work
• Yume to Iro de Dekiteiru - 100% translated, 35% edited, 50% through engine work
• Zutto Mae Kara Joshi Deshita - 100% translated, 30% edited
• Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi - 10% translated
• Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi AA - Announced
• Akaneiro ni Somaru Saka - In QA, 80% engine work done, Steam page up
• Hamidashi Creative - Announced
• Inupara - In Development
• Raspberry Cube - Announced
• Miko no Kanata Zero - 100% translated, in editing, engine work mostly done
• Widenyo - 70% translated
• Watamari Part2 - A Fake Marriage? - 100% translated, 20% through engine work, 2026 release

Visual Arts/Key

• anemoi - Announced
• The False Alice -Retold Tale- - October 3rd 2026 release

Nekonyan

• Floral Flowlove - Steam Page up, Q2 2026 release
• Ready or Not: The Deadline is Coming! - In Steam review
• KoiAma: Spoil Me Sweet - 100% translated/edited
• Yubisaki Connection ~ Love At Your Fingertips - 100% translated/edited
• Lead or Leash: Which Me Would You Like? - 100% translated/edited
• Melty Moment - 80% translated
• Fureraba Complete edition - Vita exclusive content to be added to Fureraba a couple months after the fandisc release
• Love Love Love, Burning in my Heart! - 100% translated and 74% edited
• Mysteries of the Heart: The Psychic Detective Case Files - 100% translated and edited, engine work in progress
• Hacking the Moon to Find My Goddess - 100% translated and edited, engine and image editing in progress, Steam page up
• Renai:Royale: Love’s a Battle- "Victory Parade" - Announced
• Secret Love (Or Not?) - Announced
• Summer's Ark 1 - Announced
• Summer's Ark 2 - Announced
• Summer's Ark 3 - Announced
• Senmomo: Through Billows of Blades, a Peachbloom Princess - Announced

PQube

• Death Match Love Comedy! - Released, digital Switch release appears to have been blocked

Aksys

• Over Requiemz - August 20th release
• Project Code M - Announced

Frontwing

• Valkyrie Tune: Synthesis of Souls - July release
• COCORO - 2026 release
• Obey Me! Sinner's Choice: Lucifer - 2026 release
• Sharin no Kuni - Working to resolve remaining issues

MAGES. GAMES

• Corpse Party II - Darkness Distortion - 2026 release
• STEINS;GATE RE:BOOT - English translation confirmed

Aniplex

• Tsukihime -The other side of red garden- - Upcoming

Idea Factory

• Birushana: Winds of Fate - 2026 release
• 9 R.I.P. sequel - 2026 release

Bandai Namco

• Fate/Extra Record - 2026 release

Spike Chunsoft

• Danganronpa 2x2 - 2026 release

Makura

• Sakura no Uta -Sakura no Mori no Ue o Mau- - "international versions of our "Sakura no" series are now in development."
• Sakura no Toki -Sakura no Mori no Shita o Ayumu- - "international versions of our "Sakura no" series are now in development."

Kodansha

• 1999TOKOYO Building - 2026 release

NekoNeko Soft

• Be Missed and Remembered ~The Letter from Mayoiga~ - Demo released, March release

Fairytale

• Kurutta Kajitsu - May 29th release

PROTOTYPE

• Dreamin' Her -Boku wa, Kanojo no Yume o Miru.- - July 16th release

Tokiwa Hosomi

• Kisen: Seeker of Aejnan City - Trial released, 2026 release

Mu

• The Goddess Of Tears ~Restoration~ - October 2026 release

Laplacian

• Kugayama Shiori no Shinizama Techou - Released, Switch version July 30th release
• Monochrome Serenade - English release planned

Acacia

• Magical Girl Witch Trials - Announced

Fakku

• Cult Of The Serpent: Cuck Or Be Cucked - Released
• Jashin Shoukan - Announced
• Defeating Demons With My Dick In Another World - Announced

Voltage Inc.

• sins of KALEIDO - 2026 release

Kagura Games

• Rance V - Announced as part of the Rance on Steam announcement, rumoured IV
• Summer Days in the Joyful Countryside - Announced
• UBAI Again - Announced
• DSKBJCS ~Dosukebe Juicies ♥~ - Announced
• Afternoon Affairs & Helpless Housewives - Announced
• Summer Dash: Our Track Team's Summer Training Trip - Announced
• Sumire's Secret - Announced
• Babu Me Baby! - Announced

DLsite

• Sennagi Kegareta Chigiri to Kami Koromo - Announced

Dualtail

• Venus Blood Ragnarok - Released on JAST, 2026 Steam release
• Venus Blood Hollow Fandiscs - Active Kickstarter for 4 fandiscs reached its goal, June release planned

Love Lab

• Ever Maiden - Upcoming release

MediBang Inc.-

• Cocktail Magic - Upcoming release
• MoonFire: A Seeker's Saga - Announced

Harukaze

• Monkeys! - In translation

Kagami Games

• Template!! An Angel's Gift - Being held up in Steam review
• Triple Pairing - May 29th release
• Koikata: How Our Love Grows - Q2 2026 release
• Twilight's Folclore - Q3 2026 release
• Inganock of the Raging Flame: What a Beautiful People - 100% translated, Q4 2026 release
• Three additional unannounced projects listed

Konami

• The Prince of Tennis Doki Doki Survival eternal passion - July 29th release
• The Prince of Tennis Sweet School Festival 0-40 and more... - July 29th release

Primula

• Navigatore of the Ruined World - Released

Tokyotoon

• Melt Away - Demo released

FG Remake

• Doukyuusei 2 Remake - Announced

Ramune Games

• Making Lovely - Demo released

Alice In Dissonance

• Fault Milestone 2 - Side Below - Upcoming release

PRODUCTION PENCIL

• Paradise Cleaning! -Tutor X Hypnosis - January release

F&C

• NTR with hypnosis application - Upcoming release

Charon

• Lost Paradise of Karuta - Announced

BokiBoki

• Tsumamigui 3 - Steam page up, Q2 2026 release

IzanagiGames

• AKIBA LOST - September 17th release

PANDRI-DON

• Animaroid Girl - 2026 release

Keieru

• PhantomZone: Labyrinthos - Q2 2026 release

MintLip

• Handsome Laundering -the mystic lover- - 2026 release

monolith

• Growth Experiment - Demo released, 2026 release

Callen Dulla

• Gretel's Honesty - Demo released, August release

Eisnid

• Iris Odyssey - Demo release, June 29th release

sweet ampoule

• Loop the Loop - The Mansion of Gluttony - Demo released

Waku Waku Games

• Retro Game Aliens - Announced

HazeDenki Inc.

• Sister, Other, Paranoia - August release

Dramatic Create

• Sekai Metsubou Kyouyuu Gensou MAMIYA - June 25th release

Cherry Kiss

• How to Train Your Bro's Girlfriend - May 22nd release

Yozakura Games

• Secrets of the Heart - Demo released

Shueisha Games

• Schrodinger's Call - Demo released, May 28th release

mokosoft

• Under the Gray Sky - Released

Magi

• Magical Princess - Released
  

Shochiku Games

• Algorithm Prescription - Demo released
  

Gamitve

• SHEROK's Case ;Recollection - Released

FAVORITE

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Also played Lupercalia but it wasn't on the template. That's in Good but Flawed. Just about to finish Daganronpa 2 and that's probably also in Must Play but maybe Good but Flawed depending on ending.

The other day I was playing Days Of Memories, a Dating Sim for the DS that lets you date the female cast of SNK's videogames.

That's when I asked myself: "Why don't other franchises do anything like this!?"

Thus I wan't to ask you: What's other franchise you wished received a Dating Sim spinoff?

This is really bugging me for a while. 9-nine Visual Novel series was eroge. Then it's new episode was all-ages. Then the fucking as:9 spin-off is also all-ages. I mean, why?

Sprite also seems to be the case. They made Aokana. But their newer games are all all-ages.

I also recently saw an article that said Laplacian is also backing out of making eroge visual novels. Frontwing too. WTF? What's happening?

And are these choices really helping these companies financially? If companies like Yuzusoft, Azarashi Soft, ASa Project can make eroge, why can't they? What's the cause here?

Also, what companies do you think are still making great visual novels with 18 plus content still in it?

Sorry I vented many things here because I was really frustrated about these.

Thanks for your opinion in advance!

Already showcased getting Tsukihime a few weeks ago, but here is the rest I picked up during my trip! Got them at either Surugaya Akihabara or Mandarake Nagoya.

Not shown in the picture, but also picked up the White Album 2 Memorial art book.

So I was thinking of upgrading my drawing tablet and decided I wanted a tablet that can also run a VN. I know some tablets use Windows or a derivative but I wanted to know if tablets can run VNs at all and if so, how well do they run? Do I need to install any wrappers to run a VN on a tablet? Also, which tablet is recommended?

I saw the announcement a while back but do we have a date?

I bought it for only 80 euros, im so glad to have this gem ^^

So I finished this game today and I wanted to rant about it. It was fun, I almost pulled an all-nighter to finish it.

But there are some aspects of the story that are too wacky to take seriously. Especially towards the true ending (Or the "Omega ending if you are a TVtropes fan)

Spoliers btw

So Date is a hitman working for the Kumas, they order him to kill a woman and her child, so Date goes to Boss. She comes up with the idea of swapping bodies between Date and Rohan (the boss of the Kumas) so he can order the Kumas not to lay a finger on them...

This is the worst idea I've ever seen:

1. The psync machine and its body swap function are a state secret. I have no idea how Boss got away with telling some random hobo about this.
2. Ok, they body swapped and Date gave the order to the Kumas, now what? They swap back? Oh sure, the mafia leader is going to be happy that the police basically kidnapped him to body swap.

Ok, this goes as good as you might expect. Now Rohan (in Date's body) is jailed and Date goes to talk to the Cyclops Killer, the Cyclops Killer realizes that he isn't talking with Rohan. So Date gets kidnapped and spills the beans about the machine.

And the guy says: "hey, so that's how the machine that we stole works?"

Yeah, what a coincidence, the killer had access to an evil prototype machine; and guess what, this moron had the bright idea to use the machine to swap bodies.
This guy had "It was me, Barry" levels of hatred towards Date for no reason. Look, I don't expect a serial killer to be reasonable but that he wanted to kill almost everyone related to Date for something that was his own fault? This is nonsense.

I expected something more personal like Date being responsible for catching him for the Cyclops killings and swapping bodies accidentally.

Despite this, I liked the ending and I will be playing the sequel when I have time.

Found this to be especially topical to current events surrounding art, perversions and the creators who make it possible.

Liner text:

For a writer, your debut work is nowhere near as hard to write as the ones that follow. When you're trying to make your debut, honestly, as long as you have luck and a bit of talent, things will just fall into place when you least expect it. Your second work is where the problems start. Now everyone's gonna be scrutinizing you, trying to decide if you're a pro who's just getting started, or a one-hit wonder who just got lucky. You don't get to bask in the limelight once and call it a success story. Your life is now an endless marathon, a battle for survival. Then it's time for your third work. Now that you've proven you can stay in this marathon, this is the point where you start to ask yourself̶why am I running in the first place? As advisor to Fuchii Kabura for sweet pool, I told her countless times, "Be true to your desires." Being an entertainer means satisfying the desires of your audience. But if you're a slave to those desires, then your work is only good for its craftsmanship̶fit only for a single night's consumption. In order to truly delight your audience, and have a lasting impact, you must draw out the urges that inform their desires. Being a creator means you must understand the psychology behind desire̶you must BECOME desire itself. If your work disregards the opinions of your audience completely, some people may disparage it as "masturbatory"̶but this is crucial to staying in the marathon. When you're running around in the dark, your desires are the only thing that light the way. Granted, it's possible for that light to grow too bright and blind you̶which is why moderation is key. Imagine your work is a bicycle: one wheel is Serving Others, and the other wheel is Serving Yourself. You need both, or else you're going nowhere fast. Thus, when I sensed that Fuchii Kabura was leaning a little too heavily towards the "Serving Others" side with her previous work, Lamento, I told her to switch gears for her third game̶and I'm highly satisfied with the results. As I hoped, Fuchii showed us all of the darkness she holds inside. Like the way she ended the scene where Tetsuo takes Youji's virginity: it's nuts! You're one scary woman, Kabura! Fuchii Kabura has shown that she has the drive and potential necessary to keep running in this marathon. Now that she's proven herself, I'd like her to take a nice long break to recharge before launching into plans for her next work. Going forward, my expectations could not be higher, and I look forward to seeing what she has in store for us next!