![]() ![]() It is unclear whether there are plans for a release of the adult version. Originally released as an eroge, Debonosu also released a non-adult version with erotic content removed, which presumably is the version being offered on Greenlight. Fans of fan-translated RPGs Castle Fantasia 2 Renewal and Men at Work 2 will recognize the bewitching art of Kazue Yamamoto. Originally released in 2009, Kagura Douchuuki was Debo no Su Seisakusho's first title after rising from the ashes of Studio e.go!. With little fanfare ero-RPG developer Debonosu has unleashed its rogue-like RPG Kagura Douchuuki on Steam Greenlight. And today we are confronted with the first eroge developer to bypass their natural fanbase-erogamers like you and me-and go straight for Steam, setting a dangerous precedent should they stay the path and find success.Īnnouncing an English release of Kagura Douchuuki There was always the risk that Japanese eroge developers would see Steam as a target market rather than as a means to fund eroge localization. A successful release of Seinarukana is within reach, assuming JAST can get a version of it on Steam.īut for all its promise, Steam is a censored platform that does NOT welcome lewd games. JAST reported increased adult version sales of Littlewitch Romanesque after its Steam debut, despite the availability of a fan patch that restored the adult content in the much cheaper Steam version. Sales of Princess Evangile exceeded expectations. All at once, the calculus of eroge localization was flipped on its heels, as high-quality story-focused titles showed that they could turn a profit along with their budget porn brethren. Capitalizing on this lucky break, JAST and Mangagamer rushed to offer censored versions of their eroge on the Steam marketplace. Visual novels began appearing on Steam and selling in unprecedented numbers. Valve opened up Steam Greenlight to developers of all varieties and backpedaled on its stance that visual novels were not welcome on its platform. Meanwhile, JAST's Peter Payne similarly declared that gameplay titles are 2-3 times more costly to localize than even story-focused eroge, and added that if Seinarukana does not sell better than their previous RPGs then it would likely be the last ero-RPG they choose to license ( JAST’s failure to market Seinarukana as an RPG could doom English H-RPGs).Įnter Steam. Just recently, Mangagamer warned that the failure of Princess Evangile (NSFW) could spell the end of moe-focused romantic comedies in English. Story-focused eroge consume several times the resources in time and manpower as short sex-heavy titles, and lackluster sales meant these titles had trouble simply recouping translation and voice licensing costs. Until very recently this was a world where every eroge, no matter its merit or lack thereof, sold more or less the same. The opening of Steam to visual novels is changing the face of professional eroge localization. Steam: An opportunity and a threat to ero-gaming (This is the safe-for-work mirror of my LewdGamer article H-RPG Kagura Douchuuki Gets Greenlight for Censorship ) ![]()
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