Andromeda Six

if you enjoy character driven stories, you'd probably love this game. i love it myself, and am quite fond of a certain assassin. i would overall recommend it, but i'll leave more detailed thoughts below for those who want it. pros: - the character writing is delightful. the interactions feel human, and the romance routes are very well written. if you've been trying to romance a character for your entire playthrough, the culmination of your relationship feels well earned. - unlike some other visual novels, the main character isn't insufferable. - it has a great balance of tragedy and comedy. i've laughed out loud at the dialogue, gasped at twists and shed a tear at a certain cowboys backstory. cons: - there are some overused tropes. the twist revealed in the second episode (i won't spoil it, but it's relatively early into the gameplay anyways) is incredibly predictable, as well as something i find overused. another overused trope is the 'character was secretly alive this whole time!' - the choices don't have as much effect as i like in my visual novels. truly perfect ones will have branching choices with consequences that you can't foresee, which isn't what you get out of andromeda 6. the choices are fine, but they're straightforward and it's obvious which path you're supposed to take the majority of the time. there's also a lot of dialogue points where, if you choose one thing, you'll end up saying the other thing anyways. overall: i don't want this to come across as negative, because i do truly love the game. i just wanted to post something more analytical for fellow people who read the comments for reviews of games before buying. if you love plot heavy, character driven stories with romance, this is for you. if you want something with more mystery, branching choices and consequeneces (while still having the other things), i'd recommend scarlet hollow! (not affiliated with the game, it's just my favourite OAT)

I’m seriously obsessed with this otome game! It’s full of choices (that don’t feel forced at all for example, you can choose to be silent or nod), fun little captions when you save and amazing love interests… not to mention a good story too. It took me a long time deciding who’s route I wanted to purse on my playthrough, Damon or Vexx’s and omg it was just all my favourite tropes (the princess nickname, the touch her and you die etc). I was truly fangirling through this whole game. Took me about eight hours to get through episodes 1-9 for one route. Side note, all and I mean ALL the characters from Cursa are just so attractive… like even the main antagonist Zovack. Look forward to them, especially Zayne and Alisa. My type is indeed people from Cursa.

Love it, just a pity how long it has taken to get close to being fully released

A spaceship full of millennials. I would give it a neutral rating if there were one. A lot of effort was put into the game, but I didn't enjoy it. + Core characters have interesting stories that could have been expanded. Some, like Vexx, could've been a centerpiece. Instead, we get flashbacks and exposition through dialogues.  + Those romances I've tried are rather wholesome, which is a plus for me -- I dislike sadistic and cruel characters.  + The story is mildly entertaining. There are some interesting ideas thrown into the mix. + I liked the soundtrack.  - MC is a millennial woman. It is possible to pick stoic options in dialogues, but in-between those options the MC is digging her fingernails into her shaking palms, losing balance, tearing up and swooning. Her toes curl from pleasure, and mine -- from the pain of reading it. MC puts a lot of her own values and opinions into things too, irrespective of the choices. This was the reason I stopped playing. - Other characters have their overly emotional moments too. Tears are flowing freely in this universe, and there is some therapy talk crammed into dialogues. An assassin gives instructions on how to deal with a panic attack. There is actually a phrase "obnoxious male energy" used unironically... Lots of millenial gems.  -  The game would have benefited from having fewer love interests, but instead adding more story variety. After the first playthrough, I found myself skipping a lot.  - The art is awkward and at times painful to look at. Damon and Vexx are the worst, especially Damon's granny chin. :( Some of the side characters in later chapters are drawn much better.  - The MC doesn't do much. She is taken along for the ride and is treated by everyone and by the plot itself with kid gloves.

gang. I have 69 hours on this on itch.io. I have collected all the gallery images from chapters 1-8 (the free “demo” when it was out). my heart & soul are wholly attached to all these characters!!! love the art style and variety of characters, in terms of not only personality, but also origin and their relationships w/ each other. in replaying it now, I will admit some of the situations that the player/MC is put into can be kind of cliché or fanfic-y, but, honestly, I love a self-indulgent project, so it’s great for me. it might not be for everyone, though, as it does feel as if it is catering mostly to a feminine audience, a common occurrence in this genre. the sci-fi setting is well developed and fun to explore — also the background art is always so stunning??? I’ve enjoyed hyperfixating on this before (march ‘25) and I may very well do so again now and in the future when the full version is out! (p.s. … I have to admit I’m pretty neutral about damon. he’s my least fav of all the romance choices and I KNOW MANY DISAGREE but the angsty and dangerous emo thing is not working for me personally. that said, it will not deter me from trying to complete all the romance routes.)

This games amazing. The Story really good and there's alot of choices and character all of them have rich personalities. I bought this game yesterday, started playing; then was like "gosh" why am I so tired, oh...I relise I spent 13 hours stright; playing the game. Like even was so glued I ate a light meal while playing and only took bathroom breaks. This game, had me really into the story; and character's; and wantting to know what happens next. I love this game's story. It's so emotional and so good. I love this game, I really recommand this game, if you love Novels or visual Novels and story Drama's. I still haven't finish the story but I'm excited to start off where I left off. <3 Update: 31 hours and 30minutes I finally finished the content that was there...What a cliffhanger! Gosh...I can't wait until they release more episodes for this game. It's sooo good! So much Drama and emotions!

Finding this relatively newly into my vn rabbithole 2-3 years ago, it has been the one of the only two that has stuck to me years after (with the other being Our Life (PLEASE play it)). I finally caved in and bought this game not only to play it, but support the developers for this amazing novel. The Characters are interesting and the story has many turns both unexpected and expected. Also as a sci-fi/cyberpunk enthusiast, it is somewhat rare to find a good visual novel of this genre. Although, it is not perfect with my personal criticisms being that many of the choices have minimal effect on the storyline, as well as the character art varying too much depending on the angle you see them. However, it is **VERY** important to note that this game is still in beta and far from being finished (in a good way). Despite these negatives, I would still heavily recommend this game to anyone looking for an interesting sci-fi space otome. TL:DR Amazing sci-fi visual novel with good storyline and characters. Could still use some polishing and slight tweaks to choices, however is still in beta. Strongly reccomend 9.5/10

Damon <3

This game is so well written, and all of the characters are intriguing and unique. A6 does a good job of weaving a bunch of plotlines together into a story with a lot of depth. Your choices matter, but it's hard to "mess up" a scene or interaction based on what you choose. And there are distinct personality types you can play as; there are 2 times you choose major traits for your characters, with 3 options each time, so you can replay a ton to see all of the different pairings. This game is so much fun, and you really get immersed in it.