With so many new otome games on the market, Sympathy Kiss stands out for being a slice-of-life office romance simulator that does an excellent job of presenting adult themes. However, where it falters is in its mixed bag of bachelors to romance and Akari’s questionable decision-making skills.
Sympathy Kiss2022
Sympathy Kiss
2022 Idea Factory77Good
Playtime
ModerateTypically 20 hours
Playable on
Available on
- $49.99
Game modes
Details
- Launch
- November 17, 2022
- Developer
- Otomate
- Publisher
- Idea Factory
Overview
Sympathy Kiss is an otome game by Otomate that involves the heroine who was working for almost a year at an app development company and was used to the usual mediocrity of work. However, she is suddenly reassigned to the production department of an app that is about to end its service. She has to choose the ideal partner that will keep the app alive for years to come. Just what awaits her–?!
Screenshots
Reception
Press79
Good- Metacritic78from 12 reviews
- OpenCritic80from 7 reviews
Sympathy Kiss delivers Beautiful art, mature and realistic slice of life romance,
Sympathy Kiss is a visual novel that’s got an interesting tech design backstory. With its unique setting, fun characters, and engaging story, it’s a decent visual novel, but compared to other visual novels, it’s not one I feel in love with personally, and wouldn’t be a game I’d recommend for the $49.99 USD ($69.99 CAD) AAA price-tag it comes with.
From the soft pastel colour palette and catchy title song there is a lot to love about Sympathy Kiss. The true to life and often surprising scenarios uncovered through multiple playthroughs make it an engaging addition to any visual novel enthusiast's library, although a few elements may elicit slight aversion to some audiences.
Sympathy Kiss is a pretty solid choice if the "office experience" part of this appeals to you, and the lack of a more intense or fantasy-like plot isn't a problem, as its proposal is the office slice-of-life drama. The game's art is beautiful, the music is pleasant, and I really think it very cleverly spares us from some Visual Novel protocols, which...