An is a story-based romance video game targeted towards women, in which the player plays as the female protagonist or experiences the story from the perspective of a fully characterized female protagonist while making choices for her. Generally one of the goals, besides the main story goal, is to develop a romantic relationship between the female main player character and one of the secondary lead characters, who are usually male.

History

The term "otome game" was not created upon the release of the first Angelique game in 1994.

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