Indie Japanese developer Shiono is releasing their horror mystery otome game Guardian Goddess on Steam this year (planned Q2 2024 release). With the torrent of bigger budget otome releases from major publishers, I am excited to see a few Japanese indie otome titles making their way to the West! Guardian…
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