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Because We're Here - Act I

96% positive of 75 Steam reviews

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Released
2018
Steam Deck
Not tested
Platforms
Steam

Made by Studio Elfriede.

About the game

Stagger through the First Lassallian War and find love amongst doomed youth. Because We're Here is an otome visual novel in an unforgiving WW1-inspired setting. Nothing to worry about - it'll all be over by Christmas.

Tagged by players

  • World War I
  • Otome
  • Alternate History
  • War
  • Dialogue Heavy
  • Dating Sim
  • Historical
  • Visual Novel
  • Episodic
  • Female Protagonist
  • Anime
  • Romance

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What players say

  • Recommended
    I was drawn in by the many comments describing how gut-wrenching the plot and romances were, and thought I'd try it out even though it wasn't the kind of visual novel I usually play. About 15 hours later, I finished both Acts 1 and 2 in their entirety on a school night, losing sleep, tears and parts of my soul I can't get back because I HAD to know what happened next. Set aside any reservations you might have about…

    76 h played when written. 3 found it helpful.

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  • Not recommended
    While I have been waiting anxiously for this game to come out for years due to its unique storyline and well though out characters, I can't help but be really disappointed with Act I. The bulk of the game is essentially the free demo and maybe 30 minutes play time after that with an extremely short scene (around 5 minutes at best for each) with your selected romantic interest at the end. While I was really upset…

    4.1 h played when written. 16 found it helpful.

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