otome game

noun

A story-based video game in which the player attempts to establish a romantic relationship between the female player character and one of several (usually male) love interests.

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Meanings

nounotome game (plural otome games)

plural otome games

  1. A story-based video game in which the player attempts to establish a romantic relationship between the female player character and one of several (usually male) love interests.

    The otome games are marketed heavily toward female gamers, something generally uncommon with video game marketing. As of this writing, several game developers have invested in localizing otome games originally released only in Japan into English.

    2017, Amy M. Green, Matthew Wilhelm Kapell, Storytelling in Video Games: The Art of the Digital Narrative

    Synonyms: otome

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA story-based video game in which the player attempts to establish a romantic relationship between the female player character and one of several (usually male) love interests.

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Origin

Borrowed from Japanese 乙(おと)女(め)ゲーム (otome gēmu, literally “girl game”).

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Translations

Arabic ألعاب أوتومي
  • ألعاب أوتومي (al‘āb ūtūmī)romance simulation game (usually the protagonist is a woman)
Chinese Cantonese 乙女遊戲 /乙女游戏
  • 乙女遊戲 /乙女游戏 (jyut⁶ neoi⁵ jau⁴ hei³)romance simulation game (usually the protagonist is a woman)
Chinese Mandarin 少女遊戲 /少女游戏, 乙游
  • 少女遊戲 /少女游戏 (shàonǚ yóuxì)romance simulation game (usually the protagonist is a woman)
  • 乙游 (yǐyóu)romance simulation game (usually the protagonist is a woman)
Finnish otome-peli
  • otome-peliromance simulation game (usually the protagonist is a woman)
Hindi ओतोमे खेल, ओतोमे गेम
  • ओतोमे खेल (otome khel)romance simulation game (usually the protagonist is a woman)
  • ओतोमे गेम (otome gem)romance simulation game (usually the protagonist is a woman)
Japanese 乙女ゲーム
  • 乙女ゲーム (otome gēmu)romance simulation game (usually the protagonist is a woman)
Korean 오토메 게임
  • 오토메 게임 (otome geim)romance simulation game (usually the protagonist is a woman)
Cite this entry
APA

otome game. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/otome%20game

MLA

“otome game.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/otome%20game. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “otome game,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/otome%20game.

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