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While console versions of YU-NO remake were released in 2017, Spike Chunsoft has been working on PC version and English translation. Recently they announced planned release date - 2019.10.01 YU-NO: A Girl Who Chants Love at the Bound of this World (link to Steam store) Additionally, translated version will be also released for PS4 and Switch. According to publisher both japanese and english PS4 versions have some mild censorship (in one CG lower part of naked heroine is obscured by ray of light - not unlike original Windows version from Elf ). While japanese Switch version doesn't have this, apparently translated Switch version will be the same as PS4. However nothing above affects PC version, which is said to be "uncensored". Still, it has 17+ rating. If I understand correctly what @Ramaladni wrote on vndb, there are sex scenes in the story, but without explicit CGs. That's fine with me. Incidentally, HCGs in original PC98 version also were rather mild, as all heroines were drawn with "barbie doll anatomy" - meaning no genitals at all (so no mosaics as well, because there was nothing to hide ) While I'm still lamenting the change of art style and voice actors (I'll be missing especially Kikuko Inoue and Aya Hisakawa ), I'll probably give it a go once it's released. At least there's apparently option to switch to old soundtrack. I wonder how will the translation quality turn out, and how will it compare with TLWiki's version. Some more screenshots from homepage:

[ttps://vndb.org/v14265 - Hoshi Ori Yume Mirai is a pure love story focused on following the different stages of your relationship with your heroine of choice.

Monetary incentives generally decide whether a game gets translated... that and the random whims of fantranslators. English-translated Dies Irae Hapymaher Untranslated Koiiro Soramoyou Tasogare no Sinsemilla Konata yori Kanata made Akagoei (series) Mirai Nostalgia Komorebi no Nostalgica Arcology series (Fake Azure Arcology and Re:Birth Colony) Muramasa Jingai Makyou Haruka ni Aogi, Uruwashi no (translation in progress) Ikusa Megami Zero Kitto, Sumiwataru Asairo yori mo Moshimo Ashita ga Harenaraba Otome ga Tsumugu Koi no Canvas Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteiru Futari no Elder Rui wa Tomo o Yobu Shin Koihime Musou Tenshi no Hane o Fumanaide Tsuisou no Augment Vermilion Bind of Blood Semiramis no Tenbin Houkago no Futekikakusha Venus Blood Hypno Kamikaze Explorer Love Revenge Baldr Skydive (series, in progress translation) Kami no Ue no Mahoutsukai Lovesick Puppies Sakura, Sakimashita Hikoukigumo no Mukougawa Dracu-riot (until the release, whenever that is) Shirogane no Soleil Hanasaki Work Spring Hatsuyuki Sakura Hyper→Highspeed→Genius Tiny Dungeon Midori no Umi Ojou-sama wa Gokigen Naname Sanzen Sekai Yuugi (the only otomege here) Walkure Romanze Edit: I went for a sampling of genres and companies/maker teams with this, as opposed to just naming every classic VN. With VNs, it is better to find a type you prefer and blow through all the similar ones before you start branching out, because you'll just end up coming back to what you first liked anyway.

I'm assuming English-only, based on the fact that you are a beginner by admission. Ayakashibito (Shares a writer with the anime Fate/Apocrypha and the post-London Fate/Grand Order main story) Fate/Stay Night Tsukihime Noble Works Fruit of Grisaia (series) Majikoi Ever17

Note: They don't have to be well-known. A lot of classic literature is barely known, but they're timeless and very well made.

This song that plays towars the true end of Taishou Mebiusline just became my favorite on a VN after i finished it a few days ago.

Episode 2 is insane lol

I think i'll still play the original version first, just because the old graphics look wicked cool.

It has, but is treated more in a comedic way, not as a source of drama. It's just two heroines "competing" for protagonists' affection - so no "true" love triangle I guess. And there's absolutely no NTR in any form. After all, it's "just" a RomCom (and that's good for me ) As for two protags - it's just kind like two chapters, or two VNs in one, that share the characters. First you play as Tooru, and here you have Sakura's and Nanako's routes. After completing those two you unlock second chapter, where you play as Naoki, and heroines are Akira and Kurumi. Completing this unlocks epilogues/after-stories for all four heroines.

*fanboygasms* Source: https://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=946272

Forgot her name, but the blonde girl's route in Shadows of Pygmalion is basically a friendship route. And the Chinese girl's route is also non-romantic, though I wouldn't exactly call it a "friendship route".

What about Princess Evangile, think it should fit pretty well with what you are looking for.

Maybe wait for Making*Lovers? It's a solid game from the same writer.

Man if you're enjoying EP1 by the time the folks only arrive at the island you're going to fucking ADORE the rest

Better to have then removes than other characters taking too much space in a heroine route. So many developers have proven themselves unable to find any sort of balance, so im just fine with no other character forcing themselves in heroine route events.