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Press release:
As of September 30th, “Our Lovely Escape“, an eccentric slice of life visual novel by Top Hat Studios & Reine Works, has released on Steam.

The player can play as a man or woman and attempt to escape the average mediocrity of their everyday office life. They see their co-workers daily…but how well do they really know them?

The developer describes the story as the following; “Your life is a peaceful one. Each day, you work alongside your (otherwise?) all-female workforce in the pursuit of creating otome games.

Will you complete your life with a cute girlfriend, or will you be doomed to a life of normalcy? Find out in this (mostly…?) normal visual novel! Experience all the twists, turns, drama and…more of living a normal, office job life.” What else lies in store for our protagonist? Surely things can’t be as normal as they seem…right?

Unlike most English-produced visual novels, Our Lovely Escape also features art from Japanese Artists. CGs are also animated. The game is available in both English and Simplified Chinese.

Steam Link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/970400/Our_Lovely_Escape/

The game is $9.99, with a 10% discount for a week from release. A free 18+ DLC patch is available through Steam. An artbook/guide is also available for $4.99, featuring hi-res art, original concepts and promo sketches, and a guide for the game.

Features include:
– Gorgeous, high-quality japanese artwork
– HD (1920×1080 native) resolution
– Three character routes, all with branching paths
– Play as a man or woman – affects gameplay and the story too!
– 15 endings
– 4 to 7 hours of fun
– E-mail mini-game
– Animated CGs!
– Steam Achievements!
– 19+ CGs, all with variations
– Classic JVN-inspired original soundtrack
– Available in both English & Simplified Chinese

A free older demo is available as well, which introduces the games characters and opening scene; https://reineworks.itch.io/our-lovely-escape. Our Lovely Escape previously had a kickstarter, which finished at around $11k USD.

Our Lovely Escape is a game developed by Reine Works (https://twitter.com/reineworks), and published by Top Hat Studios, Inc. (http://tophat.studio), a New York based publisher whose past titles include Karmasutra, Girls & Dungeons, Kawaii Deathu Desu, The Wilting Amaranth, and others including the upcoming “Sense: A Cyberpunk Ghost Story” and “Synergia”.

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