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Nekopara Vol. 1
By NEKO WORKs, released 1 Jan 2014
- Microsoft Windows
- drama fiction
- romance video game
- comedy video game
What it is
Nekopara Vol. 1 is a visual novel and slice-of-life comedy about Kashou Minaduki opening a patisserie called La Soleil. After moving out, he finds that two catgirls his family raised, Chocola and Vanilla, have come along with him. They plead to stay, and the story follows the pair as they try to help run the shop, with their efforts sometimes going awry. The game presents the characters as animated on-screen figures with voice acting. Its E-mote system lets them move and change expressions and poses. Steam lists single-player play, Achievements, Trading Cards, and Steam Cloud, along with Remote Play on Phone and Tablet and Family Sharing. The listed platform is Windows. NEKO WORKs developed the game, and Sekai Project is listed as publisher. Its genres also include drama, romance, and comedy, while Steam classifies it as Casual and Indie.
What players like, and what they don't
- Features voiced, animated characters
- E-mote supports changing expressions and poses
- Steam Cloud support is listed
- Remote Play on Phone and Tablet
- Listed platform is Windows
- Single-player is the only listed play mode
Who it suits
It may suit players looking for a character-focused visual novel with comedy and patisserie life at its center. The listed features include single-player play and Remote Play on phones and tablets.
Nekopara Vol. 1 centers on the opening of La Soleil and the two catgirls who join Kashou there. Its animated, voiced presentation and E-mote character movement distinguish its listed format.
