Play Angelique - Voice Fantasy (Japan) Online

Game Overview

Angelique - Voice Fantasy is one of those games that feels like stumbling onto a piece of history. It’s the first otome game—basically, the granddaddy of all those romance visual novels where you play as a girl trying to win over a bunch of pretty boys. The SNES version is super old-school, with that classic pixel art and a soundtrack that somehow makes even dialogue scenes feel dramatic.

You start off as this young woman training to become the next queen, and of course, there are nine (yes, nine) guardians—basically hot guys with elemental powers—who you can romance. The writing’s a little cheesy by today’s standards, but there’s something charming about how earnest it all is. Choices matter, too—pick the wrong responses, and you might end up alone with just your cat for company. Not that I’d know from experience or anything.

If you’re into retro games or curious about where otome began, this is a weird little time capsule worth digging into. Just don’t expect modern quality-of-life features.