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Lost in Secular Love

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2016

Should you play it?

A Otome game about romancing monks?! All the romanceable characters are monks?! Sweet yet seductive! The untainted body and soul that only you can touch… PS: The game is set in an alternate history with an alternate religion.

What works
  • Unique premise of romancing monks
  • Beautiful art and music
  • Fully voiced characters
  • Humorous and relatable protagonist
  • Multiple endings with emotional depth
Things to keep in mind
  • Short and somewhat rushed story
  • Limited gameplay choices
  • Some disturbing themes in certain routes
  • Repetitive content across routes
  • Skip function can be unreliable

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

  • Once Again

  • True Love ～Confide to the Maple～

  • Synergia

  • NEKOPARA Vol. 4

  • Goodnight Universe

  • Memory Oblivion Box

  • Shark Dating Simulator XL+

  • Lucy -The Eternity She Wished For-

  • DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia
Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • Once Again

  • Synergia

  • Goodnight Universe
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Lost in Secular Love: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Strategy, Survival, Violence, Competence. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Intimacy, Expression. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Exploration.

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