Hanako Games

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Hanako Games is an independent video game development company founded by Georgina Bensley that creates fantasy and anime-inspired PC games, mostly involving female protagonists.

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Their website includes free demos and wallpapers for their games, including Fatal Hearts , Cute Knight , Summer Session , and Science Girls. Hanako Games is an affiliate of Winter Wolves , Tycoon Games and sakevisual .

In 2015, Hanako Games founded the games publisher called Hanabira. This publisher launched its first game called Sword Daughter on January 5, 2015. The game story was originally based on a gamebook of the Dragontales series written by Rhondi A. Vilott Salsitz which was first published in the 1980s. In 2016, the game A Littly Lily Princess was also released under the Hanabira label. It is a visual novel game with simulation elements and is based on the novel A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett.[ citation needed ]

History

Founder Georgina Bensley released a text adventure game in 2000 under the name Papillon. She created another game after 5 years (2005) called Cute Knight . This might not be Hanako Games's first release, but it was the first to be redistributed by other companies. [1]

Awards

In 2007, Hanako Games was awarded the top prize at Innovate 2007, sponsored by the Casual Games Association. [2]

Their game called Black Closet was also nominated as a finalist for the Excellence in Narrative category for the 2016 Independent Games Festival. [3]

Developed games

as Hanako Games
Release dateTitle(s)Genre(s)
2003Charm School Role-playing video game
Sweet Dreams Adventure game
2004Pentagraph Puzzle video game
Classroom Chaos Strategy video game
2005Summer Schoolgirls Life simulation game
Cute Knight Role-playing video game
2007 Fatal Hearts Visual novel
Cute Knight Deluxe Role-playing video game
2008 Summer Session Dating sim
2009Science Girls!Role-playing video game
Cute Knight Kingdom Role-playing video game
2010 Date Warp Visual novel
2011 Magical Diary: Horse Hall Life simulation/Role-playing hybrid
2012 Long Live the Queen Life simulation game
2013 The Confines of the Crown Visual novel
2015 Black Closet Strategy game / Detective Game
2020 Magical Diary: Wolf Hall Life simulation/Role-playing hybrid
2021Cute BiteRole-playing video game
2022Night CascadesVisual novel
2025Galaxy Princess ZoranaLife simulation game
as Hanabira
Release dateTitle(s)Genre(s)
2015Sword DaughterVisual novel
2016A Little Lily PrincessDating sim
2017England Exchange – An International AffairDating sim

References

  1. "What's So Special About Indie Developer Hanako Games?". Siliconera. 29 September 2013.
  2. "Press Release". Archived from the original on 5 November 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2009.
  3. "2016 Independent Games Festival debuts finalists". 6 January 2016.