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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.
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 ]
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]
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]
| Release date | Title(s) | Genre(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Charm School | Role-playing video game |
| Sweet Dreams | Adventure game | |
| 2004 | Pentagraph | Puzzle video game |
| Classroom Chaos | Strategy video game | |
| 2005 | Summer 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 |
| 2009 | Science 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 |
| 2021 | Cute Bite | Role-playing video game |
| 2022 | Night Cascades | Visual novel |
| 2025 | Galaxy Princess Zorana | Life simulation game |
| Release date | Title(s) | Genre(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Sword Daughter | Visual novel |
| 2016 | A Little Lily Princess | Dating sim |
| 2017 | England Exchange – An International Affair | Dating sim |