How To Date A Magical Girl!

Adventure· Visual Novel· Anime· Psychological Horror

Released Jan 2019

You're invited to the elite academy for magical girls! Will you take the opportunity to make new friends? Learn magic? Or... Will you try to date a cute magical girl?

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Evaluation

How To Date A Magical Girl! launched on January 31, 2019 as a complete visual novel / dating sim. The only DLC released — an original soundtrack and an art book — both shipped on February 1, 2019, just one day after the base game. No additional content has ever been announced or listed as unreleased. The developer's post-launch communications on this game's Steam page relate entirely to a separate title, CORPSE FACTORY, which was announced in April 2022 and released in June 2022. There is no news about How To Date A Magical Girl! itself after launch. The store description is consistent with a fully self-contained experience, describing a fixed playtime of 10–15 hours with multiple endings — language typical of a finished product. The game appears to have launched as a complete package with no planned post-launch content cycle.

Evidence

Original Soundtrack DLC released on February 1, 2019, one day after the base game launched.

dlc listing · Feb 1, 2019 source content shipped

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Art Book DLC released on February 1, 2019. All listed DLC has shipped; none remain unreleased.

dlc listing · Feb 1, 2019 source content shipped

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Content

2 of 2 released · no outstanding content

Released

How To Date A Magical Girl! Original Soundtrack

Feb 2019

Released

How To Date A Magical Girl! Art Book

Feb 2019

Media

Details

Developer

Cafe Shiba

Publisher

RIVER CROW STUDIO

Achievements

Platform

Windows

Controller

—

Steam Deck

Playable

Players

Single-player

Visual Novel Anime Psychological Horror Violent Adventure Simulation Casual Dating Sim Sexual Content Cute Romance Horror Gore Story Rich Dark

About this game

Imagine if you had the opportunity to attend class at an elite academy for magical girls... Do you think you'd take the opportunity to make new friends? Learn magic? Or... Would you try to date a cute magical girl?

Although you show only a pathetic amount of magical talent, the academy has decided to let you in. You're not sure why, but this is probably a good opportunity to meet some girls! However, you only have one year to prove that you're suitable for the academy. You'll have to balance your studies and chasing girls in order to succeed!

Take time out of your busy schedule to go shopping, attend the debate club, work a part-time job or just relax and see the sights. The choice is yours!

As you get closer to winning the heart of your dream girl, you might find that not everything at the academy is what it seems.

An overwhelming sense of foreboding hangs above the academy like a dark cloud.

There's more to this place than the happy-go-lucky students are letting on...

This game contains scenes that may frighten or disturb some people. All characters are 18 years of age or older.

FEATURES

Meet a unique cast of magical girls. Select your favorite one and try to win her heart!
Use your free time as you see fit. Study, practice magic, brew potions or just chill out.
Get to know each girl by taking her out on dates. Give her gifts to improve her affection!
Close to 40 high-quality CG scenes.
Lots of alternate costumes and outfits for each girl.
Original soundtrack.
In-game calendar system with special event days.
Alchemy system for collecting and combining ingredients.
10 to 15 hours playtime, with multiple endings.