Somnium Eleven

Caveat: It's not for me, thus why I can't recommend it. However, you may have a better time with it than I did. My main, and only, gripe with this game is the writing. The exploration events in particular. Something's wrong when I dread meeting characters and spend a lot of time gazing longingly at the skip button as I force myself to read through the text. A lot of the conversations I experienced feel heavily one-sided. Characters I didn't expect to be particularly chatty will monologue at you with no real rhyme or reason. And after some odd hours of playing I couldn't muster the slightest ounce of excitement at learning about new lore or delving deeper into a character's psyche. Reading ended up feeling like something I had to do to finish the game instead of an experience meant to be enjoyed. The intimate encounters during the exploration period is also...not for me. I played through Soren's route since it has a guide and I wanted to give the writing another chance. And I can't say for sure since I don't dabble in the spaces, but it kinda feels like it may be inspired by NSFW ASMR roleplay? Having the love interest narrate what's happening, what MC is doing, and what they're doing to MC (e.g. stuff like "I can't help but leave kisses down your spine") while MC hardly says a peep, if she even spoke at all, is a total mood killer for me and an experience I'm not keen on repeating. I do realize this may be a matter of personal preference, so maybe it'll set your heart aflutter? idk. It's not for me. I think the visual novel portion (post trial 2) got better with this, and it's entirely because I noticed there's less of the love interest narrating what's happening. There's also the ending. I only played Soren's good ending (I played halfway through Titus' route since it also has a guide, but, eh, did I really want to spend that much time on a game I wasn't enjoying?) and it left me feeling a little disappointed. Without getting into too much spoiler, Soren becomes mired in what's essentially a big misunderstanding (fueled by a malicious media frenzy) with the other characters and the general public. While MC and Soren resolve their conflict and get their happily ever after, there's not a word more about what happened to the other characters or how Soren will resolve the misunderstanding with the public. I know the main point of dating sims is the romance between the main characters, but, man, leaving something so major unresolved just leave me thinking "That's it?" It feels like I was eating a meal and someone snatches my plate away before I could finish eating, that's how unresolved it felt. I really wanted to like the game. I like stat-raising sims. I think the visuals are super pretty. But writing is what makes or breaks visual novels, and the writing completely failed to capture me. I do, however, recommend that you figure out for yourself if this game is for you. I just wanted to write this review so someone else can be spared from the ASMR roleplay bits.

I backed the kickstarter for the PC port and didn't play the mobile version first so I discovered it now and I am obsessed with this game !! Otome with side gameplay ? Sign me up ! I love exploring and trying to find what changes depending on my choices or places I choose. I recommend this game if you like to experiment and search to have what you desire (Soren I am coming for you ♡)

With the caveat of some annoying save scumming needed to complete some runs, i enjoyed playing this game. The characters and story were compelling. i was just a little disappointed by the full end. i keep wishing there was just a little more. I recommend this game if you have the time. Also it works perfectly on the steam deck. e

Somnium Eleven was a lot of fun! I typically don't play stat builder otomes cause I'm not good on them lol. However, the game is set up to give you stats multiple ways so you can play different each time and explore different areas. I really liked that as I hate doing the same thing over and over. I romance Val and adored her! I look forward to replaying to see the other romances. Also, the side characters were great too! I did experience a love hate with Roman tho. Bro is everywhere haha. I definitely recommend playing!

Eu achei linda a arte e a história do jogo é bem interessante. Tem muito mais do que apenas romance e dependendo das suas escolhas no jogo você encontra personagens diferentes. Os personagens secundários também são ótimos, alguns deles eu gostaria muito que fossem interesse romântico. Esse jogo é um Otome game, o diferente e eu amei, é que você tem um interesse romântico que é uma mulher, não são só interesses românticos masculinos. Por tudo isso, recomendo! I thought the art was beautiful and the story of the game was very interesting. There's much more to it than just romance and depending on your choices in the game you meet different characters. The secondary characters are also great, some of them I really wish were romantic interests. This game is an Otome game, what's different and I loved is that you have a romantic interest who is a woman, it's not just male romantic interests. For all these reasons, I recommend it!