Lucian_Galca: Okay, am I the only one who thought of "Shaka, when the walls fell" when reading this title? :P

Desmight: "Let's sell it, someone's gonna like it" is what brought shovelware to Steam. And that's the main reason I don't support Steam anymore, it's even more important than DRM for me.

Lucian_Galca: Okay, am I the only one who thought of "Shaka, when the walls fell" when reading this title? :P

Desmight: What bothers me is that they put time and effort to perform this marketing stunt (even going against their own past curation system) instead of getting DRM-free releases of actual games. I mean, we still don't know if Bioshock is ever going to land here, or if Metro Exodus will be available on GOG on release, or if we'll ever see Dark Souls, or Sleeping Dogs, or Skyrim, or Dead Rising, or stuff like the Zeno Clash series, or whatever. But yeah, let's all rejoice for GOG becoming another indie shovelware platform who allows everything on the shelf (once you accept visual novels and dating sims, you accept everything). I know, I'm being rude, but it just makes me angry that they really put all this effort to bring VNs here, when there are real games still waiting and games who got rejected because they weren't useful for marketing purposes.

Impaler26: So GOG only has the censored versions of the Sunrider games?

Enebias: Clever move. GOG saw an opening with the recent debacle and they stroke hard. Well done!

MarkoH01: I really doubt you will now see "games" like "under the blanket" or "shower with your dad" which I would consider to be shovelware.

Grargar: I knew this thread would be a saltmine as soon as I saw the main page. Keep it up, folks!

tibs210: As a fan of the visual novel genre I just want to say a thank you to GOG for implementing it. Granted, like a lot of game genres their's a lot, and I do mean A LOT of trash out their, and even more crappy H-VN games, but their's some damn fine stories out their too. It's a genre that's always been a guilty pleasure of mine, and I look forward to seeing more of these titles come to the platform.

That being said, I do have a request. It's not for a game, but for three tags specifically for this new (to this platform) genre. Would you kindly add the following genre tags:
1) Non-Kinetic = This is the type of visual novel that actually has some gameplay, whether it be just picking A or B, or something more deeper. This can be anything from the current "Sunrider Academy" or something like Danganronpa.
2) Kinetic = This is the opposite of the Non-Kinetic genre. These are purely linear, and don't have any gameplay at all bar the button press to continue the story. This is personally a genre I don't play, and as such don't have many examples that immediatly come to mind. I think "eden*" would be such a game.
3) H-Game = This is just straight up porn. It could either be Kinetic or Non-Kinetic, but the acual purpose is just for masterbation, whether it panders to the male or female audience. It's less interested in telling an interesting story, and more intent on delivering fan-service, and often include over-the-top sexual content. This sub-genre is way too big, and is often what people think of when people think of VNs, often giving the genre a bad name.

tibs210: 3) H-Game = This is just straight up porn.

CharlesGrey: Is it?