Dreamy Syrup is a fully-voiced visual novel featuring notable Vtuber Amau Syrup, coming soon

• Dreamy Syrup is an upcoming visual novel starring Japanese vtuber Amau Syrup
• It’s set to release first for Switch and Steam but will come to iOS and Android later
• The romantic comedy sees Amau Syrup taking a starring role

Visual novels, we know ’em and we (some of us at least) love ’em! But for the rest of us, they can be a bit of a dense and confusing genre. But if you’re looking to jump in there’s a major new release on the horizon, as Dreamy Syrup sees not just a romantic comedy visual novel soon to be released, but one starring a popular VTuber too!

VTubers have become an increasingly popular aspect of online fandom and discourse, with those animated bobbing heads regularly becoming super-popular streamers and even characters of their own. It’s certainly a far cry from only a few years ago when Kizuna AI first made waves online.

In any case, I’m assuming that for most of us, Dreamy Syrup won’t necessarily grab our attention. But for fans of the titular VTuber Amau Syrup, I’m sure this is exactly what you’ve been waiting for. And the best part is that since this is launching first for Switch and Steam, we’ve already got it confirmed that English language support will be included!

Down the tubes

Admittedly I can’t see Dreamy Syrup taking off too much. Personally, I’m of the opinion that the visual novel genre gets an unfair rap as basically being otaku wish fulfilment. I’ve often thought it has a lot more potential in terms of the stories it can tell, and plenty of evidence of good examples. But Dreamy Syrup is very clearly made to appeal to fans of Amau Syrup, and for someone who only streams in Japanese, I think it’s fair to say this is a niche game for an already niche audience.

Still, there are plenty of other great new releases to have a go at if you’re feeling bored! Why not check out the latest entry in our regular feature of the top five new mobile games to try this week and see what’s recently hit storefronts for yourself?