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Why are visual novels suddenly so popular?
If you've visited Steam in the last decade, you're likely already acquainted with visual novels. Though games like Famicom Detective's Club saw the inception of the visual novel in the 1980s, they've reached a particular zenith on Steam, thanks mostly to a plethora of very horny games.
But hidden among the shovelware is a wealth of original and interesting pieces of interactive ...
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