H-game

H-games (or, more properly, eroge, an abbreviation of erotic game) are Video Games with sex or heavy Fan Service in them.

Though there are some examples of eroge in nearly every genre, the most common forms are the Dating Sim (especially in the early examples of the genre) and the Visual Novel (more popular in recent years). Also common are 3-D simulators like Artificial Girl, which throw out the plot entirely and leave in only the bare minimum of Dating Sim elements in favor of more Jiggle Physics.

Although the term "H-game," literally translatable as "pervert game," would suggest otherwise, the erotic content is sometimes about as important as similar content in an R-rated film. Many games tend to have only have one sex scene at the end after hours of play and in a large number sex scenes can be disabled by menu options. As a result, many are re-released with said content cut for the sake of reaching a wider audience. There is a large crossover between Visual Novel and Porn with Plot because of the more story-oriented nature of Visual Novels.

In general, the protagonist will be one of six broad character types, and only rarely if ever generic and faceless. Those six types are, in order to the most respectable and moral to the least.


 * 1) Nice Guy
 * 2) Troubled but Cute
 * Type A - similar to the Nice Guy, but flawed in some capacity. Generally fairly well liked and can be used in a fairly light story.
 * Type B - closer to the Jerk with a Heart of Gold. Often used in a darker story. Depending on the ending you get, he will either darken into a type 4, or will overcome his flaws and become a type 1.
 * 1) Handsome Lech
 * Type A - generally has a good amount of sex, but sex is portrayed in a positive light
 * Type B - Closer to the type 4, but the tone of the story is light enough to keep him from being portrayed too negatively.
 * 1) Jerk with a Heart of Gold - Somewhat unlikeable. Will be the protagonist in darker works.
 * 2) Jerkass - Very unlikable, but has enough morals to keep him from a full blown monster. Sometimes matures into a Type 3 or 4 over the story. Rarely, he will become a full-blown Type 1.
 * 3) Complete Monster - Evil in every sense of the word. Either a Villain Protagonist, or not human and subject to Blue and Orange Morality. In either case, completely devoid of morals.

For a more detailed examination, see H-Game POV Character

These games popularized, largely through Visual Novel works, the Netorare Genre.


 * Absolute Obedience (Boys Love)
 * AIR
 * A Profile
 * Akane-Iro ni Somaru Saka
 * Amorous Professor Cherry
 * Atlach=Nacha
 * Baldr Sky
 * Brave Soul
 * Beat Angel Escalayer
 * Beat Blades Haruka
 * Bible Black
 * Bliss Stage: Love Is Your Weapon
 * BLUE Series
 * Triangle Blue
 * Canvas 2 ~Niji-iro no Sketch~ (fan translated in October 2010)
 * Castle Fantasia 2 Renewal
 * Chaos;Head
 * Chub Pan (Bara Genre game)
 * ChuxChu Idol
 * Come See Me Tonight
 * Conquering The Queen
 * Cosplay Fetish Academy
 * Crescendo Eien Dato Omotte Ita Ano Koro
 * Critical Point
 * CROSS†CHANNEL
 * Da Capo
 * Da Capo II
 * Daiakuji
 * Daiteikoku
 * Deardrops
 * Demonbane
 * Discipline: The Record Of A Crusade
 * Divi-dead
 * DNd Poisoned
 * Do You Like Horny Bunnies
 * Eien No Aselia
 * Eiyuu X Maou
 * 11eyes
 * Anything by the company Eushully, including:
 * The Battle Goddess series
 * Kuutei Senki
 * Meishoku no Reiki
 * The Princess General series
 * Princess-Hunting Dungeon Meister
 * Tayu Uta
 * Kamidori Alchemy Meister
 * Family Project
 * Fate/hollow ataraxia
 * Fate/stay night
 * Gakuen Heaven
 * Gibo
 * Gore Screaming Show
 * G Senjou no Maou
 * Green Green
 * Hanachirasu
 * Happiness
 * Himekishi Lilia
 * Hitomi
 * Hoshizora No Memoria
 * Anything by Japanese game company "Illusion"
 * Artificial Girl
 * @Homemate
 * Hako
 * Schoolmate
 * Sexy Beach
 * Rapelay (yes, it's Exactly What It Says On The Tin)
 * the Biko series (stalking)
 * Yuusha (You Can't Escape The Heroine)
 * Idols Galore
 * Intense!
 * Inyouchuu
 * Jewel Knights Crusader
 * Jiburiru
 * Kana: Little Sister
 * Kanon
 * Kao no Nai Tsuki - Which would be adapted into the Moonlight Lady ero-OVA.
 * Kara no Shoujo
 * Katahane
 * Katawa Shoujo
 * Kichiku Megane
 * Kira Kira
 * Knights of Xentar
 * Koihime Musou
 * Koi to Senkyo to Chocolate
 * Lamento Beyond The Void (Boys Love)
 * Legend Of Queen Opala - Free RPG Maker H-game developed by H-Artist Gabe Logan
 * Lets Meow Meow
 * Lightning Warrior Raidy
 * Little Busters!
 * Loren the Amazon Princess
 * Lucky Dog 1 (another popular Boys Love game)
 * Madou Souhei Kleinhasa
 * Maji de Watashi ni Koi Shinasai!. The anime also includes an in-universe example in episode 3.
 * Misleet
 * Monster Girl Quest
 * Morenatsu- A kemono Boy's Love Genre visual novel.
 * Muv-Luv - Page for the main franchise
 * Muv Luv Extra
 * Muv Luv Unlimited
 * Muv Luv Alternative
 * My Girlfriend is the President
 * Neko Kawaigari (AKA Dote Up A Cat)
 * Night Shift Nurses
 * Nocturnal Illusion
 * One Kagayaku Kisetsu EOtama! ~Otaku Nakama wa Chikkoi Mania~
 * Otama! ~Otaku Nakama wa Chikkoi Mania~
 * Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru
 * Phantom of Inferno
 * Popotan - The originator of the Caramelldansen Vid.
 * Princess Lover
 * Princess Waltz
 * Prism Ark
 * Private Nurse
 * Rance (series)
 * Rance I
 * Rance II
 * Rance III
 * Sengoku Rance
 * Rance Quest
 * Rumbling Hearts
 * Saya no Uta
 * School Days
 * Sekien no Inganock
 * Sharin no Kuni
 * Shikkoku No Sharnoth
 * Shoujo Senki Soul Eater
 * SHUFFLE!
 * Shojokyuu ~Kurige no Shiofuki Shoujotachi~
 * Silver Chaos
 * Silver Chaos 2 Artificial Mermaid
 * Snow Sakura
 * Slave Pageant
 * Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo
 * STARLESS 21st Century Nymphomaniacs
 * Sugar Shooter
 * Sugar's Delight
 * Suika
 * Swan Song (game)
 * Sweet Pool (a Boys Love game)
 * Syukusho Gakuen
 * Taimanin Asagi
 * Tears To Tiara
 * The Sagara Family
 * They Are My Noble Masters
 * Togainu no Chi (also Boys Love)
 * To Heart
 * To Heart 2, and the Gaiden Game, To Heart 2: Another Days.
 * Triangle Heart 3 ～sweet songs forever～
 * Tsukihime series
 * Twinkle Crusaders
 * Uchuu Kaizoku Sara
 * Under the Moon
 * Utawarerumono
 * Wanko To Kurasou
 * Variable Geo (series)
 * Virgin Roster
 * X Change (series)
 * Yami to Boushi to Hon no Tabibito
 * Yoake Mae Yori Ruriiro na
 * Yosuga no Sora
 * Youju Senki AD 2048
 * Yukkuri Panic Escalation
 * Yume Miru Kusuri
 * YU-NO
 * Zanjibaru