Love Is All Around
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Love Is Not Around: Wandan-likes and Narratives of Self-Actualisation
The document analyzes "wandan-likes," a subgenre of one-male, many-female dating games, focusing on Love is All Around (Intiny, 2023) and its cultural impact in China.
- The sub-genre of 'wandan-likes' (one-male, many-female branching dating games, largely from China) is prototyped by Love is All Around (Intiny, 2023), which reportedly sold about 1.64 million Steam copies with peak concurrency near 65,500 players.
- The paper argues the sub-genre's appeal stems from speaking to disenfranchised masculinity marked by self-depreciation and hopelessness, offering protagonists who attract undeserved affection through serendipitous encounters.
- The games offer players a sense of control over virtual romantic outcomes, providing compensatory agency, but at the cost of framing women as out-of-reach commodities rather than fellow participants in a postcapitalist social order.
The Promise of Love: Love Is All Around and Vulnerable Masculinity in China
This paper examines Love Is All Around, a 2023 Chinese dating-simulation game by Intiny that remediates the conventions of bishōjo games by replacing anime-style graphics with live-action first-person video and drawing on micro-dramas and YY fiction.
- Love Is All Around (2023), a Chinese dating-simulation game by Intiny, adapts bishōjo game conventions by replacing anime graphics with live-action first-person video and drawing on micro-dramas and YY fiction.
- The paper argues the game's appeal extends beyond bishōjo and otaku fandom, offering young Chinese male players a mediated space to process precarious employment, intimate frustration, and gendered anxiety.
- The author's central concept, the "promise of love," describes how the game eases a sense of vulnerable masculinity shaped by competitive achievement culture and post-feminist social conditions, since players can readily win affection within its fantasy structure.
What Were the Top New PC & Console Games of 2023?
This analysis identifies the top new PC and console game releases of 2023, offering insights into sales performance across various platforms.
- Steam's market shows a clear bifurcation where independent titles like Sons Of The Forest lead in unit sales, while high-priced AAA releases like Hogwarts Legacy capture the majority of gross revenue.
- Console markets on PlayStation and Xbox remain heavily reliant on established intellectual properties and sequels, with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III, EA Sports FC 24, and Spider-Man 2 serving as the primary revenue drivers.
- Consumer behavior differs significantly by platform, as Steam players demonstrate a high appetite for mid-priced indie games, whereas console users prioritize premium AAA experiences or subscription-based access.
Steam Creatives: Market Trends and User Engagement
The document analyzes market trends and user engagement on Steam, focusing on effective marketing strategies for PC games.
- Steam users prioritize high production values in graphics, audio, and gameplay, requiring content tailored to hardcore preferences with moderate complexity and strong narratives.
- Successful titles like 'Love Is All Around!' and 'Hero Wars' have generated over $100 million in revenue, demonstrating the platform's significant commercial viability.
- Google Ads and AdSense are the primary advertising channels for the PC market, accounting for 50% of all game creatives.
Cities: Skylines II Builds Its Playerbase Starting Next Week
This analysis provides an overview of recent and upcoming game releases across PC (Steam, Epic Games Store), PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, and Meta Quest VR platforms, focusing on sales performance, concurrent user (CCU) data, and critical reception.
- Cities: Skylines II is launching with significant market anticipation, evidenced by nearly 190,000 Steam followers and over two million wishlists, though developer warnings and mixed reviews indicate potential release volatility.
- Chinese-developed titles including Love Is All Around, Yog-Sothoth’s Yard, and Legendary Creatures 2 are outperforming many Western indie games in peak concurrent users, highlighting the growing influence of the Chinese market and regional pricing strategies.
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 has rapidly secured the top position on PlayStation charts, while Madden NFL 24 and Assassin’s Creed Mirage continue to hold strong performance metrics on Xbox.