Japanese developers, OperaHouse announced on their social media (X/Twitter) account today that their recent otome game, The Villainess Adored by the Prince of the Neighbor Kingdom (coined as “Akuyaku” in Japanese), is coming to the West on the Nintendo Switch platform on August 5, 2024.
“Akuyaku” or The Villainess Adored by the Prince of the Neighbor Kingdom is a game based on volumes 1,2 and 3 of the popular light novel by author ぷにちゃん “Puni-chan” and illustrator Naruse Akeno, published by KADOKAWA/B’s-LOG!
With added voice acting, the game brings to life the thrilling scenarios from the original story. Players can also explore “what if…” scenarios and alternate endings by making different choices from the original narrative of the light novel.
TRAILER
CAST:
- Yuichiro Umehara
- Junichi Suwabe
- Mai Fuchigami (as MC)
- Takuya Sato
- Marina Yamada
- Sho Karino
- Ai Furihita
- Minami Takahashi
- Hikaru Midorikawa
The Japanese game was initially released digitally on the Japanese eShop on March 24 earlier this year. For more information about this announcement, check out Operahouse’s official Twitter page for their otome games here.

What great news to wake up to! I can’t wait!
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hi! Does that mean that there won’t be a physical édition ?
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Yep, no physical version. Digital only!
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Will you make a walkthrough for this game
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