Hanako Games is an

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company founded by Georgina Bensley that develops PC games mostly involving female protagonists centered on fantasy- and

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-inspired style. Games on the site include '' Fatal Hearts'', '' Cute Knight'', ''

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'', and ''Science Girls''. The website provides free demos for all of the games along with downloadable wallpapers. ''Hanako Games'' is an affiliate of ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 2015, Hanako Games started to publish visual novel games that were not originally written by them, and release them under the name ''Hanabira''. The first game ''Sword Daughter'' was released on January 5, 2015. Originally, the story was a

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of the ''

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'' series by Rhondi A. Vilott Salsitz and was first published in the 1980s. In 2016, the game ''A Littly Lily Princess'' was released under the label of Hanabira. It is visual novel game with raising sim elements and based on the novel ''

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'' by

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History

Founder Georgina Bensley released a

text adventure '' Interactive fiction, often abbreviated IF, is software simulating environments in which players use text commands to control characters and influence the environment. Works in this form can be understood as literary narratives, either in the ...

game in 2000 under the name ''Papillon''. In 2005, Bensley released '' Cute Knight''. While not Hanako Games's first release, it was their first to be redistributed by other companies.

Awards

In 2007, Hanako Games was awarded the top prize a
Innovate 2007
sponsored by the Casual Games Association. ''Black Closet'' was named as a finalist for the Excellence in Narrative category for the 2016 Independent Games Festival.

Developed games

;as Hanako Games ;as Hanabira

References

External links

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Interview with Hanako GamesInterview with Erin Bell
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