Himegimi Detective Reviews

The case is pretty decent and quite challenging. This game doesn't have a clue book and you have to gather the clue by yourself. Still if you want to challenge yourself, this game is a good choice

This game has serious old school shojo vibes. The first couple of mysteries are very basic, but they get a decent amount less obvious as the game goes on, though never getting to true complicated brain teaser territory. I enjoyed the characters and the cases, though sometimes the villains' motives or treatment had a bit of a Case Closed vibe (as in why choose murder in that scenario? Why does anyone sympathize with that murderer? etc). Overall, I found this a fun romp!

Edit: - September 3rd 2022: Publisher/developer increased game price [in Brazil] to 3 times what it was on release. Price is no longer fair. I do not recommend anymore. I encourage you to wait for at least 50% off discount before purchasing this game. - November 21st 2022: Noticed today that it's back to the original price. Himegimi Detective is a VN about Sayla Limehult, a princess that loves anime and comes to Japan to fulfill her dream of becoming a detective. The story is divided in 5 episodes/cases. Each with an independent story and different crime, but they come together to form a subplot. Each case has at least 5 bad endings and 1 true ending. There are 37 endings in total. For cases 1 through 4, almost all bad endings have the same outcome. They just are triggered in different moments of the story by the choices you make. For case 3 and 5, some choices matter and change the story/ending a little bit. All cases are very straightforward and they don't have different paths. For that reason, the number of characters in each case is limited. I believe they did the right choice in that regard. There's not insignificant character or unnecessary story filler. The crimes are very interesting and I liked the story/explanation behind them. Would be nice if they did a sequel so we can find out what happens with that subplot + Sayla's career. Bought on release. The price was fair back then. Recommended. 8/10