Psychedelica of the Black Butterfly

Psychedelica of the Black Butterfly is a visual novel adventure game in which the female protagonist wakes up in a mysterious and dangerous mansion. The game was developed by Otomate studios, a subsidiary of Japanese company Idea Factory. As the title suggests, the developers are specializing in developing otome games. Otome is a subgenre of visual novels that recently became more popular in the West. In these games, the main female protagonist – usually a young girl – becomes surrounded by handsome men with characteristic, stereotypical personality. Otome games usually feature many different endings and are focused mostly on romances between the protagonist and the selected men. It is worth mentioning that when compared to similar games. Psychedelica of the Black Butterfly focuses more on horror and mystery than on romance.

Plot

The protagonist of Psychedelica of the Black Butterfly wakes up in a mysterious mansion. She discovers that she can’t remember who she is and what’s her name. Soon she is attacked by a terrifying monster. She is saved by one of five men she encounters in the house. They also can’t remember who they are. Together they decide to get out of the mansion and understand why they are kept captive in it. The mysterious owner of the mansion communicates with them through his servant, a girl in a bunny mask. He demands the main characters to find all pieces of a kaleidoscope. The pieces can be obtained from black butterflies that accompany the scary monsters.