Cupid Parasite
Cupid Parasite is an otome game and visual novel developed and published by Idea Factory. It was released for the Nintendo Switch on August 20, 2020 in Japan, and November 2021 in western regions. A fan disc titled Cupid Parasite: Sweet and Spicy Darling was released on November 30, 2023 in Japan, and May 28, 2024 in the west.
Cupid Parasite
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- Date
- 2020
- Publisher
- Idea Factory · Idea Factory International
- Language
- Japanese · English
- Genre
- visual novel · otome game
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Cupid Parasite is an otome game and visual novel developed and published by Idea Factory. It was released for the Nintendo Switch on August 20, 2020 in Japan, and November 2021 in western regions. A fan disc titled Cupid Parasite: Sweet and Spicy Darling was released on November 30, 2023 in Japan, and May 28, 2024 in the west.
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Idea Factory International has announced that a port of Cupid Parasite for PCs will be released on September 22, 2026.
Key facts
Key facts
• Title — Cupid Parasite • Developer — Otomate (Idea Factory) • Released — Nintendo SwitchAugust 20, 2020November 2, 2021November 5, 2021 Microsoft Windows September 22, 2026 • Genre — Visual novel, otome game • Modes — Single-player • Platforms — Nintendo Switch
Plot
Plot
The game follows Lynette Mirror, a matchmaker who is secretly the goddess Cupid, having left Celestia to complete a divine mission on Earth. One day, her company tasks her with creating a reality television series about the Parasite 5, a group of men who are infamously "hopeless" with romance.
Adaptation
Adaptation
A stage play based on the game was performed in November 2021.
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Cupid Parasite is associated with Japan.
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Reception
The game received "generally favorable" reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. Fellow review aggregator OpenCritic assessed that the game received "mighty" approval, being recommended by 79% of critics.
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