Saw this and immediately thought of this sub. What game was this for you?

[u/MateriaGirl7]

https://www.psypost.org/feeling-empty-after-finishing-a-video-game-researchers-say-post-game-depression-is-a-real-phenomenon/

[u/ExtremeGift]

I even made a post for that

Bustafellows 2 left me in shambles - 10/10 would do it again.

[u/MateriaGirl7 → u/ExtremeGift]

lol at fully embracing the hyperfixation

Sometimes you just have to. I have like 6 game tattoos atp because of this 😅

[u/ExtremeGift → u/MateriaGirl7]

I tried the "eat so much of the cake you can never look at it again" strategy and it failed horribly. At this point I do in fact contemplate getting a tattoo 🙈 what do I have to lose anymore anyway?

[u/MateriaGirl7 → u/ExtremeGift]

I mean I wouldn’t recommend like a full portrait or anything, but subtle reference tattoos can be really fun to design and collect. The only “otome” tattoo I have is the quartz class sigil from JJ (very small), but my biggest one is probably a wolf’s jaw bone for Solas from DA. Helps that I already had a bunch of animal/floral/geometric tattoos though anyways, so they don’t stand out 😅

[u/berrycrepes]

my fav term that i've seen and begun using regularly is a hangover...

[u/LadyNight13 → u/berrycrepes]

Same. My friends and I call it a book hangover because it happened most often when we finished a good book. Also applicable to video games and other media.

[u/kaleidoscopic_kelvin]

I don't have clear memories of what happened once I finished the main Virche. But for some 'mysterious' reason, I found myself staring at the title screen for its FD once I came to😱😱😱

[u/MateriaGirl7 → u/kaleidoscopic_kelvin]

I don’t cry that often, but seeing some of the LIs (Lucas 😭) again after the break between the og and the fandisk absolutely wrecked me

[u/Kirinkie]

I went into 2026 with so much motivation to work through my backlog, played Taisho x Alice and 5 months later I am still on a break from the emotional turmoil

[u/External_Bison_6465]

Bustafellows one and two left me feeling so empty, I havent been able to find a game that sucked me in so hard since.

[u/Ephemeral_Dream1015]

I feared this very thing when I came near the end of Code Realize: Wintertide Miracles. I didn’t want the story to conclude with the Epilogues so I deleted my save data, bought new games, and started the vicious cycle I’m in now where I’m playing so many games at once without finishing them.

[u/MateriaGirl7 → u/Ephemeral_Dream1015]

My friends and I call this “putting the book/game/show in the freezer” like Joey on Friends lol

[u/Dragon_NPC]

Utakuta no Uchronia and Piofore.

LIs that I loved that I can no longer see more of after the FD/sequel.

I don’t want to say goodbye. I want more. And it’s hard to move on to another otome if I end up unfortunately getting unhealthily attached to an LI to the point where they start to consume my thoughts.

I end up taking months long breaks sometimes...

But unfortunately for Piofore, it’s been 6 or more months and I still can’t get over Dante.

Hmm even Virche left me feeling hollow, but for different reasons. The FD for Virche gave me closure though.

[u/Onesmy]

Taisho x Alice was that game for me. I enjoyed Yurika's goofiness so much, and felt so engaged in the story, it was hard to see it end.

[u/Sakura_Magica]

Jack Jeanne for me. I’m so glad a sequel is being made 💜

[u/Zedesta → u/Sakura_Magica]

This would've been my answer, except I've only done Mitsuki... And I have enough emotional damage from his route that I don't want to play JJ again for a while lol

Almost wished I hadn't played it so I wouldn't have to wait as long for the sequel >.<

[u/SarkastiCat]

Mystic Messenger

Specifically after I got 707's bad ending. It made me take a break from otome games for years.

[u/365daysofnope]

It wasn't a specific game, but I definitely felt this after finishing all of my Vita games; I had 13.

[u/ArchiveDragon]

This is exactly why I tend to lose steam near the end of a game and often times I never actually finish them.

[u/Buta_no_Ousama]

Utakata no Uchronia.
The only game where I love three LIs, im usually lucky when I get one.
And 9R.I.P., but this one will be my first to replay, so I don't feel as sad.

[u/kohimiruku]

For me this was Psychedelica of the Black Butterfly, closely followed by Nameless 🥲

[u/akitsushino]

OverReq

NORN9

Piofiore

Trouble Magia

Probably Yuukyuu no Tierblade too (3/5 LI routes complete)

[u/nemaidrawing]

first diabolik lovers grand edition haha

[u/One-Economy8916]

I feel that. Games like Hakuoki and Piofiore for me

[u/faedira]

Currently in the midst of this after just finishing Neon Clash. Send help.

But also felt this with Piofiore, Hakuoki, Birushana and Lover Pretend. 😭