A collection of interactive romance novels where the player controls the character's fate by making numerous decisions throughout each story. The game offers several dozen plots divided into seasons and episodes. The novels unfold in popular and romantic settings: a budding actress in Hollywood, a confrontation between vampires and werewolves, pirates at sea, an Aztec curse, a medieval fairy tale, and so on.
Before starting each story, the player creates the main heroine and customizes her appearance in detail: selecting the face and hairstyle, choosing clothes and accessories. The developers offer quite a few options to choose from, but the best samples are available for in-game currency.
The plot then immediately begins, presented with static frames where models of the heroines and heroes are shown against beautiful landscapes or interiors, accompanied by text information windows or answer choice buttons. New plots have also introduced animations in the frames.
The developers strive to create nonlinear plots, so choices really affect the development of events and allow the same novel to be played in different ways. Any answer or action can influence where the game leads next, how other characters' attitudes towards the heroine change, or have consequences in the future.
In each scenario, the heroine has 3-4 unique parameters, such as intuition, image, or diplomacy, which automatically increase when the correct answer is given. In some situations, having the required level of a certain parameter can grant an additional card, which inserts itself into the current set and changes the course of events or provides a hint.
The novels are built in the best traditions of comedic romance novels, with a fair share of risqué flirting and clichéd humor, as well as self-irony from the developers. The main heroine fights criminals/protects the oppressed/saves the world, all while being well-dressed and made-up.
She is selflessly helped by hot guys — usually, several of them compete for the heroine's heart, and she can drive them crazy with her actions. The romance can be spun with both positive and negative characters. At the same time, the writers and artists accurately convey the spirit and atmosphere of the time in which the novel's events unfold.
The popularity of "Клуб Романтики" has been greatly aided by its visual style, combining cartoonish, "doll-like" drawings and a pleasing color palette, with no blood or abrupt transitions. The characters are all impeccably chosen — slim glamorous beauties and sleek, tanned, muscular metrosexuals, always ready to help and "pining" for the main heroine.
"Клуб Романтики" is distributed under a freemium model, offering two in-game currencies that can be purchased with real money:
- diamonds — unlock exclusive outfits and appearance elements for the heroine. They also affect gameplay, as often the best or most important scenes can only be unlocked by paying diamonds for the necessary answers in dialogues.
- teacups — unlock access to new episodes, regulate the pace of progression, as one cup accumulates over several hours.
Игру можно пройти и не вкладывая в неё деньги, но придется регулярно смотреть много рекламы, которая может быть довольно назойлива (отключается за реальные деньги).
«Клуб Романтики» — игра-сервис и поддерживается на протяжении нескольких лет. Некоторые сюжеты в ней уже закончились, но большинство активно развиваются и появляются новые. Качество новелл, как правило, растет по мере приближения к финалу, поскольку разработчики активно мониторят мнение игроков. Наши гайды с прохождением новелл:
- «Паруса в тумане» (Средневековье, приключения);
- «Рожденная луной» (наши дни, фэнтези);
- «Моя голливудская история» (наши дни, комедия);
- «Королева за 30 дней» (Средневековье, романтика);
- «Тени Сентфора» (1980-е, мистика, ужасы);
- «Высокий прибой» (наши дни, детектив);
- «Дракула. История любви» (наши дни, фэнтези);
- «Любовь со звезд» (наши дни, фантастика);
- «В ритме страсти» (наши дни, комедия);
- «Секрет небес» (альтернативная реальность, фэнтези);
- «Я охочусь на тебя» (наши дни, детектив);
- «Легенда Ивы» (японское фэнтези, романтика).