Honestly, because I’m on my phone most often, I’d like to play on my phone—it would mean I play much more often. It would be easy to open, far less of a mental barrier (even though that “barrier” is often just as small as “flip open your computer two feet away from you, type the password, click Steam/go to Itch.io, go to your library, click the otome game, click play”).

Realistically? The mobile otome I’m aware of either haven’t captured my interest, or I know them to be freemium in a way that drives me up the wall. Premium currencies and locking story progression or making certain choices behind that currency, timegating the story, gacha… I understand devs have to make money somehow, but I’d rather just buy a premium game upfront and play at my own pace.

I’ve also noticed that because I sit in front of that computer more often, so it is not two feet away from me, I have also been playing otome more often.