Momotype is a short, experimental visual novel where you're tasked with taking care of a real-life virtual pet called Momo. Momo is a cute round little creature whose design is reminiscient of the old Tamagotchis (which this game explicitly refers to), however, while regular Tamagotchis require food, bathing and play and not much else, Momo requires more care; they're sentient, inquisitive, sensitive, and almost dangerously naive - sort of like a (very intelligent but very sheltered) small child.

This could be the set-up to a very cute, light-hearted and wholesome game where you bond with your virtual pet, but this game takes this premise in an entirely different direction. This game calls itself a horror visual novel and that's not without merit, but without going into too much spoilery detail, the kind of horror this game deals with is primarily existential (with some body horror thrown in as well).

It's a very short game, but the story is very effective and wastes very little time. Seeing the full scope of the story takes several playthroughs but each of them is different enough to not feel like you have to rush through content you've already seen to get to the new stuff, and even in repeating old scenarios (like when Momo is watching tv) it builds on top of what happened before. Choices don't really matter, despite having "alternate endings" the story is actually pretty linear, but that's not a bad thing - not every story-based videogame needs branching paths. This game has a single story to tell and it does that well.

Momotype is a short, experimental visual novel where you're tasked with taking care of a real-life virtual pet called Momo. Momo is a cute round little creature whose design is reminiscient of the old Tamagotchis (which this game explicitly refers to), however, while regular Tamagotchis require food, bathing and play and not much else, Momo requires more care; they're sentient, inquisitive, sensitive, and almost dangerously naive - sort of like a (very intelligent but very sheltered) small child. This could be the set-up to a very cute, light-hearted and wholesome game where you bond with your virtual pet, but this game takes this premise in an entirely different direction. This game calls itself a horror visual novel and that's not without merit, but without going into too much spoilery detail, the kind of horror this game deals with is primarily existential (with some body horror thrown in as well). It's a very short game, but the story is very effective and wastes very little time. Seeing the full scope of the story takes several playthroughs but each of them is different enough to not feel like you have to rush through content you've already seen to get to the new stuff, and even in repeating old scenarios (like when Momo is watching tv) it builds on top of what happened before. Choices don't really matter, despite having "alternate endings" the story is actually pretty linear, but that's not a bad thing - not every story-based videogame needs branching paths. This game has a single story to tell and it does that well.