I-Dolls - Otome Game, or simply I-Dolls, is a free role-playing game developed by Shukimo Studio. This game will have you exploring South Korea and meeting your potential love interest. In the game, you and your cousin named Claire left home to study at a university in South Korea. However, Claire is not only your best friend but is also the sister of the leader of the K-pop group you idolize. With this, you will have the chance to befriend all of them—and even pursue a romantic relationship. It all depends on your choices. 

Your choices, your love story

As the name suggests, I-Dolls is an otome game—with lots of elements that will cater to the female gamers. It stars you and four K-Pop idols—namely Him-Chan, Jinnie, Ja, and Haniel—in a story about friendship and love. As noted, you come to South Korea to study but got the opportunity to meet the idols through your cousin, Claire. Through your choices, you can get closer to them and know them personally. 

However, meeting your goal of getting to know them—and pursue romantic relations—will not be as easy as you think. There will be several obstacles in your way and your choices will have an impact on the plot and your relationships. The game has emotional twists and turns, as well as varied intriguing characters who—despite not being love interests or potential crushes—will affect the game flow.

This game comes without action points, diamonds, rubies, tickets, or energy. Thanks to this, you don’t have to stop playing if you run out of XP points and such. There are contests that you can join, but those are only for gifts. There is no ticket system either and no in-game purchases, so you can enjoy it completely for free. Note, however, that the game does not run properly in Android versions earlier than Android 8. It also requires heavy resources, so you will need to turn off all of your running apps in the background—as well as to deactivate your widgets—to avoid lagging or crashing. 

A good game with a few drawbacks

All in all, I-Dolls - Otome Game is a great choice if you are into K-Pop and otome games. The game will let you immerse into the world of K-Pop and even learn about the Korean culture, with its extensive cultural files about South Korea. It also has a beautiful setting to provide a more realistic atmosphere. It does not require energy and a ticket system to play. However, it does need higher-end devices for you to enjoy the game properly.