After the Melodrama Novel
Play as the once-villainous second female lead after the melodrama ends. Return home to build and manage your own orchard, recruit awakened novel characters, and grow relationships and profits in this short, thoughtful management simulation.
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About This Game
Welcome to After the Melodrama Novel, a business simulation set after the end of a cliché romance story. The “villainous” second female lead, once obsessed with sabotaging the heroine’s love life, awakens to self-awareness after the novel ends — and decides to return to her rural hometown to build something truly her own: a thriving automated orchard.
In this half-hour experience, you’ll act not as a laborer but as a strategic manager. Plan production lines, invest in upgrades, and recruit characters from the original melodrama — each with unique skills and personalities. Earn their trust, raise their favorability, and turn your orchard into a self-sustaining empire of efficiency. Every decision may affect the outcome - what to produce, how to balance profit and risk - it all depends on you.
Core Gameplay
Manage and expand your orchard using limited resources and smart investment decisions.Recruit and assign NPCs from the original novel to optimize productivity.Build relationships through dialogue and tasks to unlock new abilities and efficiency boosts.Experience a reflective twist on simulation games — where the villain finally becomes the author of her own fate.
Key Features
Post-narrative World: Explore a world where fictional characters gain self-awareness after the story ends.
Strategic Management: Focus on planning and optimization rather than repetitive labor.
Dynamic Relationships: Develop trust and cooperation with NPCs who once played scripted roles.
Investment System: Make high-risk, high-reward choices to grow your orchard faster.
