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The Thing With Mistletoes

A cute Christmas otome dating sim.

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Developer
Ran
Publisher
Visual Wordplay
Release
February 10, 2017
9 years and 175 days ago
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Mostly Positive117 reviews70.9%

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About the Game

Lumina Duval and her 10-year-old brother Vince are left alone for Christmas week when their parents go on a business related out of town trip. Lumi, who thinks Christmas is the best time of the year, is ecstatic at this. However, several disappearances that have been happening lately dampen the Christmas spirits of their town. Lumina doesn't care though, until Vince disappears and she's forced to solve the mystery and find her missing brother.
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