Bokuhime Project

About

Bokuhime Project is a visual novel adventure with simulation elements where you play a man disguised as a girl at an all-women’s school to uncover a mystery. Your character lives two lives: as Erika, a female student competing in a popularity contest to join a powerful clique, and as Minato, a regular student piecing together clues about his sister’s coma. Gameplay balances stat-grinding mini-games, like boosting charm and appearance, with dialogue choices that shape relationships and story outcomes. Success means outshining elite candidates in a race to the top while hiding your secret identity. The game stands out for its bold premise and layered narrative. It mixes dating sim tropes with a darker mystery, forcing tough decisions about deception and loyalty. With four main routes and branching paths, player choices directly impact the investigation and character dynamics. Released in 2020, it’s a niche title praised for its creative concept and complex protagonist. Available on PC, PS4, and Switch, it caters to fans of narrative-driven games with a twist on gender roles and school-based intrigue.

Storyline

The story follows Minato Ikusa, who infiltrates Yuriai Private Academy – a school whose student body consists of 99% women – to save his sister Marika who has fallen into a coma after being involved in an incident at the academy, which Yuriai tries to cover up. To do so, he takes his cousin Akira's place at the school while she stays at home, and enrolls as a female student under the name Erika; he additionally attends the school on the boys' side as Minato, living a double life. At the school, there is an organization known as the Four Princesses, which wields considerable influence; Ikusa aims to get a seat in the organization to investigate the incident his sister was involved in, and as such must work toward becoming the most beautiful woman in the school and winning the princess election, overcoming the other candidates and the current Four Princesses. Akira, who is very knowledgeable in male-to-female cross-dressing, helps Ikusa with this, training him in "cross-dressing skills". Among major characters are Hiyu Shinosaki, a student who supports Ikusa and sees him as a sister, and who is attracted to women; and the misogynist Ouga Rokujou, a student who is the representative of a major company. The students in the Four Princesses include the gyaru princess Lira Hoozuki, a charismatic model; the shrine maiden princess Uran Ryuguuin, a yamato nadeshiko who has been isolated from the world; the imperial princess Hermes Himegami, who appears friendly with Ikusa; and the knight princess Daria Himegami, the protective older sister of Hermes who was friends with Ikusa's sister. Nemesia Himegami, the school director and the mother of Hermes and Daria, also appears, giving Ikusa advice.