Love and Deepspace

Love and Deepspace
Developer(s)	Papergames
Publisher(s)	CHN: Papergames WW: Infold Games
Series	Mr. Love [1]
Engine	Unity (game engine)
Platform(s)	Android, iOS
Release	18 January 2024
Genre(s)	Otome game, Action role-playing game
Mode(s)	Single-player, Multiplayer

Love and Deepspace (Chinese: 恋与深空; pinyin: Liàn yǔ Shēn kōng) is a 2024 Chinese Otome game. It was developed and published by Papergames [zh] (with publishing outside mainland China under Infold Games), which released for Android and iOS on 18 January 2024. It is known as the first 3D Otome game.

Gameplay

Love and Deepspace is the first 3D Otome game.[2] It follows a free-to-play pattern while monetized by gacha and in-game purchase such as gift packs, monthly cards and characters' costumes.[3]

Development and release

Love and Deepspace was developed by Papergames, a Chinese video game company. It was globally released for Android and iOS on 18 January 2024. It is the second installment in the Mr.Love series.[4]

Music

The theme song Love and Deepspace, which inspires the game's title, is sung by Sarah Brightman. Brightman describes the song as "exud[ing] a mysterious and ethereal ambience ... tinged with a little bit of melancholy."[1]

Reception

Love and Deepspace has gained wide popularity worldwide since its global launch on 18 January 2024. By October 2024, its download numbers reached 14 million and it had generated revenues of $196 million.[5] In Japan, it was the most downloaded and highest-grossing interactive story game from January to September 2024, amassing nearly $30 million.[6] As of January 2025, the game has an accumulated global revenue of $400 million, with markets outside of China accounting for 36% of the total revenue, based on data from analytics firm Sensor Tower.[7] Studies attribute the success in revenue to the 'SHEconomy', as the game caters to women's needs and desire for equality, respect and independence.[3][8]

External links

• Official website (in Chinese)
• Official website (in English)

References

1. Logan Culwell-Block (18 January 2024). "Sarah Brightman Finally Travels to Deepspace... in Mobile Video Game". playbill.com. Playbill. Archived from the original on 2 February 2024.
2. Jessie Wu (24 January 2024). "First 3D otome game Love and Deepspace triggers fierce competition in China around female-centric romance gaming". Technode. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024.
3. Tang, C (25 October 2024). "Consumer-Oriented Marketing Strategy of Chinese Domestic Otome Games: A Case Study of Love and Deepspace". Advances in Economics, Management and Political Sciences. 117 (1): 19–25. doi:10.54254/2754-1169/117/20242055.
4. "叠纸发布「恋与」系列第二作，居然是一款3D恋爱动作游戏？" [Papergames announced the second installation in the "Love and" series, which is actually a 3D love action game?]. Sohu (in Chinese). 23 October 2020. Archived from the original on 8 January 2025.
5. Miikka Ahonen (20 October 2024). "Eight New Mobile Hits Making Over $200M". Naavik. Archived from the original on 8 January 2025.
6. Verity Townsend (11 December 2024). "Infinity Nikki developer's mobile hit Love and Deepspace makes chart-topping profits in Japan". Automaton. Archived from the original on 11 December 2024.
7. "二游轰炸出海榜：米哈游收入涨77%，散爆赢麻了，《恋与深空》破4亿美元". 游戏陀螺 (in Chinese). 16 January 2025. Archived from the original on 18 January 2025. 据Sensor Tower，《恋与深空》仅上市1年时间，全球累计收入就已突破4亿美元，其中海外市场贡献了36%的总收入。 [According to Sensor Tower, Love and Deepspace has accumulatively earned over $400 million worldwide in just one year since its release, with overseas markets contributing 36% of the total revenue.]
8. He, S (19 December 2024). "Analysis of the Marketing Strategy of Chinese Otome Game Industry - Taking Love and Deep Space as an Example". Advances in Economics, Management and Political Sciences. 129 (1): 70–75. doi:10.54254/2754-1169/2024.18386.