Japanese developer Qureate launched Bunny Garden on April 18 on the Nintendo eShop, followed by a Steam release on April 19. The game became a hit in Japan immediately upon release, ranking in at No. #1 on Steam’s top sellers and No. #2 on the Nintendo Store’s Digital Best Sellers lists. The hostess club dating sim is being praised for how cheekily it pushes the limits with its suggestive content and gambling system.
Bunny Garden is a dating sim adventure game set in a themed gentleman’s club of the same name. You assume the role of Haito Kanda, an unemployed man who starts visiting the club after being fired from his job. At Bunny Garden, you find solace in alcohol while interacting and pursuing romance with the cast of bunny girl hostesses.
Gameplay in Bunny Garden revolves around raising your affinity with the girls through conversation, games, quizzes and purchasing drinks and snacks. The club is open at weekends, and to be able to afford the expensive visits, you need to spend workdays earning money by doing odd jobs or gambling.
Post translation: When I realized that the cheap drinks in Bunny Garden are on the upper shelf, while the expensive ones are on the lower one, I went “So that’s what’s going on.”
When we last looked at Bunny Garden, it was creating pre-release buzz with its oddly named “PTA system” which is short for “pantsu takusan arigato” in Japanese and can be translated roughly to “thank you for the abundance of panties.” As can be inferred from the name, this system lets the playerpeek at the female cast’s panties (which will differ depending on the day).
But now, with the game finally out, players have discovered a correlation between panty shot probability and the price of the drinks you order at the club. As seen in the video comparison above, pricy alcoholic beverages are stocked on low shelves, which means the bunny girl will bend over further to fetch them, thus showing more panty. Posts on X pointing out this over-the-top mechanic have contributed to the game’s virality, with #バニーガーデン (#Bunny Garden) continuously trending on the site.
Post translation: The fact that you can go over a million in debt on your first visit by just eating and drinking is frightening
via Automaton Media
