All the Words She Wrote
All the Words She Wrote is a linear visual novel about a fan who becomes her favorite author’s housekeeper. Follow Mayo and Hijiri through a women’s romance told with text, character artwork, backgrounds, and music, without branching choices or alternative routes.
- AI score · out of 10
- 7.4 / 10
About this game
Mayo admires Princess Luluna, a character from the Elf Forest light novels, and takes a housekeeping job with their mysterious author. She discovers that the writer is Hijiri, a young and reclusive woman whose sharp personality differs from the image Mayo had imagined. Their daily life brings her feelings for the fictional character and its creator into focus. The story proceeds linearly through text, character illustrations, background artwork, and an original soundtrack. It has no choices or branching routes. The publisher describes approximately 100,000 words and four to six hours of reading. Ratalaika Games released ebi-hime’s novel on PS4 in 2025.
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A warm character romance, with recurring scenes limiting some dramatic momentum.
All the Words She Wrote brings Mayo, a fan of a fictional princess, into the daily life of reclusive author Hijiri. Becoming her housekeeper gradually separates the idealised character from the real person; Mayo's self-questioning and Hijiri's shyness and wit give the romance an engaging centre. Its fixed route focuses on growing intimacy and reaches a complete ending over several hours. Gentle portraits, domestic rooms and restrained music complement that warm mood. Some scenes recur, however, and the relationship occasionally develops too smoothly to sustain much tension. Text-speed and skipping settings help tailor reading, although first-time readers should avoid skipping unseen material. English comprehension is needed, and PS4 and PS5 lack cross-save continuity, making one main reading edition the sensible choice.
Strengths
- The move from admiring fiction to understanding its author gives the relationship a clear theme and character development.
- Gentle portraits, domestic settings and restrained music build a coherent, warm everyday atmosphere.
- Text-speed and skipping options for unseen text or transitions make the reading approach adjustable.
Weaknesses
- Recurring scenes and occasionally overly smooth relationship development weaken some stretches of dramatic momentum.
- PS4 and PS5 have no cross-save continuity, preventing direct progress transfer between editions.
Who it is for: English-reading visual-novel fans who enjoy gentle lesbian romance, everyday dialogue and the relationship between a fan and an author, and want to follow a fixed character story.
Play notes: This is the formally released PS4 linear visual novel, with no story choices or branches. Text is English. Avoid skipping unseen text on a first read; R1 fast-forwards. The two console editions lack cross-save, so use one edition for continuous reading.
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| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension A complete story over several hours provides a clear conclusion, and the relaxed pace suits an everyday romance. The limitation is not brevity or the lack of branches: recurring scenes and occasionally overly smooth relationship development weaken momentum. Content works, but sustained freshness and dramatic variation have noticeable limits. | Reviewed | 6.8 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension The move from admiring a fictional princess to understanding her author gives the romance a clear emotional centre. Mayo's self-questioning and Hijiri's shyness and wit reward attention to the characters. The fixed path serves this relationship; the good core experience comes from growing intimacy, not from the number of choices. | Reviewed | 7.7 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Domestic rooms, bookshelves and the writing space complement gentle portraits and keep the setting close to the relationship. Unobtrusive music and restrained effects sustain a warm, mildly nostalgic mood. The presentation is coherent and appealing, using simplicity to support reading and intimacy rather than relying on spectacle. | Reviewed | 7.8 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Text speed and skipping options for unseen text or transitions offer useful reading adjustments, with R1 giving a clear way to fast-forward. Software usability is good. PS4 and PS5 lack cross-save continuity, so sticking with one edition helps preserve a reading session; English text is an important language condition. | Reviewed | 7.3 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Ebi-Hime
- Publisher
- Ratalaika Games
- Release date
- 2025
- Platforms
- PlayStation 4
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
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- Offline maximum players
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- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
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- Categories
- Interactive Narrative · Primary genre
- Tags
- Romance2D GraphicsVisual NovelStory-drivenSlow BurnSolo-friendly
- Supported game languages
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- Requires base game
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- Standalone
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- Age ratings
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- Play modes
- Single player
- Perspectives
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Release editions
- PlayStation 4Worldwide2025
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