AV Idol Manager (AVIM)

AV Idol Manager positions you as a yakuza operative tasked with building an adult entertainment empire for your clan. Layer Game Studio's ambitious management sim combines traditional tycoon mechanics—audition idols, hire staff, construct filming sets, research new genres—with unexpected depth: a dating sim layer, deck-building elements, hand-to-hand combat, and a branching story where you can romance characters regardless of gender. The premise is deliberately tongue-in-cheek, framing your climb through the AV industry as a criminal ascent.

Gameplay oscillates between studio operations (managing finances, tracking movie sales, competing against rival studios) and character-driven content. You'll handle day-to-day administration, but the dating mechanic and "free roaming system exploration" suggest downtime is spent developing relationships and raising personal stats through missions. Combat segments add another wrinkle—a feature that distinguishes this from straightforward management games. The pixel art aesthetic gives the whole package a retro visual novel feel, which fits the eroge roots and established adult themes (currently featuring blow job, titjob, handjob, voyeurism, and BDSM content).

Worth noting: this is pre-alpha software. Layer Game Studio explicitly acknowledges bugs, unfinished features, and placeholder assets. The feature list includes planned additions that aren't yet live. If you're comfortable with experimental builds and interested in watching a game develop, the foundation here—yakuza framing, multi-system gameplay, relationship choice—shows genuine structural ambition beyond the adult content hook. The cross-platform availability (Windows, macOS, Linux) is also a plus for accessibility.