gal game; bishōjo game
A video game genre focused on romantic or social interactions with attractive female characters, typically in an anime/manga art style. Often abbreviated as ギャルゲー.
wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from gal game
See also: ギャルゲー
He often plays gal games on his days off.
This gal game is popular for its moving story.
Variant with interpunct, sometimes used for clarity or stylistic effect.
Wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English) from 'gal' and 'game'. The exact derivation is uncertain, but it likely emerged in the 1990s to describe a growing genre of PC and console games targeting male audiences with attractive female characters.