Report updated Apr 3, 2026

What Is Magic: The Boys Who Love Me?

Magic: The Boys Who Love Me is a hybrid dating simulation and card RPG where players navigate a magical academy and romance supernatural beings. It targets the otome and fantasy romance demographic by blending narrative choices with strategic card battles. While it offers a unique gameplay mix, it is currently struggling with high user dissatisfaction due to technical bugs and a perceived lack of new content.

What users think iIndependent intel reports to help builders create better apps or enhance existing ones. Still in beta, accuracy and relevancy get better every day. For informational purposes only.

Frustrated
Art and Character Design
Lack of Updates and Abandonment... Show more

What does it look like?

What are the key features?

Interactive Dating SimulationStandard

Narrative-driven gameplay where users make choices that influence the storyline and romantic outcomes.

Character Enhancement & CollectionStandard

Collect and upgrade attractive male character cards to progress through the magical world.

Strategic BattlesDifferentiator

Engage in combat alongside the characters using their unique magical abilities.

Mini-gamesStandard

Integrated casual mini-games to provide variety beyond the core narrative and card mechanics.

Romantic Narrative ArcsDifferentiator

Deep, character-focused storytelling featuring diverse archetypes like vampires, werewolves, and dragons.

What do users think? iIndependent intel reports to help builders create better apps or enhance existing ones. Still in beta, accuracy and relevancy get better every day. For informational purposes only.

Frustrated

Recent user voice shows a frustrated sentiment. Users appreciate art and character design and story and voice acting, but report lack of updates and abandonment and technical issues and crashes.

What Users Love

Art and Character Design

The characters are really pretty

I like some the cards in this game having a very good illustration

Story and Voice Acting

I've always adored the voice acting and the characters

I loved the story

Pain Points

Lack of Updates and Abandonment

It currently seems to be in an incomplete and abandoned state

There haven't been any new stories or exploration areas or new events for several months

Technical Issues and Crashes

It doesn't even open. I have been trying to open the app for two days now

Level 6-3... hits players with an error saying 'The record doesn't exist.'

High confidence · 2K reviews available

What are the pros and cons?

Pros

  • High-quality character art and card illustrations
  • Professional voice acting and immersive audio
  • Unique blend of combat mechanics with romance narrative

Cons

  • Critical progression bugs (e.g., Chapter 6-3 error)
  • Stagnant content pipeline and lack of live events
  • Slow customer support response times

What is the market outlook?

Growth Opportunities

  • Underserved 'spicy' romance niche in the mobile market
  • Potential for re-engagement through a 'comeback' roadmap
  • Optimization of loading times to improve first-time user experience

Market Threats

  • High-fidelity 3D rivals like Love and Deepspace
  • Newer, more active entries like Tokyo Debunker
  • Declining store visibility due to negative sentiment trends

Who competes with Magic: The Boys Who Love Me?

The Nemesis

Obey Me! NB

Obey Me! NB

NTT Solmare

Features a magical academy setting with supernatural male characters and card-based progression mechanics nearly identical to the analyzed app.

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Features a magical academy setting with supernatural male characters and card-based progression mechanics nearly identical to the analyzed app.

Peers

MeChat - Interactive Stories

MeChat - Interactive Stories

PlayMe Studio

A popular chat-based dating sim that competes for the same audience seeking romantic escapism.

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A popular chat-based dating sim that competes for the same audience seeking romantic escapism.

Episode - Choose Your Story

Episode - Choose Your Story

Episode Interactive

The broad market leader in interactive choice-based storytelling, often featuring similar romance themes.

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The broad market leader in interactive choice-based storytelling, often featuring similar romance themes.

New Kids on the Block

Tokyo Debunker

Tokyo Debunker

ZigZaGame Inc.

A 2024 release featuring a dark magical academy and supernatural boys, rapidly gaining traction in the sub-genre.

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A 2024 release featuring a dark magical academy and supernatural boys, rapidly gaining traction in the sub-genre.

What are the key takeaways?

Magic: The Boys Who Love Me is a frustrating card app that is free with in-app purchases. With a 3.7/5 rating from 2K reviews, it frustrates many users from users. Users particularly appreciate art and character design, though lack of updates and abandonment remains a common concern.

Best for: Fans of otome-style dating simulations and fantasy romance novels who enjoy collecting character cards and interactive storytelling.

How much does it cost?

Model: freemium

Tiers:
Free to play with base contentIn-app purchases for currency, card packs, and story progression items

Monetization relies on a 'gacha' or resource-based model where users pay to accelerate character progression and unlock premium narrative moments.

iOS Version

114.0.1

Android Version

117.0.3

Release Date

Sep 23, 2022

iOS Price

Free

Android Price

Free

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Marlvel.ai. “Magic: The Boys Who Love Me Intelligence Report.” Updated Apr 3, 2026. https://marlvel.ai/intel-report/card/magic-the-boys-who-love-me

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