Q 01/05

Mystic Messenger, the 2016 phone game played through a fake messaging app, was made in which country?

A) Japan

B) South Korea

C) China

D) United States

Answer · why

B) South Korea

South Korea is its home, and the original title there translates as Mysterious Messenger.

Q 02/05

Which studio, founded in 2012 to make games aimed at women, developed the chat-app hit Mystic Messenger?

A) Cheritz

B) Voltage

C) Idea Factory

D) NTT Solmare

Answer · why

A) Cheritz

Cheritz was founded by Sujin Ri, who is also credited with designing and directing the game.

Q 03/05

Mystic Messenger is classed under which Japanese-named genre of dating games written for a female audience?

A) Bishojo

B) Galge

C) Otome

D) Josei

Answer · why

C) Otome

Otome is the label the game carries, and its makers describe it as a storytelling messenger game.

Q 04/05

Which item is Mystic Messenger's premium currency, spent to reopen missed chats and unlock story modes?

A) Diamonds

B) Star fragments

C) Tickets

D) Hourglasses

Answer · why

D) Hourglasses

Hourglasses can be bought or earned in play, and reading the story of each guest who attends the party hands over one more.

Q 05/05

In Mystic Messenger, what flies out of the chat window when a reply pleases one of the RFA members?

A) A coloured heart

B) A golden star

C) A speech bubble

D) A thumbs-up sign

Answer · why

A) A coloured heart

A coloured heart appears, and its shade shows which member approved, steering the player toward that person's route over the first four days.