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Too bad!\nKotadama Diary's characters evolve depending on the words which you feed them, and could even grow up into something... unexpected. \nWeird characters, happy characters, sad characters, lovely characters, rude characters, and even, yes, simply cute characters—There's something for everyone!\nCan you feed them the right words to make them evolve into a new species? Try your best while you decorate your room with your favorite furniture. And you don't even need to clean up!\nKotodama Diary is a simple, entertaining game that lets you have fun with bizarre characters that evolve depending on your choices!\nThere are more than 100 different species of these weird characters, known as the \"\"kotodummies\"\".\nAnd, maybe, you'll find that the words you chose tell you something about yourself...\n\n●○ How to play ○●\n- Touch or swipe on the hearts to collect them\n- When you have enough hearts, words will appear\n- Choose one of the words\n- Depending on which word you chose, the kotodummy will evolve\n- Use gems or tickets to draw fortunes and get accessories\n- The kotodummies will wear the accessories you give them, and, if they like them, they'll give you useful items in return\n- The kotodummies will collect coins which you can use to buy furniture\n- Furniture helps you progress through the game faster\nDecorate your room, play with your favorite kotodummies, and create your very own Kotodama Diary!\n\n●○●You'll like this game if●○● \n\n- You like slow-paced, relaxing games\n- You want to pass some time for free\n- You want more than just cutesy characters\n- You want to speak with your pets\n- You want some absurd screenshots to share\n- You like pixel art\n- You like rolling those sweet gachas\n- You love putting accessories on things/people/animals\n- You enjoy the occasional weird character\n- You could do with some giggles\n- You like bringin up virtual characters\n- You want to decorate your room\n- You like collecting things\n- You want some very unique \"\"pets\"\"\"","facts":{"developer_id":1033798198,"developer_url":"https://kc-works.com/kotodama-diary","first_released":"2020-12-10T08:00:00Z","support_url":null,"privacy_url":null,"website_url":null,"app_version":"4.07.0","release_notes":"[New Fortune] \"Psycho-Breakout\"","rating_current_version":4.8677,"rating_count_current_version":3099,"star_counts":null,"genres":["Games","Simulation","Casual"],"languages":["EN","JA","KO","ZH","ZH"],"content_advisories":null,"device_families":null,"chart":null},"freshness":{"apple_read_at":"2026-10-19T21:51:11.526Z","catalog_read_at":null,"reviews_checked_at":null,"summary_written_at":"2026-10-19T18:09:11.534Z","placed_at":"2026-10-19T03:15:12.113Z","scored_at":"2026-10-20T16:26:12.982Z"},"editorial":{"one_liner":"A free Games app where pixel-art creatures called kotodummies evolve based on the words the player feeds them.","what_is":"Kotodama Diary is a game in which players collect hearts and choose words that cause kotodummies to evolve, with more than 100 species listed. 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