Mages held on June 27 a livestream event for the 20th anniversary of theMemories Offseries, making multiple announcements. First off, a brand new entry,SINce Memories, was announced, with no platforms or release estimate. Next up,Memories Off Historia, a compilation game with HD remasters of eachMemo Offgames, has been announced as well. With no platforms or release date either.Seeing how the “visual novel” niche market goes in 2020, the platforms for bothSINce Memoriesand the remasters will definitely include at least Nintendo Switch and PS4.Memo Offis a series of love-themed Adventure console games, also called bishoujo games,  MostMemo Offgames feature a male high school student as a protagonist, and depending on the players' choices they will end up starting a romance with one of multiple girls. Each game has many routes and endings, with an emphasis on melodramatic love stories.TheMemo Offseries was initially made by studio KID, and is now owned by Mages. The originalMemo Off, released in 1999 on PlayStation, was also the first game where Kotaro Uchikoshi worked as a writer. The writer known in Japan for theInfinity Seriesand in the west for theZero Escapegames andAI: The Somnium Fileswrote 2 routes of the originalMemo Off.

Memories Off20th Anniversary Stream

Memo Off Historiawill include:

Memo Offhas eight main games in total, with most games having fandisc sequels and complete editions with everything. It’s unclear for now if the fandiscs will be included inMemo Off Historiaor not. (Fandiscs are usually sequels to dating sims focusing on the ongoing love relationship with a certain girl. They’re called this way to represent they’re made for the fans. They aren’t fanmade content but official.)

The producer ofSINce Memoriesis Kazuhiro Ichikawa, the General Producer of theMemo Offseries. He appeared on stream on the 1:28:0 mark with his daughter and kept jokingly sayingSINce Memorieshas nothing to do withMemo Off. We’ll hear more about bothSINce MemoriesandMemo Off Historiaon a later date.

As you noticed by now,Memo Offcelebrated its 20th anniversary in 2019, but major announcements regarding it have only been made now. The latest game in the series, the fandiscMemories Off - Innocent Fille - for Dearest(2019) also got an event July 09, 2025 to celebrate the 20th anniversary. This game is available on PC, PS4, PS Vita, and Switch.

Anelectionwhere you could vote for your favorite girl in the series was also held in early 2020. The two girls who ranked highest are Shion Futami and Yue Imasaka, both from the original PS1 game. They’ll both get new short stories soon.

Line Stamps for theMemo Offseries were also announced on the 20th anniversary stream.

Mages’online shop(tied with Chara-ani) is also selling new goods for the 20th anniversary.

If you’re aMemo Offfan be sure to check the official twitter too as they shared various photos of the staff and seiyuu at the event.