Neptunia Virtual Stars - Aogiri High School Pack (DLC)

Neptunia Virtual Stars is a hack-and-slash RPG wrapped in a VTuber and virtual idol premise, set on Planet Emote where music is literally the weapon of choice. The Aogiri High School Pack is a DLC expansion for that base game, adding characters from the Aogiri High School VTuber group as playable or support additions. If you already know who these characters are and why you care about them, this pack is doing exactly what it promises. If you don't, this is going to feel like buying a concert t-shirt for a band you've never heard. On the mechanical side, Neptunia Virtual Stars leans on its idol-combat loop: you string together music-themed attacks, switch between characters mid-combo, and lean into build synergies between the Neptune crew and the guest VTubers. The Aogiri characters slot into that existing framework rather than reinventing it. Don't come in expecting new combat mechanics, reworked enemy types, or a separate story arc. This is cosmetic and roster expansion territory, not a systems overhaul. For a game already sitting at mixed reviews on Steam, that matters. The base game itself has a complicated reputation. Its writing carries the signature Compile Heart silliness, the kind that commits hard to its absurd premise and expects you to commit back. Character banter lands if you're already fond of the Neptune cast and have some familiarity with VTuber culture. The RPG mechanics underneath are serviceable but shallow compared to what the genre can do, and filler combat encounters pad the runtime in ways that feel like obligation rather than design. If you cleared the main game and wanted more time with specific Aogiri personalities, this DLC delivers that in the most direct way possible. If you bounced off the base game's rhythm, nothing in this pack reverses that. From a value standpoint, this is a niche crossover aimed at a niche audience within an already niche title. The 57% positive Steam rating on the base content reflects that the game's appeal is specific and self-aware about it. DLC like this doesn't broaden the audience, it deepens the offering for people already inside the circle. That's not inherently a flaw, but it does mean you should have a clear answer to the question "do I know and like the Aogiri High School group" before considering a purchase. If you're an RPG player drawn in by the genre tags hoping for narrative weight, branching choices, or build complexity that holds up past hour 20, this is not the DLC, or honestly the base game, for you. But if you're a fan of this specific corner of VTuber fandom and want to run those characters through a cheerful hack-and-slash with Neptune's crew, the pack does what it says on the label. Monika, Scout Team