A Dash of Black Girl Magic in Every Review
Game reviews.
Voice Love on Air is a studio management boys love game developed by SOFTSTAR Entertainment and Noisy Fish for Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam. Follow Aki, a newbie voice director who has to complete the recordings for several BL dramas, and interact with the charming voice actors. Come give…
B-PROJECT RYUSEI*FANTASIA is a idol management joseimuke visual novel developed by LOVE&ARTS and Mages Inc. and published in English by PQube for the Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam. B-Project is a cross media production revolving around the fictional virtual idol group that spans several anime series, manga, drama CDs,…
Dusk and Dawn is a superhero inspired romance visual novel developed by Transparent Games. Follow Rene, a totally normal student who secretly moonlights as a member of the superhero team Dusk! Kicking ass and taking on the forces of evil is a day in the life for Rene and her…
Move over Stardew, there’s a new farming sim coming for your bag. Heavily inspired by 90’s anime and farm-sim RPGs, Fields of Mistria is a nostalgic game. Start your new life! Build the farm of your dreams as you discover a world brimming with possibilities. Magic, romance, and adventure all…
Just Kiss Him Already! is just a cute fluffy high school love story about two adorable idiots that need a little push from their friends to make a love connection. Warning, this game contains intense cuteness! Short and sweet, this is a must play for anyone looking for something sugary to…
Take a trip back to Los York and catch up with the now reformed Parasite 5 as they settle into wedded bliss with former Cupid, Lynette in Cupid Parasite Sweet & Spicy Darling. Enjoy sweet intimate moments with your faves or ramp up the heat with deliciously spicy scenes. In…
Hiyoku no Tori is a joseimuke occult-mystery multimedia collaboration project between Sotsu, FrontierWorks, Ikure, and Plus81. The project was conceptualized as a series of Drama CDs and a PC visual novel. The series centers around the members of Kamotan, a detective agency who specialize in investigating strange and bizarre cases in…
Of the Red, the Light, and the Ayakashi Tsuzuri (Akaya Akashiya Ayakashino) is a fantasy visual novel, that was released on PC in Japan in 2011 by doujin group, HaccaWorks* and published in English by Dramatic Create. A modern Japanese-style fantasy story involving Yue, a young boy born and raised at…
Crushed is an indie slice-of-life boys love visual novel developed by Hummingbird Games for Amare Game Festival 2023 and Black Visual Novel Jam. Corey’s winter break gets a lot more interesting when the love of his life, ahem, his newest crush moves to Thomastown. Can he convince the new kid…
Do you like 50 Shades of Grey? Do you like boys love? Well, there’s a game that combines the best and worst (emphasis on WORST) of both! Where do I start with this game? It’s a mess. Sub for You is a Chinese boys love visual novel developed by BlueBerry…
Tengoku Struggle Strayside is a comedic fantasy adventure otome game developed by Otomate and published in English by Aksys Games. Created by the team behind Olympia Soiree, this game is a wild ride! Follow rookie Hell Guardian, Rin Enma as she attempts to wrangle a bunch of sinful prisoners on…
Paradise is a survival thriller Boys Love visual novel developed by PIL/SLASH and LOVE&DESTROY and published in English by JAST BLUE. The story follows a group of men who go on holiday on a deserted island. When things begin to go wrong, they realize to their horror that they are…
Y Press Games is back with another steamy boys love game, and this one is extra unhinged. Oni Onsen is a visual novel set in feudal Japan and follow disgraced ronin Asano as he attempts to reclaim his family onsen, get revenge against the man who wronged him…. and fuck…
Blood Domination is a BL visual novel that allows players to follow five different couples, uncovering the secrets of their pasts and controlling their fates. Welcome to Éclair Gymnasium Academy, where vampires learn how to navigate the Dom/sub relationships that will define the rest of their lives. Game Details
Sympathy Kiss is a slice-of-life office romance otome game developed by Otomate and published in English by Idea Factory International. Move over Voltage Inc., Otomate is coming for your bag! Balance work and play with Akari and her coworkers at Estario in this mature office romance. Game Details
Shanghai Summer is an adventure game developed by FUTU Studio and published by Astrolabe Games. Set in the millennium, our protagonist, Baichuan, goes through a series of “anomalies” over the length of twelve days. In his pursuit of the truth, he found that his hopes and regrets from the past…
HeartCoreDev is back with a sequel to their steamy sci-fi boys love visual novel, The Symbiant. Take a deep dive into Danya’s and Brahve’s heat and romance in The Symbiant Re:Union. The events take place after two Endings of The Symbiant’s main game. Game Details
The Symbiant is a story-rich and erotic (18+) sci fi BL/yaoi adult visual novel about two adult men, both from vastly different worlds, embracing their sexuality and their newfound romance. It is also a tale of interstellar friendship and being gay in space! Game Details
Where the Two Flowers Meet is a psychological mystery in the vein of Nitro+chiral’s Slow Damage and Kenkou Land’s MAMIYA, that will leave players with a mix of complex emotions. Told across two separate time periods, WTTFM follows the tumultuous relationship between Aran Yun and Caleb Ashton. After a tragedy…
At first blush, Ayacat Games‘s Billionaire Lovers gives the impression of a simple otome game about a poor MC romancing a harem of affluent suitors. But, there is more to this game than meets the eye. Much like the infamous bait and switch that is Doki Doki Literature Club and…
This year has been really good to the otome games fandom in the West! In 2023 there were 16 otome game localizations released on the Nintendo Switch! Since I started this site back in 2015 the English language otome fandom has only grown, now there is so much variety in…
In early November the team announced the game was officially open for pre-order. Thanks to the awesome folks at Paper Games I was able to participate in the closed beta for their upcoming sci-fi 3D mobile otome game, Love and Deepspace! The closed beta testing ran from December 15-21, 2023.…
A Summer’s Tale About “Regret” and “Redemption” Shanghai Summer is an adventure game developed by FUTU Studio and published by Astrolabe Games. Set in the millennium, our protagonist, Baichuan, goes through a series of “anomalies” over the length of twelve days. In his pursuit of the truth, he found that…
My Next Life As A Villainess All Roads Lead to Doom – Pirates of the Disturbance – or Hamefura Pirates (because that name is a mouthful) has finally made its way to the West! Based on the popular light novel, manga, and anime series, My Next Life as a Villainess: All…
Groundhog Day meets Doki Doki Literature Club in the Replay Boys, a visual novel from indie studio, Split Narrative where you have to wrangle the members of an up and coming boy band. I went in expecting to navigate boy band blow outs over music and crazed fangirls vying for…
Virche Evermore: Error Salvation is a dark fantasy otome game developed by Otomate and published in English by Aksys Games for the Nintendo Switch. Dive into the depths of despair and embrace the pain in this dark and angsty story about a young woman’s fight against her own tragic fate!…
Even if Tempest Dawning Connections, the follow up to 2022’s dark fantasy otome game, Even if Tempest is one of the most anticipated releases of the year. Voltage Inc. really went above and beyond with their first console exclusive title, and the fandom is chomping at the bit to see…
At long last, Brittany based indie studio, Träumendes Mädchen released their fairytale inspired visual novel, Chronotopia: Second Skin. The project was crowdfunded on Kickstarter in 2016, but due to various circumstances spent years in development limbo. But, the developer has been working on the game and now it is finally…
Like a coin, TAISHO x ALICE has two sides: the real world and the Looking-Glass World. Without darkness, there can be no light… It’s time to take a peek behind the curtain in TAISHO x ALICE: HEADS & TAILS! The Taisho x Alice fandisc, Heads & Tails is now available…
Steam is a treasure trove of hidden gems, but their search feature is absolute trash, so finding anything new can be impossible on the platform. While browsing the Steam Visual Novel Fest listings I discovered the Korean boys love game, Hard to Make a Romantic Cartoon! (순정만화가 너무 어려워) and…
