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This one is for the horror lovers! Developer FallenCranberry and publisher Okasan’s Recipe announced that Lover’s Enigma, a dark dating sim and psychological horror visual novel, will officially release on PC via Steam on May 20th. Blending romance with unsettling mystery, Lover’s Enigma invites players into a story where love, grief, and hidden truths…
Solve crimes and steal hearts in the neo-noir supernatural romance visual novel, Burn the Midnight Oil. Indie studio, Foxglove Games, the team behind the rom-com Trouble Comes Twice has launched a Kickstarter campaign for, Burn the Midnight Oil alongside an early demo! The Kickstarter campaign is set to run until…
Hey Fam! We have another indie game Kickstarter that needs your support! This time around indie studio Elseth Games and publisher, Papertrail Studios are looking to crowdfund their upcoming emotional time-travel visual novel, Re:Curse! The Kickstarter campaign is set to run until October 30, 2025 with a funding goal of $2,500 SGD…
Hey Fam! We have another indie game Kickstarter that needs your support! This time around indie studio Fallen Cranberry Studio is looking to crowdfund their upcoming mystery romance visual novel, Lover’s Enigma! The Kickstarter campaign is set to run until October 25, 2025 with a funding goal of $11,648 USD! Alongside the campaign,…
Hey Fam! We have another indie game Kickstarter that needs your support! This time around indie studio Bottled Monster Ink is looking to crowdfund their psychological romance visual novel, Spell Candle! The Kickstarter campaign is set to run until October 23, 2025 with a funding goal of $25,000 USD! Alongside the campaign, players…
Hey Fam! We have another indie game Kickstarter that needs your support! This time around indie studio Lavendeer Studios is looking to crowdfund their wholesome summer romance visual novel, Threads of You Beyond the Bay! The Kickstarter campaign is set to run until October 23, 2025 with a funding goal of $50,666…
Hey Fam! We have another indie game Kickstarter that needs your support! This time around indie studio HMoon Publishing is looking to crowdfund their upcoming fantasy RPG otome game, Day After Day! The Kickstarter campaign is set to run until October 16, 2025 with a funding goal of $4,000 USD! Alongside the campaign,…
Hey Fam! We have another indie game Kickstarter! This time around indie studio Nochi Studio is looking to crowdfund their upcoming VTuber Chat Sim, lovebyte.exe! The Kickstarter campaign is set to run until October 17, 2025 with a funding goal of $18,880 USD! Alongside the campaign, players can now play a demo version of…
Indie studio, Skeletal Games launched a Kickstarter campaign for their reverse whodunnit, Spill the Bean and they need your help to meet their goal! In Spill the Beans, a secret recipe has been stolen and you’re charged with finding the culprit…trouble is, you’re the one whodunnit. Investigate, interrogate and manipulate…
I have something for the horror lovers! Indie studio, S&J Games just launched the Kickstarter campaign for their horror romance visual Novel, Bad Summer! In the game you play as Jenny Lewis an awkward high school graduate working her first job as a camp counsellor. Help her navigate an exciting…
Today Crystal Game Works launched their first Kickstarter for their upcoming otome game, Crimson Waves on the Emerald Sea: Amaranthine Moon. Crimson Waves on the Emerald Sea: Amaranthine Moon is a Victorian vampire mystery otome game about love and lost time. Lucie is the young head of her family, determined to make her…
Indie developer, Fine Feathered Fiends has just launched the Kickstarter for Draculesti is a villain-focused reimagining of the classic novel Dracula that shines a light on the shadowy figures of Renfield, Dracula’s Brides, and Dracula himself. The Kickstarter campaign is set to run until August 10, 2025 with a funding…
Indie developer, AngelRot Games has just launched the Kickstarter for the expanded edition of their satirical serial killer chat sim, Killer Chat! The game was originally released in 2024 for the Spooktober 6th Annual Visual Novel Jam. Now the team would like to expand on the jam version with even…
Hanako Games is crowdfunding a new story, Galaxy Princess Zorana, the sequel to their fantasy visual novel, Long Live the Queen! This is first new game set in the universe of Long Live The Queen, which was originally released in 2012, came to Steam in 2013, and to consoles in…
Death & Faeology Demo receives major narrative and script overhaul, with two new endings and more! The updated demo of Death & Faeology, a murder mystery visual novel developed by Mushroomallow, is now available on Steam. In response to valuable feedback from the last demo launch, the team undertook a major narrative…
Pivot of Hearts launches today on Steam and itch.io, inviting players into a visual novel about growth, meaningful choices, and the struggle of finding one’s own path to happiness. Developed by Dragonroll Studio in São Paulo, Brazil, the game explores the emotional complexity of queer and non-monogamous relationships through unresolved…
A mysterious program called “Cupid’s Chatroom” suddenly appears on your PC, transporting you into a private chatroom. You find yourself joined by five others, who have also been dragged into the server—and it turns out they’re your potential bachelors?! The campaign will run until June 5, 2025 and the team…
A visual novel where tarot-based choices guide branching relationships, set in modern-day São Paulo, Brazil! Love doesn’t follow a single path, and neither does visual novel, Pivot of Hearts. Following a warmly received demo during Steam’s Visual Novel Fest, Pivot of Hearts will officially launch on May 21st for PC…
Friends, we have news from Red Spring Studio about their hotly anticipated supernatural fantasy romance, Touchstarved! The team just released an updated demo that greatly expanded content including new exclusive character scenes, choices, and updated origin stories for the player character!
The Retrospection of Tomorrow is a sci-fi mystery romance visual novel about time travel. One day in college, your friend Noah invites you to a time travel seminar. There, you witness the inventor’s suicide. As the gunshot echoes, buried memories resurface—what happened in the past? What will happen tomorrow? The…
Pivot of Hearts is a non-monogamous romance visual novel with a simple card game built into it. It takes place in the city of São Paulo and tells the story of Wén Xiàn, a taiwanese-brazilian game developer who, after a long period of isolation, starts finding chances to open his…
Indie studio, Nochi Studio is at it again with the launch of another Kickstarter campaign, this time for their Bridgerton and Cinderella inspired fantasy, Moondusk Masquerade. Nochi Studios is known for creating immersive and unique stories, and this promises to be another fun release from the team. The campaign is…
Hey Hey Blerdy Tribe! February is the month of love and it more than lived up to it’s name with all the amazing romance games news, releases, and announcements!! This list is compiled from press kits/releases I’ve received from developers/publishers and just searching through my social media feeds. These are…
How do you explore love and identity when they don’t conform to traditional expectations? Pivot of Hearts, an upcoming visual novel set in Brazil’s São Paulo, invites players to explore the complexities of relationships through the lens of a Taiwanese-Brazilian protagonist. Pivot of Hearts updated demo is now available on Steam,…
Bad Summer is a psychological horror visual novel by S&J Games. An ordinary job takes a dark turn when camp counselor Jenny stumbles into a chilling mystery, while Detective Oliver Smith races against time to uncover the truth. Strange phone calls, eerie disappearances, and something watching from the trees. Camp…
Somnium Eleven is a stats raising sci-fi romance visual novel developed by Nochi Studios. Originally released in 2022 for android and iOS, the team is revamping the game for a PC release! With no prior memories, Aria awakens to find herself in a mysterious colossal empire where magical technology thrives,…
In a world where the fae-touched fall prey to a sinister killer, only a faeologist can uncover the truth. A dark academia murder mystery narrative game inspired by Strange Horticulture and the Ace Attorney series. Death & Faeology is set in New York city in the 1920s, incorporating mythical elements,…
Velvet Bite: Softly, With Teeth is a LGBT+ (amare) otome visual novel, developed by EVERIUM! You’ve been invited to a Halloween party! Yay! Music! Food! Drinks! Vampires! Wait. VAMPIRES!? The game features six love interests, Japanese and Korean voice acting, and consists of about 12 hours of gameplay. Game Details…
Hey Hey Blerdy Tribe! We made it through the first month of 2025 and I don’t know about you all, but this year is off to an interesting start… Thankfully there have been some really awesome game releases and announcements to temper some of the crappier stuff going on in…
Hydrangea is a yandere psychological horror visual novel developed by Meiri Games. A romance/psychological horror visual novel inspired by the Hanahaki disease trope. Immerse yourself in a romance with a sweetheart you can customize. But beware, as affection turns to obsession, the petals of love may suffocate. Game Details
