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cross-posted from: https://goblin.band/notes/a6du0npwliuervh0

The Kickstarter for Studio Élan's magical girl yuri visual novel Lock & Key: A Magical Girl Mystery is live

Kickstarter | Demo | VNDB

@yuri@lemmy.world

#Yuri #VisualNovel #IndieGame #QueerGames #GirlsLove

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On the night before her wedding, Princess Amaia of Steinna whispers a wish she thinks will be unheard. The moment she pronounces thse words, "I don't want to marry him", a dragon appears and, in a pure fairy tale fashion, kidnaps the Princess, trapping her in a tower. Surprisingly enough, the dragon, named Happho, is rather sympathetic and claims she wants to set Amaia free from her tyrannic fiancé, Azaiah, of whom the Princess of Steinna seems frightened... Can Amaia really trust her jailor? And in the end, who will save the Princess?

Game also has content warnings. They are spoilery, so

content warnings

  • Toxic relationship with power dynamics, in particular, depiction of a violent and possessive partner
  • Representation of murder
  • Mentions of rape (however, no rape actually happens in the story)
  • Characters being burnt alive (one illustration depicts a character's raw flesh after being set on fire)
  • Explicit representation of blood
  • A character attempts suicide
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Until Then (store.steampowered.com)

I found this randomly on Steam and ended up really liking it!

I still haven't completely finished it yet, but I'm pretty impressed by how long and interesting the story is. The more you go the more mysteries come up and you want to know more.

The characters are lovely and I really like the 2D/3D style. Give it a try!

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submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by Berin@discuss.tchncs.de to c/visualnovels@ani.social

VNDB

Synopsis:

When the girls wake up, they find themselves in an unfamiliar prison mansion. As the looming "Witch Trial" approaches, investigate the prison mansion and uncover the witch hidden among the girls. Expose the witch's magic and lies, and execute her.

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VNDB

It's a prequel to planetarian: The Reverie of a Little Planet

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Welcome to our first General VN Discussion thread!

If you have something you'd like to talk about but don't think it's worth posting as a separate thread this is the place for you.

  • Did you start playing something new?
  • Are there any games you're looking forward to?
  • Are you looking for suggestions on what to play?
  • Do you have some feedback or questions about our community?

These and any other topics are welcome here - as long as they are VN or community related.

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submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by Berin@discuss.tchncs.de to c/visualnovels@ani.social
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submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by Elevator7009sAlt@ani.social to c/visualnovels@ani.social

I came across a game like that today. Think the stuff on https://choiceofgames.com/ (pick anything and play a few chapters to get an idea of it). Are they welcome here if they have illustrations? After all, who says visual novel must fit the usual UI scheme of picture taking up the whole screen, text box at the bottom, and popups for choices? But then again, I can see taking issue with "well how many times do illustrations show up?" and wanting to keep VNs separate from things that do not advertise themselves as such. In the end it is not my community, so I am asking what I should do here.

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submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by Berin@discuss.tchncs.de to c/visualnovels@ani.social

It will launch on July 25, 2025 on Switch

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Tayutama: Kiss on my Deity is out (store.steampowered.com)
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Hello everyone!

As some of you probably seen, both @Berin@discuss.tchncs.de and I decided to step up as moderators since @The_Entire_Circus@ani.social (the original owner) hasn't been active for 7 months now. While this isn't a problem from a spam or content perspective at the moment, it's definitely something that can affect the place if the activity ball gets rolling or we end up on the radar of a troll, bot, or spammer.

We already started thinking about some changes to step away from the "in case Reddit falls" feel of the early days and turn it into its own thing but we could really use your help.

We're trying to figure out the best way to make this community more active and welcoming for potential newcomers. Since this place is by all of us, for all of us, we'd love to get some feedback on what you'd like to see done with it.

Do you have an idea for a rule? A type of content you'd like to see more of? Maybe you know of some useful links, tips and resources that should be easily accessible here?

Feel free to post anything that comes to mind as each piece of feedback will help shape the direction of our efforts and, truth be told, make our jobs way easier.

Thank you for your time and happy reading!

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submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by Berin@discuss.tchncs.de to c/visualnovels@ani.social
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English yuri VN webring! (yurievnring.neocities.org)

webrings are so cool

full disclosure !webrevival@lemm.ee taught me about webrings in general (they did not bring me this specific yuri webring) and it's wild having come across one outside of there, gives me hope for more random folks hosting websites about their interests again

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I tried reaching the mod a week ago to update this community's sidebar, but they haven't answered, and apparently haven't been active/posted anything in half a year. Do we need to contact the ani.social admins to find a new one? (any volunteers?)

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submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by Berin@discuss.tchncs.de to c/visualnovels@ani.social

DLSite
VNDB

... Judging by the tags, premise and overall vibes I doubt how "friendly" this lab is going to be, but I'm kind of intrigued tbh

I only found one review/guide on this, and apparently this was originally a mobile game. Also, there's an interesting mechanic where you only influence the story by presenting items to the main characters? It looks like some kind of pet simulation 🤔

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cross-posted from: https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/32431328

VNDB
Synopsis:
When Paige purchases an old house out in the English countryside, she thinks it'll be the perfect opportunity for her to focus on her next novel. Deadlines are hanging over her head, and she needs all the help she can get. What she isn't expecting is for excitement and inspiration to come in the form of Fay, a friendly fairy who's occupied the house far longer than Paige has.

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They are actively searching for a producer right now, according to the statement on the Steam page. First time I'm seeing something like this^^;

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