First Response
Welcome to your new job at the Extreme Containment Security Company! You’ve been selected by Malcolm Monaghan himself as the first subject in their brand new learning initiative! Upon your arrival, K.A.R.A. will guide you through concepts relating to Cybersecurity and the important work you’ll be doing as a brand new SOC Analyst!
Featuring an extremely talented full voice cast, First Response is a blend of the concepts seen in the walking simulator genre with simulation elements modeled after real work done by SOC Analysts! And maybe, a few surprises along the way, but we can’t say much more than that!
Read More: Best LGBTQ Walking Simulator Games.
Chronicles of Tal’Dun: The Remainder - Act 2
If you’ve read my review on Act 1 of this game you know I not only recommend it but love it. It is a truly unique work of art from my perspective. I adore the artwork in this game, the story and the music.
I am only an hour in but like to take my time going slowly through this game.
The character of Ilar is mysterious and compelling as always throughout the game. I enjoy that the game allows the player to choose their own gender and Ilar is also not defined as a gender so it is up to you to determine that for yourself. The game also uses gender-neutral pronouns implemented in a very natural way. Using they/them or xe/xer. I usually don’t mind if a game does determine genders for the player but this was a refreshing take that really, in my opinion, makes the characters more mysterious and wonderful.
– Real player with 1.1 hrs in game
Read More: Best LGBTQ Visual Novel Games.
A Museum of Self & Space
A Museum of Self and Space should be a reminder of not only the beauty we can bring into the world, but how cruel that beauty can be.
A museum about our inner demons and how they’re reflected in the world around us. A Museum of Self & Space is a first person narrative game where you will explore a surreal museum of about a failed architect. It is about life, love, success, and the lack of all three. Explore a house that won’t stop changing, a collapsing apartment, and avoid eye contact in a locker room.
In A Museum of Self & Space you will interact with narrative vignettes each with their own novel mechanic, while learning about the life of Jules, the fictitious creator of A Museum of Self & Space.
Read More: Best LGBTQ First-Person Games.
Chronicles of Tal’Dun: The Remainder
A stone tower
You’re woken up with no memory of your past by an elegant, enigmatic stranger called Ilar who tells you that a door to the abyss has opened up and threatens to consume you, unless you do exactly as Ilar says.
A magickal mystery
You’re sucked into a vortex of forces beyond your reckoning - dark magick, bizarre artifacts, shadowy stalkers, and a past life you’ve shared with the stranger that they do everything to hide. Armed with the knowledge that you were a High Magus, and that a botched ritual of yours caused the disaster and your amnesia, you must summon your wits, courage, and force of will to rediscover the spell and undo your mistakes.
A treacherous path
Finding the tower’s secrets, however, will not be easy, for they’re locked tight within your research journal, written on scattered letters, and lying between the lines of Ilar’s words.
On top of that, danger waits around every corner - spells that warp your mind and body, sinister creatures who lurk in the dark recesses, and a relationship with Ilar that borders on explosive at times - everything seems to conspire against you.
But all is not lost, for there are fleeting moments of reprieve - an achingly comforting, recovered memory, an unexpected visit from a loyal companion, a touching moment of connection with Ilar - lifelines and breadcrumbs pulling you inexorably toward an unsettling conclusion.
Can you piece together the scattered puzzle of your life? Can you save yourself and Ilar? Can you keep your mind in one piece until the end?
Features
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A Visual Novel with almost 200k words that explores a world of ritual magick, pre-industrial technology, and a culture that marries ancient religions of the orient and occident.
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Be lured into an occult world by artwork made to resemble alchemical manuscripts - intricately hand-drawn with pen and ink, then edited and animated digitally to bring to life.
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Immerse yourself in the haunting soundtrack weaved from organic sounds, ceremonial instruments, ritual chanting, and glitch effects.
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Choose who becomes your friend, enemy, or romantic interest.
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Chronicles of Tal’Dun: The Remainder contains Act 1 to 3!
SANYA
Sanya — is a 2D adventure game about a little boy named Sanya, his dog, friends and many exciting adventures that await them in a Russian town of the 90s.
It’s a game about everyone who once was a kid. Here you’re going to find friendship that last for life; enjoy a carefree summer until mom will call you home for dinner; remember how it is to have knee bruises and pine needles on your palms.
Main features:
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Fresh take on point-and-click adventure: non-linear world exploration; relationship development with various characters; a little puppy who will help you in all your adventures;
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Communicate with the world through a child’s perspective. Various mini-games convey the feeling and lived experience of being a kid;
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Non-linear plot with branching and various endings, which evolves depending on where you’ve been, what you’ve done and who you’ve met;
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Underrepresented unique setting of post-soviet 90s Russia that evokes strong feelings of nostalgia for a place stuck in time;
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Stunning combination of 2D sprites with 3D environment and effects like dynamic lighting and volumetric fog;
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You can pet the dog. Need we say more?
A Normal Lost Phone
Game Title: A Normal Lost Phone
Achievement Progress (at the time of post): Completed
(My reviews assume you have read about the content of the game in terms of gameplay. I am simply reviewing each individual aspect based on my opinion. This allows for my reviews to be spoiler-free. You may find I rate by different categories in each of my reviews. This is because every type of game is different, and will not have the same content. I think it is pointless to leave a category blank or write ‘unrelated’, or something similar.)
– Real player with 13.2 hrs in game
A very well written, and immersive experience.
IF you have an open mind, are into a TON of reading, and some detective work.
It really is finding a lost phone, then being a total nebsh*t, looking at everything on the phone, opening new things as they come in, and reading about part of the owner’s life story as you go. The story will not be for everyone. It does touch on some sensitive content, that may not appeal to everyone. If you are open-minded about transgender lives, and want to try to understand a brief snippet of one story, you may enjoy it. If you are a bigot and closed-minded, well… this isn’t for you. Just move along.
– Real player with 4.3 hrs in game
Jester / King
I love it so much!!! Time loop motif is not new but the way they did it was so well and thorough and I enjoyed it so much. By this time, I’ve played so many games so that I can predict the plot, how it end, what the scheme,.. but not with this. Arg, not to mention, those main characters are relatable and I love their characters' development. I think I like the 3 LIs in this story better than Demonheart. I love Dion more if he doesn’t have to be that mean to Calix sometimes, I guess…Calix is my end game, his struggle love was bad for my heart but I love it hahahaha
– Real player with 95.3 hrs in game
An beautiful and well written story of loss, devotion, and identity. The music and engrossing atmosphere gave me the sense I was there.
The characters are all beautifully realized with their own narratives. Each of them has a certain amount of darkness that is revealed throughout the story. I also found their sprites very charming. I felt a strong connection to Madion. He is tragic and funny with a complex past, and his voice actor is fantastic. The loop system works extremely well with surprisingly advanced mechanics for a small dev team.
– Real player with 21.4 hrs in game
Queerskins: ark
NOTE:
Unfortunately, Steamworks has decided to inexplicably censor this 6DoF interactive VR. If you want to support queer content and voices, please let Steam know of your displeasure. And, head to Viveport to download this woman produced and directed interactive experience, part of a Peabody award winning series! https://www.viveport.com/bcbd1d54-ac06-4b2e-a393-3851e6173440
Queerskins: ARK is a 6DoF interactive virtual reality experience. Reading a diary left by the estranged son, a Catholic mother (Hadley Boyd) finds a way to transcend herself and her grief by imagining him alive and in love. With heart-wrenching performances by Michael DeBartolo and Christopher Vo in volumetric video and the storytelling potential of spatial sound, Ark allows you to enter her imagination and co-create the lovers’ intimate dance through your body position and movements. An Intel Studios Original co-produced with Cloudred.
The Attic
The viewer finds herself in a dimly lit attic bedroom, a place that seems to be stuck in time, heavy with memory. Here, you assume the passive role of an observer in a 360˚ environment. Unable to move, you can examine the memorabilia-laden surroundings and begin to get an idea of time, place and what the story might be about. Mary-Helen begins reading her son’s diary.
El Matador
As Mary-Helen begins to imagine her son’s world, you are transported to a beautiful beach at dawn. Sebastian and his lover Alex appear, like a daydream nearby in the landscape. We allow Sebastian to break the 4th wall and directly implicate you in the scene. We position you quite close to the two men, just outside their personal space as you listen to their conversation. As Mary-Helen finds freedom in her imagination, you too now have the freedom to move around the beach as the experience transforms into 6DoF.
The Memory
The scene crossfades to an abstraction of the beach. Sebastian and Alex begin an intimate dance. Depending on how you move in the space, the dancers appear to respond to your presence. The performance has been choreographed as a series of segments, each visitor sees only 5 out of possible 24 combinations within each play session. Replay it to see other potential variations, follow the blue glowing lights to hear Mary-Helen reading Sebastian’s diary entries. Raise both arms to gain a new perspective, point your arms forward to fly!
Back in the Attic
As the lovers fade away, you are now back in the attic. It is the magic hour. The room is lit with a flat, golden light, reminiscent of the light on the beach. With a return of detail and color, it feels like the room has come back to life. Mary-Helen contemplates her new found sense of self.
Note
Queerskins: ARK is a room scale experience. It can be adjusted for available space:
— Small (10’x10’ / 3x3 m)
— Medium (20’x20’ / 6x6 m) — Default
— Large (30’x30’ / 9x9 m)
Subtitles are available in English, Spanish, Italian and Polish. Subtitles can only be set at the beginning of the experience by using your controller or by pressing corresponding keys on your keyboard. Please see the experience splash screen for details.
Call Me Under
Dive into the 1950s and explore an eldritch-horror-infested world soaked in dark magic, mystery, and romance. Call Me Under takes place in the mysterious underwater city of Styx, a haven inhabited by humans, sirens, and a host of unknown otherworldly entities.
Play as a choice of two different faceless protagonists from The Surface seeking to leave their past behind and start fresh in a new city, even if it is one only rumored to exist at the bottom of the ocean. They do say there’s nothing like a clean slate…
But maybe not if you find yourself thrown into the middle of a brewing fight between the Shadows and the Light; two ancient, otherworldly entities embroiled in a centuries-long battle for power.
Our two demos (demo two can be found on lunarisgames.itch.io/callmeunder) ) are a very early example of what you will see in the final game, with many elements and features still a work in progress. We created this preview with the intent of introducing you to the characters and giving you a peek into the world of Styx, and we look forward to bringing you an incredible game when completed! Blue is the only character that is voiced in the demos, but all seven of our main characters will be in the completed game. The game will be available on PC, Mac, and Nintendo Switch upon release.
Archie (he/him) - Voiced by Stephen Fu
Eve (they/them) - Voiced by Farah Naz Rishi
Callie (she/her) - Voiced by Tracy Ifeachor
Penny (she/her) - Voiced by Allegra Clark
Blue (he/him) - Voiced by Robbie Daymond
Adrien (they/he) - Voiced by Noshir Dalal
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Two playable (faceless) protagonists
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Six individual, diverse romances
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Two additional polyamorous romances
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Choose your pronouns
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Investigative elements
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Keepsakes and collectibles
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Multiple ‘Good’ and ‘Bad’ Endings
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CG Gallery
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Voice acting
Lurkers
Lurkers #recommended for people who lurk, sorry I had to insert bad jokes here, is a BL Visual Novel where it sets in Victorian England when the Jack The Ripper’s cases took place. As Eddy Nichols, avenge your mother’s death #if your Main Character is a whore’s son, sounds promising while seeking for your love. #what a smart boy, never losing a chance.
[olist]PROS:
- A variety of white, classical, and thriller music #really puts you on the shoes, not on the socks.
– Real player with 7.1 hrs in game
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Lurkers
Developer: Ertal Games
Publisher: Ertal Games
Pros:
1. With the plot following our protagonist seeking justice for the murder of his mother by Jack the Ripper, it uses an interesting integration of light romance among the 2 love interests; Chris and William.
2. Having 3 characters with different desires eventually turning into 1 common goal was done quite well, especially how different William, Eddy, and Chris are. It all starts to add up once more information is obtained on the hunt for Jack the Ripper.
– Real player with 6.5 hrs in game