this game is apparently not going to get an update for an English translation because the English version is a separate game and isn't out yet. https://steamhost.cn/app/3000960/__The_Novel_Game/

Sorry, I guess I was looking at some of the game screenshots, etc. But yes, holding off would probably be a good idea.

It's possible I'm misunderstanding since I don't know the game and their notes about the 1.0 release talk about bringing it "back to the classic formula"

I don't understand what goes in a devs's mind when they think "ok we made 2 simulation games, the next one in the series is gonna be a card battler" :x

I guess they may have just added things in their new 1.0 but right now it's hard to verify.

The comments say the NPCs were removed and it's just a PvP card game?

I don't see any evidence that "Dear me I was" bas yuri content. The trailer shows her being close to her female friend, but that's about it.

What do you guys think of this? i've been intrigued since it's announcement

https://steamhost.cn/app/3891510/Dear_me_I_was/

Right now I only recall of a Noctuary emote

ok according to reddit, backed up with a screenshot Legends of Savvarah: Flowers and Scorpions has one f/f route https://www.reddit.com/r/yurivisualnovels/comments/1qpio3h/already_in_steam_legends_of_savvarah_flowers_and/

IIRC we looked at one of them earlier and it only had a male protagonist who could stumble past some lesbian scenes occasionally. It's possible things have changed or I'm forgetting details though.

If you are gonna put the Book of Outcasts in the list, would the other 'Book of' games by the same dev also count? Looking through their page/reviews it seems like pretty much the same game made over and over

@DamnMeAgain oooh yeshh!! Thank youuuu 🤍

@evelynxie
I mean, there are some emotes on the point shop from yuri games... FLOWERS has the white lily emote.

Hanako, like the series so if I get to it first I'll let you know

@hanako okii Thank you so much ♥

official lesbian not really, i just have the yuri hands

The Savvarah game did just send me a copy and the cheeves look promising so hopefully I'll have a chance to check soon

does anyone know some lesbian emoticons? i've been looking and sadly there's no flag emoticon for what i've noticed

another Legends of Savvarah game, but I don't think this one has yuri, the dev basically abandoned social media so I didn't get an answer back when asked. Main character is mad cute tho.

If Lys keeps deleting their posts I will look like a crazy person replying to nobody eventually. lol

Yeah, with a female protagonist seeking things out it's definitely more than just an H-game with incidental lesbian scenes, but it's also clearly not going to get the full yuri tag. Pity that the game sounds like kind of a mess - not just the bugs you hit but a lot of reviews have it being pretty broken. Certainly doesn't make me want to play it either.

That's nice and all, but if you didn't get that far in your testimony isn't that reliable... especially about the avoidable het part. Looks like a candidate for the "h-games with lesbian scenes" thread for now, no?

This is correct, the author had other games taken down in the purge and decided not to bother with itch. A lot of the purge wasn't direct removals but were shadowbans which still sucks. but they are related to the "porn purge" it was cosmically bad timing that collective shout managed to find success right around when the toxic yuri vn jam ended and all the entries were up. Most of them got restored but a lot of vn devs feeling burned by itch moved to subscribestar and neocities

and @Melusca, that't fair if there's one thing I respect a lot about, not just Lunaticker but most of the toxic yuri devs, they're extremely up front about what happens in their games so it's easy to make an informed decision if you want to engage or not.

As far as I can tell this particular game was not purged from itch, it was first posted to subscribestar because the author felt that it was either not possible or not safe to make money on an adult game on itch right now. There IS an itch page for it but it's just a link to the subscribestar and always was, according to the bluesky posts. It was never actually available there.

@Anarcho Tribadist do you know if these toxic yuri games were removed from itch due to the "porn purge" from last year or is it completely unrelated? Are they still available somewhere else? (regarding Passenger x Princess I was interested at first but the transphobia being part of the relationship itself is a big nope sadly :/)

(On another note, not just one but TWO yuri games about mermaids coming out this week, this is an amazing treat!)

BrokenLore: UNFOLLOW has an LGBT tag but as far as I can tell it really shouldn't - while one girl is a little obsessed with another it's never actually romantic and the only romance is het.

Dang! Out of Ocean is out and I blew my budget on the sale already.
And looks so darn cute!!

Ok so yeah
it pronouns coming from an extreme amount of dehumanization but it also point blank says "I'm a girl" early on. Other girl is cis, and highkey a bit of a transphobe I did remember to say this was from one of the toxic yuri authors that got its games removed from itch right? Cause like it is for sure extremely toxic yuri.

Sorry I'm still super jetlagged so I'm not good at making sense, it's a matter of figuring out all the characters identities so i know what to mention in the listing. You can explain in spoiler tags if you want! Is one character trans? Are both? Does the character using 'it' pronouns still identify as a woman? Usually we don't count enbies but if the pronoun use is more about nihilism than gender it may still qualify. sorry i'm SO tired my head is ringing it's hard to figure out how to phrase my questions correctly so i was just hoping to get more review information out there

sorry I made that statement as though it were self evident what I meant, I mean that depictions of transphobia aren't the same as putting a transphobic world view out there and the author is drawing from its personal experience on this one. If it helps you make your decision I played an earlier version of the game from its subscribestar and will stand by it in that it approaches difficult subject matter.

the author is a trans woman who uses 'it' pronouns irl

May need to look at reviews on that to figure out listing - I'm seeing "it" pronouns and mentions of transphobia.

we got toxic a yuri refuge from the itch.io purge https://steamhost.cn/app/4232760/PASSENGER_x_PRINCESS_NO_HOPE__MUST_DIE/

https://steamhost.cn/app/3880360/_/ I've been sent a key for this. It appears to have a choice of male or female protagonist and few english reviews yet so I am not sure about romance content. I do intend to look at it but, as mentioned, a little behind right now, so I'm flagging it in case anyone knows more offhand.

(you may have gathered that I've been Away again, though I don't always announce that for obvious security reasons :D i'm still pretty out of it at the moment)

Thanks for the info, I wishlisted.

From what I remember 34EVERLAST is supposed to be yuri. Not that it matters as it doesnt even have an announced release date yet.

Any info on this game?

The trailer shows what you can expect from this game, it shows the words "Puzzle", "Speed" and by the end shows the word "Love" with two female characters holding each other.

https://steamhost.cn/app/2134470/34EVERLAST/

Kind of finished a game that I thought might be possible for the list, but isn't: Life in Rio. The reason I say 'kind of finished' is that it is another game that was 'released' but the mentions later updates to expand it.

The protagonist is female, and has a boyfriend. Most of the stuff is het, though there is a point near the current end where protagonist can kiss and get handsy with two women. If there is substantial additions in the future, it might work, or else at least go on the H game list.

By the way, Desert Blossom is currently receiving a translation overhaul. The devs have found a native editor, and working hard to make the translation really good. 5 of 7 chapters are done so far. DB is a story-oriented work with light & fun JRPG mechanics, completely non-grindy. The devs are aware that many yuri lovers prefer text-based works. They love yuri deeply too, there are many gay couples in the game, as well as a variety of funny references. If you want to take a look, my friend will be streaming DB in a few hours. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwdXKa_kMsg

also like, good and bad often come down to taste and, I think everyone has at least one game where'd they say "yeah this game is awful can't recommend it, it's one of my favorite games ever"

Too many factors go into why a game is good or bad, especially with yuri games. This curator would lose most of its value if it just dictated a small group's tastes.It is also good that the curator reviews point out what kind of yuri can be expected from the game. Pointing out it features trans women, futanari or forced het are all very important criteria as to whether someone wants to play the game or not and often this is not clear just from the store page.

For a curator focused on a single trait of a game, it is wonderful to have straightforward and clear informational value.

I've always been happy with this being mainly an informational curator. The recommended ones do get a thumbs up. For curation descriptions on Steam, the character limit is quite small, so I am happier with it being used for just info. You can always click through and see what users think of the game from its reviews anyway.

I'm guessing the list was never meant as a way to judge the quality of a game; it's only meant to let people know which games contain romances between two or more women. But I think Hanako Games could elaborate on that more than I can.

The list WILL sometimes point out certain things that yuri fans might not like, such as forced heterosexual encounters or yuri relationships not working out at all, but the primary focus is to just let people know which games contain yuri.

I have a little questions, Hella Yuri reviews all titles for "relations between or among females". Why don't judge it's quality? Can I say that is a kind of "Craftsmanship Spirit"?

They may have run into the issue with steam being weird about early access on porn games these days so they're just pretending not to be - but for all practical purposes that's probably where this should be placed for now.

@redsh thanks

https://steamhost.cn/curator/44501972-Best-Queer-Games/
By the way, I recently found this list - Best Queer Games... Some of the recs for lesser known / overlooked games made me really happy. If someone is interested in general queer recs, take a look...

@guthrum06
I would say that a story being about a lesbian isn't relevant on its own. After all the premise of the curator list is "Games containing female/female romantic content. All genres covered." not "Stories about queer women".
It already got on the list despite that mind you... Informational reviews don't mean a game has no yuri. Some of the best games with yuri ever made are in the Informational section.
Frankly this just shouldnt have been listed at all, but I guess you were lucky.