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Love & Legends
(Was on the Lovestruck App)

Love & Legends is a fantasy romance visual novel (otome game) from Voltage Inc's Lovestruck series. It was originally a mobile app that shut down, and the Steam version (Released April 1, 2026) bundles the complete main stories through Season 5 for all routes, no ticket/waiting system.

You play as a modern Woman struck by lightning and transported to a medieval fantasy world. Accused of being the reincarnation of the "Evil Witch Queen," you must choose one of 7 heroes as your protector/warden while unraveling mysteries, facing danger, and pursuing romance.

Love Interests:
Males:
August (Knight), Iseul (Elf Prince), Saerys (Demon), Reiner (Lord), Alain (Knight General)

Females:
Altea (Wizard), Helena (Sorceress)

It's choice based, with beautiful character art, immersive world building involving swords, sorcery, political intrigue, and romance. The Steam port adds big screen optimization, rewind/save/load features, and costs $29.99. It includes mature romantic content (suggestive scenes, fade-to-black intimacy, revealing outfits) but no explicit sex.

All Lovestruck Stories/Series
Astoria: Fate's Kiss ~ https://steamhost.cn/app/3040590/Astoria_Fates_Kiss/
Gangsters in Love ~ https://steamhost.cn/app/3880030/Gangsters_in_Love/
Love & Legends ~ https://steamhost.cn/app/4190490/Love__Legends/
Astoria: Lost Kisses
Speakeasy Tonight
Castaway! Love's Adventure
Starship Promise
Havenfall Is For Lovers
Villainous Nights
Sweet Enchantments
Queen of Thieves
Sin With Me
Reigning Passions
Wicked Lawless Love
Tales of the Wild
Ever After Academy
Immortal Heart Society
My Siren Crush
To Love & Protect
Edge Case: Love's Pursuit

I love the strong fantasy romance focus in this game. Each love interest has deep, route specific storylines and truly unique personalities. Fans often praise routes like Saerys the demon with incredibly strong relationship growth, along with Reiner, Helena, and Iseul for their emotional depth, big lore reveals, and how beautifully the romance develops across the seasons. With multiple seasons, there’s a huge amount of content per route, adding up to hundreds of thousands of words in total.

The world and narrative feel incredibly immersive. It’s a classic swords and sorcery setting filled with adventure, mystery about why I was summoned, war, shifting alliances, and morally complex choices. I find it really engaging and highly replayable because every route gives me a different perspective on the story.

The romance options are wonderfully eclectic, offering male and female routes with great LGB love interests. Knights, elves, demons, sorceresses, the cast has it all. I really appreciate the beautiful character designs and the detailed, individual backstories for each love interest.

Best of all, there are no microtransactions. Unlike the original mobile app, this is a complete premium package. I get all the main stories up to Season 5 in one single purchase, no waiting and no extra spending required.

Overall, it’s pure comfort food for otome/visual novel fans like me. I’ve been with Lovestruck since it first launched on mobile back in 2017, I read every single story and romanced every love interest they released. Love & Legends delivers heartfelt romance, plenty of melodrama, and that perfect fantasy escapism. Whether you’re new to the series or returning for some nostalgia, it’s a wonderful entry point. Some routes honestly feel amazing from start to finish. I usually don’t spend $30 on visual novels on Steam (and these often go on sale), but back when Lovestruck was still active, I ended up spending way more than that on tickets and hearts.

So far, only three Lovestruck stories are available on Steam, and I already own all of them. Astoria: Fate's Kiss, Gangsters in Love, and this one. I really hope they bring over more of their titles.

Cons
Right now we only have up to Season 5 (originals went to Season 9, Alain had 5). Will we ever get the complete stories for the remaining seasons? Are they planned as future DLC?

Minor Con
The main menu looks quite bare. It features the Love & Legends background that I really love, but there are no characters, only the static background.

August Falke "The Knight" ~ Seasons 1-9
Saerys "The Demon" ~ Seasons 1-9
Altea Bellerose "The Wizard" ~ Seasons 1-9
Reiner Wolfson "The Lord" ~ Seasons 1-9
Iseul Idreis "The Elf" ~ Seasons 1-9
Helena Klein "The Sorceress" ~ Seasons 1-9
Alain Richter "The Knight-General" ~ Seasons 1-5

Mistakes Found So Far
Season 1, Episode 8 ~ Reiner Wolfson Route
Mistake ~ 2 songs are playing at the same time.

Season 1, Episode 9 ~ Reiner Wolfson Route
Mistake ~ 2 songs are playing at the same time.

Lovestruck Stories on Steam

Astoria: Fate's Kiss
https://steamhost.cn/app/3040590/Astoria_Fates_Kiss/

Gangsters in Love
https://steamhost.cn/app/3880030/Gangsters_in_Love/

Love & Legends
https://steamhost.cn/app/4190490/Love__Legends/

Reviewer's PC Specs:
Raven Raynefall
Windows 11
12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-12700F - RAM: 16 GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 - VRAM: 8 GB

Windrose Demo - 10/10

I've sunk 20 hours into this demo already and it's an absolute gem! A great blend of Valheim style survival crafting and Assassin's Creed: Black Flag naval action that reminds me of Pirates of the Caribbean Online MMO (2007), but with a little soulslike combat that keeps you on your toes.

The first three islands offer 4-6 hours of solid gameplay, exploring lush biomes, building outposts, crafting your first ship, and diving into cannon filled sea battles and boarding parties.

I haven't tried co-op myself but reviews rave about it working great & HeelvsBabyface had a blast with his friends. Polished, addictive, and blowing up for a reason, Very Positive (93%) from over 5k reviews.

Wishlisted! I can't wait for this game!

Raven Raynefall ~ Woman Gamer

The Quarry (2022), developed by Supermassive Games and published by 2K Games, is an interactive horror thriller adventure with a choices matter focus and multiple endings. As a huge fan of horror movies, especially cheesy B horror flicks, I found The Quarry capturing that nostalgic, campy vibe. Set at a summer camp, it follows counselors facing supernatural threats, with your decisions shaping the story’s outcome, much like a classic B movie.

Pros

Engaging Story & Characters:
Supermassive Games crafts a gripping narrative that hooks you from the start, blending teen drama, supernatural horror, and campy B movie charm that I adore. The ensemble cast, including stars like David Arquette, Ariel Winter, and Justice Smith, delivers stellar performances, making each counselor feel distinct and relatable, like the quirky archetypes in Sleepaway Camp. Their witty banter, emotional depth, and evolving relationships keep you invested, while the choices matter mechanic adds weight to every decision, letting you shape their fates in thrilling, unpredictable ways. Whether it’s deciding who takes a risky shortcut or who faces the monster, the story feels personal and replayable, perfectly capturing the over the top drama of my favorite B horror flicks.

Atmospheric Visuals & Sound:
Stunning visuals and creepy environments nail the horror thriller vibe, while the sound design heightens tension, perfect for jump scare fans.

Replayability:
Multiple endings and branching paths encourage replays, like rewatching a cult horror flick to uncover new twists.

Cons

Disappointing Werewolf Design:
A major letdown is the werewolves’ appearance they look like they skipped leg day at the fur salon, practically copy pasted from the wendigos in Supermassive’s Until Dawn. Werewolves are supposed to be majestic, fur covered beasts, but these creatures are scrawny, bald, and look like they got lost on their way to a low budget Until Dawn audition. Their lack of iconic werewolf traits like thick, shaggy fur or that classic lupine snarl makes them feel like generic monsters, stripping away the B horror charm I love. It’s a missed opportunity to lean into the campy, hairy werewolf aesthetic that could’ve elevated the scares.

Pacing Issues:
The story slows in the middle, much like some B movies that lose momentum before the big finale, disrupting the thriller’s flow.

Limited Gameplay:
Beyond choices and quick-time events, gameplay feels shallow, similar to the simplistic plots of my beloved B horror movies not always bad, but lacking depth.

Occasional Bugs:
Minor glitches, like animation stutters, can break immersion, though they almost add to the quirky, low budget horror charm

Overall:
The Quarry is a gloriously campy, choice driven romp that’s like a heartfelt fan letter to B horror movies, slathering schlocky, chainsaw kissin fun with slick horror thriller polish. Sure, the werewolves look like they ordered their fur from a sketchy Temu ad run by a shady wendigo drop shipper, seriously, these budget beasts are so hairless they’d get laughed out of a Friday the 13th audition! Still, it’s a gory, gleeful blast for fans like me who worship at the altar of cheesy slashers. I'll make a review soon on my channel.

It claws its way to 7 Temu Werewolves out of 10.

https://www.youtube.com/@TheRealmofHelheim
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The Quarry, On Steam $59.99, When on sale $8.99

The Quarry – Deluxe Bonus Content Pack, $14.99, When on sale $8.99

This Bundle includes:
'80s Throwback Character Outfits
Send the camp counselors' looks back in time! This retro pack includes new ‘80s-inspired cosmetic character outfits for The Quarry’s playable characters.

Instant access to Death Rewind system
Get instant access to Death Rewind, a retry mechanic that normally unlocks after your first completion of The Quarry. Start the story with three opportunities to reverse a playable character's death, giving you a chance to alter fate and save them in the process. But with only three retries per playthrough, you'll have to decide when someone's life is truly worth saving, and the undoing of one horrible end may lead to another. Choose wisely.

Bonus Movie Mode option: Gorefest
Press play, sit back, and indulge in the most gruesome, gory, splatter-filled version of The Quarry. For fans of grindhouse grotesqueries: an abundance of death, dismemberment, and buckets of blood await in this brutal option for Movie Mode.

Horror History Visual Filter Pack
Tailor the aesthetic of The Quarry to your liking by choosing from three cinematic visual filters, each replicating a different era and style of iconic horror filmmaking! Choose from an 8mm-style film grain (Indie Horror), a retro VHS aesthetic ('80s Horror), or the classic black-and-white cinematic filter (Classic Horror).

100 Fantasy Cats is a cozy, free to play hidden object game on Steam where you search for 100 adorable cats in charming, hand drawn fantasy themed locations. I completed it in 13 minutes in July 2025. It’s short, relaxing, and fun, with vibrant artwork and 100 achievement unlocks, one for each cat found. Some cats are tricky to spot.

Hidden Object Game Rating:
7/10

100 Aliens Cats is a charming, free to play hidden object game where you hunt for 100 adorable cats in alien-themed, hand drawn landscapes. I completed it in 15 minutes in July 2025. It’s short, cozy, and fun, with a sci-fi twist and 100 satisfying achievement unlocks, one for each cat found. Perfect for a quick, relaxing playthrough, though some cats can be tricky to spot.

Hidden Object Game Rating:
7/10

Weeb is a standard clicker game that doesn’t stray far from the genre’s typical formula. As someone who primarily plays these games to chase achievements, I found it serviceable but unremarkable. The gameplay loop is predictable—tap to progress, unlock upgrades, and watch numbers climb—which offers the usual fleeting satisfaction but lacks innovation to stand out from countless other clicker titles.

Visually, the game feels underwhelming. The background art is simplistic and uninspired, with little detail to draw the eye. Similarly, the character designs are generic, missing the charm or personality that could make them memorable. While the game runs smoothly and the interface is functional, there’s nothing in the presentation that elevates it beyond a bare-bones experience. For achievement hunters, it’s a quick stop; for others, it’s unlikely to hold attention for long due to its lack of depth or unique flair.

Fling with a Tiefling is a charming yet fleeting visual novel that offers a cozy, romantic escape, though it’s not without its shortcomings. Set under a starlit sky, you spend a single, enchanting evening by the campfire with Karrus, a charismatic and witty Tiefling whose charm draws you into a brief but meaningful connection. The game lets you shape the romance through choices, adding a personal touch to the story, but the limited decision points can feel restrictive, offering only a handful of paths that may leave you wanting deeper narrative branching.

The writing is tender and heartfelt, capturing the quiet magic of a one-night encounter, yet at times it leans heavily on familiar romantic tropes, which might feel predictable to seasoned visual novel players. The voice acting is exceptional, infusing Karrus with vibrant personality, though the limited cast means fewer interactions to flesh out the world. The evocative soundtrack, with its gentle melodies and ambient tones, perfectly enhances the intimate fireside atmosphere, but the music loops can become noticeable during the short playtime.

At roughly 20 minutes, the game’s brevity is both a strength and a weakness—while it suits the free price tag and delivers a polished, emotionally resonant experience, its short length may leave players craving more depth or a longer-lasting story. Additionally, the lack of replayability, due to minimal variation in outcomes, might disappoint those hoping for more reasons to revisit. Despite these flaws, Fling with a Tiefling remains a delightful, bite-sized adventure for visual novel fans and newcomers alike, offering a warm, fleeting romance that shines brightly, even if it doesn’t linger long.

Visual Novel Score
4 Tieflings out of 10

I suggest giving this game a try if you're a fan of life simulation games.