No.7277
Post and discuss games you're playing that fall into the BL genre.
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>>5277 No.7283
>>7106Late, but I took a break from the site. I just wanted to say that this VN is genuinely just Lamento. Like, it's the, "hey, can I copy your homework," meme. It had some nice CGs, and you can tell the developers worked hard on it, even if the end result is not very good. Has anyone else read it?
No.7287
>>7284>3. New fantasy bl gameI need this. No I don't want to play LKYT, sorry.
No.7289
>>7287>I don't want to play LKYT, sorry.Why?
>>7283>"hey, can I copy your homework,"KEK I don't know whether to call it shameless plagiarism or heart-warming genuine Lamento obsession.
No.7294
>>7289MC is cute but I don't like it when a small cute guy tops larger buffer ones. Last time I had this feeling it was with NTY and I looked past it to give the game an honest chance but I didn't enjoy it so I don't want to waste my time and money again.
No.7313
>>7295NTAYRT but at what point does the plot of this game actually get good because I think I'm near the end of my first route and I have no interest in anything outside of the sex scenes. It just feels like generic dark fantasy stuff
No.7325
>>7318I bought this on accident since I thought it had an English translation so good
No.7327
>>7326You'll have better luck on eroge/hentai game piracy sites.
F95 has a number of modern BL VNs if you can ignore the userbase, and
aarinfantasy torrents are good for older stuff.
Is there a specific game you're looking for?
No.7328
>>7327Any ones with a seme MC, like No Thank You!!, Room No. 9, Lykt, etc. those are the ones I know of at least.
No.7329
>>7326>Do you guys actually all lawfully purchase your BL VNsI will be laughed at… because I admit I purchased all of them from Steam.
No.7330
>>7329Hey man you are a valuable asset in this community, if we do not leverage the power of fujobux than how will we ever get the free market to be interested in making content that caters to us?
Also aarinfantasy link for room no. 9 specifically seems to be a dead end, rip my luck. I'm trying to make an account for F95 but proton.me is down right now so I have to wait.
No.7332
>>7326Once and that was only 'cause I couldn't find any working link for it and was already done looking. Getting it to run was another mess lol…
I do buy BL manga volumes and merch + goods of my ships, so I should get on buying the BLVNs I already played at least… Next year of course kek
Pic kinda unrelated, but I'd probably end up buying it before the TL version is released 'cause I'm damn curious about it.
No.7333
>>7326i pirate them currently. i will buy legal copies of my favorite after i'm no longer broke.
No.7334
>>7328Ooe, Kichiku Megane when ur megane, there's also Karin BLs like Omerta and Omega Vampire where the MC is vers (position depends on LI).
No.7336
>>7326BL games are a niche within a niche. If I don't buy the ones that are officially available I'm just shooting myself in the foot. I will always think back to those 4chan moids who call fujos retarded for buying games and then chimp out when more BL games get picked up by western publishers.
No.7348
>>7318Fantastic! I wonder what those 'more languages' are.
>>7326Yes. This content deserves my money.
>>7331>a patron of the yaoi artsI like this term.
No.7354
>>7352Cesare looks like a rapist. I want to befriend him
>Third image is assaulting the MCI love being right.
No.7355
>>7352>>7354I'm not actually into stat management simulator gameplay but I'm afraid it's hitting my fetishes.
No.7357
>>7352What's this game called? It looks fantastic.
No.7359
>>7358Thanks for the link!
Astor looks promising too. He appears to be the typical knight honorfag, but we'll see when it comes out.
Claudius, Satan, and Lulu look boring. Lowell maybe? I see insane yandere potential with Francis, even though I hate his weenie haircut.
No.7361
>>7352what's this called, this makes me want to lose and have a sweet prince's virginity and tight hole taken from him
No.7363
>>7362I was waiting for the timeout and posted without reading the additional replies, whoops. very excited.
No.7364
>>7352Do you think we’ll have demon king endings like in the evil endings of princess maker? Or is our son only allowed to be the demon king’s cocksleeve kek
No.7365
>>7352Francis is so hot!! I can tell he is designated pitiful uke the slum orphan who needs our son's comfort And Astor is gorgeous. No slicked hair cold arrogant CEO LI, okay
>>7359>I see insane yandere potential with FrancisI hope our son is the yandere… Francis is going to be one of the hardest LIs I just feel his avoidant self-deprecating outcomes in slightest mistake. The Prince of Darkness and Astor have bigger yandere potential imo
No.7366
>>7365adorable abuse-able cutie. definitely gonna watch out for the release date.
No.7367
>>7365God this artist is so fucking good at drawing saliva
No.7369
>>7365I think Satan's going to rape our son in the end if you do everything correct after several playthroughs.
Also I believe Astor is a bottom.
No.7371
>>7370I can rape the rapist? I have to put this game on my wishlist right now.
No.7372
>>7370YES I always wanted a BL game with top/bottom routes for every LI
No.7373
>>7370if the demo is anything to go by, you select your role at the beginning of the game.
No.7391
>>7330Fujobux is our biggest asset as a community
No.7460
FINALLY AN UPDATE
But wait, it's worse than before.
https://blog.mangagamer.org/project-status-2/ No.7465
>>7464I didnt know steam allowed the sale of peak on their platform
No.7470
>>7464i'll check it out, thanks for sharing.
No.7475
>>7464I feel like literally every single recent BL game release is either horror or gachashit. I'm kind of sick of it.
No.7477
>>7475What kind of BL Game would you want to be released? What kind of genre?
No.7478
>>7476
Anything that tries to tell a real story as opposed to marketing itself on sensationalist themes and shock value. Maybe something military related. Always felt that setting was underutilized in BL.
No.7479
>>7478Sorry, I was a klutz and deleted it.
I see, a BL game with a plot/story to tell would be nice. Like you said, it's mostly gimmicks these days.
Military huh… Any non BL game that you feel would be nice for inspiration?
No.7480
>>7478the indie space is hard, i understand why creators rely on gimmicks.
No.7485
>>7464I see the developer has an Itch.io page:
https://popelephant.itch.io/dissolutionIt's a shame they don't sell the game on Itch.io as well. I try to avoid Steam whenever possible.
No.7487
Itch.io's Yaoi Game Jam ended a few days ago, is there anything that seems interesting? Most of them seem like slop, there's even one with AI art… a few of them have potential though, like A Midsummer Ghost Story, OBSESSION♡SYNDROME and A Cherub's Lament.
No.7488
>>7485Itch bans incest now so that's probably why, since it's not r18. Although I thought it was a total ban, not just for paid games. Huh. This person is Madokami's strongest soldier.
No.7490
>>7488>Itch bans incest nowSeriously?! While Steam doesn't? Why are they so cucked?
No.7491
>>7489Looks too gay male gaze for me desu
No.7506
>>7505Now that's a kink you need to warn for in advance, JFC.
No.7507
>>7506i didn't even post the worst part. spoilers for ending:
the game ends on CG of the nephew being cradled by the uncle while going goo goo gaa gaa and they roleplay breastfeeding. Top 10 WTF moments I've had this year, and 2026 was a REALLY bad year for me.
No.7508
>>7507was there any lead-up to that at all? or was it out of nowhere?
No.7510
>>7509you know what, maybe i'll keep my five dollars to myself after all. thanks for the summary, nona.
No.7512
>>7509>mommy issuesNo thanks. I prefer my gay boys to have
daddy issues than mom I'll save my money for the princess maker but boy game instead
No.7514
>>7507Wow that sounds so weird and gross. If you don't mind, could you maybe post the cg? Asking for a friend
No.7522
>>7505>>7507Well then. I guess the title was meant to be taken literally.
No.7525
>>7507Incestfags are going to love it.
No.7527
>>7525i am an incestfag anon…
abdl is NOT a package deal with that kek.
No.7528
>>7525Another incestfag reporting: Hell fucking no kek.
No.7529
>>7516Am I like the most degen anon here kek That is disappointing… I'll check it out regardless once I'm free. With how little BL there is with this type of content I have to take anything I can get. Thank you for sharing!
No.7530
>>7516>>7529that's disappointing as someone who likes that, but I also might check it out kek
No.7578
>>7576Hot in a bad ending for sure
No.7579
>>7576Bad end/noncon hits so good but any other kind turns me into a fuckin crybaby lmao
No.7581
>>7576I actually kinda like it as an inciting incident, where one of them is jealous that the one he is pining after got with someone else first. Or even that his love interest was molested, whether it's in front of him or during kidnapping.
No.7584
>>7549And there was also 'yami no RAPE' and 'hikari no RAPE' from the Secret Maneuvers drama CD which gave me a WTF ꉺ▱ꉺ
>SuganumaismI like this term.
>That kind of unabashed vulgarity that could only come from a male writer is definitely part of what gives Lucky Dog it's charm.While rape is a staple in BL works by women, I hardly recall any rape jokes kek.
No.7585
>>7584men love to joke about rape, especially gay rape.
You should see how they talk about tv shows like Oz
No.7598
What kind of BL OELVN would anons here be drawn to or consider? What is missing that doesn't address the audience / fujoshi needs?
I've considered making projects where the tone is sincere, the art depicts bishounen, and the story is maybe intimate and bittersweet. Maybe something like a Key novel with magical realism? I've also had ideas for writing my own psychological thriller and adapting it into a VN. If I made a VN for real though, I wouldn't want the scope of my projects to be too ambitious though.
No.7599
>>7598Generally speaking: my personal tastes lean towards fantasy, historical settings and horror vibes but the main two things that have driven me away from OELVNs are the art quality and the possibility that they will contain gendie shit.
No.7601
>>7598I have to echo the other anon by saying that at bare minimum it has to look non repulsive, even if it’s amateurish. Hell, I’ll buy anything that looks decent even if I’m not a fan of the plot.
In my opinion, bishounen are definitely what’s missing. I like bara body types so it’s not a matter of me being burnt out on other body types or anything like that.
>Key novelI’ve been more and more fond of the idea of an unashamed cute moeblob bl. It seems the easiest to pull off even if the art is amateurish. If it has charm and sincerity to it, it can work, right?
No.7602
>>7598There are already so many games with similarly aged couples so I would jump on anything with age gap and ojisans who are not fugly, bonus if the ojisan can bottom. Or villain x hero route where the villain can bottom.
No.7603
>>7599Well gendie shit is an absolute no, and I would go for moe / aesthetics that appeal to women instead of western gay fandom queer Reddit DnD shit. I would try to make the art look as pleasant as possible. Anime-inspired, but not like in a "retro 2000s xD" way. I would try to do a genuine homage to VNs I adore.
>>7601>bishounen are definitely what’s missingI wonder if it's because many western fujoshi are scared to depict underage / cute moeblob characters.
>It seems the easiest to pull off even if the art is amateurish. If it has charm and sincerity to it, it can work, right?That's what I think as well, but I would want to seriously consider the quality of the story even if I'm not the best writer. I don't want my moeblobs to be boring!
>>7602Non-ugly western ojisans are rare indeed. What are your favorite types of scenarios where the villian bottoms?
No.7605
>>7598i want
>decent art and chara design. it doesn't have to be gorgeous just competent.>no wokeshit like pronouns or niche sexuality. i want a story not a PSA.>competent writing.i am pretty lax with things like sound/music, UI, and the number of CGs. I know indies are on a tight budget so if they can't put the frills on just invest in the meat of the game (characters/story/art). for genres i am partial to darker, fanficul settings but as long as the writing is good with fun characters i'm still open to it. (expect SoL where jack-shit happens).
No.7610
>>7603>Non-ugly western ojisans are rare indeedThey're fugly across the board imo, even in the rare Japanese otome games where ojisans exist that I have seen, they either don't look their age or the artist didn't know how to drawn an appealing older character so they just slapped some lines on the cheekbones/mouth area but he still has the hairstyle of a 15 year old shonen protagonist. Fujos thirsting over canon old men from random non-BL are generally where the quality art is.
Hero nonconning villain is always a rare favorite but it's a hard scenario to make work unless your hero is also a bastard. Hero turning villain into his respectable husband via his dick is also good. Or the villain is just a slutty power bottom.
No.7611
>>7598I want to read one of those old eroge denpa VNs but with moeblob yaoi boys
No.7615
>>7586LOL Where is this panel from?
I wish somebody compiled a list of all the memes.
>>7596kek
>>7585I love to joke about gay rape too.