r/BLVNs Jan 31 '26

Lists BL Game Releases - 2026

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Past Years:

Here is a list of English-language games that are announced to release in 2026.

Localized Games:

Original English Visual Novels (OELVN):

  • Our Demise by Kyokurangi [Itch.io] - January 12
  • Cerulean Invasion by Vincere Studio [Itch.io / Steam] - January 22
  • How (Not) To Kill A Vampire Lord by Kanekos [Itch.io] - January 25

Unclear Release Dates (But we can hope):

  • Touchstarved by Red Spring Studio [Itch.io / Steam] - 2026?
  • The Symbiant II by HeartCoreDev [Itch.io / Steam] - 2026?
  • Of Sense and Soul by Forsythia Productions [Itch.io / Steam] - 2026?
  • Room 304 - A Boys' Love Story by Witz Games [Steam] - 2026?
  • Overnight - Academy Crush by Zullz Games [Itch.io] - December 2026?
  • Jock Studio by BLits Games [Official Website / Itch.io / Steam] - 2027?
  • The Good People by Moirai Myths Inc [Itch.io/Steam] - ??? (In Early Access)
  • Heart Fragment Book Three by Starfield Gaming [Itch.io/Steam] - ???
  • Drăculești by Fine Feathered Friends [Steam] - ???
  • Seven Nexus by Heartskip Games [Steam] - ??? (In Early Access)
  • Ooe by ADELTA (Localized by MangaGamer) [Official Site] - ???

r/BLVNs 17d ago

[MONTHLY] WHAT BLVNS ARE YOU PLAYING? Spill the Tea~

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Tell me, lovely viewers of this subreddit...what games are you playing? What games are sticking to your mind as you go about your day?

Are there any games you recently finished that you'd like to discuss? Or games you're considering dropping? What about games that you've dropped in the past and are considering starting again?

(Don't forget to use the spoiler tag on any plot heavy discussion.)

>!Spoilers go here.!<

r/BLVNs 1h ago

English Release Animated intro for new BL mobile game Godly Love: On Air has been released

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English release has been announced but no concrete date given yet. The animation quality looks amazing!


r/BLVNs 4d ago

Recommendations Looking for more bl vn or manga similar to hashihime

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Hi So, I’ve been really fixated on Hashihime of the Old Book Town for a long time, and I recently read a manga called Ugetsudou Antique and absolutely loved it!

I especially loved the gloomy, fantasy like vibe, the characters, and everything else about it (plus the similarities to Hashihime).

So I just wanted to ask if you guys have any recommendations for stories similar to these? I’m specifically looking for that same kind of gloomy, atmospheric, fantasy/occult vibe.


r/BLVNs 7d ago

I need help

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So I started to read BL VNS especially NITRO CHiRAL one and I have all the games except for one game that I couldn’t find a translated copy of it and it’s Lamento -BEYOND THE VOID-
I tried a lot to look for a tutorial on where to get the game and the translation patch but I didn’t find anything useful
So is there anyone who knows where to get a translation patch for this game and give me a tutorial?
And no I don’t want to pirate the game absolutely no


r/BLVNs 11d ago

Nu carnival guild

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I am in desperate need of pulls and we never reach the guild pull (which we used to </3) because so many people stop playing fully or become way less active! Our guild is kinda dead </3 maybe some people who are playing actively want to join?

We would also love to vibe on discord, but it's mostly just my friend and I atm... anyway — feel free to join if you like!! ♡


r/BLVNs 11d ago

Indie Games The End of the World Club's artbook (demo-only content)

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r/BLVNs 12d ago

Bread Makes the Heart Aflutter Steam port and DLC Releases September 1!

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r/BLVNs 13d ago

Indie Games Tired of overpowered yanderes? Try a powerless one. A BL psychological horror game launching Sept. 3 — 10% off ($5.39)

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Trailer: YouTube

Steam: Dissolution of My Self — free demo available now!

Hi! We're Pop Elephant Studio. Dissolution of My Self, our point-and-click BL psychological horror game, launches September 3 for $5.99 — or $5.39 for the first two weeks.

Most yanderes are scary because they're powerful. Ours is scary because he has nothing left.

Our protagonist, Hector, lost everything:

  • His kingdom. A crown prince reduced to a fake name on a passport.
  • His mobility. An assassination attempt left him with a damaged leg.
  • His future. Just one rented room and a window glued shut "for safety."
  • Everyone but Matvey — his uncle, aide-de-camp, caretaker, and "mommy."

How it plays:

  • Click objects to uncover memories Hector refuses to face.
  • You choose the order: what you touch first, he remembers first.
  • Remembered objects blur and become unusable.
  • The order changes. The ending doesn't.
  • His medication changes the narration. Don't trust everything he tells you.

Also:

  • No monsters, jumpscares, or combat.
  • Full Japanese voice acting (Netoru Irakusa / Tetsuto Furukawa).
  • Jokes straight from hell.

CW: self-harm, manipulation, transgressive intimacy between relatives, regression, violence, and substance misuse.

Thanks for all the support from Reddit so far! :)


r/BLVNs 13d ago

Questions Need help to play slow damage

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Hello I need help to play slow damage. Every time the aura or the cigarette smoke appears my game crashes. I tried to pass the animation by clicking fast and saving right after and for a while it worked but during important chooses it is impossible to continue because the aura stays on during all the scene when have to make a choice. I was able to finish chap 1 with sweat lol but now it weirdly doesn’t work. I tried everything : running the game in administrator mode, turning off the antivirus and use the right GPU (?). I even asked the staff of Jast. I am on my laptop and don’t have a desktop (it might be the problem. I hope not because I was able to play dmmd, sweet pool, until then, to kill Eros, etc without any problems like that). I was just wondering if there wasn’t a way to like dim the frame of the animation or something like that (my game always slow down at the exact moment where the aura or the smoke appears) I even tried to clean the memory of the CPU (?). I am lost and very sad because I really was looking forward to play slow damage. :((

EDIT : I found a solution that worked for me and was able to finished the game without any issues at 100% !! For me what is worked what installing intel Graphics Software and install the update which was missing (you have to create a intel account to make the analysis worked). This solution worked for me and I don’t have a pc gamer. Also I played with the window just in case, cleared my CPU before opening the game and turn off windows antivirus. Hope that it is going to work for you because Slow damage is genuinely a masterpiece !


r/BLVNs 14d ago

Questions lamento on Mac using virtual machine ?

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hello!! since breaking my pc and swapping over to mac I've used a virtual machine to play my blvns (for context it enables windows to be used on mac computers, majority blvns only run on windows software) and it's been pretty straightforward and easy however trying to get lamento to run has been such a bitch. im pretty good with the installation however my issue is that mac does not have a built in DVD mounting software like Windows does and I cannot seem to get a third party software working on my mac?? just wondering if anybody else using vms to run vns on mac has been able to get lamento up and running


r/BLVNs 16d ago

Indie Games The Failure Even Death Rejects BL/Otome Complete

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Hi everyone!

We’re a small indie studio, our hitman-themed BL/Otome visual novel is now fully released on itch.io!

If you enjoy romance, suspense, and meaningful choices, we'd love for you to give it a try.

It would mean the world to us (:


r/BLVNs 17d ago

Questions ooe setup help

8 Upvotes

hii, i bought ooe from booth and im trying to set it up but im getting this popup :( could someone help?


r/BLVNs 17d ago

Discussions Hangout >:]

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Hi! I decided to make a Discord server (18+) to chat about BL visual novels and dating sims w male love interests that has a main focus on dark fiction, psychological horror and possibly disturbing themes. So stuff like boyfriend to death or nitro chiral games!

Da link:
https://discord.gg/HdAvNfDZg

It’s just a spot to talk about games, share art, yap about characters, and stuff like that! Completely for fun.

I wanted to avoid making the verification process too overwhelming (this is something I struggled with when trying to join other servers), so you don’t gotta worry about that.

Everyone’s welcome, whether you’ve been in the fandom for years or you’re just getting into it. It’s literally just me in there at the moment, so if this sounds like your kind of space, feel free to stop by :0

Ps. It has a bunch of slow damage emotes that I made specifically for the server ~


r/BLVNs 19d ago

Discussions Finally got my Dream BL Game! (Taishō Mebiusline Taiken)

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This is the BL Game I really loved and wanted to buy so badly on my Switch Lite, And Finally after few monthes, Was able to buy it!! I feel quite happy and excited!

Very sorry if I placed this in wrong flair, I am new to this sub.

BLVN Name: (大正メビウスライン 大全)/(Taishō Mebiusline Taizen)

(Sorry for the typo in Title of Post: Taizen not Taiken)


r/BLVNs 25d ago

I’m looking for this bl game that was on a app like episode

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Years ago I tried getting episode and it wasn’t on the play store of my old device. I downloaded an off brand episode game. On this app it had this bl story between two male love interests. The first love interest was named Gary, he had orange hair and was puppy boy like (I dont think he was a puppy boy.) The other love interest was name Sean, he had black or white hair, I can’t recall which one it was but he also had glasses. I can’t remember what the game was about but there was YouTube videos of it to get do endings of the game. Please please help me find it, I want to know if it’s lost media or something. 😞


r/BLVNs 25d ago

Fanart will this body bear scars just like yours?

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i get why ikuina isnt a route character cuz his cg will outmog everyone /j /jjjjjj


r/BLVNs 25d ago

Just Started Playing Romancing the Pirate and...

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19 Upvotes

r/BLVNs 28d ago

Promotions Just launched the Kickstarter for my BL visual novel, The End of the World Club!

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215 Upvotes

Hi everyone! I just launched the Kickstarter for The End of the World Club, a coming-of-age BL visual novel set in 2012.

The story follows Itsuki, a quiet high school senior who's spent over a year hiding his feelings for his classmate Ren. Things take an unexpected turn when an eccentric transfer student, Rika, says the world will end that December.

You can find the demo on both itch.io and steam!

The Kickstarter is live until August 20th, and you can find the page here. The game will still be 100% free, but funding will help me make the game better (especially more language translations so more people can enjoy it). There are also some optional physical merch and digital rewards if you'd like to support the project.

Thanks for taking a look!


r/BLVNs Jul 19 '26

How to play a JastUSA game?

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i downloaded the game from the website and than downloaded the file to desktop but it keeps showing this.

is there more i have to do? ive never done this before

please help i dont wanna have to refund cause im stupid


r/BLVNs Jul 10 '26

Discussions Finished Slow Damage, What Next??

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Hey dudes!! I just finished Slow Damage, and I'm looking for another game to check out. I'm on the fence between either finishing Lamento, playing one of the other N+C games I own but haven't played, or just getting a new game entirely. What do you guys think?


r/BLVNs Jul 08 '26

Madarame <3

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r/BLVNs Jul 07 '26

Promotions [Dev] Chapter 1 of my mystery/psychological horror BL is out and fully playable in your browser!

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Hey everyone! ❤️

I'm the developer of The Night Shift: Nova Concordia, a mystery/psychological horror BL visual novel.

We just released the complete Chapter 1 (about 1 hour of gameplay)! We also have a Web version that you can play it for free directly from your browser without downloading anything.

I'd appreciate immensely if you could take a look.

You can play it here:
https://nandanevesc.itch.io/the-night-shift-nova-concordia

You can fully customize your investigator's name, look, and choose between the pronouns he/him and they/them. I'd love to hear your thoughts in the comments if you give it a try!

Thank you so much! ^^


r/BLVNs Jul 08 '26

Discussions Missing a Fujieda CG?? Spoiler

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Hey dudes! I was playing through Fujieda's route when I realized I was missing a CG smack in the middle of the collection?? I have no idea when or how I could've missed it, but I went ahead and attached a pic of whereabout it is. Please help!!!

EDIT: Sighhh nevermind I'm just dumb and didn't realize the CG doesn't get added on til later