These games aren't exactly cozy, but they have cozy moments, and the LGBTQ+ depictions are wholesome in my humble opinion:
Speed Dating for Ghosts - A thoughtful vn about life (and the afterlife) from different perspectives. It's funny, heartwarming, sad, touching. The dialogue seemed very natural. You can date any ghost, and it's worth dating them all.
Sorcery! series - There are 4 chapters total. LGBTQ+ content is mostly in 3&4. It's a fantasy choose your own adventure booked adapted into a game. The world is imaginative, and you're given spells that make for creative approaches to it. It's fun and dangerous. A couple of story events and romances are gender-locked, but most aren't.
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Sorcery! makes me nostalgic for the time I was saving up on my allowance to buy those CYOA books. Especially the fantasy ones.
A prelude to actual table top RPG gaming once I found my tribe.
They were cool but they didn't have much romance and very definitely not of the open-minded kind when there was any.
Looks like a cool one.
Speed Dating Ghosts reminds me of Monster Prom
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Table top gaming looks fun! I’m glad those books opened up a new hobby for you. You might enjoy text games from the interactive fiction database if you haven’t already tried them. Most are free and can be played on mobile or pc. I haven’t played enough to suggest ones with LGBTQ+ content, although I’ve read that 80 Days has it. It’s also on steam.
Speed Dating for Ghosts is more meditative than Monster Prom, which is pretty high energy and has some gameplay on top of being a visual novel. But they’re both humorous :)
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You might enjoy text games from the interactive fiction database if you haven’t already tried them
Never have but I definitely will now. The internet really is a wonderful place at times.
Thanks for the link :)
Speed Dating for Ghosts is more meditative than Monster Prom, which is pretty high energy
Haha yep high energy for sure!
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I haven’t read the original books (hope to), but in the game, you can play as a man or woman and have both men and women show interest in your character. The main romance option is a man though, who appears in more than one game/book. Others are limited to one game and might just be a brief reference. The focus is more on adventuring than romance, but it’s there.
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I don't remember 1&2 as well (spoilers):
Meeting Flanker in 1&2 is the beginning of an optional romance that progresses in 3&4, for either gender. I played as a woman, and these women were interested in her: A cook maid in 4, a fortune-teller in 3&4 (Elthera?)
Those are the ones I know for sure. This reddit thread lists some more that I'm not sure about- a guide, festival goer, werewolf, Alianna. I'll edit my post to specify that 3&4 are the ones that contain lgbtq+ content. Thanks for pointing that out, I'm forgetful.
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Thanks for the list I wasn't expecting Alianna to be in there (kinda a waifu from my teen years lol) :D Dunno if she'll be interested in a female MC or how it would matter in the long run considering she's just a minor character but it's something to look forwad to :)
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Just dropping a warm recommendation for Across the Grooves (thanks Foxy (•‿•))
I wasn't sure what to expect but I was surprised by how very much drawn I was into the story.
The writing is excellent and, while there are romantic interests and some of the story is based in that, it's above all a story about identity and the interconnection of lives through random encounters, friendships and of course love.
I won't spoil it but it's definitely one of the best VN I have played (and I'm not very much into the genre as a whole) so give it a try if you have the chance.
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Anyone thirsty for some demos for LGBTQ+ tagged games?
Queer Quest: All in a Gay's Work
The Crush House
Just a word of warning. Crush House looks rather tame for a game about producing a reality tv show but Queer Quest is very NSFW.
Not sure how much the demo has in terms of mature themes but the trailer and Steam page seems to indicate the game is going all out so mind your screens at work ;)
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sorry, I didn't mean to forget to bring some goodies.
Edit: Finding LGBTQIA+ games is a struggle, steam store itself just keeps bugging out, OR all it's suggesting is straight up (lol) hentai or porn games, other than that it's problematic to find steam keys with no region locks.
Edit 2: Oops, let's crush
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There is a very short review of The Crush House from last August up at the Gayming Magazine, in case someone want to take a look before entering.
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https://store.steampowered.com/app/1586800/Lil_Gator_Game/?curator_clanid=4777282
So cute game about Gator
with cardboard paper style
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1651490/Tiny_Life/?curator_clanid=4777282
a cozy relaxing game something similar to the Sims but in a different style and presentation
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3146520/WEBFISHING/?curator_clanid=4777282
you haven't played this yet, you should play this, chill fishing!
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Admittedly it was hard for me to find games with the tag in my library that weren't purely visual novels
Princess Farmer: It is partially a visual novel, but it's also a cozy match-3 game
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1320490/Princess_Farmer/
Viola: The Heroine's Melody: It's a music-themed platformer/party RPG that I found to be fairly easy
https://store.steampowered.com/app/988310/Viola_The_Heroines_Melody/
Kitty Powers' Matchmaker Makeover: I saw you've played the original one, and there's a remaster of it releasing this year.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3307120/Kitty_Powers_Matchmaker_Makeover/
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Damn, I don't have anything to add (yet), but I wish I found this thread sooner! This is great.
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my lgbt recommendations:
Sticky Business - make gay stickers! (theres lots of lgbt content in sticker selection)
A YEAR OF SPRINGS (or just one night, hot springs for only first chapter) - relatable trans story <3
Unpacking - cozy game about unpacking that tells a story by showing the character's homes that she moves into
Spitkiss - cute short platformer about poly love
Fields of Mistria - stardew 2.0
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Vampire Therapist is not specifically LGBT but is very welcoming of everything out there, via discussions with vampire clients and such. Been enjoying it in a similar vein of enjoyment I get from Ace Attorney games when you're in court, somehow.
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I was so mad that the first time I ever heard anything about that game was when it ended up being given away here by people with subscriptions to... I can't remember the name right now. Some site that sends monthly indie freebies?
The game looks really well made.
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They are pretty cool, I really like them.
You don't just get anything from them. You will actually have to read their newsletter (they are very entertaining btw) and confirm your interest in the respective month's game. And even then you are not 100% safe to get a key, you will have to be either fast when they send them out and claim it among the early ones, or be lucky when they make the draw for the remaining keys they save for this occasion.
My brain is like swiss cheese these days, thanks
No worries, we're all getting older, every day one day closer to the inevitable transit into the uncharted territories of the reaper.
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Pantaloon actually changed how the key distribution works since last month, now it's no longer first come first served and instead all of the keys (except for the guaranteed ones for paid subscribers and those who solved the monthly puzzle) are assigned at random. So you just click on the button inside the newsletter to tell them you're interested and then wait to see if you got lucky.
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Found this right now, very cute, and excellent reviews
A YEAR OF SPRINGS
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You can play One Night, Hot Springs for free too! It's one of the three stories in the paid A Year of Springs. I bought it but haven't played it yet but I loved the free one. :)
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Optimal Conditions For a Sacrifice is a game I've had on my wishlist that seems to have really good writing
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Little Goody Two Shoes now has a free demo. It's a "a fairy tale horror adventure game with a dark twist" in the RPG-maker style with a WLW-only dating system.
On Your Tail is a verrrry different game. It's a cozy detective game that takes place in a charming seaside town in Italy. The game has lifesim elements, and most notably, plenty of characters you can romance, including several ladies. It also has a demo.
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Hold up, before you report me for my very misleading title; I do have games to give away here, and I do want recommendations.
I've been in such a gaming rut this year, nothing seems to capture my interest for a full playthrough anymore. Unless it's something cozy with LGBTQ+-tag. I really loved Life is Strange: True Colors (sorry for the region-locks, blame GMG), and I think everyone should have a Steph in their lives.
And No Longer Home was short and cute.
Just bought myself Queer Man Peering Into A Rock Pool.jpg and Terranova, does anyone else have any recommendations? I feel like it's mostly VNs that has this tag, and I think I'm just overly picky when it comes to that specific genre.
Happy gayming!
(I'll be sure to check out your recommendations, and hopefully it's also a good way for others to find new games too!)
For fun and giggles, I noticed my pack of toothbrushes had some sensitivity to them.
Giveaway added January 2024; The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood - Finished
A Fold Apart - Finished
Mary Skelter Finale - Finished
Frogsong - Finished
Doodle Date - Finished
Giveaway added March 2024; Here Comes Niko - Finished
Giveaways added April 2024; Repurpose - Finished
Giveaways added May 2024; Across the Grooves - Finished
Giveaways added February 2025; Sorry We're Closed - Finished
The Crush House - Finished
Giveaways added April 2025; PROXIMATE - Finished
the Death of the Video Star - Open
The allies are cool:
Ikenfell - Open
Big thanks to adam1224
Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical - Open
Many thanks to Gubudugu
[More soon!]
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