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Visual Novels to Play this Pride Month (and Beyond)

Happy Pride Month Blerdy Tribe! Representation has come a long way over the years and now more than ever, there are so many great games featuring stories and identities from within the LGBTQ+ community. So, to celebrate Pride, I’ve compiled a list of amazing LGBTQ+ visual novels that you should definitely add to your play lists, backlogs, and wishlists. While Pride Month is celebrated in the…

[propertyofkylar]

anyway someone was asking me for yan recs. came across this article and wanted to share :3 i need to play these

[sistahscifi]

The Blerdy Reader, seeing your excitement is soooooooo nourishing for the Sistah Scifi Team (like literally manna for the soul!)

The Sistah Scifi preorder campaign for Children of Anguish and Anarchy was our biggest campaign in our five year history by a factor of 2.5x, outpacing award winning titles like The World we Make by NK Jemisin and Mirrored Heavens by Rebecca Roanhorse because we didn't ask for enough bookplates from Nora and Rebecca. Sistah Scifi Siblings started pre-ordering Children of Anguish and Anarchy and the Legacy of the Orishas Trilogy from us in February!!!!

Before that, we spent MONTHS begging Tomi's publicist at Macmillan for signed bookplates and an in person event with @CityArtsandLectures. Macmillan declined an in person event. We just want to note that we probably would have sold 1500 additonal copies of Children of Anguish and Anarchy based on the reception of @JanelleMonae's The Memory Librarian.

However, Macmillan did agree to send 500 limited edition bookplates signed by Tomi Adeyemi (swipe to see Tomi signing 500 bookplates!), 25 double sided prints, and 25 Children of Anguish and Anarchy bookmarks. We distributed the prints and books marks randomly in our inventory. And, no, we do not have any more of either the prints or bookmarks. Sorry!

We are currently sold out out of Children of Anguish and Anarchy, but will have more in stock latest by August 1st. Join our email list for updates. We DO have *ten* sets of the Legacy of the Orisha trilogy in stock.

Thank you, thank you, thank you for rocking with us.

Y'all are absolutely, 💯, pure magic ✨️ 🌟 ✨️

Credit to @theblerdyreader Bookmail is the BEST mail!

📖 Children of Anguish and Anarchy (Legacy of Orisha #3) by Tomi Adeyemi

When I tell you that I ran into the house to see if my copy of Children of Anguish and Anarchy had been delivered. The level of excitement felt when I saw the purple package from @sistahscifi just waiting for me!! <Squeals with excitement and does a happy dance. 💃🏽 >

I’m soooo pleased with this edition. Sistah Scifi always has the absolute BEST service. I’m gushing over this special edition. The cover and spine design are gorgeous. Not to mention all the little extras and the signed bookplate. I can not wait to start reading!

#childrenofanguishandanarchy #childrenofbloodandbone #tomiadeyemi

#SistahScifi

[aceshadowstar]

Unhinged Yandere Romance Visual Novel Recommendations https://blerdyotome.com/2024/07/10/unhinged-yandere-romance-visual-novel-recommendations/

[fabulizemag]

How many books, comics and graphic novels are you reading that have Black girls as heroes and protagonists? Check out this list on Fabulize Magazine. Link in bio. #blackfemalesuperheroes #blackgirlbloggers #blackgirlbookclub #blackgirlbooks #blerd #blerdgirl #blerds #blerdy #afrofuturism #afrofuturismnovels #blackauthorsofinstagram #speculativefiction #blackgirlsreadtoo #bookstagram #graphicnovelseries #diversitymatters #booksforblackgirls #blackstem #onlinemagazine #fabulizemag #fabulizemagazine #forusbyus #blackbookstagram #blackbooksmatter #MySuperheroesAreBlack #blackheroesmatter #blackherstory (at Newark, New Jersey) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7EYqoulP2e/?igshid=kheafh73qqni

[bookclub4m]

Episode 108 - Visual Novels

This episode we’re discussing Visual Novels! We talk about what visual novels are, whether they count as books, reading novels we’re much too young for, being unable to suspend our disbelief, watching videos at 2x speed, monetization, watching vs playing, linear vs divergent stories, and more! Plus, this episode is like 75% tangents!

You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play, Spotify, or your favourite podcast delivery system.

In this episode

Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | RJ Edwards

Things We Read (Played?) This Month

Bury Me, My Love

Dungeons & Lesbians

Stream with Matthew and RJ

Serre - “A visual novel about a girl and an alien drinking tea and falling in love!”

Stream with Matthew and Meghan

Speed Dating for Ghosts

Order a Pizza: A Visual Novel

Stream with Matthew and hosts of Finish It! Podcast

All the streams on YouTube!

Our Twitch channel

Matthews list of (more) Visual Novels he enjoyed playing

A Mortician's  Tale - “a story-driven death positive video game where you play as a mortician tasked with running a funeral home.”

Arcade Spirits - “a romantic visual novel that follows an alternative timeline where the 1983 video game crash never occurred.”

Don’t Take It Personally, I Just Don’t Like You: The Camping Trip - “a lo-fi relationship dramedy about camping illegally on government property in the chill of early autumn, having public anxiety attacks in crowded shopping malls, the people we choose to be with, and what we do when they don't choose us back.”

The Night Fisherman - “A short tale of inhumanity in the English channel."

The Outcast Lovers - “Driving home late one night you encounter a refugee in distress.” (Sequel to The Night Fisherman.)

Us Lovely Corpses - “a short surreal-horror-romance visual novel about helping a friend.”

Watch Me Jump - “a digital story of scandal and betrayal, played out in four quarters.”

Mission: It's Complicated - “a visual novel about getting superheroes to fall in love, and the shenanigans that happen along the way.”

Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator - “a game where you play as a Dad and your goal is to meet and romance other hot Dads.”

Other Media We Mentioned

Choose Your Own Adventure (Wikipedia)

Doki Doki Literature Club! (Wikipedia)

Mr. Dough and the Egg Princess (Wikipedia)

Tusks: The Orc Dating Sim

Orcs that RJ drew!

More orc(cupation)s that RJ drew

Radical Dreamers (Wikipedia)

Butterfly Soup - “A visual novel about gay asian girls playing baseball and falling in love.”

2064: Read Only Memories (Wikipedia)

Now Kiss! YouTube Playlist of visual novel streams by Kathleen de Vere

Finish It! Podcast

Rise of the Videogame Zinesters: How Freaks, Normals, Amateurs, Artists, Dreamers, Drop-outs, Queers, Housewives, and People Like You Are Taking Back an Art Form by Anna Anthropy 

Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? Big Questions from Tiny Mortals About Death by Caitlin Doughty

Ask a Mortician

Signs of the Sojourner - “a narrative card game about relationships and connecting with people.”

Links, Articles, and Things 

Bingo Sheets for podcast

Visual novel (Wikipedia)

Gamebook (Wikipedia)

Text-based game (Wikipedia)

Interactive fiction (Wikipedia)

Point-and-click adventure games (Wikipedia)

Twine (software) (Wikipedia)

Pandemic (board game) (Wikipedia)

RJ’s itch.io page

Pricing Hobby Games: An argument for pricing your small independent games.

How One Gameplay Decision Changed Diablo Forever

Why So Few Violent Games?

Visual Novel Maker Says It Will Replace Its Striking Writers

Visual Novel Writers Win Pay Raise After 21 Day Strike

Visual Novels (TV Tropes)

5 Visual Novels (and 1 amazing resource) by People of Colour

Blerdy Otome: this episode’s list would not be possible without Blerdy Otome, who reviews otome games, visual novels, and related media! Check out the Blerdy Tribe page of her website for tons of Black game developers, artists, podcasters, and other folks to follow!

ValiDate: a forthcoming romantic visual novel about 12 adults in Jercy City navigating new relationships and the harsh realities that come alongside them. Features an array of character art by artists of color and a narrative developed by an all people of color writing team.

One Thousand and One Days: an LGBTQ+ fantasy otome based on the mythology of ancient Persia and Islamic lore.

Pairs: a romantic sci-fi visual novel featuring two superheroic couples and four perspectives to see their stories from.

Us Lovely Corpses: a short surreal-horror-romance visual novel about helping a friend. Matthew’s stream of this game can be found here (check the content warning in the video description).

Order a Pizza: play as a divorced dad trying to order the perfect pizza. Matthew’s stream of this game can be found here.

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Join us again on Tuesday, September 15th we’ll be giving an update on media we’ve been consuming that’s not for the podcast!

Then on Tuesday, October 15th we’ll be reading Comedic/Humourous Novels!

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Heart Racing Otome Games for Spooky Season

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The "Lost" Otome: PS Vita Otome Games that Deserve a Switch Port

The PS Vita reigned supreme as the go to otome console, but after years on top, Sony finally pulled the plug on the much beloved handheld. Sure, the Nintendo Switch has picked up the slack, supplying us with a flood of new otome games. Publishers like Aksys Games and Idea Factory International are keeping us fed with a number of highly anticipated releases. Virche Evermore: Error -Salvation- just…

[blerdyotome]

2023 Switch Otome Retrospective

This year has been really good to the otome games fandom in the West! In 2023 there were 16 otome game localizations released on the Nintendo Switch! Since I started this site back in 2015 the English language otome fandom has only grown, now there is so much variety in the types of games being brought over to the West. Whether you’re looking for a rom-com or some angsty drama, there is literally…

[blerdyotome]

Manga Recommendations for Mature Otome Gamers

Are you looking for something spicy to read to make up for the lack of R18 otome localizations? I got you boo, with these steamy manga reads! Each of these manga titles bring on the heat between the sheets, so whatever you’re looking for you’ll be sure to find something fulfill your desires! So here are some manga recommendations for mature otome gamers! If you want something a bit more sweet,…

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Game Release Calendar Project

Hey hey! So, I'm working on a release calendar for upcoming games for my site, Blerdy Otome. I'd like to include indie games--indie otome, boys love vns, amare vns, etc. So I created a google doc for game devs to add their upcoming games to the list for upload to the calendar. Because of how the calendar is setup, I can only add games with concrete release dates, but if you have a tentative release date you can still add it to the spreadsheet and update it later.

Shares are greatly appreciated! I want to include as many games as I can!

[sistahscifi]

The Blerdy Reader, seeing your excitement is soooooooo nourishing for the Sistah Scifi Team (like literally manna for the soul!)

The Sistah Scifi preorder campaign for Children of Anguish and Anarchy was our biggest campaign in our five year history by a factor of 2.5x, outpacing award winning titles like The World we Make by NK Jemisin and Mirrored Heavens by Rebecca Roanhorse because we didn't ask for enough bookplates from Nora and Rebecca. Sistah Scifi Siblings started pre-ordering Children of Anguish and Anarchy and the Legacy of the Orishas Trilogy from us in February!!!!

Before that, we spent MONTHS begging Tomi's publicist at Macmillan for signed bookplates and an in person event with @CityArtsandLectures. Macmillan declined an in person event. We just want to note that we probably would have sold 1500 additonal copies of Children of Anguish and Anarchy based on the reception of @JanelleMonae's The Memory Librarian.

However, Macmillan did agree to send 500 limited edition bookplates signed by Tomi Adeyemi (swipe to see Tomi signing 500 bookplates!), 25 double sided prints, and 25 Children of Anguish and Anarchy bookmarks. We distributed the prints and books marks randomly in our inventory. And, no, we do not have any more of either the prints or bookmarks. Sorry!

We are currently sold out out of Children of Anguish and Anarchy, but will have more in stock latest by August 1st. Join our email list for updates. We DO have *ten* sets of the Legacy of the Orisha trilogy in stock.

Thank you, thank you, thank you for rocking with us.

Y'all are absolutely, 💯, pure magic ✨️ 🌟 ✨️

Credit to @theblerdyreader Bookmail is the BEST mail!

📖 Children of Anguish and Anarchy (Legacy of Orisha #3) by Tomi Adeyemi

When I tell you that I ran into the house to see if my copy of Children of Anguish and Anarchy had been delivered. The level of excitement felt when I saw the purple package from @sistahscifi just waiting for me!! <Squeals with excitement and does a happy dance. 💃🏽 >

I’m soooo pleased with this edition. Sistah Scifi always has the absolute BEST service. I’m gushing over this special edition. The cover and spine design are gorgeous. Not to mention all the little extras and the signed bookplate. I can not wait to start reading!

#childrenofanguishandanarchy #childrenofbloodandbone #tomiadeyemi

#SistahScifi

[blerdyotome]

5 Reasons You Should Play Lover Pretend

5 Reasons You Should Play Lover Pretend

The release of Lover Pretend is right around the corner and if you’re looking for a cute, lighthearted otome game, you are definitely going to want to give this a go! Aspiring scriptwriter, Chiyuki dreams of breaking into the industry and one day finding her father. When she lands a job as an assistant on the set of a major film she takes one step closer to realizing her personal and career…

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Switch Indie Games You Should Be Playing

Switch Indie Games You Should Be Playing

My Switch has become my go to gaming platform, it’s affordable, portable, and it’s the new hub for otome games now that the Vita is officially dead (though it’ll live on in my heart forever). But, what makes the Switch the stand out console for me is the variety of games in it’s ever growing library, which in the last few years has included a lot more indie games. From platformers to RPGs to…

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5 Reasons You Should Play Paradigm Paradox

5 Reasons You Should Play Paradigm Paradox

We are two weeks out from the release of Otomate’s sci-fi otome game, Paradigm Paradox! I know it has pretty mixed views from otome gamers, but you have to admit it has a pretty interesting premise. The heroine, Yuuki is recruited to join a magical girl superhero group and fight against monsters called Vectors. Only, her cute teammates are actually the school hotties?! Kind of a what if I could…