#useless recs

gaming queer month 2026: Videogames with queer romance coming out in 2026 (probably)

Imperial Grace

Dark Heresy

Sovereign Tower

Our Life: Now and Forever

Mythic Love: Iberian Legends

gaming queer month 2026: My most anticipated videogames with queer romances

(in order of how much I stay awake at night thinking about it)

Chronicles of Tal'dun: The Longing

Dark Heresy

Grave Seasons

The Crane Rider's Tale

Our Life Now and Forever

Scarlet Hollow

Fable

Talewarden

Sovereign Tower

A Date with Death 2

Love and Fool's Gold

Burn the Midnight Oil

The Expanse (I assume there will be queer romance)

Date Knight

Witcher IV (also assuming there will be)

The Symbiant II

Obscura

Useless rpg recs. A list of favorite visual novels (in order of how much I love them)

A small premise: this is a bit different from my usual useless recs posts, but I really just wanted to share some visual novels as I tend to not play that many - or well, I do play visual novels but I tend to often not enjoy them as much as other types of games. So I decided to share some rpg stories that are visual novels! All of these are queer (as in: they have lgbtq characters and/or a queer romance).

Sorcery! (1-4): (what to expect) Am I cheating? Maybe? This is mainly interactive fiction, where you also move through the map and choose where to go so maybe I am cheating, but this is one of my favorite games ever (and fav romance: Flanker). The story starts simple, a classic hero-journey, but adds some moral complexities later on. Amazing rpg, lots of choices, lots of consequences.

Chronicles of Tal'Dun: The Remainder: (what to expect) visual novel and interactive fiction with text. Amazing replayability, gorgeous art. The game is an exploration of the main mystery (what happened to you? why have you lost your memories?), the lore of the world (which you can put together bit by bit), and feelings of guilt and love. One of my favorite games.

I was a teenage exocolonist: (what to expect) rpg with exploration, and walking around the map so this is another game that is not fully a visual novel, and another of my favorite games. It also has a dating sim element as you can date different characters. You grow from childhood to adulthood, while exploring a planet. This game has so much, but I do not want to add any spoilers. Just know the soundtrack will make you cry.

Solstice: (what to expect) a more classic visual novel compared to the previous 3 games. You play as two characters (both have some romance, one romance is mlm) investigating a mystery revolving around a city locked in ice. The game feels a bit small for being set in a city (only a limited cast), but the investigation was very fun, and the art is absolutely gorgeous.

A date with death: (what to expect) dating sim, free game but you can buy the expansion for extra content. You can romance the Grim Reaper himself. The art is absolutely lovely, and I loved how funny some of the interactions were, plus there is enough story and mystery that I was pretty engaged (enough to play multiple times) trying to find out why the player character seemingly cannot die.

Our Life: Beginnings and always: (what to expect) dating sim, free game but you can buy extra content, and you can romance only one charater. This game lets you live your player character's life in moments, from childhood to adulthood. It added some interesting elements I have never seen in other dating sim (ex. the chance to set your relationship crush status and attitude!)

Salting the Earth: (what to expect) classic dating sim, but the setting is so interesting and the fact that this is a lesbian orc dating sim? Amazing. I played this multiple times trying to put together the small secondary mystery, but also just enjoying the unusual modern military setting and the ORCS.

Amarantus: (what to expect) classic visual novel rpg, amazing art, beautiful characters and multiple romances, alongside a polyamorous romance too! The romances and the characters were for me the best part of the game. The story was interesting enough but the game I think suffered a bit from the same problem of "Solstice": it felt a bit small for something that seemingly had such a big scope. Still, I played it multiple times and I was satisfied by the ending and the explanations too, and as I said: amazing romances.

Dream Daddy: (what to expect) maybe a bit different from the others, but this is such a fun dating sim! It is also the first dating sim I have ever played, if I remember correctly, so it has a special place. The little mini games through the dating routes were quite fun, but also I will always like dating sims hat do not use the same "dating rules" for every character.

Notable mentions:

gaming queer month 2026: Games with a canonical queer male protagonist

Dreamfall Chapters

Start;again

Fledgling Manor

Tell me why

Beloved Rapture

The Red String Club

The Divine Speaker

Dream Daddy

Disco Elysium

Synthetic Lover

Ikkarus prince of sin

Moonflower

The Symbiant

Newfound Courage

Milky Way Prince

Dreambound

Eternal Home Floristry

Worst Dating Sim

Hoping this finds you well

Vampire Therapist

Heirs and Graces

Life is better in the biodome

Bastard Bonds

Drowning Cross

Solstice

Starfighter Eclipse

Useless rpg recs. Games where you can romance a character who is trying to kill you/previously tried to kill you

Marazhai (Rogue Trader) - enemy sent to kill you Wenduag (Pathfinder Wrath of the Righteous) - tries to kill you to serve a demon Zevran (Dragon Age Origins) - assassin sent to kill you Minthara (Baldur's Gate 3) - enemy of act 1 Leos (The Divine Speaker) - assassin sent to kill you Flanker (Sorcery!) - assassin sent to kill you Casper (A Date with Death) - the grim reaper

And three more under the cut because they are spoilers!!

The list is divided in different categories.

All the games within each category are in order of how much I liked it! I also added a link to the summaries of each game written in this blog (what to expect). In general I do prefer games with one romance options only, which is why I started from those! Apologies if I sometimes use the term dating sim a bit loosely, I kinda mean games with romance being central.

For quick search the games where you can play as non-binary are here in orange. Everything else allows you to play as male (here in blue) or as a choice between male and female (here in violet). All games have same sex romance options too a part for one (Slay the princess).

(Visual novel) One romance only

The Remainder: (what to expect) This is one of my favorite videogames ever. You play as male, female or non binary, and the romance option is non binary. You play as a mage who just woke up to find that you have lost your memories after a dangerous spell. The game is mystery based, it has also one nsfw scene (and you choose genitals and top/bottom). The game's text is dialogue and narration too;

Cursed Covenant: demon pursuit: (what to expect) You play as a male or female character and you decide the gender (male or female) of the love interest. This game has a lot of nsfw and sex minigames but the story was really amazing and touching. You play as an adventurer who is hired by a fae magi to help against an imp, except that you seem to remember nothing of your name or your past. The game's text is dialogue and narration too, also mystery based;

A date with death: (what to expect) Beautiful and fully voiced visual novel where you can play as male, female or non binary. The love interest is male. You play as a normal person who suddenly gets contacted by the grim reaper himself as it seems like he cannot take your soul. The base game is free and with multiple endings. There is a purchasable dlc that add more gameplay and more endings. It also has nsfw scenes, here too you can choose top/bottom;

Our life: beginning and always: (what to expect) You can play as any gender (m, f, nb) and your love interest is male (there are some dlc that add other love interests). In the game you start as a kid and grow up alongside your neighbour Cole (and love interest). Very cool concept and you can also adjust your relationship with Cole every time you age up (ex. crush, or friend, or dislike);

Slay the Princess: (what to expect) you play as a male character, a hero who is sent to slay a dangerous princess. The story is not a typical romance, but it is at its core a romance between the hero and the princess;

A tavern at night (and sequel): short free itch io game with a free sequel. You play as an adverturer (any gender) meeting an adventurer orc in a tavern;

Worst Dating Sim: (what to expect) This is a free game and a comedy one full of bad endings (I had to follow the guide for the good one!). It has a lot of funny moments and some surprisingly sweet ones. You play as a male character romancing another male character;

Moonflower: I am currently playing this one, so I do not have much information. This is a fantasy game where you play as a male royal alchemist. There is one romance interest (male);

The Symbiant: (what to expect) Fully voice nsfw visual novel. You play as a male character, the captain of a small transport ship. There is one male romance interest, an alien who asked for passage. And tentacles. This is very nsfw. The romance is sweet and kind of cute. There is also a sequel that has two routes: an angsty one and a more sex+dates one.

Visual novel dating sims with multiple options

Fledging Manor: (what to expect) you play as a male character and newly made vampire, three romance options (one of them being a non binary character), mystery game, plot focused and has two endings for each romance;

Slow Damage: (what to expect) this is NOT a game for everyone, please check the what to expect link for trigger warnings. As all nitro+chirals games it is extremely violent too. You play as a male character, there are four male romance interests (one being an abusive one), and each having a negative and a positive ending;

Amarantus: (what to expect) you play as a male character escaping from a corrupt government, mystery based, you can romance four other characters (three female characters and a male character, there is also a polyamorous romance m/f/m). The game is plot based but I thought the romance was the best part of it;

Dream Daddy: (what to expect) you play as a dad meeting and dating other dads. Multiple endings, some minigames but mainly it is in visual novel format.

Rewritten: Short free itch io game. Gender neutral protagonist and five male love interests. Very cute;

Monster Prom: (what to expect) mainly a comedy game, but still cute. You decide the player's character's gender (male, female, non binary). Multiple love interests, school setting;

Synthetic Lover: You play as a male character, in particular as a male android who is helped by another male character (love interest). There are two love interests each with their own separate route and endings;

Dreambound: I am currently playing it, so I cannot say much. You play as a male character, iinvestigating murders. Three love interests (all male characters);

The divine speaker: (what to expect) You play as a male character and can only romance male characters. Plot driven, nsfw, three love interest, visual novel with two endings for each romance option;

Togainu no Chi: This is another nitro+chiral game like Slow Damage. Please check the trigger warnings before playing. You play as a male character and there are multiple romances (some abusive) with male characters. Very nsfw;

When the night comes: I never finished this one and it has been a while! Fantasy game, you play as any gender and there are multiple romance interests (some polyamorous). Mystery based;

Longstory: (what to expect) I really did not like this game, but in case... you play as any gender (m, f, nb), school setting, multiple romance interests.

Dating sims but in text form

gaming queer month 2026: Trans characters in videogames

Krem (Dragon Age Inquisition) - secondary character

Taash (Dragon Age: The Veilguard) - companion and possible romance

Maevaris (Dragon Age: The Veilguard) - secondary character

Hainly Abrams (Mass Effect Andromeda) - secondary character

Nocturne (Baldur's Gate 3) - secondary character

Max Lao (Technobabylon) - secondary character

Anevia (Pathfinder Wrath of the Righteous) - secondary character

Sparrow (Encased) - companion

Drea (Speed daring for ghosts) - secondary character

Tyler (Tell me why) - protagonist

Ilar (The Remainder) - love interest

Madeline (Celeste) - protagonist

Siffrin (In Stars and Time) - protagonist

Isabeau (In Stars and Time) - companion and romance

Boniface (In Stars and Time) - companion

Damien Bloodmarch (Dream Daddy) - possible romance

Emma/Em (The Lion's Song) - protagonist

Hermes (Stray Gods) - secondary character

Peake (Citizen Sleeper) - secondary character

Sabine (Citizen Sleeper) - secondary character

Bliss (Citizen Sleeper 1 and 2) - companion

Rowan (Boyfriend Dungeon) - possible romance

Sawyer (Boyfriend Dungeon) - possible romance

Ceyda (Aerannis) - protagonist

Nomi (I was a teenage exocolonist) - possible romance

Tangent (I was a teenage exocolonist) - possible romance

Haru (One night, hot springs) - protagonist

Desta (Desta: The Memories Between) - protagonist

Chaos (Hades) - secondary character