Winter Heat News

[p][/p][p]The newest Yuri Kissaten Espresso showcase for Winter 2025 premiered on Youtube today and gave the world an overview of 5 new and upcoming Yuri game releases for 2025 and 2026.[/p][p]Watch the full showcase here: [/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p][/p][p]Here’s a round-up of everything we saw from Yuri Kissaten and from partner studios:[/p][hr][/hr][p]Winter Heat:[/p][p]After a successful Kickstarter campaign, Winter Heat has finally released for the world to enjoy. It will also receive several free content updates throughout 2026, including an Oomfie RPG expansion and an Epilogue storyline.[/p][p]A narrative game about love in the digital age, Winter Heat follows the story of Shio, a woman living in snowy Kyoto, and Javi, a woman living in sweltering Santiago. Follow their long-distance love through online chats, video calls, and social media apps. Plus, there’s a smorgasboard of side content through in-game apps like an educational Maps app, the parody microblog Wittier, and the deckbuilder-flavored mini-RPG Oomfie RPG![/p][p]Website: [/p][p]https://yurikissaten.com/winter-heat-press-kit/[/p][p][/p][p]Steam: [/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p][/p][hr][/hr][p]Desert Blossom:[/p][p]Welcome to a fantasy yuri RPG set in a continent of another world. In the deserts of the Baihe Continent, a girl named Mars was born, breaking the curse. -- Embarking on a journey, composing an epic adventure about courage, life and love.[/p][p]Features multiple endings, 300+ items, dozens of character illustrations, and a total playtime of 10-12 hours.[/p][p]An English translation of the demo is now available, and the full game will be available in English in 2026.[/p][p]Steam: [/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p][/p][p]ZH RPG Studio: [/p][p]https://bsky.app/profile/zh-rpg.bsky.social[/p][p][/p][hr][/hr][p]Gay It Loud:[/p][p]Dating in the dreamy shopping mall of 1995! Hang out at the food court, have sloppy makeouts in the dressing room, loiter in the arcade, and collect nostalgic toys. Live the ultimate Gen X slacker dream, complete with pre-rendered 3D backgrounds, overly introspective twentysomethings, and a whole lot of window shopping.[/p][p]Experience lesbian dating with three girls (and one guy) to go out with! Five story routes, 50,000+ words, and more than 10 endings.[/p][p]Gay It Loud releases Spring 2026.[/p][p]Steam: [/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p][/p][hr][/hr][p]London: Echoes of the Past:[/p][p]London: Echoes of The Past is a short yuri mystery visual novel that released in November 2025.[/p][p]A mysterious woman returns back from the dead, and the dusty past surfaces. Between a gloomy school girl and a glamorous ex-girlfriend, every clue interwines. Who is the mastermind behind the scene? Play as a detective heroine in 1935 London, embark on a journey of love and growth.[/p][p]Features over 90,000 words, 3 endings, and over 25 CGs. Plus, a bonus time travel side story![/p][p]Steam: [/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p][/p][p]Stellar Artificier Games: [/p][p]https://x.com/SAGames1009[/p][p][/p][hr][/hr][p]Occult Hand of the Blood Lily:[/p][p]A Gothic-Punk yuri visual novel about a magician on the run and her mysterious vampiric guardian. Journey by airship across a war-torn Europe and search for a legendary flower with the power to destroy nations.[/p][p]1877. The Dominion has fallen, and Europe has descended into fetid squalor. The Sky Wars rage on as raiders and crusaders duel in the air and pillage the ruined cities below. Vampiric lords carve up the continent and leave the scraps for distant empires to colonize and exploit.[/p][p]Milli and Ellison, a pair destined by fate and brought together by war, are the only ones who can destroy the Occult Hand once and for all by finding the legendary Blood Lily.[/p][p]Occult Hand of the Blood Lily releases in October 2026. Steam page coming soon![/p][hr][/hr][p]About Yuri Kissaten:[/p][p]Yuri Kissaten is a game studio that makes narrative-focused games about girls loving girls, founded in 2024 by Fruz and Bea. We create experiences with strong stories and memorable characters. All Yuri Kissaten projects focus on LGBTQ+ characters and their relationships, romantic and otherwise. We hope you enjoy our games![/p][p]Visit the site: [/p][p]https://yurikissaten.com[/p][p][/p][p]Follow on Bluesky: [/p][p]https://bsky.app/profile/yurikissaten.com[/p][p][/p][p]Subscribe on Youtube: [/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p][/p][p]Support on Patreon: [/p][p]https://www.patreon.com/yurikissaten[/p][p][/p][p]Contact: [/p][p][email protected][/p][p][/p][p][/p]

[p]Thanks for waiting so long; Winter Heat is now released for everyone to enjoy![/p][p][/p][p]Please let us know your favorite moments, and please leave a short review after you've played--I cannot stress how important it is to leave a review for small games on Steam, and how big an impact every single review makes.[/p][p][/p][p]While the main story of the game is complete, and there's a bunch of in-game apps to enjoy, there's plenty more content coming to Winter Heat throughout 2026. We're creating a roadmap that will chart the future planned updates and bonus content, so you can have something to look forward to over time.[/p][p][/p][p]Stay tuned for that, and remember to follow our updates on Steam or on our various social media accounts to stay updated on all things Yuri![/p]

[p]Love is in the Airship is participating in this week's Choose Wisely Festival 2025, hosted by Studio Ephua.[/p][p][/p][p]Please check the festival out and look at all the recently released and upcoming narrative games all over Steam. There's lots of LGBTQ+ games included, as well.[/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p]To help celebrate, Airship is currently 30% off, its deepest sale yet. The funniest Yuri dating sim of 2024 can also be the greatest gift to any lesbian in your life this holiday season. Just think about it.[/p][p][/p][p]Please support Yuri Kissaten as we try very hard to release 4+ games in 2026! We're also releasing free updates to this game throughout the year, so really, this game is the gift that keeps on giving. It helps us keep food in our bellies, and also helps that dear lesbian who's just aching for a game that keeps getting content updates after she's already beaten it.[/p]

[p]As was briefly mentioned in our Monthly Update, we’ve decided to push back the release of Winter Heat. Initially it was going to be released on 11/11, now it’ll be 12/12! This is largely due to the classic game dev issue of not foreseeing how long the development of a game will take, and even largelier due to Oomfie.[/p][p]Developing the minigame (subgame?) took so long for the lead artist that not much progress was made in the main story art for a whole month, the programming of the Oomfie RPG also took some time that the other apps/minigames needed. In general just know that putting an RPG in Ren’py ain’t easy don’t try this at home!!![/p][p]But otherwise, a lot of progress has indeed been made for the other apps! Maps, Wittier, etc. It’s all coming along nicely. ヽ(*￣▽￣*)ノ[/p][p]Now with the side content mostly completed it’s time to actually finish the main thing. Yes instead of the other way around, we work in mysterious ways (the reality is that the side content needed a lot of silly programming so some priority had to be put there).[/p][p]But all this means is that you should look forward to all the cool stuff we have to show off in the game, see you on 12/12![/p]

[p]Check out the Fall in Love Visual Novel Festival, running until October 1st! So many of the best romance visual novels on Steam, new and upcoming, are featured for your browsing pleasure.[/p][p][/p][p]Winter Heat is featured, of course, and so are two other Yuri Kissaten titles:[/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink]Airship's also on discount until October 6th as part of the Autumn Sale![/p][p][/p][p]Here's some other games from other developers you should check out, too... Not all of these are Yuri, but they're all worth a look:[/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p]