Blood and Lust

A short free bara visual novel with Roman gladiators and a murder mystery!

Released Aug 3, 2019 Developer Ertal Games Platforms Windows · Mac

View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-09-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.

83.2%positive238 reviews

Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“It's free and the dudes are hot, now i want more of them”

— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played

Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“**IS ALRIGHT** As a free game, it deserves a thumbs up. Otherwise, I probably would have given it a thumbs down. I really like the concept of the game, but this is a game from 2019 and it still looks like this? It makes me wonder if the devs have left their work to rot, but that…”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

5achievements

44.2%median completion

22.0%rarest: Early Truth

Almost everyone has

53.1%Get the guy — Get the guy!

48.8%Win 3 Combats — Win four combats in the arena

44.2%True End — Solve the crime in time

Rarest badges of honor

22.0%Early Truth — Know the truth before the trial

40.6%Best End — Victory tastes better in company

44.2%True End — Solve the crime in time

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jun 24, 2024
Our brand new bara game, Exes Assault, is in Early Access!

Hey, bara lovers! I know Ertal Games doesn't usually make games with hunky, buff guys, but this time we've got you covered! Come and play this romantic comedy in an office setting, where Jorge will be

Nov 04, 2020
Our new game is out!

Great news! Our more recent BL Visual Novel, Lurkers , was released yesterday! Lurkers is a short thriller revolving around the Jack the Ripper crimes. It features around 35k words, two suspects, thre

Sep 14, 2020
New Game Demo Released!

We have the pleasure to announce the demo of Lurkers is now available for Windows on the Steam store. Experience the grimmest series of crimes of the Victorian era in this short BL Yaoi Visual Novel,

Jun 01, 2020
The Kickstarter for Night and Day is on!

Our Kickstarter campaign is now live! Follow Paul on his way to be a successful artist, meet other artists, writers and musicians, and get to know the most romantic and bohemian side of Paris! https:/

May 27, 2020
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Hello, I hope you're all healthy and fine! Just a quick message to let you know Night and Day , my new project, will be live on Kickstarter next week, on June 1st . Night and Day is a BL Visual Novel

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.

Genres	Adventure, Casual, Indie, Free To Play
Features	Single-player · Steam Achievements · Custom Volume Controls · Keyboard Only Option · Mouse Only Option · Narrated Game Menus · Playable without Timed Input · Save Anytime
Languages	English
Achievements	5
Official site	https://www.ertalgames.com/

Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: 1 GHz Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: DirectX Compatible Card Storage: 300 MB available space