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Her Love, Like Poison
A dark lesbian horror/romance story so toxic it's emitting spores. Ethel, a shy university student, ventures into the wintry woods late at night, where she meets an enchanting femme fatale — but all is not as it seems.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.
“Toxic yuri, folk horror, and mushrooms are three great tastes that taste great together, who knew? This one may as well have been laser targeted at me. It's a short tale but one that's very novel and left me wanting more from the setting. The art's quite serviceable most of the…”
— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played“You clap for Peak Fiction. You clap for Peak Fiction. You clap for Peak Fiction. You weep in sorrow before Peak Fiction. You stagger before Peak Fiction. You kneel before Peak Fiction. You succumb to Peak Fiction.”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“Ignore my playtime here. Played this on a Thor with GameNative on a plane when I bought this at the airport on a whim. This was a great little horror story. Perfect length, great buildup, the music is unique and fits perfectly for the game, and the art is gorgeous. Ethel…”
— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs playedAchievement stats
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Latest official news
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.
| Genres | Casual, Indie |
| Player tags | Casual · Visual Novel · Anime · Stylized · Text-Based · Atmospheric · Dark · LGBTQ+ · Emotional · Horror · Psychological Horror · Romance (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, Simplified Chinese, German |
| Achievements | 8 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP or newer Processor: 1Ghz Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: DirectX® 9 Compatible Graphics Card Storage: 500 MB available space Sound Card: Any audio output