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Sentimental Trickster: Yaoi BL Gay Visual Novel

Sentimental Trickster: Yaoi BL Gay Visual Novel

A slice-of-life visual novel with darker twists hiding within! Haru Amari wasn't looking for love, just a new beginning far from his past. Instead he finds himself in complicated relationships where he must decide between his needs and those of the men around him.

Released Mar 23, 2021 Developer Y Press Games, Geiship, Heartskip Games Publisher Y Press Games, Geiship Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux LGBTQ+Visual NovelDating SimRomanceAnime
View on Steam ↗ $14.99 (US · as of 2026-09-28)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28.

93.6%positive78 reviews
Recommended · 62 found this helpful

“So I got and read through the demo yesterday, and immediately added this to my wish list. Then i noticed the game unlocked in 18 hours and I was honestly pretty happy about that. So I got up this morning, smoked my first ciggie, drank my first cup of coffee and then bought the…”

— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played
Recommended · 39 found this helpful

“Before I go into the nitty gritties, I'll just say I really enjoy this game and all the routes, and would recommend it. HOWEVER (nitty gritties incoming): I implore you to read the community guide titled "Trigger Warnings FYI" if you're considering buying this game. It's mostly…”

— a player, Steam review · 16 hrs played
Recommended · 13 found this helpful

“Played in this order: Soichiro. (Haven't played more routes, but I will keep this up to date). #Maybe don't take this seriously... PD & comment about my picks: Soichiro seemed to be the most suitable route, as he seemed the easiest one... How stupid I am. Never I expected that…”

— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-28.

12achievements
36.5%median completion
26.5%rarest: Good Ending - Jin
70.4% of players 52.0% of players 44.3% of players 41.3% of players 39.4% of players 37.7% of players 36.5% of players 36.1% of players 30.5% of players 30.3% of players 29.8% of players 26.5% of players 70.4% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
70.4%New Beginning — Begin Haru's story
52.0%Resolution — Hidden achievement
44.3%Overcoming the Past — Hidden achievement
Rarest badges of honor
26.5%Good Ending - Jin — Unlocked Jin's good ending
29.8%Good Ending - Kanae — Hidden achievement
30.3%Good Ending - Shinya — Hidden achievement

Latest official news

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

Aug 11, 2026
Language Localizations!

We've made our game more accessible to International Audiences! Now in English, Chinese Simplified, Russian, German, Spanish, and Portuguese!

Aug 24, 2025
Oni Onsen is LIVE NOW!

https://clan.fastly.steamstatic.com/images/35059450/761c6b1d74b8ed34a0af9fcb8e6052cadf51a787.png It’s finally here! After years of hard work, passion, and dedication we present to you: Oni Onsen – Now

Apr 01, 2025
Monster Lover: Ambrosilas OUT NOW!

Monster Lover 2 Out Now! Meet Ambrosilas! Big news! The sequel to Monster Lover: Balasque is our now! Check out Monster Lover: Ambrosilas! https://clan.fastly.steamstatic.com/images/35059450/b2a53246d

Dec 12, 2024
Monster Ops Episode 6 Available to Beta Patrons!

The beta for Monster Ops Episode 6 is in the hands of Patrons right now! We'd love to share this with you and get your feedback. https://clan.fastly.steamstatic.com/images/35059450/d8e2687ed33af9f812b

Nov 07, 2024
Monster Ops Episode 5 Available to Beta Patrons!

The beta for Monster Ops Episode 5 is in the hands of Patrons right now! We'd love to share this with you and get your feedback. https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/35059450/b001e2d673328d4db17

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-28.

GenresCasual
Player tagsLGBTQ+ · Visual Novel · Dating Sim · Romance · Anime · Choices Matter · Cute · Choose Your Own Adventure · Multiple Endings · Colorful · Hand-drawn · Story Rich (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish
Achievements12
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 or Higher Processor: 2.0 GHz and above Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX 9, OpenGL 2, OpenGL ES 2, WebGL, or Equivalent Storage: 1 GB available space