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The Symbiant
The Symbiant is a BL / Yaoi / Gay visual novel about two men, both from vastly different worlds, embracing their sexuality and their newfound romance. It is also a tale of interstellar friendship and being gay in space!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via SteamSpy as of 2026-05-14.
“Very good. Well written. Definitely enjoyed. Got it for the cute blue guy on the tin. :D I haven't finished with all the achievements yet but that's my plan. Definitely recommended if you like these kinds of stories.”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played“I really enjoyed playing this. Great romance story, fun scenes, and I love that you can easily go back and play it again trying out different choices. The guide they offer also really helps!”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played“It is what it says on the tin. Voice acting is great, story isn't deep but still quite structured and layered. Art is awesome. You'll definitely enjoy :)”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-08-02 19:05 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Latest official news
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Get to know Cyn Deh
https://clan.fastly.steamstatic.com/images/42830109/a36b1bfddf3840b393dd3ff92afc2b3912ff1535.png Cyn Deh one of the monks who dwell in the Temple of Renewal. He is deeply loyal to Varga, his mentor wh
The Symbiant II demo now with additional scenes!
https://clan.fastly.steamstatic.com/images/42830109/6a4d1f21336c03da66f88df7d5e7834172671c8d.png The Symbiant II's demo now contains 7 scenes! Meet Cyn Deh, and decide whether Varga gets Rhodias to co
The Symbiant II - demo out on itch
Hey, everyone! We're excited to announce that the demo for the Symbiant II is now LIVE on itch.io! Play the Demo now > https://clan.fastly.steamstatic.com/images/42073546/e6c87509fb8daefd4bd389b3e0355
The Symbiant II - coming soon!
Hey everyone, we're excited to announce a new game we've been working on for several months: The Symbiant II! https://clan.fastly.steamstatic.com/images/42073546/5764cc3c03c8946e7b8591b29a6f91006cbd20
Post-release survey results!
Greetings Terrans! The results for our 2024, post-release survey are here! To get answers, we posted the newsletter advertising our survey in the places players were most likely to have supported us:
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-14.
| Genres | Adventure, Casual, Indie, Simulation |
| Player tags | LGBTQ+ · Sexual Content · Mature · Visual Novel · Choices Matter · Romance · Anime · Nudity · Adventure · 2D · Simulation · NSFW (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, Russian, Traditional Chinese, German, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Italian, Thai, Korean, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Portugal, Spanish - Latin America * |
| Achievements | 54 |
| Estimated owners | 20,000 – 50,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://heartcoredev.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Intel Core2 Duo, AMD Phenom II or better Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: VRAM 8MB DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 1 GB available space