18 Sep 2026Developer post

Version 1.00001

- Fixed a crash in Episode 4D Remaining Known Issues: - The "All Endings" achivements is disabled and needs to be tested to make sure it functions properly - The Gallery currently doesn't work properly and our sole programmer (Doku-chan banging on a toy piano) is struggling with

10 Sep 2026Developer post

Ryugaku Ren'ai is in the Anime Game Festival

Ryugaku Ren'a i is taking part in the Anime Game Festival , currently running on Steam until September 14th. It features games from Japan, China, Korea, and the rest of the world, all with an anime art style. View game page Don't you love anime? I love it too. It's got so much Yu

08 Sep 2026Developer post

Fall in Love Visual Novel Festival!

Winter Heat is participating in this year's Fall in Love Visual Novel Festival ! It's -35% off, its biggest sale yet. Winter is coming (to the northern hemisphere) so grab this game before it gets too chilly. Three of Yuri Kissaten's games are included: View game page View game p

07 Sep 2026Developer post

Toxic Yuri Release Date – 9/18!

The Toxic Yuri release date is close! Yuri Kissaten’s third full game will launch on September 18th, 2026 . Doku-chan will be unleashed onto the world in all her glory, and nobody can stop her, not even us. Yuri Kissaten has spent the last many months crafting the most delightful

14 Jul 2026Developer post

Check Out the Nonbinary Coded Games Event!

Two of our games are featured in Steam's newest event, Nonbinary Coded Games ! Winter Heat is on sale for -25% off this week, and our first game, Love is in the Airship, is also taking part. The latter also has our first nonbinary love interest, Alex, so you can date them/her at

15 Jun 2026Developer post

Gay It Loud Demo - Now Available

Gay It Loud , Yuri Kissaten's latest dating sim, now has a demo available for everyone to enjoy! Play the Gay It Loud demo today and experience the culture of a bunch of gay girls (and one guy) in the far-off year of 1995. The shopping mall of your dreams comes to life. Let's han

02 Jun 2026Developer post

Demo Releases on 6/6!

Finally, the Toxic Yuri demo will release to the public on 6/6! Doku-chan is almost here... You're almost ready to meet this putrid pile of cuteness. So, spread the word and let the world know what's to come. And try to get all three ending ranks--Toxic, Tonic, and Tepid!

23 Apr 2026Developer post

2000+ Wishlists Yay!!!!

Toxic Yuri passed 2000 wishlists!! It's the first Yuri Kissaten game to be so popular ahead of its release. Thank you to everyone who's following or wishlisting this game. And thank you for your patience as this game draws ever-nearer to release. Doku-chan is well on her way to b

14 Apr 2026Developer post

Toxic Yuri Demo is pretty close, so here's some streams!

(Header image courtesy of Hayami Kurayami ) A few weeks ago we showed Toxic Yuri at Game Pavilion JP 2026, and it got a great response from players in Osaka. After a few adjustments and fixes, we're almost ready for the public release. Before that, though, we've shared the demo e

07 Mar 2026Developer post

Women's Day Sale 2026

Winter Heat is 20% off and Love is in the Airship is 30% off as part of the Women's Day Sale on Steam!! Check the full event here: Winter Heat: View game page Love is in the Airship: View game page You can get both with an extra discount with the Yuri Kissaten Duo bundle: View ga

24 Feb 2026Developer post

Yuri Kissaten Studio Update: A Lilyful Year to Come

Yuri Kissaten completed its first full year as a game studio in 2025, and wowzers was it an adventure! If you remember, we embarked on the " 5 for '25 Campaign ," an effort to work on and announce five different games throughout 2025. In the end, we only released one full game, W

Yuri Kissaten completed its first full year as a game studio in 2025, and wowzers was it an adventure!

If you remember, we embarked on the "5 for '25 Campaign," an effort to work on and announce five different games throughout 2025. In the end, we only released one full game, Winter Heat, and one smaller game, "Life of a Dispatch English Teacher in Japan," though we learned a whole lot in the process. And we really did end up revealing all 5 games as planned!

Look at all the games we worked on in 2025:

View game page View game page View game page View game page View game page View game page

We ran our first crowdfunding campaign, we attended our first live event and first Steam events, we made three different showcase videos, we did social video marketing... It was a big year of firsts.

And so, 2026 will be just as ambitious, but with more targeted, specific goals. I have no clue how many games we'll announce, and how many games we'll release is still in flux (it seems like four, but it could be three or five depending on what gets finished soonest). But I do know we're going to strive for our Six Sapphic Goals for 2026, and I'll share them with you.

#1 Release demos early and often.

While we will release 3-4 games in 2026, we're still working on plenty of projects, and we want to at least get demos out for every unreleased game by the end of the year. Store pages are nice, and a really big mark of progress, but demos are best because y'all players can experience them, and it's a lot easier to share. Even for games several years out, we'll try to get a demo out soon.

#2 Work on RPGM projects!

We've only done visual novels so far, but we had a lot of fun working on the imminently upcoming Oomfie RPG sub-game for Winter Heat. Both of us (Bea and Fruz) have experience making top-down adventure games in our younger years, and we want to bring that passion into Yuri Kissaten soon too. Narrative games in all shapes and sizes are great!

#3 Collab with new people.

So far, we've worked with extremely small teams in our games, and one of the two of us has led every project announced so far, except for Gay It Loud which is helmed by the admirable Joi Massat. We're looking to expand that roster, though, and work with other creative friends and help them bring their dream game to fruition. We'll probably have one project like that ready to announce in a couple months... So stay tuned for that.

#4 Get 10 reviews on launch day for our new releases.

10 reviews is that almighty Steam threshold for your game to not get buried immediately in the new games category, so ideally you want to hit the mark as soon as possible. Steam's algorithm basically doesn't even activate until you've reached 10 reviews! While we got there with Love is in the Airship eventually, it took many months, and the game wasn't very visible until then.

So it's a matter of getting more and more wishlists for our games before we launch, and making games good enough that people want to review them on the first day.

#5 Post 67 project progress updates.

We’re trying to keep Yuri Kissaten as transparent as we can make it. We want to level-up and keep posting as much as we can–At least to Patrons. 😏

So we’ll post at least 67 Progress Updates in 2026. Some short, some longer, some more about life than about projects, but whatever. We have so many games in development that it’s a shame not to show you more about them.

#6 Start our first licensed game project.

Ever since we released Love is in the Airship, we’ve dreamed of the possibilities of making Yuri games with existing IP from other companies. We semi-successfully reached out to some groups early on, but now that we’ve made more stuff and have more connections we’re actually ready to take on this kind of project. We already used Squiddles in Winter Heat, but we’re aiming for something bigger… Full Squiddles game anyone?

Keep in Touch in 2026!

Remember to keep in touch by following Yuri Kissaten on Steam, as well as via these handy places that'll give you immediate updates:

Our main site (and its RSS feed)
Our Bluesky (you can also follow via Mastodon and allegedly Threads by using Bridgy Fed)
Our Patreon (free members get updates too!)

We'll make sure to keep posting periodic news updates on our Steam games, but if you want your Yuri Kissaten news fast and direct, these are the best options.

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14 Dec 2025Developer post

Yuri Kissaten Espresso - Winter 2025 Showcase

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. Watch the full showcase here: View game page Here’s a round-up of everything we saw from Yuri Kissaten

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.

Watch the full showcase here:

View game page

Here’s a round-up of everything we saw from Yuri Kissaten and from partner studios:

Winter Heat:

Launching TODAY!

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.

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!

Website:

https://yurikissaten.com/winter-heat-press-kit/

Steam:

View game page

Desert Blossom:

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.

Features multiple endings, 300+ items, dozens of character illustrations, and a total playtime of 10-12 hours.

An English translation of the demo is now available, and the full game will be available in English in 2026.

Steam:

View game page

ZH RPG Studio:

https://bsky.app/profile/zh-rpg.bsky.social

Gay It Loud:

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.

Experience lesbian dating with three girls (and one guy) to go out with! Five story routes, 50,000+ words, and more than 10 endings.

Gay It Loud releases Spring 2026.

Steam:

View game page

London: Echoes of the Past:

London: Echoes of The Past is a short yuri mystery visual novel that released in November 2025.

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.

Features over 90,000 words, 3 endings, and over 25 CGs. Plus, a bonus time travel side story!

Steam:

View game page

Stellar Artificier Games:

https://x.com/SAGames1009

Occult Hand of the Blood Lily:

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.

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.

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.

Occult Hand of the Blood Lily releases in October 2026. Steam page coming soon!

About Yuri Kissaten:

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!

Visit the site:

https://yurikissaten.com

Follow on Bluesky:

https://bsky.app/profile/yurikissaten.com

Subscribe on Youtube:

View game page

Support on Patreon:

https://www.patreon.com/yurikissaten

Contact:

[email protected]

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13 Dec 2025Developer post

Winter Heat - Releasing 12/12!

Yuri Kissaten's next game, Winter Heat, is finally releasing on December 12th, this Friday. Javi and Shio's long-distance love is finally here on Steam and Itch! View game page Enjoy a cute-as-cotton storyline that dishes out cozy comfort and quiet delight as two women fall in lo

09 Dec 2025Developer post

Love is in the Airship - Choose Wisely Festival 2025 Sale

Love is in the Airship is participating in this week's Choose Wisely Festival 2025 , hosted by Studio Ephua . 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. View game

30 Sep 2025Developer post

Fall in Love Visual Novel Festival is Here!

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. Toxic Yuri is featured, of course, and so are two other Yuri Kissaten titles: View game page

02 Aug 2025Developer post

Yuri Kissaten Espresso - Summer 2025 Yuri Showcase Video

View game page Check out 9 Yuri games, including Life of a Dispatch English Teacher in Japan and Winter Heat, featured in the Yuri Kissaten Espresso showcase for Summer 2025! Most of the showcased games are also available on Steam, so check them all out: View game page View game

26 Jul 2025Developer post

COMING AUGUST 1ST: Winter Heat Kickstarter Campaign!

Coming to Kickstarter on August 1st! Winter Heat is more than a love story. It’s the texts, notes, games, and digital worlds of a couple across years of their lives. This wholesome visual novel chronicles a modern romance in a uniquely digital way. View game page Javiera Vera is

Coming to Kickstarter on August 1st!

Winter Heat is more than a love story. It’s the texts, notes, games, and digital worlds of a couple across years of their lives. This wholesome visual novel chronicles a modern romance in a uniquely digital way.

View game page

Javiera Vera is a freelancer living in the sweltering summer of Maipú, Santiago, in Chile. Fukkoshi Shio is an office worker living in the snowy rural town of Miyazu, Kyoto, in Japan. Though they live on different sides of the world, they share something that transcends all boundaries: an internet connection.

How will their friendship deepen during one special December? Find out through the apps Javi and Shio use every day.

We’re raising finishing funds for Winter Heat to help expand the game further and further. Not only will we have an extensive main story, but we’ll also have a boatload of in-story “apps.” Some are educational, some flesh out the characters, some are even full-fledged minigames.

More Kickstarter backers means more in-universe apps to explore and even more content for the main storyline. Back the campaign to follow our progress…

…and let Javi and Shio’s story unfold.

Digital Love with Digital Apps

Enjoy the classic late 00s browser-based kid-friendly MMO Froguelike in special flashback chapters [Game not actually playable]! See how Javi and Shio first met as young teens, and how they reunited after many years apart.

Learn more about Javi and Shio’s towns through the Maps app. Find out the best spots in Kyoto and Santiago, the local haunts, and plan your inevitable Yuri Tourism trip.

With the Wittier app, find Javi and Shio online—along with trolls and other weird strangers. Then smash keywords together to post engagement bait. Can you rack up 10,000 followers?

We’re working on many more apps as well, and with your crowdfunding support, we can make them better and better. And, with stretch goals, we’ll even add brand-new apps!

Welcome to Oomfie RPG

But of course, our most important app is a full-fledged sub-game: Oomfie RPG!

Each copy of Winter Heat comes with a ROM of one of Javi and Shio’s favorite nostalgic games (and pieces of riffing material): Oomfie World IV: The 1994 Saga of Turbo. Why does the title include “1994”? We’re not sure. Probably because that sounded futuristic in 1993.

After her best friend Sam is sucked into the hot new game console, Oomfie must traverse the digital world of Turbo and collect pieces of the Virtual Cuboid Console to send them both back.

Discover a comfy town and four mazelike adventure zones, switching from a classic overhead view to first-person face-offs in the Chili Forest and other whimsical locales.

Every run through an adventure zone is different, with its own special events. Meet friends and not-so-friends on the road, and decide whether to trade, help, or run away really fast. The further you go, the more forks in the road.

Then oomf your way through tricky turn-based batles. Use Action Points to attack, but watch out: your AP is also your health! Healing at the right moments and reading your opponents’ moves are the keys to victory.

You have space for eight moves…and items. Together. Will you pick up a weapon, or a healing hamburger? Make tough choices on the road, and pray that the merchant has a good selection.

Only your customized Oomfie can beat all four adventure zones and save the day!

And You’ve Gotta Help!

Oomfie is counting on you to support our Kickstarter when it launches on August 1st! We’ll also be launching a brand-new demo on Steam and Itch so you can try out the new apps and the Oomfie RPG.

We’re overjoyed to show the world this game that’s so close to our hearts.

Kickstarter link:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thedude3445/winter-heat-yuri-visual-novel

Steam link:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3429850/Winter_Heat

Itch link:

https://yuri-kissaten.itch.io/winter-heat

Press kit:

https://yurikissaten.com/winter-heat-press-kit/

Visit our site:

https://yurikissaten.com

Follow on Bluesky:

https://bsky.app/profile/yurikissaten.com

Subscribe on Youtube:

View game page

Support on Patreon:

https://www.patreon.com/yurikissaten

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19 Jul 2025Developer post

Yuri Kissaten's new FREE game: Life of a Dispatch English Teacher in Japan

Please check out Life of a Dispatch English Teacher in Japan , Yuri Kissaten new FREE game. It's a short but powerful experience about important real-life issues in modern-day Japan, so please set aside 30 or 40 minutes to play it. View game page You can learn more about the game

26 Jun 2025Developer post

Happy Yuri Day from Yuri Kissaten

Happy Yuri Day from Yuri Kissaten! We're making so many Yuri games, and you should celebrate by checking out our games and wishlisting the upcoming ones! :3c You should also check all the great Yuri games recommended by the great Steam curator Hella Yuri . Toxic Yuri is a ways of

Toxic Yuri

Updates & announcements

Version 1.00001

Ryugaku Ren'ai is in the Anime Game Festival

Fall in Love Visual Novel Festival!

Toxic Yuri Release Date – 9/18!

Check Out the Nonbinary Coded Games Event!

Gay It Loud Demo - Now Available

Gay It Loud Demo Features

Gay It Loud Demo Characters

About Yuri Kissaten

Demo Releases on 6/6!

2000+ Wishlists Yay!!!!

Toxic Yuri Demo is pretty close, so here's some streams!

Women's Day Sale 2026

Yuri Kissaten Studio Update: A Lilyful Year to Come

#1 Release demos early and often.

#2 Work on RPGM projects!

#3 Collab with new people.

#4 Get 10 reviews on launch day for our new releases.

#5 Post 67 project progress updates.

#6 Start our first licensed game project.

Keep in Touch in 2026!

Yuri Kissaten Espresso - Winter 2025 Showcase

Winter Heat - Releasing 12/12!

Love is in the Airship - Choose Wisely Festival 2025 Sale

Fall in Love Visual Novel Festival is Here!

Yuri Kissaten Espresso - Summer 2025 Yuri Showcase Video

COMING AUGUST 1ST: Winter Heat Kickstarter Campaign!

Digital Love with Digital Apps

Welcome to Oomfie RPG

And You’ve Gotta Help!

Yuri Kissaten's new FREE game: Life of a Dispatch English Teacher in Japan

Happy Yuri Day from Yuri Kissaten