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Not happy with it. But the more I draw on him, the uglier he gets

Yuri Visual Novel ‘Our Home, My Keeper’ Announced

On Saturday, Studio Élan that it is collaborating with ebihime for its newest visual novel, Our Home, My Keeper. The game was announced as part of the studio’s online Élan Festival, where it announced new games and updates to its upcoming visual novels.

The studio describes the game:

When Paige purchases an old house out in the English countryside, she thinks it’ll be the perfect opportunity for her to focus on her next novel. Deadlines are hanging over her head, and she needs all the help she can get. What she isn’t expecting is for excitement and inspiration to come in the form of Fay, a friendly fairy who’s occupied the house far longer than Paige has.

Our Home, My Keeper is written by ebihime and features character art by Madi “weeniedesu” and soundtrack by Singto Conley.

Ebihime is a visual novel creator known for her romance and Yuri games. She has created and released over 20 titles, including Rituals in the Dark, The Fairy’s Song, Strawberry Vinegar, and Salome’s Kiss. Her most well-knowntitle,Blackberry Honey, is available on PC, Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.

Élan is a small yuri game development studio, formed by one of the creators of the visual novel Highway Blossoms. Élan was created with a specific vision of telling yuri love stories combined with magic and fantasy. Their previous releases include Highway Blossoms andHeart of the Woods.

New Yuri Visual Novel From the Creator of ‘Blackberry Honey’ Released

Salome’s Kiss, a new Yuri visual novel from ebi-hime, creator of Blackberry Honey, was released on PC and Linux Tuesday. The game is available on Steam and itch.io.

Salome’s Kiss is a gothic lesbian romance, set in Victorian England. It follows an anxious governess and her unruly, tempestuous pupil. Ebi-hime describes the story:

Letitia Reed is an unremarkable woman in many aspects. Meek and mild, she prefers to keep her head down, and fears drawing undue attention to herself. As a governess to the wealthy Mortimer family, Letitia devotes her humdrum days in London to the schooling of her pupil, Clara, to better mould her into the image of an ideal lady.

Lurking beneath Letitia’s placid mannerisms, however, lay desires so intense they begin to unnerve her. As Clara matures, Letitia finds her feelings towards her maturing too – until, in the end, she can no longer bear it.

Driven to distraction by Clara’s sensuous brown eyes and her sweet, seraphic laughter, Letitia soon begins to question her sanity. Fearful that, eventually, something within her might snap, and she will do something she regrets, Letitia is bidden to leave her former place of employment, and to seek out work elsewhere.

Fortunately, Letitia soon discovers, in the pages of The Morning Post, a job offer which will grant her a means to escape her predicament. The Langley family are searching for a governess for their daughter, the unruly Genevieve – and, best of all, the family resides in the isolated Yorkshire moors, which seems as far away from London as it is possible to get.

Upon reading this advertisement, Letitia soon decides to hand in her notice. She will travel to Yorkshire, become Genevieve’s governess, and then – God willing – she will be able to forget about Clara.

Such was Letitia’s plan – but this plan, alas, soon goes horribly awry. Genevieve is not quite so young as Letitia first believed, and is, instead, a grown woman: already eighteen years of age. Genevieve is wilful and impetuous, but impossibly charming, and Letitia soon falls for her.

As time passes, the two women get far closer than a governess and her pupil ought, and then…

The kinetic visual novel is around 4-8 hours long. It features a custom OST by Hope, CG and sprite artwork by RockCR, and background art by Lim Chin Yang.

According to the creator, Salome’s Kiss features a grim story and suffering, so it is a perfect fix if you are looking for some angsty lesbians.

Ebi-hime is an independent visual novel developer. She has created and published over 20 games, mostly romance and Yuri titles. Her works include Rituals in the Dark, The Fairy’s Song, Strawberry Vinegar, andBlackberry Honey.

Check out Salome’s Kiss now on itch.io and on Steam.