Ichorous
A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, and Linux
Ichorous is a horror-inspired BL dating sim which disregards romance in favor of lust toward one insectoid monster with a pinch of perpetual sarcasm.
The game follows Reito, a university student. Reito is unlikable to other people both on purpose and out of spite. Yet there is one person who keeps following Reito despite his annoying personality — Lucas.
The game features:
- 4 endings
- 6k words
- stalking
- manipulation
- dubious consent
- implied age gap
- mild NSFW content (text-only)
- blood, off-screen violence
- a short gore sound effect in some endings
- mentions of insect body parts but no insects on screen
Background art for the game was done by 96th Stain.
Story was written by elolaps.
Programming, UI, and character art were done by Naranja.
Music and sounds used were made by levelclearer, djgriffin, Stereo Surgeon, and magnuswaker at freesound.org
Made for YaoiGameJam2024.
Status | Released |
Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
Rating | Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars (3 total ratings) |
Author | elolaps |
Genre | Visual Novel |
Tags | Adult, Dating Sim, monstrousdesires, Psychological Horror, Yaoi |
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I enjoyed the main character’s narrative voice, which made him really feel like a cynical college student. There was an interesting push and pull between him and Lucas, and I could see how Reito was both drawn to and disturbed by him. I would’ve loved to see more choices to flesh out the cause and effects of Reito’s actions, but overall, this was a neat game!
Thank you, it means a lot to know the characters and dynamics came across! This story has been brewing in my head for a long while and there's more to tell. If I continue exploring these two, it might be a larger patch to this game (with more choices as well) or a whole sequel, not sure yet.