Boyfriend's Rescue - Gay Platform Game

Premise This review reflects my personal experience with the game. While I aim to write thoughtfully and as fairly as possible, my reviews are subjective in nature and should not be used as objective metrics to assess/critique a game. I also curate a steam group which focusses on reviewing BL/Bara/MxM VNs. Feel free to join if you would like to see more reviews! :) [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/46061383-Gay-Games-Vault] Gay Games Vault[/url] [code] SECTION | SCORE --------------------|------- Writing & Story | ★★★☆☆ Representation | ★★★★☆ Gameplay | ★★★★☆ Art & Direction | ★★★★☆ Recommendation | ★★★★☆ [/code] P.S. I enjoyed this platformer way more than Baracop, despite this being released 5 years earlier! Writing & Story — ★★★☆☆ The premise is ridiculous, and I mean that as a compliment. You play as Alex, trying to rescue his boyfriend after he ends up trapped inside the so-called “Gay Sutra.” That setup tells you almost everything you need to know; this is not a game asking to be taken with great seriousness. It is throwing you into something silly, playful and knowingly over-the-top, then asking whether you are willing t…

🎮 Gameplay & Genre This is a cheeky little platformer with RPG-lite elements and pixel graphics. You play a lovesick hero on a quest to rescue his boyfriend trapped in the Gay Sutra. The controls are simple, though a few tight platforming sections may challenge players not used to retro-style jumps. The core gameplay is straightforward, but it adds variety with different magical costumes that give you new abilities. It’s not long or particularly difficult, but it’s fun. 🔥 M/M Content True to Male Doll Games’ style, the erotic scenes are bold and unapologetically gay. There’s a good number of full-quality CGs, and while they’re not the most polished out there, they’re sexy and suit the game’s vibe. The premise is gloriously camp, and the game fully leans into its own raunchy absurdity—costume powers, ♥♥♥♥-riding (literally) puns, and all. 🎨 Visuals & Style The pixel graphics are charming and very old-school, though they may not be everyone’s taste. The CGs are much more detailed and offer the real visual reward. It's colorful, queer, and occasionally ridiculous—in a good way. 🗣️ Tone & Writing The story is light but surprisingly coherent. It doesn’t take itself seriously (…

[h1] You get to ride a massive dic- sorry I meant Yochinko as a horse… BEST GAME EVER [/h1] [strike] THEIR BALLS WADDLE AS THEY MOVE! [/strike] [b] Summary: [/b] you are sent into this magical world where you have to save your boyfriend from the big bad lonely villain, defeating ~~♥♥♥♥♥♥♥~~ monsters along your way. (you regain HP by ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ them), there are 2 monsters you can ♥♥♥♥ each stage, and each have 2 h-scenes. It’s short, hot, sweet, and over before you know it. [h3] Positives: [/h3] - Art direction is really well done, the maps are unique - The scenes are hot, weirdly enough, I prefer the pixel graphics over the CG Scenes you can buy ~my fav is the [spoiler] z for the pirate~, didn't expect to see MC as a power bottom, didn't not understand what's happening in X tho [/spoiler] - The demon mini boss ost, is really freaking good - Losing clothes to indicate HP for bosses, is a system more games should adopt - Very forgiving with plenty of check points. - I love Love [b] LOVE [/b] The magical boy, outfit gimmick, the closest thing to a magical boy game, we’d ever get. - No need to grind for coins, the ones you get from the level would be more than enough to get every…

Game saves appear to be broken and mechanics to defeat seem to take forever to defeat enemies. I get the gag, but it gets old after a while.

I wanted to recommend this so bad because I like the idea and the sex and alll but it has a few too many technical that need to be fixed 1. is no manual saving bc that should just a given in any rpg 2. the hit box during the costume change shouldn't be there considering I've been hit by attacks I was changing just to avoid by using that costumes ability only to have to wait for the last second of the animation to play where I couldn't move but still could hit by enemies for some reason 3. there's a real b ad glitch that's happened to me twice when trying to change costumes during a fight where everything just freezes up and I have to shut the game down only to come back and have my save data completely wiped (another reason manual saving is a must) 4. carryable items would be better than when you go to the shop where you get auto healed by whatever you buy especially since you start levels at full health anyway

Much better than I thought it would be! It’s so nice to play a real gay *game* when too many lgbtq+ products are visual novels. Animations are fun and very well done. Checkpoints are very reasonably placed for a less skilled gamer like me. Works just fine on Steamdeck. I will be looking for this studio’s next project!