Love and Guillotines

Love and Guillotines

Ellen Noel · March 27, 2022 · Casual, Simulation, Dating Sim, Life Sim, Visual Novel

Love and Guillotines is free to play — no purchase needed. We track it so you know if that ever changes.

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Love and Guillotines price

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About Love and Guillotines

Love and Guillotines is a visual novel dating sim which allows the player to romance prominent figures of the French Revolution. Experience your first day at "Vive La University" as you navigate the ins-and-outs of the schools prominent "Political Society Club". Will the president of the club, Max, catch your eye? Or maybe the young playwright, Oly? The choice is yours in this work of historical fiction and romance.

During the beginning of the pandemic I was reading a book titled "Twelve Who Ruled" by RR Palmer. The book is about the Committee of Public Safety and it's members during the period known as the "Year of Terror" in France. It's a great book, very informative. I highly recommend it if you're into that period of history. But there was something I just couldn't shake...

These men were all so interesting with such strong personalities and crazy drama, so why...

Had no one put them in a visual novel dating sim yet?

This is how Love and Guillotines was born. A visual novel video game which allows you to woo the most powerful figures of the French Revolution. Be careful to stay on everyone's good side, or you might just lose your head.

Script: Ellen Noel
Programming: Chilliac
Character Art: Emily Horn

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Love and Guillotines — game info

Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux / SteamOS
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
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What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Jun 12, 2026
This game is so good that it saved my life. I love French people. Please add more Napoleon and I will e-transfer 5 dollars to you and ill add in a 2 dollar tip for a kissing scene. And another 2 for a pregnancy scare (since what was he doing w those seeds? ;). Have an amazing day and keep working on this masterpiece! 10/10!
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Recommended Sep 9, 2025
You can throw every other game about the French revolution right in the trash! This is the only one to ever do justice to the complexity, drama, and historical significance of the period and no other game will ever come close to this sublime creation. While we are so often plagued with reactionary caricatures of these auguste personages, this game depicts each historical figure with nuance and dignity, despite the short length of the game. The creators of this game have an understanding of these individuals that rivals the most prestigious historians. 10/10 extremely virtuous, would recommend.
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Recommended May 13, 2025
this is truly the best game on the whole of steam. i cried while playing every single route and i actually need more... love and guillotines part 2 when
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Recommended Sep 9, 2026
Love and Guillotines takes the familiar structure of a visual novel dating simulator and gives it an eccentric historical twist by turning prominent personalities from the French Revolution into potential romantic interests. Instead of placing its characters directly in revolutionary France, the story reimagines the setting through Vive La University, where the protagonist becomes involved with the school’s Political Society Club. This deliberately strange combination of romance, historical fiction, comedy, and political personalities gives the game an identity that immediately separates it from more conventional dating sims. The game was developed by Ellen Noel, Chilliac, and Emily Horn, with Ellen Noel serving as publisher. The central attraction is the opportunity to interact with romanticized interpretations of figures associated with one of the most turbulent periods of French history. Players encounter personalities such as Max, the Political Society Club president, and Oly, an aspiring young playwright. The writing uses these characters and their historical inspirations as the foundation for interpersonal drama rather than attempting to provide a serious recreation of revol…
Recommended Aug 7, 2026
napoleon is majestic i suppose
Recommended Jan 11, 2026
Very educational and insightful experience. Especially enjoyed the interactions with Jean-Paul Marat and his would-be-murderer, Charlotte Corday. Very amusing. Inclusion of lesser-studied individuals from the French revolution was good for immersion, as I had not previously known their personalities or traits. One qualm I have with the selection of figures is that Georges Danton was left out, as it would have provided some INSANE love triangle toxic yaoi between him, the main character and Max. "See how the blood of Danton chokes him!" ; riveting.

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