Sentimental Trickster: Yaoi BL Gay Visual Novel

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I played the game for Play or Pay 1st Cycle of 2026 and it was picked for me by Bored Queen. This game was gifted to me by Ninglor from PoP Secret Santa. Sentimental Trickster was honestly a bit different from what I expected going in. The colorful, pretty art makes it look like a light and fluffy BL visual novel, but it actually dives into some pretty heavy and uncomfortable themes. I ended up enjoying it though, the dark themes give the story more weight and makes it stand out from a lot of other games in the genre. The main character, Haru, is really enjoyable to follow, and the four love interests all feel distinct with their own personalities, issues, and storylines. I liked that your choices actually matter and influence which ending you get, so it feels like your decisions carry some real weight. The relationships aren’t just surface-level either, which made the routes more engaging to go through. That said, it’s definitely not a game for everyone. There are a lot of heavy topics and trigger warnings, and the game doesn’t really list them clearly anywhere, so I’d recommend looking them up beforehand because it's quite a long list. I personally didn’t have issues with them…

Finally 100% this game and have...incredibly mixed opinions on it. If i had to rank the love interests... Shinya surprised me the most because I ended up enjoying his route the most, despite him not being my standard type at all. Soichiro, as an old man yaoi lover, was also great. Jin's route felt WAY too rushed imo. As for Kanae's route...words can not begin to describe how terrible I found its execution and handling of such a sensitive topic - also, just didn't give much time between him acting terrible towards you vs finding out his trauma for you to really process it? Overall, game was alright? Writing honestly dwindles between routes and leaves a lot to be desired...but it's inoffensive on the whole.

It's a okay fun game. Bought it on sale, cuz I was bored... The art feels very retro, in a nice way ! I liked Soichiro's route and Jin's too, Shinya has the best character development and made me like him. Kanae... is something... I see what they tried to do, but i think they combined a LOT of traits into one character, and told his story in a janky way, that doesn't really hits/is upsetting... Overall, it is a trope-y game but it's a fun time, just Kanae's a bit too much. [spoiler] The best supporting cast is Ayumi and the mc family. the others are a bit bland and one dimensionnal. [/spoiler] . [strike] Wait for it to go on sale if you are curious [/strike]

One of the most important things in a BL visual novel is that the main character (you) is likable and I have to say that the one here is one of my favorites. Played all 4 routes. I really liked 2 of the routes. The problem with the other 2 routes is that I feel like the story needed to be fleshed out more. I felt unsatisfied. Yes, there is a NSFW patch/mod for this game. I played with it patched. You're not missing out if you don't have the patch. I feel like only one of the routes had a good setup for the NSFW scene. Even then, watching the scene unfold wasn't great. Why do they all look like they compete at bodybuilding shows? Overall, I'd say this "game" is worth playing, if you're into BL visual novels. This works fine on Steam Deck for those wondering.

Sweet bl romance, no smut just cute scenes.