Kyoto, Japan - December 13th, 2025 - The newest Yuri Kissaten Espresso showcase for Winter 2025 premiered on Youtube today and gave the world an overview of 5 new and upcoming Yuri game releases for 2025 and 2026.

Watch the full showcase here:

[dynamiclink href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9F_aZXlxvwI\"][/dynamiclink]Heres a round-up of everything we saw from Yuri Kissaten and from partner studios:

Winter Heat:

Launching TODAY!

After a successful Kickstarter campaign, Winter Heat has finally released for the world to enjoy. It will also receive several free content updates throughout 2026, including an Oomfie RPG expansion and an Epilogue storyline.

A narrative game about love in the digital age, Winter Heat follows the story of Shio, a woman living in snowy Kyoto, and Javi, a woman living in sweltering Santiago. Follow their long-distance love through online chats, video calls, and social media apps. Plus, theres a smorgasboard of side content through in-game apps like an educational Maps app, the parody microblog Wittier, and the deckbuilder-flavored mini-RPG Oomfie RPG!

Website:

https://yurikissaten.com/winter-heat-press-kit/

Steam:

[dynamiclink href=\"https://store.steampowered.com/app/3429850/Winter_Heat/\"][/dynamiclink]

Desert Blossom:

Welcome to a fantasy yuri RPG set in a continent of another world. In the deserts of the Baihe Continent, a girl named Mars was born, breaking the curse. -- Embarking on a journey, composing an epic adventure about courage, life and love.

Features multiple endings, 300+ items, dozens of character illustrations, and a total playtime of 10-12 hours.

An English translation of the demo is now available, and the full game will be available in English in 2026.

Steam:

[dynamiclink href=\"https://store.steampowered.com/app/1970450/Desert_Blossom/\"][/dynamiclink]

ZH RPG Studio:

https://bsky.app/profile/zh-rpg.bsky.social

Gay It Loud:

Dating in the dreamy shopping mall of 1995! Hang out at the food court, have sloppy makeouts in the dressing room, loiter in the arcade, and collect nostalgic toys. Live the ultimate Gen X slacker dream, complete with pre-rendered 3D backgrounds, overly introspective twentysomethings, and a whole lot of window shopping.

Experience lesbian dating with three girls (and one guy) to go out with! Five story routes, 50,000+ words, and more than 10 endings.

Gay It Loud releases Spring 2026.

Steam:

[dynamiclink href=\"https://store.steampowered.com/app/4207560/Gay_It_Loud/\"][/dynamiclink]

London: Echoes of the Past:

London: Echoes of The Past is a short yuri mystery visual novel that released in November 2025.

A mysterious woman returns back from the dead, and the dusty past surfaces. Between a gloomy school girl and a glamorous ex-girlfriend, every clue interwines. Who is the mastermind behind the scene? Play as a detective heroine in 1935 London, embark on a journey of love and growth.

Features over 90,000 words, 3 endings, and over 25 CGs. Plus, a bonus time travel side story!

Steam:

[dynamiclink href=\"https://store.steampowered.com/app/3725910/London_Echoes_of_the_Past/\"][/dynamiclink]

Stellar Artificier Games:

https://x.com/SAGames1009

Occult Hand of the Blood Lily:

A Gothic-Punk yuri visual novel about a magician on the run and her mysterious vampiric guardian. Journey by airship across a war-torn Europe and search for a legendary flower with the power to destroy nations.

1877. The Dominion has fallen, and Europe has descended into fetid squalor. The Sky Wars rage on as raiders and crusaders duel in the air and pillage the ruined cities below. Vampiric lords carve up the continent and leave the scraps for distant empires to colonize and exploit.

Milli and Ellison, a pair destined by fate and brought together by war, are the only ones who can destroy the Occult Hand once and for all by finding the legendary Blood Lily.

Occult Hand of the Blood Lily releases in October 2026. Steam page coming soon!

About Yuri Kissaten:

Yuri Kissaten is a game studio that makes narrative-focused games about girls loving girls, founded in 2024 by Fruz and Bea. We create experiences with strong stories and memorable characters. All Yuri Kissaten projects focus on LGBTQ+ characters and their relationships, romantic and otherwise. We hope you enjoy our games!

Visit the site:

https://yurikissaten.com

Follow on Bluesky:

https://bsky.app/profile/yurikissaten.com

Subscribe on Youtube:

[dynamiclink href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@yurikissaten\"][/dynamiclink]

Support on Patreon:

https://www.patreon.com/yurikissaten

Contact:

yurikissaten@gmail.com

Yuri Kissaten\'s next game, Winter Heat, is finally releasing on December 12th, this Friday. Javi and Shio\'s long-distance love is finally here on Steam and Itch!

[dynamiclink href=\"https://store.steampowered.com/app/3429850/Winter_Heat/\"][/dynamiclink]

Enjoy a cute-as-cotton storyline that dishes out cozy comfort and quiet delight as two women fall in love and try to make their relationship work over the span of several years. Experience daily life in Japan and Chile, and even some educational elements here and there. Endure a tough roguelike deckbuilder-style RPG starring the one and only Oomfie--yes, really!

[img src=\"https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/45162870/a6b0751817e64ab36d18247b745184e30241fa57.png\"][/img]

We\'re also planning multiple free content updates throughout 2026 to keep you happy in these trying times. Winter Heat is a great game that you\'ve got to give a go.

Let us know how you like it!

Love is in the Airship is participating in this week\'s Choose Wisely Festival 2025 , hosted by Studio Ephua .

Please check the festival out and look at all the recently released and upcoming narrative games all over Steam. There\'s lots of LGBTQ+ games included, as well.

To help celebrate, Airship is currently 30% off, its deepest sale yet. The funniest Yuri dating sim of 2024 can also be the greatest gift to any lesbian in your life this holiday season. Just think about it.

[dynamiclink href=\"https://store.steampowered.com/app/3170800/Love_is_in_the_Airship/\"][/dynamiclink]

Please support Yuri Kissaten as we try very hard to release 4+ games in 2026! We\'re also releasing free updates to this game throughout the year, so really, this game is the gift that keeps on giving. It helps us keep food in our bellies, and also helps that dear lesbian who\'s just aching for a game that keeps getting content updates after she\'s already beaten it.

(And don\'t forget about Winter Heat, releasing extremely soon!!!!!!)

[dynamiclink href=\"https://store.steampowered.com/app/3429850/Winter_Heat/\"][/dynamiclink]

Love is in the Airship\'s on 10% sale until October 6th, which is a nice little bonus if I do say so myself. Buy it now and become one of the first people to get 100% of the achievements so you can brag to all your friends about how you conquered Yuri Romance forever.

In addition to the Autumn Sale, Love is in the Airship is also featured in the Fall in Love Visual Novel Festival , running until October 1st. You can see a bunch of other Yuri games, Yaoi games, Bi games, and even purely Het romance games if you\'re truly daring. It\'s a wishlist-a-palooza for the average Steam VN fan.

Yuri Kissaten has two other games also featured, both of which are releasing in the next 6-7 months:

[dynamiclink href=\"https://store.steampowered.com/app/3503300/Toxic_Yuri\"][/dynamiclink][dynamiclink href=\"https://store.steampowered.com/app/3429850/Winter_Heat/\"][/dynamiclink]But there\'s plenty of other featured games I think you should check out too! Not all of these are Yuri, but all are worth a look:

[dynamiclink href=\"https://store.steampowered.com/app/3601840/Adult_Life_Yuri_Bundle_by_Team_ANPIM/\"][/dynamiclink][dynamiclink href=\"https://store.steampowered.com/app/2251220/High_Times__DatingCooking_Sim/\"][/dynamiclink][dynamiclink href=\"https://store.steampowered.com/app/2861290/Distant_Oceanic_Getaway/\"][/dynamiclink][dynamiclink href=\"https://store.steampowered.com/app/3761680/Urban_Yuri_A_Ladys_Romance_Manifesto/\"][/dynamiclink][dynamiclink href=\"https://store.steampowered.com/app/3333600/The_Mysterious_Thief_Forget_Me_Not/\"][/dynamiclink][dynamiclink href=\"https://store.steampowered.com/app/3474840/Good_Lord_Everyone_at_the_Reunion_For_My_Religious_AllGirls_School_Is_a_Trans_Man_And_Theyre_Hot/\"][/dynamiclink][dynamiclink href=\"https://store.steampowered.com/app/1390800/Artificial_Selection_Demo/\"][/dynamiclink][dynamiclink href=\"https://store.steampowered.com/app/2427690/Canvas_Menagerie_Demo/\"][/dynamiclink]

Yuri Kissaten is appearing in multiple events throughout the month of August. Check out Love is in the Airship, as well as plenty of other games that are also featured.

The East Asia Indie Games Celebration is going on now until August 19th. You can see the latest from developers all across East Asia. Yuri Kissaten fans will enjoy these other cool narrative games (some are even Yuri too!):

[dynamiclink href=\"https://store.steampowered.com/app/2994870/S4U_CITYPUNK_2011_AND_LOVE_PUNCH_Demo/\"][/dynamiclink][dynamiclink href=\"https://store.steampowered.com/app/1574820/Until_Then/\"][/dynamiclink][dynamiclink href=\"https://store.steampowered.com/app/3005930/BatteryNote/\"][/dynamiclink][dynamiclink href=\"https://store.steampowered.com/app/2675270/Blood_Lily_Loop/\"][/dynamiclink][dynamiclink href=\"https://store.steampowered.com/app/2476350/Neko_Odyssey/\"][/dynamiclink][dynamiclink href=\"https://store.steampowered.com/app/2620590/Marrons_Day/\"][/dynamiclink]

This game is also premiering in the Debut Festival !

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In addition, we\'re currently participating in two itch bundles, but Steam can be strict about linking outside stores, so follow us on social media to keep up to date on those.

We\'re still working to get the next Love is in the Airship content update out, but it\'ll take some more time because we are very busy with Winter Heat, whose Kickstarter campaign was successfully funded in a jaw-dropping four hours! It\'s still going on and we still need your support there, but you should also support the whole indie gaming community by checking out these Steam events we\'re participating in.

We thrive thanks to players like you!

[img src=\"https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/45162870/fe13efa05f6d4ba338c701fb3c1f94c29c16ceb7.png\"][/img]

[dynamiclink href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKl5f1uf4BM\"][/dynamiclink]Check out 9 Yuri games, including Life of a Dispatch English Teacher in Japan, featured in the Yuri Kissaten Espresso showcase for Summer 2025!

Most of the showcased games are also available on Steam, so check them all out:

[dynamiclink href=\"https://store.steampowered.com/app/3429850/Winter_Heat/\"][/dynamiclink][dynamiclink href=\"https://store.steampowered.com/app/2861290/Distant_Oceanic_Getaway/\"][/dynamiclink][dynamiclink href=\"https://store.steampowered.com/app/3554600/Life_of_a_Dispatch_English_Teacher_in_Japan/\"][/dynamiclink][dynamiclink href=\"https://store.steampowered.com/app/3280020/Eclipse__Special_Forces/\"][/dynamiclink][dynamiclink href=\"https://store.steampowered.com/app/3813140/This_Winter_of_Ours/\"][/dynamiclink][dynamiclink href=\"https://store.steampowered.com/app/2271270/DEVILS_LIMINAL/\"][/dynamiclink][dynamiclink href=\"https://store.steampowered.com/app/3601840/Adult_Life_Yuri_Bundle_by_Team_ANPIM/\"][/dynamiclink]So much Yuri!!!!!

Coming to Kickstarter on August 1st!

Winter Heat is more than a love story. Its the texts, notes, games, and digital worlds of a couple across years of their lives. This wholesome visual novel chronicles a modern romance in a uniquely digital way.

[dynamiclink href=\"https://store.steampowered.com/app/3429850/Winter_Heat\"][/dynamiclink]Javiera Vera is a freelancer living in the sweltering summer of Maip, Santiago, in Chile. Fukkoshi Shio is an office worker living in the snowy rural town of Miyazu, Kyoto, in Japan. Though they live on different sides of the world, they share something that transcends all boundaries: an internet connection.

How will their friendship deepen during one special December? Find out through the apps Javi and Shio use every day.

[img src=\"https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/45162870/5648a0b293f3a94e2e279c9fc28620a34d607737.png\"][/img]

Were raising finishing funds for Winter Heat to help expand the game further and further. Not only will we have an extensive main story, but well also have a boatload of in-story apps. Some are educational, some flesh out the characters, some are even full-fledged minigames.

More Kickstarter backers means more in-universe apps to explore and even more content for the main storyline. Back the campaign to follow our progress

[img src=\"https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/45162870/df1176ca6d6703cd3c29633b4d6ccb9f485b2c21.png\"][/img]

and let Javi and Shios story unfold.

Digital Love with Digital Apps

[img src=\"https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/45162870/40a688196b5171ee99c19b133b0dc2b4d1a19fd5.png\"][/img]

[img src=\"https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/45162870/42bc29eedbee022c4951d3cb60f6fc08e024c951.png\"][/img]

Enjoy the classic late 00s browser-based kid-friendly MMO Froguelike in special flashback chapters \\[Game not actually playable]! See how Javi and Shio first met as young teens, and how they reunited after many years apart.

[img src=\"https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/45162870/4c6ed99f28686afbfb8870c0d16e0da6792e83dd.png\"][/img]

Learn more about Javi and Shios towns through the Maps app. Find out the best spots in Kyoto and Santiago, the local haunts, and plan your inevitable Yuri Tourism trip.

[img src=\"https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/45162870/a24a24d98d1d2ecc5b513d507433f0f4dbd9e14d.png\"][/img]

With the Wittier app, find Javi and Shio onlinealong with trolls and other weird strangers. Then smash keywords together to post engagement bait. Can you rack up 10,000 followers?

Were working on many more apps as well, and with your crowdfunding support, we can make them better and better. And, with stretch goals, well even add brand-new apps!

Welcome to Oomfie RPG

[img src=\"https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/45162870/786ea3c062d97f2f4521a0f8dd77394ab1b93c3c.gif\"][/img]

But of course, our most important app is a full-fledged sub-game: Oomfie RPG!

Each copy of Winter Heat comes with a ROM of one of Javi and Shios favorite nostalgic games (and pieces of riffing material): Oomfie World IV: The 1994 Saga of Turbo. Why does the title include 1994? Were not sure. Probably because that sounded futuristic in 1993.

After her best friend Sam is sucked into the hot new game console, Oomfie must traverse the digital world of Turbo and collect pieces of the Virtual Cuboid Console to send them both back.

Discover a comfy town and four mazelike adventure zones, switching from a classic overhead view to first-person face-offs in the Chili Forest and other whimsical locales.

Every run through an adventure zone is different, with its own special events. Meet friends and not-so-friends on the road, and decide whether to trade, help, or run away really fast. The further you go, the more forks in the road.

[img src=\"https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/45162870/435287335654a7682c77d2c7d89e660281e654b9.png\"][/img]

Then oomf your way through tricky turn-based batles. Use Action Points to attack, but watch out: your AP is also your health! Healing at the right moments and reading your opponents moves are the keys to victory.

You have space for eight movesand items. Together. Will you pick up a weapon, or a healing hamburger? Make tough choices on the road, and pray that the merchant has a good selection.

Only your customized Oomfie can beat all four adventure zones and save the day!

And Youve Gotta Help!

Oomfie is counting on you to support our Kickstarter when it launches on August 1st ! Well also be launching a brand-new demo on Steam and Itch so you can try out the new apps and the Oomfie RPG.

Were overjoyed to show the world this game thats so close to our hearts.

Kickstarter link:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thedude3445/winter-heat-yuri-visual-novel

Steam link:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3429850/Winter_Heat\"" style="color:#bb86fc;text-decoration:none;">https://store.steampowered.com/app/3429850/Winter_Heat

Itch link:

https://yuri-kissaten.itch.io/winter-heat

Press kit:

https://yurikissaten.com/winter-heat-press-kit/

Visit our site:

https://yurikissaten.com

Follow on Bluesky:

https://bsky.app/profile/yurikissaten.com

Subscribe on Youtube:

[dynamiclink href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@yurikissaten\"][/dynamiclink]

Support on Patreon:

https://www.patreon.com/yurikissaten

Please check out Life of a Dispatch English Teacher in Japan, Yuri Kissaten new FREE game. It\'s a short but powerful experience about important real-life issues in modern-day Japan, so please set aside 30 or 40 minutes to play it.

[dynamiclink href=\"https://store.steampowered.com/app/3554600/Life_of_a_Dispatch_English_Teacher_in_Japan\"][/dynamiclink]

You can learn more about the game by visiting its press kit page !

It may be an emotionally heavy game, but Yuri Kissaten also has plenty of much lighter, much cuter projects coming up in the extremely near future--stay tuned for those. In particular, our Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign for Winter Heat is drawing very near...! We\'ll be sharing so much more on this Steam page extremely soon, so check back next week!

Please enjoy Life of a Dispatch English Teacher in Japan and all of Yuri Kissaten\'s upcoming summer events.

Stay in touch with Yuri Kissaten all across the internet:

Visit the site:

https://yurikissaten.com

Follow on Bluesky:

https://bsky.app/profile/yurikissaten.com

Support on Patreon:

https://www.patreon.com/yurikissaten

Happy Yuri Day from Yuri Kissaten! We're making so many Yuri games, and you should celebrate by checking out our games and wishlisting the upcoming ones! :3c You should also check all the great Yuri games recommended by the great Steam curator Hella Yuri .

Love is in the Airship's DLC is still pending, but in the meantime, it'll be going on sale for the Steam Summer Sale extremely soon. If you're thinking about buying, make sure to NOT buy it today on Yuri Day and please wait for it to be 20% off.

DO, however, wishlist our most important upcoming game, Winter Heat.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3429850/Winter_Heat/

Plus, check our Winter Heat's Kickstarter pre-launch page , which we'll be sending out a cross-promotion news update about soon.

Support Yuri as much as you can today!

We've updated Love is in the Airship. There is now a Japanese localization available, plus some minor updates in advance of the bigger content update coming soon.

• Added Language Switch. Switch in the settings menu or the main menu!
• Language should automatically be set based on your system language,
• Added Japanese language,
• Updated credits,
• When clicking on Auto-Foward button, a message on the top left will display telling you it has been toggled.,
• Skip Unread Text is now turned off by default,
• Adjusted skip button to be gray when you are unable to skip.,
• Fixed typo in Intro ("theirchance to get onto the Tibarn."),
• Fixed typo in Bar visit 1 ("dreamsare"),
• Fixed window graphic not appearing when inputting name,
• Fixed bug where player name will not be renamed to "You" if you make your name blank,
• Fixed "Triangle" achievement not triggering if you do the "Horns and Umbrellas" route,
• In the demo, fixed bug where it would lead to "Do something" action which wasn't supposed to be there
  

In advance of the Game Pavilion event in Osaka on March 29th, were showing off 5 new game trailers with our first-ever Yuri Kissaten Espresso!

[url=https://yurikissaten.com/5-new-game-trailers/](You can also read this post on our site.)
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As we announced before with our 5 for 25 Campaign , Yuri Kissaten is working on many different projects this year. Were doing our absolute best to create a diverse slate of lesbian-centric narrative games that move and entertain. Its a ridiculous notion to stake ourselves on a brand-new indie game studio in 2025, but were doing it anyway.

Our first Yuri Kissaten Espresso video shows off 5 new game trailersand 2 of them are brand-new game announcements!

Without further ado:

[h1]Yuri Kissaten Espresso 5 New Game Trailers
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Links to the individual trailers are below:

[h1]Ryugaku Renai
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https://store.steampowered.com/app/3503260/Ryugaku_Renai/
[h1]Winter Heat
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https://store.steampowered.com/app/3429850/Winter_Heat/
[h1]Love is in the Airship New Character Announcement
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https://store.steampowered.com/app/3170800/Love_is_in_the_Airship/
[h1]Life of a Dispatch Teacher in Japan
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https://store.steampowered.com/app/3554600/Life_of_a_Dispatch_English_Teacher_in_Japan/
[h1]Toxic Yuri
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https://store.steampowered.com/app/3503300/Toxic_Yuri/
Share these with the world, and please attend Game Pavilion on March 29th if youre in the Osaka area! Well be handing out a cool pamphlet designed by the wonderful Joi Massat. Plus, you can try out demos of most of the games shown off here! You can even chat with Yuri Kissaten team members and say nice things about us.

And please follow Yuri Kissaten for more updates:
RSS Substack Patreon Press List Signup Bluesky

Love is in the Airshipis on sale on Steam for the Visual Novel Fest! It's 20% off from now until March 10th at 10 PM PDT. If you haven't picked the game up yet, this is its biggest sale yet, and it'll be the biggest price drop for the game for a while. If you have picked the game already, this is the perfect St. Patrick's Day, Mar10 Day, or Pi Day gift for your friends, loved ones, and rivals.

As we said in the previous announcement post, Love is in the Airshipis going to receive a content update pretty soon, probably in mid-May. If you liked the hidden secrets buried throughout the game, you're going to love digging for even more brand-new scenes when this content update comes out. We're also releasing one brand-new romanceable character route--a secret for now, but that character will be revealed very soon!

Hey y'all! It's been over four months since Love is in the Airship released, and we'll be giving you the heads up on Yuri Kissaten's plans for 2025. They are wildly ambitious, way too busy, and something you ought to follow as closely as you can.

First things first, I'd like to tell you that we're preparing the first big Love is in the Airship content update. Y'all said the best thing about this game is the hidden depth and myriad of secret story paths, so we're planning on delivering you even more things to discover. New scenes, new endings, new art, and most importantly... A new romanceable character path! We have a few new romance paths in the works, but the first one will be included in this upcoming update.

You'll be very excited about who we chose... Trust me. Leave your guesses in the comments below so we can see how accurate you were.

With added complexity means a lot of inevitable bugs, though. With time for testing and implementation, the new content update should be out probably in mid-May. But don't be shocked if it comes out a little late, or even a little early.

There's also a Japanese translation in the works. I guess not many reading this will be super enthused about that, but people at the upcoming Game Pavilion event in Osaka sure will be.

And then, for the main announcement:

Yuri Kissaten has a Patreon!

Love is in the Airship is ON SALE ON THE INTERNET!

It's been a long time waiting. Today's the day you get to experience the greatest airship cruise lesbian dating sim the world has ever known!

Meet Alex, Shi, and You But Evil on the U.S.S. Tibarn, and find the answer to the most important question of Fall 2024: Who is Best Girl?

Don't forget to follow Yuri Kissaten on Bluesky or on the official website for news, and tag us with any comments or reactions or complaints or weird fanfic you may have.

We're already working on the first major content update... No news on that yet, but watch this space (this space being the Steam Community announcements)

Stay frosty,
Bea