Kyoto, Japan - August 1st, 2025 - The newest Yuri Kissaten Espresso showcase for Summer 2025 premiered on Youtube today and gave the world an overview of 10 new and upcoming Yuri game releases for this summer and fall.
Watch the full showcase here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKl5f1uf4BM
“Holy moly, that’s a load of lesbians,” said Yuri Kissaten co-founder Fruz. “Just seeing how much the genre has grown in the last few years brings a tear. There’s so many Yuri games in so many genres, from so many creators, and I’m glad we had a chance to show off some of the best ones.”
In addition to games developed and published by Yuri Kissaten, the Summer 2025 Espresso also showed off Yuri games from partner studios. Here’s a round-up of everything we saw:
Winter Heat:
NEW KICKSTARTER AND DEMO LAUNCH!
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 story that starts one magical December through their online chats, video calls, and social networks. Enjoy even more content outside the main story with in-game app minigames, including an educational Maps app, a microblogging platform called Wittier, and a retro-style deckbuilder roguelike mini-RPG called Oomfie RPG!
The game has a new demo launching TODAY, and will receive weekly updates throughout the new Kickstarter campaign. The full game releases on November 11th, 2025!
Website: https://yurikissaten.com/winter-heat-press-kit/
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3429850/Winter_Heat/
itch: https://yuri-kissaten.itch.io/winter-heat
Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thedude3445/winter-heat-yuri-visual-novel
Distant Oceanic Getaway:
Distant Oceanic Getaway— A visual novel for sapphics! Will you be able to find true love while sailing the seven seas? On a ten-day cruise, explore the ship, meet new friends, and fall in love with one of seven romance options. There’s over 30 unique endings, and loads of original art! Please look forward to its release later in 2025!
Website: https://linktr.ee/redbeantaiyaki
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2861290/Distant_Oceanic_Getaway/
itch: https://red-bean-taiyaki.itch.io/distant-oceanic-getaway
Red Lilies:
A dark period piece Yuri drama coming Summer 2025!
Irene is a young woman who is sent far away from her London home to attend Lady Lilianne’s Academy in the countryside. This school is lovely and has everything a young woman about to enter society could ask for: a strong emphasis on etiquette, her every need attended to by maids, gardens for fresh air and peaceful walks, other beautiful young women to be her bosom buddy as they brave the unknown together…
But then, a day after Irene's arrival, a student is found dead, with a terrible wound on her throat, and covered in blood. The headmistress insists it must have been animal. But that makes no sense... How could an animal get into the school undetected, and get into a locked dormitory room?
Website: https://bsky.app/profile/butterflylatte.bsky.social
itch: https://krispycat.itch.io/red-lilies
Life of a Dispatch English Teacher in Japan:
In Life of a Dispatch English Teacher in Japan, step into the shoes of Maria Ramirez, a public school English teacher whose happy life is suddenly thrown into chaos through no fault of her own when the dispatch company she works for loses its contract with her workplace just two months before the end of the year. Experience the pain that thousands of real-life teachers face every year, and then make a tough choice with no easy endings. Will you choose to fight for your happy life and keep working? Will you try to make a fresh start in a cross-country move? Or will you return to your home country like so many do?
The game discusses cultural diversity, foreign worker exploitation, English education problems, LGBTQ+ issues, and more, all in a tightly paced game available now for free on Steam and Itch. You can play on PC, Linux, Mac, and on your web browser.
Website: https://yurikissaten.com/life-of-a-dispatch-english-teacher-in-japan-press-kit/
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3554600/Life_of_a_Dispatch_English_Teacher_in_Japan/
itch: https://yuri-kissaten.itch.io/life-of-a-dispatch-english-teacher-in-japan
Eclipse: Special Forces:
MEN WENT EXTINCT. ONLY WOMEN REMAIN. After a highly successful Kickstarter campaign, butch x butch visual novel Eclipse: Special Forces launches on August 8th!
Under the blessing of La, the one true god, women have peacefully ruled the world for over a millennium. Guarded by Eclipse, a special forces unit composed solely of women gifted with Supernatural Powers, peace seemed eternal—until now. As Haesu, a dedicated member within Eclipse, you're drawn into a web of conspiracy, betrayal, and forgotten histories.
Amidst growing chaos, will you guide Haesu to uncover the hidden truth?
Every choice you make shapes not only her destiny but the future of the world itself.
Website: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/yuri-eclipse/yuri-x-manga-x-visual-noveleclipse
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3280020/Eclipse__Special_Forces/
itch: https://m8nsun.itch.io/eclipse-special-forces
This Winter of Ours:
Coming in December 2025, This Winter of Ours is a fantasy/yuri visual novel telling the story of two girls traversing a snow covered forest and growing closer. Delia and Lux must survive together in a hostile wilderness. It’s a harsh place, but this new life brings them closer together each passing day.
Website: https://bsky.app/profile/variateam.bsky.social
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3813140/This_Winter_of_Ours/
itch: https://dotvaria.itch.io/this-winter-of-ours
DEVIL’S LIMINAL:
Yuri horror visual novel DEVIL’S LIMINAL has entered early access on Steam and itch!
Margo Silva has done everything she can to leave behind the trailer park in Arizona where she grew up. Now all she has to do is focus on her summer job until she can leave for college. Her illusion of a quiet summer is shattered when a hungry ghost enters her dreams.
Two mysterious girls show up in town, claiming they can help her.
Margo must contend with a demon's claim on her soul, and how to stop ghosts from this life and the past that want to take her future.
Website: https://studiointerlude.com
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2271270/DEVILS_LIMINAL/
itch: https://heptad.itch.io/devils-liminal
Adult Life Bundle:
Quill Yuri and Team ANPIM have released a FREE collection of Yuri visual novels for the world to enjoy! There’s four stories, each one about a different duo of characters who face real-life adult issues and have to balance romance with grown-up responsibilities. Each story has beautiful art and a linear storyline. What are you waiting for?
Website: https://quill-yuri.com
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3601840/Adult_Life_Yuri_Bundle_by_Team_ANPIM/
itch: https://teamanpim.itch.io
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Eh? What was that at the end?
Overall, the Yuri Kissaten Espresso showcase was a huge success and we’re sure to see many more in the future. Long live Yuri games.
About Yuri Kissaten:
Yuri Kissaten is a game studio that makes narrative-focused games about girls loving girls, founded in 2024 by Fruz and Beatrice Baker. We create experiences with strong stories and memorable characters. All Yuri Kissaten projects focus primarily 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: https://www.youtube.com/@yurikissaten
Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/yurikissaten
Contact: yurikissaten@gmail.com