Come out in college! Meet people, make friends, and maybe find a boyfriend?

Yearning: A Gay Story (YAGS for short) is a coming-out-focused character-driven slice-of-life visual novel with dating sim elements (phew) where you play as a gay man starting his freshman year of college at a generic university somewhere in the midwestern United States.

You will interact with a cast of characters, each with their own personality and stories, as you navigate college life, develop friendships, play board games, and come out. With luck, you might even find a boyfriend.

Features

• A world where you can befriend people and see events from different perspectives, depending on your decisions
• 4 dateable guys* with their own distinct stories, with good and bad endings for each guy (9 endings in all*)
• 230,000+ words and meaningful choices
• Collectibles system to track and reward your decisions
• Achievements, for completionists
• Unlockable in-game character profiles

While the game itself is free, you can get various merch (like game OSTs and prints) by donating certain amounts on the itchio page.