My Magical Demon Lover

This game is ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ ridiculous. I'm a grown damn woman, I can handle the words c/ck and d/ck. It's the equivalent of a fart joke, basically. Some people still find that funny. Some people have grown up and want a real game with a real story. This? HAH. I just loaded it up and showed it to my friend to make a joke out of it, if that tells you anything.

This game lures you in with it's promise of NSFW content but doesn't deliver story wise. It sets up an interesting narrative only to bombard you with lewd scene after lewd scene. There's no depth or even a satisfying conclusion to this story. It's boring. I like NSFW content but this is too much even for me. I wanted NSFW content with an interesting story but got a badly written bdsm simulator with some fantasy elements instead. The music is good though, and the art isn't unpleasant to look at. The demon outfits are really creative. But that's not enough to make up for how much it lacks in every other category. Don't buy this game. it's not worth spending your time or money on.

I really wanted to like this game. I'm a queer boy myself, I love seeing BL stuff with pretty art and spicy storytelling, and the packaging made this seem like an awesome VN. It's not. The art for the static 'conversation' dummies is a drastically higher quality than the CGs, which is disappointing. The plot is very generic, which wouldn't be a problem except you get barely a sniff of backstory or world building whatsoever. There's no personality to the setting or the characters, Generic Boy and Pervy Uncle, and the three love interests are very boilerplate stereotypes of Kind Top, Sadistic Switch, and Fetish Guy (idk I didn't play the third route) who have almost.... no development. The story has a couple of scenes with Tristan, the Generic Boy, struggling with his very trite, unnecessary fear of doing something with another man, before going in for the sake of power (Gay for Pay? Really?) and discovering he maybe likes doing the nasty with a demon man. There's very, very little character or relationship development, and it time skips to an extremely bland, one-note epilogue that's exactly the same between characters, barring a couple dialogue changes, after getting through the one-hour-tops ''romance'' route. And before anyone cries 'lol who wants plot in a porn game', 1. I do, and 2. the porn is also bad. Like, a 16yo straight girl with a Wattpad account for Yaoi fangirling could and has done better. I'm disappointed as a gay person. I'm disappointed as a writer and digital artist who knows the effort these projects take and STILL got mad at the low quality. And I'm disappointed as a player and smut game enthusiast who unwrapped a shiny present to find that the wrapping was all it had going for it. For the record, I tried to refund this game, it upset me so much, and I wasn't allowed to because I'd gone AFK at one point and my timer went over. Since then, I've reinstalled and replayed it to see if I was unfair to it the first time, and frankly, no, I wasn't. 5.8 hours on record, final verdict: it's just not good.

This time I'm making it a negative review, despite me wanting to give endless support for these type of games... But this one, just like the other Y Press Game I played, just isn't worth it and I'm already wondering if it becomes a typical thing for them? I just wish, instead of pushing out game after game (I didn't forget about that failed one), they'd actually put some effort into the projects they're working on? It's like the incredible ideas they come up with are completely wasted on them, to be painfully honest.. Just like with the other game, this one has a good story base. Nice characters. But it all falls flat, because there's just no actual meaning to it all. There's no depth. No development. Nothing. It's just "These are the circumstances. Enjoy the steam rolls!" And while steamy stuff sure as heck is a selling point, it just isn't something that can carry the game through on it's own. I played one of the routes, had a bit of a relapse trauma from the game I previously played and dropped it aside to maybe come back to it later, but.. weeks later I still don't want to come back to it because it's just not worth it. There's nothing to come back to except for half-assed smex and wasted story ideas. It's just deeply frustrating. Hence why I will not recommend this game. You can get it. But you probably shouldn't.

Good porn should have engaging plot and interesting characters, because how else would you feel for your proxy - the protagonist? What else makes you feel? What else draws you in? My Magical Demon Lover, sadly, has none of the above. It depends heavily on archetypes and so expects that you somehow fill all the plot holes and add details yourself, because you know the genre well enough, don't you? You picked the game about wizardry and demons, so you might know a thing or two about them. Do I need to add that this didn't work at all. This is just a lack of content. Not only the world is not shown, we hardly know anything about main characters, including the protagonist and what we unexpectedly do know is almost always said, not shown. The novel is very short and almost nothing happens, and these little things that happen, are never shown. We just have a variety of sex scenes and that't basically it. The scenes are not bad, mostly thanks to the artists, but "censorship" which ends in usage of words like "schlong" totally ruins any mood the scene tries to establish. The genitals are never shown as well, so, sadly, even sex is not hot here. The only saving grace of this game is its art, although it features works from a few different artists which is a bit confusing and ruins all the immersion there could be, especially since some of the artists are far less skilled. Having said that, this is my final judgement. Pros: + idea + art (some of it) Cons: - the absence of plot - tell, don't show - 2-dimensional characters - verbal and visual censorship - art from different artists As I stated above, the idea is good. There is so much that could be done with it, but wasn't.

It almost feels like a shame to give this game a negative rating as the music, character designs, art style, and even the basic premise all have potential. However, I could not play much of it as I became far too uncomfortable. There are ways of doing comedy erotica properly, this is not it. I should have expected it to be uncomfortable the moment I saw the "yaoi" and "ecchi" descriptions but I'm willing to give things a chance if I like the look of the style, though as a man who is attracted to men I do not feel like this game was created with people like myself in mind. As other reviews have mentioned there are no trigger warnings for more sensitive and upsetting themes that are features and they are played out as erotic concepts rather than genuinely traumatic situations. All warnings featured in this game revolve around the fact that the characters are all men and all sexual situations are between men which makes it seem as if being gay is something uncomfortable or dirty which really pushes how heavily fetishised gay men are here. The main character expresses on multiple occasions at the start that he is not attracted to men and is not fully consenting to any sexual interaction with other men, a common trend in the rather questionable yaoi genre. The attempts at comedy often come off as forced and the "erotic" scenes are made embarrassing and ridiculous by the use of childish language such as "bung hole". The creators' choice of language makes it seem as if they were too embarrassed to use the actual terms which makes me wonder whether erotica is really the genre for them. I hate to say that I regret spending money on this, I really should have done more research before purchasing. This game makes light of serious topics and heavily fetishises mlm people in some of the worst ways and only managed to remind me of why I grew out of my yaoi phase in the first place. The fact the creators felt that the players needed to be reminded on several occasions that all the characters are men and that this is a gay man only added to the ridiculousness of it all. Also the fact they thought that we needed to be warned that it involved homoerotic situations but were entirely comfortable including jokes about incest, non consensual situations, and concepts of "sexual favours" under coercion without any real warning says all one needs to know.

Jesus ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ Christ. 50,000 words of the writer(s?) learning comedy is harder than it looks. I live played this on discord and now I'm just known as the "wangdoodle" girl. I'm haunted by a motion blurred screenshot that just says "let your penis decide!" Man. I love VNs. But this ain't it. This ain't it. (Just because this'll show the playtime: I've played more than 5 minutes. I've played all the routes. But ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, I sure as ♥♥♥♥ went offline so no one would see me doing it.)

WHY DID I BUY THIS LMAO

💬 Caveat This recommendation comes from a place of genuine support for creators making mlm games. Even when a title is rough around the edges or not fully to my taste, I believe it matters that it exists—and that someone tried to make it for us. Representation, visibility, and storytelling in this space are still growing, and I want to encourage that growth. I don’t refund these games. I want the devs to try again. I want them to know someone saw their work and believed it was worth building on. That said, if you're on the fence—wait for a steep sale. 🎮 Gameplay & Genre A linear fantasy-themed visual novel with mild dating sim mechanics and a magic-lite plot. You play as Tristan, a gay-for-pay? wizard-in-training who becomes the reluctant magical protector of his village, guided (and romanced) by four demons. No real choices outside of romance direction. There are a few small interactive elements, but it's mostly reading with light variation. 🔥 M/M Content There’s no actual nudity or explicit sex. Scenes are implied but not shown, and the LIs lean heavily toward androgyny. This might appeal to some, but if you’re looking for bara or even midrange masculine presentation, it’s not here. Worse, the protagonist starts out straight-ish or confused, which can be frustrating for players seeking an unabashedly gay lead. 🎨 Visuals & Style The art is colorful and soft, but the character design is extremely femme-coded for nearly all LIs. The demons are more bishōnen than beastly. There’s not a single ♥♥♥♥ in the whole game. The UI is functional but a bit dated, which reflects the game’s age and earlier position in Y Press’s catalog. 🗣️ Tone & Writing Over-the-top camp with a thin plot and a lot of awkward lines. The humor is silly, which may work for some, but it can be a miss if you’re expecting a deeper or more coherent fantasy story. The central conflict (Tristan replacing his uncle as town protector) is barely developed. That said, it doesn’t take itself too seriously, which may help you enjoy it more with the right mindset. 👍 Best Thing It tries to tell a fantasy M/M story (with a straight MC) with a full cast and distinct (if tropey) romance options. 👎 Worst Thing No nudity, weak writing, and a protagonist who isn't gay and only ♥♥♥♥♥ the demons for power. Also…no demon ♥♥♥♥. ⭐ Final Verdict One of Y Press Games’ weaker titles. It has novelty value, but lacks the polish, plot, and explicit content fans may expect. Buy it on steep sale to support the genre, but don’t expect to be blown away. I also curate a Steam page reviewing M/M games if you’re looking for more titles in this space: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/45790038/

Bunghole.