Our Home, My Keeper

A very lovely game about a struggling writer and her new faerie friend. Would recommend for people who enjoy reading storyies about women loving women, and a blend of modern and light fantasy topics. The foreshadowing for some events were subtle with enough for me to catch onto some of the big plot points. Each of the characters were wirtten very well, which is no surprise when it comes to the musings of Ebi-hime. The art from the sprites, to the CG's, and the backgrounds were beautiful. The backgrounds for each scene were well drawn, each full of little details, and small references. The way the rooms are decorated helps build of a character's world building, makes the world feel like a lived place. The music was lovely to listen to, Singto Conley did another amazing job on the OST. The music placement for the scenes was great, enhancing to the emotional moments. The music really helped set the mood for the scenes both the very emotional and the calm mundane. I really loved the UI for the game, it was so cute. The custom cursor used for the game is adorable

Has a few moments that have slight horror vibes but nothing serious. Otherwise a nice story about an unexpected relationship and some untold secrets complicating things. Could do with a bit more clean up of grammar mistakes and typos though based on my time reading it which was before any patches.

this was my very first visual novel ive ever completed, and what a joy it was to complete!!! the story, the art, the characters, the music, all of it was soo lovely!!!

Cutest game maybe ever (╥﹏╥)

Literally two inches tall. In all seriousness though, this game was great. I found the characters enjoyable, especially Faye, and was pleasantly surprised with a slightly darker tale than I was expecting. Gay dolly go brrrr

"It's always exciting to see what sorts of new ideas will emerge when established game makers come together, and I think that [i]Our Home, My Keeper[/i] is a promising first collaboration between Studio Élan and ebi-hime. In some ways, it's pretty par for the course, at least when it comes to Studio Élan's recent output (I've never experienced any of ebi-hime's games): a fantasy yuri romance novel with a dark undercurrent describes this, [i]Lock & Key[/i], and [i]A Tithe in Blood[/i] quite well. It also hits a lot of the same highs as those games: great art, compelling writing, and lovely music are all to be expected, but I still adore them every time. In other ways, [i]Our Home, My Keeper[/i] feels like a step back: the editing is noticeably worse compared to those other two titles, and the handling of serious subject matter isn't given enough room to breathe, instead devolving into a rushed resolution that attempts to tie trauma up with a neat little bow … while ignoring the blood that's seeping through the bandage. However, whether it's because the supernatural elements take a bit more of a backseat here or just because the game arrived at a time where its themes of creative burnout and settling into a new home were extra applicable to me, I found it to be remarkably resonant in a way that made me far more forgiving of its flaws than I may have otherwise been. There's certainly room for improvement, but I sincerely hope to see more of Studio Élan and ebi-hime working together; something tells me [i]Our Home, My Keeper[/i] is only scratching the surface of their collective potential." Full review [url=https://olivigarden.ca/2026/05/22/our-home-my-keeper-review/]here[/url]

A very cute yuri VN. The story is fun, though it also isn't really anything special. The artwork and presentation are great and help elevate it a lot.

Charmingly quaint (and British) writing as ever from Ebi-Hime. This time the production values reach lavish levels since it’s a Studio Elan production. The UI flourishes were particularly nice. There’s a nice realism to the protagonist and her thoughts, with the way she’ll second guess herself or how her musings circle back to her job as a writer. Might be a bit of confirmation bias though since I expect writers to know a writers mind best. Makes one wonder how much of themselves they put in the character. She pairs well with the adorable “max affection from the get go” brownie heroine. My main issue is that it feels a bit too short. The plot itself is fine but it feels like it needs one or two more scenes of slice of life downtime in between each plot development to let the relationship breathe a bit more. When there’s narration like “and then a few weeks passed”, it doesn’t really feel like it. Still, overall a sweet story with just the right amount of seriousness/darkness to add a little spice and a pleasant read throughout.

I've been excited since the moment this was first announced. Ebi-hime and Studio Elan collabing was like a dream come true. And I fell even more in love after playing the demo and eagerly waited for the full release. Now that its out its everything I dreamed of! If you like Ebi-hime's other stories this is an easy pick up for you. Just another masterpiece into the collection. Its not too long of a game, took me about 3 hours, but its a very well written and a very sweet story. And gosh do I just ever love Faye!! The rest of the game is also of course very well done, from the art to the music. And I particularly want to highlight the UI design because oh my god?? Its so well made and especially the little animated pen roll when you open the menu in game oh my goddddddd I love it. So fitting for this story and Paige's character as a writer. I don't think I'll ever not love a Studio Elan release and they certainly didn't prove me wrong this time either. Much love to the whole team thank you for this game <3

A somewhat short, very cute VN. Has what you'd expect from a collaboration between Studio Elan and ebi-hime : great story, enjoyable writing, solid characters, and a vibe that swings with great results between cute and heartwarming, and cold and unsettling. If you like VNs, yuri, a story set in the modern English countryside, doll girls, or all of those at once. this should be a pleasure to read through.