The best game you missed in August 2020: Milky Way Prince – The Vampire Star

Milky Way Prince – The Vampire Star

A visual novel about an abusive relationship, idealization, and intimacy. Live a summer of dysfunctional love through branching storylines, twists, sudden changes, and an innovative mechanic where you choose which senses to use with your boyfriend.

A screenshot from Milky Way Prince showing a young man sat cross legged in front of a large window. Everything is red tinged - behind him are the tops of some pinky red palm trees, and a red apartment block. The young man looks like he has been gagged by a butterfly.

Playing Milky Way Prince made me think about people I would rather forget, and memories that will never quite stop hurting. You know, the ones about the intense, dysfunctional relationships you sometimes end up in when you’re stupid and young.

It’s a game that feels young at its core – the first commercial work of a solo developer, Lorenzo “eyeguys” Redaelli, and the first work published by developer Santa Ragione, of Wheels Of Aurelia fame. Like many young adults, it’s rough around the edges and entirely too sincere.

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