Just before I forget, for an IF where gender matters, there's Season of Shadows. It's the Regency era, and you play as a young lord or lady debuting in their first Season. I'm pretty sure you get different scenes and ppl react differently to you depending on if you're male/female/gay/straight...
Omg fellow POMA enjoyer. This gets me so sad because I'm really into wuxia, but you can tell that they're all made with a male protagonist in mind (POMA, Aura Clash, Dao Ascension). Atp, just give me Tang Ruo, and I'll be happy 😭
(sorry for derailing convo)
Tried out Dark Parts and liked it! Tagged yandere
Also, for IF recs, I'm a shameless promoter of The Ballad of the Young Gods and Stygian Sun: Total Eclipse. Stygian Sun doesn't have a lot of romance yet (more so familial bonds), but I think it's truly written well. Made me cry lol. As for...
You put my thoughts into words perfectly!
For me, most yandere characters (at least the ones on itch.io) tend to feel pretty formulaic. I think that authors get too caught up in the "yandere = likes MC" mindset that they forget they need to make the yandere an actual character. Like liking the...