Studio Élan is always my go-to. English-speaking studio, good writing, almost all of it is voiced, and their art is gorgeous. Heart of the Woods, maybe?
Not just that, but from a visual novel standpoint, I can think of some games that are written in certain time periods, and the words and phrases are VERY different from how people talk in the modern day. Or characters with unique ways of speaking - trying to translate that and keep it true to...
For me, I think the final choice in Life is Strange punched me so hard in the gut I'm still feeling it 10 years later. It's not super difficult on the gameplay, but the story is A++.
I primarily play BL or GL, with a sprinkle of otome thrown in for variety, and I kind of feel like there aren't an abundance of new, quality BL or GL games coming out (in English or otherwise).
Because of that, the few that I've been avidly waiting for, I will probably buy and play as soon as...
Good call, shame on me for not mentioning Tokyo Onmyouji. Has one of my favorite MCs in BL games. I haven't actually played Friendly Lab, which is why I didn't recommend it.
Some of these have been talked about, some of them haven't. All have been localized, so available on Steam or MangaGamer or Jast.
These devs tend to produce some quality games - but also, read the content warnings because most of them are a bit disturbing or dark in a variety of ways. That...