Yearning: A Gay Story overview

Overview

Yearning: A Gay Story comes from bobcgames and is published by Project Ensō. It arrived on Steam on Aug 2, 2021, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, DualShock Controller Support, DualSense Controller Support, Partial Controller Support, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, Linux, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Yearning: A Gay Story's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 1 players at 22 September 2026 - 22:04:23 UTC, with a tracked peak near 9. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 74% positive across 84 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Yearning: A Gay Story is available in 1 languages including:

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Yearning: A Gay Story has sold up to 2,580 units and has recommendation data pending. Revenue data is not available for this game yet. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Yearning: A Gay Story overview details

Yearning: A Gay Story combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Yearning: A Gay Story (YAGS for short) is a realistic coming-out-focused character-driven slice-of-life visual novel where you play as a gay man starting his freshman year of college at a generic university somewhere in the midwestern United States. The game features dating sim elements, but is not focused on them. You will interact with a cast of characters, each with their own personality and stories, as you navigate college life, develop friendships, play board games, and come out. With luck, you might even find a boyfriend. A world where you can befriend people and see events from different perspectives, depending on your decisions 4 dateable guys* with their own distinct stories, with good and bad endings for each guy (9 endings in all*) 230,000+ words and meaningful choices Collectibles system to track and reward your decisions Achievements, for completionists Unlockable in-game character profiles An original soundtrack featuring "Yearning", the YAGS theme * Or are there? Looking for more gay romance? Zen: A Gay Sequel takes place after the end of YAGS, this time from Carlos' perspective!

SteamPulse editorial summary

Yearning: A Gay Story is listed as a game with Free to play. It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, DualShock Controller Support, DualSense Controller Support, Partial Controller Support, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Casual, Simulation, and Free To Play. SteamPulse's latest observation records 1 players at 22 September 2026 - 22:04:23 UTC, a tracked peak of 9, and 74% positive reviews.

Content descriptors

This is not an explicit game. Sex is neither shown nor explicitly described. However, the game does feature strong language, adult situations, nudity, and implied (gay) sex, as well as discussions of sex and sexuality.

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