- earth command has authorized a 60% discount - 30 September 2026
attention all pilots:heaven will be mine is part of the game devs of color expo steam sale, which means humanity’s future, giant robots, and making out with your enemies are currently 60% off.and because apparently one bad decision deserves another, the 60% discount continues through the steam autumn sale, october 1–8.earth command would like everyone to return home in an orderly fashion.we humbly suggest buying the lesbian mecha game instead.
- pillow fight is unleashing more monsters - 13 August 2026
attention all pilots:our friends at pillow fight, the developers of HWBM, are making something new. apparently giant robots and fighting the devil at summer camp wasn’t enough for them. they're working with the drawfee crew, artist/comedian/d&d podcaster caldwell tanner, and friends on drawnsters, a ridiculous art game where players draw their own monsters, make them fight to the death, and collect the survivors. the fight to the death part is pretty appealing.the kickstarter is already over $100k from 3,500+ backers, but the campaign runs until august 29. more money means more weird stuff, including prozd voice acting at $125k and foil signed cards at $150k.earth command recommends exercising restraint.but pillow fight recommends making monsters fight.
- doomed futures travel in pairs - 8 July 2026
attention all pilots:if you've ever looked at the end of the world and thought, "this seems like a great time to unpack some deeply complicated feelings," we've got good news for you.heaven will be mine is now part of a special bundle with 1000xresist. two unforgettable science fiction stories featuring queer folx, one convenient opportunity to make emotionally questionable decisions. pick them up before the steam summer sale ends on july 9, and let the existential crisis begin.earth command would probably tell you to save your money.we think you should buy the sci-fi games instead. we might be biased
- modernization update now available - 11 June 2026
attention all pilots:earth command would like to remind you that giant robots are a waste of money, space colonization is a failed dream, and everyone should come home immediately.we disagree.a new modernization update for heaven will be mine is now live, bringing a variety of improvements for modern hardware and displays:• steam deck compatibility• enhanced 4k visual presentation• improved compatibility with modern systems• improved text display and readabilitywe've updated the game's visual assets and presentation to better support newer displays while preserving the original artwork and aesthetic. whether you're returning to support luna-terra, pluto, and saturn or joining the war for the fate of space for the first time, we hope you enjoy the update.now get back in that robot.
- Get 14 romantic visual novels while supporting Black trans folks - 13 July 2020
If you missed the giant Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality on Itch last month, you’ve got yet another shot at good games for a good cause. The Visual Novel Romance Collection for Black Trans Lives is precisely what it says on the tin: fourteen romantic games (several of which the RPS crew have quite liked) in support of The Okra Project . (more…)
- For the second year running, the Glaad awards look like they're missing the mark on celebrating queer representation - 9 January 2020
Glaad (formerly known as the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) have brought their media awards back for the 31st year, and for the second year in a row they’re recognising video games “for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community and the issues that affect their lives”. Last year, Jay Castello wrote about how these video game awards highlight difficulties in celebrating queer representation , and this year it’s slighty better, but it still feels a bit like it’s missing the point. (more…)
- The 10 best visual novels on PC - 29 November 2019
On a rainy night, some people enjoy getting comfy, grabbing their beverage of choice, and curling up with a good book. Some others like doing the same exact thing, but with a game. I say, why not both? Visual novels are the perfect genre of game to curl up with. Here s our collection for the ten best visual novels. (more…)
- Steam's Autumn Sale begins today - 26 November 2019
Are y’all ready for some deals? With Black Friday almost upon us and only a few weeks since the last big Steam sale, of course it’s time for some deals. Steam’s Autumn Sale kicked off today, dealing out discounts and delights until the shutters close next Tuesday. You can check out the full list of discounted games on Steam here . Blimey, there’s a few of them. Over 13,000 of them. Tell you what, I’ll give you a couple of recommendations to get started. (more…)
- The writer of Heaven Will Be Mine on how she made 2018's most interesting game - 24 July 2019
If it was socially acceptable to ask people who made cool things to explain them to me, I would absolutely do this for everything, all the time. Bloody hell, that cake was delicious. Please describe to me the process of making it, how much planning you had to do, and what the ingredients mean to you. And also what you think of current cake culture. I was very excited to talk to Aevee Bee of Worst Girls Games, because she wrote Heaven Will Be Mine . Made by Worst Girls and Pillow Fight Games, it s a visual novel that Bee described as “a season of a giant robot anime if all the mecha pilots were girls and all the gay subtext was was actually just happening instead.” It was one of the most exciting and interesting games I played last year. It s also the sort of game that I can t imagine how to make. So let s start at the start. (more…)
- Romancing The Code: the unknowable love of Heaven Will Be Mine - 10 January 2019
Romancing The Code is a regular series where Alice Bee writes about the different ways games make us fall in love, without the actual sex bit. One of the things I find endlessly fascinating about us, people, is the way we form emotional attachments to things that aren t, y know, things. Paint a face on a mug and good god, you d better not break that mug. People marry walls and have sex with cars. They get all tingly over books . And they feel real feelings about fake people in video games. So when I say I really like video game romances, it s true — but it s the romance bit, not the sex scenes where the polygons awkwardly rub up against one another. How do developers make us care enough about a character to want to watch a terrible sex scene with a fade to black? To the extent that we keep caring about them after we turn off the computer? It s interesting to frame this question ar…
- Flirt from the safety of your giant robot cockpit in Heaven Will Be Mine - 30 July 2018
We all have our defences at least a little bit raised when meeting someone new. In Heaven Will Be Mine , a new visual novel released late last week, those defences are just a little bit more literal, and far larger. I guess it’s easier to flirt confidently when you’ve got energy shields and a giant humanoid metal hull capable of shrugging off meteorites. Set in a bizarre anime-inspired alternate 1980s, it’s the story of three ace mecha pilots on a mission, although there’s every chance they’ll drop it all to get their smooch on. (more…)
- Sext your enemies and take a mech for a joyride in Heaven Will Be Mine - 26 July 2018
Heaven Will Be Mine is a "queer science fiction mecha" visual novel set in an alternate 1981 where mankind is trying to find a new place to live by exploring space in giant robots. Unfortunately, all they've found is "an intangible and ephemeral existential threat from beyond the solar system," so after a few decades of attrition, they decide to call it quits and return home—but not before an eight-day war breaks out between three factions.  Girls from those factions serve as the game's multiple playable protagonists. There's Luna-Terra, a seasoned pilot; Saturn, a skilled hacker; and Pluto, an "overwhelming super psychic." Your choice of protagonist determines your perspective within the story, and each girl's arc features different scenes. That said, no matter who you play as, Heaven Will Be Mine is universally about three things: "joyriding mecha, kiss…
