Underplayed Gems

Parasite in Love (2025)

Parasite in Love cover
Developer
Night Asobu
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Adventure, Indie
Rating
4.7 of 5, 58 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 49 minutes
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

A short visual novel that feels like a tense, claustrophobic conversation with a parasitic lover, blending body horror with an intimate, hallucinatory romance.

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What players say

Players praise Parasite in Love as a short, unsettling horror visual novel that takes about an hour to see all four endings. Many compare its tone to Junji Ito stories, and several describe the brain-eating amoeba love interest as an abusive partner.

Screenshots

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