Underplayed Gems

The happiness of maggots (2025)

The happiness of maggots cover
Developer
君羊
Platforms
Windows
Genres
RPG
Rating
4.6 of 5, 49 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 8.9 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

A quiet, reflective visual novel about personal stories and their endings, driven by reading and making choices.

story-drivenemotionalquietfemale protagonisttext-heavymultiple endingsatmosphericreflective

What players say

Players describe a dense, melancholic visual novel about a woman who kidnaps a struggling idol to force her to be happy. Most praise the art and emotional depth but warn the prose is bloated and the pacing sluggish, requiring fast-forward on replays. Reviewers split on the protagonist: some find her self-indulgent, others compelling.

Screenshots

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