
Lookouts
Two lookouts meet in a desert, far from the sight of their gangs.
With more in common than they could've expected, they scout out a town with rumours of gold.
What will become of this fateful meeting?
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Lookouts is a romance visual novel about two gay trans masc outlaws in the old west, finding refuge in each other, and a little hope for a better life.
With roughly 45,000 words of story and a 5-6 hour reading time, it's a much expanded version of the original made for the Gay Western Jam. The original jam version can be played here!
Controls: Click or press spacebar to progress/show dialogue. The menu bar will show up in the top right hand corner if you tap/mouse over it.
Loading the game in the browser version may take a while depending on your internet connection. If it looks like it isn't loading, don't worry, it is! Just give it a minute or two.
CW for: alcohol, smoking, gun violence (with SFX), gun death, blood, injury, mild transphobia, discussions of racism and settler violence. Injuries aren't described in graphic detail but there are some visual aids and allusions.
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Made with love by:
- Col (Art and Character Design)
- Hawky (Programming and Story)
- Featuring music by the talented Jamiee of fakegamercomics

Marble Claws is Hawky and Col's next venture in making games. Check the team's itchio account here, tumblr here, and Bluesky here.
If you'd like to get in contact regarding Lookouts, feel free to email us at marbleclaws [at] gmail [dot] com.
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If you enjoyed the game and want some extra super cool stuff, consider buying the Gold Edition of Lookouts. If you click the Download Now button, for only £5/$6.50 you get a zip file containing:
- High quality original versions of all the art from the game
- Exclusive wallpapers for desktop and mobile
- The full banging OST
- A bunch of extra original art of doodles and designs by Col
- Five mini comics with the characters
- A development artbook
The Lookouts OST by Jamie can also be bought and listened to individually over here on Bandcamp!
Merch is available now! Go to our store to buy Lookouts stickers, postcards, shirts, or a physical edition of the artbook! https://marbleclaws.bigcartel.com/

Status | Released |
Platforms | HTML5, Windows, Android |
Release date | Apr 01, 2022 |
Rating | Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars (1,932 total ratings) |
Authors | paranoidhawk, coldoggo |
Genre | Visual Novel |
Made with | Unity |
Tags | Furry, Gay, LGBT, LGBTQIA, Narrative, Queer, Romance, Transgender, Western |
Average session | A few hours |
Languages | Arabic, English, Spanish; Castilian, French, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil), Chinese (Traditional) |
Inputs | Keyboard, Mouse, Touchscreen |
Accessibility | One button, Blind friendly |
Download
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Development log
- Translations now available! Patch 1.3Dec 30, 2024
- Lookouts' Second Anniversary! Comics, Translations, CommissionsApr 01, 2024
- Lookouts' First Anniversary! Patch, Merch, ArtbookApr 01, 2023
- We're Nominated for an Ursa Major!Mar 09, 2023
- Lookouts Plans for 2023Feb 09, 2023
- Two Week Patch + Big Thank You!Apr 16, 2022
- Lookouts is out!Apr 01, 2022
- Look out for Lookouts - Coming 30/03/22Mar 16, 2022
Comments
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10/10 This game was so cute! I loved the characters and the art style. I love stories like this so again 10/10 "gay little game"
im now hysterically sobbing over a bird and a dog great game 10/10 will absolutely play and cry again
absolutely life-changing and ltrly targeted Right at me (my heart. it was shot multiple times ouch) could not describe how much it means to me if i tried but highly recommended i love u my fellow t4t tfags oughhhh Heart🤎 bought merch pack last year too best purchase of my life the characters and story ever
and what if i start sobbing, it is such a meaningful and silly (cute) game, i would play it for eternity but now i'm hella curious to know what they're gon do next </3
For some reason when i try to play on my browser it breaks my pc and crashes and lags severely when it does work leading to a crash
This is by far one of the cutest and most incredible games I've played. The characters were all constructed so well, I loved every little detail about their anxieties and mannerisms!! all of the art was so gorgeous, i had to stop and screenshot all the backgrounds. It was so refreshing to see serious issues mixed in with cute queer western game, to see all the little inferences they make about their pasts. The writing is incredible, felt like a western novella brought to life. I'm in love. Thanks so much for making this!!
Cara que jogão, muito imersivo roteiro ó uma delícia personagem minha nossa não tenho nem o que comentar, apenas absoluto cinema.
Robin having anxiety about the future and them voicing it out loud, then getting reassurance from Joseph absolutely broke me.
i love this "gay little game" to pieces <3
just played through the entire game in 1 sitting. i need to know if there's a rout where neither Robin or Joseph get hurt, please they are in my head.
I'm now going to go through all of the game screenshoting everything for my own personal purposes (profile pictures on discord <3 )
i love this game so so so so so verrry much. pulled me out of my depression for a little while. thank you devs for making this wonderful wonderful game. this changed my life!!
Played the entire thing last night coz it was so good. I absolutely love it sm omg it's so cute.
nice to play during meth cooking yo
Okay I'm sorry but THIS ART OMG ITS SO BEAUTIFUL I"M GOING TO CRY😭😭😭
just completed it and i almost wanted to cry several times because of how amazing the storyline was. I don't think any game has made me feel this joyed before. Keep up the outstanding work! <3
I Just Finished the Game Earlier,It was Amazing! I Really Love The artstyle,The Story and the Characters! I hope You can Make more Of These Type Visual Novel! Luv Your Hard Work! Keep It Up!
so amazing wow. such an amazing concept executed perfectly - the queerness, the setting, and the town of clemency. and joseph!!!! absolutely wonderful charming lil guy. the way the main character reacts to being treated as a man is so gender euphoric and oooh.. the art style fits like a gloveeeee on this game.. and the writing... ohhh the writing is so amazing and the soundtrack too obviously!! 5 star novel
we love Joseph <3333
i thought they would die and it would end in a tragedy but thank god it's ended in a happy yet open end ending I hope they live a happy good live so gay and cute >3
tears were shed, 10/10
i love this game so much omg, the bgm is stuck in my head and i'm not complaining at all. such a lovely story! an absolute delight. 10/10 would recommend
This game is so cute! :)
This is I think my favourite visual novel I have ever come across. This depiction of queer existence in the West really struck a cord with me, and I fell in love with the characters. Thank you for making this incredible game that everyone involved so clearly cared very deeply about. I'm following your next works with interest!
This is a masterpiece. It took me through thousands of emotions with the most common ones being aweee and KISS PLEASE! It felt like I was reading a full-on novel with just how wonderful everything was written. And the art was just absolutely beautiful, I found myself staring at each drawing in amazement. Not only that but the music was also amazing! When I went on this website to find a little game, I could play to past the time I didn't expect to find something as amazing as this.
I honestly just had to make an account so I could say just how much I adore this game. It needs to be more popular. I hope everyone plays this game because everyone deserves to experience this masterpiece.
This is greatness in a game.
i loved this game so much, such an adorable and heartfelt story. extremely underrated and i loved everything about it. thank you for creating this 💗
This story was so good it was so sweet. I'm showing this to my friend and I hope they love it as much as I do. 10/10
This made me cry it was so sweet :')
Made an itch.io account just so I could say that, Im sobbing rn
I made this account just I can comment on this amazing game. I love it so much, extremely underrated 10/10
Beautiful art, vibe, and music <3 Congrats
one of the most underrated games, felt like an interactive graphic novel. beautiful art, compelling characters, 10/10.
does anyone know what happened to their merch shop? i wanted to buy their merch but i cant access it :(
great history tho i feel this is more of a book than a game. i really enjoyed it nonetheless
sad how this game is underrated
This game is actually so cute. I expected less since I'm playing on browser but OH.MY.GOD. This was adorable n I LOOVVEE your art style and character designs. Please make more games like this!! ^^ (also u should finish working on fixing your store so I can buy merch heh)
I absolutely ADORED this visual novel.I played through it in one sitting.Everything from the unique art style,writing to the turns of phrase used by the characters are phenominal!The story was really gripping,heartwarming and thought provoking.I was wondering during the gunfight part if we'd both survive,did i make the right choices for a happy ending? Keep up the great work^^.(also the special scene art with joeseph and the reader are all SO CUTE)
The character design is so... MMmhgghhhh. Yes. I'm stealing these ideas for my OCs.
This was so great! played it all in one sitting and just ahHHHH
I friggin love this so much! Super cute art and characters, beautiful story and it's just everything i love wrapped in a neat little computer file. I dont know what else to say, it's amazing and if someone is reading this and thinking about playing the game, PLAY IT FFS!
I love this. I love this so so so much. I LOVE IT. This is GREAT. This is AMAZING. This is an absolute MASTERPIECE! Thank you.
peak game ngl
i also saved at the scene they kissed XD
does anyone know that they can change the name????? u just gotta delete Robin lol
ive had my eye on this for months now. so glad i finally got to play it. super adorable. art is gorgeous.
can you pls fix your store so i can buy some merch? <3