
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/

| Updated | 26 days ago |
| Status | Released |
| Platforms | HTML5, Windows, Android |
| Release date | Apr 01, 2022 |
| Rating | Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars (2,362 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 |
| Content | No generative AI was used |
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Development log
- Lookouts' 4th Anniversary! Merch shop reopen, patch coming soon26 days ago
- 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





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This game was absolutely divine. This game felt like a safe haven. I look forward for any future games and will definitely be buying from your website!
Best Gay game ever! Absolutely loving it a 11 out of 10 the best of the best! Please make cheaper 2 or part 2 if I could erase my memory I could play this game again! ❤️❤️
I randomly stumbled on this game and wow the art the story the music its all so amazing and beautiful the too main characters are so easy to relate to and overall this game made me feel so many emotions thank you for bringing this game to life
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Loved the game, the story and art were great idk what else to say
I love this game. It was very wholesome
It was a long game but it was very cute and i loved this and i cryed when it ended, very good and will make you cry.
Honestly ? An adorable game. The artstyle is wonderful, and the story is not bad either. I will admit, spoilers ahead:
- "My mama taught me not to use my beak in front of anyone other than family or lovers" followed by "preening Robin" made me melt
Wonderful game! Obsessed with the art and story, it really got me in my feels at certain parts. Just really well done! I ended up playing it all in one night even though I started it late but it was so worth it. I could totally see myself replaying it sometime too, awesome work!
This has definitely been my favourite Visual Novel ever!
It even made me slightly emotional at some points, but in just the right way!
I had hoped for a tad bit more content, however what came out of this was genuinely the best mobile game experience ever!
I'm not expecting a "part 2" (although that would be insane) but I'm definitely going to hope that I will be able to play more awesome stuff like this!
But genuinely, if anyone has the time to answer: Could there ever be a slight continuation of the game & the story? Or is this really the "end" of this?
I loved this game a lot!!! I don´t know how much times I cried while playing because of how emotional some parts of the game are...I didn't expect that this game would make me feel so touched, I hope you continue making games like this...I hope you all to enjoy this journey of making games like this, just to keep going and do more and more
OMGOMGOMG I really appreciate the range of queer representation, I was so happy when sheriff was like dude I'm not a law man, and then after that no one used any pronouns for sheriff. also also also I like that you didn't explicitly state that mc is trans but just alluded too it with the whole tomboy thing and the repetition of what kind of man he is and such. it broke my heart when I realized why they were calling him tomboy, and when he was so shocked at Joseph calling him sir. omg I just read the description I didn't realize they were both trans I really appreciate this as a tboy myself seeing esp gay trans men represented means a lot to me. also the art is genuinely so gorgeous like you guys have such a unique style that I am just obsessed with, thank you so much for blessing the world with this masterpiece of a game <33333
Infinite style and beauty for days! love this!
I finished this game in one sitting and omg it was so sweet!! I loved it sm<333 (I made an account just for this but I NEEDED to leave a comment!!)
this game was so beautiful, it made me feel seen and loved in my own way. Im totally gonna find a way to buy all the merch *sobs in broke and unemployed* and im def gonna play at least 20 more times
Буквально вчера, просматривая множество игр, я нашел этот роман и понял, что в него обязательно нужно играть. Дизайн персонажей, фон и дизайн самой игры в целом привлекли мое внимание, потому что все выглядит очень красиво и трогательно. Хотя, прочитав описание игры, я немного насторожился, это был мой первый опыт чтения подобных романов о нетрадиционных отношениях... Но я просто хочу сказать тем, кто не играл.. Это самая милая и безопасная игра об исключительно романтических отношениях, без NSFW. Самые теплые чувства я испытал после прохода, это невыразимый кайф внутри и чувство радости, конец оставил только положительные эмоции. Я очень рад, что прочитал это! Благодарю авторов этой работы за этот трогательный опыт, он действительно важен для меня, ваша работа - самая приятная находка для меня!
This is such a sweet, beautiful, fleshed-out story with such perfect characters, visuals, and music. I loved this game so much. 10/10
P.S. I love my cute little gay furries. :3
Muy bueno juego excelente banda sonora, ilustraciones hermosa y una increíble historia estube jugando por tres horas seguidas
This is the one of my favorites, (and forever will be) one of my top loved visual novels!!
I LOVE THIS GAME, I was struck by absolutely everything, the prescribed plot, the author's drawing, I have never seen such a unique drawing anywhere, the predominance of exclusively black, white and orange colors gives the game a special atmosphere, the game of shades is very well chosen, if we talk about Robin and Joseph, they are so cute, I am so glad that I played play this game, now it's my favorite visual novel, 11/10
Thanks to the creators for such a wonderful story ^_^
Great art style!
is there anyway you could make it available to play for Mac?
I'm afraid not, due to Apple requiring money just to publish apps for their systems.
I just played it for the first time today, and it was amazing! I'm defiantly buying the gold edition now!
ps just bought the gold version and let me just say it is one hundred percent worth it for the art book alone, would recomend.
I need everyone to know how much I still love this game, even after about two years
I HATE YOU! YOU MADE ME CRI. gmgrk :(
i love this art so much i might buy a shirt before playing this holy sh!!!t
This is so wholesome oh my gosh😭
GAY (I honestly loved it!!! So good!!!!!!!)
Eu já me apaixonei de cara pela a arte maravilhosa!!! Depois que comecei a jogar então, ai foi amor mesmo, gente que jogo maravilhoso! e acabou que eu me identifiquei mais que tudo em alguns momentos rsrs, Parabéns aos envolvidos!
Bueno, cuando lo termine senti una sensación rara, no sabría decir que, fue al dia siguiente que logre asimilar, y me llegaron las emociones, aún me siento un poco triste y pienso: "ojalá esta novela fuese mas larga o tuviese secuela". Como es posible que pese a ser en un lapso de tiempo tan corto tanto en el propio universo como para mi persona me logre cautivar esto tanto? Es extraño, en fin, muy buena novela, ojalá quienes la crearon tengan mas novelas creándose.
LO AMEEE TANTOOO.
muchas gracias por tenerlo en español,fue lo más lindo que he visto estos días,necesitaba una dosis de amor tan bella como la de ellos dos.♡
OJALÁ FUERA MAS LARGO...💖
I LOVE THIS GAME SO FUCKING MYCH AGHJIHHHDJB
Can anyone tell me is this a good ending or a bad one...I'm scared to play
THE ENDING MADE ME CRY IT'S SO GOOD AHHHHH MY GAY ANIMALS
this is the sweetest game ever oh my god I literally cried
This was sososo sweet. When I tell you I ran outta saving slots- there were just too many good moments!
loved joseph's preening scenes, it was rlly cute to see<3 the last dialogue between those two clutched at my heart strings :)
THIS GAME IS SO GOOD AHHHH
THIS STUPID GAME MAKES ME UGLY CRY FLIP THIS GAME I HATE IT STUPID GAY FURRIES
Just finished this wonderful game and when I tell you, I finished this game in ONE SITTING- it had me hooked and the story is so sweet (not to mention how cute the artstyle is) 10/10 worth every second it took to play <3
This game taught me a lot of cowboy vocabulary, a little bit of history about the gold rush, how to play vingt-et-un, and it tugged at my heartstrings more times than I expected it to. Safe to say I was honestly BLOWN AWAY. I'll admit I wasn't expecting much from a short one-shot since I usually am into longer works and whatnot, so I was SHOOK more than once. 10/10 game, I see why it has fresh comments even today. I loved these two's relationship it was so heartwarming and honestly comforting to read <3333