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 jam game we 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 (incl. sound effects), gun death, blood, injury, mild transphobia, discussions of racism and settler violence. None of the injuries are described in great detail but there are some visual aids and allusions/light descriptions.

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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 13 days ago
StatusReleased
PlatformsHTML5, Windows, Android
Release date Apr 01, 2022
Rating
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(1,786 total ratings)
Authorsparanoidhawk, coldoggo
GenreVisual Novel
Made withUnity
TagsFurry, Gay, LGBT, LGBTQIA, Narrative, Queer, Romance, Transgender, Western
Average sessionA few hours
LanguagesEnglish
InputsKeyboard, Mouse, Touchscreen
AccessibilityOne button, Blind friendly

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Lookouts 64-bit v1.2.zip 137 MB
Lookouts 32-bit v1.2.zip 135 MB
Lookouts Android v1.2.apk 123 MB
LOOKOUTS: GOLD EDITION 401 MB
if you pay £5 GBP or more

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I loved playing this game it's a solid 10/10 I can't wait to see what other games you make

So cute!! The art, writing, and music are all perfect! The story made me cry and laugh, so awesome to see queer stories represented this way :)

I hope you all are doing well. The windows version works well with Wine on Linux.

heya! studying for psych finals. thought back to this game when i came across Maslow's hierarchy of needs. by any chance, is Robin and Joseph's romantic progression, along with their character writing, inspired by it? here's a quote from my text:

"at the base of this pyramid are our physiological needs, such as those for food and water. only if these needs are met are we prompted to meet our need for safety, and then to satisfy our human needs to give and receive love and to enjoy self-esteem. beyond this lies the need to actualize one's full potential."

for some reason, it just brought me back to this game. cool game btw i really enjoyed it!

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THIA IS SO SCRUMPTIOUS I LOVE THE ART STYLEEEE 

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i love this game sm it is so peak, my new favorite game is lookouts!! every part of this game is just so good, i loved the story and the characters, the art design and pallete are super nice, and the music is so good too! i need more joseph and robin in my life rn!

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im not crying you're crying 😭

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this was such a beautiful game :") thank u to everyone who worked on it. i found myself anxious during parts of it, and i'd realized that i'd really gotten attached the the characters and wanted so badly for both of them to be happy. they both feel so alive and real, i loved the writing, the art, everything. can't wait to see what else yall make <3

cant wait to play!

I loved this game! The emotions felt very real, and the pacing did as well. Wishing Robin and Joseph good luck on their journeys!

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this was so incredible i had to go out of my way to log in and comment! ive been playing a lot of itch.io games, especially visual novels, for inspiration (and for fun!) and this one stands out! theres so much love and care put into this story and this world, and it truly is a story worth telling!

i love the interaction with being able to play the card game. if you ever expand upon this game even more (though it is amazing as is) i would love more opportunities for interaction in the world. 

but man oh man this story touched my heart :) pls keep creating and doing what you love!! its very inspiring.

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very good

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I have made an account just to write a review here. I am the most hyper fixated on this I've ever been. My friends are already annoyed at me and ijust finished the game. I am going to wreak havoc on everyone around me because of this. real tears shed. I love you to all the creators.

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I CAN NOT BELIEVE YOU! YOU BLESSED ME WITH PEAK?!?!? WHY?!?!!??!??!?!??!??!??!?!??!??!

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omg i love this game!! i made an itchio acc just to comment this i love it sm you guys did such an amazing job :)

This was a cute little game! Great job on it!

I adored this game :)) gay outlaws

The art is very beautiful

I took time playing this game but it definitely was worth it! The relationship was very soft in a way I never realized I needed and I found myself really invested in the plot. Thank you for this wonderful game ❤️

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im def gonna ship joseph with robin (aka y/n)

I love this story! i'm personally transfem but i do enjoy a trans narrative haha :

ALSO I GOT 2 NATURAL TWENTY ONES IN A ROW ON THE BLACKJACK MINIGAME !!!

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AND THEN SHE GETS ANOTHER

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you lucky bastard

another game that will go directly into the depths of both my conscious and unconscious, absolutely wonderful work, loved every second

THIS IS BEAUTIFUL!!! the warm color palette is so nice and pleasing to me, and all the characters have their charm. this game has simple mechanicz, sure, but i found myself genuinely invested in how the story playz itself out. joseph and robin'z relationship makes me so happy, how they keep each other safe and how joseph is always there. trauma can be a big thing, and i like how this game handles it. this game is heartfelt. made me a little emotional too, honestly.
i do love this silly gay cowboy game, believe it or not. i have no shame.<3 much love from me!!

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so amazing. spoilers: i really loved the ending arc with mc being scared to move on. I loved the story as a whole but something about him saying he'd built his entire life around curly and didn't have any idea what his life was going to look like without him hit me so hard. getting out of an abusive situation, anything from a dangerous gang to a bad boyfriend, can feel like that. it meant so much to me to see the trauma applied and addressed at the end.

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very cool i am crying now

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The characters are beautiful; the queer rep is amazing. I adored the story and the mc's struggles were both relatable and had me in tears at times. 

All told, a wonderful game. Good job and I'd absolutely love to see anything else created by you!

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i'm sobbing. loved this game and i will surely play again soon. 10/10

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i named myself penis oh my god

i named myself femboyacusito man don't feel too bad

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i thought the game was very charming. i loved the artstyle, the story.. EVERYTHING

seeing this beautiful gay couple, it gave me enough courage to confess to my crush and he ended up having the same feelings. genuinely thank you so much from the bottom of my heart

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Real glad for ya man. I wish you and your lover the best in the future.

omg tysm!!!!! /pos

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This VN is wonderful, one of the best I've ever played, without a doubt, a little short, but perfect. I recommend it to anyone who has some free time to play and I will definitely buy the Gold version Just so I can have this soundtrack the game is fantastic. And well hahah gays

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replayed it, had to come back and leave another comment. I love this, all the char's are wonderful rep's for what they are, i absolutely adore Joseph still, Sheriff is great, overall just a great comfort game. Live Laugh Lookouts <333 (also just purchased the artbook and it is woooonderful-)

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haha gay.

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haven't started playing this game yet,but looking at all the positive comments I am pretty excited and keen to play this visual novel!:)

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THIS SHIT SO FUCKING PEAK!!!!!!!!!

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made an account just to leave this comment, what an awesome visual novel!!

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havent played yet, but as a gay trans man, im happy to see games like this being made

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THE ART THE STORY THE CHARACTERS!!!! ITS BEAUTIFUL I WANT TO BE THEM SO BAD THESE POOR BABIES IM SO GLAD THEY GOT A HAPPY ENDING, I WAS SO SCARED THEY WOULDNT ToT

i NEED a follow up where they get to know eachother more AUGHHHHH

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I've never played a game that made me feel more second hand emotions before. Loved it, all the way through.

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i love this game so much its so good and aweseome and AAAAA

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This is the best story I've ever played, keep it up <3

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