honestly one of the best games I have ever played it made me feel an emotion I’ve never really felt before the characters where amazing and the soundtrack is amazingly beautiful and the art is probably one of my favourite styles I’ve ever seen before if you love trans-masc gay cowboys then I 100% recommend this it’s honestly a masterpiece and it’s so good I can’t even rate it if I was able to get PayPal I would immediately buy the gold version haha
10,000/10
love it and all the people that worked hard on the game your amazing
I went to rate the game and realized that I had rated it for the original jam edition already! It's a 5/5 for me, not only because I am a sucker for gay cowboys, though I must admit that is a factor. I love the game that the team has made here and really enjoyed my stay in Clemency. It's hard to quantify exactly what makes me so enamored with the game, but I think it comes down to the level of earnestness in its construction. There is a spark of vulnerability at the core of Lookouts, that shines through and resonates. Perhaps it is a shared feeling of being queer in a harsh world, forced to become the person that can survive, but not the person you want to be. I was gripped by the writing and ended up playing the whole game in a single session because I wanted to see how it all played out so desperately. The story makes excellent use of the characters as animals in the plot and I never felt like they were just humans that just so happened to be furries. There are some amazing lines of dialogue that had me tearing up and I always appreciate when a story can do that for me. The character designs are of course, top notch, and the visual style immediately draws the player into the world. It's very distinct and conveys just enough detail. The heavy use of black allows the player to fill in the gaps with their own imagination and helps the characters *pop* in the foreground. The music is decidedly western, but in a weirdly nostalgic way for me. Like if I tried to remember hard enough it wouldn't be out of place in a spaghetti western from movie marathons on Sundays with my Dad. Those are fond memories and that the music can evoke that in me is a testament to how well it fits the game. The trans masc representation is wonderful and both Robin and Joseph are such fun characters to hear banter back and forth. The message that queer life is often messy and complicated, with no real idea of where we might be going next, but I want to experience it with you is so damn poignant. That you can fight like hell for that little slice of heaven and live your life, truthfully as you are. Free from your past and hoping for the future. And maybe, if you're lucky, you can grant a little clemency to those whom you meet on the trail.
Huh. Not sure why but now when I try playing it in browser I get the shorter version (I assume it’s the jam one?). Weird considering just the other day I used to get the new, longer one, with the new content and all.
This is my second time playing this game. I really can't describe how wonderful it is. It has a beautiful story, interesting characters, increadible artstyle, and dialogue. I really liked the iteraction each character had with eachother and the descriptions each scene had. I would really recomend it to others. Such a lovely game. I hope the best for the developers and artists. :]
"Seemingly untouched for many moons" ...WARRIOR CATS?? no but honestly, i haven't finished this game yet but it is so fun, i love the writing and the art style is GORGEUS <33
This was genuinely wonderful, and I enjoyed every moment of it. Thank you for making it. I'd love to see stickers or pins, but I understand that's asking a lot.
Decided to check out this game after seeing a friend mention it, and was not dissapointed! I was real tired after staying up late by the time I opened up the game but I couldn't take my eyes off the screen once I started. I love the art of this game so much, and the writing makes it that much better. All today I could not stop thinking about this game, in such a short time I became so hooked to these characters and this story, and I just wish there was more! Loved all the characters and wish there were loads more games like this!!
I've played this from 10pm to 4am straight. Col, Hawky, Jamie, this really beautiful.I really felt like there was a spear through my heart in certain parts. Loved the character's personalities, the art, THE ART!!! (col ur on all my devices backgrounds), the music was quite fitting, the absence of it to accentuate certain parts worked really well. As a package, I feel it was tight, the effort put where it needed to be put to elevate the game. But above all, man this has so much love put into it, its really beautiful, it has made a connection in me. Keep doing beautiful things <33333
This is genuinely one of the best, sweetest, most heart-wrenching, relatable, beautiful, tense, queer, games I've ever played. Do yourself a favour and find time to play this and to tell everyone you know to do the same. I cannot overstate how brilliant this game is and how often it left me on the verge of tears - it's made with love and care and just? it's so amazingly well-written? the soundtrack and design fits nicely? There's no fault I can find with this game it's so good!!!
i played this and streamed it to my friends over Discord. we all voice acted different characters. i think all of us cried at least once. thank you so much for making this!! ❤🧡💛💚💙💜
Do you get that feeling, after watching/playing a piece of media, where you know, you'll never find anything as good as what you just saw? I know full well how it feels like now, I know that I'm a reviewer, I have to find something bad to dirt on for this review to be complete, but I just can't find it, the representation is phenomenal, its not over the top and the characters are actually fleshed out so that their one personality trait isn't just being queer, you know, but still adds in that aspect. There's not much more I can say, its cute and perfect.
No other fight scene in a game, especially a visual novel, had actually sunken my heart and made adrenaline pumped, yet here is evidence it's possible, you wrote the fight scene incredibly well, and you made me genuinely hate the villain of the story, no redeeming factors showed, another thing I thought entirely impossible, I wish there was a possibility of an 11/10 but that's not a proper fraction, so it is a perfect 10/10 still.
The ending is perfect, I don't know how to describe it in words, but with every thought, the main character was having, I was feeling what he must've felt, it was like I was 'truly' playing as the main character. No ending of a game (except for one but we don't talk about Soma) has made me cry and reflect, look back at it, days after playing. when do i get a bird bf
gahhh good lord, i usually dont reply to comments because people are so nice and i dont have anything good to say but i feel i have to reply to this, this is an overwhelmingly nice review ur gonna make us both cry lol. thank you so much!!
Aw, no worries, I'm glad you liked it, it's the first time I've ever written a review this long, but this game fully deserves paragraph-long praises ^-^
Honestly was the best western love story I've seen despite being so short. As a transgay from the south it hit home in a way I didn't expect going in, the art and music as well just pulled it together. Will defiantly recommend to friends and look forward to any future works!
Really nice work. I appreciate short stories that suggest a larger history but leave it to the reader's imagination. For such a limited time-frame, I think you chose the right places to have full illustrations.
As a transgay cowboy (more of a southerner, but I like to think of myself as one), this game is great. I love the art and the music. The colors were so gosh darn pretty!! And I just love the game overall. Will definitely play again
Extremely extremely in love with this game. It's such a unique concept even without the LGBTQIA+ inclusion and the art style is fantastic even if it isn't fully developed yet. I'm also a transmasc person and this game really really fell so close to home with me, and I was genuinely so disappointed when it ended so fast but it made me even more excited for any updates to come. I know I'm going to be a long long time fan of this game, great work!!
A well written western story of chance and fate that handles the struggles of an LGBTQ+ outlaw. Thought it'd be cringe, but it was beautiful. Loved the art style and definitely want to see more of your content.
I stumbled across this game randomly and I could NOT be happier, it's so cute! Especially with the aspect of both of the characters being transmasc AND gay, I felt very represented by one little novel. Amazing work!
NAH, CAUSE THAT WAS AMAZING. As a trans person, that was one of the sweetest things I have ever seen. The fact that both are trans guys and just looking out for one another was the motherfucking cutest thing in the world. I literally screamed "Damn it", when it ended.
Truly amazing, it felt like watching an entire romance movie playing before me in a theatrical dance of a visual novel. Each character was also extremely cute and cuddly as well as the character design showcased their personality, I may have teared up at the end.
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honestly one of the best games I have ever played it made me feel an emotion I’ve never really felt before the characters where amazing and the soundtrack is amazingly beautiful and the art is probably one of my favourite styles I’ve ever seen before if you love trans-masc gay cowboys then I 100% recommend this it’s honestly a masterpiece and it’s so good I can’t even rate it if I was able to get PayPal I would immediately buy the gold version haha
10,000/10
love it and all the people that worked hard on the game your amazing
:)
I went to rate the game and realized that I had rated it for the original jam edition already! It's a 5/5 for me, not only because I am a sucker for gay cowboys, though I must admit that is a factor. I love the game that the team has made here and really enjoyed my stay in Clemency. It's hard to quantify exactly what makes me so enamored with the game, but I think it comes down to the level of earnestness in its construction. There is a spark of vulnerability at the core of Lookouts, that shines through and resonates. Perhaps it is a shared feeling of being queer in a harsh world, forced to become the person that can survive, but not the person you want to be. I was gripped by the writing and ended up playing the whole game in a single session because I wanted to see how it all played out so desperately. The story makes excellent use of the characters as animals in the plot and I never felt like they were just humans that just so happened to be furries. There are some amazing lines of dialogue that had me tearing up and I always appreciate when a story can do that for me. The character designs are of course, top notch, and the visual style immediately draws the player into the world. It's very distinct and conveys just enough detail. The heavy use of black allows the player to fill in the gaps with their own imagination and helps the characters *pop* in the foreground. The music is decidedly western, but in a weirdly nostalgic way for me. Like if I tried to remember hard enough it wouldn't be out of place in a spaghetti western from movie marathons on Sundays with my Dad. Those are fond memories and that the music can evoke that in me is a testament to how well it fits the game. The trans masc representation is wonderful and both Robin and Joseph are such fun characters to hear banter back and forth. The message that queer life is often messy and complicated, with no real idea of where we might be going next, but I want to experience it with you is so damn poignant. That you can fight like hell for that little slice of heaven and live your life, truthfully as you are. Free from your past and hoping for the future. And maybe, if you're lucky, you can grant a little clemency to those whom you meet on the trail.
I LOVED THIS GAME IT WAS SO COOL!! 100/10 MY HEART...
this was absolutely wonderful ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Huh. Not sure why but now when I try playing it in browser I get the shorter version (I assume it’s the jam one?). Weird considering just the other day I used to get the new, longer one, with the new content and all.
Woops sorry about that! Had a mishap in the game settings, proper version should be up now, thanks for pointing it out!
the art style is nice and the story is heartwarming, thank you for the game <3
This is my second time playing this game. I really can't describe how wonderful it is. It has a beautiful story, interesting characters, increadible artstyle, and dialogue. I really liked the iteraction each character had with eachother and the descriptions each scene had. I would really recomend it to others. Such a lovely game. I hope the best for the developers and artists. :]
"Seemingly untouched for many moons"
...WARRIOR CATS??
no but honestly, i haven't finished this game yet but it is so fun, i love the writing and the art style is GORGEUS <33
This was genuinely wonderful, and I enjoyed every moment of it. Thank you for making it.
I'd love to see stickers or pins, but I understand that's asking a lot.
Decided to check out this game after seeing a friend mention it, and was not dissapointed! I was real tired after staying up late by the time I opened up the game but I couldn't take my eyes off the screen once I started. I love the art of this game so much, and the writing makes it that much better. All today I could not stop thinking about this game, in such a short time I became so hooked to these characters and this story, and I just wish there was more! Loved all the characters and wish there were loads more games like this!!
I've played this from 10pm to 4am straight. Col, Hawky, Jamie, this really beautiful.I really felt like there was a spear through my heart in certain parts. Loved the character's personalities, the art, THE ART!!! (col ur on all my devices backgrounds), the music was quite fitting, the absence of it to accentuate certain parts worked really well. As a package, I feel it was tight, the effort put where it needed to be put to elevate the game. But above all, man this has so much love put into it, its really beautiful, it has made a connection in me. Keep doing beautiful things <33333
This is genuinely one of the best, sweetest, most heart-wrenching, relatable, beautiful, tense, queer, games I've ever played. Do yourself a favour and find time to play this and to tell everyone you know to do the same. I cannot overstate how brilliant this game is and how often it left me on the verge of tears - it's made with love and care and just? it's so amazingly well-written? the soundtrack and design fits nicely? There's no fault I can find with this game it's so good!!!
i played this and streamed it to my friends over Discord. we all voice acted different characters. i think all of us cried at least once. thank you so much for making this!! ❤🧡💛💚💙💜
10/10
Do you get that feeling, after watching/playing a piece of media, where you know, you'll never find anything as good as what you just saw? I know full well how it feels like now, I know that I'm a reviewer, I have to find something bad to dirt on for this review to be complete, but I just can't find it, the representation is phenomenal, its not over the top and the characters are actually fleshed out so that their one personality trait isn't just being queer, you know, but still adds in that aspect. There's not much more I can say, its cute and perfect.
- a bisexual fish in a barrel
A little part two since I felt it was necessary.
No other fight scene in a game, especially a visual novel, had actually sunken my heart and made adrenaline pumped, yet here is evidence it's possible, you wrote the fight scene incredibly well, and you made me genuinely hate the villain of the story, no redeeming factors showed, another thing I thought entirely impossible, I wish there was a possibility of an 11/10 but that's not a proper fraction, so it is a perfect 10/10 still.
Part three because I'm impulsive:The ending is perfect, I don't know how to describe it in words, but with every thought, the main character was having, I was feeling what he must've felt, it was like I was 'truly' playing as the main character. No ending of a game (except for one but we don't talk about Soma) has made me cry and reflect, look back at it, days after playing.
when do i get a bird bfgahhh good lord, i usually dont reply to comments because people are so nice and i dont have anything good to say but i feel i have to reply to this, this is an overwhelmingly nice review ur gonna make us both cry lol. thank you so much!!
Aw, no worries, I'm glad you liked it, it's the first time I've ever written a review this long, but this game fully deserves paragraph-long praises ^-^
its hard to describe exactly why i love this but its genuinely one of my favorite games ever
it makes me gay and soft and its got cowboys!
Gay soft cowboys, the best possible combination
this makes me feel things i am not used to feeling and i love it and i want more of it thank you so much
Ahhhh I love this game so much! You guys really outdid yourselves :DDDD
I'd love a mobile version
Also, this might be the cutest game I've played yet. I would like to see a part 2 (it'd probably ruin the magic tho UnU)
the art style is really cute and fits the story. Have recommended it to a friend that also liked it.
I could really feel into the characters and sympathize with them.
Hope this review helps, I recommend playing this game to everyone reading this.
Short but sweet :)
ah shit, this is cute as hell
Honestly was the best western love story I've seen despite being so short. As a transgay from the south it hit home in a way I didn't expect going in, the art and music as well just pulled it together. Will defiantly recommend to friends and look forward to any future works!
Really nice work. I appreciate short stories that suggest a larger history but leave it to the reader's imagination. For such a limited time-frame, I think you chose the right places to have full illustrations.
Kind, but not weak. Rugged, but not ruthless.
As a transgay cowboy (more of a southerner, but I like to think of myself as one), this game is great. I love the art and the music. The colors were so gosh darn pretty!! And I just love the game overall. Will definitely play again
crying and throwing up i want to be held by the fire
T O O S H O R T
ADORED this game! Had a blast voice acting this with my friend and we both melted at the fireplace scene :)
- much love from two trans and gay individuals <3
I really love this game :')
Extremely extremely in love with this game. It's such a unique concept even without the LGBTQIA+ inclusion and the art style is fantastic even if it isn't fully developed yet. I'm also a transmasc person and this game really really fell so close to home with me, and I was genuinely so disappointed when it ended so fast but it made me even more excited for any updates to come. I know I'm going to be a long long time fan of this game, great work!!
A well written western story of chance and fate that handles the struggles of an LGBTQ+ outlaw. Thought it'd be cringe, but it was beautiful. Loved the art style and definitely want to see more of your content.
10/10
I stumbled across this game randomly and I could NOT be happier, it's so cute! Especially with the aspect of both of the characters being transmasc AND gay, I felt very represented by one little novel. Amazing work!
NAH, CAUSE THAT WAS AMAZING. As a trans person, that was one of the sweetest things I have ever seen. The fact that both are trans guys and just looking out for one another was the motherfucking cutest thing in the world. I literally screamed "Damn it", when it ended.
10/10 very wholesome LGBTQ+ things :)
I keep coming back to this game everyone now and again and it always hits me in the heart every time ^^
10/10
Truly amazing, it felt like watching an entire romance movie playing before me in a theatrical dance of a visual novel. Each character was also extremely cute and cuddly as well as the character design showcased their personality, I may have teared up at the end.
just a couple of gay pardners
- phalanxx
This game was amazing! Aaaaaa I love it to death!
As a trans male, I can relate to these guys so much, it's so incredibly sweet to see them together.
Thank you for this wonderful experience!
Oh my god. Stop. This was SO SWEET. Yall did an amazing job <3
amazing. 10/10. i got attached ;-; /pos
Lovely experience.
I would love a printed version of this short story.
Thanks for making this!
Short but sweet. Wishing so much luck to the two of them.
10/10, would play again