A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, and Linux

An erotic-horror lesbian drama set in a cruel fantasy world.

After their party’s healer is cursed with a mysterious illness, Malen and Valina— a paladin and magician duo— must venture into a demonic forest in order to save her. Tensions rise as Malen ruminates over her own past, as well as her and Valina’s relationship; why is it different ever since Lorel joined their party? Can it be mended again now that she’s out of the picture? Or will The Heart’s trials destroy them both?

The Forest of Tangled Threads is set in the same world as Fairy Unfortunate, but follows a completely different scenario and cast of characters. It can be enjoyed without any of the other story’s context.

This is a linear story that contains 42k words, ~30 CGs, and many strange and intense themes. A full list of CWs can be found within the game itself.

Made for 🌲TOXIC YURI VN JAM 2 🧵

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Updated 18 hours ago
Published 25 days ago
StatusReleased
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux
Rating
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(20 total ratings)
Authorgaybreast
GenreVisual Novel
Made withRen'Py
TagsAdult, Dark, Dark Fantasy, Eroge, Erotic, Fantasy, Horror, Lesbian, NSFW, Yuri
Average sessionA few hours
LanguagesEnglish
InputsKeyboard, Mouse
AccessibilityOne button
ContentNo generative AI was used

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theForestofTangledThreads-1.0-mac.zip 144 MB
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theForestofTangledThreads-1.0-pc.zip 149 MB

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i'm a little embarrassed how much i like estr. was SO pleased to see fairies again, and always so struck by your gui ideas. this was so up my alley as a sucker for dramatic fantasy. can easily see and smiled at some of the visual and character quirks like vailna's staff and her preference for magic research. i just adored the focus on how malen's understanding of magic and of the world comes into play so much in trying to just talk to valina. valina is just a jar of worms on her own, weirdly closed off and unwilling to fight for herself, in a myriad of ways. prob my gaybreast fav, great great work!!!!!!!!

I really love Valina's weird avoidant nature, I thought a lot about her, so I'm happy to see it taken note of. Thank you so much for reading and enjoying my freaks!!

This was SO good, I liked it even MORE than Fairy Unfortunate! Your art and UI are fantastic as always. The story in this one was so great... I love Estr but also I HATE him so much, he's such a repulsive asshole but also I lost it when he said "Masturbating all by yourself, beautiful?" Malen is such a well realized protagonist, her backstory and how that plays into the present was so well done... and the ending! The ending of this was so awesome!

Great work on this, so glad to see you continue to make such well crafted VNs! 

thank you for your kind words…! Estr was definitely my favorite to write, I think it shows LOL

Also in the 'malen felt a lot like looking in a mirror' camp even down to the slow realization you were raised in maybe not... the best place. Thank you for hurting me but oooo boy does it hurt.

THAT BEING SAID I saw a glimpse of the demon mechanics in Fairy Unfortunate and was extremely glad to see them expounded upon here. Thanks for that too!

Thank you for playing and accepting the hurt. I'm glad you enjoyed! It was a lot of fun to build on the vague ideas i put forth in Fairy Unfortunate. 

Despite the length of the scenario, I was quite surprised how quickly I went through the game. Each line has a purpose, conveying action and characterization without wasting time. I got pretty invested in the main characters and the setting because they’re so developed and well thought out. Plus, the art is just gorgeous – so many unique CGs.

Thank you for making this game. It’s pretty awesome.

thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed it.

ough, it hurt a lot... malen felt a lot like looking in the mirror and not liking what I saw. all the characters were super well written and the art an music fit perfectly, excellently done

Thank you for playing and leaving your thoughts <3

Really  fantastic!! Beta reading was delightful BUT SEEING IT IN GAME WAS A DIFFERENT BEAST ALL TOGETHER. My favorite is honestly.. I really loved everyone. The sprite movements were cute and got the energy of the characters off really well.

The CGs ended up beautiful and the UI as well (as always). I am really happy that you were able to finish the project. It really was a (delightful) experience!!!

Thank you mala, your feedback during the early draft was immensely helpful and definitely helped make the story what it is now… I’m really glad!!!