Tomboys Need Love Too!
Released May 2017
Tomboys Need Love Too is a visual novel about two childhood friends who are starting to see one another as members of the opposite sex.
86% positive · 194 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
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Evaluation
Tomboys Need Love Too! is a visual novel that launched on May 12, 2017. The game shipped as a complete narrative product with 5 endings and 2 romanceable characters. Both available DLC items — the official soundtrack and the 18+ content patch — were released on September 12, 2018, completing the game's full content offering.
Since then, the developer has continued to maintain the game technically: adding Spanish and German translations in July 2019, Simplified Chinese support in March 2020, and a series of engine updates and bug fixes through January 2024. However, each of these updates was explicitly described by the developer as maintenance work with no new story content. The most recent post, from January 17, 2024, was a single bug fix for the 18+ patch recognition issue — the developer themselves called it a "maintenance release."
The news posts from 2018 and 2019 announcing other games (Sable's Grimoire and My Heart Grows Fonder) reflect the developer moving on to new projects rather than continuing development on this title. No future content, expansions, or DLC have been announced. The game launched as a finished story and has remained complete in terms of narrative content since the DLC releases in September 2018.
Evidence
18+ content patch DLC released; both DLC items now fully shipped with none marked unreleased
Version 1.2.1 maintenance release explicitly states it adds no new story content — engine update and quality-of-life improvements only
Content
2 of 2 released · no outstanding content
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Zetsubou
Achievements
7
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player
About this game
When Kai hears that his next door neighbor, Chris, will be staying with him while her parents are overseas, he thinks nothing of it. They're best friends, after all, and have been since childhood. To him, she's just "one of the guys", and a sleepover is nothing new.
But what Kai doesn’t realize is that, tomboy or not, Chris is now an adult woman. Furthermore, she has a strong sex drive, and she's planning to use their cohabitation as an excuse to show him sides of her that Kai never knew existed.
Just as Chris's advances begin to take effect, however, an obstacle appears: Sophie, Kai's most recent crush. She's a beautiful girl who radiates kindness, and naturally attracts people of both sexes towards her. Her only downfall appears to be that, for every nice word spoken about her, an equal number of heinous rumors drag her name through the mud...
Will the advances of Sophie, the girl whom Kai has been pining over for months, manage to sway his heart? Or will Chris finally convince him that the perfect woman was by his side all along?
Features:
But what Kai doesn’t realize is that, tomboy or not, Chris is now an adult woman. Furthermore, she has a strong sex drive, and she's planning to use their cohabitation as an excuse to show him sides of her that Kai never knew existed.
Just as Chris's advances begin to take effect, however, an obstacle appears: Sophie, Kai's most recent crush. She's a beautiful girl who radiates kindness, and naturally attracts people of both sexes towards her. Her only downfall appears to be that, for every nice word spoken about her, an equal number of heinous rumors drag her name through the mud...
Will the advances of Sophie, the girl whom Kai has been pining over for months, manage to sway his heart? Or will Chris finally convince him that the perfect woman was by his side all along?
Features:
- 5 different endings depending on your choices
- 2 romanceable girls
- Hi-res artwork in 1440p resolution
Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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