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Maelstrom: A Yaoi Visual Novel

Y Press Games · 2021-04-06

Steam

CasualIndieSimulation

Modes: Single player

Releases: Apr 07, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Apr 07, 2021 (Mac), Apr 07, 2021 (Linux)

Disgraced soldier Demetri is exiled to Secren, a dangerous world devoid of women. Earthlings are smaller and weaker than the violent men of Secren. Demetri's only hope for survival is to bond with a strong mate who can love and protect him. The heterosexual Italian-American is reluctant.

Maelstrom: A Yaoi Visual Novel is a Casual, Indie, and Simulation game priced at $15.99 and released in 2021, with a Positive sentiment based on 81% of 48 reviews.— census verdict as of 2026-09-20

81%
positive of 48 reviews
Positive
steam's rating (official)
$15.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 8 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 0% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 47% of 29,098 Casual games in the census by review count.

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
111120212026Week of 2021-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFamily Sharing2 DLC

1 supported languages: English

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2021-05-14 (Steam store data)

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