Your Blade, My Heart
A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android
Your Blade, My Heart was signed under the SAG-AFTRA's Game Jam Waiver! You can learn more about the ongoing Interactive Media Strike here.
I’m determined to prove my worth. I will show my parents that I am more than what they see me, more than what destiny holds for me!
Despite being a member of royal family Solstice, you were never destined for greatness. Instead, that honor was given to the next in line for the throne: your brother, Atlas. Feelings of jealously, inferiority, and anxiety grew as years past, until they became too much to bear. Not wanting to be lost to history and feel you've earned your place in your family, you aim to become a soldier in your kingdom's army.
However, with no prior combat experience, your Father assigns the kingdom's best knight to train you: Grand Knight Ramon Dayore. He's a stoic man who's scratched and clawed his way to the top. However, his experiences in the war have made him close off his heart. Will you be able to open the door to his heart, and help him love again?
Due to the sexual content featured in this title, Your Blade, My Heart is intended for an audience 18 years or older. On top of that, the game touches on subject matters that may be sensitive to some players.
- Anxiety and panic attacks
- Mentions of death
- Grief
- 40k+ words
- Define your character or play as a canon protagonist!
- Select your pronouns & genitalia
- Name input (12 character limit)
- Select body type
- Select the type of everyday clothing you wear (Feminine, masculine, gender ambiguous) and the history behind that
- And more! Seriously, there's a good chunk of flavor choices in here.
- If you'd rather play the canon protagonist, Princess Lysandra (she/her), you can. The aforementioned lore/character-defining choices will be automatically selected for you. However, you will still be able to make dialogue choices and decide how the game ends!
- Determine how your romance scene with Ramon plays out!
- Spicy fade to black scene (Top or bottom)
- Ace-friendly scene where you two cuddle and talk instead!
- Spicy fade to black scene (Top or bottom)
- Partial voice acting!
- Accessibility Options
- Font Selection (Default, Atkinson, OpenDyslexic)
- Screenshake toggle
- Self-Voicing Toggle (Can also be turned on by press 'V')
- Image & Sound Captions (Describes the images and sounds used in the game)
- Font Selection (Default, Atkinson, OpenDyslexic)
- Original soundtrack (six tracks)
- 6 CGs (+2 cut-ins)
- Option to unlock the spicy intimacy CGs if you decide to choose the cuddle/fluff intimacy scene first!
- A special cameo from a certain handsome Tiefling...
- Project Lead, Writer, Programmer: Kristi "HusbandoGoddess" Jimenez
- Producer: Rafe "Raxef" Altschuler
- Voice of Ramon: Tyler Moody
- Voice of Karrus: Trenton Butt
- Sprite Artist: xxmissarichanxx
- CG Artist: Matt de Carvalho (Demeru)
- Background Artist: A. Stetzer (Saint)
- Background Artist Assistant: Spicy_watermelon
- UI Artist: AlwaysJMB
- Logo Artist: Hauk
- Item Artist: Ragewane
- Editor: olivia/lunamakaio
- Composers: October, Corinna Games
- Sound Designer: Henri Tikkala
- Audio Engineer: Eric Jeffrey Tan
- Quality Assurance: flowersforjoy, Meiri
Plug-Ins Used
- Extended Music Room for Ren'Py, Ripple Transition by Feniks
- Ren'Py Action Editor by kyouryuukunn
- Ren'Py Kinetic Text Tags & Auto Highlight by Wattson
- Ren'Py Pronoun Tool & Ren'Py Caption Tool by npckc
- Speech Pauses by KigyoDev
Additional Credits
- Additional SFX Obtained from: Zapsplat
- Thank you to my Patron, Pyonkotchi, on Patreon and everyone who's donated to me on Ko-Fi for their support! <3
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Fling with a Tiefling is a free fantasy, romance visual novel set in the same world as Your Blade, My Heart. This 4k+ word visual novel focuses on your last night before the end of your adventure, where you finally confess your feelings to your devilishly handsome Tiefling companion, Karrus.
Want to learn more about the world or characters? Send an ask to my Tumblr!
This game was created for Ossan Jam. If you want more Old Man Content™, I recommend checking out the following games:
Where They Wait | Crescence Studio
Artwork (in order) by: Matt de Carvalho (Demeru) & Spicy_watermelon
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Development log
- More to Come!Aug 06, 2025
- Your Blade, My Heart Full Game is Out!May 23, 2025
- A Look Into the Final Chapter + Android Build Incoming!May 11, 2025
- Your Blade, My Heart Ossan Jam Demo is Out!May 01, 2025
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I absolute fell in love with Ramon that by the end of the game i was crying my eyes out, i never would've imagined i would relate to a visual novel.👏👏good work
This game is adorable. I wish it was longer tbh, would love to see more of their life when(?) they get back from the front lines. Sad thinking about how he'll pass before your MC and it hurt to hear them mention it 😭 super inclusive as well
Thank you so much for playing! At the moment, a small part of the team and I are working on a short follow-up that takes place shortly after YBMH, though it's during the war. It's happy though, I promise!
In terms of an overall longer game with additional content, I've discussed this with the team a few times! Though, if I were to ever make this idea come to fruition, I would love to make it a commercial product and to compensate everyone for their time/work! :)
Sounds great! I am happy to pay for a quality product
I love this game!!
YESSSS
super hot old man❤
We love those in this house
This is certainly a high quality visual novel. The art is beautiful, voice acting on point, and I appreciate it goes out of the box with exploring anxiety. However the story missed the mark for me.
Lysandra is a bit...confusing. Aside from anxiety she seems to have extreme paranoia regarding her brother's motives (being kind to her and others). 29 and refusing to eat something just because he brought it to her, seriously seeming to want to kill him during that training exercise; that just seems to be way more than anxiety to me. She needs counseling, not a relationship right now.
While Ramon's developing feelings for Lysandra came off as more authentic, Lysandra's feelings for him felt more like those of dependency, not budding love. They COULD become mutually genuine, but the vibe I got was: you have a severely mentally unwell woman (who has suffered family trauma) latching onto the first person who makes her feel seen, instead of getting the professional help she needs.
And then there's how quickly the perceived conflict with Lysandra and her brother was resolved. This is someone she has allegedly HATED for years (since at least she was 15) and that all just goes away after some spying and one conversation with him? Again, with how severe Lysandra's trauma/resulting mental health issues were made out to to be to the player, it just seems too neat.
I'm sorry to be so critical; It really is a beautiful game, with a lot of potential. I think the writing and voicing of Ramon was done very well, and the world building was just enough to get into the story (I especially like how it's set in the same world as "Fling with a Tiefling" -which I thought was really sweet and spicy!).
However, while I appreciate the attempt to explore an MC with mental health issues, it just needs some polishing. I think it would have been a better story if the focus was JUST on Lysandra finding a healthy way to cope with her trauma, instead of also adding a romantic sub plot.
This one wasn't for me but I do plan on exploring your other works as I did enjoy "Fling with a Tiefling".
For those interested in playing "Your Blade, My Heart" I advise you to stick with the MC persona as this is a VERY particular -basically linear- story, and self inserting might be awkward.
I agree that the brother relationship was solved rather quickly. However, her paranoia is valid. She's a victim of power dynamics and is too swamped up in her own murk to realize her brother is as well. Not to mention seemingly everyone around her, from the townsfolk to her own parents, removing her humanity. Honestly, I think the weirdest thing about the whole story is that she chose the war as her way of getting free. Then again, she was neglected and never given a proper education. She's 29 but seemingly has the mentality of a 17 year old. Also, considering the setting, and Ramon's own trauma, I doubt mental health professionals are a thing LMAO.
I found myself thinking that Lysandra could have been a believable character if she were 10 years younger or just a noble, rather than a PRINCESS. The only aspect of the game I didn't like is the PC, she is far too immature for her age and station.
This game was breathtakingly beautiful..omg. I loved every single second, and the story was crafted so well.
Now, let’s talk about Ramon. Oh. My. Fucking. God. Ramon. That man is a dream of a man. From the very moment he walked into that room, I was done for. Every scene with him was incredible, and the way he slowly opened up had me absolutely melting. The feelings he stirred in me… I can’t even put them into words.
And the voice acting? UGH. Loved. Every. Line.
He was so sweet and also ridiculously hot. The CGs were absolutely gorgeous, and don’t even get me started on the intimacy scenes...they had me blushing nonstop. But honestly? The cuddle scene? That one stole my heart. The way they spoke, the tenderness, it was everything. I would do many, many things for
and withGrand Knight Ramon Dayore… many things.Breakout character for me, though? Atlas. My heart hurt for him every single time he was rejected. I understood where the MC was coming from, but I just wanted to reach out and talk to him. That’s why I loved how they made up in the end and the scene between Atlas and Ramon after the confession? Absolute perfection. You go, Atlas. Best bro there is.
I also adored the little choices that let me really self-insert into the story. It made it feel even more like “my” journey, and I love when games do that. Honestly, I wish there was more...but maybe that’s just me being greedy for even more Ramon (which, I’d say, is understandable).
Huge thanks to the entire team behind this masterpiece. You all did such an incredible job.
Didn't think I'd go into this falling Ramon....but boy was a wrong!
Absolutely beautiful. Thank you so much for making this.
Oh my! So I found out about this game today on blue sky and I just had to play it. I loved it!
This was really lovely! Such a soft story, Ramon is such a sweetheart. I had so much fun getting to know him!
And topping himI was also so glad to see the relationship wih Atlas turned out the way it did. He seems like a poor thing, I wanted to give him a hug.
Thank you for making this. I really had a great time playing.
I was so enamored by the writing! The art and the voice cast was also very well-picked. Honestly I'm looking forward to finishing this one. :D
Ma’am, I’ll be frank. I’m just a gremlin floating on the internet searching for something that would not only occupy my mind, but inspire me in some way to feel actual human emotion. I come across this game and just went, “oooh, dilf dating sim yay” and download it.
Ma’am, I’m emotionally compromised right now.
I might be slightly jaded from the few dating sims I’ve played, which has so far been high school/collage age people that still feel too young and inexperienced for me to feel immersion. Or maybe- and this is after reading everyone’s reviews- that I’m demi-sexual myself and my view of relationships always seems so different from everyone else’s that it feels so unrelatable. Which kind of makes playing this hit really, really hard emotionally, especially with talking to Ramon and hearing he feels the same way. But your writing of the MC was also so natural and uncomfortably personal in a way that can be felt rather than stated and perfectly describes the kind of doubts I’d experience, not just an immediate arresting feeling but a gradually growing cacophony that builds on itself once you let one voice start talking.
The relationship didn’t feel like God taking two people and slamming them together, going ‘now kith’, but was a realistic progressive building of interest and trust and- SIR, YOU CAN’T JUST WHIP THAT OUT PLEASE. I had to stop playing. A lot. Also a lot of internal screaming. And external screaming, too (into a pillow)!
Voice acting was very, very TOO good. 12/10 would bang.
Thank you for your passion and talent. I'm gonna take a shower now.
Hi! Uhm, the game is not downloading in any platform. Tried pc and phone, in several browsers, with and without adblock but when I click on download it just says "Thanks for downloading!" without actually downloading :(
WOW! thank you for this game!
first of all, a protagonist customization. and not only pronouns, but also androgynous appearance option! it means A LOT.
second, i love the way you present Ramon's masculinity. as in - he doesn't need to be younger, or skinnier, or more buff, to be attractive. a healthy way to show the beauty of masculine body!
third, the art?! wtf, it's just so cool? especially non-line. so colorful.
4, featuring less explored themes of the siblings' relationships, PTSD/trauma and panic attacks. good to see different stuff being in focus.
additional bonus from me because protagonist & Ramon are switches. more switches to god of switches! >:3
This was an absolutely beautiful experience! The art and story are stellar, as well as the voice acting. 10/10!
are you considering adding this game to steam, with achievements?
also would you consider going back and adding achieves to hot vampires and loving you fully ^^ thanks
I love him... I LOVE HIM
live laugh love ramon !! <333
I say this to myself everyday.
What a charming silver fox
gurl this is my jam!
I'm blushing hahahaa.. i love this story 😍😍😍
ah this game was nice! Not only is the love interest a dilf but he was also so so sweet and wonderful. I loved the dynamic where they both trusted each other but also bantered
Oh my god, this game looks beautiful. Is it in Spanish? English isn't my native language, and I don't speak it very well.
I just finished playing and omg, what you cooked was delicious! I ate well 😋 Seriously, I crushed for Ramon since almost the beginning and then I fell for him, and then... everything was tied up nicely, and heartwarming, and with the right amount of spiciness 🥰.
I loved the resolution with Atlas too. In fact, I'm not against a spinoff with him 👀.
I still hate the king, though 😂.
Thank you for making this game. The CGs, backgrounds and music are good too. Sorry, I only have good things to say xD And thank you for uploading it in full for free, I really appreciate it as I currently have no income and couldn't have afforded it.
Edit: btw, how do I unlock the 2 cut-ins? 👀 I followed the instruction of choosing first the cuddle scene, but I didn't see anything afterwards besides the main CGs.
every single day since i played the demo i have returned, waiting with bated breath for the last chapter....
AND IT WAS ABSOLUTE PERFECTION I AM SCREAMING
such a gentle depiction of grief and anxiety, beautifully portrayed demi-sexual adjacent slow burn, and just over all a charming visual novel
ty dev for letting us smooch the charming old man, 10/10 would smooch again<3
this is SO good. oh my heart 😭
i fully expected to be obsessed with ramon (duh) but i did not expect how much i'd love atlas too!! i really liked how That Conversation went, it was very satisfying. also him talking with ramon, that was amusing lol
really love the art for everything too, especially that one of ramon, when uh... the tables are turned. 😇
swear my face was gonna melt off from how hard i blushed.anyway! yes. everything about this is wonderful. i love it so, so much 🖤🖤🖤
I love this old man so much
YES AND YES THIS GAME IS AMAZAING!!! I just finished playing and l LOVE IT SO MUCH. Loved the endings, loved the music, the art, everything was amazing. Thank you for coming up with this masterpiece.
UGHHHH CAN'T WAIT TO PLAY!! .❤️❤️❤️
Been so excited and waiting for the full game to come out, and know it 's gonna be sooo worth it! Just downloaded it again and can't wait to play
It was a great game! Overall I loved and enjoyed the game. Ramon having an ex lover was endearing and rather cute! I enjoyed being able switch the roles of dom! I am a fan of angst so I was secretly hoping to have the choice to decide if I died in the war or not as a ending scene... (tragic IKKK) I really loved the fact we were able to make up with atlas and show a true sibling bond. Such a lovely game and I've already downloaded several other works from you! Hoping for more to come!!
WILL THERE BEE PaTREON EXCLUSIVE SCENES???!!!
Nope! All content is accessible in the full, public release of the game. :)
Hi...me again... I LOVE THIS SO MUCH YOU DONT UNDERSTAND! I LOVED CHAPTER 3, I LOVED HOW MUCH MORE EMOTIONAL IT WAS, HOW VULNERABLE RAMON WAS! (even Atlas and Lysandra) IT BROUGHT TEARS TO MY EYESHDBDHHD. I won't make this as long as my last post, but I loved this, like extremely. I loved how Ramon opened up about Alexander (doomed).... (Achilles and Patroclus core) ... and allowed himself to be happy again (╥﹏╥). This is a game I can totally see myself replaying, just because it's very heartfelt. ALSO, I CACKLED WHEN ATLAS THREATENED RAMON LOLLL. Overall, I love everything just as much, maybe more than before. Everyone did amazingly ^^ I ALSO LOVEEEE THE ARTTTT. flowers for everyone...
HIIII KITTY!!! Always nice seeing you again! Thanks for playing chapter 3, was waiting to see your thoughts on it and I'm glad we didn't disappoint, haha!
AND THANK YOU FOR THE FLOWERSSSS. 💐
AWWW THATS SO SWEET IM VERY GLAD YOU GUYS WANTED MY INPUT! YOURE WELCOME! KEEP BEING GREAT ◝(ᵔᗜᵔ)◜
my game is giving me trouble and sending a report is literally not working
it was fine a few hours ago, but I need help and I don't know what to do
Hey! So sorry about your game not working. Can you please tell me where in the game you started experiencing the issue or what the report says, since you can't post it?
I feel like Penelope waiting for chapter three to drop
The challenge is waiting for chapter 3 to drop.
Thank god you don't have to wait much longer because it's releasing the 23rd (which is today!!!)
Epic the musical reference ?! 😧
OdysseusRamon has come home.i am gonna smooch that old man
YEAH YOU WILL!!!!
Love the game.. Mc in this kinda reminds me as the song " All I ever wanted.." Y'know..heh..the Pattycake one..
wow, the demo rules!! showing the royal family, knights, etc. as blacked-out silhouettes is such a stylish and intriguing choice -- in the same way the protagonist gets lost in their own head about what might be, never seeing these characters' expressions makes me wonder how much negativity (ex: atlas's ulterior motives for bringing them dinner) actually comes from the protagonist's skewed perspective.
also, i've never seen the 'music room' implemented before, the styling is amazing! the OST is great and the song thumbnails are super cute too!
First, I just want to say how good the writing is, I LOVE complex emotions and themes in a story! ALSO, I love how kind of motivating it is as well? It's very understandable why Lysandra hates her brother and holds resentment towards her family overall. I honestly feel bad for both of them in this situation, just a terrible part on the parent's end honestly.
HOWEVER, I LOVE HOW DEEP RAMON'S WORDS HIT. Especially for people who need to hear it. Imagine just hopping on here expecting to play a cool looking story and you're just hit with words and the motivation you needed to hear? (guilty).
But I LOVE this! I love how the characters are written, I love the design of Ramon, I love how deep the writing is, how entertaining it is, I love rooting for Lysandra, and I love the slow romance as well. It's like she feels seen by someone for the first time in her life and its SOOO SWEET! This is one of the few things I've played that can sit right with me and change my perspective on things, even if it doesn't seem that deep (thinking deeply is fun) SO TYSM AND IM EXCITED FOR THE FULL GAME! ^^ (I'm just yapping apt)
I FORGOT TO ADD THAT I HATE THEIR PARENTS THEYRE SO TERRIBLE AND INSENSITIVE. BOOOOO!
Thank you so much for the wonderful, kind words, kitty! When it came to writing Lysandra, I wanted to write a woman conflicted with her familial situation. On one hand, her parents have provided a lot of material things for her and if you do self-insert, don't judge them for queer (the kingdom's very progressive), and food/shelter. These are things she's grateful for.
At the same time, a lot of attention given to Atlas. Her family never gave her that kind of attention, and whenever they spoke of Atlas or the pair, there was always some reminder of MC's "inferiority." She just felt less than all because he was older and the next heir. And they never asked what was wrong, and you can see that when Lysandra's Father spoke to her in Chapter 2. Rather than trying to understand why she didn't eat in the first place, he got upset and reminded her that it made them look bad and that they provide everything for her. The Mother is... interesting because in MC's head, she believes she would say it's okay to give up when times get hard instead of persevering, like she doesn't believe in her.
You'll see more of Atlas in chapter 3 so I won't talk about him. BUT YES RAMON! Ramon is someone that Lysandra needs in her life (and he also needs her) because he gives her the support she's been looking for: he's tough, encouraging, supportive, attentive, a good listener, and knows when to soften up. It's what makes him a great knight and leader: he knows that straight up discipline and constant reprimanding only breaks a person down rather than build them up. He's a good balance.
HAHAHAH!!! The intimacy scenes are quite delicious. As an asexual gal who's written 3 spicy scenes before this game, I'm quite proud of what I wrote for this game because I killed two people on the team with them. 💀 Though I have a huge bias towards the cuddle/ace-friendly option and I think it's JUST AS GOOD IF NOT BETTER!!!
Again, thank you for your kind words. I showed the team what you said and they were so happy after reading your comment and review. 💜
OFC! and THANK YOU guys for making such a masterpiece! HAHA IM HAPPY MY WORDS BROUGHT THEM HAPPINESS AS WELL! I just love Lysandra's motivation to keep going even if it's hard, and I totally agree with the whole Ramon is a good balance, (forgot to add how I feel bad for Atlas and ty for the clarification ^^). BUT ILL STOP HERE BEFORE I YAP AGAIN, KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!!! <3<3<3