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(val)iant: or, val's guide to having a broken vag

(val)iant is a single-player narrative game about pelvic pain. play as val, a nonbinary college student struggling with their relationship to their body, as well as their relationship with sex. this game is fundamentally about how we as a society learn (or don't learn) about sex.

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June 1, 2023
3 years and 142 days ago
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(val)iant is a single-player narrative game about pelvic pain. play as val, a nonbinary college student struggling with their relationship to their body, as well as their relationship with sex. this game is fundamentally about how we as a society learn (or don't learn) about sex.

use your mouse and keyboard (WASD/arrow keys) as controls as you engage with val and their story!

key features

  • lots of text: it's part visual novel, part... something else
  • point and click: choose your favorite sailor moon fanfic
  • drag and drop: insert the tampon (or can you?)
  • rhythm minigame: there's no fishing minigame, but this will have to suffice
  • talk to doctors: some are bad and some are ok

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