Yeah, I know, double post, sorry. The forum ate my previous post once, and though it wasn't too hard to rebuild because I actually took some precautions, I'd rather not take my chances by making it even longer. First up, a couple games mentioned in the other, deader smoking
thread, but not in this thread.
Summer's Gone is an in development game that shows some promise on the smoking front. The MC takes up Mila's offer of a cigarette when they meet, and Mila has smoked twice more I believe, basically every scene she's in that is outdoors. If we're lucky, they'll bond over a smoke again. In addition, a mystery character smokes with a holder
in(!) the coffee shop. While games have certainly dropped the ball before (see rant in previous post), I'm cautiously optimistic we'll see at least these two characters smoke again.
Edit: Ocean has eliminated Mila's smoking as part of reworking the game. I'll learn to be completely pessimistic eventually.
Pale Carnations has extremely little smoking content so far. One early scene with a cigarette, one early scene with a joint. Both characters have since apparently forgotten they smoke.
But, and I know I'm only setting myself up for disappointment, but... Near the end of the current (12/18/2021) update (new update very soon), MC gets what he anticipates to be a momentary break in some action, and to keep himself aroused, he views porn on his phone:
I know this doesn't guarantee anything. But creating that image seems like an unlikely thing to do without intent. (Also, even if the game does end up having smoking fetish content, it could be content (human ashtray, forced smoking) I don't like, given the nature of the game.) Finally, props to
Sunaboz for mentioning this game in the other thread, and to
Zongor for bringing the phone image to my attention, I didn't meet the requirements in my playthrough, and missed it when going through the image folder.
Finally, not yet a game, but
Yuno Gasai is planning a VN apparently called "Acquainted." (If there's a thread on f95, I can't find it.) This is entirely speculative, but from the art he's posted here and on his DeviantArt, I can dream at least. Also, some really good fanart of characters smoking. Check him out.
Edit: Added link to other thread, just in case some newcomer wanted to read it.