Fuck's sake y'all. That list of dating sims I put up a week or two ago had 2 trans protagonists and no one said a goddamn thing, which kinda gets to the heart of the problem; people keep equating stuff that aren't equal and talking past each other.
If stuff with trans characters can fly completely under the radar like that, it's because those games didn't have sexual content so it was never present in a sexual context. Everyone's fine with that because, trans or not, they fit the bill for a female character and slot into lesbian/sapphic/WLW/yuri/whatever you wanna call it romantic dynamics without issue. What do genitals matter if they never come up?
Anyways, 2 main points we work with from that-
With those in mind: I find having the thread standards be against futa is fine since the fetishistic aspects tend to override everything else. But swinging after
anything with trans characters regardless of framing is heavy-handed. Keep them off the list proper if you want, but jumping someone for recommendations they were upfront about the content of, were outside the main list, and that don't have men/fits the sapphic/WLW/yuri/whatever vibe check is completely unnecessary and more of a problem than the recommendations themselves. There should be enough wiggle room in the thread replies to ask about and discuss similar topics, especially since actual sapphic spaces are overwhelmingly trans positive so most actual queer women that come here are going to have different expectations.
As usual I want to close on a more positive note, so I'll ask explicitly: anyone got any good edge cases? Games that are about relationships (sexual or not, but definitely romantic) between women (trans or not, but definitely not men)? Something that hits the WLW vibe but not this thread's exact rules?
Something to spice up another slow period cause idle hands get in slap fights apparently.
I think you are looking a little too deep into things.
The reason I personally didn't say anything about your list containing futa, is because I didn't look through your list, but if you want, i can edit my post, and inclue said games in my question, why suggest them here?
"Personal preferences are personal. Once stuff gets sexual, people get
super prickly because of their own genital preferences. That's fine
if they're aware it's their own personal preferences and not a universal law of nature or some shit."
You're right on that one, but I'll never repeat myself enough, this is a penis less topic. People preference is pretty clear. You don't see any of us going to futa topics asking for games without futa.
We're talking about games here, not real life. So people getting pissed over things because of their real life issues and beliefs is annoying.
Yet, I'll notice something, when it comes to shitstorm with futa content, it's always the same 2 people involved (3 if you include me on the other side of the argument).
And to answer your last question.
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Kindred Spirits on rooftop
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highway blossom
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Blackberry Honey
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I'm not entirely sure if that one is what you would look for, but the story evolves around the relationship between two female characters, it's kind of romantic, but not at the same level as the previous games. The relationship is very important though.
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same, the relationship is very important, but that one is dark (and free), but mostly dark.
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this one is about the relationship between a witch huntress knight and a witch, it has gameplay, not just a visual novel.
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this one is mostly about the story instead of the relationships, but there are multiple romantic partners. Be aware that the translation is pretty rough though.
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Two Princesses Knights of Kyoto 2 and
Two Princesses Knight of Kyoto I couldn't get into those two, so I don't know how important is the romantic relationship.
If it's romance and nothing else you are looking for, I'd go for either Kindred spirits on the rooftop, highway blossom, blackberry honey or nurse love.