Urban Yuri: A Lady’s Romance Manifesto New Demo Announced

Stellar Artificer Games has announced a brand-new demo version of the upcoming visual novel Urban Yuri: A Lady’s Romance Manifesto. The game promises to take players to the world of complicated relationships between women with complicated backstories. The developers haven’t revealed what the new demo version is yet, but the release is set for September 27. For now, everyone can add the title to their Steam wishlist.

Urban Yuri: A Lady’s Romance Manifesto is a visual novel Set in a modern metropolis. Everyone there keeps secrets hidden deep within their heart, yet still yearns to be seen and needed. The story follows Evelyn Liu, a woman whose icy exterior barely conceals the fractures within. Like many of us, she navigates the complicated matters of love and ambition, lingering at the edge of relationships’ abyss. There is no such thing as an “ideal lover,” only endless cycles of intimacy and distance, temptation and resistance. Will she drown in the dark, or will she grow to believe the light still exists?

However, this is not a simple romance. Evelyn is morally gray. Her choices are not always kind. Some routes explore themes of obsession, pain, and survival. The game does not judge, but it simply asks: how far are you willing to go? The developers advise players to read the content warnings carefully. Some dynamics may resonate uncomfortably with personal traumas.

Characters

• Evelyn Liu (Protagonist): A cat-like, soft-spoken girl who thinks she lives a plain, unnoticed life. But she’s wrong. Charming and quietly magnetic, she can master both Love and Career.
• Maggie Wang: Sunshine in human form. A friend from studenthood whose optimism is as warm as lying on grass in the afternoon sun. She once hesitated in love. Now she’s stepping into the light.
• Diana: Fierce on the outside, tender within. She guards her heart in silence, but having lost and found again, she will hold on tight and won’t let go.
• Lorelei Chen: A serpentine careerist who enjoys pain in every sense. She is fated to drag Evelyn into a shared descent. Once material desires were sated, a deeper craving awoke: obsession, love, and ruin.
• Lillian: A mystery. A friend who has lingered in Evelyn’s friend list for ten years. A jellyfish in the dark, seeking true love. Only the unhiding alignment of souls brands eternity into flesh.

Key Game Features

• A Yuri Visual Novel: Complex female relationships in a modern metropolis where every decision carries weight.
• Over 150,000 Words: A sprawling narrative with more content to unlock via crowdfunding.
• 5 Branching Endings: One happy ending for each love interest, plus a special polyamorous route. No bad endings—for now.
• Cel Shading Backgrounds: A distinctive visual style that brings the light-hazed city to life.
• 20+ CGs: Including transitions, with more artwork to be unlocked.

Tags: Female Protagonist, indie, lgbtq, visual novel