Knee Deep
- Developer
- Comfort Kuma Studios
- Genre
- Dating Sim, Horror, Romance, LGBT, No AI
- Engine
- Ren'Py
- Length
- 25,000+ words (demo)
- Endings
- 4 endings
- Status
- Demo, in development
About Knee Deep
Knee Deep is a yandere dating sim visual novel set at Pebblestone University. Your childhood best friend Milo, your scary roommate Anthony and your artist classmate Rylee all turn out to be willing to kill for you. You navigate campus life, look through creepy social media posts and try not to flunk your finals while working out who is a sweetheart, who is a yandere, and who might be both. The current release is a demo with three love interests and four endings.
Inside Knee Deep
Why Knee Deep Feels Different From Other Dating Sim Games
Most yandere games have one obsessive lead. Knee Deep has three, and the real question is which of them is actually dangerous.
- Three love interests — Milo, Anthony and Rylee — each with a different relationship to you.
- Creepy in-game social media posts add clues between conversations.
- A full MC creator with she/her, he/him or they/them pronouns.
- The demo alone has 4 endings, 6 CGs and more than 25,000 words.
- Death game elements and psychological horror, but no sexually explicit content.
How To Play Knee Deep?
Read the social media posts. They tell you more than the people do.
- Press Play Now and build your MC — body and face, eyes, hair and outfit each have their own tab.
- Choose your pronouns before the story starts.
- Click to advance, and pick a response when choices appear.
- Look through the creepy posts online when the game offers them; they hint at who is hiding what.
- Pick a favourite and stay with them — the endings depend on who you lean toward.
Who Will Enjoy Knee Deep?
- Players who like campus dating sims with a dark twist.
- Fans of yandere stories who want more than one obsessive admirer.
- Anyone who enjoys a detailed MC creator with pronoun options.
- Readers who liked 14 Days With You and want a bigger cast.
- If “three yanderes are better than one” sounds like a promise rather than a warning, enrol now.
Can You Make It to Graduation?
The trick in Knee Deep is that affection and danger look the same. All three love interests are attentive; the difference is what they are willing to do about it, and the game takes its time showing you.
Play one route per run. Leaning toward one person changes how the others react, and you will see more of the story by committing than by trying to keep everyone happy.
Move into the dorm, pick your favourite, and try to graduate with your heart intact.
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