A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, and Linux


Parasite in Love 

A biological romance horror visual novel 

Infected with the parasite commonly known as the “brain eating amoeba”, you have 10 days left before your death. One of the symptoms is hallucinations. And through that, “he” starts to talk and confesses his love to you. Will you be able to convince the parasite to leave your body before it’s too late? Or will his love consume you “until death do us part”?

This game was made for the Spooktober VN Jam 2022.



Body Horror and Tokophobia (Fear of Pregnancy). 

Player discretion is advised. 

This game also contains flashing lights, animated effects, and vivid colors which may not be suitable for some players.

There is a "Reduce Motion" option in the game settings should you wish to turn off the animation and transition effects.



  • 8.5k words
  • 4 endings 
  • 8 CGs
  • atmospheric music 
  • hauntingly beautiful art 
  • partial voice acting, fully voice acted endings 
  • plot-consistent UI changes



Direction, Art, Writing by NiAsobu

Marlowe voiced by Coda

Niall voiced by Trickle

Background Art by Baguetti

Programming by Ooyu

Editing by Allie Vera

Music, Sound Effects, and Voice Edits by Amidst

Voice Direction by MAHO! Cody

Casting Direction and Marketing by  Elm

Logo, UI, Itch page Design, and Trailer by ingthing


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Updated 16 days ago
StatusReleased
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux
Rating
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(596 total ratings)
AuthorNight Asobu
GenreVisual Novel, Interactive Fiction
Made withRen'Py
Tags2D, Creepy, Female Protagonist, Horror, parasite, Psychological Horror, Romance, Story Rich, yandere
Average sessionAbout an hour
LanguagesEnglish
InputsKeyboard, Mouse
LinksTwitter/X, VNDB

Download

Download
Guide for Parasite in Love.txt 799 bytes
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Parasite in Love 1.34 for Mac 273 MB
Download
Parasite in Love 1.34 for PC and Linux 300 MB

Install instructions

This game may cause a ‘do you trust this?’ window to pop up upon installing.

Mac/Macbook: 

(Option 1) Go to settings, and click ‘open anyway’ in the privacy setting for trusted apps.  (Option 2) Right-click/CTRL and click on the game icon, click ‘open’ once, then click ‘open’ again.

Windows: 

Click the ‘more information’ button, afterward click the ‘run anyway’ button. If no files can be found after download, check if your Windows Defender might be deleting files automatically. If the itch.io app doesn't work, try downloading the zip folder directly from the website. 

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