
Parasite in Love
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
You can find a link to our presskit here.
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Updated | 16 days ago |
Status | Released |
Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
Rating | Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars (596 total ratings) |
Author | Night Asobu |
Genre | Visual Novel, Interactive Fiction |
Made with | Ren'Py |
Tags | 2D, Creepy, Female Protagonist, Horror, parasite, Psychological Horror, Romance, Story Rich, yandere |
Average session | About an hour |
Languages | English |
Inputs | Keyboard, Mouse |
Links | Twitter/X, VNDB |
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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.
Development log
- FEARBONDING IS OFFICIALLY OUT!16 days ago
- Parasite in Love is now on Steam!94 days ago
- Our next Yandere Game - FearbondingFeb 13, 2025
- Parasite in Love Postmortem: Part 5 - Our advice to future spooktober teamsOct 31, 2022
- Parasite in Love Postmortem: Part 4 - Our Jam Successes & ShortcomingsOct 30, 2022
- Parasite in Love Postmortem: Part 3 - Adapting to the element of surpriseOct 24, 2022
- Parasite in Love Postmortem: Part 2 - Approaching the (Un)known in game jamsOct 22, 2022
- Parasite in Love Postmortem: Part 1 - Joining a JamOct 17, 2022