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95% positive of 20 · Positive · Live from Steam
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Free on Steam. The demo has its own app, so its players are counted separately.
While working at their dead-end job and dreaming of what could’ve been, Demian Zhao discovers a flesh-eating parasite who promises to help them finally live free. If you let them, they'll become the monster of your own making - after all, who needs a moral compass when you have a god in the gutter?
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Review score: 95% on 2026-11-01 → 95% today (20 reviews)
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EDIT 2: It's fine, apparently you just have to uninstall and reinstall the demo if you had a messed up build, it flushes everything out and only installs the good build, instead of nestling everything together. Whoops!I'm... tired, if you can't tell.EDIT: NOPE…
Hey. Hey why didn't you all tell me the demo was nigh-unplayable. Hey. Hey guys. Hey guys why didn't you tell me the demo was borked.Sorry about that, y'all! You all SHOULD be able to get through the demo's full contents now, both on Steam and itchio. Addition…
Hi y'all! This one's pretty small, but it should be nice for anyone who's run into some snags.Fixed a path in Chapter 6 that accidentally skipped a scene and triggered Chapter 7 early. (This one really hurt; the scene it skipped over is one of my personal favo…
Hi y'all! Another day, another hotfix. Just minor stuff this time, nothing that's gamebreaking like 1.0.2.Re-synced some sprite-expression movement in Chapter 6.Fixed some issues with full-screen.Unblurred the screen where it wasn't intended with Ending 4. (So…
Fixed a bug that prevented 3/6 endings from occurring. Sorry about that, guys! Hopefully, it should be back to normal (it's everything in the non-Obsession version of Chapter 8; if you can progress past the choices in Ch8 on a normal route, you SHOULD be okay!…
Happy 1 year anniversary of Veins Like Tapeworms' release! I cannot believe I even managed to get here on Steam, much less celebrate my game's anniversary by releasing the demo of my next one. It's been a super exciting ride this whole way, and I'm super excit…
Hey all! I know this is VLT's page, but I just want to get the news out to people who enjoyed the game and are looking for more stuff of mine to play!A Case of Missing Identity is getting a demo!!HAHAHAHAHA! We’re at the home stretch! Literally all that’s left…
Hey y'all!I'm absolutely overjoyed to announce my second game - A Case of Missing Identity! It'd mean so much to me if you all gave it a wishlist and tried out the demo when it comes out; I've been working really hard on it ever since I finished up on Veins Li…
Make your choice. Or I'll make it for you.I'm super proud to announce that Veins Like Tapeworms is participating in the first ever Choose Wisely Steam festival - an event dedicated to all the games where your choices is what drives the story! Ever since I got …
Hi everyone! It’s been a little over a month and a half since I finally released Veins Like Tapeworms, and I still can’t get the story out of my head, especially now that we’ve hit 10 reviews. I want to say straight up this is not an announcement I’m working o…
I love you. You’re home. The wait is over. Veins Like Tapeworms is out NOW!! After a little over a year in development, some slight delays, tweaks, and reworks, I’m proud to share with you all a story of rot-bred love and desire to be accepted! In case you hav…
We're almost there!! Veins Like Tapeworms is releasing in three days!!In case you haven’t heard, the full game includes: 100,000+ words8 chaptersOver 250 illustrations!6 unique endings!5 Bonus Scenes that give a glimpse of where the story continues after that!…
Hi everyone! It’s been a little while since I’ve gotten in touch with my Steam followers, but I’m here to say, once and for all, Veins Like Tapeworms is officially releasing on July the 14th, 2025! I’m dead serious this time — the game is 100% finished in its …
Come check out the RPGMaker Festival of 2025! Most people don't realize this, but Veins Like Tapeworms is built in RPGMaker MZ! I'm delighted to tell you all that, once again, Veins Like Tapeworms is being featured in the Coming Soon section of Gotcha Gotcha G…
Well this is kind of embarrassing. This is not the post I wanted to make. I wanted to be counting down the days until the game drops, not explaining why the Valentine's Day release might not be possible. I've been in the middle of moving houses since early Nov…
Hey you! Do you support nonbinary rights and nonbinary wrongs? If the answer to that is yes, come try the 2-chapter demo of Veins Like Tapeworms during the Season of Pride Showcase! Demian Zhao is nonbinary and asexual, after all! And, of course, as is the tra…
Would you believe it? Veins Like Tapeworms is officially participating in Steam's October Next Fest of 2024! (I would've aimed for 2025's February Fest, but it happens a week or so after VLT's full game drop.) If this is your first introduction to Veins Like T…
Come check me out at the RPG Maker Horror festival! Did you know Veins Like Tapeworms is built in RPGMaker MZ? It's not something that most people can pick out from a glance! I love RPGMaker; I wouldn't be here on Steam, presenting VLT to you all, without it. …
Hey all! After a few days of getting tied up in Steam appeals, I'm happy to announce that you can now play the first two chapters of Veins Like Tapeworms for free! Players will be able to experience: 2 chapters 1 ending 1 Bonus Scene 13,000~ words 45+ images t…