The Program
Every spring, summer, and fall, HMoon will select one indie otome or amare game to help publish to Steam.
This publishing package is completely free to developers, and includes:
How To Be Considered
Games will be considered all year round. Please fill out the short form given on the Contact page and disclose where we can
learn about your game as well as any social media presence for your game and/or studio that you’d like to share. While games
still early in development can be considered, preference will be given to titles that have released on sites like itch.io or are
nearing completion.
Hands-on Steam backend support to set up your Steam page, builds, and depots
Covering Steam’s $100 app fee
A basic trailer
A simple marketing plan centered around Steam Next Fest and assistance with Steam festival applications
...and more, based on individual project needs
No monetary payment is required, neither in revenue nor upfront costs. Developers retain complete ownership of their games.
In exchange, HMoon requests to be listed as publisher and to be given use of the Publisher widget located on the game’s Steam page.
Requirements for submissions:
Narrative-heavy
Includes romance as a primary or secondary theme
Written for the female gaze; targets a primarily female audience
The option to play as a female protagonist
At least one male love interest
HMoon Seasonal Selection Summer 2026
STATUS: Complete
Title: ‘Heartstop Tour’ by Comfort Kuma Studios
Spend 4 days with 2 boy failures in this otome visual novel.
Will you choose Julian, the lost tourist with golden retriever
energy, or Riku, the quietly intense guy in a bear suit, to steal
your heart in a short & sweet romance?
