before you apply

You need a static html website (neocities, nekoweb) - this is a piece of code you embed into a .html file. It won't work on a social media site.

i'm currently looking into if this can work on tumblr and itchio--please stay tuned :3

resources on webhosts

If you wish to make your own static website, here are some guides to help you get started. Long live the indie web!

neocities and nekoweb are not the only static site builders! please do your research and look into each host's tos, especially if you plan to host adult work. once you get comfortable with coding; you can look into hosting your own site. you're not stuck, you can move all your files around at a later date.

rules

you must be 21 or older to submit a game. thank you.

accepted VNs

not accepted

there is no deep curation process.

The goal is to bring together all these amazing game devs and their brilliant games. More lesbians by lesbians! More bi women by bi women! More trans women by trans women! Own your voice! Create your stories!

I will try to get submissions into the directory within a 2 week period. It may take longer due to the fact I'm only one person!

GAMES MAY BE ACCEPTED OR REMOVED FOR ANY REASON.There is no email for site removals/rejections.

Promo material

please send in a 200px x 350px image of your game when applying.

accepted file formats are

please keep the images sfw. suggestive is fine but nothing explicit - thank you!

faq

what's a webring?

before google, algorithms and social media... the only way to find people was linking other peoples websites on your own. you had to go looking!

think of a webring as one big planetary circle; i link someone, they link someone else. etc etc, and maybe you end back up at the start!

now people can discover another vn from your page all over cyberspace!

this site is a mix of a listing and a ring. i wanted to make sure people could always find the index ^w^

what's an rss? Really Simple Syndication

think of it as a feed, like bsky or tumblr, that keeps track of updates from websites/blogs/youtubers you like without actually having to visit that website or make an account of give away your email to be scraped years down the line when you've completely forgotten about it. it's all in one handy place.

check out this guide by sqvrltastic that goes through the user and developer sides on how to set up your own rss
what's an EVN?

It stands for English Visual Novel.

If your game was written in English and YOU consider it a visual novel; we will accept your visual novel.

what's yuri/GL?

yuri is an old-school japanese genre name about woman/woman relationships. it's very dated but is still fondly used in online spaces, notably in fandom communities. nowadays it is better known under GL (girl's love).

here's an article on the history of the labels.

and a video on the brief history of the genre. please check them out!

is X yuri?

Yuri is yuri. You got two women? They kiss? You have a woman who wants to kiss another woman? You exploring the concept of woman kissing?

maybe you have a girl who likes girls, but maybe the girl-liking isn't the focus? maybe you simply like to write about an assortment of all sorts of women! mad girls sad girls bad girls... who so happen to be lesbians

Womanhood is massive, and there's a lot of us with our own unique spin on our stories. let's tell 'em all.

I am not a lesbian! But my game is about queer women!

if your game focuses on queer women - it's good to go.

If your game is a visual novel, in English and has queer women... Please submit. isn't the love between women so wonderful?

I don't have a website!

please consider making your own website! it takes a weekend or two, but it's worth to learn basic HTML and CSS. here's some resources by scumsuck to get started!

I'm still looking into if you can add a widget to itchio and tumblr!

How finished does my website have to be?

As long as you have a landing page and your gamepage link it's good.

What are your restrictions?

※I do not accept social media sites. that includes:

No AI whatsoever. No AI can be involved in your sites creation or in your game. i will not debate this.

※I do not accept games featuring real-world hate images or speech, nsfw of real people or games that include explicit depictions of people under the age of 18

※I do not accept games by people under the age of 21. Sorry!

I don't like [GAMEDEV]/'s game. Can you remove them?

this webring is for adults; so I accept VNs with a wide variety of topics. Some of these devs write about unsettling, explicit or violent themes. Maybe you find them boring, maybe you find them obtuse or in bad taste. Isn't that wonderful?

If you do not wish to be in a ring with games that deal with heavy or taboo subjects - this may not be the webring for you. Please feel free to make your own; the web is yours!

I will not remove websites unless the owner emails me themselves, or they violate the guidelines.

Can you remove me/my game?

Of course! Please email me at yuriwebring@gmail.com and I will remove you, no questions asked.

i have this cool idea for a VN-it's about blah blah blah

Cool! Make it, finish it and submit it!

There's VN Cup, Yuri Jam and plenty more. Make something deadly for us, yeah?

how'd you make this?

i'm using garlic garden's onion ring to host this webring

who's the mascot?

that's Kiara! she's a gal who travels across all of cyberspace in search of the next greatest visual novel!

she likes beautiful women, bondage and house music. in her free time, she loves to read.

who are you anyway?

I'm gg8473. I love visual novels, I love women, and VNs about women!

If you have any questions, please email or contact me via the guest book and I'll do my best to be prompt!