Coming Out Simulator 2014 by Nicky Case

A half-true game about half-truths. You play as a semi-fictional version of me, on a night that changed my life forever. Choose your (my?) words wisely. Every character will remember everything you say - or don't say - as you figure out how to approach my (your?) hyper-conservative Asian parents. And if all that seems confusing or awkward... well, that's the gist of coming out as queer, isn't it? [Author's annotation]

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Review Cosmic Hotdog 3

25 May 2026

I play this really often. I love it.

Review UrLocalMagicalEnby

31 Dec 2025

VOMIT SAUCE
(loved it)

Comment dashfoox

15 Jul 2023

i wish the rainbow went back to normal

Review Savio

18 Oct 2020

Great humour.

Comment Jack The King

04 Jul 2020

I love It It's So Amazing You Know It Give's Me A Feeling Like When This Is Over Ever Thing's Going To Be Just Fine And I Can'tWait For This To Be Over Amazing Game Love It Keep Doing What You're Doing Nicky Case

Comment Heres a problem

05 Feb 2020

Why does the game have to be about asians tho?

Comment EarthAlien

21 Jan 2020

Sucks that there's no such thing as bi or trans.

Review EarthAlien

21 Jan 2020

..............

Review River Lily

24 Apr 2019

as an asian and being part of a friend group all exploring their own sexual identities but unfortunately unable to tell their parents, i genuinely loved this realistic portrayal of coming out to your parents. the gameplay was simple, yet interesting enough to intrigue me.

i also loved that the creator injected his own personality in this, and it gives me faith and hope that in spite of the ignorance of the people around us, we CAN survive.

10/10 would recommend.

Review TayoEXE24

13 Jan 2019

I'm going to be honest with this. First the good. The presentation is good. Clean design. The writing, believable, but mostly only when it was coming from you. You yourself said the game is full of half-truths, etc, so I don't know how much of this could be taken as legitimate. I know you wrote it as a very personal game, so I don't want to bash you or anything. I don't really know what happened, but I believe you even said that your father in real life had left before that. I'm sorry about that, by the way. As I get more personal with this review, I want you to know that I sincerely hope you could patch things up with your family. I would agree that treatment like that would be unfair, but I actually felt the experience was hindered because you explained that this is a lot of what-if from your perspective. I think it's an interesting idea, but I felt it was hard to sympathize in real way, only fictional. Maybe that was what you intended, so if so, I think it still delivered the feelings of being unfairly treated. It has to be hard, and if that's what you intended, I think the writing did that. Sorry for the rambling, I am not a professional writer. Anyway, it doesn't matter where I stand on the topic of LGBT, etc., but I do think that it could be a better (or at least practical) experience if maybe you did a more general version that represented the feelings of both sides. As someone noted, without the context of the culture or background of the parents, (Asian culture is too general in my opinion, but that was the only thing really noted about their background) it hurts being able to see things from the perspective of others on the other side and thus makes it harder to know how to discuss this topic. I don't know if your parents were just exaggerated or what, but I do agree that even if there is disagreement, showing a good example of how these things could be talked out properly without either side having to "win" (or relinquish personal values necessarily) and p

Review twilight_anime

12 Sep 2018

this was the best thing i ever played im fucking in love

Review seekingSolar [SS]

02 Sep 2018

:0000 wow this is actually really fuckin good

Comment catty101

29 Jun 2018

why???????????

Review KityKatMeowFace

03 Jun 2018

The story was amazing! It was very well written and gave me all of the feels!

Review nammyal

10 Nov 2017

I am a lesbian woman who knows from experience that coming out doesn't always go well. My cousin was disowned for being gay, and when I tried to come out, my mother laughed at me and gave me a long list of reasons why it would be impossible for me to be into women. I never tried coming out to family again. I only knocked off a star because I had to skim through some of the text due to the speed when I wanted to focus on the story.

Review MissCass

07 Aug 2017

Awwww... the ending. :)

Comment sluglord

16 Jun 2017

this game really hit close to home for me. i'm bisexual myself so i can really relate to this game. i hope the author is living a much better life now, and i'm glad i got the chance to play something like this.

Review SoulenScout

04 Jun 2017

<3 The feels.

Review ellieisshooketh

08 Mar 2017

If I wasn't scared to come out before

Review MidnightHipster

03 Mar 2017

A very touching, and a very true story

Review physicsandphilosophy

28 Feb 2017

Let's get the doesn't-matter-at-alls out of the way. Straight. 21. M.

I think that this game has already had glowing reviews from those it relates to, and enough has been said about what it means to others; so I will provide just a down to earth of how enjoyable this game was when removed from the story and message(s).

The Positives
Very replayable, even past the 3 "endings". Thoroughly enjoyable story overall. It's a pretty self-aware game, though I suppose that comes with the territory of this kind of game. I definitely enjoyed the style and presentation of the game. The dialogue at the very least felt realistic.

The Negatives
The dialogue left some things to be desired. It might have been a little bit of cringe, or perhaps some redundant options (seeing what. whaaat. and whaaaaaaat.). I would have rather seen some more interesting expansions in retorts/replies. It might also have been that without much context into Asian culture itself, one could not connect in a completely immersive way (e.g. it's your Asian culture that's backwards). Luckily, I happen to be Asian and could see where the author was coming from. The text speed was a little bit too quick, if one slowed it down around 0.5 seconds, it might have been much better.

This was probably not the review needed, but I like retaining fairness above all. Hope you've sorted or will sort things out with your family Nick. Best luck.

Review Book Lord

20 Feb 2017

I am not bi or gay but I appreciated this game and it brought on the "Feels" so to speak. I Hope you can continue making great games!!

Review tonyromoistrash9

22 Jan 2017

i am now desgusted

Review tonyromoistrash8

22 Jan 2017

I HATE IT. IT IS THE WORST GAME EVER

Review Blastoff88

14 Jan 2017

Okay this made me cry
Just play it, it'll be worth it

Review KreatorKat

13 Jan 2017

Amazing and important :)

Comment Deefydeefdeef

09 Jan 2017

This game was so good ! It was fun, interactive and touching. 10/10 definitely, and I NEVER give a 10 rating. More games need to be made like this ! :)

Review avatar_rosequartz

07 Jan 2017

As a bisexual person myself, I connected with this game so much. Thank you for the amazing experience, and Nicky (can I call you Nicky?), I genuinely hope you are happy and will keep making these amazing games.

Review Shirogane

07 Jan 2017

This is my second time finding this game, the first being a year ago when I was very much questioning myself and my identity, and I needed all the reassurance I could get.
The first time through, I left with a smile on my face from the final coffee-shop dramatic scene.
My second time through, and I'm in tears.

I have come out inbetween the first and second time playing, and I'm very openly gay (and proud!!). I have no doubts about my identity or hatred of who I am, I feel really confident as a queer person nowadays. This time playing, all those feelings of confusion and loneliness and feeling so lost just hit me like nostalgia....

But in a good way. It shows me how far I've come. This game is absolutely, truly a wonderful piece!! It really gives a hug as well as a punch to the face (haha,...h a h... thats not funny.) to all the queer kids who come across this nicely made game.

If you're reading this and are part of the LGBT+ community, and are in either place I mentioned above, I'm proud of you and I love you!! (It gets better™)

[TL;DR this game is great and im very, very gay]

Review TavrektDeadtram

09 Dec 2016

This game is a m a z i n g.

This game also helped me come out to my own parents (whom are also coincidentally Asian).

I absolutely love how much of an interactive level this game has! It was definitely confusing at first, but became much queerer (ba-dum-tss) in the end. During playing the game, my parents and I found ourselves genuinely engaged in the game. My parents, whom I initially thought wouldn't support LGBT+, now support me as a pansexual and others in the LGBT+.

Thank you.

(Really. Thank you.)

Review Gigantickookie

06 Dec 2016

When I chose "I need to get out of this house" and it ended up being "I need to move to the US", I was like "NO NO NO NO".

I didn't even realize who made this until he mention :The Game:.
This was a very touching story, some of the choices were so difficult to make.

Review WayTooCasualGamer

03 Dec 2016

Very clever

Comment CJS1714

11 Nov 2016

This is wonderful. As a bisexual individual myself, I was lucky to have two wonderful parents that supported me. I'm so sorry that you and others are not as lucky as I am.

Comment Lil Feeshy

06 Nov 2016

This is amazing! I seriously almost cried and I'm so glad you got to be who you really are!

I found it rather inspiring, as well :)

Comment Qorvi

20 Oct 2016

This is literally my situation right now. I still don't know whether or not to come out.

Review LuckyTabler

18 Oct 2016

Very clever, i love the setup

Review Bread Pilgrim

16 Oct 2016

very clever

Comment Jokitten

10 Oct 2016

this is truly one of the best games i have ever played, and it has left me with an extremely empowering message.

Review Mira125

04 Oct 2016

Awesome and touching.

Comment Mira125

04 Oct 2016

Beautiful. I wasn't expecting such a deep and touching message - but I honestly love this, and I respect the hell out of you for being able to make something this powerful out of the could-haves of your coming out story that doubtlessly plagued your mind for a while after the real encounter. Good luck to you, Nicky! <3

Comment Enpherdaen

25 Sep 2016

Tried my best to make the guy not let his parents know then go after Claire :D The Dad was the best. That's the type of Dad I want. Wish the mom would strangle him the kid... That'd be funny to watch.

Review catzdoe

23 Sep 2016

brought tears to my eyes

extremely touching and eye opening.

Review NegativePacyfist

23 Sep 2016

I cried ;-;;

Review T-RexBoy

22 Sep 2016

Very touching, very... realistic. This is so very true... from what I've heard anyway. I'm not LGBT, but I fully support this kind of thing. We need more of this.

Review Ravenstar64

21 Sep 2016

It reminds me a bit of undertale. AWESOME!

Comment violetblooded

19 Sep 2016

make nicky a nicole or something and you'll have an embarassingly accurate insight into my future-I have to say I was not expecting something with such a heavy message on a site like textadventures. this game incorporated personal and impersonal elements perfectly, and the lines of dialogue between you and others were spectacular.

Comment SamuelLeach

15 Sep 2016

This is quite the powerful story, and I very honestly applaud you for telling it. Coming out is a huge and vulnerable thing, and I think you captured just how scary and dangerous it can be. It's important too that the gameplay provides a unique experience - for the better or worse, which simulates the variable reaction one can and will have coming out. Brilliant piece.

Review Riolucake

11 Sep 2016

It was great!

Review gandalf224

26 Aug 2016

THIS WAS AMAZING. Thank YOU so much for a game like this. The message was powerful.

Review Coyoteclaw11

23 Aug 2016

I wasn't really sure what to expect, but this really was an interesting read. It gives you a lot of perspective on the authors life and family and culture. I definitely want to play it again to see how my different choices would affect things in the end. But wow really a really good read.

Review Seth Schmidt-O'Hainle

19 Aug 2016

This one of the best games I've ever played. It feels real - it feels like you're talking to a real person - and the actual experience of playing... I honestly found myself on edge, even scared, a few times, just as if I was really experiencing it... it reminded me of the experience of coming out to my own parents, which thankfully was MUCH less horrible - they understand, and accept me. I'm so glad that a story like this is being told, more people need to know what it's like to be in that situation, so that they can have empathy for those who are.

Comment Seth Schmidt-O'Hainle

19 Aug 2016

Review unibatman

17 Aug 2016

One of the best games on the internet!

Review DavyB

09 Aug 2016

An interactive story that's outstanding in all respects. In particular, the interaction dialogue is excellent and the user interface beautifully designed, with great use of graphics and sound. I can't think of a single improvement. Well done!

Review Windysuicune64

04 Aug 2016

Amazing story! Eventually everything does burst out in colourful rainbows and unicorns. I don't even know my own sexuality but I know I wouldn't mind being les or bi

Review AC Me Rolin

28 Jul 2016

This was an amazing game and a brilliant experience! I would certainly recommend it to whomever happened to be on the site!
Literally can't fault it.

Review KnifeTale

25 Jul 2016

I loved it. It's really sad that most parents are like this. But still- PERFECTION. I especially liked the art.

Review TheScripterFromScunthorpe

24 Jul 2016

Absolutely amazing!
This is one of the few games I've played where I actually feel as if I'm talking to someone, combined with the simple but effective art-style it makes the game very philosophical and realistic.

I actually liked the Dad character (at first) he reminded me of my own father until he punched Nicky in the face and became an asshole.

Comment TheMiningMecha

22 Jul 2016

I knew that art style seemed familiar.

Review happysappygirl101

19 Jul 2016

Very interesting... I enjoyed the witty dialogue, and I also like how the game wasn't laced with gay male stereotypes (gay men all liking rainbows, gay accent, being prissy, etc) like a lot of gay-related and 'gay supportive' media seems to portray. I usually find "coming out" stories cheesy, but this one was engaging and on a certain level, relateable, even though I'm not gay or bisexual. Nicely done :P

Comment Rus Johnston

18 Jul 2016

BEEYOOTIFULL

Review HorrorGirl1269

10 Jul 2016

THIS WAS AMAZING!!!!

Comment lichcore

08 Jul 2016

i related to this so much, like i guess its due to the choices i chose but it was rly similar to my coming out story

Review Britomart

01 Jul 2016

I loved this. I got very invested and felt so uncomfortable in all the right places--this is a simple, moving story, with excellent artwork, dialogue, and story.

Comment TishaLee133

01 Jul 2016

My heart feels all warm now. Beautiful story and feels for days! Things that make a great game and you nailed it!!

Comment randomfangirl1220

29 Jun 2016

I felt so helpless... I feel that way in my own house now... I'm lucky that I have a lot of privacy and safe space to be out.

Review Gaylien

22 Jun 2016

I really enjoyed it. The realness of the story mixed with the simple art style gave it a very artistic and poetic feel.

Comment Zenm_

22 Jun 2016

I played this and messed everything up. Welp.

Comment cmh100girl

16 Jun 2016

I love the ending <3

Comment Goodbye_leigha

07 Jun 2016

It's so deep...my heart is bleeding ohmygawd

Comment Skepsis

22 May 2016

Fantastic, just fantastic.

Thank you

Comment mr smee

19 May 2016

oooooooooh

Review AZDfox

06 May 2016

I loved it. Its incredible.

Review katiesims33

04 May 2016

Great story I injoyed it good work there

Comment Suhariks

24 Apr 2016

I liked this game, but if you said this game is half-truth the you ****** a boy, and you hurt your parents ?

Review samuelreroa

23 Apr 2016

The best game

Review Deanishere

19 Apr 2016

I enjoyed it, for an arty farty game.

Review Octovaporiste

06 Apr 2016

Great storytelling, simple animation. Splendid.

Comment James Alder

03 Apr 2016

This was fucking cool as hell.

Review RahilaB

01 Apr 2016

really enjoyed this game! got me right in the feels

Review WinterBliss

01 Apr 2016

From the simple animation to the in-depth perspective of what it feels like and the consequence of society's influence make this a truly fantastic experience to follow. The choice options are thrilling and realistic- and the format really grasps the attention of the reader.

All in all, a fabulous, well-made favorite. :)

Review Lilaboc

31 Mar 2016

This is amazing! I really enjoyed this.

Comment AntluntiumHarry

26 Mar 2016

What A Tuching Story! I LOVE IT!!

Comment GlobeFighter01

22 Mar 2016

So good I did like a coffee please

Review TheRaddestDelinquent

21 Mar 2016

It was adorable and great. Take it from a pan trans boy.

Review Official Crimson Flame Studios

21 Mar 2016

Despite my parents being uber-liberal, for the most part, they were still confused and questioning about my coming out as bisexual. I felt as if I have made a mistake or that I let them down. Combine that with living in a super conservative environment AKA The South, I just felt as if I did something wrong and that I was pressured to feel wrong. So all I can say about this is:
Accurate

Review nupmuk

14 Mar 2016

By far this is one of the coolest games I've played on this site. I can totally relate to that fear of coming out, being bi myself. The game was actually pretty fun yet also very serious. It's amazing to watch how your choices affect the outcome so dramatically. Plus the visuals were awesome :) Great job!

Comment MeetYourMaker

12 Mar 2016

whaaaaaaaaaaaaat.

Review hazyx

24 Feb 2016

This game was great! I really liked it, it had just the right amount of humor for the heavy topics it was covering. I'm sorry for your bad experiences, but I'm glad that you were able to embrace who you are. I enjoyed the animation style and the story line. Thanks for making this game!

- a (closeted) bi person

Review Merlin3000

16 Feb 2016

Amazing. I was debating whether to make my own story or not. Similar like this in the sense if parents, but a different topic. This has totally inspired me to do it! Nice work!

Comment Torren33

14 Feb 2016

Honestly, I don't like gayness in this world. I hope you got over it (i didnt play the whole game...) ;)

Comment SamO_O

07 Feb 2016

How did you make a game like this?

Review Alaskams

02 Feb 2016

Amazing. Everything.

Review British Brony

28 Jan 2016

I read this, and wow. It was really, really good. It isn't like anything else on this site, and I applaud the creativity.

Review flysquirrel775

25 Jan 2016

Real nice game, but I don't know if Asian parents actually act like that. My dad's never done that to me before, but screw how it works in reality. REAL NICE GAME BRO

Review Tozic

24 Jan 2016

The whole programming is fantastic. The game looking like on going text messages is so cool. This game hits me right where it hurts - in a good way. I love this game so much. Honestly. I think I cried. Probably.

I cried.

Review Noxyoursox

23 Jan 2016

I cannot possibly rate this highly enough. Well done, and thank you for sharing your story.

Comment drowgamer

15 Jan 2016

oh mai god.
every person who is bi like me had a amazing time coming out.
And then when I came out It was a complete hell hole
thanks for the story

Review Thienan

05 Jan 2016

I found this on newground,omg this game is fantastic !

Review Canton Empire

26 Dec 2015

I can only wish it was longer. 6/5 stars
Even not being gay, it gave me the feels

Review TheProcess

21 Dec 2015

Amazing. Simply amazing.

Review SakuraJDJ

08 Dec 2015

This game is amazing! Well not amazing, but... you know. I love how it was set up, and It gave me kind of the same feeling of helplessness that Nicky felt. Kind of. I like that even though the dad wasn't there that you added him in. It does show more of the struggle you had to deal with. Nicky, your father was a jerk. Just gonna point out that obvious fact.

Back to the review part. I love the set up with text bubbles and how you had the reader respond to you. (Incase you haven't noticed I'm now talking to Nicky directly X3) I also like how you added in the responses like "fuck you, Fuck this" because I was really tempted to chose that even though I knew it would end with really bad results. I chose to read the true ending last and the lie first because it's no fun knowing the truth when there are other things that could happen.

I liked that choice though. This is a really long review and it's mostly me rambling. I apologize. I love this game. I love the style. I love the content and I wish there were more games like this in the world .

Review coolalexia123

06 Dec 2015

This game is amazing PERIOD.

Review Just-A-Surreal-Dreemurr

04 Dec 2015

Stunning. Absolutely stunning.

Review Porter-Interactive Story Writer EXTRORDINAIRE!

07 Nov 2015

RIGHT IN MY FEELS. I had to stop when I ended up getting punched in the face. My feels were set to ultra when I saw me-- you in bed, punched.

Review An Ridire Dubh

05 Nov 2015

Good game. Hard to believe parents would say things like that...

Comment Chalupa96

02 Nov 2015

This game really hit close to hoe for me. I still need to have some of these conversations with my parents...

Comment Tekno

27 Oct 2015

And well done for embracing who you are. A lot of people tend to hide it or keep it a secret.

Review Tekno

27 Oct 2015

Very good story and proves that games can be more than just run over here and collect this to defeat this monster and advance. I'm glad it all worked out for you in the end, and as nero5 so eloquently put it, "ouch, right in the feels". Very good story and very well written.

Review calicolovesvantas

24 Oct 2015

This is so cute. I am bi and my mother reacted oddly and then said, "Fine. I'm okay with it" A months or two later. I never told her that my first real kiss was with my ex-girlfriend.

Review KarkatTheFandomPrince

20 Oct 2015

REALLY FUN!

Comment KarkatTheFandomPrince

20 Oct 2015

This was reeeeeeeeeally fun to play!!! <333

Review SurvivalHorror

10 Oct 2015

Nice score bro. (Thumbs up)

Review VkFujan

06 Oct 2015

I loved his dynamic while dealing with the reader but this phrase in the end had me "At the end... Of this long, stupid, painful game... Where I played against people who should have been on my side... I won." I went crying while I realized that I'm not wrong, they should have been by my side. "I'm your son, dammit."

Review chaza1908

01 Oct 2015

f***ing amazing bro GO LGBT

Review r-the-kawaii

20 Sep 2015

The ending really made me smile. I couldn't tell if I was sad or what, but that he won against this is amazing.

Review andreasevans1

19 Sep 2015

Best text based game I've ever played

Comment Traill

04 Sep 2015

Hey! Nice game dude glad you embraced who you are. Goodjob

Review nero5

29 Aug 2015

Ouch, Right In The Feels. I Can't Even Do The Review Correctly. just..... Perfect.

Review Kassyfox

15 Aug 2015

This is one of the best games I've played PERIOD. Online or otherwise. All the games I've played. This is one of the best out of all of them. You are so talented and your life is beautiful.

Review HappyPie

15 Jun 2015

I love it so much! It has a great influence to my life, and I am really happy you made this game! :D

Review villainousCake

07 Jun 2015

ADORBS <3<3<3<3<3

Review MisterPibb316

28 Apr 2015

I guess my commentary on why I, technically, thought this wasn't a very good game isn't worth much, but I do appreciate the sincerity that must have gone into making this.

Review pey6ton

09 Apr 2015

Just wish it was longer

Review mattgames

05 Apr 2015

aww so sad love the game though

Review KeithFloyd9

20 Mar 2015

Great Game :)

Review Mollez

07 Mar 2015

I like the game overall. It's a good game. My one criticism would be that the ending is a lot of telling-not-showing. That conversation with Claire could easily have been made a fourth conversation. Also, it's unclear what the "Truth", "Half-Truth" and "Lie" endings refer to. Is it the Truth of what really happened in real life, or is it the ending that happens if you tell your parents the truth?

I like how all the things that you say in the game come back, like your thoughts on the Inception ending. I like how your mother drops subtle hints that she's been reading your texts. It's a very personal story told in an interesting way. It's very realistic, which is good, because that seems to be the point, to show how this situation plays out in real life. So, nice job!

Review GJ

01 Mar 2015

Very great game! I love the drawings and animations and the background-noises. I love the concept and the way you write. It's just perfect!

Review TacosNPie

28 Feb 2015

My feels are torn in half. I loved all of it!!! Except for the bad parts, but I guess that's life right?

Comment Swiftica

10 Feb 2015

I loved and hated this game. I hated it because of the parents reaction to homosexuality but I loved it because it allowed me to see what other homosexual people have to deal with. My parents grew up in Canada so when I told them I liked girls, they supported my sexuality. I couldn't imagine what people with homophobic parent had to deal with. Thank you for making this game to help me see what happens in those situations. *cries happily*