Blood Lily: Killers Can't Sink a Yuri Ship is scheduled to launch for PC through Steam in mid-September 2026.
Japanese promotional material lists September 15, while Steam may display September 14 in certain regions because the release crosses calendar dates between time zones.
The latest Blood Lily game combines yuri romance, murder investigation, dark comedy, and the atmosphere of a low-budget horror film. A free demo is already available, and Sounding Stone has revealed the opening movie for Chapter 2.
Quick Summary
- Official English title: Blood Lily: Killers Can't Sink a Yuri Ship
- Japanese title: 血の百合：殺人鬼は百合に挟まるな
- Romanized title: Chi no Yuri: Satsujinki wa Yuri ni Hasamaru na
- Traditional Chinese title: 血百合殺人魔
- Format: PC game
- Genres: mystery comedy adventure, visual novel, yuri, horror, and dark humor
- Japanese release announcement: September 15, 2026
- Steam regional display: September 14, 2026, in some regions
- Platform: PC through Steam
- Console versions: not announced
- Developers: Sounding Stone / 老奉毊 and MaouCat Studio / 魔王貓工作室
- Publishers: Sounding Stone / 老奉毊 and RMAsia
- Japanese price: 624 yen including tax
- Other regional prices: not yet displayed
- Free demo: available
- Estimated demo length: approximately 20–25 minutes
- Story structure: two chapters
- Endings: ten
- Exploration: top-down
- Presentation: pixel art with 2.5D camerawork
- English character names: Lily, Sally, and Lucy
- Japanese character names: Riri, Sui, and Aki
- Primary setting: a vacation at a traditional inn
- Suspect presentation: most non-companion characters appear as black silhouettes
- Chapter 1 source: partly adapted from a TRPG replay
- Original TRPG writer: Marikoro
- Mode: single-player
- Steam features: Achievements, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing
- Languages: English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese
- Full voice acting: not included
- Mature-content description: murder and assault
- Minimum storage: 460 MB
- Minimum display: 1280 × 720
- Promotion program: Bahamut 30th Anniversary Indie Game Promotion Program
Announcement, Chapter 2 Opening, Steam, and Game Visuals
A Confession Trip Turns into a Murder Case
The story follows Lily, a posh college student who has romantic feelings for her best friend, Sally.
Lily arranges a vacation at a traditional inn, hoping to find the right moment to confess without the distractions of everyday college life.
Her plan collapses when a murder takes place. Evidence soon suggests that the group may be dealing with more than one killer.
Rather than retreating, Lily treats the criminals as people who have committed the unforgivable offense of interrupting her time with Sally. She declares war and begins investigating.
They are later joined by Lucy, a blonde woman encountered during the trip. The Japanese localization uses the names Riri, Sui, and Aki for the same three characters.
Anyone Could Be the Killer
Most people outside Lily’s immediate group initially appear as black silhouettes.
They retain limited identifying features, such as hairstyles, accessories, clothing shapes, or descriptive titles. Their faces and complete identities remain concealed.
This prevents players from deciding who looks friendly or suspicious from character artwork alone. Information is gradually added as Lily examines rooms, finds clues, and speaks with the people staying at the inn.
The system also supports the game’s comedy. A character may have the most threatening silhouette in the building without necessarily being the actual murderer.
Top-Down Exploration with 2.5D Camerawork
Blood Lily is not presented entirely through static visual-novel dialogue screens.
Players move through pixel-art environments, inspect objects, enter different rooms, and question possible witnesses or suspects.
The 2.5D camera gives additional depth to its top-down locations. Camera movement helps frame corridors, rooms, and crime scenes more dynamically during exploration.
Clues gathered in the environment provide context for relationships and the order of events. Dialogue choices determine how Lily responds and which direction the investigation takes.
No combat system has been announced. The focus remains on exploration, conversations, decisions, and solving the central mystery.
Ten Endings Change Lily and Sally’s Fate
Player decisions lead to ten possible endings.
The branches affect more than the identity of the culprit. Lily and Sally’s relationship, the safety of other characters, and whom the group can trust also depend on those choices.
Sounding Stone has not disclosed how the endings are divided between good, normal, and bad outcomes.
The large number of conclusions encourages replaying the investigation, checking missed clues, and selecting different responses during important conversations.
Steam Achievements are supported, although the complete achievement list is not yet visible.
The Story Is Divided into Two Chapters
The full game contains two chapters.
Chapter 1 is substantially adapted from a tabletop role-playing session played by the developer and friends. The original TRPG scenario was written by Marikoro and adapted with permission.
The game version is not a direct transcript. Events, characters, choices, and mystery elements were extensively revised for the interactive format.
Chapter 2 continues the conflict with material prepared for the game. Its dedicated opening movie was revealed alongside the finalized release announcement.
Both chapters are included in the main game. No separate Chapter 2 DLC has been announced.
A Free Demo Is Available
The Steam demo allows players to experience the beginning of the story before purchasing the complete release.
It takes approximately 20–25 minutes and includes the opening section. English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese are supported.
The full Japanese edition is priced at 624 yen. Pricing for Indonesia and other regions has not yet been displayed.
Steam may list September 14 while Japanese and Chinese announcements use September 15. This reflects the same release occurring on different calendar dates across regional time zones.
The Third Blood Lily Game
Killers Can't Sink a Yuri Ship follows Blood Lily Loop and Blood Lily Ghoststories.
Blood Lily Loop launched in 2024 and combined Cthulhu Mythos elements, a time loop, and the relationship between Lily and Sally.
Blood Lily Ghoststories followed in 2025, placing a group of occult-club students inside a late-night collection of supernatural stories.
The new game retains returning characters and 2.5D exploration while shifting its focus toward a murder mystery with more prominent comedy.
New players should still be able to follow its central premise, while knowledge of the earlier games may provide additional context for the existing relationships.
Why This Matters
1) Romance and investigation continually interfere with each other
Lily is not only attempting to solve a murder. She is still looking for a chance to confess to Sally while everything falls apart around them.
2) Silhouettes make every NPC suspicious
Players cannot judge the cast by facial expressions or elaborate designs. Their identities must be uncovered through evidence.
3) Ten endings give decisions meaningful consequences
Choices can alter relationships, character survival, and the final explanation behind the case.
4) The free demo reveals its style before launch
Players can check the writing, humor, exploration, localization, and level of horror without purchasing the game.
Game Information
The important details currently known are:
- Blood Lily: Killers Can't Sink a Yuri Ship is the third Blood Lily game
- its Japanese title is Chi no Yuri: Satsujinki wa Yuri ni Hasamaru na
- the Japanese release announcement lists September 15, 2026
- Steam can display September 14 depending on the user’s region
- Sounding Stone and MaouCat Studio are developing the game
- Sounding Stone and RMAsia handle publishing
- the Japanese price is 624 yen
- PC through Steam is the only confirmed platform
- a free 20–25-minute demo is available
- the story contains two chapters
- Chapter 1 is partly based on a TRPG replay
- Marikoro wrote the original TRPG scenario
- the Chapter 2 opening has been released
- Lily invites Sally on a vacation to confess her feelings
- their trip is disrupted by multiple killers
- Lucy becomes another member of the main group
- the Japanese names are Riri, Sui, and Aki
- most other characters are represented as silhouettes
- clues are found through exploration and conversation
- gameplay uses top-down areas with 2.5D camerawork
- player decisions lead to ten endings
- Steam Achievements and Steam Cloud are supported
- available languages are English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese
- full voice acting is not included
- the Steam content description mentions murder and assault
- minimum storage is 460 MB
- details and the demo are available through the official Steam page
- development updates are posted through Sounding Stone’s official X account
- official videos are available through the Sounding Stone YouTube channel
Closing
Blood Lily: Killers Can't Sink a Yuri Ship turns Lily and Sally’s romantic getaway into an investigation filled with silhouettes, suspects, and killers determined to ruin the atmosphere.
The game launches through Steam on September 14–15, 2026, depending on the region. Its free demo is already available ahead of the complete two-chapter release.
- Steam — Official Store Page, Demo, Story, Characters, Features, Languages, and System Requirements
- Official X — Japanese Release-Date Announcement and Chapter 2 Opening Reveal
- Official X — English Release Announcement and Wishlist Information
- Official YouTube — Blood Lily Chapter 2 Opening
- 4Gamer — Japanese Price, Release Date, Demo Contents, Chapters, and Ten Endings
- AUTOMATON WEST — Story Premise, Ryokan Setting, Silhouette System, and Chapter Structure
- EAIGC — Official Game Overview, Characters, TRPG Background, and Streaming Guidelines
- Game*Spark — Demo Length, Japanese Pricing, and Gameplay Overview
