Best Friends

Editorial Worth it

Best Friends is a kinetic visual novel following two protagonists—a straight male character and a transitioning friend—through a coming-of-age story anchored by supportive relationships and romantic development. Players praise the writing quality, character work (especially the sister and best friend), and the developer's engagement with the community; the game has recently undergone bug fixes and polishing ahead of a Steam release. However, a vocal subset of the audience is frustrated by the slow pacing of story progression and content updates, with particular complaints that the transitioning character's arc feels stalled despite over a year of in-game time passing. The game also skews heavily toward one protagonist's romantic success over the other's, which some see as imbalanced. Community feedback is modest in volume but generally positive on creative grounds, though opinions divide sharply on whether the update cadence and narrative choices justify the play time investment.