What is Yaoi, Anyway?
Strap in—it’s time for a lesson in one of the XXX anime industry’s most popular search terms: Yaoi.
If you’ve ever dipped your toe—or any other part of your anatomy—into the Hentai porn pool, you’ve probably heard of Yaoi. The word is thrown around a lot in the animated XXX games community. You might even know that it has something to do with gay porn.
What it really means, literally, is boy love. Yaoi is the term used in hardcore animation to describe man-on-man porn.
Where Did Yaoi Come From?
You might think Yaoi is experiencing the height of its popularity right now—but that’s not quite true. Yaoi has only recently become a popular porn genre in places like China and the Pacific, but it’s been a staple in the fap-folio for Japanese and US porn fans for decades.
Yaoi actually saw its big boom back in the 70s, when comics were issued to showcase tales of bromance—minus the total destruction of bodies in the pursuit of earth-shattering orgasms. Y’know: platonic stuff.
Fortunately for Yaoi porn fans, the genre expanded to include erotica and explicit comics…and eventually on to what we now know and love as Yaoi porn.
Nowadays, Yaoi hits some key points—no matter what sub-genre or animation style you’re into:
- There are hardly ever any female characters in Yaoi
- In fact, some Yaoi games are set in a male-only world
- If the angst in Yaoi turns you off, fear not—there’s very little angst (and a whole lot of adults-only action) in Yaoi XXX games
Looking for Yaoi Games? We’ve Got You.
If you’re new to Yaoi but just the idea of it gets your blood (or other bodily fluids) pumping, here’s what we expect from the top Yaoi porn games on the internet.
#1. Good production value (even with the free games)
The adult porn games industry is big business. It delivers Hollywood-level production, detailed visuals, streamlined graphics, and everything you’d expect from major gaming corporations—except with way better sex scenes and none of the cheesy acting.
#2. The best sexy time
When it comes to Yaoi games, it’s kind of obvious: the goal is to get off—fast and hard.
We could have actually put this point first because it’s the one that matters most. Hot characters, storylines that are conducive to hot af sex, even more hot af sex, and the freedom to create real porn at the click of a button—these are the things true Yaoi game fans want.
We also want all of that stuff without long load times, buffering hold ups, or restrictive adware.
#3. Reasonable costs (or, y’know, free is nice)
We’re not always the biggest fans of free Yaoi porn games.
Constant ad popups, minimized screen real estate, lack of responsive technology, and an overall cheaper experience—it can often seem like you’re paying too high a price just to avoid not paying a price.
When you find a good freemium game, though, all bets are off. It’s almost the holy grail of pornographic perfection—delightfully filthy Yaoi games at no cost and with no strings attached.
Whether you pay to cash in on that boy-on-boy action or now, you’ve got to make your X-rated demands clear from the get-go:
- An excellent adult gaming experience
- Content to satisfy even the fussiest Yaoi lover
- (and by satisfy, we mean you should be cumming like a fountain in no time flat)
Types of Yaoi Sex Games
Yaoi porn games can fall into a bunch of categories—which is why our best Yaoi games picks do, too.
We’ve got everything from photorealistic boy love—complete with glossy CGI skin and incredibly realistic body movements—to the kinky perfection of toon Yaoi games. Whatever gets your rocks off, our Yaoi games selection will get you there.
And in case we have to warn you (we probably don’t), Yaoi isn’t all hand holding and butterflies. In the past 10 years some sections of the Yaoi games market have gone surprisingly dark. We’re talking taboo topics—so if that’s your thing, you’ll be well catered to in the boy love gaming arena.
Ready to unleash the Boy Love beast?
You can count on our team of Yaoi experts to go deep with these game characters. We put them through their paces, we push them to their limits, and we milk these games like a young Yaoi star milks a prostate.
Here’s our pick of the best Yaoi games based on our insanely strict (and pretty filthy, NGL) criteria.
Yaoi Games FAQs
Is Yaoi just gay porn?
No—although Yaoi focuses on homosexual XXX content, it is animated. This is what differentiates it from your usual gay porn.
Is Yaoi the same as Hentai?
We’d say Yaoi is a sub-genre of Hentai. If Hentai encompasses all Japanese animated XXX content, Yaoi is one genre of that.
Can I play Yaoi games for free online?
Yes! We’ve included some free online Yaoi games on our list, but you can also find free Yaoi desktop games and mobile games, too.