Warm Up: GAY、BL Sports Visual Novel

Warm Up  is a Chinese BL sports visual novel set in a modern sports university, where first love begins between training sessions, dorm-room nights, locker-room tension, and the quiet pressure of competition.

You play as Su Heng, a freshman athlete entering a world of runners, swimmers, fighters, fencers, basketball players, and a coach who knows more about last year’s secret than he should. As campus life unfolds, romance and mystery slowly tighten around the same question:

What really happened to the previous team?

What to expect

- A story-rich boys’ love visual novel about college athletes, desire, rivalry, and emotional secrets

- 5 main romance routes plus 1 hidden route

- A full version planned with 100+ CGs, including romance scenes, route-defining moments, campus life, sports events, and mystery reveals

- Voice acting for all characters, bringing every conversation, confession, rivalry, and intimate moment to life with emotional depth and immersion

- A rich original music direction with character themes, campus ambience, training tracks, romantic pieces, and darker mystery cues

- Track, swimming, basketball, sanda, fencing, and coaching storylines

- 5 distinct romance routes, each with unique emotional bonds and relationship dynamics

- Built with Ren'Py

The love interests

Jiang Xiao — bright, direct, sunlit tension.  

A sprinter whose warmth feels effortless, until you notice what he is hiding behind the smile

Shen Yanzhi — restrained, distant, and quietly intense.  

A swimmer whose silence makes every glance, touch, and pause feel deliberate.

Pei Ye — sharp, provocative, and dangerous to get close to.  

A basketball player who turns conflict into attraction and never lets you stay comfortable.

Huo Shuo — solid, physical, and unexpectedly gentle.  

A sanda athlete whose awkward honesty can feel more intimate than any confession.

Gu Yu — cool, refined, and full of controlled desire.  

A fencer and dormmate who understands distance, timing, and exactly when to step closer.

Cheng Yu — mature, controlled, and tied to the truth.  

A former athlete and coach whose route leads closest to the buried secret.