Is this a gay romance story?

[Majidah]

Not really into that, and I'm getting really strong vibes its a boy love game but I don't see any lgbt tags so I wanted to confirm because I'm not really interested in that and I'd like to know before purchasing

[aliforthewin]

doesn't seem like it to me

[<コ:彡]

Just finished chapter 1 and I'd say there's some pretty strong undertones. However, the overarching story and the world is very compelling and stands on its own outside of the romance--the gay stuff is very much a side element that can be ignored for now. It's also not NSFW at all, if that's something you're worried about. (Giovanni is explicitly 15, which gives me reason to believe that there won't be anything like that in the game's future either.)

I'd say the situation between the two boys currently is that there's very strong romantic tension, though it's not obnoxious or in your face--like Campanella isn't calling Giovanni "hot stuff" every scene or anything like that. I don't really know how a straight person would perceive their interactions: I've seen straight people gloss over pretty much every subtle-but-still-obvious gay relationship in media and even argue that the characters are straight just because they're not waving around a giant rainbow flag with the words "I'm gay" in bold printed on it. However, I'm not sure what direction they'll go in the future. Whether the last scene between Giovanni and Campanella winds up being something like "Giovanni... I always knew you were special," or "Giovanni... Ever since I first laid eyes on you, I've always loved you," with a cutscene of them making out is really anyone's guess.

TL;DR: It's not purely about a gay relationship (it's about this world that's dictated by robots and the mystery behind exactly how it got so ♥♥♥♥♥♥ up), but there are the building blocks in place for a strong gay subplot. Could be escalated, could stay where it is, who knows.

[Makina Icyterror]

We wouldn't know for sure since it still in ea.

[danebirb]

I don't think it's actually BL, but it's BL with its serial numbers filled off. They'll probably not kiss on scene but the gay undertones are definitely there. (at least that's how it feels at the moment)

[nemu*]

From finishing chap 1 it's not a BL. It might have some undertones but romance is not at all the main focus in the game