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What's Up With The 'My Femboy Roommate' Video Game? Memes About The Visual Novel Explained
My Femboy Roommate was absolutely robbed by The Game Awards this year, winning no prizes at all. At least, that's the joke a gaggle of irony-pilled gamers were sharing around Awards season back in 2024.
Ironic appreciation for the dating simulator had almost convinced large swaths of the internet that there was a huge nascent fandom for the Itch.io indie game, and jokes about My Femboy Roommate are still as popular as ever. Here's a recap of the silly meme.
What Is 'My Femboy Roommate'?
"My Femboy Roommate" is a slice-of-life visual novel released by indie developer Nuteku back in October 2024. The game follows the player as they move to a new town and start rooming with Robin, a cute, curly-haired, blue-eyed femboy who insists on rolling around the house in crop tops and programming socks.
A trailer for the game was released on YouTube, raking in nearly 100,000 views, before the game itself was published in October 2024.
How Did People React To The Game 'My Femboy Roommate'?
The game became quite popular in its internet niche, steadily gaining a fanbase of dedicated players and streamers who posted largely positive reviews of the game. For instance, YouTuber Emanuel Tweek posted a video playing the game soon after it was released in October 2024.
How Did 'My Femboy Roommate' Become A Meme?
The game also became the subject of memes and fan art going into November 2024, as seen in a November tweet by @Milkmeray, where they compared themselves to Robin from the game.
In October 2024, Redditor u/Silver-Apocalypse posted a screenshot of their Steam recommendation list, where My Femboy Roommate was placed side-by-side with Dead By Daylight. The Redditor joked, "I mean, You cant be playing one without the other."
For the full history of My Femboy Roommate, be sure to check out Know Your Meme's encyclopedia entry for more information.
