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Gay Furry Visual Novel Audience Survey 2024
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What gender do you identify as?
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Are you transgender?
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What's your sexual orientation?
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What's your romantic orientation?
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What Age Group do you fall under?
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Which Region do you currently live in?
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How did you find this survey?
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Which Social Media do you currently use?
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Body Type Preferences
Average build: not particularly muscular or fat, on par with the average person.
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Twink: particularly thin build, neither muscular or fat.
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Femme: thin, very feminine proportions with woman-like curves and possibly an hourglass figure.
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Athletic: moderate amount of muscle, but not outstandingly so, and little fat.
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Ripped: moderately high amount of muscle, not much fat, comparable to a very dedicated and restrained gym-goer.
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Bodybuilder: extremely muscular and vascular with little to no body fat, comparable to professional bodybuilders.
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Strongman: extremely muscular with a decent amount of fat, comparable to a classical professional wrestler
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Bear: chubby with a little muscle underneath, comparable to a well-fed blue collar worker.
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Musclechub: chubby and very muscular, comparable to a professional weightlifter.
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Chubby: not much muscle, moderately high amount of fat.
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Fat: little to no muscle, very high amount of fat.
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Feral: quadrupedal body type, particularly animal-like.
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Monster: unorthodox and monster-like body types, including elements like multiple sets of eyes, tentacles and other uncommon features.
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Cyborgs, synths and robots: artificial and/or mechanical beings.
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What are your species preferences for the main character?
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What are your species preferences for the love interest(s)?
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What are your species preferences in general?
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Character Archetypes (1 is Hate it, 5 is Love it)
Vanilla Protagonist: A blank-slate character that serves as the protagonist of the story. Tends to be a static character that doesn't change during the story.
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Childhood Best Friend: Similarly aged character who's been friends with the protagonist since they were young and has held feelings for them since a certain point before the story begins.
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Daddy: Older male, possibly taking a mentor or caretaker-like role towards the protagonist. This character may or may not be romantically inclined with the protagonist.
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Mentor: A character of any gender or age looking after the protagonist and giving them advice.
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Tsundere: A character who acts cold and argues with the protagonist a good amount because they don't know how to properly express their (romantic) feelings towards you. Becomes kinder when being romantic with the protagonist.
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Jock/Professional Athlete: Young athlete who is strongly interested in sports.
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Masculine: Someone who exhibits stereotypically "manly" traits like being rugged, being aggressive, expressing emotions quietly, and enjoying outdoor activity that requires strength.
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Feminine: Someone who exhibits stereotypically "feminine" traits like valuing their own beauty, being nurturing, expressing emotions openly, and being very flamboyant.
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Himbo: Kind-hearted and jovial, but not very bright.
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Innocent/Naive: Innocent man, possibly sheltered or child-like, who tends to be trusting and kind, sometimes to destructive levels.
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The Quiet One: A socially shy character that doesn't talk much and keeps many things about them a secret.
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Closeted Bigot: A bigoted character who is actually gay or bisexual and possibly a love interest for the protagonist.
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Tragic Victim: Someone who's a victim of tragic circumstances beyond his control.
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Papa Wolf (Not an actual wolf): A father who cares a lot about his children.
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Upper Class: Someone born into luxury, and holds both lots of money and lots of power.
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Lower Class: Someone who's poor and can't afford basic luxuries like phones or cars. May resort to illegal actions to get by.
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Intellectual: A book-smart character who's been through considerable education.
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The Goofball: Someone who always tries to make everyone else in the room laugh.
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Lawful: A character who prioritizes their ideals and goals before anything else, even if it means doing things they don't want to do.
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Chaotic: A character who does everything their gut tells them to do, even if it results in them being very disorganized and unorthodox.
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Artist: A man with a strong inclination towards creative pursuits (Art, Music, Dancing, etc).
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Sexually Liberated: Someone who has multiple sex partners and feels no shame about it. They may have a romantic relationship with one or more characters.
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Red Flags Boyfriend: A love interest who is deeply flawed and unstable yet still has characteristics that make him attractive or charismatic.
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Smoker: This character has a smoking habit. Other characters may or may not try to get them to stop.
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Do you view the protagonist/POV character as the their own character or as a surrogate for yourself/the reader?
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Tropes and Plotlines (1 is Hate it, 5 is Love it)
A Coming-Out Story: A young person comes to terms with their sexuality and/or gender and slowly opens up to other people about their identity.
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Friends to Lovers: Two close friends fall in love with each other, often involves one or both parties coming out in the process.
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Enemies to Lovers: Two rivals or enemies slowly befriend each other before falling in love with each other.
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Age Gap Romance: An adult character starts a relationship with a someone who's much older than them. (Use the "Half your age plus 7" rule to determine if an age gap is large enough to count for this trope)
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Power Gap Romance: A character starts a relationship with someone with more authority than them (Teacher, Professor, Boss, etc.)
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Homewrecker Romance: A character has an affair with someone in a heterosexual marriage.
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Tragic Romance: A relationship ends either with the two parties forever separated or at least one party dead.
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Love Triangle/Harem: Two or more characters have romantic feelings for the same character.
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Polyamory: A romantic relationship includes three or more characters who all love each other.
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The Squad: The story revolves around several characters who are banding together for a specific reason.
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From a scale of 1 to 5, how important are worldbuilding and background lore in a FVN?
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What sort of content would make you avoid outright reading a VN that contains such things?
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From a scale of 1 to 5, how important are content warnings for FVNs?
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Assuming the protagonist of a story was a character you liked, what would be the perfect/best ending for them?
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Sexual and Adult Content
(1 is Hate it unless noted otherwise, 5 is Love it unless noted otherwise)
What are your preferences for sexual roles concerning the main character?
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What are your preferences for sexual roles concerning the love interest(s)/sexual partner(s)?
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Closet Dom: This character generally acts submissive but acts dominant during sex.
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Closet Sub: This character generally acts dominant but acts submissive during sex.
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Non-Penetrative Sex: The story contains and/or focuses on non-penetrative sex options such as oral and frotting.
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Yaoi Style: This game sticks to a style and aesthetics that fit with Yaoi. (Beautiful, thin men)
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Bara Style: This game sticks to a style and aesthetics that fit with "Bara". (Rugged, manly men).
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Do you want more frequent but shorter sex scenes (1), or longer but a smaller number of sex scenes (5)?
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Do you want the sex to be affectionate and romantic (1) or more lustful and carnal (5)?
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Do you enjoy playing as a character who is a different sexual position as you?
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What parts of the (Love Interest's) body do you want to see the most during sex scenes? (Pick up to 3)
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For a typical adult FVN with erotic scenes, when do you want erotic scenes to start happening?
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Which of these kinks do you enjoy? (Optional)
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Cast Diversity
Regarding female characters, which of the scenarios below would you play through in furry VNs aimed at a gay audience?
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From a scale of 1 to 5, how likely are you to play a game that advertises itself as having female dateable characters alongside a male cast?
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From a scale of 1 to 5, how likely are you to play a game that advertises itself as having transgender and/or non-binary dateable characters?
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From a scale of 1 to 5, how comfortable are you with the inclusion of trans love interests/main characters, assuming they are handled properly?
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From a scale of 1 to 5, how likely are you to play a game that advertises itself as having disabled dateable characters?
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General Preferences
How did you get into FVNs?
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When it comes to FVNs, what are your favorite fiction genres? (Up to 3 Choices)
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Outside of FVNs, what media do you enjoy?
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Outside of FVNs, what genres of video games do you typically play (Optional)?
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From a scale of 1 to 5, how likely are you to play Furry VNs with no romance or sex elements?
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From a scale of 1 to 5, how likely are you to play Furry VNs with romance or sex elements?
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From a scale of 1 to 5, how likely are you to play a VN that focuses on the romantic/sexual relationship between a human and a furry?
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Which of the scenarios below do you enjoy playing in furry VNs?
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When it comes to having multiple paths/routes/storylines in a VN, what are your thoughts about their number and depth?
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What's the ideal length of a VN assuming it's enjoyable?
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How many VNs (furry or otherwise) have you played?
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From a scale of 1 to 5, how likely are you to read a non-furry visual novel?
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Which of the following would you be okay with the devs changing in between development builds? (Not counting bug fixes and grammar corrections)
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Are you okay reading in-development builds that have unfinished assets?
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Do you prefer cartoony/stylized artstyles (1) or realistic artstyles (5)?
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What's your favorite art-style/aesthetic when it comes to video games/movies/TV shows/etc? List examples.
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Do you prefer wholesome, cozy stories (1) or dark, edgy stories (5)?
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When it comes to queer content in Media, what do you personally look for?
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What are your thoughts on romance and sex in queer Media?
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Do you see yourself taking the story of a NSFW work seriously and enjoying it?
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Would you be willing to play a VN if the following assets were AI generated?
A - Yeah, I'm fine with whatever AI used.
B - Only if there's also human-created assets and the AI assets aren't too out of place.
A - Yeah, I'm fine with whatever AI used.
B - Only if there's also human-created assets and the AI assets aren't too out of place.
C - Only if all the AI assets used are made by ethical AI (AI that pays the owners of the assets it uses for its machine learning).
D - Both B & C
D - Both B & C
E - No, I make it a point to never touch any VN that I know uses AI-generated assets.
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From a scale of 1 to 5, how important is it for a creator who uses AI-generated assets in their VN to disclose they use AI?
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From a scale of 1 to 5, how likely are you to encourage an FVN creator to try to make a living out of making FVNs?
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Buying Habits
Have you ever bought a furry VN on Steam, Itch.io or other platforms?
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What are the main factors that would make a furry VN worth buying for you?
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How much money (in USD) would you be willing to spend on a furry visual novel you considered to be enjoyable but only of moderate quality?
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How much money (in USD) would you be willing to spend on a furry visual novel you absolutely love?
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Assuming everything else is of the same value to you, how much more money (in USD) would you be willing to spend on a furry visual novel if it included animated sprites and CGs compared to a visual novel that doesn't include any?
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What should be the minimum length of a paid VN assuming it's enjoyable?
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Which of the following is your preferred monetization method as a reader?
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If an FVN was available for sale on both itch.io and Steam at the same price, would you buy it on Steam or itch.io?
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Would you be glad to pay an extra amount for a Deluxe version of a VN of exceptional quality, containing things like behind-the-scenes/making-of content?
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From a scale from 1 to 5, how important is it to you that a paid VN should have a free demo available to everyone?
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Would you pirate a paid furry VN?
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What's some merch of FVNs you'd like to see become more common?
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Do you support at least one furry VN on Patreon?
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Patreon Habits
Not limited to furry VNs, how many projects do you support on Patreon overall?
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How many FVNs do you support on Patreon?
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OPTIONAL: How much (in USD) do you donate monthly to furry VNs?
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In your opinion, what is the FAIR amount (in USD) that should be charged to have access to Patreon builds?
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Which of the options below best describes your situation?
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What most motivates you to support a project on Patreon?
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From a scale of 1 to 5, how positive would your reaction be if a creator you were supporting took a month off (without charging) on Patreon?
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Conclusion
From a scale of 1 to 5, how optimistic are you about the future of FVNs?
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You're almost done with the survey. Is there anything you want to say to all the FVN creators out there? Any advice? What do you love about FVNs and want to see more of? What do you hate and want to stop seeing?
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One last thing, select all the VNs you have played up to completion and/or are following the updates of.
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