Ben's DMs
Swipe through a stalker's text messages — every reply or block ratchets up the obsession meter. Survive the night.
Swipe through incoming DMs choosing Reply / Ignore / Screenshot; obsession meter rises either way, and specific keywords trigger Ben's 'appearance' events that end the run.
Swipe right to reply, swipe left to ignore, swipe up to screenshot evidence (delays Ben but logs to a police meter).
Stalker-creepy text-message horror inspired directly by Me and Ben's premise of a strange object revealing an unsettling presence.
Me and Ben's Spanish-language yandere VN dropping on itch.io with the Yandere tag confirms fresh demand for short, message-based stalker-horror experiences playable on a phone.
Yandere/stalker DM concept is currently trending on itch.io with multiple new tagged releases and a third-party roundup explicitly calling the genre 'one of the most talked-about indie genres of 2025'.Roundup calling yandere horror VN scene 'exploded' and highly discussed in 2025 ↗
Text-screenshot format is inherently TikTok/Twitter-shareable and tier-list culture around yandere characters is already active, but the format is now commonplace reducing novelty lift.Active community tier lists of yandere VN characters indicate existing fan engagement to tap ↗
Pure text UI with three swipe gestures requires no character art, no animation, and minimal scripting — trivially buildable in a week by a small team.
Yandere/stalker horror is niche and not family-friendly, restricting ad-network demand; itch.io comparable titles are free with no clear top-grossing mobile equivalent in the chart results, and no ads/UA data surfaced for the format.Yandere itch.io titles are predominantly freeware, indicating weak direct monetization in this niche ↗
Direct competitor 'Me and Ben' already exists on itch.io in the same Spanish-language yandere lane, and the itch.io yandere tag page shows a steady stream of new DM/chat-based stalker releases — pinkcrow.net explicitly frames the scene as 'exploded', meaning the entry point is crowded.Existing itch.io title 'Me and Ben' is a direct yandere VN competitor in the same theme ↗Newest yandere tag page lists many recent DM/chat-style stalker games, showing active saturation ↗