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Possum Boy!: The Ballad of Joey Virginia

POSSUM BOY! is a romantic comedy visual novel about finding friendship, finding yourself, and maybe even finding love... when you're the only animal person around!

19 August 2025

Possum Boy!: The Ballad of Joey Virginia is an adventure developed by Big Knife, released 19 August 2025 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Possum Boy!: The Ballad of Joey Virginia is

Possum Boy!: The Ballad of Joey Virginia is an adventure game developed by Big Knife and released in 2025. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Pygame.

The premise, in the publisher's words

POSSUM BOY! is a romantic comedy visual novel about finding friendship, finding yourself, and maybe even finding love... when you're the only animal person around!
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How it plays

It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are comedy and romance. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Possum Boy!: The Ballad of Joey Virginia launched on 19 August 2025, within three weeks of Hollow Knight: Silksong, Mafia: The Old Country, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater and Hell is Us.

Released around the same time: Hollow Knight: Silksong, Mafia: The Old Country, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, Hell is Us.

Official trailer

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When did Possum Boy!: The Ballad of Joey Virginia come out?
Possum Boy!: The Ballad of Joey Virginia was released on 19 August 2025 for Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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