---
title: "Better Half"
description: "A misguided attempt at curing his depression with magic, leads Thiu having to live with his other self. Mages are apparently as unreliable as you are. What now?"
image: "https://t.vndb.org/cv/38/46638.jpg"
---

# Better Half

![Better Half](https://t.vndb.org/cv/38/46638.jpg)

**Developer:** Nemlei

**Release date:** Mar 29, 2021

**Platform:** Windows, Linux, macOS, Android, PS Vita

**Language:** English, Russian, Chinese (simplified)

**Rating:** 7.0/10 (70 votes)

## Description
A misguided attempt at curing his depression with magic, leads Thiu having to live with his other self. Mages are apparently as unreliable as you are. What now?

[From Itch.io]

## Characters
### Thiu
One of the protagonist. An extremely shy person who is depresed and lonely almost all the time.  Tired of his situation he searched for help, but since he couldn't find any quick fix to his problems, he started looking for an illegal magical cure.
He is the individual who retained almost all of his bad emotions when his personalities were separated in two, but he could also keep his hope and intelligence.

- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Ponytail, Short, Straight, Teal, Parted in Middle, Shaggy
- **Body:** Slim, Young-adult, Unnatural Skin Tone
- **Clothes:** T-shirt, Vest, Hoodie, Ankle Socks, Baggy Pants, Formal Shirt
- **Personality:** Lazy, Shy, Low Self-esteem, Timid, Antisocial
- **Subject of:** Clinical Depression, Teasing, Avoidable Death (obsolete), Fainting, Attempted Homicide, Social Anxiety Disorder, Completely Avoidable Death
- **Role:** Husband, NEET, Coworker, Gamer, Shop Clerk
- **Engages in:** Medication, Not Sexually Involved, Coming Out, Suicide Attempt, Self-harm, Avoidable Suicide
- **Eyes:** Teal, Shadowed

### Thiu
One of the protagonists. A cheerful person who was created by separating the good and bad emotions of [url=/c97699]Thiu[/url] with magic. In contrast to his other self, he does not have any problems to make friends and talk to strangers, but he isn't very smart.

- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Ponytail, Short, Straight, Teal, Parted in Middle, Shaggy
- **Body:** Slim, Young-adult, Unnatural Skin Tone
- **Clothes:** T-shirt, Hoodie, Ankle Socks, Baggy Pants
- **Role:** Husband, Clone
- **Engages in:** Cleaning, Teasing, Not Sexually Involved, Attempted Murder, Coming Out
- **Subject of:** Illness, Avoidable Death (obsolete), Completely Avoidable Death
- **Personality:** Kind, Naive, Energetic, Cheerful
- **Eyes:** Teal

### Lua
A smart criminal who has knowledge of forbidden magic and makes experimental (usually deadly) potions on any subject he can find.[spoiler] He is also a "cleaner", murderer, blackmails people and collects body parts and organs for his experiments.[/spoiler] Lua "helped" [url=/c97699]Thiu[/url] with his social anxiety and depression by spliting his personality (and body) in two, creating the other [url=/c97702]Thiu[/url].

- **Gender:** Male
- **Alias:** Jerkface
- **Hair:** Shoulder-length, Straight, Grey, V Bangs
- **Body:** Slim, Young-adult, Olive
- **Role:** Magician, Villain, Criminal, Alchemist, Older Brother, Antagonist, Criminal Accomplice
- **Eyes:** Grey
- **Personality:** Narcissist, Cold-hearted, Rude, Vindictive, Sly, Moody, Sharp-tongued, Manipulative, Sociopath
- **Engages in:** Teasing, Sarcasm, Blackmail, Not Sexually Involved, Supernatural Cloning, Avoidable Murder
- **Clothes:** Hoodie, Tailcoat, Baggy Pants
- **Subject of:** Curse

### Vivian
Although she is the owner of a magic store, she tries not to use magic or potions unless as a last resource situation. She hates [url=/c97700]Lua[/url] for (according to her) not returning her money, and cursed him because of it. Always warns her clients about him.
Tried to help [url=/c97699]Thiu[/url] with a scientific approach but he refused all of her advices.

- **Gender:** Female
- **Alias:** Ms. Mage
- **Hair:** Ponytail, Long, Straight, Teal, Parted in Middle, Shaggy
- **Body:** Slim, Young-adult, Unnatural Skin Tone, Freckles
- **Role:** Magician, Friend, Coworker, Alchemist, Shopkeeper, Shop Clerk, Criminal Accomplice
- **Personality:** Secretive, Short-tempered, Kind, Smart, Honest, Old-fashioned, Curious
- **Subject of:** Blackmail
- **Clothes:** Hoodie, Rubber Band With Beads, Tailcoat
- **Eyes:** Hosome, Teal
- **Engages in:** Not Sexually Involved, Cursing, Avoidable Manslaughter

### Tal
Sister of [url=/c97700]Lua[/url], she is always energetic and childish. Although her brother is highly capacitated in magic, she barely can cast any minor spell. Often she has to clean his brother messes and cook for him, even if she is not good at it.
Her dream is to become a ninja or assassin.

- **Gender:** Female
- **Alias:** Lil Sis
- **Hair:** Brown, Bun, Shoulder-length, V Bangs, Sidehair
- **Eyes:** Brown
- **Body:** Teen, Slim, Olive, Small Breasts
- **Clothes:** Sweater, Belt, Blouse, Loose String Ribbon Tie
- **Personality:** Selfish, Energetic, Sharp-tongued, Childishly Violent
- **Role:** Friend, Younger Sister, Criminal Accomplice
- **Engages in:** Not Sexually Involved

## Shops
- [Official Website](https://x.com/realmrarchive/status/2070133818410123277)

## Releases
### English
- **2021-03-29**: Better Half
- **2024-01-10**: Better Half - [Official website](https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1re411e7i1/)
- **2026-06-25**: Better Half - [Official website](https://x.com/realmrarchive/status/2070133818410123277)

### Russian
- **2021-09-14**: Luchshaja polovina - [Official website](https://vngames.ru/novels/detail/better-half)

### Chinese (simplified)
- **2024-01-10**: Better Half - [Official website](https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1re411e7i1/)

## Tags
Magic, Boy x Boy Romance, Male Protagonist, Multiple Endings, Descriptions of Violence, No Sexual Content, Illness, Modern Day Setting in a Fictional World, Breaking the Fourth Wall, Branching Plot, Depression (obsolete), Protagonist with a Face, Suicidal Protagonist, Gamer Protagonist, Metropolitan Area, Homicide, Colored Texts, Meaningless Choices, Few Event CGs, Timid Protagonist, Clone Protagonist, Dark Fantasy, Black Comedy, Protagonist with a Sprite, Friendship Ending, NaNoRenO, Marriage Ending, Drastic Character Development (positive), No Hero(in)es, Only One Bad Ending, Unoriginal Soundtrack, Friendship Route, Ponytail Protagonist, No Quick Save/Load, No Auto Function, Romance Between Protagonists, NEET Protagonist, Avoidable Death of Protagonist (obsolete), Completely Avoidable Protagonist Death, Self-romance, ADV, Multiple Protagonists, Crime, Other Perspectives, Blackmail, Game Over, Urban Fantasy, Brief Third-person Narrative Sections, Only a Single Hero, Clinical Depression

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