History VisualNovel / BackstagePass

* ChineseGirl: Sian herself is at least half-Chinese. Her mother even lets out an "aiya!" of exasperation at her father's antics.

''Backstage Pass'' is a SpiritualSuccessor to ''VisualNovel/REAlistair'', another UsefulNotes/RenPy-based English-language VisualNovel created by sakevisual. While it is a RomanceGame with several potential [[LoveInterest love interests]] for Sian, the game also focuses on increasing stats in order to pass other challenges in Sian’s life throughout her freshman year, such as exams, jobs that require a high level of skill, or gaining money from blogging about makeup. There are 16 possible endings, out of which only some focus on romance – it’s entirely possible for Sian to instead form a deep, platonic friendship with a character, become famous only due to her skills, not move up in life at all… [[BadEnding or get kicked out of college and fail miserably in her aspirations.]]

The game was originally released in 2014 to UsefulNotes/{{Steam}}'s Early Access program, and saw its first full release on August 23, 2016. Almost all characters (except Sian herself) are fully voiced.

* {{Bishonen}} All the male characters qualify, but Matthew stands out, as he makes a living out of it. Him realising he won't be able to stay a model forever and getting more involved with Midnight Cosmetics in another capacity is even a plot point.

* CoolLoser: Sian doesn’t associate with too many people at college, but it’s {{justified}} by her work commitments and fear of crowds. She makes plenty of friends at work.

* NoPronunciationGuide: The DeepSouth delivery man who comes to Sian's campus is the only one to pronounce her name See-yann instead of Shahn like everyone else. [[spoiler: That's because it's John playing up the DeepSouth stereotype to surprise her.]]

* RapunzelHair: Matthew and Nicole. The former especially has very long hair for a man.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Sian herself has purple hair. Benito presumably dyes his hair green to appear memorable to viewers.

* RomanticAsexual: [[spoiler: Alvin's ending. He confesses to Sian that he really likes her and thinks she's attractive, but doesn't feel any of the feelings associated with arousal. They decide to explore their relationship further from that point.]]

* {{Asexual}}: [[spoiler: Alvin's ending. He confesses to Sian that he really likes her and thinks she's attractive, but doesn't feel any of the feelings associated with arousal. They decide to explore their relationship further from that point.]]

* MixedAncestry: Adam is half-Hawaiian, half-Japanese.

* AlohaHawaii: Both Sian and Adam are from Hawaii and Adam considers getting John a luau for Christmas, but the trope never really comes into play.

* {{Moe}}: Sian herself.

* [[YourSecretsSafeWithMeSuperman Actor/Role Confusion]]: [[spoiler: Allison for John due to her mental illness.]]
* {{Adorkable}}: Alvin whenever he geeks out.

* BiTheWay:
** Based on their backstory, [[spoiler: John]], who dated [[spoiler: Lloyd]] for several years. [[spoiler: As Lloyd can only be befriended and shows no interest in women, he can either be this or on the hyperactive side of StraightGay.]]
** Given the presence of a GayOption in [[spoiler: Nicole]], Sian herself.

* HairDecs: In [[spoiler: Nicole's route, if Sian buys the hairpin and then gives it to Nicole as a gift, she will wear it for the rest of the route, with her character portrait changing to reflect it.]]

* SupremeChef: John again.

* VisualNovel

* YokoOhNo: InUniverse, when Adam mentions Sian as his girlfriend during a TV interview, the internet may not react well.

* {{Bishoujo}}: All the female characters are drawn this way, but again, special mention goes to the professional model Nicole.