Camp Buddy is a Boys' Love visual novel produced and published by BLits in November 2018. Originally, the game would be released in 2017, but, due to the successful crowdfunding campaign, the game release was rescheduled.
The 19 year old Keitaro Nagame goes to Camp Buddy, a scout-themed summer camp, just to discover that it was close to bankruptcy. During his time camping, he develops feelings for many other characters, while trying to stop the camp's seemingly imminent end.
Tropes include:
- The Ace: Natsumi to the point where even his nickname from Yoichi is “Mr. Perfect”. However, this is Played for Drama in a few ways as Keitaro is always amazed by his deeds when he is romantically pursuing Hiro which in turn causes him to be jealous.
- Animal Motifs: Every camper and counselor is assigned an animal.
- Big Prick, Big Problems: While an Averted Trope in the game, it is common in the fandom to portray Goro Nomoru using this excuse while married to Vera, especially to those who believe that he was a closeted gay man in an Arranged Marriage. It is also a common belief that his daughter, Yuri, was born through artificial insemination.
- Cast Full of Gay: All the male characters are presented as such.
- Cast Full of Pretty Boys: All the main and supporting characters are male, except Yuri.
- Childhood Friends: Keitaro and Hiro have known each other since Kindergarten. However, the latter would like to have a Relationship Upgrade and become an Official Couple, which the players can help or hinder with, while the former is Oblivious to Love.
- Color-Coded Characters: Every camper and counselor is assigned a color.
- Fun with Acronyms: The Federation of Unified Camp Boy Scouts or FUCBoyS.
- Ghost Story: Keitaro's cabin-mates tell these one night when it rains.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Yoichi with many in the fandom comparing him to a wolf. As a lone wolf, he looks out for himself first and his own physical needs, whether it be food, entertainment or something carnal and not caring about others. However, if someone outside his friend group or wolfpack makes fun of one of his friends in his pack, then he will jump to their defense, even if he makes fun of them too.
- Massive Numbered Siblings: An Implied Trope with Goro Nomoru whose first name contains the kanji for “five” and “son”. This would not only hint that he has four older unseen brothers, but it leaves open the possibility of him having younger brothers, older sisters or younger sisters.
- Older Than They Look: All the characters in the game are 18 or older, despite acting and looking younger.
- Porn with Plot: Even with the hentai scenes being the selling point of the game, there is a whole story, filled with romance and drama, besides the "saving the camp" side-story.
- The Protagonist: Keitaro in the original game and Yoshinori in Scoutmaster Season.
- The Rival: Taiga and his friends in the first days of the game. Since Taiga first appears in the game, he express his spite and hatred against Keitaro, mainly because Keitaro is loved by everyone since the start by trying to help all the other campers, while he was mocked for doing the same. This is especially apparent in the sportsfest, when he leads the opposing team. His friends also mock and offend Keitaro whenever they can. This only changes in the late game, when Taiga regrets and is accepted by the main characters.
- Scout-Out: The set of the story is a scout-themed summer camp.
- Walking Shirtless Scene: Aiden. All the time.
