Lens Lust

A discharged soldier moves into a new apartment hoping to bury a humiliating breakup and two quiet years of service, then finds a pair of glasses that let him read what people actually want from him. The setup is equal parts fresh-start drama and gimmick, and it leans into the gimmick without much hesitation.

Lucian (you can rename him) left college in disgrace, joined the military to get away from it, and comes home with nothing but discharge papers and a rooftop apartment. The glasses change that: suddenly he can see hidden desires, pull personal information out of thin air, and take on quests built around what he learns. Nobody explains where the Lens came from, and the game seems content to let that hang over things rather than resolve it early.

Playing through means working the Lens like a system: complete quests tied to the people around you, earn points, and spend them to improve Lucian's looks or pick up items that push the ability further. It's a visual novel first, so the loop is mostly reading, choosing, and watching relationships shift once he knows more than he should. Whether using the glasses without asking is actually free of consequences is treated as an open question rather than a given.