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Holy crud, yeah it is.  Dr. Pinkcake puts out HUGE episodes in that time period (okay, it's pushing on a little over a year now)  This game doesn't have much content for that kind of time span.

I think people like leveling, like feeling they have some control, appreciate the ability to repeat fun scenes in game.  That's my thought anyway.   I see love and second base as the best in this genre.   Anyway, I just swung by here looking for information on when this is hitting steam and I thought I'd leave my two cent.

there are some male gay ones out there, but even female authors don’t go male harems for females  because they don’t sell (so I’ve heard, but I’ve never actually seen one).

Thanks for taking the time to reply and push back!

real world thought: complete evacuations would be tough and money is always a thing in a capitalist world.  The time and resources to move a metric crap ton of people (npcs) is not small.   We seem to be weaving in and out of it being a computer world to infect an alternate reality, but it appears there’s no way for a programmer to make npcs be gone. I would assume npcs would be left behind (money?  They’re also npcs so why would they deviate?) AND the d assume that other alien killers would go to where the most aliens are (less problems as we know players don’t suffer harm).  Without some sort of verification… that’s serious villain behavior from an alternate perspective.   The lack of empathy or thought for others is concerning to me coupled with this rash of cold blooded killings (or missed love points so kill I must).   Sure it’s a game, but it’s also a super realistic VR meaning it wouldn’t feel different than doing said actions in the real world.   Except it’s also not a game, as we have been toldand if I were in that situation I’d be pausing to ponder the moral implications of the alternate reality/dimension and the life it contains and the death I caused  

I know I think too much on things, but there’s some serious villain stuff going on if the MC were instead an adversary.   lots of power, doesn’t care who dies to achieve goals   

“They’d be dead anyway”.  Fair point but interesting that the mc puts winning over helping or even asking the questions on if they could or should help before everyone dies.  Makes me go hmmm

Gun being bound same as gems.  Cool, I didn’t remember that, but that makes sense.   So, if things are other realities and dimensions, that means the Mc is carrying in the real world as is nova.  I expect we will see that at some point when the Mc figures that crap out and also pulls on their powers.  Could be a while as the mc seems really slow in the cognitive realm. 

I might have fun writing an essay about how the mc is delusional.   If the story is from his point of view and his view is flawed… he could be thinking his ten minutes of happy time with the girls is amazing and they’re all, in reality, going “that’s it?”   That could be a fun thought experiment.  

Anyway, thanks again for taking time to explain.  I do appreciate it.  

I agree on the casual violence.  When the “nuke” went off I actually saw her as a villain because she destroyed an entire world (also fitting to have a villain speech). How is that better than aliens???  Particularly if you know npcs are people!  The casual violence has me wondering if the mc is a villain .

The other weird is why the mc is world hopping as it seems likely to accrue more risk of actual death and no inventory access (and then how did nova have access to her gun?, was it like the gems? Can she then conjure in “real dimension “?) cool to have but it seems really weird.   I was surprised nova and mc didn’t go back before starting the pirate adventure.  I kinda feel like the mc has some brain damage or something to not care about that risk to him and people he theoretically cares about.   There was mention of potential tracking, but my impression is that it’s still a game (so far) and why would you put your life on the line?

Those are my two main notes apart from another that was deleted. 

Sure!  Probably not all of them would be for you as everyone likes something different, but I thought I’d share a range that I consider in the A-S tier.  Sooo many bad ones exist and/or poor English translations where the writers didn’t care to get it right.  You also may like “my lover is my bully”.

Depends on what you like, as flavors matter a lot.

Being a DIK is probably one of the best out there.   It's been around for a while so book one (CH's 1-4) is a bit dated, but it gets better.  Theyr'e on patreon wrapping up chapter eleven, and they release books every four chapters on steam, gog, and maybe itch?  Not harem, VERY replayable for different paths of love interests AND different paths of personality.   There are mini-games which you can turn off (I prefer them off, but I have one play through that I have them on for).

A lot of people love leap of faith (warning topics of suicide).  It's not harem based and some of the love interests really require a guide to achieve.  A lot like the Cece path, and I think that's doable without a guide.   I did a lesbian threesome path and I hated it and that colored my impression of the entire game.  Completed story.

Chasing Sunsets - Not harem but instead two love interests and the ability to F around with others.   A threesome path is possible but the criteria requires more than casual play and probably a guide?  I had to look up what I needed to do to achieve it.   I'd say that you just want to make save and max points, but maybe do that on a follow up play through because a game should be fun.  Completed except for CH10, a prologue.  Will be completed in 2025 and pretty good.

Love and Second Base is a HUGE dating simulator with a lot of grind, but also story and the amount of game/content you get WAY exceeds the cost as long as some grind for money/other things is okay with you.  It can be harem but with boobie traps everywhere if you don't know the game or use a guide, but a first playthrough should be done for fun and then a second to get more stuff ( you carry over stats so it gets a bit easier too).

Ripples is awesome.

Become a Rockstar is fun.

Come Home has a lot of diversity (and maybe not the best looking models), but more realistic women personality as it's written by a woman and it shows as opposed to be a virgin's lust fantasy which a lot of the AVN's come across to me.   

The deluca Family is a mobster based good time.  Book one is complete but the story is ongoing.  I was caught off guard by how much I liked this one.

Good girl gone bad is a great corruption game (female MC that gets corrupted based on choices the player makes).

Sisterly lust had great writing, but is a family game.  I'm not a fan but it's frustratingly hard to avoid with adult novels.  I thought it was good and would recommend if family love isn't an issue.  I believe it can be harem or single.   Different paths and choices matter.  

If you like dark games/tentacles/monsters/demons/goblins/whatever, I'd recommend ravager (2025 completion), parasite black (who knows when complete), and seeds of chaos (who knows when complete and I think patreon was messing with them about content).

Desert Stalker is one of my favorites.  Not complete but a lot of content.  Think madmax and know that you can slit a throat and face bang a female you defeat in the first five minutes.  The tone doesn't have to be THAT bad based on choices you make, but it IS a dark world and those five minutes certainly set a tone and expectations.  Note that the darkness I mentioned is the PLAYERS choice.   For the most part I thought the game did a great job on giving the player autonomy about the flavors they wanted.  Also, one of the best wifes I've ever run across as they remind me of mine and reflect a healthy relationship that is fundamental to real life harem/multiple other parties in a relationship.  So best wife/harem #1 in all VN's I've read.

Actual Roommate is a great lesbian game with a VERY cute MC.  I loved the writing and humor but humor is subjective.  Also, some people may not like lesbian games.

I could name more, but that's a lot.

Interesting game.   Annie:  "I'm not ready yet for sex, just a finger."  MC:  Don't worry, we can do it when you're ready.   MC:  "I'll surprise with oral"  Annie "NO!  I'm not ready for that either, just a finger!"  MC:  "Trust me, it'll feel good!" Holds her down  "NOM NOM NOM"   Interesting scene without player consent for a game that punishes almost any boundary testing when the player choses.  The concerning part is that I wonder whether the writers recognize the rape or the hypocrisy.  

This was right after the murder mansion sequence where Annie grabs the oreos, or probably in the gallery.

Yeah, I appreciated those quality of life features!  Definitely looks to be an S-tier game in my books due to writing and while feet and chicks with D aren't my flavor, the dominate path was fun and tickled a flavor spot for me.  I'm also glad I could avoid the foot stuff.  Consent on flavors is always awesome.

Because people need money and donations are nice as people who create these are generally working for less than minimum wage unless things take off and they get lucky.

That's probably why $3 is optional (or pounds or euros or whatever currency you're seeing).

Right as I completed all other quests, a note showed up that said the Crystal Dhena quest had yet to be implemented.   Prior to that it looked like I'd be able to complete it.   So, that's probably what's going on.

This.

Yeah, if anyone else lands here because they were wondering.. 1/8/2025 (6 months later) and still bugged.

I would second this.  I just discoverd the game and the counting of time makes the game feel MUCH grindier and tiring.   I think it would be a huge quality of life upgrade if time passed without the clock counting. (or have it be lightning quick so I'm not sitting there and closing my eyes until the dark screen on my laptop lights up again).    I appreciate more than four time periods, based on activities.  It's just the watching time pass.  It's kinda like choosing to have the game run on a dial up modem and waiting for webpages to load again.

Thanks!   That was extremely helpful!   Gotta play the dream twice and then it's nice as long as you pick up the code.

one of my favorite firefly scenes!   

I skipped through the intro.  “These are people blah blah blah, some corporation stuff blah blah, name them, blah blah blah, and the fun can now begin.”  So, the bikers were a cool mystery for me that I got right because genre… but now I’m curious about why.  Read and find out I suppose!   I also think the Mc is a secret super hormone soldier or something.   Probably said something about that in the intro too, but I’m having fun with it being a mystery. 

Why did you ruin Scarlet's hair!!!  She was so cute before the ugly bangs!!!  Now she looks like a poodle or something.   MILFS aren't my thing and neither is family, but I'm enjoying the story.   I also want to know wtf is up with the sniper (obviously, if it's explained, I haven't seen it yet.  I'm guessing motorcycle girl interrupted them and I'm guessing she's not a new character, but we will see.)   Anyway, this is fun and definitely a step up from a lot of teh junk out there, at least so far.   Thanks for your work on this, and now back to the reading.   I just had to lament because she and Daph were my favorite until the hair.  Now I'm rooting for goth(Erika).

Ever watch firefly?   River and Shepard, the hair scene?  It's a little bit like that.  If you haven't,  I'm sure there's a clip of it on the interyoutubenets.

That's good to hear.  It ended with "making quick updates guys" and then I look at the last update and... a year is not "quick updates".

Thanks!  I was so focused on the time limit that I didn't notice them on the right side (going down, not the pause button thingy) of the monitor.

Okay, so I have these pieces of paper that are supposed to make the 3 in 1 games easier/better/longer/more money, but I can't use them before I work or while I'm working... what am I missing?

I also drained their mana once I was able to target them.

Your game was mentioned on the Actual Roomates discord, which is one of my favorite games, and I thought I'd check yours out too. 

Not sure what's up.  I just checked my purchase and it's still working via mega.

Wow, this is amazing.  I'm shocked that your patreon monthly amount is so low.   While I get F/F isn't going to appeal to everyone, this is just amazingly good and I think should be doing soooo much better.  Thank you for your work on this.   I thought I'd love it when I saw the full title and the humor has been calling to me ever since including the movie date with the protagonist and love interest.

yes please, can someone answer

I have found that I have less issues with Mega and file size using the opera browser.

Steam has it.  Also, apparently gog.  Or the Patreon account. 

based on their Patreon they’ve started work on it again.  People get burned out and need a break.  Also, if something doesn’t hit the marks they’re aiming for, it can be demotivating.   What they’ve put out is great and I hope that it is completed.   I can see a path to wrapping it up within a year, depending on the time and skill of the developer.  (Based on the output ability of pinkcake).   They really did create something that became complicated and hopefully they work out a way to simplify and tidy after their time off and reflection.  

I just recently discovered the game and it is really good! 

Thanks!  I'm downloading the game now!

I have this same issue.  I saw you were done and came to start a new game and play through but I just get a 404 issue when attempting to download.   If the download link doesn't work, then I'll also need an email (or a steam key when this finally launches).  Thanks!

I appreciate a switch away from Mega, but I click the download link and a 404 message comes up and I am unable to download the game

So, I want to pay the $10 and get continuous updates.   Do you have a work around?   Your game is still not listed on steam.

Awesome!  Come Home just reminded me of your game (I have a year of updates that I'm catching up on) and I thought I'd swing by to see where you're at.  I'm glad to see something is likely to be released soon!  (well, in the next few months anyway).

I just wanted to say that I really love your game.  Thanks for all the work you've put into it. 

Good to know.  I deleted it because I assumed it was dead due to the lack of updates. 

Ch 45?????  I'm incredibly entertained because I thought the entire game was the prologue and did a "that's it?" at the end. 6 months later, due to some review noise, I'm revisiting, and I guess i'll find out what i think after I check it out for, apparently, mostly the first time.

I figured it out and am now stuck at the meat keypad and the all vowels language.  I feel like I'm missing a cipher, but I haven't found anything.

is there a guide?  I'm stuck looking for the right spot to hit F.   I didn't find at park or work and I think I'm missing something.

I downloaded again from this page.  Looks like the file is definitely .7.1 now.  Not sure what was up.