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The full release will probably have an Android version, yeah!

Glad you liked it!

Benefitship has actually been effectively complete from version 1.0. Versions 1.1.0 and 1.2.0 added quality-of-life features and Japanese voice acting respectively.

We're currently working on a sequel, as well as a couple of other games! You can see the other two upcoming games on https://rfh-games.itch.io/.

For more updates on Benefitship 2, you can follow our X/Twitter, @benefitshipgame.

Noted!

Just a few more weeks! Glad you're excited!

Sorry, but we aren't really planning to localize to other languages.

The Japanese localization was an exception because Benefitship is loosely inspired by anime and hentai, which are traditionally in Japanese, and we thought it could be fun to have Japanese voice acting.

Localization takes time and money that we'd rather spend making more games, which is our main focus right now.

We appreciate the interest, though!

Hm, it's not on the list, but if I come up with an interesting world, story, and set of characters that would fit with a futanari centaur protagonist, I wouldn't be opposed to doing it.

You bet!

We actually do provide regular updates on our Twitter, @rfhgames. We're aiming to have a demo out some time in late February, in time for Steam Next Fest, and then shooting for a release date soon-ish after that.

Hey, we're glad you liked it! We'd be happy to hear your thoughts - feel free to write to us directly on benefitshipgame@gmail.com

Completely fair! So do we. That's why they're returning for the sequel!

We're using a different artist for Born to Breed because the artist from Benefitship is working on the art for Benefitship 2, which is also in development. This artist also has more environmental experience, and we found their style works fairly well for the fantasy setting.

Born to Breed isn't out yet - it's releasing later this year. Pregnancy isn't a focus of the game in the usual sense, although it does have mentions of it.

Well, it's not focused on any particular fetish outside of the futanari aspects, but it does have a centaur character, a fairy character, and a situation involving a plant. It's not the focus of the game, but it is in there, among quite a few other (more vanilla) scenes.

No worries. Hope you got it to work!

Hey, sorry you're having issues. I haven't heard of anybody encountering that with us before.

If it's Windows security, you should be able to click "More Info" and then "Run Anyway."

If it's something else - like an anti-malware software such as Malwarebytes - you'll either have to temporarily disable said software or whitelist Benefitship. Unfortunately, that sort of thing is program-specific; You can probably find a tutorial on YouTube.

Hi, we're really glad you liked it! We're currently working on our next game, Born to Breed, with a different artist. The protagonist has a smaller penis in that - we might also do some stuff in the future.

Wherever you'd like to buy it is perfectly fine. We get a slightly bigger cut from Itch, but if you find Steam to be easier for you, please don't hesitate to use that instead.

Thanks! I am undoubtedly proud.
We're hoping to complete Benefitship 2 some time next year, but as with before, it depends on the artist's schedule. I hope you'll enjoy that when it eventually comes out.

Hey, we're really glad you enjoyed Benefitship! Quality over quantity is very much what we were aiming for (although I think it would've served well from being a bit longer).

I did all the writing and music myself. I'm technically a programmer, though, so I'm working to improve in both of those areas. The music I made for Benefitship is some of the first I've done, as is most of the game (UI design, marketing, voice directing, and sound engineering is all me too).

We've just started development on a sequel, which you can follow on our Twitter/X/Blusky account, but it'll be a while before it's done. I'm actually bringing in a professional editor to help out on that, since my writing in the first was a bit rough at times. I'm still the only writer, though.

As for how long it took to make, it depends on how you count. We only had one artist (Sulcate) so much of the development time comes from their end. 17 months in total, I believe.

Hope that answers your questions!

Thanks! We're hard at work, but it'll be a while. We make semi-regular updates on X (and rarely Bluesky).

We'll probably compress some of the files once the Christmas season has passed, so it'll be under 1 GB.

The artist is Sulcate.

We're currently working on a sequel for Benefitship, which will have an additional character. However, at its core, Benefitship is about Amy and Chloe.

I can't guarantee anything, I'm afraid. We prefer to have a different artist for each game and we have a lot of other games and stories we'd like to cover. We appreciate your interest, though!

If we were to do a non-futanari version of Benefitship, it would require a complete rewrite of the story, a redo of nearly all the art, and bringing the voice actors back to re-record.

We might do a yuri story one day, but it's a lot of work, and we have other priorities right now.

The most recent update, version 1.2.0, hasn't yet been released on Android. 

This is purely because Itch has a 1 GB file size limit, and the updated APK exceeds that. We've contacted Itch to raise the 1 GB file size limit so we can release the update on Android, but we can't do anything until they get back to us, unfortunately.

Glad you like it! Benefitship is complete for now, and we're currently busy working on a sequel, as well as our next game, Born to Breed.

Outside of that, we're only planning on doing a Japanese localization with full Japanese voice acting for Benefitship.

Glad you got it to work! Hope you enjoy!

That's very strange. Could you try sharing a screenshot of the issue and getting in contact with us at benefitshipgame@gmail.com? We'll do our best to try to figure out what the issue is.

If you purchase the game, there is an APK download for Android. The demo doesn't have an Android version.

That's cool, but counterpoint:
Big PP funny.

Hey, thanks for the interest! We don't have anything planned like that right now, but if we can come up with some good characters and a good story, we might do it one day!

It will! We're going to be experimenting with it a bit, though! You can check out our Twitter (if you have it) for an announcement on who's doing the voices later this month! Otherwise, it'll be on the store page here eventually.

Well, it's a visual novel, so I suppose it depends on how quickly you read and click? It's fully voice acted, so if you listen to all the voice acting, it's 70-90 minutes, I suppose?

Hey! We used to have a Patreon, but we've closed it down, since Benefitship has very stable earnings. We appreciate your interest in supporting us, though!

Thanks, we're really glad that you enjoyed it! We're not planning any updates right now, but we've just recently announced a sequel on our Twitter.

Hey, sorry to hear you're having issues! That's definitely very weird, and I'm not sure what the cause is.

I recommend restarting your computer and trying again. Just ensure that you don't do anything or click away while it's downloading.

Hopefully that'll help. I'm not sure what else we can do, unfortunately. It sounds like it's outside of our power.

Hey, we're really glad you liked it! Our next game, Born to Breed, is already in development. You can see the details on our profile. Sorry to hear you thought Amy seemed annoyed by Chloe, though - we always try to make sure our characters get along.

Thanks, we're really happy to hear that you enjoyed it! We're definitely hoping to start development on another Benefitship game soon-ish.

Hey, thanks for the interest! We don't really have anything lined up for foot stuff right now, although it's not off the table for future games.

As an aside, it's worth noting that Benefitship and Born to Breed are actually very different tonally, and Born to Breed is more experimental for us. We hope you'll enjoy it regardless!

Benefitship uses sequences of multiple alternate stills in differing poses, but we don't have animation, no.