#Demo update

[bottlecaprabbitgames]

Mind Games: Obsession DEMO

The OFFICIAL demo is out and ready to be fully played! It encompasses Chapter 1-5 at 20,918 words!

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Royal Route Released!

It's finally here! The Royal Route of the OLL Demo! Wheee!!!! Averaged out it took people around an hour and a half to finish it! You can go indepth with several different things (and unDERSTAND WHY I WILL POINT AT THOSE HOBBIES AND SAY fuccccccck you). Also hopefully it's where my genius coding really kicks in. Anyway!

Because it was a question on the Patreon and I love you guys, yes you can match how the Tsarina looks completely- Wavy, honey-blond hair, hazel eyes, pale skin!

Anyway: You can play it here! And say it with me now, the password is "PashaMention"!

[linuxgamenews]

Bloodthief Demo Update: Play the Latest Version Now

Bloodthief demo update, the fast-paced vampire melee runner game is now sharper than ever on Linux and Windows PC. All thanks to the creative mind of solo developer Blargis. Experience fresh thrills at every corner, which you can play for Free on Steam.

Solo dev and YouTuber Blargis – yeah, the same guy whose devlogs have pulled in over 4 million views – just released a major Bloodthief demo update for Steam Next Fest. And if you’ve got a thirst for blood, speed, and medieval mayhem, this is worth sinking your teeth into.

You play as a relentless vampire tearing through haunted castles and grimy dungeons. It's a high-speed, first-person vampire melee runner. The game’s all about hacking, slashing, and sprinting your way to glory. Let’s be real: nothing feels better than vaulting off a wall, slicing through some cursed knight, and drinking their blood mid-air. This boosts your speed like a turbo-charged Dracula.

This isn’t just another dark fantasy romp. Every ounce of blood you collect fuels your powers and your speed. That’s right – the faster you kill, the faster you move. Whether you’re carving your path through hordes or discovering dark shortcuts, Bloodthief keeps the adrenaline pumping around every corner. This is powered by the exciting demo update.

Bloodthief - Official Demo Update Trailer

Now here’s the juicy bit: with the Bloodthief demo update, there’s a whole new level, a new bladed weapon (yes, it’s as brutal as it sounds), and three hidden artifacts you’ll need to find to unlock it. The demo takes about an hour to beat if you're just blasting through. If you're a completionist like me, expect up to 20 hours of exploring every dark corner, unlocking powerups, encountering enemy types, and unravelling the secrets that haunt the walls.

Oh, and Blargis isn’t stopping there. He’s kicking off a gameplay with a Speedrunning Challenge. It runs from June 9, 2025, at 10AM PST to June 16, 2025, at 11:59PM PST. Your mission? Complete a “Full Game Inbounds” run of the demo and post it on Speedrun.com. With this Bloodthief demo update here, if you’re fast enough – and I mean fangs-bared, pixel-perfect fast – you could also win one of five Steam gift cards. These range from $100 to $25.

Even if you don’t top the leaderboard, everyone who submits a valid run gets a custom Discord role and a special in-game badge when the full version launches. That’s some eternal bragging rights right there.

Here’s a taste of what you’re in for:

Speed is survival – wall-running, vaulting, and blood-boosting through levels at breakneck speed.

Combat that hits hard – chop, slash, and kick enemies across the map with a variety of brutal melee weapons.

Secrets behind every stone – discover hidden paths, unlock deadly new abilities, and reveal the chilling lore buried in these cursed halls.

Best part? With the Bloodthief update out now, the demo is fully playable on Linux and Windows PC via Steam, and it’s localized in a bunch of languages including English, French, German, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, and Japanese.

So what are you waiting for? Fire up Steam, grab the Bloodthief demo update, and show the world you’ve got the fastest fangs in the castle. Or just come for the vampire melee runner chaos – we won't judge. Since you can try for Free on Linux or Windows PC.

[gardenofbones-if]

UPDATE 0.1.2: Existing Demo Edits

Note: my previous intro post is no longer up-to-date, so you can click the links below to view the new intro post and an improved RO page! Likes or reblogs are even more appreciated than usual.

DEMO LINK | INTRO POST | ROMANCE OPTIONS

This is the last update before 0.2.0 aka a new content release! No new chapter yet, so for some of you it might not be worth replaying, but minor edits to the first chapter are finally done. If I did my job well you won't notice most of them, but if you're interested in seeing what's changed be warned that you may need to re-play again before the next chapter.

The arson branch is short, bridging two other scenes you will have seen before, but there are a few different choices to determine how it plays out!

There shouldn't be any game-breaking errors, so I'm just posting it now because I am VERY eager to resume working full-time on Chapter 2! Finally I can return my focus to new content for the rest of the month, and I’ll be able to make much faster progress because of changes to the code.

YOU WILL NEED NEW SAVES.

NEW CONTENT

Don't expect too much to be different, but I did make some changes!

the arson option is complete! now you can not only turn the room upside-down, but light it on fire ◝(ᵔᗜᵔ)◜

sprinkled more flavour text throughout

a few scenes were slightly revised for clarity, such as the prologue and the dream scene at the end

described the servant and guard in more detail

1 small interactive choice for the servant and the guard

new customization options: more scar choices, near or short sighted, greying hair/beard

CODING IMPROVEMENTS

The true (invisible) star of this update is all the changes to the code!

re-coded literally everything seriously there will be errors please message me if you see any

adjusted U's affection and trust stats (still a WIP)

corrected some flavour text coding errors

the "not-a-gift" scene should now reference all items you were given, if you decide to use them

USER INTERFACE

I did my best not to go too crazy with this until the new content is finished...

default dark mode

improved main menu screen

adjusted settings and saves menu colours

UPDATE NOTES (+ how to set stuff on fire)

Ignore if you don't want any spoilers!

To set the tower ablaze, you will need to choose the option where you scatter the nightblooms, not the other two options (sinking to the ground or touching the flowers).

I think this goes without saying, but do be aware that if you choose to light things on fire, it might - might - impact your experience in Chapter 2 next update, depending on what I decide moving forward and how your unique choices play out. That's not a reason NOT to do it, but it is something to note.

You can read the new intro post HERE if you haven't played before or want to give it a like (TYSM), or jump straight into the updated DEMO.

Thanks for playing!

~ Effie

[the-kingshound]

DEMO

I am exhausted, at the end of my rope, but finlly FINALLY it's here. I have no words, am only tired (and there might be bugs. You might also need to play from the beginning), I only pray you like this.

(send asks. it's the only thing I need.)

[loveafterdeath-if]

Chapter 3 is here!

In this chap, you will be able to…

Have your breakdown with your chosen RO (or Vailyn)

Fight a flying cockroach

Have some interesting POVs

Handle work issues

Spend time with Chelsea or Maxime and talk about stuff

Talk about Christmas

Have a family dinner with Vailyn and Vince

Do some texting with your chosen RO

And experience some other things I probably forgot

You'll need to restart the game, but no worries. I added the option to start from chap 3 (I hope I coded that right this time)

This chap is meant to be more 'chill', with MC spending time with people close to them. Everything 'dramatic' is more in a RO's pov than MC's. Also, I fixed some typos, bugs, errors, and some other things, but I'm sure I didn't catch everything as I said in my previous post. I'll get to that when I'm done with LAD and tackle any issues when I see them or when generous souls report them to me.

BIG motherfucking shout out to my beta testers and to anyone that reported bugs/errors etc. via inbox/mails/discord/patreon! I really am grateful for the time you took to send me those.

That brings us to around 160k words for this chapter, but it'll probably feel like ~70k words if not less because of the different branches and variations.

I am shitting my pants right about now, and will wait a few days before starting to answer asks I've been itching to respond to for a while, along with other asks I've started answering but got too busy to finish.

[collegetennisoriginstory]

Public release of CT:OS Ch 7 pt. 2

The public release of the Chapter 7 pt. 2 update has gone live! Play it here!

This covers the quarter-final match against Sam, the post-match interview, and the conversation with Sam after :) 

Word count: About 70k words in (messy) code, but likely about 20-25k words play-through since there’s quite a few varying branches in this (different partners, Felix hookup etc.) ​

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Features:

Some real tennis action—the full quarter-final match against Sam!! (In time for Roland Garros season, whew!)

A potentially tense moment between Felix and Sam if you’d hooked up with Felix while in a relationship with Sam

An option to kiss Tobin/Rayyan after the match and settle your teammates’ bets once and for all

Post match interview where you’ll be able to admit to being in a relationship with Sam, Tobin, or Rayyan

Game skip feature:

You can also skip right to the new content, i.e. Sam QF match OR to the beginning of Chapter 7.

I’ve also added passwords to skip the doubles matches leading up to the tournament now.

Hope you guys like the update <3 As always, send me a message/ask or email at allieebobo@gmail.com if you wanna chat, gush, or report a bug!

[pressplay-if]

demo (prologue + ch.1-3, 200k words)

please mind the content warnings! anon is currently disabled.

latest update: May 10th 2025

cog forum post

You are one of the most famous yet mysterious characters of the 21st century rock scene. 

It all started when you discovered your love for singing during an extended stay at a psychiatric hospital as a teen. Music became your motivator, and from then on, you knew the stage was where you belonged. You and your friends formed a band, and after years of practice in a garage and cheap gigs at dingy bars, your journey to the top begins abruptly when you team up with a skilled manager.

It’s a meteoric rise— until it isn’t. 

And now, a decade after your band has disappeared from the public eye, you’ve accepted an interview by the acclaimed Groove Magazine. You and your former band members have agreed to give them the truth, the whole truth; as ugly as that might be. 

Follow the story of your band’s rise to fame (and eventual fall from grace)

Play as a pop-rock vocalist

Name your band and customize your music and image

Handle the media, interactions with pushy fans and your own repressed thoughts and fears 

Romance your coolgirl-bassist, the childhood friend you cut out of your life, your absolutely insane guitarist, or your biggest fan/possibly stalker

Give one hell of an interview

Inspiration: Daisy Jones and The Six, Fleetwood Mac… and all sorts of music-related drama.

TW: themes of mental illness, unhealthy relationships, substance abuse, death, mentions of suicide, suicidal ideation, self-harm, SA-related trauma, disordered eating

ROs:

Stevie McLaughlin, bassist (f) — “I suppose I was the sanest one in that bunch.”

She’s one of your oldest friends, and if you follow the clanking chain of cause and effect all the way back to the beginning, it is her you have to thank for your entire career. The band was her idea, after all. She’s level-headed, composed, and always there to talk you down when you need her. Sometimes, she acts more as your retainer than anything else…

Stevie is tall and skinny with light brown skin and extremely long, curly black hair which she always wears in a wet look. She has big, dark brown eyes and a soft face.

Paul/Paulette Zima, lead singer & saxophonist (f/m selectable, trans) — “Trying to figure out where you know me from?”

Your band’s brand-new, second lead singer. Your manager says they’re going to give your music the kick it needs, that they’re the one missing ingredient to your success. You’re not entirely sure if you agree. Worse yet, you happen to know this person, and your time together didn’t end on a favorable note. They’re part of a past you would much rather forget.

Paul is very tall, broad-backed and thickly muscled with light skin, shoulder-length slicked back brown hair and bottle green eyes.

Paulette is of average height with an hourglass/slim thick figure. She has dark brown hair with parted bangs and light blonde strands dyed into it. Her eyes are bottle green.

Angel Monsanto, guitarist (m) — “I was always going to make it big, with or without those guys. Only, I… I really wanted it to be with them.”

Your crazy but good-hearted guitarist. His passion for music borders on obsession, and he will stop at nothing to make a name for your band. Sadly, he’s very much of the conviction that all publicity is good publicity, which has encouraged him to pull some very questionable stunts in the past. 

Angel is of average height and build with a warm beige complexion and long black hair. He has a square jaw with an occasional five o’clock shadow and brown eyes. 

Lincoln Saunders, groupie?? (f/m selectable) — “What can I say, I loved them.”

Calling Lincoln a fan would be an understatement. Fanatic is more like it. You remember seeing them at your very first show, and you’ve continued to spot them at every venue you’ve played at since. You don’t know anything about them, and perhaps changing that would be a very bad idea. But maybe you still want to.

Lincoln (m) is short and lean, with an angular face and wavy blond hair. His eyes are cobalt blue. 

Lincoln (f) is petite and tan, with a youthful, round face and chin-length blond beach waves. Her eyes are cobalt blue.

Others:

Maddox Wells (m), drummer

Another one of your oldest friends. You don’t much like to talk about what happened with him.

Fatima Shah (f), drummer — “I’m pretty sure they used to try to make me disappear with their fog machine.”

After things didn’t work out with your original drummer, Fatima saved the day. She’s a sweetheart to you, but from what you’ve heard, she can be kind of a terrible person. Maybe it’s best to stay a little wary of her.

Kalena Graham (f), manager — “The first time I saw them… well, they kind of sucked. But I knew, I just knew, that they had what it takes to suck on an international level.”

Your band’s manager. You can’t believe how lucky you were to have caught her attention. She’s experienced, driven, well-regarded in the industry and… kind of mean, to be honest.

Simon Young (m), reporter — “Start at the beginning. And then, don’t stop.”

The guy conducting the interview for Groove Magazine. He’s nice enough, if a little starstruck. It seems he has been waiting a long time for this.

Addendum: NSFW alphabet masterlist

Zima pt. 1 and pt. 2

Stevie

Lincoln

Angel

Dividers by @thecutestgrotto

Please consider reblogging <3

[llamagirl28]

The public demo has been updated!

What's new?

More of chapter 5 (it's a big one)

Listen to gossip

Elaine expresses her opinions regarding knighthood

Gawain reveals his surprise plan for the night

Nimue offers Mordred a tarot reading

Enjoy!

If you're aching for more you can check out the Patreon/Ko-fi early access demo. While it doesn't expand on Chapter 5 yet, it features lots of new content for Chapters 1-3 specifically related to the dragon friend. For more details on what's changed, check out this post.

[apt502-if]

Demo Update (July, 10, 2024): Episode 1

EPISODE 1 UPDATE: +100,433 WORDS

Hi Hello. Yes, I know. :< I went dark again! This time it was because I ended up changing more last minute and didn't want to moan on about the excuses so I hunched away to work on it in silence. :> I think I've made it clear through my actions that I am not a social media person so I tend to neglect the 502 Tumblr when I write. Sorry :< A lot happened in my life since posting the pilot but I did say I would never abandon 502 and I meant it. I struggled with my work/life balance since starting an IF (it's a lot of work) but I'm glad I'm here to I can update the demo now!

What to expect:

⛟ Another day in apartment 502

⛟ Spend some time with one of the roommates.

⛟ Have your orientation at your job and meet a familiar face!

Some things to take note of:

The news anchor route is not available. I didn't like the direction I was taking it and haven't figured out what I want to do with it. It's not gone permanently but this update it'll be blocked off :<

Stats are still not updating. I ended up changing them multiple times and realized I wanted to wait another update to figure out what stats I want to focus on. The story gives me many directions to go on when it comes to stats and I want to make sure I hone in on the stats that will apply the most of MC's story. The stats are there so you won't get any errors but they won't move or anything and they'll most likely change.

There may be some inconsistencies, typos, errors or things that don't match. The product of writing half the chapter over nine months ago and going through many changes. :< Please let me know if you find errors. You 100% will in a 100k chapter.

The demo is 150,299 words. Play Apt. 502 here.

[stygiansun-totaleclipse]

Public Demo Update! 🎉 Chapter 1 Part 3

It's finally here! Adds ~61,800 words to the story plus ~6,700 words in codex character entries. Reblogs and shares very appreciated! ❤️

Play here on itch.io!

I would HIGHLY recommend you start on a new save as I have had to make some changes to variables and stats which will be detailed below, but starting from an existing save may break some things later in the game for you and you won't unlock the codex or stat pages if you don't.

In this update, you will:

Meet Lady Safina (Parim and Aurora's mother) and talk to Aurynn

Meet Lady Najaat (Nour's mother) and speak with your own mother

Play a flashback scene involving you, your mother, and Luca from your childhood

Speak with Samira

Get your food and bed stolen by your greedy little hog of a serval, Farwah

Meet the rest of MC's siblings (Aurora, Castor, and Ember) and Something or Someone Else™️ in a dream sequence

Speak with Luca in a dream

Use your divination to have a vision

Ouchies T-T

(Mostly) Accidentally snoop through Aurynn's mail with Samira

Find Aurynn in the library vault

Detailed changes below:

Changed the Straightforward stat to "Sincere"

Added "Aloof" stat

MC's personality is now divided between two types of stats: your main stat (charismatic, gentle, confrontational, dignified, imposing) and your secondary stat (manipulative, aloof, sincere)

Minor edits throughout demo and Character Creator

Added custom pronouns to Character Creator

Added cis/trans option to Character Creator (originally, this was going to be a choice introduced in chapter 2, but upon further thought I felt it would be easier to establish cis/trans early on and then in chapter 2 there will still be a scene that reflects on and clarifies mc's gender identity)

Added new music tracks

Updated UI

Added main menu

Added OpenDyslexic font to Settings

Added options to be able to rename saves to the Settings or have them autoname for you for ease of keeping track of save files

Added Stats page

Added character codex entries (codex is currently still a WIP in terms of UI and content and more entries on lore/history/magic etc will be added later)

Thank you so much for all the support you've shown the demo this last year and I am so sincerely grateful for all the kind messages people have sent! I hope you enjoy the update--I worked very hard on it! :D

The next update, Chapter 1 Part 4, will finish off chapter one.

@interact-if

[merrycrisis-if]

Merry Crisis Chapter 5

In this chapter:

Nat arrives in Singapore!! Things come to a head!

Attend Nat's conference panel discussion, then head for lunch along the river 🍛

Make dumplings for dinner with Qiu (and sleepover at their place) 🥟

Watch a Malay horror movie and have dinner with Shay (and sleepover) 👻

Go for a bike ride 🚴‍♀️or hang out at the winter funfair with Nat 🎪 (then head to their hotel room for the night) 🛏

Commit to your RO of choice + some rejections (though the full suite of consequences for your actions will come over the next 2 days)

Word count: Around 50-60k with code depending on how ruthless my eventual editing is

This update will also come with some edits to the previous chapters, which may or may not improve the continuity between routes...*

P.S. with this chapter, we are now 6/8 chapters in (counting the prologue and epilogue)!

*I am still going through a herculean combing-through of stats and branching paths with the help of my wonderful beta testers. Things should be sorted out soon!!

Release dates:

Ko-fi Non beta tested: 29 Dec (~10pm GMT-5)

Ko-fi Beta tested: 1 Jan same time

Public release: 8 Jan same time

[childrenofcain-if]

THE UPDATE FOR THE DEMO IS NOW LIVE!

what you can expect in this update comprising both chapter two and three:

get an exclusive invite to the illustrious house of styx.

meet the ROs.

try not to burn down the kitchenette with V.

share a tension-filled dance with C.

go on a swim with D.

do some outfit picking with your chosen RO.

who is that blond(e) stranger in the RE4 costume, and why do they look so familiar?

get choked by an RO for all the wrong reasons (and no, it won’t be kinky. repent for your sins!).

get a glimpse into what exactly is... w̵̢͈̱̻͋̔̾̎͌̋̓̏̚͝r̶̭͈̯͊͛̂̕o̷̧̝̤͇͚͚̓͌̒̈́̏̕̕ņ̴̨̬͚͓̫̱̞̘̰͊́̓̅̈̋͠͝ġ̵̨̺̪̳̘̠ up with you.

there may be some errors with pronouns and other stuff popping up, but you can send them to me on discord so we can promptly correct them. beta testers will be desperately needed for the next update so i’ll open the volunteering forms once chapter four is complete! also, it’s important that you start a new game because new variables has been added which might cause you to get stuck in certain areas!

huge shout-out to my talented big sib, @albywritesfiction, for the massive help in coding everything!

PLAY IT HERE!

[adoriels-tears-if]

It's an even day, an Update day !

I worked hard and added 1500 words to the demo tonight.

I hope you will enjoy reading it! Don't be shy and try as many choices as possible.

Also, I would be and am grateful in advance for any reblogs, likes and comments you can leave me!

Don't be shy about it either, it's my only reward!

[sanguinesky-if]

Sanguine Sky: Chapter 3 Pt. 1 is OUT! [Public Update]

Hello! I'm happy to announce that Chapter 3 Pt. 1 is OUT! The update contains 89k words [excl. code].

Here's the link: [DEMO]

Total word count: 197k words [excl. code] | 227k words [incl. code].

Important note: old saves won't work [including saves from the Patreon demo]. Please make sure to start the game from the beginning or use the "Proceed to the new content" option. I apologize for the inconvenience.

What awaits you in the update:

A busy morning at the department a week after the CID team's arrival: ▹ Seven unique scenes, one for each of the ROs, plus one additional scene for the solo route. ▹ Jealousy moments for both the MCs and ROs [conditional].

A new investigation that leads to a place from your past that you'd hoped never to return to: ▹ An unexpected encounter with Investigator S. Goldstein at a crime scene. ▹ Personal struggles and the possibility of experiencing an initial breakdown [conditional]. ▹ Additional POV scenes with one of the CID team members [conditional].

List of the new features:

A new secondary rival who offers an alternative to Paul(a)'s path.

The MC's and the ROs' height difference variables.

The MC's smoking habit.

Additional customization option for moles.

Technical notes:

Information about the romance system has been updated.

The list of the content warnings has been updated.

Important note: before messaging me about a bug, please make sure you've started the game with a new save.

Thank you for your interest and support! ♥

[thesovereignsring-if]

PUBLIC UPDATE: The Festival of Eostre (END)

Hello hello! It's time to conclude the Festival and the childhood segment of the game!

PSA: This is NOT the same build that patreons got in April. This build features everything I've done for the current Patreon build so I will be listing all the new features and content below. There is an updatescript that will help fix bugs- BUT it's finicky with old saves. If you are having issues, you will have to start a brand new save. After that, there should no problems in the future (fingers crossed)

Play Update: Here 

Update Word Count: 10k+

Final Word Count: 50k+

Story:

Meet up with your brothers and the Empress and prepare for the bonfire ceremony.

Meet you Eirik's gender selectable half-sibling, Daria or Darius

Meet ???

Witness the Festival

Changelog:

New theme added: Mother's Lavender

Added name suggestions in both adult and child customization

Player information Page:

This page will store most of the information on your character as they grow and change throughout the story.

Features: Physical descriptions, working personality stat bars, alignment stat bars, character stats sheet

Childhood segment of the game comes with its own mini stat page with physical descriptions. It gets overwritten after the time skip.

Armoury/Inventory:

The armoury is where all item, weapons and trinkets you've collected on your journey will be stored. Some items will increase your personal stats, which will help you to pass stat checks. You will be gaining items for the armoury in later updates.

Cast Page: I actually forgot about this one. But if its working, it's because it was from the early alpha. I will come back to it in the another update.

A few UI changes. The Player and Armoury as been added to the Footer of the interface for easy navigation.