#demo drop

[loveandleases]

Hey~ It's finally here: Love and Leases demo is officially out! So first off, I want to say I'm excited for you all to get to check it out, but also nervous as hell. So many of you have become invested in our little rag tag group of characters, and it's fun to see. The support has been amazing.

The demo includes: ⌂ Prologue + Chapter 1 ⌂

Word Count: 54,948

Meet some familiar faces: Cam, Kara, G.

Meet some new faces: M, Isaac, Ardent.

Meet a few more important characters in MC's life.

Customize your lovable dog.

Make some important decisions regarding MC's future, and how they feel about certain people in MC's life.

Also three side stories!

Demo here.

I hope you guys enjoy it! I'm leaving inbox open so that you can message me about any errors (here's hoping there are none!) I may be slow this week due to my birthday on Thursday. Now, I'm going to go do something celebratory! 🎉🍾

[pavedinashes-if]

PAVED IN ASHES - DEMO DROP

Prologue - ca. 23k words [ ▶ CLICK BELOW THE IMAGE TO ACCESS THE DEMO ]

or click here: Paved in Ashes Demo on Dashingdon

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WHAT IS PAVED IN ASHES ABOUT?

You're only 20 when suddenly your life goes bam! Throwing you into a whole new city, a different country even. Wasn't part of the plan, but you know how life loves to mess with plans. People happened, stuff happened, and suddenly you're on the move. The new chapter ahead? Buckle up, 'cause it's not gonna be all sunshine and rainbows. And guess what? Your step-mom? Yeah, she's right there in the same city. She's always had this knack for trying to steer your ship, like every decision's a GPS checkpoint. But hey, there's this one thing that's never let you down—your skateboard. It's the buddy that's been with you through thick and thin, the one that never bails. Among all this craziness it's your anchor. So, the big question is—can you break out of the loop you got in? Find your place in the world and restart or lose yourself in temptation? Time to find out.

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Below you find a little insight on the contents of the demo - beware of potential spoilers!

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What's going on?

Arrive in Hamburg, Germany [Airport]

Handle the new circumstances

Deal with a...thief?

Use the ride "home" to calm down, before you...

...meet your stepmother

settle-in in your new "home"

What can you do? Define...

...some first impressions ...first details about your personality ...how you handle stress, incl. first vices ...your favourite music ...your favourite food ...how you feel about certain people

& be a proper stalker

[hungrydogs-if]

it's finally time, ladies and gentlemen. not gonna lie, my heart is going absolutely insane with nerves. but!! it's time for it. ahhhh!

THE (TEENY TINY) DEMO FOR HUNGRY DOGS IS LIVE.

it's not long, (19.4k words w/o commands) but it needs to spread its wings, otherwise i might go insane lol. you still have some choices to make in the intro, but it's just that; an intro. no groundbreaking choices yet. it's more like exposition.

anyway, here's a little list of stuff you can do;

get your personal prisoner number!

therapy, yay!

remember your friends

relive the worst night of your life

meet someone who actually cares about you!

eat pudding cups idk

i hope you enjoy. it's been too long in the making, and not i can finally focus on continuing instead of going back to the intro like 423 times.

feedback and constructive criticism is welcomed, just keep it kind and polite <3

[hvllowheart]

[ DEMO ] [ INTRO POST ]

TERRA came back to tug on your leash after all.

she's here! finally!! the demo is 25k words long, which entails the entire prologue as well as most character customization. you'll be pulled back into the field and meet almost all love interests as well as the director.

this demo includes explicit violence and a graphic panic attack (which you can skip) , so player discretion is advised.

[circuit-if]

Circuit's prologue is finally here!

The prologue is short, but I decided to split the chapter 1 from it just to get something out there, since I'm happy with it and would rather it not just sit there while I work on chapter 1, which will be longer and take a little more time to complete and revise. Please let me know in my askbox if you pick up on any bugs or mistakes that I may have missed.

For now, you have the opportunity to begin defining your racing style, establish your relationship with Roman, and visit your hometown's bar for the last (?) time. Enjoy my friends! ⭑⭑⭑

🔗 – DEMO // PROMO

[tag-if]

DEMO ANNOUNCEMENT; THE DROP

Ladies, gents, and nons, it's the moment you've all been waiting for;

The Demo Is Now Here

the page will be a little boring for the moment, i'll worry about description, graphics, etc. at a later date (maybe after Christmas), so i apologise

additionally; the autosave currently does not work as intended, so please make sure to save manually, and should you wish to continue your save in the update do not save on the final thank you/demo end screen as it will be removed in updates

Now!

In this demo you can (and will);

learn a little bit (just a little bit) of context behind your situation;

choose the gender of A. Bellefleur and T. Bellefleur;

decide whether your MC will (start out) bloodthirsty, indifferent, or guiltridden;

also decide whether you were hired for your military knowledge, your diplomacy, or your charm/etiquette;

sort of meet the King and Queen.

it is a relatively short prologue, i will admit, but i do hope you enjoy!

[theunseelieif]

The Patreon release for The Unseelie is here! Available to play here now.

The public release is scheduled for July 2nd!

Return home to Nipa Beach for the summer from college...and discover far more than you ever wanted to.

🌊 Meet your mother and old friends.

🌊 Try and fail to deal with your grief.

🌊 Meet a very adorable yellow tabby cat named Waffles and a loveable german shepherd named Luna!

🌊 Decide your past relationships. Did you have a partner that was tragically taken from you too soon? Or were you entangled in a now-failed friends-with-benefits relationship that's bitter with regret? Or neither!

This is the first part of Chapter One: The Beginning of the End. It currently sits at around 13,800 words. 

As always, if you come across any errors or typos, feel free to send me some screenshots!

[blood-teeth]

D E M O D R O P

okay, i did say March!

anyway, the first three chapters are now available to play on itch.io!

Features:

learn the environment around you

meet your mecha

come to understand your place on the chess board

first 3 chapters at ~13k words

 be in...pain

Some notes: 

i did not have anyone beta read this! if you see any mistakes, whatsoever, please feel free to let me know! it helps make sure that I'm putting out the best content i can. 

over the next little while i'll constantly be pushing updates, bug fixes, tweaks here and there. be on the lookout for a brand-new UI soon. it's... taking me longer than anticipated to polish it up. i hope this one will suffice for now. 

i think that's about it! enjoy and let me know what you think <3 thanks again <3 <3 

[ange-writes-if]

Hi! I said I wanted to write more words for the demo but turns out it might sabotage my assignements if I keep writing the demo instead of studying (who would believe it?), so here it is now I guess :)

─── · 。ﾟ☆: * DEMO .☽ .* :☆ﾟ. ───

please note that the MC is very young and subdued by their family and social isolation! they will have more personality and more choices as they grow older and meet people.

[a-firsthand-murder-ballad]

DEMO DROP

i did say within the week. here it is; the demo consists currently of only the prologue but will be updated chapter-by-chapter. link here.

FEATURES

🗡 about 9k words (~5k per playthrough)

🗡 customize de vhereste

🗡 get a hint of their backstory...

🗡 become accustomed to their manor and dull way of living, and

🗡 receive a letter (or two?) that disrupts that way of living.

next chapter you can expect:

🗡 to be reunited with a close friend

🗡to realize some very stressful things

🗡 maybe get those runes working again, or reignite that old fire?

[mwritesc]

The release of Cyprus' prologue!

Cyprus' prologue and first scene of its first chapter are here! Way earlier than expected, but they're ready to go and I wanted to get something out there as soon as it was perfectly set. Also the fact that the sooner in the creation process I get something out there, the sooner in the creation process I get feedback, and the more I'm able to implement it. So, as always, I encourage everyone to give me pointers!

I decided to add an additional scene from chapter 1 to the prologue release due to the prologue being pretty short, so now we get to meet Zephyrus, Theias, Boreas, and Adonis along with the original Thallo and some of the nymphs. Also, as a quick notice, there wont be saves for this update but that shouldn't be a problem seeing as it's pretty short on its own.

(UPDATE: Saves have been added, though I recommend you not to save at the very last page as that page will be updated and you may lose your progress).

I hope you guys enjoy the update, and again, I encourage you all to give me pointers or let me know if there are any bugs that I missed. Enjoy!

DEMO

[loveandleases]

I can't do math, it's like 8hrs left now?

03h 51m 13s!

[turnthemasunder-if]

Chapter 1 Demo Drop

So Chapter is here, a bit short compared to my other works, Demo here. Also I suggest you play it in dark mode so that you can get the best expereiene.

What to expect?

Talk a bit with Maria

Meet the team

Learn Uncle's love life

Meet Alpha

That's all for now and thanks for playing :)

[unveiled-if]

Well, it's been a year my loves. Many of you have most likely moved on, and for a moment I think I did as well.

This game is... I don't know what it is. On an indefinite hiatus, I'd say.

I never meant to just ghost this site, but life has many marvelous and terrible twists and turns.

But you didn't get your "look who's back" notifications for nothing.

I offer you...

A demo.

A demo so ancient that I wrote it in ChoiceScript, back when CoG still had some integrity, remember that discourse?

It's not beta read. Hell, most of it was just skimmed over before I uploaded it on DashingDon. Not even a save function. There are typos. It ends abruptly and out of the blue, and I apologize. It's all I have.

It might break, it might not. I hope it still gives a bit of closure to a project that's going to retreat to its burrow to lay dormant, perhaps one day to wake up again.

I love the world, I love the characters, and I still love writing, but this will be my last message accompanied by a parting gift.

Until the real demo, loves. It's coming.

💜

[chloesimaginationthings]

New FNAF clown Jackie from secret of the Mimic!!

[octarineblues]

supporting communities & people impacted by the Southport attack and the far-right riots in the UK

here is a list of community fundraisers I found, starting with those aiming to support the Southport community after the appalling attack at a children dance party, to the fundraisers helping those affected by the subsequent racist and Islamophobic far-right/nazi riots

Edited on 5 August to include Middlesbrough fundraisers. Edited on 6 August to correct the link on the Books for Spellow Lane fundraiser, to adjust the name change for the Belfast fundraiser, and to adjust the wording in the second last paragraph.

Southport:

Southport Strong Together Appeal - organised by the community foundation for Merseyside, for those affected by the Southport knife attack

United for Southport families - the funds will be distributed among the nine families of the children who were at the party

Swifties for Southport - a fundraiser for the Alder Hey Children's charity, which supports the victims and the affected families, as well as first responders and clinicians. Extra funds will also support the wider Southport community

Fundraiser for the Southport Mosque - a fundraiser to aid rebuilding or possibly re-locating the Southport Mosque after the damages it suffered during the riots

Rebuilding Windsor Mini Mart - fundraiser to rebuild the locally-owned grocery store that was targeted during the attacks, broken into, and looted

Liverpool:

Fundraiser for the Spellow Hub - the Spellow Hub was broken into, looted and set on fire at night during the riots. The Spellow Hub is a newly created one-of-a-kind (in the UK) institution, which consists of a library as well as a community centre with a mission to help people get education and pathways to work

Books for Spellow Lane - another fundraiser for the library in the Spellow Hub, to replace the books and rebuild the library there edit: included the correct link

Hartlepool:

Fundraiser for the Nasir Mosque - the Nasir Mosque was attacked following Southport riots; this fundraiser is organised by Hartlepool citizens to help the mosque deal with the damages as well as to show appreciation for the role of the mosque in the community. edit: the funds will be also distributed to the local community!

Rebuilding the Farm Shop - the shop was targeted during the riots, and when the owner and his son tried to protect it, they were also violently attacked. The fundraiser is to help fix the damages to the store.

Sunderland:

help rebuild Citizens Advice Sunderland offices after arson - two of the Citizens Advice Sunderland offices were set on fire during the riots, and one of them is completely destroyed.

Hull:

Hull Help for Refugees - a local fundraiser to support the Hull Help for Refugees charity, the donated money will be re-distributed to community members affected by the riots

Fundraiser for Hull Help for Refugees and Welcome House in Hull - collected money will be donated to the two charities

Belfast:

help fix racially motivated damages - originally the fundraiser for the Sahara Shisha Cafe which was targeted by the far right in Belfast during the riots, now a fundraiser for all affected businesses in the area. edited to reflect the change of the name of the fundraiser to avoid any confusion

Middlesbrough:

Supporting residents after the riots - Middlesbrough has suffered so much during the riots, lots of businesses as well as just regular family homes were vandalised, had their windows smashed or even were broken into. This fundraiser wants to distribute the funds between affected people to help them fix the damages, and to generally support the local community. the newest fundraiser, imo potentially the most urgent one

Fundraiser for a Care worker's car which was set on fire - a car belonging to an employee of a care agency was set on fire during the riots while he was on shift at a care home.

If you want to donate locally but there is no fundraiser to support where you live, consider donating to your local charities oriented towards Muslim or PoC communities, or towards anti-racist and refugee organizations! And go support your local Muslim/Arab/Black/Asian/Refugee owned businesses!

If you have any information about other local fundraisers, feel free to add to the post or don't hesitate to let me know and I will add them here! We have seen so much hate in the past few days, we have to stay strong and keep supporting each other!

Stay safe everyone 💛