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[RPG] GROVE: "Dark Places" (v0.308)
A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, and Linux
UNDERGOING REWORKS AS OF 2025!
"Grove” is an M/M focused NSFW RPG following the journey of an adventurer as he attempts to venture into the far north of an unexplored land. You play as Grove, a skilled dragon explorer and cartographer assisting in the main island colonisation.
As parties disperse, individuals begin to disappear further towards the cusp of the north. Soon, rumours of curses and monstrous entities encroaching from the northern expanse begin to spread among your ranks. As you near the end of your allocated survey areas, you are given a strange contraption with a marked map, the only guide to its function.
Your interest piqued, you set off and begin your journey into the northern expanse.
Contains M/M focused intercourse, sexual encounters, tentacles, slimes and some latex.
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GROVE v0.3 - "Dark Places"
Explore the dark depths of the Northern Extents! This new content is aimed towards characters at level 11-12 and is hoped to last from 2-3 hours at a reasonable pace! Visit the Inn to begin the new content!
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DO NOT PUT THE GAME DIRECTORY IN A CLOUD SYNC FOLDER! THIS WILL BREAK THE GAME!
THIS GAME IS NOT SUPPORTED FOR MOBILE EMULATION! THERE ARE MULTIPLE VISUAL ERRORS!
We highly recommend you use the Itch.io launcher to download this game, as future patches will automatically download when they're pushed!
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--BASIC--
MOVEMENT : Arrow keys / mouse click
INTERACT: Enter, space, or left click (run)
RUN / WALK: Shift or double click a tile
MENU: ESC or right click
--UTILITY--
HIDE TEXTBOX: H or right click
FULL SCREEN: F4
FORCE QUIT TO MENU: F5
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For any questions, suggestions, bugs and more, feel free to check out our GROVE game Discord server below! Donations are very much appreciated, but simply giving the game a go is all we ask :)
GROVE game Discord (https://discord.gg/TfHstyJYCB )
GroveDev team account (https://www.furaffinity.net/user/grovedev/ )
Direct Donation link (https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=HNXW72YDN4GWN )
Substar for monthly dev logs and sneak peeks: subscribestar.adult/grove-dev
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Artist, Programmer and writer: RegalBuster
Writer, Tester, and co-creative: SirIzike
Grove voice by: Dragon-V0942 (https://www.furaffinity.net/user/dragon-v0942/ )
Special thanks to Pascal for providing assistance with the macOS build!
Special thanks to Qazm for providing assistance with the Linux build!
Special thanks to Kernog for creating the French patch for Grove!
Special thanks to Ringo for creating the Russian patch for Grove!
Special thanks to gre1_kemo for creating the Japanese patch for Grove!
Special thanks to dr_wilh for creating the 0.204 and 0.308 Chinese patch for Grove!
Special thanks to rainbowyoshi for creating the Italian patch for Grove!
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For players looking to unlock everything in the game, check out this fan-made timeline (v0.204) SPOILERS INSIDE: ( https://qazm.itch.io/a-grove-timeline )
Download
Install instructions
WINDOWS:
Unzip / extract the ZIP file, and run the "GROVE.exe" file. If using the Itch.io launcher, updates may cause a new instance of the game to be created. Your old saves should still be present in the 'groverpgnsfw-win' folder.
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MacOS:
For INTEL-based macs (most pre mid-2020 devices).
Extract the Zip file, and drag the 'GROVE' app into your applications folder.
If a developer verification error appears when attempting to run the game, follow these steps:
1. Open 'System Preferences'
2. Go to 'Security and Privacy'
3. Go to the 'General' tab, then at the bottom (above the lock), grant an exception for the 'GROVE' app and click 'Open Anyway'
For ARM64-based macs (November 10th 2020 or newer devices).
Follow the guide linked here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PQ4MwBLQaBUIcjs6-Hx1eflRQJe3GN63/edit?usp=sh...
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LINUX:
Unzip / extract the ZIP file, and run the "nw" file.
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DO NOT save the game in cloudsync folders like OneDrive or Dropbox. This causes issues with the persistent.rpgsave file
MAKE SURE TO UNZIP / EXTRACT THE GAME OR YOUR SAVE FILES WON'T WORK!
Development log
- Regarding the October test room10 days ago
- Something spooky for the month of October....41 days ago
- Adjustments to Grove (Legacy Build)Aug 01, 2025
- Regarding the future of Grove DevJul 25, 2025
- Grove Dev Substar releaseJan 28, 2025
- The future of GROVE!Dec 31, 2024
- GROVE v0.308 日本語 / Japanese patch releaseJan 29, 2024
Comments
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I've experienced the Halloween version, and both the old and new combat systems are excellent. Regarding the reset system, I'd like to offer some suggestions.
Could you add some new secondary content to the storyline reset? For example:
- Mercenaries inevitably accumulate scars during their adventures. When Grove triggers traps "carelessly" multiple times during missions / gets knocked down in battles / escapes after taking multiple hits in mini-games, he could receive permanent tattoos/decorations that evolve with each incident.
-Things like pitcher plant can be carried to other maps.
- Scars from bat bites and jellyfish stings.
- Different colored slimes could leave stubborn, bright stains.
- Thieves could provide nipple rings and glans rings that enlarge with each capture.
- The digital world could bestow data lines on the eyes or body.
- Black desert slimes could leave marks that deepen with repeated contact.
- The rune-shaped burns from mummy encounters could intensify with each meeting.
(These status effects would exist as special visual elements, not displayed in the battle interface, and cannot be removed through rest or armor repair. Only by actively seeking out a shaman can they be removed. Players could view their descriptive text in non-combat mode, providing effects like maximum HP/Stamina/TP-1, etc.)
Finally, these can be combined with the check role picture function in Prowler to see the role details.
When will version 04 go online? I'm looking forward to it.
OH THE HALLOWEEN THING IS SEPARATE I THOUGHT IT WAS AN UPDATE LMAO
Yep, it's a small, separate thing to try, if you please.
but it will be integrated in the game tho ?
Not EXACTLY how it plays out here... but in broad strokes. We might rejig a few things based on feedback, and also to keep things surprising when the time comes.
Please DO NOT CLICK any links in the comments section!
We don't have a Patreon. We wouldn't release our game in a link.
Please stay safe and stay patient, the (late) Halloween content is coming soon.
I hope that in the new update or in the future, it can be more interactive with the background characters and game-over scenes so that scenes we've previously experienced can be replayed. This time, we have the choice to interact with them and continue with more sexy kinks like bondage, latex penis milking, milking your nipples through a wall, male clitoris, a milking factory in a row like milking their dicks, a penis milking machine on or off with latex, being hypnotized while in that state, slave sex, and using quadruple amputation portal rings for the future.
Is an update coming now?
I also want to know. I saw comments below saying that a new version will be released on Halloween.
We need just a little more time to get it ready. We'll let everyone know when it's available.
thx :)
Refreshing this page every hour in anticipation for the halloween build
Replying for anyone who hasn't seen:
The devs relesed a (public) post on SubscribeStar mentioning how it might need a few more days to get ready. There's also some more dev behind-the-scenes stuff talk if anyone's interested.
(I won't link the post directly because there's enough weird links in comments as is but their SS is already linked on the page so you can see it there)
Bro, did the author mention that the new version will be released on Halloween?
Thanks for the info, they should take all the time they need. I'm just excited for it
I want to play it on my MacBook, but I can't because I don't know how to translate it into Japanese. please tell me how to do it
Download the MacOS version of the game.
Follow the instructions on how to download and extract the MacOS version if you need help:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PQ4MwBLQaBUIcjs6-Hx1eflRQJe3GN63/edit?usp=sh... (for ARM-64 based Macs)
For INTEL-based macs (most pre mid-2020 devices).
Extract the Zip file, and drag the 'GROVE' app into your applications folder.
If a developer verification error appears when attempting to run the game, follow these steps:
1. Open 'System Preferences'
2. Go to 'Security and Privacy'
3. Go to the 'General' tab, then at the bottom (above the lock), grant an exception for the 'GROVE' app and click 'Open Anyway'
Once you've got the game running, come back to this website and download the Japanese Language Patch.
Once you've downloaded it, it should contain a folder called 'data'. Copy that folder... and past it into the Grove Game folder, here:
groverpgnsfw-macOS\GROVEv0.308MAC\GROVE.app\Contents\Resources\app.nw
If the computer asks if you want to replace existing files, say yes to all.
After you've done that, the game should be available to play on your MacBook in the Japanese language. Good luck!
I can't compete mission corrupted Entralled Explorer, it's so fucking boring , why he impossible ?
Yes, he's impossible, nobody has ever beaten him in the years since this game has been available...
Calm down. Here's an easy technique. Present yourself, let him grapple you, then 'Resist' when he's vulnerable. Pay attention to the dialogue and to the visuals to figure out the right moment.
How many pets does the game currently have?
Two. One you'll get as part of the story, one can be purchased from a certain merchant.
I've done a whole run through of what the game has to offer so far and I really enjoyed it! only thing I'm curious about are the oddities, I only ever found the underwear so I was wondering if it's the only oddity implemented or if there's one for each region that i just missed?
Glad you enjoyed yourself with the game!
The oddities... there's only three of them. The underwear you found, a slab of slime from the green slime dragons, and tatters of clothes from the bandit lair.
Hello, sorry for the bold question, but when will the game be updated in terms of new characters, story continuations, and so on?
We're working on stuff, but we don't have a date yet. You can check our subscribestar if you'd like to see what we're working on month by month, but we're also releasing stuff publicly on Twitter and our Discord
Couple things: 1) Am hard stuck on a side quest. I can't find the tree on "Amongst the Roots". Searched the jungle, forest and anything that I could think of using the in-game hints.
2) How do we atart the halloween content? Is it a new game thing? Thanks!
1.) From the Jungle Campsite, head to the right and CLIMB up the vines. Follow the pathway along, jumping across stepping stones and climbing up more vines and you'll find your way to the tree.
2.) The Halloween content hasn't arrived yet. We'll let you know how to access it when it's ready.
So I'm stuck at the boss of the Orange Picking quest. I understand that I'm meant to strip to Distract the enemy, and then follow up with I guess just a Basic Attack? All other abilities are greyed out. But even after using up all my armor, he's still got more than half his health. Grapple attacks are weak and.... I'm just grapple defeated. I tried this 5 different times with different armor, but with the same result. I'm level 12, using the azure channeling blade.
Any advice?
You're on the right track.
Try getting into a grapple and then using the Resist command at the right time... pay attention to the words and the visuals, and you might be able to strip away his defences, so you can deal more damage.
Keep on pulling away at his clothes, or go for a Strip > Attack when you think he's weak enough. Up to you, give it a shot, and good luck!
If you're still struggling with this, it's simply a case of timing. Watch their sprites... go when they've got their back turned!
Good luck
Oh lord, I should watch more carefully, haha. Thank you so much and keep up the amazing work!!!!
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I was just playing the game and trying to get to some spots i missed. How do i get the oranage picking quest. It says to meet a character in a clearing in the forest but it never specifies wich clearing and I can't find it.
If you've yet to find this, the clearing in the slime forest is in the second zone. It's BEFORE the big green slime puddle. Just follow a path upwards, you'll enter a clearing and there'll be a sparkling thing in the bushes to interact with.
I wish it was on android because this is an amazing game to play. 10/10
Use joiplay
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Hey so I was wondering if giving the blacksmith the slave suit actually does anything, or if it is being worked on?
Talking to him after completing the desert temple, he should give you a new armour set.
Ok, thank you!
Hey, sorry to ask again but does self stroke have any purpose besides damaging you?
That's the main purpose of it, for folks who just wanna get to the lewds quicker
A question has already been confirmed the remastered version of groove .that is, if there is a release date for the versio
I want to play this game but judging by the lastest update, it haven't been updated for a while. Did that creator dropped this game or not?
We're developing a Rework on a new RPG Maker engine! Progress is ongoing, and we're sharing development updates each month on SubscribeStar and our Discord.
Yes! I finally did it! I've beaten Grove Dark Places! It was so much fun, thank you for making this awesome game!
Hello! I've been playing Grove v.308 for a while now and I'm stuck in the Southern part of the map. I'm currently doing the mission where Rinnal and Kuno take the South/East side of the forest and I have to continue upwards onto a sigil jump and into a slug cave, I've met the red merchant dragon aka the wizard's brother and I've been given a package that needs to be delivered. I don't know where to go or what to do because I can't go back to the main campsite and there is no other way I can find in the slug cave.
Inside the Slug Cave there is an entrance in the WALL that will take you deeper into the Slug Cave.
It looks like a sort of shadowed but glowing spot. If you're still struggling to find it, let us know and we can provide a screenshot.
Oh thanks I found it! I thought it was just for environment decoration.
I've been wondering for a good bit now, Is there a way to get into the locked room in the camp by the bridge? I can't seem to figure it out lol.
You can't get in there in the current build, sorry!
Good to know, I'll stop wasting my time trying to get into it now lol.
Can someone help me pass the northern settlement exploration? I'm stuck there. I tried to go beyond Northern Gulch, but I couldn't either because of that sandstorm.
You need to go elsewhere to get an item you need.
Return to the Inn. Head all the way down, then all the way left out to the cliffsides. There's a new path out there that leads south to the jungles, and you'll eventually find the item you need.
Love this game! Hope the censorship hasn't affected you too much
Wanted to replay it on my intel-based 2020 Mac, but it won't launch. Followed the instructions (moved the game to applications and clicked "Open Anyway" in security and privacy) but no luck. Lmk if there's something I need to do on my end
There's two different sets of instructions on this page for MacOS users. Do check and try both of 'em, and let us know if neither work for you.
The first set of instructions didn't work.
So I followed the Google doc Arm-64 instructions: Downloaded the stable model of "Mac OS X Arm64", copied the Arm-64 contents and replaced them in Grove's contents. But I can't find "app.nw" nor "package.json" anywhere even with search for those items.
Is the "Mac OS X ARM64" option on the site different from "macOS ARM64" in the google doc instructions?
If you're on an intel-based mac, then it'll have to be the first set of instructions.
If it's still not working, then you may have better luck looking up instructions on how to run the linux version of an RPGMaker MV game on MacOS, it's more compatible than the windows build
Gotcha, thanks!
love it ！！！
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Hey I was just wondering, see I remember that by corrupting the mc you get access to certain scenes but I was wondering if lowering his corruption gets different scenes or context. Also will the corruption change the ending?
Please can you tell me... when you will release the "remaster" of this game: It will only be a remaster with no new content, or the story will move on?
I'm glad to hear there's a rework coming for this game, everything I've seen so far from the progress makes me excited. After hearing about it from some creators and how much they praised it, I finally gave it a shot and it was definitely up my alley.
I do have a question that is a bit embarrassing to ask. Any chances this game might ever get compatibility with Buttplug.io or something similar? I personally think having something like that could enhance the experience and might even encourage replay value (lol).
I've only reached the bandit hideout so far, and I've basically been playing with intense curiosity and triggering every game over just to see them. Hoping the rework goes smoothly, and I'll be happy to continue following this and all the other projects too!
This is the peak of the yiff hypnosis game market
Didn't really think I'd come back here for a reason like this but uh.
I've been getting bombarded by a loading error message saying "Failed to load: img/pictures/groveportrait_acc_enhancedundergarments.png" during combat since I equipped the "Rubbery enhanced undergarments", Aswell as a neverending loading screen after the combat encounter.
I mostly just want to know if this means I should redownload and unzip the game again because something happened to the file, Or if that sprite file just straight up doesn't exist yet.
Amazing game nonetheless, Even if I do end up having to unequip this item for now :)
PS: Sorry for the textwall.
Looks like the file wasn't downloaded properly and you're missing the image file, give it a redownload and hopefully that'll resolve it. The image does exist
Did it twice, Issue still persists.
I dug around in the files for a bit and found that I do have the image, The game just refuses to load it for whatever reason.