Wow!! I don't think a game has ever fully encapsulated my biggest interests in NSFW games! Such a huge emphasis on being corrupted and hypnotized, which is definitely my #1 favorite theme in NSFW games. Muscular scalie characters, rubber/latex, tentacles, submission, masters, domination, this game is just absolutely perfect, and it's all in one game with nothing but gay content. How rare is that?? Also, whoever is designing your levels deserves huge praise. I love how you lead the player around without being too hand-holdy. The world feels like a real place that doesn't just exist to serve the player either. The world-building is great and I love all the little scraps of lore hidden all across the game. The combat is fun and there are some pretty interesting twists on combat all throughout the game! Huge thanks to your whole team for creating this work of art and I'm anxiously awaiting future updates!! ❤️
Thanks so much for the big, kind review! It's great to see you resonated so strongly with the game's content and themes, and it's really humbling and encouraging to see such positive feedback on the game design elements like the level structure and world-building.
Just so you know, there's no need to rush to acquire all of Bizz's items. They're intended to be something to work towards over the course of the full game.
If you're determined to try and get them sooner rather than later though... fighting slugs and selling their drops is one of the better ways. (but it'll still take a long time).
Oh I didnt mean the boss fights game overs those are perfect, just like the normal enemy ones but it's mainly a suggestion seen how many 18+ (or at least most of those i've run into ) tend to lead into a very hard scripted way that makes it so you gotta bust through every fight a victory or game over anyway fun lewd game
Hello, it has been awhile, since I have played. I had completed everything a while ago. I am just asking if there is any info or estimation for future updates?
After accidentally ignoring the windmill for 2 nights in a row (oops), I now find myself stuck at nighttime all because of the moth man transformation QTE.
I also just finished all of the side quests, with Kuno's as the last. help.
after you put in the leaver for the bridge and leave the building; the black goop that's on the ground moves into the house that its next to and locks the door. is that anything important at the moment or is it just there to be there?
Hi, First i really want to salute the amazing work you've done and are still doing with this game. Though i have a question, is there or will there be cheats/pre registered saves to get to a specific point in the game ? I've completed several version on this game and I gotta say, even though I live it, it's a bit long to catch up each time. ^^'
If there's no such thing it's okay, i just wanted to ask :3 Again, GG for this amazing work !
Thanks for the kind praise, it's greatly appreciated!
As for having to catch up... you do know you can transfer your saves over from prior versions, right? You don't HAVE to replay from the beginning each time! As long as you don't immediately delete your previous version of the game, you should be able to just copy them across, and there's a save file transfer guide included in the download to help with such a thing, too!
Oh nice ! Thank you ! I ddin't know if it would work. So yeah, to me if you forget the save thing there's nothing that i dislike about your game. You did a great work !
Hello, I finished the game twice today, and I can't figure out how you unlock the chest 4... I guess it's something about the black thong but I can't find it... I don't understand what I'm supposed to do... can you help me?
First of all, thank you very much for playing our game! Much appreciated, truly.
There's a couple of chests related to the black thong, so would you mind repeating the hint message that it provides so I can be absolutely sure I'm telling you the right thing?
Your game is really good, I like the story, the fight and of course the nsfw
And the "chest" because it's a green character : This memory is held shut with a pulsating strip of slimy rubber... Hearing a cry for help, you rush into your first encounter...
Ahh, that one! You'll going to want to fail the tutorial fight! As long as you watch it completely through to the end, it'll appear in your gallery in the future.
And thank you very much for the praise, much appreciated truly.
Did you make sure to watch through the entire scene, right up until it says "Game Over"?
After the Game Over is finished, you will return to the title screen, and then you should be able to load your gallery save and the memory should be unlocked.
Don't exit the game, don't skip the scene. It will only work if you let it play through completely.
Also, just to double-check, I'm referring to the first fight with the hooded green bandit! Not the purple tentacle-y thing.
First and foremost, do make sure you're downloading the Linux version of the game! It should be enough to extract all the game files and launch one of the executables. There is no installer and Wine shouldn't be necessary as long as you use the Linux version.
If you are still running into issues, try opening the game from the terminal.
There's an item you can get from the slime dragons, and another item you can acquire from the bandit lair or synthesize for yourself later on.
The slime dragon one requires you to get 'slimed' by them, then escape and burn off the slimy coating... The bandit lair one requires being captured by the bandits and then reclaiming your gear, OR by making it with the synthesis cauldron you acquire later on in the game.
I'm sorry, but we're not going to explain how we made our game. There are all manner of tutorials and guides you can find on the internet, probably even in your own language too. We'd prefer you learn and understand things yourself, instead of us just telling you how we made OUR game.
Hi im really loving the game so far but i wanted to ask how do you get your corruption higher? Bad ends reset the corruption you may have gained and I'm not sure how to increase it
You've sorta figured out the half of it! It's various lewd events, "bad" choices and other things you can do that DON'T cause a game over.
I don't want to specify each and every method... but look for opportunities to get up to lewd acts outside of combat, as well as enemies who DON'T Game Over you immediately, and you should find ways of getting your corruption up.
I see! One more thing, im not sure if it's a bug but sometimes when a weaker enemy finishes a grapple the corruption doesn't go up. Also can i say your guy's character designs are S tier
There is a guide to this that I would highly recommend you look into if you want to just know what to do, they link it right before "More Information". Once you learn how to read it you can go from there. Best of luck! :)
I love the game so far and it's incredibly well made, but I'm stuck on the side quest while getting the oranges. I've tried three times to defeat the guy and each time get all but the last piece off but I always either run out of time to use the final move or run out of TP to actually use it. Any advice on how to get by? It's frustrating getting so close and failing every time
How do I get Kuno's knife back, I went to the right cave but after defeating all the enemies there is nothing there and I can't go back because I have a quest
how many times do you need to mash the keys for the moth guy on the mill? i can't get past 2 openings and I've tried pressing the keys repeatedly, holding the keys, pressing the direction and other buttons and am just hard stuck
Hey i LOVE the game! I was just wondering when the next Update is scheduled! Idk if there is a schedule for something like this, i just cant wait for the next update!
Did you pick it up from the caves below? After you do, go up the shaft of light and then return to the campsite and talk to the Auxiliary Commander back at the campsite to complete the quest.
Pay attention to them, see how they're moving up and down? Just jump when they're down.
If you can't tell which is why, just pay attention to the state they're in and jump. If you make it, great, keep doing that. If you don't, then jump in the opposite state. EZ.
Experiencing an error at the launching and starting of the game (MacOS) the error shows up after I select whether the character will make noise at the start of the game, no matter which option I choose it comes up with "unknown error
Error: ERORFS: read-only file system open '(long ass file name)' how do I fix this
After leaving the forest and exploring that abandoned settlement on that kind of "peninsula" or cliff in the north, an arid zone, and finding Red (the veteran dragon) there, doesn't the game have more content after that? I'm going back to all the places I went but can't find a way to continue the game. On this website I see screenshots that I haven't seen yet so I assume there are more things to see... but where do I have to go to move forward?
You know? Of course I found that abandoned campsite with the hole, I investigated it right after leaving the forest and then right after finding the rope in the first building I dropped everything to go immediately to see if I could descend... but the game didn't allowed me. Then I went to enter the second building and at that moment I met Red. I guess now that the game was programmed so that the rope thing would only be enabled after the encounter with Red. I just tried again now that I read your answer and indeed the option to descend has appeared. Thanks for responding and sorry if I bothered you ;D
PS: All this mind control and gelatinous beings, or slime, have you played Changed (DragonSnow)? :3 But it's good that this one does show NSFW content, unlike Changed that tempts you and caresses the subject but never really gets into it... it's as if Changed seduces you with the idea but always leaves you wanting to do the thing.
Can i ask what is the synthesis cauldron? And there is something like a statue in the tranquill pathway that has the description "a series of stone-like blocks". Is there anything special about it?
It's given to you by a merchant in a tent, on the far side of the slug nest you travelled through during a previous quest.
Make your way back to the slug nest and just keep following the path. You'll find a way through it, back up to the surface, and the merchant will be nearby.
do you mean to get caught by the slug again to enter the slug nest? But then it teleports me to the water srping again. Or it seems like i forgot how to enter the slug nest proberly...I need help.
The slug nest is in the jungle. You visited it before as part of a quest. From the jungle campsite, go to the right and climb up the vines to the new area. Then go all the way to the north-west (top-left) of this area and jump up a ledge.
Then proceed down a hole and you'll be in the slug nest. Make your way to the far side of the slug nest and you'll find a way out. The merchant is on the other side.
I dunno if I did something wrong but I just got told to go see the Auxiliary Commander in the main settlement but he's not there. If I go into the building I get dialogue from him for looking at the door but he's still not actually there to talk to, and I can't teleport anywhere or go anywhere else except to the new part of the camp
I did mess with the bananas before I was told to talk to the Aux Commander I wonder if that borked things
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Please grant your game permission to download our game without running any kind of security or virus removal on it. The download should complete and the game should be completely playable.
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This game is so well crafted, isn't it？
Hard to tell your tone, I'm afraid. If this is meant as a compliment, then thank you.
If this is meant as sarcasm and you're having some kind of issue with the game, then please speak up and maybe we can help.
Wow!! I don't think a game has ever fully encapsulated my biggest interests in NSFW games! Such a huge emphasis on being corrupted and hypnotized, which is definitely my #1 favorite theme in NSFW games. Muscular scalie characters, rubber/latex, tentacles, submission, masters, domination, this game is just absolutely perfect, and it's all in one game with nothing but gay content. How rare is that?? Also, whoever is designing your levels deserves huge praise. I love how you lead the player around without being too hand-holdy. The world feels like a real place that doesn't just exist to serve the player either. The world-building is great and I love all the little scraps of lore hidden all across the game. The combat is fun and there are some pretty interesting twists on combat all throughout the game! Huge thanks to your whole team for creating this work of art and I'm anxiously awaiting future updates!! ❤️
Thanks so much for the big, kind review! It's great to see you resonated so strongly with the game's content and themes, and it's really humbling and encouraging to see such positive feedback on the game design elements like the level structure and world-building.
Does anyone have a suggested method of farming gold effectively?
I'm trying to put Bizz's Overly expensive burger together and have about 26498 gold left to gather to purchase the remaining ingredients
Just so you know, there's no need to rush to acquire all of Bizz's items. They're intended to be something to work towards over the course of the full game.
If you're determined to try and get them sooner rather than later though... fighting slugs and selling their drops is one of the better ways. (but it'll still take a long time).
what is bizz items,where do i even find it huh?
Bizz can be found in a tent by the river. You need to travel through the slug nest in the jungle to reach it.
I can't find the gallery where is it located? I thought it was inside the Armorery but looks like its not
The gallery can be found at your room in the Inn, but only after you have completed all of the story content.
what is the maximum amount of corruption you can get in the current version of the game?
There's some repeatable methods, so theoretically infinite.
However, there are about 20 unique points that can be earned, and the actual effects go up to level 15 for the moment.
If getting corrupted is a mechanic could you possibly think on removing game overs?
Dunno why we'd want to remove one thing to focus on another?
We're just going to do our best and try and add more to both corruption score AND the game over scenes!
Oh I didnt mean the boss fights game overs those are perfect, just like the normal enemy ones but it's mainly a suggestion seen how many 18+ (or at least most of those i've run into ) tend to lead into a very hard scripted way that makes it so you gotta bust through every fight a victory or game over anyway fun lewd game
Hello, it has been awhile, since I have played. I had completed everything a while ago. I am just asking if there is any info or estimation for future updates?
Sorry, no estimated time yet. We'll make an announcement when we do have something to say in that regard.
I'm stuck again; help.
After accidentally ignoring the windmill for 2 nights in a row (oops), I now find myself stuck at nighttime all because of the moth man transformation QTE.
I also just finished all of the side quests, with Kuno's as the last. help.
Pay attention to the visuals when you get kidnapped. See the pink symbols that flash up... don't they look like arrows? Match 'em with the arrow keys!
How do i fix Black screen in sand temple ruin deep?
I'm not sure. I think this is the first time anyone has mentioned having trouble with that particular area.
What operating system are you playing the game on?
很不错的游
谢谢
after you put in the leaver for the bridge and leave the building; the black goop that's on the ground moves into the house that its next to and locks the door.
is that anything important at the moment or is it just there to be there?
That door can't be opened yet... but maybe it'll be explored in future updates!
Hi,
First i really want to salute the amazing work you've done and are still doing with this game.
Though i have a question, is there or will there be cheats/pre registered saves to get to a specific point in the game ? I've completed several version on this game and I gotta say, even though I live it, it's a bit long to catch up each time. ^^'
If there's no such thing it's okay, i just wanted to ask :3
Again, GG for this amazing work !
Thanks for the kind praise, it's greatly appreciated!
As for having to catch up... you do know you can transfer your saves over from prior versions, right? You don't HAVE to replay from the beginning each time!
As long as you don't immediately delete your previous version of the game, you should be able to just copy them across, and there's a save file transfer guide included in the download to help with such a thing, too!
Oh nice ! Thank you ! I ddin't know if it would work. So yeah, to me if you forget the save thing there's nothing that i dislike about your game. You did a great work !
Hello, I finished the game twice today, and I can't figure out how you unlock the chest 4... I guess it's something about the black thong but I can't find it... I don't understand what I'm supposed to do... can you help me?
First of all, thank you very much for playing our game! Much appreciated, truly.
There's a couple of chests related to the black thong, so would you mind repeating the hint message that it provides so I can be absolutely sure I'm telling you the right thing?
Your game is really good, I like the story, the fight and of course the nsfw
And the "chest" because it's a green character : This memory is held shut with a pulsating strip of slimy rubber... Hearing a cry for help, you rush into your first encounter...
Ahh, that one! You'll going to want to fail the tutorial fight! As long as you watch it completely through to the end, it'll appear in your gallery in the future.
And thank you very much for the praise, much appreciated truly.
Thanks, well I did fail the tutorial but when I charge my save, I still got the "Memory held"... Dunno what I do wrong x)
Did you make sure to watch through the entire scene, right up until it says "Game Over"?
After the Game Over is finished, you will return to the title screen, and then you should be able to load your gallery save and the memory should be unlocked.
Don't exit the game, don't skip the scene. It will only work if you let it play through completely.
Also, just to double-check, I'm referring to the first fight with the hooded green bandit! Not the purple tentacle-y thing.
i finished it and now im sad because i was like really into it i now will wait for the continuation of this amazing game
Thanks a lot for playing! I'm sorry to hear you're sad it's over for now, but I'm touched you seemingly enjoyed our game so much!
Yeah! It was an awesome game! I love RPG's with a burning passion. So i really loved the fighting mechanics! Cant wait for the continuation!
Android support?
I'm having trouble installing the game through Linux can someone help
First and foremost, do make sure you're downloading the Linux version of the game! It should be enough to extract all the game files and launch one of the executables. There is no installer and Wine shouldn't be necessary as long as you use the Linux version.
If you are still running into issues, try opening the game from the terminal.
Are there any more corrupted items in the game? Ive played through a good chunk and have only found the one you grt dor saving the person.
There's an item you can get from the slime dragons, and another item you can acquire from the bandit lair or synthesize for yourself later on.
The slime dragon one requires you to get 'slimed' by them, then escape and burn off the slimy coating...
The bandit lair one requires being captured by the bandits and then reclaiming your gear, OR by making it with the synthesis cauldron you acquire later on in the game.
Hope you can figure the rest out yourself!
I'm sorry, but we're not going to explain how we made our game. There are all manner of tutorials and guides you can find on the internet, probably even in your own language too. We'd prefer you learn and understand things yourself, instead of us just telling you how we made OUR game.
Hi im really loving the game so far but i wanted to ask how do you get your corruption higher? Bad ends reset the corruption you may have gained and I'm not sure how to increase it
You've sorta figured out the half of it! It's various lewd events, "bad" choices and other things you can do that DON'T cause a game over.
I don't want to specify each and every method... but look for opportunities to get up to lewd acts outside of combat, as well as enemies who DON'T Game Over you immediately, and you should find ways of getting your corruption up.
I see! One more thing, im not sure if it's a bug but sometimes when a weaker enemy finishes a grapple the corruption doesn't go up. Also can i say your guy's character designs are S tier
There is a guide to this that I would highly recommend you look into if you want to just know what to do, they link it right before "More Information". Once you learn how to read it you can go from there. Best of luck! :)
If you have RPG Maker, click on the "help" tab and then "tutorials". The game should explain the basic functions to you.
I love the game so far and it's incredibly well made, but I'm stuck on the side quest while getting the oranges. I've tried three times to defeat the guy and each time get all but the last piece off but I always either run out of time to use the final move or run out of TP to actually use it. Any advice on how to get by? It's frustrating getting so close and failing every time
If you have any TP-recovery items on you, you can use them to help give you the extra boost you need.
Otherwise, maybe try waiting a turn or two at the start of battle. As a counter-hitter, your foe won't actually strike you if you do...!
Hope either of these techniques helps you!
10! The game will make it quite obvious when you've found them all.
But I only fand three.
Until now, I found the ninth one, but the last one didn't have a clue.
How do I get Kuno's knife back, I went to the right cave but after defeating all the enemies there is nothing there and I can't go back because I have a quest
You need to find a way past the pink vines at the top-right. Look around on the ground for something you can use. Maybe something you can ignite...
Thanks a lot <3
Can you run grove on mobile?
i think you can use joiplay on Android
Hello Mr.Dev
I was wondering, I have played this game since before 0.2 and now we are at 0.3 so can you inform us about when will next update take place?
Respectfully thank you in advance 😉
Hello! I'm afraid we do not have any specific dates for the next update yet. Our plans are to release it some time in this year 2023.
Thank you for playing, and we appreciate your patience!
1. We use RPG Maker MV to make Grove.
2. Adobe Photoshop is our primary art program!
3. You're welcome to refer to our game in your own projects. But please do not use or copy any assets from our game directly.
PS (creative cloud) version 24.4.1
The game's 10/10. However..
I shall touch the banana. Hope the possibility of stealing it will be implemented :D
how many times do you need to mash the keys for the moth guy on the mill? i can't get past 2 openings and I've tried pressing the keys repeatedly, holding the keys, pressing the direction and other buttons and am just hard stuck
You don't need to mash the arrow keys. Just press them in the direction of the indicators that appear. It should take about 4-5 presses.
Solved
Hey i LOVE the game! I was just wondering when the next Update is scheduled! Idk if there is a schedule for something like this, i just cant wait for the next update!
Thanks for playing! Currently we have no update schedule, but we're hoping it'll be done a little quicker than the last update.
- RegalBuster
found this game a couple of days ago and I have been loving every minute of it since.
Thank you, glad you've been enjoying it!
why can't I return kuno's knife
Did you pick it up from the caves below? After you do, go up the shaft of light and then return to the campsite and talk to the Auxiliary Commander back at the campsite to complete the quest.
This is the wrong place.
You need to go back down into the slime caverns. Back to where the green slime dragons are, and where you rescued the blacksmith.
There's a new cave that's opened in the back of that room. Go through it and look for the knife further down.
ok
anyone know how to get past the river vines in the jungle
Pay attention to them, see how they're moving up and down? Just jump when they're down.
If you can't tell which is why, just pay attention to the state they're in and jump. If you make it, great, keep doing that. If you don't, then jump in the opposite state. EZ.
Where is the ancient tree exactly
In the jungle, near where you rescued Kuno (the blue dragon) from the river. Make your way back up there and follow the jump spots around.
how many green apples are there in the game? and are there anything special once you collect all of them?
There's 10 green apples in this build. If you find them all, you'll get a little vanity prize (and maybe some good vibes too~).
At present, I only see three。3/10 get√
Experiencing an error at the launching and starting of the game (MacOS) the error shows up after I select whether the character will make noise at the start of the game, no matter which option I choose it comes up with "unknown error
Error: ERORFS: read-only file system open '(long ass file name)' how do I fix this
Nvm found solution based off of previous question
Hello!
After leaving the forest and exploring that abandoned settlement on that kind of "peninsula" or cliff in the north, an arid zone, and finding Red (the veteran dragon) there, doesn't the game have more content after that? I'm going back to all the places I went but can't find a way to continue the game. On this website I see screenshots that I haven't seen yet so I assume there are more things to see... but where do I have to go to move forward?
Go check out the other building at the abandoned settlement and look for a bundle of rope. You can use that to descend into a cave somewhere nearby.
You know? Of course I found that abandoned campsite with the hole, I investigated it right after leaving the forest and then right after finding the rope in the first building I dropped everything to go immediately to see if I could descend... but the game didn't allowed me. Then I went to enter the second building and at that moment I met Red. I guess now that the game was programmed so that the rope thing would only be enabled after the encounter with Red.
I just tried again now that I read your answer and indeed the option to descend has appeared. Thanks for responding and sorry if I bothered you ;D
PS: All this mind control and gelatinous beings, or slime, have you played Changed (DragonSnow)? :3
But it's good that this one does show NSFW content, unlike Changed that tempts you and caresses the subject but never really gets into it... it's as if Changed seduces you with the idea but always leaves you wanting to do the thing.
Can i ask what is the synthesis cauldron? And there is something like a statue in the tranquill pathway that has the description "a series of stone-like blocks". Is there anything special about it?
It's an item that allows you to combine items into something new.
where is it though?
It's given to you by a merchant in a tent, on the far side of the slug nest you travelled through during a previous quest.
Make your way back to the slug nest and just keep following the path. You'll find a way through it, back up to the surface, and the merchant will be nearby.
do you mean to get caught by the slug again to enter the slug nest? But then it teleports me to the water srping again. Or it seems like i forgot how to enter the slug nest proberly...I need help.
No, don't get caught by the slugs.
The slug nest is in the jungle. You visited it before as part of a quest. From the jungle campsite, go to the right and climb up the vines to the new area. Then go all the way to the north-west (top-left) of this area and jump up a ledge.
Then proceed down a hole and you'll be in the slug nest. Make your way to the far side of the slug nest and you'll find a way out. The merchant is on the other side.
I dunno if I did something wrong but I just got told to go see the Auxiliary Commander in the main settlement but he's not there. If I go into the building I get dialogue from him for looking at the door but he's still not actually there to talk to, and I can't teleport anywhere or go anywhere else except to the new part of the camp
I did mess with the bananas before I was told to talk to the Aux Commander I wonder if that borked things
Are you playing the most recent version, v0.308? I believe this issue has been patched.
After updating my most recent save didn't work, but I had a save from before I messed with the bananas and the Commander showed up so no more issues
how can i get backup link?
Why do you need a backup link? Are you having issues with one of the download links?
In the process of removing the virus, some files were deleted, because they were also deleted at that time.
I can assure you there is no virus in our downloads, as long as you are downloading the game here from this site.
Please grant your game permission to download our game without running any kind of security or virus removal on it. The download should complete and the game should be completely playable.
ok i'll try it