Author: Phanes

The new version of Ruin Me is out, adding a new play scene, a new minigame, and other improvements!

You can always get the current free version on itch.io, and it’s now playable on the web! For information on what’s new in the free version, check out the previous update post.

Please note: to upgrade on desktop, unzip the archive into a new directory. Your saves should carry over. Do not unzip over the previous version, as this can cause bugs.

If you want behind-the-scenes design notes, previews of upcoming releases, new versions as soon as they’re released, and the ability to vote on priorities or submit new random snippets, sign up to my Patreon!

Become a Patron!

Version 0.58.0.p adds:

• A new “Engage in public sex with [Terry]” play scene available from the “Advanced Play” menu, allowing for public and/or group sex in town. This requires Depravity 3, Experience 4, Permissivity 3.
  • You may have public sex with Terry, engage in a threesome, have sex with Terry watching, or watch Terry have sex.
  • You choose the destination sequence of activities in this encounter.
  • If you let Terry pick the partner, you may ask to roleplay as if you dislike their choice, although you may always use your safe word. If you pretend to object, Terry will choose the sequence of activities and tease you during the scene.
  • Some parts of the sequence are currently missing art. I hope to add a new Terry pose in a future update that will resolve this.
• A conversion and minor expansion of an existing interaction from visiting at night into a play scene, “Watch [t_theresa] masturbate.” It’s in the “Experienced Play” menu, requiring Experience 3.
• The ability to trigger certain play scenes when visiting Terry at night.
  • If Terry has been assigned to go into town at night for sex, you may join them.
  • You may still watch Terry masturbate if you’ve given them instructions to do so at night.
• A new branch for the “Receive a thorough massage” play scene, allowing you to receive a “happy ending” if Terry’s Experience is high enough. This is an experiment with allowing more advanced play options in more basic play scenes.
• Names for the bar, bookstore, and drugstore: The Morrow’s Berth, Hitchup Books, and Pappy’s Medicine.
• A “Geography” side activity at Hitchup Books, where you compare local maps to learn more about the Barrowport landscape.
  • Each geography session gives you a resource called Uncanny Bearings, which is now required to discover new town locations.
  • Entering a new act unlocks a new (optional) level of complexity for geography.
  • Geography also yields Ken, with higher difficulties giving more Ken.
  • You may always skip this activity once it has been started; you still earn the resources for it.
• New “Chat” topics for Arthur Hitchup at Hitchup Books.
• Wandering outside town for Ken has been removed.
• An image for the specimen jar curio from “The Mica Sign,” visible during the expedition and in your bedroom afterward.
• A fix for an issue where Terry’s outfit would not visibly change when picking a more modest version of the dress or cardigan outfit.
• A revision to the art for Pappy’s lab coat.
• A revision to “The Empty Hull” expedition, adding more sounds and adjusting the text pacing.
• Many small fixes and enhancements.

The patron version also has the Reminisce feature, which lets you replay old erotic sequences that otherwise can’t be revisited and take new paths through them. $5 patrons can access a special cheat menu, guide development priorities with polls and suggestions, and submit additions to random snippets that show up during play. The current latest version will go public once the next patron-only build goes live. If you want to contribute to the game’s development, please become a supporter on Patreon!

The new version of Ruin Me is out, adding a horror expedition, new art, and other improvements!

You can always get the current free version on itch.io, and it’s now playable on the web! For information on what’s new in the free version, check out the previous update post.

Please note: to upgrade on desktop, unzip the archive into a new directory. Your saves should carry over. Do not unzip over the previous version, as this can cause bugs.

If you want behind-the-scenes design notes, previews of upcoming releases, new versions as soon as they’re released, and the ability to vote on priorities or submit new random snippets, sign up to my Patreon!

Become a Patron!

Version 0.57.0.p adds:

• “The Crazed Imago” horror expedition, featuring mirrors, body horror, and the strangeness of memory. You can begin it in Act III by talking to Arthur in the bookstore.
• Ren’py Sync, a feature that lets you transfer your saves between devices. Use the button on the Save screen of your old device to upload your saves to an encrypted server. Note the code, then use the button on the Load screen and enter the code to download the saves.
• A new-style conversation menu for Arthur.
• Art for the creature in The Mica Sign expedition.
• Many small fixes and enhancements.

The patron version also has the Reminisce feature, which lets you replay old erotic sequences that otherwise can’t be revisited and take new paths through them. $5 patrons can access a special cheat menu, guide development priorities with polls and suggestions, and submit additions to random snippets that show up during play. The current latest version will go public once the next patron-only build goes live. If you want to contribute to the game’s development, please become a supporter on Patreon!

The new version of Ruin Me is out, adding a male version of the main corruption subject and many other improvements!

You can always get the current free version on itch.io, and it’s now playable on the web! For information on what’s new in the free version, check out the previous update post.

Please note: to upgrade on desktop, unzip the archive into a new directory. Your saves should carry over. Do not unzip over the previous version, as this can cause bugs.

If you want behind-the-scenes design notes, previews of upcoming releases, new versions as soon as they’re released, and the ability to vote on priorities or submit new random snippets, sign up to my Patreon!

Become a Patron!

Version 0.56.0-p is exclusive to patrons for a limited time and adds:

• An option at the opening of the game to choose between Theresa and Terrence Radcliffe as your employer and student. This involved a revision of every piece of writing involving Terry Radcliffe in the game.
  • Theresa (a woman) and Terrence (a man) are both cisgender, pansexual, and tend to prefer the submissive role in sex.
  • Terrence and Theresa provide a nearly identical story, with the only big differences being anatomical. Minor aspects of their backstories differ slightly.
  • Both versions of Terry are somewhat femme and can wear all existing outfits. Each gender has its own starting outfit; the other gender’s outfit is available at the Tailor found when exploring outside of town.
  • Many sex scenes have had the appropriate options made exclusive to Theresa, with new options added that are exclusive to Terrence (based on anatomy).
  • While a Terrence playthrough can complete all of the existing story, certain options such as play and breakfast choices or certain branches in scenes are more limited for now.
  • If you have an existing save, you will be given a one-time option to change Terry’s sex/gender the next time you wake up. If you are currently training Theresa in penetrative sex, you may need to wait until that training is finished to receive the prompt.
• A new starting outfit for Terrence, also available for Theresa via the Tailor, consisting of a cardigan and slacks. It will become more revealing as Terry’s training proceeds.
• A new “Revealing Briefs and Tank Top” outfit which becomes available for Terrence during exhibitionism training in place of Theresa’s slip. The other gender’s lingerie is available from the Tailor outside of town once one of the two outfits is acquired.
• A major redraw for most of Terry’s kneeling in profile pose.
• New art for Terry’s kneeling POV pose, with their arms in a begging position, used during exhibitionism training.
• Revised art for most of Terry’s outfits and poses, improving them and adapting them for both genders. The art is still not final.
• An overhaul of the outfit system to make it more reliable and easier to expand. As a side effect, all outfits in a current save will be marked as “new” in the chambers selection menu, even if you’ve already had Terry wear them.
• Revised art for the Tailor’s dummy.
• The ability to preview outfits directly from the Tailor’s menu or the outfit menu in Terry’s chambers by hovering over each option. This also occurs when long-pressing on mobile, or when using the keyboard to navigate options.
• A hint in the bedroom mirror menu for players interested in changing their bodies, directing them toward the strange laboratory that becomes available when exploring the mansion in Act II.
• Improved logic for menus that indicate when subtopics are new, which should prevent them from getting marked if they have hidden items.
• A revision so that piercing Terry in the sterile parlor will not advance time, making it much less annoying to apply multiple piercings.
• A fix for an issue where save files made at Dawn show the previous day count.
• The ability to ask Terry to stop collecting filled condoms each evening.
• Many minor revisions and fixes.

The patron version also has the Reminisce feature, which lets you replay old erotic sequences that otherwise can’t be revisited and take new paths through them. $5 patrons can access a special cheat menu, guide development priorities with polls and suggestions, and submit additions to random snippets that show up during play. The current latest version will go public once the next patron-only build goes live. If you want to contribute to the game’s development, please become a supporter on Patreon!

The new version of Ruin Me is out for patrons, adding a new graduation and various other enhancements!

You can always get the current free version on itch.io, and it’s now playable on the web! For information on what’s new in the free version, check out the previous update post.

Please note: to upgrade on desktop, unzip the archive into a new directory. Your saves should carry over. Do not unzip over the previous version, as this can cause bugs.

If you want behind-the-scenes design notes, previews of upcoming releases, new versions as soon as they’re released, and the ability to vote on priorities or submit new random snippets, sign up to my Patreon!

Become a Patron!

Version 0.55.0-p is exclusive to patrons for a limited time and adds:

• A new graduation option for Theresa, “A Public Display”, which unlocks when Theresa’s stats are all at 4 and begins by talking to Theresa in her chambers. This option is available instead of the orgy or the private gathering, and is the final graduation option. This involves spending a day touring the town with Theresa and has various options:
  • You select a dynamic for the day: you and Theresa show off together, you have group sex with Theresa, you watch Theresa have sex, or you and Theresa submit to the townsfolk.
  • You select an approach for the day: you are performing a strange mystical festival, you are staging an elaborate contest, or you are getting drunk all day. Each approach has additional choices associated with it.
  • You choose the sequence of stops for your tour through town. Each approach has one exclusive stop that you can choose.
• Three new, very revealing outfits for Theresa, each one matching one of the types of festival you can run. These become available to purchase from the Tailor for Ken after any graduation is complete.
• An overhaul of the mobile quick buttons (Back, Hide, Menu, Skip). They should now be much easier to tap, especially on phones with rounded edges. I welcome feedback on the new style!
• Updates to many of Theresa’s poses, including better shading and an adjustment for the boob window on the cheongsam outfit to show off her chest freckles.
• Another revision to Cathy’s art. Her shirt is no longer held closed by magic, but by normal buttons (and a lot of confidence).
• Many minor enhancements and fixes.

The patron version also has the Reminisce feature, which lets you replay old erotic sequences that otherwise can’t be revisited and take new paths through them. $5 patrons can access a special cheat menu, guide development priorities with polls and suggestions, and submit additions to random snippets that show up during play. The current latest version will go public once the next patron-only build goes live. If you want to contribute to the game’s development, please become a supporter on Patreon!

The new version of Ruin Me is out for patrons, adding a new horror expedition and various other enhancements!

You can always get the current free version on itch.io. For information on what’s new in the free version, check out the previous update post.

Please note: to upgrade on desktop, unzip the archive into a new directory. Your saves should carry over. Do not unzip over the previous version, as this can cause bugs.

If you want behind-the-scenes design notes, previews of upcoming releases, new versions as soon as they’re released, and the ability to vote on priorities or submit new random snippets, sign up to my Patreon!

Become a Patron!

Version 0.54.0-p is exclusive to patrons for a limited time and adds:

• “The Nostalgic Conjugation” horror expedition, featuring unreliable memories, nightmares of strange words, and a petrifying well. It’s available in Act II after a series of new nightmares; if you already have a save, you will begin dreaming of your true past the next time you would have a nightmare. It will take a few dreams for the expedition to get added to your journal.
• The new option to choose the order in which Theresa can be trained in penetrative sex. If you wish, you can teach her anal sex at Permissivity 3 and save vaginal sex for Experience 4, reversing their positions in the curriculum.
• Adjustments to several requirements to account for doing Theresa’s training in either order. This involved rearranging the Play menu, possibly changing what scenes you have access to.
• A new-style interaction menu for Cathy at the docks, including new casual chat options.
• An improvement so that picking up a package from Cathy no longer makes time pass.
• Nightmares for expeditions are now acquired differently. In general, nightmares play in the order in which they were “gained.” Previously, you would gain one “prophecy” nightmare when an expedition started and one “echo” when it ended. Now, you will gain all “prophecy” nightmares for an Act when that Act starts, to make it more likely that you see them before the expedition. No other nightmares have been changed, and players with saves in progress shouldn’t notice any differences until they reach a new Act.
• An improvement to how nomenclature is tracked and stored. This should have no visible consequences. If you notice any errors or words in [brackets], please let me know!
• A flag so that you are only asked once if you want to skip nighttime check-ins. This occurs at some point when you haven’t checked on Theresa in at least five nights in a row. You can still turn this prompt on and off by talking to Theresa about night-time liberties during the day in her chambers.
• An enhancement to the first step of Theresa’s training in exhibitionism: if you have her squat, her art will now change.
• Sound effects for updating your journal.
• Improved formatting for the changelog accessible from the main menu.
• Assorted minor fixes and enhancements.

The patron version also has the Reminisce feature, which lets you replay old erotic sequences that otherwise can’t be revisited and take new paths through them. $5 patrons can access a special cheat menu, guide development priorities with polls and suggestions, and submit additions to random snippets that show up during play. The current latest version will go public once the next patron-only build goes live. If you want to contribute to the game’s development, please become a supporter on Patreon!

The new version of Ruin Me is out for patrons, adding a new minor ruination and some quality-of-life improvements!

You can always get the current free version on itch.io. For information on what’s new in the free version, check out the previous update post.

Please note: to upgrade on desktop, unzip the archive into a new directory. Your saves should carry over. Do not unzip over the previous version, as this can cause bugs.

If you want behind-the-scenes design notes, previews of upcoming releases, new versions as soon as they’re released, and the ability to vote on priorities or submit new random snippets, sign up to my Patreon!

Become a Patron!

Version 0.53.0p is exclusive to patrons for a limited time and adds:

• A new minor ruination, “Rescue a Welcoming Couple”, letting you help a couple become comfortable with nonmonogamy. These scenes have consensual cuckqueaning (a wife getting off on her husband fucking other people). It’s available in the cellar of the Reform Institute in Act III once Theresa has informed you about the “birds”. There are now five birds sequences available, but only three are required to progress the main story.
• A new menu for Byron in the style of the one used in Theresa’s chambers.
• Update to “The Mica Sign” expedition so that certain short conversations don’t make time pass.
• Ambiences that play in the mansion; by default, these occur once a day and won’t play the first time you enter the entryway each morning. Additional ambiences unlock as the game progresses, and some depend on your sophisticated taste options.
• Additional possibilities for the photo that is sometimes slipped under your door in the morning if the “Jealousy” sophisticated text is active, based on what training Theresa has had. The chances have now increased so it should happen every five days or so.
• New backgrounds for when the Birds relate their backstories.
• Improved art for Cathy, clarifying her hair and eyes and adding shadows.
• You can now travel directly to the cellar from the main Reform Institute menu once Theresa has informed you about the “birds” in Act III.
• Theresa now retains her makeup when she takes off the Vamp of Dracula costume, at least for a bit. At some point, I want to provide more makeup customization.
• Your BDSM supplies now arrive just before you use them, not after.
• A main volume slider in the preferences, plus clearer labels on the existing volume sliders.

The patron version also has the Reminisce feature, which lets you replay old erotic sequences that otherwise can’t be revisited and take new paths through them. $5 patrons can access a special cheat menu, guide development priorities with polls and suggestions, and submit additions to random snippets that show up during play. The current latest version will go public once the next patron-only build goes live. If you want to contribute to the game’s development, please become a supporter on Patreon!

The new version of Ruin Me is out for patrons, adding watersports and a glory hole in a bar bathroom, plus a bunch of late-game minor sex scenes and a bunch of quality-of-life improvements! The new free version adds a new training/play scene.

You can always get the current free version on itch.io:

Please note: to upgrade on desktop, unzip the archive into a new directory. Your saves should carry over. Do not unzip over the previous version, as this can cause bugs.

If you want behind-the-scenes design notes, previews of upcoming releases, new versions as soon as they’re released, and the ability to vote on priorities or submit new random snippets, sign up to my Patreon!

Become a Patron!

Version 0.52.0p is exclusive to patrons for a limited time and adds:

• The bar toilets, where you can have minor play scenes that don’t pass time, available from the start of the game.
  • Scenes include a gloryhole and piss play. This location will be expanded, given more art, and used for other things in the future.
  • There’s a low chance of an encounter with Theresa (once she reaches Experience 3) if you’ve given her a routine involving sex in town or you’ve enabled the “Jealousy” sophisticated book in your bedroom.
• Options for erotic encounters and play with Theresa at minor locations in the Reform Institute, once you’ve started the “Improve the Reform Institute” task by talking to Theresa in the office there.
  • Institute play scenes are mostly text-only without art and don’t pass time.
  • Different options are available in most Institute locations depending on what improvements you’ve made there.
  • Kinks include exhibitionism, public sex, voyeurism, group sex, enemas, piss play, foot stuff, feeding, drunken sex, and more.
• An option to gain 10 Ken per action in Act III by visiting Dr. Harvey’s cellar laboratory at the Reform Institute.
• A reduction in price for the two less-revealing leotard costumes.
• An improvement to remove the “Where shall you go?” prompt on navigation menus (and some similar prompts), mostly to improve the mobile experience.
• Improvements to the early game and for new players:
  • An incomplete guide.txt in the game directory that will offer an outline of what’s in the game, tips on how to access it all, and some hints for places players have gotten stuck.
  • The intro and tutorial sequence are now skippable if you’ve completed them on the same device before.
  • Better-distributed guidance for players in the early game, including a journal task for the initial town exploration.
• An overhauled top menu for Theresa’s chambers, breaking her conversation into four main options (Chat, Investigate, Train, and Play) and two customization options. These main buttons should now display whether there’s something new under them, which should hopefully reduce the amount of hunting around required.
  • “Chat” lets you talk to Theresa about herself; new responses will occur when her statistics increase.
  • “Investigate” lets you pursue horror expeditions and the main story.
  • “Train” lets you plan and execute training and, eventually, her graduation.
  • “Play” lets you access play scenes.
• Other interface improvements:
  • Play scenes have been rearranged in the menus to reflect the statistics required to play them.
  • A new style for unseen play items (a red paperclip instead of an asterisk) that will also be used for new options elsewhere (for the moment, just in Theresa’s chambers).
  • A new button background style for insensitive buttons.
  • A rework to the stat choice menu, used for play scenes, nomenclature, etc. This includes an update to how stat choice buttons are displayed that should reduce awkward layouts.
• New options and art for existing scenes:
  • Additional options for the second “Dirty Talking” training scene, letting you opt out of masturbating in front of Theresa.
  • New art for the third “Dirty Talking” training scene, actually hiding Theresa behind the screen as described.
  • Enhanced background effects for the conclusion of the “Moaning Hole” expedition.
  • An improvement to prompts for “The Smoky Glasses”, making it flow a bit better if you postpone the expedition and providing guidance to wait until the next act.
  • New art for the figurine from “The Impassable Passage” horror expedition, shown when first acquired and when reviewing your curios in your bedroom.
• Improvements to options from the Bend Reality menu (available to Center of Attention patrons):
  • A division of the “Control Fate” option into “Control Randomness”, which activates prompts to choose the outcome of certain random events, and “Pick Ambiences”, which turns on the ability to pick which ambience will play in places like the town or the breakfast table.
  • A new prompt for when the Control Randomness cheat setting is active, used when giving options and probabilities for some minor random events.
  • The ability to control most of the random outcomes from the Naked Walk play scene.
• New transitions:
  • A new transition for entering/exiting the main menu.
  • A new transition for entering choice menus. Hopefully this is unobtrusive; please send me feedback if you have an opinion on it!
• Improvements to accessibility features:
  • Improvements to TTS self-voicing on stat choice menus (e.g. play scene menus, nomenclature menus) so that requirements are properly read aloud on focus.
  • Major characters (those with art) are now described in narration when they first appear.
  • An improvement to randtext tags, applying them as dialogue is said. This means that, for the first time, visual text, TTS self-voicing, and the game’s History log should all show the same text for the same line!
• Minor fixes and enhancements.

Version 0.51.1 is available for everyone and adds:

• The “Semen Play” training scene, part of the “Advanced Depravity” training sequence taking Theresa from Depravity 3 to 4. This includes a small system for collecting semen from various sources; if there’s interest, the possible sources could expand. This includes new variations for Theresa’s standing pose.
• A “semen play” play scene using much of the same code as the training scene, available by talking to Theresa in her quarters after completing the training.
• The option to masturbate in your bedroom. If you have a cock and have begun semen play training, you can increase your stock this way, but there’s a limit to how often you can do so.
• Adjustments to the blocking at the end of Act II to avoid Theresa having mirrored tattoos.
• Shading for Theresa’s hair in her normal standing position.
• Saves now are named with their in-game day and time once you’ve finished the introduction. These may sometimes be inaccurate or missing time-of-day, especially during nightmares.
• Art for Clay Mortimer’s pulque jug, visible in your bedroom and during the “Chthonic Swelling” expedition.
• Vibration effect on the quartz rod from the “Moaning Hole” expedition.
• A new Bend Reality cheat option for Center of Attention patrons that immediately gives you 100 stored condoms.

The patron version also has the Reminisce feature, which lets you replay old erotic sequences that otherwise can’t be revisited and take new paths through them. $5 patrons can access a special cheat menu, guide development priorities with polls and suggestions, and submit additions to random snippets that show up during play. The current latest version will go public once the next patron-only build goes live. If you want to contribute to the game’s development, please become a supporter on Patreon!

The new version of Ruin Me is out for patrons, adding a new training/play scene! The new free version adds a minor horror exploration, tons of fixes, and four new costumes.

You can always get the current free version on itch.io:

Please note: to upgrade on desktop, unzip the archive into a new directory. Your saves should carry over. Do not unzip over the previous version, as this can cause bugs.

If you want behind-the-scenes design notes, previews of upcoming releases, new versions as soon as they’re released, and the ability to vote on priorities or submit new random snippets, sign up to my Patreon!

Become a Patron!

Version 0.51.0p is exclusive to patrons for a limited time and adds:

• The “Semen Play” training scene, part of the “Advanced Depravity” training sequence taking Theresa from Depravity 3 to 4. This includes a small system for collecting semen from various sources; if there’s interest, the possible sources could expand. This includes new variations for Theresa’s standing pose.
• A “semen play” play scene using much of the same code as the training scene, available by talking to Theresa in her quarters after completing the training.
• The option to masturbate in your bedroom. If you have a cock and have begun semen play training, you can increase your stock this way, but there’s a limit to how often you can do so.
• Adjustments to the blocking at the end of Act II to avoid Theresa having mirrored tattoos.
• Shading for Theresa’s hair in her normal standing position.
• Saves now are named with their in-game day and time once you’ve finished the introduction. These may sometimes be inaccurate or missing time-of-day, especially during nightmares.
• Art for Clay Mortimer’s pulque jug, visible in your bedroom and during the “Chthonic Swelling” expedition.
• Vibration effect on the quartz rod from the “Moaning Hole” expedition.
• A new Bend Reality cheat option for Center of Attention patrons that immediately gives you 100 stored condoms.

Version 0.50.2 is available for everyone and adds:

• Four new outfits for Theresa, all burlesque/cabaret and Halloween themed (and using the same basic shape). In increasing levels of sluttiness, they are The Black Cat (inspired by Poe), a Wicked Witch of the East (inspired by Baum), a Vamp of Dracula (inspired by Theda Bara and Musidora), and an Eldritch Whore (inspired by Kuroboshi Kouhaku’s design for Ninomae Ina’nis). They’re available from the Tailor, found by exploring out of town. Within two weeks of Halloween (Oct 31), they’re available for free; for the rest of the year, they cost Ken like other outfits.
• A new minor exploration, the abandoned bedroom, found when exploring the mansion by spending five Ken. Within, you will explore a little mystery room that may shed some light on the history of the Radcliffes.
• A tweak so that you now earn one Ken for each horror expedition you complete. Existing saves will be credited retroactively.
• A reduction in the cost of outfits from the Tailor. Existing saves will not be refunded.
• Adjustments to the main mansion navigation menu: it’s been reordered and you now visit Esther from there instead of from the “Elsewhere on the grounds…” menu.
• A text ambience for each horror expedition that can be displayed randomly upon visiting town once the expedition is complete. You shouldn’t see these repeat too often.
• The ability to close the journal by clicking/tapping on the space behind it.
• Content warnings for each horror expedition that are visible in the journal if you haven’t disabled content warnings in the preferences.
• Additional improvements to Theresa’s main standing pose, including a redraw of her resting arms and better shading.
• An image for the “cork from a cheap bottle of wine” curio, which is also now shown and mentioned in the expedition “The Treacherous Splay”.
• A change so that Theresa’s graduation is only available once you’ve finished with the Birds, to make sure the plan is introduced in the correct order.
• An option to wait until dusk when appropriate in the expedition “The Adulterine Soap”.
• A split of the Preferences menu between “System Preferences” and “Game Preferences”.
• New art for radio buttons and check buttons (in the Preferences menus).
• An improvement so the game no longer plays audio while minimized.
• A fix for my pluralize helper that should improve pluralization of chosen nomenclature.
• A fix for an error when viewing the completed Chthonic Swelling expedition in the journal.
• Additional save slots per page on Android.
• An upgrade to Ren’Py 8.0.3 (currently using Python 3.9.10). This should cause no changes, so if you notice something weird, please let me know!
• A fix for Theresa’s industrial ear piercing in her standing pose.
• Many minor enhancements and fixes.

The patron version also has the Reminisce feature, which lets you replay old erotic sequences that otherwise can’t be revisited and take new paths through them. $5 patrons can access a special cheat menu, guide development priorities with polls and suggestions, and submit additions to random snippets that show up during play. The current latest version will go public once the next patron-only build goes live. If you want to contribute to the game’s development, please become a supporter on Patreon!

The new version of Ruin Me is out for patrons, adding a minor horror exploration, tons of fixes, and four new costumes! The new free version adds the ability to check on Theresa at night and a new type of optional “sophisticated content”.

You can always get the current free version on itch.io:

Please note: to upgrade on desktop, unzip the archive into a new directory. Your saves should carry over. Do not unzip over the previous version, as this can cause bugs.

If you want behind-the-scenes design notes, previews of upcoming releases, new versions as soon as they’re released, and the ability to vote on priorities or submit new random snippets, sign up to my Patreon!

Become a Patron!

Version 0.50.0p is exclusive to patrons for a limited time and adds:

• Four new outfits for Theresa, all burlesque/cabaret and Halloween themed (and using the same basic shape). In increasing levels of sluttiness, they are The Black Cat (inspired by Poe), a Wicked Witch of the East (inspired by Baum), a Vamp of Dracula (inspired by Theda Bara and Musidora), and an Eldritch Whore (inspired by Kuroboshi Kouhaku’s design for Ninomae Ina’nis). They’re available from the Tailor, found by exploring out of town. Within two weeks of Halloween (Oct 31), they’re available for free; for the rest of the year, they cost Ken like other outfits.
• A new minor exploration, the abandoned bedroom, found when exploring the mansion by spending five Ken. Within, you will explore a little mystery room that may shed some light on the history of the Radcliffes.
• A tweak so that you now earn one Ken for each horror expedition you complete. Existing saves will be credited retroactively.
• A reduction in the cost of outfits from the Tailor. Existing saves will not be refunded.
• Adjustments to the main mansion navigation menu: it’s been reordered and you now visit Esther from there instead of from the “Elsewhere on the grounds…” menu.
• A text ambience for each horror expedition that can be displayed randomly upon visiting town once the expedition is complete. You shouldn’t see these repeat too often.
• The ability to close the journal by clicking/tapping on the space behind it.
• Content warnings for each horror expedition that are visible in the journal if you haven’t disabled content warnings in the preferences.
• Additional improvements to Theresa’s main standing pose, including a redraw of her resting arms and better shading.
• An image for the “cork from a cheap bottle of wine” curio, which is also now shown and mentioned in the expedition “The Treacherous Splay”.
• A change so that Theresa’s graduation is only available once you’ve finished with the Birds, to make sure the plan is introduced in the correct order.
• An option to wait until dusk when appropriate in the expedition “The Adulterine Soap”.
• A split of the Preferences menu between “System Preferences” and “Game Preferences”.
• New art for radio buttons and check buttons (in the Preferences menus).
• An improvement so the game no longer plays audio while minimized.
• A fix for my pluralize helper that should improve pluralization of chosen nomenclature.
• A fix for an error when viewing the completed Chthonic Swelling expedition in the journal.
• Additional save slots per page on Android.
• An upgrade to Ren’Py 8.0.3 (currently using Python 3.9.10). This should cause no changes, so if you notice something weird, please let me know!
• Many minor enhancements and fixes.

0.49.2 is free for everyone, adding:

• The option to check in on Theresa at night, including consensual peeping and waking her up with sex. You can get permission with the behavior menu option in her chambers.
  • More options unlock as Theresa’s stats increase.
  • The new bedtime menu can be disabled by telling her you’ll leave her alone at night. Asking about it again will re-enable the prompt.
  • This feature may be expanded in a future release.
• A new option for sophisticated tastes, available from the “Examine your locked suitcase” option in your bedroom after Day 3. This is opt-in writing that is added to existing scenes. The new option, “Jealousy and Pride: How Inferiority Can Engender Ecstasy”, adds teasing of the player, inadequacy, jealousy, and consensual cuckolding vibes to many scenes.
  • This is generally pretty “netorase” in feel as opposed to other forms of NTR and doesn’t involve any raceplay or specific anatomical criticisms.
  • This is 100% optional and opt-in; you won’t see any added material until you choose to.
  • You can set “Sophisticated Content” to “Highlight” in the preferences to see when text has been added or modified.
• A fix to the “Have Theresa dominate you in manual sex” play scene and its Theresa-initiated equivalent, which previously had unintended behavior when you use a safe word or otherwise end the scene early.
• An enhancement to “The Pileous Retort” with a unique line for each stories you choose to tell.
• Additional minor options for the ending of the sex scene when getting Theresa into the Reform Institute, providing opportunities for a bit of partner-sharing kinkiness.
• A change to the default ambience logic to make events like town ambiences avoid the same event recurring more than every three days. This should increase the likelihood of novel events, but please let me know if you’re seeing too many repeats or other odd behavior.
• Additional forms of address and other nomenclature for you and Theresa to allow for different relationship dynamics (“Comrade”, “friend”, “cuck”, “Goddess”, and more).
• A correction to the spelling of “anilingus”, which I never would have guessed was spelled that way!
• The changelog is now accessible from the main menu (from a link beside the version number in the corner).
• A new option in the “Bend Reality” cheat menu, available to $5+ patrons: you can enable the option to pick certain outcomes that are normally random. For the moment, you can choose ambiences (in town or at breakfast) and certain random events when checking in on Theresa at night. More places to control randomness may be added later.
• Minor enhancements and fixes.

The patron version also has the Reminisce feature, which lets you replay old erotic sequences that otherwise can’t be revisited and take new paths through them. $5 patrons can access a special cheat menu, guide development priorities with polls and suggestions, and submit additions to random snippets that show up during play. The current latest version will go public once the next patron-only build goes live. If you want to contribute to the game’s development, please become a supporter on Patreon!

The new version of Ruin Me is out for patrons, adding the ability to check on Theresa at night and a new type of optional “sophisticated content”. The new free version adds a new horror expedition!

You can always get the current free version on itch.io:

Please note: to upgrade on desktop, unzip the archive into a new directory. Your saves should carry over. Do not unzip over the previous version, as this can cause bugs.

If you want behind-the-scenes design notes, previews of upcoming releases, new versions as soon as they’re released, and the ability to vote on priorities or submit new random snippets, sign up to my Patreon!

Become a Patron!

Version 0.49.0p is patron-only and adds:

• The option to check in on Theresa at night, including consensual peeping and waking her up with sex. You can get permission with the behavior menu option in her chambers.
  • More options unlock as Theresa’s stats increase.
  • The new bedtime menu can be disabled by telling her you’ll leave her alone at night. Asking about it again will re-enable the prompt.
  • This feature may be expanded in a future release.
• A new option for sophisticated tastes, available from the “Examine your locked suitcase” option in your bedroom after Day 3. This is opt-in writing that is added to existing scenes. The new option, “Jealousy and Pride: How Inferiority Can Engender Ecstasy”, adds teasing of the player, inadequacy, jealousy, and consensual cuckolding vibes to many scenes.
  • This is generally pretty “netorase” in feel as opposed to other forms of NTR and doesn’t involve any raceplay or specific anatomical criticisms.
  • This is 100% optional and opt-in; you won’t see any added material until you choose to.
  • You can set “Sophisticated Content” to “Highlight” in the preferences to see when text has been added or modified.
• A fix to the “Have Theresa dominate you in manual sex” play scene and its Theresa-initiated equivalent, which previously had unintended behavior when you use a safe word or otherwise end the scene early.
• An enhancement to “The Pileous Retort” with a unique line for each stories you choose to tell.
• Additional minor options for the ending of the sex scene when getting Theresa into the Reform Institute, providing opportunities for a bit of partner-sharing kinkiness.
• A change to the default ambience logic to make events like town ambiences avoid the same event recurring more than every three days. This should increase the likelihood of novel events, but please let me know if you’re seeing too many repeats or other odd behavior.
• Additional forms of address and other nomenclature for you and Theresa to allow for different relationship dynamics (“Comrade”, “friend”, “cuck”, “Goddess”, and more).
• A correction to the spelling of “anilingus”, which I never would have guessed was spelled that way!
• The changelog is now accessible from the main menu (from a link beside the version number in the corner).
• A new option in the “Bend Reality” cheat menu, available to $5+ patrons: you can enable the option to pick certain outcomes that are normally random. For the moment, you can choose ambiences (in town or at breakfast) and certain random events when checking in on Theresa at night. More places to control randomness may be added later.
• Minor enhancements and fixes.

The current free and public version, 0.48.1, adds:

• “The Chthonic Swelling” horror expedition, featuring an encounter with a shadowy figure at a crossroads. It’s available by talking to Byron in the bar starting in Act 1. Optional kinks include intoxication.
• New transitions replacing most of the fade-to-black transitions used throughout the game.
• A report of how much Ken you currently have on the “Explore” menus for the mansion and town. Previously, you had to open your journal to check.
• Occasional minor variations to Cathy’s play scene upon repeated visits. This will probably get extended to other scenes. It can be disabled with the new “Repeated Scene Variations” option in the preferences.
• Minor enhancements and fixes.

The patron version also has the Reminisce feature, which lets you replay old erotic sequences that otherwise can’t be revisited and take new paths through them. $5 patrons can access a special cheat menu, guide development priorities with polls and suggestions, and submit additions to random snippets that show up during play. The current latest version will go public once the next patron-only build goes live. If you want to contribute to the game’s development, please become a supporter on Patreon!