A Petal Among Thorns is a Ren'Py visual novel by Lockheart, using animated 3D CG art. You play a middle-aged man spending a winter vacation with his daughter Petal after a failed comedy tour. The premise asks whether indulging in forbidden desire during their vacation can lead to harmony, or whether complications will challenge the new father-daughter bond.
The current build is finished, released as v6.0.2-RE on November 16, 2023. It runs on Windows, Mac, and Linux in English, uncensored. The remastered build previously revised Petal's face, recompiled animations, and improved overall visual quality. The latest changelog says the update restored missing spaces, corrected misspellings, fixed a crash when clicking Next in the gallery, and corrected an image showing three macarons instead of two.
Developer's description
A Petal Among Thorns asks the question of whether you can indulge in the forbidden fruit without falling prey to the consequences of surrendering to something considers to be taboo.
You're a middle-aged man on a winter retreat with your daughter Petal after your failed comedy tour. A relaxing vacation soon presents new feelings of lust towards her. As she begins to show affection towards you in a more sexual manner, you begin to give in to her.
Can you find harmony in a physical relationship with your daughter or will complications arise to challenge your new bond with her?
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Male Protagonist Daddy / Daughter story with Incest, Mild Femdom, Mild Pet Play, optional Foot Fetish, romance, build up, teasing, blowjobs, titjobs, vaginal sex, bondage.
v6.0.2-RE
A lot of missing spaces were added.
Quite a few misspelled words were corrected.
An inconsistent error where clicking 'Next' in the gallery would crash the game was fixed.
One image showed three Macarons on Petal's plate when there should have been two. Fixed!
v6.0.1-RE
Here it is! The remastered version of A Petal Among Thorns. Petal's face has been redone so that the shape is less boxy and her eyes are more normal. I've also recompiled all the animations so they look much better. There's a little extra something on the main page that is easy to find too.
Final
Hey fans!
In lieu of a progress report, I'm going to have this post here. I've started some of scaffolding of A Moment of Bliss. I've created two new characters, built the intro, and today I'm going to work on building the main house. There's a lot to do, but I'd love to have a release out at the end of April or beginning of May. I'll certainly keep you guys updated on the progress, and throw some screenshots your way as I have some.
I am going to try to manage some interactive elements in this sequel. There will be clickable objects in scenes and a phone mechanic. However, it won't be a sandbox. Petal will be a major character. So far there are four love interests. You'll get to know Rose and Bliss more intimately, and there's a fourth girl you'll meet outside of home.
Currently, the phone mechanic is planned to heavily involve Suzi. Suzi is the artificial intelligence that you would have met in Penny's game if you played it. If not, don't worry! I'll introduce you to her in A Moment of Bliss.
All this is concept. Any of these features and ideas can change depending on how progress ebbs and flows.
Please enjoy the final build of A Petal Among Thorns. Again, thank you all for your support.
Fourth Release
Included is Chapter 4. More details can be found on Lockheart's itch.io devlog.
Third Release
Included is Chapter 3. Petal and MC progress their sexual relationship and learn more about Chuck's tragic past.
Second release.
HOT FIX
Darkened the preference menu background when you access it from the main menu.
Custom entry for the nick names in Chapter 2 works now.
Gallery displays the correct names for the scenes you can replay.
This includes Chapter 2. Petal finds herself desiring more sexual attention.
Can the MC resist her or will he give in?
(Hint: He gives in.)
First release
Player reviews
Player rating3.5 / 5 · 20 ratings
Written reviews20 · avg 3.3★
Positive (4–5★)50%
Latest review2026-04-02
What players say
Mixed reception: praised for art and slow-burn teasing, but criticized for pacing, dialogue, and the weak father protagonist.
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Players like
High-quality renders and attractive character models.
Petal is cute, lively, and well-designed.
Slow-burn teasing and edging build tension.
Relationship chemistry and dialogue can feel immersive.
Common complaints
Pacing can feel dragged out and boring.
Dialogue and comedy feel unnatural or awkward.
The father protagonist feels immature and unappealing.
Best for players who enjoy slow-burn incest teasing, strong character art, and relationship dialogue.
Summarised from 20 written player reviews.
ddakkal2026-04-02★★★★★
The game looks good, it has nice model and nice environments (though this is not the first game I saw with these exact assets and environments) and crispy clean renders. The writing is overall good, sometimes a bit corny and…
NeonNinja902026-03-04★★★★★
Petal among thorns - Review This is a well written game with a great story that leads on to the other 2 games in the series, petal among thorns is a fantastic visual novel with fantastic renders, great story and…
Jinkies!2025-11-03★★★★★
The game was very enjoyable. the dynamic and teasing of the father and daughter was very intriguing and I couldn't get enough of it. The character models are superb. The writing very professional. I appreciate getting to playing this gem…
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