Deadset Darling

by Ivory Shade

Uncensored Windows Linux
Versionv0.3.3
EngineRen'Py
Released2026-10-05
Updated2026-10-06
LanguageEnglish

About Deadset Darling

Deadset Darling is an adult visual novel by Ivory Shade, built in Ren'Py with animated 3D scenes. It follows a male protagonist who reaches Westbrook after losing his job, relationship, and almost his life. Players guide his recovery, help him form friendships, and decide whether new connections become romantic or physical. The story mixes slice of life, drama, romance, and humor, using choices to shape his growth and confront events from his past.

The current release is v0.3.3, dated October 5, 2026, and development remains ongoing. It runs on Windows and Linux, is written in English, and is uncensored. This update adds Episode 2 Part 2 content, including sixteen new scenes, over two thousand lines, expanded choice menus, story renders, animations, gallery rewards, replay scenes, and more music and sound effects. It also reworks earlier prologue and Episode 1 scenes with new renders and adjusted protagonist appearances.

Developer's description

Deadset Darling is a choice-driven adult visual novel blending slice-of-life, drama, romance, and humor. About Story: After losing his career, his relationship, and nearly his life, the protagonist arrives in Westbrook with almost nothing and a chance to start over. Guide him as he rebuilds his life from the ground up, grows into the best version of himself, forms new friendships, and explores relationships that may develop into romance or something more physical. But starting over does not erase the past. As old wounds and unfinished business resurface, your choices will shape who he becomes, which bonds grow deeper, and how he confronts the people and events that destroyed his former life.​

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Changelog

v0.3.3 New Content For EP2 Part 2 • 16 new scenes for EP2 Part 2 • 2,221 lines of dialogue and narration. • 14,000+ words, including choice text. • 48 choice menus with 97 options. • 715 story renders. • 691 rendered frames for animations. • 21 new 3D animations. • 3 new blink animations using 12 rendered frames. • 11 new gallery rewards. • 2 new replay scenes. • 20 Music Track total • 27 SFX total For EP2 Part 2 - 1,418 renders in total, including animation frames. These numbers cover all alternate branches, so you won’t see every line in a single playthrough. Reworked Old Content (with new renders) • 695 Renders for prologue + animation frames • 8 Animations for Prologue Irina scene • 6 Animations For EP1 Jade scene (216 total renders) • MC Apprearance 40-60 Renders Reworked Total 755 new & reworked Renders For Old Content • The reworked Prologue is now included: 192 still renders and 297 frames across 8 new Irina animations - 489 renders in total. • Irina’s previously static intimate scene in the Prologue now has proper 3D animations. • Jade’s old interpolated animations in Episode 1 have been replaced with 6 new 3D animations using 216 rendered frames. • MC’s appearance has been updated through Scene 10 of Episode 1, with around 40-60 renders redone. Development & Improvements • Added more segments to the Personality display, making it easier to see how your points translate into progress. • Added a Fast Messages Mode toggle to the phone’s main screen, so it’s easier to find and switch on. • Added Skip Last Messages, which jumps to the final line of the current chat. Handy if texting isn’t your thing or you’re replaying the game. • Reworked the animation player. The old one wasn’t displaying the images as clearly as I wanted, so I put together a more consistent system. The 3D animations should now look sharper and closer to the quality of the still renders. Music & Sound • 20 different music tracks: 15 Episode 2 tracks and 5 returning tracks from Episode 1. • 27 different audio files: 12 sound effects, 4 ambient tracks, and 11 character and animation sounds. Bug Fixes Major ones: • Reworked Jade’s Episode 1 scene so players are no longer forced into it. • Removed the unnecessary pauses I spotted in the early game. This should help with the extra clicks needed to advance some scenes. • Fixed various flag, branching, scene flow, and dialogue issues. • Checked translation matching against the English script across all 11 supported translation languages. v0.3.2 New Content * 3 new scenes for Chelsea’s branch — 168 story renders * 239 rendered frames for Chelsea’s animations * 7 new 3D animations * 11 new blink animations * 5 new Rewards * 6 new music tracks * 6 new sound effects New Features * Save slots can now be given custom names. * The order of LIs in the Rewards section can now be rearranged. Translation Updates The latest content has been translated into: * Simplified Chinese * French * German * Japanese * Korean * Russian * Turkish New Languages Added * Italian * European Portuguese * Brazilian Portuguese * Spanish Bug Fixes and Improvements Many bugs have been fixed, Major Ones: * Fixed the middle mouse button not hiding the interface properly. * Fixed the interface hide function during animations. (Some things might be missed.) * Fixed an incorrect route flag related to Melissa’s hotel visit. * Fixed two incorrect route flags related to Ayleen’s bar visits. * Fixed the Episode 1 garage free-roam sequence playing twice. * Polished English grammar and corrected inaccurate subtitle lines throughout the game. v0.3.1 There aren’t any major changes, but the story continues a little further. It should add roughly 30+ minutes of new content. Just 173 new renders. The personality system has also been reworked. The old system, which could cause hard locks, has been replaced with a more flexible system that gives you more room to plan your choices strategically. I believe the new version is much more balanced. Since the branches aren’t all finished yet, when you reach the part where you can text Chelsea, please don’t message her. Choose Ayleen instead, as hers is currently the only completed branch. Also, players who are not on Ayleen’s romance path will see a shorter version of her scenes. To unlock the full version, you need to have impressed her through your previous choices. Lastly, there were some stuttering and performance issues in the Gallery that apparently nobody had noticed yet. I’ve fixed those as well. v0.3.0 2–2.5 hours of new gameplay (reading dependent) More than 1,000 new renders 23 animations 4 Memory replays 43 music tracks 79 sound effects 3,149 dialogue lines across all branches Approximately 17,300 words 80 choice menus with 188 individual options v0.2.1 - Story mode added: deactivates sandbox and money mechanics. - Interactive mode added: work mechanics will work. If desired, the 100 money cheat can be activated with Shift + m. - Foreign language confusion bug fixed. v0.2.0 Added Episode 1, including: - Around 2 hours of gameplay, depending on reading speed and choices. - 987+ new renders / image scenes. - 17 animations. - New story content following the Prologue. - Marcus arrives in Westbrook and begins rebuilding his life from scratch. - Added Ray's Garage as a new main location and story hub. - Added new characters: Ray, Jade, Cody, Melissa, Ayleen, Chelsea and Daniel. - Added the first relationship progression paths for several characters. - Added new Sharp / Kind personality-based choices. - Added new phone/message interactions. - Added early route setup for Jade and Melissa. - Added optional branch content depending on player choices. - Added new adult content. Improvements: - Improved dialogue flow and pacing in several scenes. - Improved scene transitions. - Improved character introductions for Episode 1. - Improved early relationship flag handling. - Improved choice tracking for future episodes. - Improved save compatibility from the Prologue/demo where applicable. Fixes: - Fixed several missing or incorrect jump/label issues. - Fixed some inconsistent character expressions and scene calls. - Fixed minor UI/text display issues. - Fixed minor grammar and typo issues. - Corrected typos. Prologue Initial Release

Player reviews

Player rating 4.0 / 5 · 15 ratings
Written reviews 15 · avg 3.5★
Positive (4–5★) 60%
Latest review 2026-09-24

What players say

Most players rated it positive, praising art and story, while criticizing writing, choices, and technical issues.

5★ 3
4★ 6
3★ 2
2★ 3
1★ 1

Players like

  • Good character art and attractive models
  • Interesting story with engaging characters
  • Improves after a rough start

Common complaints

  • Weak writing and awkward early chapters
  • Forced choices and unavoidable scenes
  • Technical bugs and programming errors

Best for players who enjoy adult Ren'Py stories and can tolerate rough writing.

Summarised from 15 written player reviews.

SteelyDan14 2026-09-24 ★★★★★
I really wanted to like this one... the dev is talented enough and the renders are pretty good, but from the first scene, I knew there were going to be issues. I know this is not reality, but come on…
hairy_trump 2026-09-20 ★★★★★
One of the rare avn , which does path using your chouce of being a dik or not seriously and subtely aenhancing it by talioring it to every li. Also one of the first avn ,in awhich I really liked…
Mvtpheonix12 2026-09-18 ★★★★★
Really great renders and art. Thats what makes this game. I could just enjoy the renders.Models look absolutely hot. But the issue is writing is average and choices are quite bad but all in all, passable fun!

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