Imperial Chronicles is a Ren'Py visual novel by Lazy Monkey. It is set in a fantasy world and you play as a young prince who has been in exile since childhood. He unexpectedly gets a chance to return home, but the road ahead is dangerous because rivals and enemies grow stronger the closer he comes to the crown. The game uses animated 3DCG visuals, and its themes include fantasy, humor, and a male protagonist.
The current build is v0.15, released on June 15, 2026, and development is still ongoing. The game is available for Windows, Linux, and Mac, and it includes English and Russian language options. The game is uncensored. The latest update adds three main story events, 540 renders, and 10 animations.
Developer's description
The young prince has been in exile since childhood. Unexpectedly, he gets the opportunity to return to his home. But there will be many dangers on his way, because the closer you are to the crown, the more rivals and enemies you have.
v0.15
-3 Main story events
-540 renders + 10 animations
v0.14
-3 Main story events
-550 renders + 10 animations
v0.13
-3 Main story events
-500 renders + 10 animations
v0.12
-4 Main story events
-500 renders + 10 animations
v0.11
-3 Main story events
490 renders + 6 animations
v0.10
-3 Main story events
-500 renders + 12 animations
v0.9.1
- 2 critical bugs fixed
- More than a hundred corrections in the translation.
v0.9
-3 Main story events
-530 renders + 10 animations
v0.8
Hi. Here is version 0.8. As you may have noticed, I slightly delayed the release of the update, especially my work slowed down at the end. The thing is, I'm a little burnt out, but don't worry, I still enjoy developing the game a lot. I'm physically burned out - I've been at the computer almost all the time for the last few months and, to be honest, I'm tired. So for the last week, I've been touching the grass (snow) almost all the time, paying attention to development for only a few hours a day, which slowed down the release of the update. Since the update has been released, I think I'll spend a couple more days taking healing walks in the fresh air and return to development on March 4. Over the past few months, several questions and complaints have accumulated against me, which I want to answer.
1) The most frequent complaint is about the English translation. I use ChatGpt for it, and in this update I decided to try deepseek, of course the neural network makes mistakes, sometimes it does not understand the context, and sometimes it is frankly delusional. Due to my poor knowledge of the language, I correct translations as best I can. But if you find a mistake, send it to me. I accumulate such reports, and when a large critical mass is formed, I correct everything that has been sent in recent months at a time. I also get help from some people who send me a ready-made version where they fixed a lot of errors themselves. Thank you! I would mention your nicknames, but I don't know if you want to (if you do, be sure to write to me.
2) The second issue/complaint is that the content is not evenly distributed throughout the game, and some roots/characters have more content than others. What I can say about this is that I didn't expect people to play in multiple ways right away, which means they would notice that some path hadn't been worked out enough yet. Of course, I will not scold the players for playing in a way that I did not originally intend. All I'm saying is - don't worry. I will try to close EVERY path in the game and fill it with enough content. So if you think that the path you've chosen is meager for events, that's just for now.
v0.7
-5 Main story events
-460 renders + 10 animations
v0.7
-6 Main story events
-490 renders + 10 animations
v0.6
-8 Main story events
v0.5
6 Main story events
3 Additional events
v0.4
500+ renders + 10 animations
Intro Ending
v0.3.5
400 renders + 4 animations
v0.3
450 renders + 8 animations
v0.2 - Intro ending
340 renders + 4 animations
Fixed bug with quotes
Text redesign
v0.1 - Intro
Initial Release
Player reviews
Player rating5.0 / 5 · 20 ratings
Written reviews20 · avg 4.4★
Positive (4–5★)80%
Latest review2026-04-09
What players say
Most reviews are positive, praising story and characters, though some criticize adult scenes and branching paths.
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Players like
Strong medieval political story with meaningful choices
Well-written characters and engaging relationship routes
Frequent updates add content and interactions
Good art, music, and world detail
Common complaints
Adult scenes can feel short or weak
Branching paths feel uneven or not central
Best for players who enjoy medieval politics, family intrigue, and story-focused adult content.
Summarised from 20 written player reviews.
CyberCat20772026-04-09★★★★★
Simply brilliant! I played something similar a while ago, like To Be a King, but in terms of political games and such, it wasn't as interesting. Imperial Chronicles is a completely different, much higher level. The game is quite varied…
Draco-Drake2026-04-05★★★★★
This game’s got real potential but you can tell the Dev’s learning as he goes, which isn’t bad but you can also feel the improv, and that’s where things get messy. And the biggest example is the branching paths. Don’t…
Tas Desdemotyranus II2026-04-05★★★★★
Top milfs, great incest, fun story, interesting world, loads of content, decent renders, but most importantly: MOMMY MILKIES Sex scenes are kinda shiet though and it feels to me like the developer has bitten off way more than they can…