Love and Ashes is a Ren'Py visual novel by EngelKuchKuch, using 3DCG artwork. You play as students at Elmwood University, where head Mr. Knox creates a faculty incentive. Anyone who earns the top score on an exam may have sex with the professor who prepared that test. Five female professors are featured across branching paths, and the story touches on cheating, corruption, and lesbian relationships.
The game remains a work in progress. Its current build is v15Oct2024, dated October 15, 2024, and it runs on Windows, Linux, and Mac in English without censorship. The latest update combines the five professor routes into one continuous storyline, cuts a post-class intimate scene involving Professor Anna and Jovial, and adds rendering. It also includes scenes where Professor Anna is assaulted by her spouse and hospitalized, and reveals Mr. Knox's true identity earlier in the narrative.
Developer's description
Mr. Knox - the Head of Elmwood University has released a support program to motivate the students in a certain faculty. The program allows any student who get the highest score in a test may fuck the professor who made the test. In this visual novel there will be 5 female professors that can be fucked in different story paths. This is a work in progress.
v15Oct2024
1. I'm following advice to combine the five professors' paths into one, as it would be too difficult for one person to manage each individually. Instead, I'll feature the professors throughout a single storyline, rather than giving each their own separate story.
2. I've removed the after-class sex scene between Prof. Anna and Jovial to avoid unnecessary options and add a bit of render.
3. The new update includes scenes following Prof. Anna being beaten by her husband and hospitalized
4. Around the beginning, before Prof. Anna’s class announcement scene, I reveal who Mr. Knox really is.
v15Aug2024
New path to Maid Mala
If you choose not to mess with Maid Dona, you'll find yourself on an alternate path with Maid Mala.
She's still innocent and pure, but things take a turn when Mr. Knox gets involved. He's a real piece of shit - manipulative, corrupt, and just an all-around bad guy. But there's more to him than meets the eye, and I can't wait to reveal his true self in the future.
The beginning scenes are to give you a glimpse into Mr. Knox's motivations, though I still hide his ultimate goal for now
v31May2024
1. This update contains the continuation of the scene after Tuqba rejects Jovial's mom's wish to have sex in Tuqba's bedroom.
2. This update brings a new feature some of you requested:
the ability to adjust the dialogue box opacity. You'll find it nestled in the Preferences menu.
3. For those following the story of Mr. Knox, I've added some key scenes at the very beginning. These will shed light on his motives for corrupting the university professors, while still keeping some intrigue in the air. So, dive back in and start from the squeak! ️
v15Mar2024
- One extra animation when Jovial's mom and Tuqba were having sex.
- One finished story path between Jovial's mom and Tuqba.
v7Feb2024
This update contains the continuation of the sex scene between Mistress Gissele and Tuqba.
v7Jan2024
This update is the continuation of the bus scene.
If you choose to refuse the request of the old man to do groupsex/fivesome, depending on how you reject him, it will lead you to two different paths.
One will get Anna and Jovial in a lot of trouble, the mafia path.
The other, if you are lucky, you could one day see a sex scene between Prof. Anna and Jovial in her house, while her husband and daughter are home (future update).
This update also contains a lesbian sex scene between Tuqba and Jovial's mom.
v21Nov2023
I'm finishing the sex scene on the bus. There are many French kissing, oral sex, threesomes, and lesbian stuff.
Hopefully, you've figured out from the last version how to get to the threesome option.
v24Oct2023
What changes?
Higher frames animation
I was experimenting with higher frames animation. Thus you'll see some smoother animations.
They were not easy to make. Because DAZ3D tools aren't animation friendly. Furthermore, it cost more time to make and to render. I may add higher frames animations in the future but sparingly.
Secret options
I play a bit with hidden menu options. They will be open if you make the "right" decisions. As a result, you may be able to see some hidden scenes. There will be a notification when you get it.
You'll find these secret options experiment on the bus scene.
To make it easier, I'll tell you what the hidden scenes are and hopefully you'll be able to open them:
Threesome sex scene (Not complete yet)
Fivesome sex scene
Anna sucks Jovial's dick scene
v28June2023
The story continues
v26June2023
N/A
v10June2023
The story has changed to honor patreon rules (remake)
v0.1
Initial Release
Player reviews
Player rating2.0 / 5 · 15 ratings
Written reviews15 · avg 2.8★
Positive (4–5★)33%
Latest review2025-02-15
What players say
Mixed reception: some praise graphics and niche premise, but many criticize writing, story, and problematic content.
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Players like
Graphics and character models are praised as good or realistic.
Rare hijabi Muslim women theme and unusual premise appeal to some.
Common complaints
Poor writing, grammar, dialogue, and weak or unrealistic story.
Offensive stereotypes and hateful portrayal of groups.
Ugly character designs, unrealistic outfits, and poor renders.
Best for players who seek rare hijabi Muslim women themes and tolerate rough writing.
Summarised from 15 written player reviews.
Obliviousdemonchild6662025-02-15★★★★★
Regardless of the subject matter the game is filled with issues that really ruin any enjoyment you could take out of it. the dialogue is filled to the brim with spelling and grammar errors that require an individual to stop…
LUstLezCom2024-11-12★★★★★
The game itself is not bad, it has an interesting proposal, good models and graphics, however, it does not have any content related to lesbians or female protagonists. Even though there are tags related to the content mentioned, which may…
Su95Area2024-08-21★★★★★
The game is a silly take at most. Forced profiling or stereotyping on a group of people that doesn't fit with common sense at all. I think what "hubaba" said earlier in his review is quite right to the point…