Love and Evil Things is an adult dating sim made by Petals in Ren'Py, using animated 3D CG visuals. It follows a class of girls navigating growing up and identity while an unknown primordial evil looms. You play a male protagonist who becomes unintentionally central to their lives. Your choices decide whether you protect the girls or assist the evil force seeking ruin and misery.
The current build is v0.2.10, released on May 25, 2026 for Windows in English and uncensored. Development is ongoing, as the update adds three character acts involving Mei, Chiyo, and Nariko, plus one new story act and four new songs. It also fixes the main-menu Discord link, corrects acts for denied girls being counted in totals, and resolves an issue where the new story act would not trigger.
Developer's description
Love and Evil Things
is a slice of life 18+ game that follows a class of girls as they deal with the intricacies of growing up and figuring out who they are all while under the cloud of an unknown primordial evil.
You play as a male protagonist unwittingly at the center of these girl's lives. Make the choice to save them or aid the evil in its quest for ruin and misery.
v0.2.10
3 new character acts: Mei
(H)
, Chiyo
(H),
Nariko
1 new story act
4 new songs
Discord link fix on main menu (for good?)
Fixed acts for denied girls being counted towards the total
Fixed issue with the new story act not triggering
v0.2.9
3 new character acts: Momo
(H)
, Suki, Taka
Discord link fix on main menu
v0.2.8
3 new character acts: Satsuka
(H)
, Aomi, Emiho
Fix for Chiyo_5 act showing old test menu screen
v0.2.7
8 new character scenes: Mei (H), Haya (H), Chiyo, Aomi, Nariko, Kumi (H), Keiko (H), Emiho
1 new story scene
v0.2.6
Episode interlude animation
1 Story scene
Spelling/grammatical fixes
Bugs squashed/
added
v0.2.5
Added Yua's mini-acts
Japanese Translation option for 0.2 content now enforced
v0.2.4
Fixed a game breaking bug that would cause Kumi/Taka scenes to be in the 0.1 episode instead of in 0.2
Grammar fixes
v0.2.3
Missing main story act added
Intro cinematic now split into 2 videos so it should run seamless on all clients (hard to test though)
If you ignored a girl in episode 0.1 it should now properly ignore their acts in 0.2
v0.2.2
All menu choices now saved for future reference
Scene flag names normalized
Yua's act 5 bug fixed
Final act now properly activates
Hair icons for Sugi and Midori added
Taka now refers to you as your chosen title correctly
Episode card now appears before opening cinematic
Numerous grammatical fixes
Small script edits
v0.2.1
36 new acts
65k words
2 new side characters
Revamped character models
Revamped lighting/shadowing
New music
New map (dorms)
Map additions (school courtyard)
Please join the discord if you're testing to submit test feedback and bugs. Or message me here with your issues.
v0.1.5
Added an option for disabling Japanese Phrases in the Preferences Menu (this disables Japanese Phrases that aren't important to the act)
Added 'Extras' menu in the main menu
Added Spotify link for Mei's playlist (you must view the karaoke act to unlock it)
Added 3 repeatable skits for Emiho, Satsuka, Haya, Kumi, and Nariko
Added 1 additional skit for Mei, Taka, Chiyo, and Suki
Added an option to continue the cycle before initiating the final acts
Minor script edits/fixes
v0.1.4
Unfortunately because of the issue I fixed for UMR it's possible your existing save might not work. Apologies, it shouldn't happen again. If you have a save right at the end it'll probably be fine.
Fixed an issue that prevented a popular mod from working
Removed the piano sound from the load event
Piano sound should only play during important decisions that stop you from turning off a friendship
Subtle script changes
v0.1.3
Fix for day loop not correctly resetting after viewing Mei's mini-acts at night
v0.1.2
Grammar/Spelling fixes
Subtle changes to a few scripts
Updated a couple Act requirements for Keiko
v0.1.1
6 Mini-acts added (Chiyo, Suki, Taka)
Fixed missing Nariko animation in original content
Grammar/Spelling update
Added some more sound effects
NEW SAVE REQUIRED FOR THIS PATCH
v0.1.0
61 Scenes
4 Mini-acts (Mei)
3000 Images
65K Words
Dozens of Animations
New Music
General Fixes/Updates
GUI Improvements
v0.0.2
Various script/act fixes
Added hair icons on textbox for each girl
No new content
v0.0.1
700 images
30+ animations
25 scenes
Player reviews
Player rating5.0 / 5 · 20 ratings
Written reviews20 · avg 4.4★
Positive (4–5★)80%
Latest review2026-03-08
What players say
Most players praise characters, humor, and visuals, but some find the plot slow and adult content limited.
5★14
4★2
3★1
2★3
1★0
Players like
Characters are unique and engaging
Humor and dialogue are entertaining
Koikatsu models, renders, and animations
Slow-burn story hints at mystery and horror
Common complaints
Plot progression feels too slow or minimal
Adult scenes are sparse or disconnected
Sandbox choices feel repetitive or trope-based
Best for players who enjoy character-driven adult games with humor and slow-burn mystery.
Summarised from 20 written player reviews.
ImSenjou2026-03-08★★★★★
This is easily the best Koikatsu game on this forum. I wouldn’t say it’s perfect, but the overall quality is far above anything else available. One of the biggest issues is the pace of development. The project started in 2023…
Menchikat2026-03-06★★★★★
This game is a slow burn slice of life game with mystery and horror elements that I find absolutely riveting. I don't generally like sandbox games because I find them to be tedious and repetitive, but with how lovingly crafted…
edit992026-02-20★★★★★
For the love of god, push the plot somewhere... You have these beautiful characters that you clearly care about, I can see the amount of effort you put in every scene, interaction and emotion their limited koikatsu model is capable…