Love by the Water is an adult visual novel by CURE, built in Ren'Py with animated 3D CG. You play Wake Shelley, a nervous reader raised by a fisherman father who has avoided life outside his ocean-side home. When a university campus moves to the cliffside overlooking his house, he tries to face his fears and attend. The story follows his move to Lonely-Gale, a quiet island with beaches, local traditions, and a hidden past, while he becomes involved with plans to exploit the island. Themes include fantasy, humor, and interracial relationships.
The current release is version v0.6.5, dated September 25, 2026, and development is ongoing. It runs on Windows, Linux, Mac, and Android in English, with no censorship. The latest update refreshed lewd content from Chapters 1 and 2, with more than 800 renders and 30 animations. It also replaced the interface, added a photo gallery with over 175 unlockable renders, introduced a save rebuilder for jumping to chapters or starting from scratch, and included many quality-of-life changes.
Developer's description
An avid reader raised by a fisherman father, Wake Shelley's historically nervous disposition has left him too frightened to experience anything outside of his small ocean-side house. With any attempt at broadening his horizons quickly cut short by violent panic attacks, he retreats back into his room—into his books—where he knows he's safe. But when the island's local university decides to move its campus to the cliffside overlooking his home, Wake decides to give his most hearty effort yet to make up for lost time by pushing through his fears in order to attend.
Spoiler
Waiting for him is Lonely-Gale: a sleepy island shaped by quiet beaches, proud locals, eccentric traditions, and a sordid history most prefer to leave alone. As Wake finally begins building the life he's always wanted, he gets drawn deeper into the island's buried past and the plans of those seeking to exploit what makes Lonely-Gale special. In finally confronting the world he feared, Wake may discover that having courage does not always mean realizing there was nothing to be afraid of.
v0.6.5
Over
800 renders/30 animations
worth of updated lewd content from Chapters 1 and 2
A COMPLETELY overhauled UI/UX
that makes for a smoother, more high-quality experience
A brand new photo gallery launching with
over 175 renders
to discover and unlock
A comprehensive
save rebuilder
that allows you to rebuild your save from scratch or quickly jump to any chapter in the game
Hundreds of QoL updates
and more!
v0.6
Words: 95,764 -> 141,234
(+45,470)
Images: 9,494 -> 12, 303
(+2,809)
Videos: 288 -> 350
(+62)
Voice lines: 201 -> 260
(+59)
Music: 93 -> 118
(+25)
SFX: 467 -> 595 (
+128)
Fun new systems like a phone, hidden clickables, and even a little mini-game!
Easter egg cameos from other AVNs!
v0.5
Words: 80,000~ →
98,764
HD Renders: 8,512 →
9,494
Animations: 242 →
288
Lines of Code: 30,466 →
34,544
Voiced Lines: 201
Music: 93
SFX: 467
v0.4 Relaunch
1,500 new renders
: While many of these are strictly visual upgrades for old content, many of these images make up entirely new scenes and interactions that take place early on in the game. I sought to fix early pacing issues, as well as better execute certain characterizations and themes I think I did an amateur job of establishing.
50 animations
: I spent a lot of the time over the last past few months improving in every facet of development, and I think that's going to be most clear in my animations. These animations are the best I've ever made and showcase the quality I intend to commit to going forward. Those who have played the original chapter know that the two earliest H-scenes don't features animations at all (they are, instead, just cycling images); these scenes have, of course, been fully redone and extended, as have the rest of the early game H-content. I've also begun implementing choreographed timeline animation for non-sexual content that I think (or hope) people will enjoy.
Updated pacing and changes
: I've never shied away from the fact that this is a porn game. This is not something I'm ashamed of, and I have no intention of ever being any kind of slowburn. That being said, I do think I treated some characters unfairly in my initial writing, and I wanted to give them a second chance. This means that certain early game H-content that I deem rushed, forced, or exceedingly unromantic has been removed from the game. This primarily affects Nora and her two scenes, both of which have been removed from the story (though the scenes are still playable in the game's gallery). This is the right choice for her. She deserves romance, wining and dining, etc.
v0.4
1,600 renders
55 animations
6,500 lines of code
Overhauled UI
Replay gallery!
15 new music tracks
50 new sfx
20 voice lines
The game has now officially reached 75,000 words of dialogue!
v0.3
5,000+ new lines of code
1,600+ new images
25 new animations
125+ voiced lines
100+ new sound effects
10 new music tracks
Minor QoL changes (name and delete saves, credits page, minor UI updates, began updating early game renders)
v0.2
8,000 lines of code
2,250 images
110 animations
25 new music tracks
80 new sounds
Minor QoL changes (opacity slider, 0.1 typos and visual errors, extended some 0.1 scenes with additional dialogue and renders, added game dev splash screen, and new game menu screens)
v0.1
7,000 lines of code
2,250 renders
40 animations
30 unique music tracks
155 unique sound effects
Demo hot-fix
- Complete code re-write to fix some lag and crash issues
Pre-release demo (0.001)
- New story
- 1,100 new images
- 3,700+ new lines of code
Player reviews
Player rating4.5 / 5 · 20 ratings
Written reviews20 · avg 3.9★
Positive (4–5★)65%
Latest review2026-03-23
What players say
Most players rate it positively for humor and characters, though some dislike visuals, protagonist, or remake changes.
5★10
4★3
3★3
2★3
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Players like
Strong writing with frequent humor
Charming, varied love interests
Good animated sex scenes
Trans and gay representation
Common complaints
Visuals can look uncanny or inconsistent
Some found the protagonist too perfect or unrealistic
Some disliked the remake's changes
Best for players who enjoy funny adult visual novels with varied, charming characters.
Summarised from 20 written player reviews.
FoulLanguage2026-03-23★★★★★
It's...something. Stopped after the mall changing room scene with Frankie and Sasha. People can call it what they want but its blatant NTR. Or at the very least NTR bait. And judging by how close they're getting, blushing AND eye…
Amitiel2026-03-14★★★★★
v0.5 I'd generally say "yes, this is a good vn and worth your time to try and see if you enjoy it". But there are some caveats to that. So, on the very positive side, the writing is pretty strong…
Luminosity982026-03-10★★★★★
Pros: A hilarious game. Both the writing and the schizophrenic animations are funny. Its rare to find a game that makes me literally laugh out loud but this one had me do it many times. Most of the LIs are…