One More Time from the Top is a Ren'Py visual novel by Mad Jubal, drawn with 2D CG art. You play the protagonist, invited by a best friend to spend a summer at the country's largest film studio. A dramatic event turns that stay into an investigation among celebrities, directors, producers, and crew members, some friendly and some suspect. The story explores gay romance and corruption within show business settings, red carpets, parties, and their darker sides.
The current build is v0.43 Fixed, released July 18, 2025, and the project remains in development. It runs on Windows, Linux, Mac, and Android in English, uncensored. The latest changelog details, listed under v0.37, add new scenes with Blake, Dante, Adam, Mr York, Gabriel, and the protagonist, plus new item details, locations, and backgrounds.
Developer's description
When your best friend invite you to spend the summer with her you thought it would be a relaxing and fun experience. After all, she's been working in the biggest and best film studio in the country. Well, you were wrong. A dramatic event will force you to investigate the people you just met and try to find out what dark secrets are hiding. During this investigation you will meet A-list celebrities, directors, producers and the rest of the crew in the studio. Some of them will be nice but some others... well, not so nice. They are suspects, can you trust them? Are they playing with you? Will you fall in love with any of them?
"From the Top" is a Gay Visual Novel where we will explore different aspect like coming out, dealing with acceptance, self empowering and finding love. All of it based in the glamorous environments of the show business, red carpets and parties (and their dark sides too).
v0.43
v0.42
v0.41
N/A
v0.39
N/A
v0.38
N/A
v0.37
1 New Group scene with Blake, Oliver, Carter and MC (Not final colour)
1 New Blake scene (Not finished)
1 New Dante scene
1 New Adam scene
1 New Mr York scene (with variations)
1 New Gabriel scene
6 New MC scenes (with variations)
1 Oliver, MC and Connor scene (It will be replaced with a new one later on)
1 New scene with two new characters
3 New Items detail scenes
New Locations/Backgrounds
v.0.36.1
N/A
v.0.36
N/A
v.0.35
N/A
v.0.34
- 5 CT New coloured images
- 2 Fitz New coloured images
- 1 Main characters group coloured image
- 2 New Backgrounds (CT office and a Meeting Room)
v.0.33
- 5 Blake old scenes coloured
- 4 Dante old scenes coloured
New Content
To access this new scene, during Gabriel Date, in the guest room choose the option sleep, Gabriel will show up at the door.
- 2 New Gabriel scenes
- 3 sketches (sorry) scenes
v.0.32
-New phone system
-Rework on Gabriel Date
-Old Gabriel date scenes are now coloured
-Old Mr York mini-date scene is now coloured and added a variation image
New Scenes
- 1 Blake scene
- 2 Adam scenes (with variations)
- 3 Dante scenes (with variations)
- 1 Oliver scene
- 2 MC scenes
- 1 Gabriel scene (with variations)
- 1 Puddle scene (xD)
- Gabriel and Mc "together" scene (with variations)
v.0.31
All Scenes are coloured
Blake/Kyle (1 Scene)
- Blake (3 Scenes + Variations)
- Connor (1 Scene + Variations)
- Gabriel (1 Scene)
- Oliver (6 Scenes + Variations)
- MC (2 Scenes)
- New Backgrounds (2 BG Public Toilets, 1 BG Lockers in Underwater Stage)
- Locker Minigame
- Items and Sprites clothes
v.0.30.3
-Jared (2 scenes)
-Adam (1 Scene)
-Fitz (1 Scene)
v0.29
-1 Gabriel Scene
-1 Fiona Scene
- 3Carter Scenes
-3 MC Scenes during underwear mini game (undies not final)
-Rework during the hiding part after the poker game and kissing part in the theme park (MC is wearing different clothes now)
-2 new side character's images
-12 New Backgrounds
v0.28
-Lots of Oliver scenes
-Dante, Gabriel and Blake scenes too!
v0.27
New "old scenes" coloured
- Stopping Gabriel's fight scene
- Gabriel in bed (and MC variation) scene
- Gabriel grabbing Fiona's arm scene
- Alek flexing scene
- Hakim and Connor scene
- Carter and Porter scene
- MC looking inside Oliver's car scene
- MC talking with strange during Adam's date
- Bg Hakim's Hotel storage room
- Bg Hospital On-call room
- Bg MC's Bedroom (day/night)
- Bg Hayley's Bedroom (day/night)
New scenes!
- MC talking with strange during Adam's date (New scene)
- Connor
- DS Foley
- Hakim
- Blake (Black and White)
- MC relaxing time (Black and White)
- MC exploring bedroom (11 scenes)
v0.26 ALPHA
This update consist on the continuation of the story as we left it long time ago. Day 23 is Oliver Date and Day 24 is Adam Date. I added some extra scenes and dialogues (more info at the end of this post). Day 25 will be a brand new day before we move to the rest of dates.
NEW PARTS: Basically, this update contains Oliver and Adam date. I added some small interactions with the rest of the characters during Oliver Date. In Adam Date we have a small interaction with a character during the train station part and finally while MC is in his hotel room after rejecting Adam's proposal some new naughty parts.
I tried to maintain the essence of previous updates without changing much of the story.
v0.25 FIX
(All new content is coloured)
- Lots of scenes with Kyle and Jared! (After meeting Valerie and before Makeup)
- Even more scenes with Blake! (continuation of Blake's date)
- 2 New Backgrounds
- Items
v0.24
- Blake Sprite (New uniform, tank top, sweatpants, underwear, hair)
- 6 New Blake Scenes (+35 variations with MC and Fiona)
- 1 New Background
- 2 New character's side image
- Oliver new undies!
- Items
v0.23
- 2 new Backgrounds
- 3 new Oliver Scenes (Coloured with variations)
- 1 new scene with two Secondary Characters (B&W with variations)
- Oliver new undies!
- Items
v0.22
(Some art is B&W and some Coloured)
- 2 new Backgrounds
- 2 New scenes with a Secondary Character
- 2 New MC Scenes
- 6 New Oliver Scenes
- Oliver new Shirt
v0.21
- 2 new Backgrounds
- 1 New Mini Game (Thanks to FranticDreamer)
- 4 new Dante Scenes
v0.20
- All characters Side Images are painted (including 3 new ones)
- 2 New Backgrounds (1 Coloured and 1 Black and White)
- 1 Easy Minigame
- 1 New Map!
- 7 New Scenes (30 images- Most of Dante but also with Blake!)
v0.19
- 1 New Dante scene (B&W)
- 4 New Blake Scenes with variations (2 coloured and 2 partially coloured)
- Old Scene Blake in the toilet: Walking (5), Talking (10) and you know the other (2) coloured
-Old Scene Dante in the sofa (coloured)
-Old Scene Dante Yoga (coloured)
- Old Scene Dante Toilet (coloured)
- Old Scene MC in the pub (7 coloured)
v0.18
Most of the art in this update is in Black and White
- 3 Old Gabriel Scenes from the very beginning finally done (One of them still B&W)
- 4 New Gabriel Scenes with variations (B&W)
- 2 Mr York New Scenes ( 1 coloured and 1 B&W)
v0.17
Most of the art in this update is in Black and White
-6 New Backgrounds
- 6 New scenes ( Gabriel, MC and Gabriel, Gabriel and Adam)
v0.16.2
Art
All the scenes in this update are coloured.
- 7 old Adam Scenes finished (Adam art is completed). Two scenes might be locked because I added an extra pic on them. They are in the beginning of the game so they are easy to unlock them.
- 8 NEW Adam Scenes (about 50 pics of variants)
- 1 NEW Gabriel Scene (3 variants)
- 1 NEW MC Scene
- New Clothes for Adam
- 6 New Backgrounds
Other
Spelling and grammar mistakes
from last update and this one are checked and fixed by Pentasphere
- More
Savegames
added by FranticDreamer (Up to 100!! How cool is that?)
Fixed a couple of scenes in the gallery
that were impossible to unlocked (Blake toilet and Jared scenes)
- Added a
quick button
to access the Gallery from within the game, no need to go to the main menu anymore.
- Blake's Trailer minigame changed the "Other Clues" system (Just click two times over the items next to the bed).
- Blake's Trailer minigame location banner was not working properly.
- Blake's Trailer minigame variables fixed (Underwear sniff should be working properly now).
v0.15
- 7 New Backgrounds (1 in Colour)
- 3 Old Backgrounds (Blake's Trailer Interior)
- 7 Items
- 3 New Characters
- 5 New Scenes with variations (All in Colour)
v0.14.1
(All the art is on Black and White this time)
4 New Backgrounds - 3 Blake's Trailer and 1 Toilet
1 Dante Scene
4 Blake Scenes + variations
2 Oliver Scenes
1 Gabriel Scene + 1 variant
Blake and Fiona Movie costumes
MC outfits
4 New side images characters + (Margo, Hakim, Agent and Porter)
v0.13.1
You need to start a new game because of script changed drastically because the implementation of side images. I really apologise.
Beginning of Chapter 02!
- 6 New scenes. (MC, Dante, Adam and more characters) Some of them with variations. Only one of them is in colour.
- 4 New Items and 4 new clothes (Hoodie Guy)
And from the previous updates...
- 2 New backgrounds (Wardrobe department)
- 2 Hoody guys scenes coloured
- 1 Oliver scene coloured
- Mr. York intro scene
- Visitor pass updated xD
v0.12.1
Fixed the issue of the missing background. Only necessary if you start a new game.
v0.12
Lots of backgrounds finished, some old scenes painted
New scenes leading to the end of the chapter!
v0.10
-New locations added
-2 new background finished
-6 new scenes! - (2 of them completely finished and the rest just missing the colour.)
v0.9
-Five more scene on which some 3 of them have different variations.
-3 for Blake
-1 for Adam
-1 for Oliver
-End of the party with Blake and Dante
-New outfit and expressions for Adam
-Fixed some mistakes from previous updates.
v0.8
Second part of Day 15:
-Two finished scenes
-One unfinished scene (Lineart done)
-New items
v0.7
-Dante- New clothes and facial expressions
-Blake- New clothes
-New Items
-Two new scenes (Blake and Dante)
- Lots of places to visit.
-New banners for location and days.
Warning! Some players experienced problems with the savefiles and a reset in their galleries.
Please, just in case, do a backup of your savefiles before loading this update.
Player reviews
Player rating5.0 / 5 · 9 ratings
Written reviews9 · avg 4.8★
Positive (4–5★)100%
Latest review2025-01-01
What players say
Most players rate it highly, praising characters and writing, despite minor story inconsistencies.
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Players like
Strong writing and plot balance story with adult content.
Characters and relationships feel engaging and evolve naturally.
Adult scenes feel earned through pacing and slow-burn relationships.
Choices allow exploring romance and story beyond sex.
Common complaints
Some story details feel inconsistent.
Best for players who enjoy slow-burn gay romance with strong writing.
Summarised from 9 written player reviews.
Bubblegum732025-01-01★★★★★
The main story works for me but it is out-shined by far by the characters and their relationships with the main character and how they evolve. I have grown fond of the characters a lot. They have endeared themselves to…
CheetoInChief2024-08-11★★★★★
I was really hesitant about playing this game as the art for the game isn't something I normally go for. The art eventually grew on me and I thoroughly enjoyed it. It's also written extremely well and has many choices…
FugginDamaged2024-07-01★★★★★
I find the game manage to have its own mind, i like that it isnt punishing on the fact that you can explore more than 1 LI, idk if the Dev ever plans to make a exclusive romance to any…