Project Dreadsteel is an adult visual novel made by Rebel Tomboy Games in Ren'Py, with 3DCG animated scenes. You play a male protagonist who has been barely managing life after his mother's death. An invitation to the Kyoto Research Institute offers a strange way forward, and the story then opens a new world that tests your morals and humanity. Your choices may push you toward despair or bloodlust, or toward a chance to change things. The game explores sci-fi, harem, and male domination themes.
Development is ongoing, and the current build is v0.1.4, released on November 19, 2025. It runs on Windows, Linux, Mac, and Android, is in English, and is uncensored. The latest changelog lists bug fixes, including broken animations after directory changes, Nova disappearing during her demonstration, a startup soft crash tied to Nova's prototype dialogue, a Spanish translation crash from a misspelled variable, and unwanted textbox appearances. It also adds new Nova dialogue options, improves Wilheim's dialogue, includes a short lore introduction to the world, and changes the Kyoto arrival music.
Developer's description
A couple of years after your mother's demise, you barely got by each day.
Emotionally crushed and facing the harsh reality of the world, you get an invitation to KRI (Kyoto Research Institute)
A strange proposition, but it's better than nothing...
Little you know it will uncover a whole new world, after all you wanted to meet new faces.
That world... It will test your very morals and your humanity.
Will you succumb to despair or bloodlust? Or will you succeed and perhaps change the world?
After all, "Idleness is the root of all evil."
v0.1.4
BUG FIXES!
- Fixed some animations not working due to directory restructuring... (Nova no longer disappears in her demonstration)
- Fixed a bug on start which caused a soft crash related to Nova's prototype dialogue.
- Fixed a crash on Spanish Translation due to a misspelt variable.
- Fixed the textbox appearing in scenes where it shouldn't
Changes!
- Added new dialogue options for Nova.
- Improved Wilheim's dialogue
- Added a small lore-dump introduction to the world.
- Changed Kyoto's arrival music.
v0.1.3
Overhauled STATS System. (From 7 STATS to 5 STATS, easier to track and easier to focus.)
Backstories now are more focused on each stat.
Code stability improvements (More robust, less prone to crash).
Added 4 portrait sets.
Transparent UI added (Toxic Wizard's recommendation),
Polished Localization and added instructions on how to translate traits and statuses (you can find it in the "tl" folder.
Fixed some traits not making certain dialogue variations available.
Grammar revision, easier to read dialogue. (Rhona is now less Irish.)
Android version will be 720p lossless, improving framerates and size. (Next version)
v0.1.2
Fixed "comic_pained" expressions, no longer characters will 'disappear' after such an expression.,
Fixed a heartbeat audio looping non-stop, Janus is no longer constantly on edge of fainting when his perception is high.
Fixed an error with (chosen_location) when a day passed, the function is more robust.,
Added more code for controlling audio, this will make it less complex and buggy.,
Added mentions in credits! And in the end of the game!,
Added a new cursor! This can be toggled on the Preferences menu! (Thanks MagicHarem!),
Changed some credits dialogue, Nova is now informed that KERI is in fact, NOT READY.
Reworked "Security Guard" APC scene, it now has a "sequenced loop".,
Polished some dialogues and text.,
Added the possibility of viewing Nova's and Rhona's H-Scenes in the same playthrough.
Fixed a visual bug in the end screen.,
Isley's whispers are now louder.
Experimental Latin American Translation (Ahora puedes jugar en español!).
v0.1
Initial Release
- Aprox
1750 images
,
400 beautifully made renders
.
- Aprox
30 animations
,
20 of them H-Animations
with various angles and finishers.
- SFX and Music for a more immersive experience.
- STATS Framework
(Yes, despite the game being bleak and dark, sex is mostly pure? Yet no worries, I do have ways to make it lovingly extreme.)
Player reviews
Player rating4.5 / 5 · 2 ratings
Written reviews2 · avg 4.5★
Positive (4–5★)100%
Latest review2025-11-24
WatchWaitWhisper2025-11-24★★★★★
A promising start with no real major flaws- though I do worry with how many stats are introduced that the dev might be setting themself an impossible task, I at least look forward to seeing whether or not they can…
John Stargazer2025-08-09★★★★★
Tried the game out of curiosity. Was initially hesitant due to the stated Dark feel of the setting, and the initial information about the STATs and backstories didn't exactly win me over. Then I actually go in depth with the…
★★★★★(2)
