Secrets in Focus is a Ren'Py visual novel from Studio BMK that blends humor and romance around a mystery close to home. You play a male protagonist who starts as a systems engineer at a model agency while living with Ember, a fiery redhead fashion influencer whose family becomes tied to the disappearance of model Mara. The story offers branching routes and multiple endings, with five main love interests and a cast that includes Blair, Lea, Anaru, Hana, and others. It uses animated 2D/AI CG art and aims for believable one-on-one relationships, with an optional single FFM route.
The current build is Day 8, released August 1, 2026, and development is ongoing. It runs on Windows, Linux, Mac, and Android in English without censorship. The latest update adds a full beach day with the main cast, five afternoon routes, massage and shower scenes, an optional date with Blair, and throuple progress involving the protagonist, Ember, and Blair. It also includes a troublesome cliffhanger, 42,661 words, 6,890 code lines, 10 new backgrounds, two new songs, and four animated sex scenes.
Developer's description
Secrets in Focus
is a visual novel that incorporates a lot of humor with romance, while an overarching mystery hits close to home.
You play as the male MC, living together with
Ember
- a beautiful, fiery redhead roommate (or sister when using the patch) who inherited enough money to spend her days as a 'fashion influencer'. But all the money in the world can't protect her from the drama that comes to light.
Mara
, a model connected to the model agency where you start working as a systems engineer, has disappeared and the story seems to be deeply entangled with Ember's family.
Spoiler
The game will have several different branches and endings, depending on your choices along the way. Some endings are romantic, others bittersweet, and a few may leave you emotionally wrecked.
You will need different playthroughs to see all branches and scenes.
The story begins with MC starting his new job, where several colorful and unique characters fill your day:
*
Blair,
a razor-tongued IT team lead. A goth with zero patience for management nonsense or user incompetence
*
Hana,
a junior stylist who appears shy, but may be smarter and more insightful than she seems
*
Anaru
, a bubbly Polynesian barista who works in the coffee shop across the street from the agency
*
Mark, y
our best friend who works as a photographer, having to deal with gorgeous, but often annoying models
*
Vanessa,
former model and current owner (and cougar) of the agency, whose motives are suspiciously hard to read
*
Indica, t
he free spirited yoga teacher giving you life lessons on how to best align your 'large chakra'
*
Lea
, blonde bombshell model who seems dumb, but looks can be deceiving
*
Nigel
, insufferable Operations Manager who memorized every management buzzword, except on how to use them efficiently
There are five main love interests (Ember, Blair, Lea, Anaru and Hana) and several other characters who will provide MC with some 'good times'.
Secrets in Focus
is meant to be a largely realistic mystery, with lots of romance, sexual encounters and plot twists. Realistic means no harem, no NTR, no cuckold, no gangbangs. Expect believable relationships centered primarily on one-on-one romances, with the option of a single FFM relationship.
There is no lesbian sex without MC present. The FFM relationship will have threesome scenes, but the entire relationship is avoidable.
2026-08-01: Day 8
A full beach day with the entire cast together for the first time
5 different afternoon routes, 4 of which end in sex
Massage room session with Anaru
Bedroom scene with Lea, all about handing over control
Shy but very brave Hana in the massage room
Shower scene with Ember
Optional evening date with Blair, ending at her apartment (same as Day7 if you didn't get it there)
Optional throuple conversation and progress between MC, Ember and Blair
A troublesome cliffhanger for one LI
Numbers:
42,661 words
6,890 lines of code
10 new backgrounds
2 new songs, now 43 in total
4 sex scenes with 44 animations (Anaru, Ember, Hana and Lea)
2026-05-22: Day 7 - part 2
Further character development and peek into the lives of the LI's
5 different evening dates, 4 of which result in sex, sex and more sex
Dinner and sex with Ember
Dinner and sex with Blair
Dinner and sex with Lea
Painting session at Anaru's studio, ending in sex
50 amazing sex animations
First anal sex scene
Cliffhanger with development of the disappearance of Mara
Numbers:
24,650 words
4,280 lines of code
13 new backgrounds
Several new songs, now 40 in total
4 sex scenes with 50 animations (Ember, Blair, Lea and Anaru)
2026-04-10: Day 7 - part 1
Dialogue polish (Day 1–6)
The most common piece of feedback I've received is that the humor and sarcasm between characters can be a bit much. I've gone back and rewritten quite a few dialogue sections across Day 1 through 6 to tone it down. Not removing the humor entirely, just making it a little more balanced.
Lea is now a Love Interest! After many requests, Lea has been officially upgraded to a full Love Interest. She'll have a much bigger role in the story going forward. The full relationship overview (with points per girl) will be shown at the end of Day 7 Part 2. The current LIs are: Anaru, Blair, Ember, Hana, and Lea.
New animation + mobile phone rework
Lea's OnlyCheers scene in Day 6 has been updated, the final image has been replaced with an animation (a treat for feet lovers ). Due to the explicite nature, I'm not allowed to add it here separately. This change required a rework of the in-game phone system, which can now also play videos.
Mark's love life
Mark's romantic future is in your hands. If you're not pursuing Anaru or Lea yourself, there will be a possibility to set Mark up with one of them, this will become part of the story.
Numbers:
15,750 words
2,430 lines of code
10 new backgrounds
Several new songs, now 35 in total
2 sex scenes with 9 animations (one with Blair, one with a
somewhat
new character, it's a surprise )
2026-02-13: Chapter 3 - Day 6 (version 2, with animations)
Added the first animations!
Previous sex scenes rewritten to incorporate the animations
UI overhaul
Added Start of Day images, including day titles
2026-01-23: Chapter 3 - Day 6
Over 3500 lines of code
Roughly 2.20h of gameplay for one single branch
Walking lunch in the park with Hana
Flirting and an invitation from Vanessa
More images from Lea for her OnlyCheers page
A large scene at the punk rock show with Blair and Ember
A large scene at home playing Truth or Dare
Start of the possible FFM relationship
A cliffhanger ending
2025-11-23: Chapter 3 - Day 5 patch (Ember as a friend)
2025-11-23: Chapter 3 - Day 5
Over 2000 lines of code
Lunchdate with Anaru
Big shopping and pizza experience with Ember
Helping Lea with her OnlyCheers page, she shares a bit too much
A dreamy ending of the day
Deepening of the relationship with Blair
2025-10-27: version 0.22
To comply with Patreon and Steam rules: Rewrote the script so that Ember always is your roommate, no choice anymore for her being your stepsister. Use the incest patch if you want Ember to be your sister. The patch will never be available on Patreon or Steam. The patch will work for all future versions.
Added an in-game phone gui. Rewrote the several text messages so that it uses the phone. The phone will be used for messages to and from other characters, plus for receiving photos from the other characters. I'm unable to test myself, but it should work on the Android port once a new version is released by KoGa3.
2025-10-25: version 0.21
Corrected the maximum relation points to be earned for Blair
Fixed a spelling error
2025-10-19: Chapter 2 (version 0.20)
Over 3500 lines of code
4 new locations
Introduction (and more ;-) of new character Indica
Introduction of new character Lea
Reworked main menu
Relationship points overview at the end of the chapter
Characters now blink naturally for a more immersive experience
Thank you page at the end of the chapter
Reworked some dialogue and multiple images in Chapter 1
Updated the tags and planned tags
2025-10-04: Chapter 1 (version 0.12)
Added an option to set the relationship status with Ember (to avoid problems with Patreon)
Fixed a few small bugs
Changes some background art
2025-09-20: Chapter 1 (version 0.11)
Fixed a bug with mc's name
Removed the dev 4th wall breaks
2025-09-19: Chapter 1 (version 0.10)
Initial Release
Player reviews
Player rating5.0 / 5 · 24 ratings
Written reviews24 · avg 4.5★
Positive (4–5★)88%
Latest review2026-05-15
What players say
Most players rate it highly for visuals and writing, though some find visuals inconsistent and dialogue repetitive.
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Players like
Strong visuals and high-quality AI art
Engaging writing, witty dialogue, and story
Attractive, likable characters and love interests
Choices feel meaningful in romance routes
Common complaints
Visuals often stay static during long conversations
Constant sarcastic banter can feel repetitive
Image details sometimes lack consistency
Best for players who enjoy story-driven adult VNs with strong art.
Summarised from 20 written player reviews.
MaxG772026-05-15★★★★★
Not much to say about this one other than it is a game with with a lot of potential that probably needs more dev time to reach its potential. Art is good, characters are good, story is solid. But at…
burrito1072026-04-22★★★★★
Played Ch.3 Day 7v1 This is a very good game. Maybe not perfect, but I think it still deserves 5 stars. The artwork is very well done (both the main game and the more cartoon-y game within the game) -…
sonderishere2026-04-21★★★★★
Fantastic three-way dynamic with Ember and Blair, great visuals but the main flaw is consistency. everchanging details ruin immersion. Not really interested in any of the other girls, but waiting excitedly to see the continuatio n E+B!!