CarbonBlue's Unleashed, a slice of life visual novel, is built in Ren'Py with 3D rendered animated scenes. It follows a male protagonist arriving for his first year of college after an early dorm fire forces students to find new housing. His father's old friend offers him a room with her and her two daughters. The story leans on humor, romance, and relationships rather than a clear plot, letting player choices shape interactions.
The current build is v0.7.0b, released June 1, 2025 for Windows, Mac, and Linux in English. It is uncensored. Development continues, and this beta version includes about 700 renders and 9 animations. The developer warns that the next update will wipe existing saves. Earlier updates expanded Episode 6, added choices, reset episode variables, and upgraded character models from Genesis 3 to Genesis 8, with a four part branching ending.
Developer's description
Unleashed is a slice of life Visual Novel designed to play around with your expectations. To do that it begins in the stereotypical way that many VN's begin. You might see hints throughout that allude to things being a little different.
You, the male main character, are on your way to your first year in college. An early fire at the dorms has left the student body scrambling to find alternative housing. Luckily, your father is old friends with a local mother and her two daughters, and she was kind enough to offer you a room.
Slice of Life
"A storytelling technique that presents a seemingly arbitrary sample of a character's life, which often lacks a coherent plot, conflict, or ending." Unleashed does not have any exposition or a clearly defined story. It is about your interactions and relationships with the characters.
There is no plot.
v0.7.0b
- Around 700 renders
- 9 animations
- Warning: next update will wipe out your saves
v0.6.5b
This update adds an additional scene to Episode 6 and implements several options that were disabled in the prior release.
Reset Ep6 variables at the beginning of the Episode. This should prevent future problems.
I am calling this a beta because this is the most complex coding I have ever done and I'm pretty sure there's going to be a mistake or two in there somewhere. If you find any errors let me know and I'll correct them as soon as I can.
v0.6b2
~400 renders
characters upgraded from Genesis 3 to Genesis 8
4-part branching ending, so make sure to save at the point you see the endings branching off
V0.5v3
•A little over 400 renders
•Bunch of animations
•Fixed old ep1 scene where the MC's laptop was already in the room (thanks, JFR!)
•Finally fixed the name bug, but after a week in the ICU with covid it was broken again. Damn covid.
V0.5v2
• 310 or so renders
• 3 animations
• Fixed continuity error with Angel saying she saw something she didn't see if you refused Olivia.
• Fixed Angel's teeth - Thank you, wibble!
• Finally fixed the episode 1 name and peeking bugs, but then it broke again. Will attempt to fix it next update.
• Fixed the two train animations - Thank you, wibble!
V0.5v1
0.5v1 is part 1 of the 0.5 update.
-Around 200 renders
-My first two real animations. The looping needs work, which I hope to fix by Part 2.
-Corrected the spelling of Bobbitt so that it has two T's - Thanks, Sulring!
-Fixed typo - Thanks antediluvian!
-Unfortunately due to unforeseen difficulties I had to delay fixing the peeking and name bug, and hope to have those fixed in a future update. I apologize for the delay.
V0.4.1
-Dick fix! The Main Character's dick should now appear the same throughout. Can't have a VN with an inconsistent dick.
-Fixed an errant offset that appears to have occurred due to automated image resizing. Thanks, ayhsel for the discovery and a huge thanks to wibble for the fix!
-Corrected the background of the episode 4 renders with Shannon by the staircase.
-Fixed a couple typos in 0.4.
-Fixed an error when Shannon walked up the steps in 0.4.
-Still working on name error and peeking bug.
-Added another secret that none of you are going to find.
V0.4
Episode 4 Update
-Around 390 renders
Fixes
-Fixed several bad renders from previous versions
-Fixed a bad variable assignment
-Fixed the broken name change bug, but it broke again in testing. Will revisit in a future update.
V0.3.1
-Fixed "guy" name error.
-Fixed incorrect variable attributions.
v0.3.0
-Add a new day in the life of our hero.
-About 375 renders.
-Fixed a persistent bug that has been prohibiting name changes and forcing peeking on Shannon.
v0.2.1
-Fixed weird code aberrations that caused the name change and peeking on Shannon errors.
-Decreased serial-killerness of MC's intro stare by 48%.
-Fixed a few renders that had glitches or clipping issues.
-Fixed an incorrect name attribution.
-Made one of the clues slightly more overt.
-Added some additional club renders because it sucked that the MC didn't get his dance on.
-Denoised the bejeezus out of the club renders. They should look significantly better.
-Added music to one scene.
-Changed some of the music start and stop locations a little.
v0.2
-0.2 is around 250 renders.
-Fixed weird code aberrations that caused the name change and peeking on Shannon errors.
-Removed single choice options from 0.1.
-Renders are now saved at 95% quality. This reduces file size by a large amount and the quality difference shouldn't be noticeable. If it is noticeable let me know and I'll release a lossless version, but keep in mind the file size is going to get big quickly.
-Changed the font for names.
-Made the font smaller.
-Fixed a cosmetic error with Angel's body.
-Adjusted Angel's body. Now with 68% better ass.
-Decreased goofiness of Olivia's face in the parking garage hug.
-Added several variables - these are behind-the-scene bits of code that allow your choices to be remembered, like character honesty. HOWEVER, I have to warn you to not worry too much about these. Remember that this game is different. Min/maxing your stats isn't going to do you any good.
-Because of the new variables you need to start over from the beginning. I apologize for the inconvenience.
v0.1
First Release
- Around 150 renders
Player reviews
Player rating4.0 / 5 · 20 ratings
Written reviews20 · avg 3.5★
Positive (4–5★)55%
Latest review2025-12-01
What players say
Mostly positive for comedy and writing, but limited content, slow updates, and weak adult scenes lower appeal.
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Players like
Witty writing and funny dialogue make the game enjoyable.
Likable female characters and their interactions are praised.
Some players like the art, models, and animation quality.
Common complaints
Content is limited, with few updates and little adult material.
Adult scenes are brief, underdeveloped, or disappointing.
Story direction is weak, with little plot or pacing.
Best for players who enjoy witty dialogue and likable characters more than deep plots.
Summarised from 20 written player reviews.
loktron2025-12-01★★★★★
loving this game/novel love the humor I can't remember the last time I actually laughed out loud while playing a game I just got past the part where Shannon loses the bet and have already giggled several times great story…
Kaintfm2025-10-12★★★★★
There’s not much I can say about Unleashed because there’s not much there to discuss. Despite over 6 years of development, I was able to finish the current content in about two hours, of which there was barely any adult…
Mii882025-07-10★★★★★
Its great fun with lots of jokes and some brilliantly crafted characters with some great one-liners. Olivia is so good with a fantastic catchphrase. Surprisingly the weakest character is the MC, which is kind of refreshing. If it actually had…
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