We want it on Steam but Steam did not accept us due to the adult nature of the game. If you want an adult game on Steam you are basically playing Russian roulette and hope you get a nice reviewer/tester, we didn't... they usually give no second chances no matter if the reviewer's judgment was right or wrong, and even if you change things they don't even look at your game again. I know it sounds very silly but sadly that is how big company's like this work, happened to many other adult games. We are still trying to get on Steam but we don't know if they will ever allow the game on steam. It is really sad...
Itch is much nicer to developers than Steam is. Also Steam takes a whopping 30% of all sales, itch just takes 10% for doing the same thing. So honestly, they deserve the money much more. There is no big disadvantage in buying here, you can even add the game to the Steam library manually if you want to start it via Steam.
Well that's just Steam, I have no idea how Kagura Games manages to get the game on Steam maybe because they had the customized version from the beginning and you can just download the +18 patch for free from the Kagura Games website as a player.
This doesn't seem to be a problem on Steam.
For a few years now you can only install and play adult games/DLC via Steam Key on Steam if you live in Germany for example.
Steam can be really picky about which games they have on there. But one thing i can see why they said no is because there was a school in the game. they really dont like that for some reason
It's a collage, and we asked steam and this is one of the few things we know from them that it is not the issue. They refused to tell the actual issue, tho.
always hard to say as it depends on how fast you play and if you rush/skip dialogues. But probably around 3-5h for the main story, and 7-10h to do everything. The main story is not gonna get much longer but the side content like more optional dating sequences with the girls. But that is really hard to estimate for the future :)
I think the game overall so far been pretty good. I do like the romance scenes with certain characters. I feel some positions could use better adjustments since you can see his thing sometimes pass through and I personally cant wait for pregnancy to be added.
I have a Question... I bought a house and moved a girl there, is there a way to reset it and move another girl there? Becouse I changed my Mind. Thanks
Maybe you got a save before it? Also currently, her standing next to you in the new house is the only thing it does. By the time it influences more we are going to allow swaping or multiple girls.
Two questions: Do I need to start over with a new version? And how far along is this game? It's not important but I like to know how long before a game is complete or have a rough estimate.
Your saves keep working with new versions :) It is a complete experience with an ending, but we are steadily adding additional content and improvements. Currently, there is no ETA for when we are done adding things :)
Cheats are a Patreon-only feature, they are connected to the different tiers, there is no way to sell them here. But in all honesty, you don't need cheats, the game is not grindy or anything.
May I ask what you grind money for? All you need to buy is a crowbar, which is delivering pizza 1-2 times depending on skill. If you want to buy presents, that is optional you can also level up other ways like just talking or interacting with the girl. Also doing a space mission for drop gives 50 dollars, which can buy tons of gifts.
My game doesn't let me progress in the part where Lloyd says: " You can be pissed off if you want,but that won't fix anything. I'll need your help regardless" then my character procceed to look right and then nothing happens. Can't move or procceed. I am assuming his sister was suppose to talk but the game just doesn't do anything.
Thanks for the hard work. I had to skip that part since I was giving the option to go to bed but the rest of the game has been nice. Looking forward for engagement and pregnancy in a future update. Also once you buy the new home do you get to choose to default spawn on the morning there if you sleep on it?
I got the 0.20 public release on Patreon; are the supporter-tier features (like sex) unlocked in the itch.io version? Are there any paywalls in this one?
this game has to have an update for Android, where you can have an adventure mode, have a map where you can explore and much more, just like the PC version.
wonderful game with wonderful graphics. but........ the bike ridding feels really weird. like your not on a bike at all. its mostly the turning and the motion. maybe get a better idea of bike ridding from how GTA does it.
also getting around the city can be a bit slow even with the bike. a lot of bugs and glitches but overall a really great job!
(Edit) also try not to use 7ZIP a lot of people don't know how to use it and its also outdated. Mega is the most common used and simple.
loll don't use the most efficient and easiest to use of all zipper and it is not outdated, maybe you don't know how to use it but it doesn't make it bad
I posted this 54 days ago and you respond to me why? do you really have nothing better to do with your life. go touch grass and get off your lazy ass and go for a run man.
Hello, I appreciate the game and follow the evolution every day thank you very much for your work. I wanted to inform you of the bug that I found. The mission with violet when we have to go to the beach at the end of the scene with the cabin, when violet leaves the beach if we are going to talk to her it takes us back to the store to choose the swimsuit and that in the evening so afterwards it is impossible to leave the store. I also noticed that in the pizzeria there were people sitting in the evening while the pizzeria was closing. There are also sometimes bugs when using the doors. it would also be cool to be able to make women pregnant, have your own house, a vehicle like a car or motorcycle to get around in addition to the bike, get married, have children, have other jobs
The game has a lot of potential, but it seems to suffer from its own ambition, as there's a lot of stuff but much of it seems unpolished. I'm looking forward to future improvements.
I have a lot of things I could suggest, but these are what I considered most urgent (1 and 4 involve spoilers, especially 1):
1. The lack of camera control in the "pirate world" is really frustrating. If you are going to stick with this weird point-and-click interface (personally, I would not, as it feels very jarring and awkward compared to the rest of the game---why can't you just use WASD to move and E to interact like on everything else?), you need to add some camera controls so that the player doesn't get stuck at the edge of a screen struggling to figure out how to click in order to move just to get a camera angle where they can see what's going on.
2. During sex scenes, the "H to hide UI" does not appear to work. This is frustrating, because the scenes are much more immersive with the UI hidden (especially the text instructions on the side), but you can't determine pleasure level or end the scene without the UI, so you have to mouse over the reveal button and then go to the end button when you want to finish. Definitely you need to fix that implementation, and I would also like a hotkey to finish the scene without revealing the UI.
3. The masturbation minigame is surprisingly good, and I'd like to see it replicated in the sex scenes (slower, so that the scene isn't forced to end immediately---honestly I'd slow down the masturbation too!). Instead of rewarding you with dexterity, it could reward you with more affection from the character you're having sex with. Controlling your pace so that you give enough pleasure to your partner but not going so fast you ejaculate immediately is, honestly, a big part of learning to be good at sex. (You can also make an option to turn it off for players who just want the fun part without the challenge.)
4. I just finished the current content for Ginger, and the scene where you show her your penis doesn't make sense. She comments that it's not "big like the movies", but the character is a complete shower: His penis is the same size flaccid and erect. So you need to either change that scene (maybe she comments on it not being hard, instead of being small?), or change the character model so that the flaccid penis is much smaller. Personally I'd prefer the latter, but I'm sure the former is easier to implement.
I don't disagree with point 2, but this seems like a parody game and they seem to be parodying the point and click games of the 90s (the Monkey Island games in particular)
Just wondering but what version would this one be compared to the Gamejolt version, i know that is a lot older than the this one, but how far is it? As GJ is removing all adult content, i was just really curious about that
don't worry about my last comment I was able to open it with ezyzip and I would like to ask for your permission to create mods for your game because your files are not encrypted and if you don't want me to I wont but I suggest you encrypt your files.
if possible could you link me the 7zip. website or download link cuz my computer cant verify if the one im using is safe or not and I will not allow it administrator. thx
I've definitely gotten my money's worth so far, but the priorities of what has been done seems odd. Like the sex scenes are very bare bones (basically just animations you choose from a drop down box) but instead of making them more developed, you added a space shooter segment?
i had the version before the payment system went live, there was no where near $27 (wtf is a USD) worth of content. all i can say is, you're prolly some yuppie who doesnt know the value of the dollar, or the value of coding to a mass-market. the price here says that we should be getting at least 1/4 of an AAA games worth. no way thats happening. removing it from my recommendations list. id hate to be associated with such a dodgy marketing model.
Sorry to hear that's how you think about it. Just wondering where do you get $27 from, it is supposed to be $19.99. (USD is the normal dollar, stands for US Dollar I think)
The game is easily 10h+ and there is a lot of work put into it that's why we thought it is worth the price.
Again sorry if the game is not meeting your expectations, feel free to refund it if you like.
10 hours? is there like, a secret access area or something? there was the mission to the school, and chasing some girl around the park and that was referred to as a 'date', the ghost girl mission, and that was it.. oh, and you could ride a bike around delivering pizzas or something.. like, an hours worth of content tops. if there was more content, you should make it accessible, cos you dont go from an hours worth of content to "10+" in one update a few months later. doesnt happen, ever. what there was, was interesting, but not 1/4 of an AAA games worth of interesting. and yes, USD is american dollars, not "normal" dollars, which exchanges to 28 normal dollars, today. a AAA game is usually $80 normal dollars, so that puts your price a closer to 1/3 of a AAA game. perhaps you have confused "effort" with "value". i put a whole lot of effort into my employment, but there no way my boss is paying me what i think my efforts are worth.. i just dont add that much value to him
Most players indeed report 10h playtime, if you don't skip all text ofc. And yes there is a lot more content than you mentioned. You must have just played the free demo.
You only listed the demos content. Oh and USD is the currency used for the United States idk what you mean by normal dollar there is no "normal" dollar
Have you done dating sequences with Violet or Coira, or done some stuff with the date action menu? This is where the most adult stuff happens. For adult scenes, well yes they are mostly just animations. But the BJ is pretty special you can control it with your mouse. Do you have any suggestions on how to improve adult scenes?
And yes we know the normal game to adult game ratio is quite a bit different compared to other adult games but we want to make a game that is not just focused around the adult part but also has some cool normal parts, that's why we put a lot of work in both :)
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I can't play v.27 when I launch it nothing opens but in my task manager it shows that it's open.
and the version before worked for you? v.27 has been out on Patreon for 10 days and first time I hear of this issue.
Yeah when I launch it from itch it launches v.24 instead, so I tried to launch from the folder but it doesn't launch for me.
try installing this located in the game folder: MonolithBay\Engine\Extras\Redist\en-us\UE4PrereqSetup_x64.exe
Maybe you are missing some requirements.
So it seemed to already be installed, so I uninstalled and then reinstalled it but it hasn't changed anything unfortunately .
when does the new update come out?
check out the FAQ in the description :)
Will the game also be released on Steam?
If so you will also get a Steam Key if you buy it via itch.io
We want it on Steam but Steam did not accept us due to the adult nature of the game. If you want an adult game on Steam you are basically playing Russian roulette and hope you get a nice reviewer/tester, we didn't... they usually give no second chances no matter if the reviewer's judgment was right or wrong, and even if you change things they don't even look at your game again. I know it sounds very silly but sadly that is how big company's like this work, happened to many other adult games. We are still trying to get on Steam but we don't know if they will ever allow the game on steam. It is really sad...
Itch is much nicer to developers than Steam is. Also Steam takes a whopping 30% of all sales, itch just takes 10% for doing the same thing. So honestly, they deserve the money much more. There is no big disadvantage in buying here, you can even add the game to the Steam library manually if you want to start it via Steam.
Well that's just Steam, I have no idea how Kagura Games manages to get the game on Steam maybe because they had the customized version from the beginning and you can just download the +18 patch for free from the Kagura Games website as a player.
This doesn't seem to be a problem on Steam.
For a few years now you can only install and play adult games/DLC via Steam Key on Steam if you live in Germany for example.
Thanks for the answer though.
Steam can be really picky about which games they have on there. But one thing i can see why they said no is because there was a school in the game. they really dont like that for some reason
It's a collage, and we asked steam and this is one of the few things we know from them that it is not the issue. They refused to tell the actual issue, tho.
can i make my character for mc?
Currently just what you can edit in the new game settings.
meaning the one that already preset?
you can open the new game setting in the pause menu
How did it come to this? On startup?
yes that screen is main menu . i tried to restart the game and i come this screen
First time I have seen this happen to anyone, did you already do the standard things like updating graphics card and drivers?
yes i did but i dont know how to fix this :(
do you have this issue with other unreal engine games?
How many hours of content do you plan on having by End of game. How many are available to play today?
always hard to say as it depends on how fast you play and if you rush/skip dialogues. But probably around 3-5h for the main story, and 7-10h to do everything. The main story is not gonna get much longer but the side content like more optional dating sequences with the girls. But that is really hard to estimate for the future :)
I think the game overall so far been pretty good. I do like the romance scenes with certain characters. I feel some positions could use better adjustments since you can see his thing sometimes pass through and I personally cant wait for pregnancy to be added.
I have a Question... I bought a house and moved a girl there, is there a way to reset it and move another girl there? Becouse I changed my Mind. Thanks
currently not, but that is something on our todo list.
o...so I must start new game ? :(
Maybe you got a save before it? Also currently, her standing next to you in the new house is the only thing it does. By the time it influences more we are going to allow swaping or multiple girls.
Two questions: Do I need to start over with a new version? And how far along is this game? It's not important but I like to know how long before a game is complete or have a rough estimate.
Your saves keep working with new versions :)
It is a complete experience with an ending, but we are steadily adding additional content and improvements. Currently, there is no ETA for when we are done adding things :)
No prob, it's like counting down until Xmas. Good luck, I'll send some feedback later.
I wonder when we buy the game do we get accese to the cheats or at least to some of them?
Cheats are a Patreon-only feature, they are connected to the different tiers, there is no way to sell them here. But in all honesty, you don't need cheats, the game is not grindy or anything.
From the demo i played i remember grinding the money was annoying
So i was hopping we at least get the cheat for free money if we bought the game
May I ask what you grind money for?
All you need to buy is a crowbar, which is delivering pizza 1-2 times depending on skill.
If you want to buy presents, that is optional you can also level up other ways like just talking or interacting with the girl. Also doing a space mission for drop gives 50 dollars, which can buy tons of gifts.
When the game was free i wanted to grind out money for the t-shirts, but i got bored quick of how the grind was boring
My game doesn't let me progress in the part where Lloyd says: " You can be pissed off if you want,but that won't fix anything. I'll need your help regardless" then my character procceed to look right and then nothing happens. Can't move or procceed. I am assuming his sister was suppose to talk but the game just doesn't do anything.
Uploaded a fixed version, sorry about that.
Thanks for the hard work. I had to skip that part since I was giving the option to go to bed but the rest of the game has been nice. Looking forward for engagement and pregnancy in a future update. Also once you buy the new home do you get to choose to default spawn on the morning there if you sleep on it?
I am having the same problem. I just purchased and downloaded the most recent version.
for some reason itch did not update the download, now it should be updated
0.24 is out on Patreon...
Out now, sorry for the delay. Check out latest dev post for everything new :)
the new update is coming soon?
Out now, check out latest dev post for everything new :)
Do I still need to support on patreon to get cheats, or is there a separate code for those who paid here on itch.io?
Cheat codes are a Patreon only feature related to support tiers, there is no way to sell something like this on itch.
Btw new update out now, check out latest dev post for everything new :)
What's the date for the new update and does it contain engage feature?
Out now. No engagement yet, but you can move together. Check out the latest dev post for everything new :)
is there a free demo?
Sorry, there is no demo available on itch.io
I got the 0.20 public release on Patreon; are the supporter-tier features (like sex) unlocked in the itch.io version? Are there any paywalls in this one?
Everything is unlocked in the itch version. Just cheat codes are Patreon only
will this be on steam I don't have a way to buy it on here
We are trying to release it there. But no guarantee they take us.
PC version update? Why always 0.21.
It's been two months ago. Need new version.
But I'm not Patreon Supporter.
Updates on itch are once every three months. See our first dev post for more info.
this game has to have an update for Android, where you can have an adventure mode, have a map where you can explore and much more, just like the PC version.
An Android version would be awesome. We will try to make it work when the PC version is done. This will not be easy though, so no promises. :)
Pls do it. It be so cool for doesn't have a pc
Android version not working?
The android version is not the full game, it is just the adult sandbox. Also, it is currently only available on Patreon.
wonderful game with wonderful graphics. but........ the bike ridding feels really weird. like your not on a bike at all. its mostly the turning and the motion. maybe get a better idea of bike ridding from how GTA does it.
also getting around the city can be a bit slow even with the bike. a lot of bugs and glitches but overall a really great job!
(Edit) also try not to use 7ZIP a lot of people don't know how to use it and its also outdated. Mega is the most common used and simple.
Thank your for the feedback :)
loll don't use the most efficient and easiest to use of all zipper and it is not outdated, maybe you don't know how to use it but it doesn't make it bad
and some people can't use Mega so...
I posted this 54 days ago and you respond to me why? do you really have nothing better to do with your life. go touch grass and get off your lazy ass and go for a run man.
I guess there is something weird with the date thing on itch as the date showed as a much more current message at the time that I wrote...
Doesn't change anything about my previous message
and I find your reply most funny and ironic
Have a nice day
haha sorry man I wasn't having the best day that day, sorry about the rude comment. have a good day to you too.
Cool! :)
Hello, I appreciate the game and follow the evolution every day thank you very much for your work. I wanted to inform you of the bug that I found. The mission with violet when we have to go to the beach at the end of the scene with the cabin, when violet leaves the beach if we are going to talk to her it takes us back to the store to choose the swimsuit and that in the evening so afterwards it is impossible to leave the store. I also noticed that in the pizzeria there were people sitting in the evening while the pizzeria was closing. There are also sometimes bugs when using the doors. it would also be cool to be able to make women pregnant, have your own house, a vehicle like a car or motorcycle to get around in addition to the bike, get married, have children, have other jobs
Thank you for the hint!
How do i request a refund?
https://itch.io/t/129454/how-are-refunds-handled
The game has a lot of potential, but it seems to suffer from its own ambition, as there's a lot of stuff but much of it seems unpolished. I'm looking forward to future improvements.
I have a lot of things I could suggest, but these are what I considered most urgent (1 and 4 involve spoilers, especially 1):
1. The lack of camera control in the "pirate world" is really frustrating. If you are going to stick with this weird point-and-click interface (personally, I would not, as it feels very jarring and awkward compared to the rest of the game---why can't you just use WASD to move and E to interact like on everything else?), you need to add some camera controls so that the player doesn't get stuck at the edge of a screen struggling to figure out how to click in order to move just to get a camera angle where they can see what's going on.
2. During sex scenes, the "H to hide UI" does not appear to work. This is frustrating, because the scenes are much more immersive with the UI hidden (especially the text instructions on the side), but you can't determine pleasure level or end the scene without the UI, so you have to mouse over the reveal button and then go to the end button when you want to finish. Definitely you need to fix that implementation, and I would also like a hotkey to finish the scene without revealing the UI.
3. The masturbation minigame is surprisingly good, and I'd like to see it replicated in the sex scenes (slower, so that the scene isn't forced to end immediately---honestly I'd slow down the masturbation too!). Instead of rewarding you with dexterity, it could reward you with more affection from the character you're having sex with. Controlling your pace so that you give enough pleasure to your partner but not going so fast you ejaculate immediately is, honestly, a big part of learning to be good at sex. (You can also make an option to turn it off for players who just want the fun part without the challenge.)
4. I just finished the current content for Ginger, and the scene where you show her your penis doesn't make sense. She comments that it's not "big like the movies", but the character is a complete shower: His penis is the same size flaccid and erect. So you need to either change that scene (maybe she comments on it not being hard, instead of being small?), or change the character model so that the flaccid penis is much smaller. Personally I'd prefer the latter, but I'm sure the former is easier to implement.
I don't disagree with point 2, but this seems like a parody game and they seem to be parodying the point and click games of the 90s (the Monkey Island games in particular)
Get the new version and run it. Your save files will be there automatically.
Just wondering but what version would this one be compared to the Gamejolt version, i know that is a lot older than the this one, but how far is it? As GJ is removing all adult content, i was just really curious about that
Gamejolt only has the free demo witch ends before the first time you enter the portal, which is pretty early in the games main story :)
Ooh ok, i do wish i could buy it, but i got to wait for the time being sadly
If you purchase it off of itch.io what pateron version would this be?
Also, what exactly is in the 0.16 demos content vs 0.15?
The version here is currently equal to Patreon version 0.18. It will get free updates every 3 months (meaning it will get 0.21).
The free versions on Patreon are just a demo and end before the first time you enter the portal.
To find information about what is new in each month's update you can go through our public post on Patreon.
don't worry about my last comment I was able to open it with ezyzip and I would like to ask for your permission to create mods for your game because your files are not encrypted and if you don't want me to I wont but I suggest you encrypt your files.
We don't mind mods, the files are not encrypted on purpose :)
if possible could you link me the 7zip. website or download link cuz my computer cant verify if the one im using is safe or not and I will not allow it administrator. thx
That's the one I used https://www.7-zip.org
Cheats are only in the Patreon version
HOW DO i OPEN AND RUN THE .7z file? im on windows 10 or 11
Download the tool 7zip. Extract our game archive with it and run the MonolithBay.exe
Are you planning to bring it to steam?
We want to but there have been issues from Steam's side of things. Sadly we don't know if and when :/
I've definitely gotten my money's worth so far, but the priorities of what has been done seems odd. Like the sex scenes are very bare bones (basically just animations you choose from a drop down box) but instead of making them more developed, you added a space shooter segment?
i had the version before the payment system went live, there was no where near $27 (wtf is a USD) worth of content.
all i can say is, you're prolly some yuppie who doesnt know the value of the dollar, or the value of coding to a mass-market.
the price here says that we should be getting at least 1/4 of an AAA games worth. no way thats happening.
removing it from my recommendations list. id hate to be associated with such a dodgy marketing model.
Sorry to hear that's how you think about it. Just wondering where do you get $27 from, it is supposed to be $19.99. (USD is the normal dollar, stands for US Dollar I think)
The game is easily 10h+ and there is a lot of work put into it that's why we thought it is worth the price.
Again sorry if the game is not meeting your expectations, feel free to refund it if you like.
10 hours?
is there like, a secret access area or something? there was the mission to the school, and chasing some girl around the park and that was referred to as a 'date', the ghost girl mission, and that was it..
oh, and you could ride a bike around delivering pizzas or something.. like, an hours worth of content tops. if there was more content, you should make it accessible, cos you dont go from an hours worth of content to "10+" in one update a few months later. doesnt happen, ever. what there was, was interesting, but not 1/4 of an AAA games worth of interesting.
and yes, USD is american dollars, not "normal" dollars, which exchanges to 28 normal dollars, today. a AAA game is usually $80 normal dollars, so that puts your price a closer to 1/3 of a AAA game.
perhaps you have confused "effort" with "value".
i put a whole lot of effort into my employment, but there no way my boss is paying me what i think my efforts are worth.. i just dont add that much value to him
Most players indeed report 10h playtime, if you don't skip all text ofc. And yes there is a lot more content than you mentioned. You must have just played the free demo.
You only listed the demos content. Oh and USD is the currency used for the United States idk what you mean by normal dollar there is no "normal" dollar
i'm not the one claiming there is a "normal dollar". $19USD is/was $27AUD..
so, i was right hey? i did play the version before the $19 version
Have you done dating sequences with Violet or Coira, or done some stuff with the date action menu? This is where the most adult stuff happens. For adult scenes, well yes they are mostly just animations. But the BJ is pretty special you can control it with your mouse. Do you have any suggestions on how to improve adult scenes?
And yes we know the normal game to adult game ratio is quite a bit different compared to other adult games but we want to make a game that is not just focused around the adult part but also has some cool normal parts, that's why we put a lot of work in both :)
Very interesting so far, but is there a way to change your characters name? I think I overlooked it but I genuinely can't find it lmao
Thank you. You can only choose a name when you start a new game. You can't change it afterwards.
Is there an Android port of the full game planned, or is it only going to be limited to just the character creator?
We are going to try one when the PC version of the game is done.
really good game i hope to see the following soon
Hello! I need some help. I can't open the game It said "Failed to open descriptor file ../../../MonolithBay.uproject"
[Solve] I just download Mega version and It's work completely fine now.