The Demon Lord's Lover
A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android
About this game
The Demon Lord's Lover is a roguelite rpg and adult dating sim. Explore the demon lord's dungeon, battle enemies in turn-based, grid-based tactical combat, and get to know a colorful cast of characters.
⚠️ THIS GAME IS IN DEVELOPMENT ⚠️
In this version, there is:
- roguelite rpg gameplay (turn-based, grid-based, party-based, no permadeath)
- 9 romance-able characters (25+ animated HCGs)
In future versions, there will be:
- more characters and events
- improved character progression (more feats, moves, and items)
- improved dungeon (more themes and encounters)
Lost? Here is a no-spoiler guide.
Translations
Unofficial translations for Spanish, Russian, Chinese, and Korean can be found here. You can give feedback on the translations in the Discord.
Join the community
If you're interested in supporting this game's development, please consider joining the Patreon. Patrons get access to dev logs, dev builds, polls, and more.
If you're interested in joining the community, please come chat / give feedback / just hang out in the Discord.
Download
Install instructions
Windows
Extract the zip.
- Requirements: (at least) Windows 10 (21H1), x86_64
- Make sure the game's folder has a short path, e.g. "C:\Games\". Paths longer than ~140 characters can cause bugs.
Mac
Extract the zip.
- Requirements: (at least) macOS 12 Monterey
- If the app is "damaged", Open Terminal and run "xattr -cr /Applications/the-demon-lords-lover-*-mac.app".
Linux
Extract the zip.
- Requirements: x86_64
Android
Open the apk. Google Play Protect will show a warning. Click "More details" -> "Install anyways".
- Requirements: (at least) Android 7.1 (API 25)
Development log
Comments
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This is a great game most games like this a windows exclusive and I quite enjoy the controls for android.
Прикольно
Alguna traducción en español Some translation in Spanish
how i stard the game
oh i learned im slow with stuff me sorry
Suggestion: perhaps allow for a rebinding of the Confirm and Escape functions. its a pain to reach all over the keyboard to hit ESC key when playing with numPad.
This is possible. The actions are called "Select" and "Cancel".
then im probably blind
Edit: YOU CAN SCROLL THE OPTION PAGE!
The goon game I've looking for. It's awesome, dude, can't wait until you release more content
因为我看到中文翻译是用ai并且并不全
所以我自己去翻译了
游戏的内容量很多!😱
我花两个晚上翻译完了grammar.json
不过我无法使用Gitlab😢
我的游玩时间很短
游戏没有什么作弊功能
所以可能有很多错误😥
feel free to send me the files over discord
我上传至了Mega
https://mega.nz/file/EnVCEIaR#-9kv7X5bYMiFgP6utGCj0Bkkw4u-s30Vs-oOLmooF2E
Hi, I edited the translation and uploaded it here: https://gitgud.io/ayumu98/the-demon-lords-lover-translations
Let me know if there are any issues.
ty all
Game looks nice . Will recommend this to my friend and my GC
I wish i had more words to express how good this game is. From the actually enjoyable gameplay,to the INSANELY high quality pixel art,the fact this game is free doesn't do it justice! On top of that,the fact it runs on mobile is incredible. Truly a masterpiece, no exaggeration!
Aye wtf i just start playing for like 3 minutes and stop 20 minutes ago bc i have to get a dinner and now im back and there's new version? Da faq
I've been fixing bugs
I haven't play the game yet but from the screenshot it look amazing, ima edit my comment when finished playing
another great update, ayumu! Good luck on the game.
Thanks :)
Hello,could you tell me where to find the the roots of the heart plant for Kiri's quest? It's just that I've been looking for them for a long time and they're here.
B8
In case there are others asking this question. The dungeon is RNG, random, so the floor is the only thing to go off of.
The floor is B8. It should be obvious what the item is once you see it.
Good luck.
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I love this game! The H-scenes are fantastic, and the backstory with the girls makes it even better. The dungeon gameplay seems simple, but I ended up putting in a couple of hours without even realizing it. I'm eagerly awaiting the updates.
buzz(delete this as itch ban this link)heavier.com/awt5ms1oaheb
the buzzheavier download link for my chinese translation. i have translated most of scenes in 0.16.59.
i do that with LLM assistance and there is also my program using LLM to translate. i hope it will help.
Besides, i have introduced this game in the pixel-dungeon group. If your don't mind me mentioning other game here, i really recommend shattered-pixel-dungeon(developed by 00-Evan), a small but wonderful roguelike game. it could be get from github.
I uploaded your translation here: https://gitgud.io/ayumu98/the-demon-lords-lover-translations
I love Pixel Dungeon, great game.
Hey dev! I just wanted to say that I love the game, I can't wait for future updates. I see that you're constantly updating it and interact with the community, we don't see Devs with such passion anymore. Please keep it up!
Thanks!
Have you considered adding Chinese translation?
我翻译了大部分剧情文本，如果你需要的话可以拿去。
i translated most of dialogs, you could take it.
pan.baidu.com/s/1zgR7em9zaWNFyJVPmjQ6Rg?pwd=2gdg
Hi, if you don't mind can you send this via discord or a filesharing site like buzzheavier? For some reason I can't download it from that site.
i have request access on the dll-localization GitLab. please check it, the xuyy2001 is me.
Can there be any futa/trans options?
Probably not, sorry.
Could i ask where are the script files? i want to do some translation. Thanks.
For Windows: `<root>/the-demon-lords-lover-<version>-win_Data/StreamingAssets/Localization/source/*`
Note:
* `*.scene` files define scenes. Do not translate the commands (e.g. [show portrait b|smiling]). Do not change the line breaks. Do not change the indentation.
* `grammar.json` defines nouns and pronouns which are used by `strings.json`. Supported noun forms include base, definite, indefinite, genitive, dative, accusative, instrumental, prepositional. Supported pronoun forms include subject, object, possessive, and reflexive.
* `strings.json` defines game text. You can put nouns/pronouns with `{<noun_id>|<noun_form>}`, e.g. `{actor|subject}`. Do not change the other placeholders (e.g. {damage}).
Please DM me on Discord if you need help.
* I can add support for other noun forms (e.g. vocative)
* I can validate that `*.scene` files have the right structure.
* I can validate that `grammar.json` and `strings.json` have the right keys.
👍i see. Thanks for those notes.
emm...a bad news, *.scene files written by the program run into BUG that '[]' commands do not work. But when i copy the txt into it myself, it works. Are the *.scene files written by utf-8 or other encoding format. Or they just cant be written as txt.
The `*.scene` files are plaintext with UTF-8 encoding, no BOM, LF line endings, half-width ASCII brackets.
I made a translation guide here: https://gitgud.io/ayumu98/dll-localization
I also created a #translations channel in the Discord for translators to ask questions / coordinate.
ok, i get the BUG. Unix(LF), not Windows(CRLF). lol.
I fixed the code to be compatible w/ both LF and CRLF.
The gameplay is really good, the characters are fleshed out well, the story is very interesting and engaging, and the dev constantly updates the game. Like it seems to get a mini update every other day. It's very impressive. BRAVO DEV BRAVO!
Thanks!
Hey, personal tip for starters, do not rush things.
Best scroll in my experience is knockdown or knockback.
Tome, personally, healing and any that Summon minions.
Weapon, Spear was a great go to early on, then Rifle, I'm a simple guy
Armor, I want all the smoke so Plate armor.
Potions and Antidotes. Maybe you will get lucky and find invisibility or rage Potions.
Focus on making friends and getting party members, but be patient, you will progress eventually.
Most rewards or loot are RNG, so relax, take what you can and just play for fun.
The game is still early on in story, I think.
Played through the whole game, the art is amazing, gameplay is pretty fun, excited to see what comes next
Thanks!
Will there be other "protagonists" to choose from?
Hi, what do you mean?
* a different player character? (no)
* a different appearance for the player character? (probably no)
* more companions that you can add to your party? (yes)
I've considered adding a "roguelike" mode (dungeon-only, permadeath, etc.). If I do that, I'll probably make it so you can play as the other characters in that mode.
It sounds cool
I usually don't use my account to comment on adult games, mostly because I'm too lazy to actually log in each time but- you can't re-map the controller layout, if you do try it immediately considers the select button as the new bind, in this case its always "A", i tried selecting it with my finger, since I'm on mobile, but it also immediately selects the bind as "pressure".
Please fix this, the rest is automatically unbound on controller and i really like using guns
This should be fixed in 0.16.53
It's fixed, thank you very much!
Edit: to keep it short, the rest bind is gone, please add it back. I know i can rest with A but that makes me waste a turn if I'm on top of a pick up.
You can hold B and press A to force rest.
I like how theres alot of habds in help
Sorry, what do you mean?
Hey so, idk why it's like that but when ever I open the game the image is stretched and the screen also doesn't wanna turn sideways so it looks like this. I have Redmi Note 10 Pro btw if that's important.
I just ordered a Redmi Note 10 Pro; when it gets here I'll see if I can reproduce/fix the issue.
You are joking right? You didn't just order a Phone for this bug... If so than Damm respect 🫡
It's ok, I should be able to return it.
Hmmm, I wasn't able to reproduce the issue. 😢
(edit: I was able to reproduce the issue)
It's fine, I was able to access the settings this time. The Bug was still the same but I was able to put into desktop mo
de and it fixed it. Now it starts up in Desktop mode trough the in game settings.Well Nvm 😅 Now I am stuck at the Name select, typing and everything works but when I press enter nothing happens since I don't have a gamepad
Do the have on Portrait lock
how do i update in my pc?
or do i need to find the safe file
To update the game, download/extract/run the latest version. It should be compatible w/ old saves (if not, let me know).
So I just need to put the old version in the new version folder? 🤔
You don't have to do that; just run the new version. Saves are shared across versions in "AppData/LocalLow/...". You can delete the old version's folder if you want.
Ok tq
У меня ошибка на Android во время секса, в момент окончания вылезает розовый экран, что делать?
Give 0.15.34 a try
Apparently some Android GPUs don't like textures that are >4096/8192px. I repositioned CG frames into grids so all the textures are <4096.
I believe there is no *.exe in the last update ?
I see "the-demon-lords-lover-0.15.32-win.exe" in there.
Can you show me a screenshot?
i'll try that ! fyi the unpacked folder is named the-demon-lords-lover-0.15.32-win_Data maybe the "Data" as something to do with it ?
here the content :
The executable should be one level up.
The zip contains these files/folders:
D3D12
MonoBleedingEdge
UnityCrashHandler64.exe
UnityPlayer.dll
crashpad_handler.exe
crashpad_wer.dll
the-demon-lords-lover-0.15.32-win.exe
the-demon-lords-lover-0.15.32-win_Data
I re-downloaded it, and it's as you say, thx !
question: you planning on adding more girls in the future? (and also maybe monster girl enemies, and npcs?
A few more, but I want to focus on the ones that are already in the game
I dont know what I'm doing wrong, but I can't seem to save paila, I got to her on b2 3 times already, but how do I complete the quest?
I tried going all the way to b4, tried teleworking back to town, going back to town through b1, What am I missing?
Bring Paila to B4 and pick up an item with her
这游戏对于我来说只能用2个字来形容：惊艳。
画风漂亮得没话说，我还专程看了下开发日志，似乎确实不是用AI出的图。
文笔方面一开始觉得有点朴素，但回味内容却有一股情愫，还挺有味道。正因为此，英文阅读起来也比较顺畅，不需要依赖翻译器。
最关键是这个系统，我真的挺喜欢。作为一款传统roguelike，本作不但保留了一些老味道，还在很多方面改进了传统元素，大幅减少了这类型的焦虑感。
首先，游戏没有等级，玩家完全靠获取装备和学习天赋来强化。这就意味着战斗变成了可选项，回避战斗有时候也是不错的选择。
然后，局内没有任何消耗性属性，没有饥饿度，没有蓝量。所有法术都靠冷却机制来使用，而且这个冷却机制还带次数积累和刷新时间，很有意思。唯一在局内会消耗的东西只有消耗品。这就使得局内探索的焦虑感大幅降低，探索变得很舒畅。
魔法也全都是道具形式存在的，因此魔法并不和角色绑定，而可以在不同角色之间任意交换，组合出合理的队伍配置。
武器技能是随武器的，并非简单的数值技能，而是直接影响操作的。比如突刺技能能在1格外走向敌人同时进行攻击。
角色天赋的获取方式很有想法，是和NPC进行事件时，主角和NPC两人同时获取的。不过选择有一点随机性。
总之，游戏现在的状态我真的非常喜欢，即使除开成人内容我认为也是一款非常棒的coffee break roguelike。麻雀虽小五脏俱全。
不过表扬完以后，还是要说说我目前的觉得还不足的地方，也算是期待和建议。
首先，我觉得最大的不足是，敌人太单一了。不只是种类不多，最关键的是行动模式非常单一。这游戏由于武器技能的存在，是一种很强调走位操作的玩法，因此如果敌人不能有特色，这种走位玩法就无法发挥出来。我的建议是参考一下《节奏地牢》中的敌人设计，增加更多这类需要走位来回避击杀的敌人。
然后，我希望有更多的获取武器技能的途径，而非技能仅仅绑定武器类型。武器技能是最有用最影响游戏核心玩法的部分，因此如果一把武器从头玩到尾这些技能都是固定的，难免会开始让人觉得枯燥起来。所以我觉得至少应该让武器在升级后有机会获得新的技能，或者更复杂的武器技能学习系统。
最后，感谢作者带来这么棒的游戏。
Wow, thanks so much for the wonderful comment. I'll do my best.
Just trying it out, seems great so far! I think I softlocked myself though; I could see an unexplored area through the glass wall of the vault, so I teleported into it. It was a dead end, and it's not letting me teleport back into the vault. Thankfully the autosave wasn't too far back.
If it happens again, you can use Menu-> Locations to go back to town.
But I should also fill in those areas in future versions.
good game
可以的好游戏
not sure if it's only me but opening on mac it says the file is damaged and has to be sent to the trash
to fix open terminal and use xattr -r -d com.apple.quarantine path/to/game.app
basically macos thinks it's bad because you downloaded from the internet and adds a flag that makes the file unrunnable, by running this command you're resetting that flag, fooling macos into thinking it wasn't from the internet
I think it's possible to get around this by downloading via the itch.io app, as well
didn't try but that sounds like it should work too
also, i love the game! good luck with development :)
So far this has been a fun game! I like the character interactions and the roguelike mechanics are not bad.
I look forward to checking out later versions!
is there only static pictures or are the adult scenes animated ?
Most adult scenes are animated
Thanks!!
how do i attack?!
it's only showing me how to use the skill but how do i do just the normal attack without repeatedly opening the menu
Move into the monster
seriously?! well alright. thx
@ayumu98 I'm so glad that you decided to keep your Patreon account! It's only human to be in doubt sometimes, but I assure you, you're not a slow worker. You kept a steady pace and updated us. Your game is great!
Hi, I appreciate it. Tbh I don't feel great about the pace of development during the past ~4 mo but I think there is a decent chance that things will improve going forward.
So many games are delayed in the video game industry, it comes with the territory, it's a creative endeavour and it's hard to set deadlines for that. I wish you the best going forward. :)
Need Android support looks like peak
Hi, I put together an Android phone build ~2 wks ago. Right now it's just available for patrons (kind of like a closed beta).
I'll do a public Android release after some rounds of feedback and improvements.
Thank you, for your effort. I primarily use Android due to me going from place to place. My computer is not often being used so getting to play your game more consistently would be great.