Hello, wonderful people of Steamgifts!

I've been collecting keys for the last years, wondering when to turn them into giveaways.
Now that I'm working on a game of my own, this sounded to me like a great excuse to give out some games, ask for some feedback and maybe even a little help overcoming some release related challenges.

The game is called 'Is It Wrong To Try To Rescue Monster Girls From The Inquisition?' and, as you can probably tell from the title, it's a silly spoof/comedy anime game about rescuing monster girls in a fantasy world.

The original release date was going to be in May, but I'm still working out some kinks in the visual novel engine, so the actual release date is more realistically somewhere in the first half of June.

To address some potential questions about the game:

  • It's a visual novel with puzzles thrown in that tie into the story in a ridiculous way.
  • The scope is small. We're probably looking at around 2-3 hours of playtime. This is my first release and I'm working on everything by myself, so I'm doing my best not to feature-creep the living heck out of it.
  • The price is even smaller. I'm aiming for 2$. Also, it will most likely never be bundled because... (see point below)
  • It's not an asset-flip garbage-level cash-grab. Despite the on-the-nose theming, I'm giving it my best to make the game enjoyable.
  • It's not hentai or porn, though it has some ecchi elements and is based around popular anime and monster girl tropes.
  • I will consider giving some keys away later to people who show interest in playing the game.

Every other detail should be on the Steam page, but I'd be happy to address any question you might have here, so leave them below.

Most of all, if you have feedback regarding the Steam page I'd be even happier to take it into consideration. Whatever you think should improve, what other things you would expect from the game, etc.
Again, it's my first time doing... pretty much anything you're seeing on that page and will see in-game. So I'm certain there are lots of things to improve and I'm eager to improve them!

Steam page here!

Steam's algorithm for burying cheap low-effort games works better than ever for them, but it comes with disadvantages for people like me with basically 3 friends whom I could ask to wishlist and/or buy and review my game, which is why... I'm in dire need of some help.

My appreciation would be immeasurable if you could add my game to your wishlists! It might help if you did it even if you do not necessarily plan to purchase it on release.

Thank you so much!

Now... Put on your gym wear because it's time for some train-ing! (awful pun)
A total of 80 games, 7 of which are whitelist only, while the rest are levels 0 through 3.

To get on the train just remove the mistake from the link: https://www.steamgifts.com/giveaway/MQdmistake3U/

My current whitelist is relatively small and many people on there aren't active anymore, so I'll give you a chance to join and maybe grab one of the following games.
I selected some games that I like and some that have somewhat of a connection with my own game. So if you like any of these, we already have something in common, hurray!
Amnesia: Rebirth | Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night | Hiveswap Friendsim | Katana Zero | Mitsurugi Kamui Hikae | NOT FOR BROADCAST | Paradise Killer

If you want to join the whitelist just leave a comment mentioning you want to join and... I don't know, maybe tell me something about a favorite game of yours, so I can tell you're a real human and not an emotionless giveaway seeking missile.

These giveaways will run for about two weeks, so everyone should have a fair chance of entering and winning something. There should not be any region restricted nor activated keys as far as I am aware, but please allow for a degree of error. Most of these keys are pretty old.

Enjoy the games and best of luck, everyone!

But let's not forget that a thread is just a potato without a TL;DR, so here's one kept to a respectable number of words:

I make game.
Launch? Soon.
Feedback? Please.
Wishlist? Please.
Giveaways? Above.
Whitelist? Ask.
Hotel? Come on, this joke is too old now.

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What's a thread without a poll?

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Not much, really
Just a potato

I'll reserve this comment for future world-shaking updates.

Edit - here's one: The train ran its course.
There's no use in posting another comment and bumping it now.

Congratulations to the winners of the giveaways. I hope you enjoy your new games! 😁

And thank you so much to everyone for commenting and for all of your feedback and support!

Take care!

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Monster girls lets goooooooooooooooooo.
And speaking of missiles, i'll take a shot at joining ( ;) ) , my favourite game is probably Gran Turismo 6.

11 months ago
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You're in! 😁

11 months ago
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Looks like it was a successful hit :D

11 months ago
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Yup, you passed my custom-made captcha test

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Bump!

11 months ago
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Bump! Thanks for this amazing train, i made sure to have it on my wish list :D

11 months ago
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My pleasure! Thanks you too for giving me a hand with the game! 😁

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11 months ago
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Bump!
:3
May the werewolves protect you!

11 months ago
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bump for solve, thanks for skyrim

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At first I was very confused by your comment. Are u a time traveller who accidentally bump an old post comment in this thread. https://www.steamgifts.com/discussion/bRGtM/thanks-for-thanks-for-skyrim

But then i searched and figured what this is, its an old SG thingπŸ€”
https://www.steamgifts.com/discussion/G4qf1/why-everyone-says-thanks-for-skyrim

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Yeah, a classic joke, haha

11 months ago
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bump, added to wl and good luck with game (btw game would be avaiilible on mac?)

11 months ago
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Thank you very much!
I'm currently scratching my head in regards to building it for Windows, haha, but once I figure things out I'll surely consider a Mac release.

11 months ago
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would be nice, also my favorite game is The Walking Dead Final Season and i want to join wl

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You're in!

11 months ago
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thanks

11 months ago
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Thanks for the train & Bump!

11 months ago
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Good luck!

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(Just kidding, your game seems fun. Wishlisted, lets see where it goes^^)

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Hahaha. You have a point, but that's about the farthest it gets in terms of lewdness. :P
Thanks a lot for the support!

11 months ago
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Thanks for the ride.

11 months ago
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Good luck!

11 months ago
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I would like to join the whitelist if you don't mind ;)
One of my favorite games is The Walking Dead. It was my first experience in the genre of interactive cinema and it was super cool!

11 months ago
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Added. :) I take it you've already played the 400 Days DLC for it, then? I think I have a key for it somewhere, must look into it today.

11 months ago
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Thank you! Yes, of course he played. If you suddenly return to this game, be sure to try the DLC after completing the main story, it is worth your attention Ꮚ⁠˘⁠ ⁠ꈊ⁠ ⁠˘⁠ ⁠Ꮚ

11 months ago
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Nice train, nothing for me tho.

One of my fav games is BTD6 (approaching 900 hours)

11 months ago
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Well, you're on the whitelist now, maybe one of the other things is your cup of tea

11 months ago
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Wishlisted ur game ..fav game(s) would be Dying Light and anything open world post-apocalyptic with shitload of quests ...doesnt matter if its side or main ones ..also id love to take my chances to and join ..btw gl with ur dev of games

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Awesome, thank you so much! You're on the whitelist.

11 months ago
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It's not the type of game I would play, but good luck with it and thanks for the nice giveaways :)

11 months ago
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That's cool, I appreciate it! You're welcome!

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Thanks and bump !

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You're welcome!

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Interested in joining the WL. I just finished playing Praey for the Gods, which was pretty good. It scratched the itch for one of my favorite games: Shadow of the Colossus.

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Ah, I just love Shadow of the Colossus and have loved it since the PS2 times. Incredible game. Also, welcome to the whitelist!

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Thankful bump, and good luck with your game ;)

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Thank you very much!

11 months ago
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Sphinx for the win.
Take a wishlist you horny dog.

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I appreciate it. 😳

11 months ago
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I am real but emotions are dulled from life

11 months ago
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._.
Would a blue heart help in any way?

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I am very depressed, games help distract me

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Sorry to hear that. Feel free to give the WL giveaways a chance if you like any of those.

11 months ago
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bump!
Would love to join the whitelist! Also, thanks for the GA and good luck with the game (unfortunately not my type)

11 months ago
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That's fine. You are close to joining the whitelist, though you still have to prove you're not an automaton, haha. What's your favorite game? 😁

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Understandable lol. My favourite game is Assassin's Creed 1. I love single player story games. I think it's the best Assassin fantasy acc. to me (ok this line kinda sounds like a bot lol xD)

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I guess I didn't pass?

11 months ago
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No, you actually passed. I was just late to notice the message in all the notifications, haha, sorry.
I played AC1 pretty recently too, coincidentally. :P

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Hey! thx for WL!
woah, what are ur opinions on AC1?

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Not necessarily my favorite in the series, but I love the strong atmosphere :)

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yeah, the ambience is unmatched!

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Soo Many games! :) Good luck with your own.

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Thanks a lot!

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Looks like AI art? :x

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Yup, it is! Art was always my weak point when it came to game dev and I could never afford to pay an artist properly, so I found this an incredible opportunity to get started. ^^

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But you know how AI works? The AI has been loaded with someone else's work without their consent or knowledge to learn, so to me it's like stealing. I will never support a game that has AI art in it, no matter how good it is. Sorry. Good luck.

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Well, to me these tools were just an opportunity to create something I would have otherwise been unable to create, possibly ever.
Is the existence of my game now somehow contributing to a problem just as severe as theft of goods?
Will people who pay for my game and enjoy it contribute to the same problem if they share their enjoyment of the game with others?
I wouldn't say so... But I'm not an expert on this topic. Actually, this is an extraordinarily complex debate I'm not that eager to participate in.
Of course, I respect your decision not to support the game and I appreciate your input on the subject. Cheers!

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Closed 10 months ago by Quex.