Love by the Water
A downloadable AVN for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android
Love by the Water
Patreon | SubscribeStar | Discord | Buy me a Coffee | Twitter
Synopsis:
Due to an odd connection with the ocean, the protagonist—an avid reader raised by his fisherman father—has never been able to venture far enough away from home to really experience the world around him. Tomorrow, the local school re-opens near the town’s pier after the old property gets bought out by a wealthy industrialist, and our self-taught and socially inexperienced protagonist uses it as an opportunity to get out of his shell and make new friends, all the while attempting to hide his family’s secret.
- The VN’s story is a mostly linear harem romance with urban fantasy elements. Primarily a sex-comedy, the game is also heavily inspired by the mystery and horror genres.
- While majorly focused on school and romance, main plot points see the protagonist grappling with newfound discoveries about his family's history (and both the abilities and crutches this gives him), as well aggressive offers to buy his family home from a newly arrived industrialist kingpin.
- There are currently over 15 planned romanceable characters of varying depth, including fellow students, teachers, villains, and random encounter characters. Additional characters include villains in the form of a sketchy industrialist and his employees, bullies, and friends you meet throughout the game.
FAQ:
- Every love interest and h-scene involving the MC is optional and fully avoidable.
- There is no NTR.
- The futa/trans tag refers to Frankie, a trans-girl, who is an optional love interest and friend to the MC.
- Feel free to ask me any question here or join my Discord for faster responses. I'm happy to answer any questions asked in good faith and talk about the game!
If you do me the honor of giving my game a chance, it would mean so much if you let me know your thoughts, whether positive or negative. I have no intentions of slowing down and any feedback would really help me going forward. I've dedicated all of my time over the last few months to this, and I really hope you guys like it. Thanks for all of the support. It's meant the world to me. :')
Tags:
Tags: 3DCG, ahegao, big ass, big tits, exhibitionism, fantasy, futa/trans, groping, handjob, harem, interracial, lesbian, male domination, males protagonist, masturbation, milf, mobile game, monster, monster girl, oral sex, pussyjob, romance, school setting, sexual harassment, sleep sex, teasing, vaginal sex, virgin, voyeurism
Please make sure to leave a rating after you finish playing! It helps me keep the game alive and genuinely means so much to know your thoughts. Thank you so much for the support!
Download
Click download now to get access to the following files:
Development log
- Custom renders in celebration of Chapter 3 releasing!Jun 06, 2024
- Chapter 3 is now public! (Love by the Water)Jun 04, 2024
- Thank you! 0.2 has been out for a week now!Nov 09, 2023
- Chapter 2 is now live!Nov 06, 2023
- 0.2 is officially out on Patreon, live here in a few days :)Nov 03, 2023
- Love by the Water 0.1 release out now!Jun 10, 2023
- 0.001 Demo hotfix!Apr 15, 2023
Comments
Log in with itch.io to leave a comment.
Holy moly. I'm hooked. AND THE MOMENT YOU ABSOLUTELY HOOKED ME WAS THE END OF THE UPDAAAAATE.
the only thing i hate about this VN is that I found it too early. now i have to wait for it to get finished but holy shit this is a good story perfect mix of comedy, romance, and deep story telling. I'm looking forward to the completion of this how ever many years that will take.
the scene where the mc and sasha hold hands after going berserk aka that house getting burned down thought there was a graphical glitch where mc's hand is twisted 180 deg and sasha's thumb goes through mc's palm
Oh man, that sounds bad! I'll have to double check that when I get a chance. Thanks for letting me know!!
is this animated?
The first two h-scenes are not animated (the first half of chapter 1 just has images that repeat to simulate scenes) but the rest of the game does, and they slowly improve as the game goes on. I develop this game on an old laptop, and animating took me a while to figure out 😅 I'm sorry if that's a dealbreaker. I do intend on remaking the chapter 1 scenes at some point, but I'm more focused on progressing the story currently!
its not a dealbreaker if it does happen after the first two its okay 🫶🏼 im just a motion guy yk? im glad you're working on the avn and im stoked to give it a try :>
Will there be impreg?
There are options in the game currently that can lead to optional pregnancies in the future, but they're down the line as I don't really plan on doing any timeskips soon
Soon as I finished reading Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas, I felt the need to play the latest update haha. Personally, I really really liked it.
I've felt this about other AVNs, but the ones I stick with I do because at the start I feel they have potential, and avoid making "unforgivable" mistakes. Then comes a point, somewhere along the way, where they don't just offer the promise of greatness in the future, but actually start delivering. For Love by the Water, I feel that point was reached in chapter 3: it truly delivered.
As to where... for me it was Celia getting her comeuppanuce. The scenes with her and Emma are so uncomfortable, they feel so out of place in what's otherwise a mostly warm game - but man, the payoff for them is so good once the tonal shift comes: it was such a great way to drive home the shift, making it felt through that scene. No notes, simply amazing. Best depiction of **** on an AVN I've experienced. Again, no notes, you did a fantastic job with her and that moment. Currently, that's what makes the game worth playing: Celia getting her just deserts, selling the tonal shift of the game, and what "other MC" brings to the table. The promise of more stuff like that in the future is enough to keep one playing, by itself!
Related, but Emma is such a well, well achieved character! Perhaps the gem of the game - alongside Byrus, whom I'll talk about later. But Emma is so disguting at such a visceral level to me - her sheer weakness, helplesness, asking someone stronger to deliver the punishment she can't - it even had me wishing for the choice to punish her instead, at times. She's so unsightly, I couldn't stand to perceive her! And then, boom, she said just the right thing. Can't appeal to his sense of morality? Then just offer whatever worth she has, in the eyes of an objective-driven being: the information she possesses. And then she asks to be taken along - after cheering the horrible thing done to Celia throught! - by lowering herself to saying she's ok with sleeping on a closet, just so she's taking along! Again, she's so, so disgustingly weak and wretched - and I love her for it. The character I most want to see more of.
I would like to talk about my wishes and concerns for the game, starting with the concerns: Mallard (alongside Risa) works great as a threatening antagonistic force, and I really hope he is not sidelined from the role after one confrontation. I quite enjoy the "slice of life" setting of school, and I wish you don't do away with it or have it take a backseat - though I have no idea how you'll keep it going now. Byrus is a great character, that I think is written with so much nuance, that I really hope he is given his proper respect by the story - not in terms that "good things happen to him" or that "he gets his redemption" neccessarily, but that he's given enough screentime to shine and showcase what he's about. All the things about his absent father, and the way it's affecting him - this longing he has - I hope it's all building up to something. Bit of a suggestion, if you are taking Risa away from Mallard, I would have Byrus be his new assistant, so he serves as "POV character" whose eyes we experience that side of the narrative through. As for Emma, I really hope we are given diverging paths to develop her: a kind one (maybe keeping her interactions exclusive to normal MC) where we see who she is/what she likes outside of her time as a maid, and a darker one (maybe having her just interact with supernatural MC) where we see the person Celia made her explored - in many ways, it's Emma more than Byrus who is Celia's child, the one raised into who she is by her. Similar, but I hope we have an option to forgive Lana, and one to punish her as badly as Celia was punished - please leave it up to player discretion. I also hope we have a similar choice of "forgive Byrus/destroy him" - near the game's climax, perhaps. Mrs Behr and her colleague killed a lot of people - I hope the moral implications of this aren't handwaved. Same for the fact Lili is killing sentient creatures. I would love options to have nothing to do with either faction, on the grounds of them taking life.
TL;DR: Emma and Byrus are the gems of the game for me, the characters I want to see more of and those that I hope future updates do justice to the most.
The Mega Download just stops at some point Not even the "you have to make an account message" appears. I mean just stoping, this time at 52%
Ah, that's a really weird problem I've never seen anyone have before! Did it eventually start working? If you can DM me on reddit (u/curehearts) or Discord (0cure), I can send you a mirror for mediafire! I'm really sorry for the inconvenience :(
I never really use that but I have a discord account. I was a bit annoyed by one youtubers discord account that had a weird security bot or whatever that checked you out on another side before you were allowed to join more or less.
I have no reddit, what is that side about anyway? I faintly remember a side being some sort of photo gallery, but i don't remember the name.
It's the first time for me too here, that it stops I mean.
My server verifies that you aren't a bot, but it shouldn't make you do anything other than press an "I'm not a bot" button haha. And Reddit is just a bunch of forums so people can talk about different interests! I'm sorry I can't be more helpful with that error. Unfortunately, the last time I tried to post a download link in the itch.io comments, I got a warning, so I have to send it to you privately. But if you join the Discord server, I can make sure you get a new download link! I really want to make up for the problem Mega gave you!
Discord server: https://discord.gg/xD4CAmVdp5
Just so I'm not suprised, does it open another page and wants me to do anything is what I wanted to say, but no you mentioned only that button.
I'm only trying a few things again a good while ago now. I haven't touched much after rechieving viruses when I was younger for a long while, not that I needed it. You know stuff like fan games or when you try this stuff out for the first time and all that.
Not sure if it's to big, but you can't combine this with the Itch.io app somehow? Alright I try to remember it, you will most likely answer me again anyway and please do. I really have much stress and all that recently, which might cause me to not really come back to this for a good while if I don't hear about it.
The game is so good the only thing it miss is a gallary
What kind of gallery? I'm not opposed to adding something like that
Wher you can rewatch the ero scens from the main menu that is waht i mean with a gallery
I second this wholeheartedly! A hidden gallery where you can see scenes you've unlocked while showing scenes you've missed in chronological order without showing which girl the scene involves would be awesome
Definitely going to try to implement this with the next chapter. Thanks for the feedback :)
I was just thinking about this game and when the next update was going to be going live. And lo and behold there was one! Nice work!
Sorry that it took so long, but I hope you enjoy it :)
Seu jogo e sensacional e muito engraçado a partes de comédia um dos meus favoritos
Muito obrigado! Estarei lançando o novo capítulo em alguns dias :)
Is this game getting updates still?
Yes! I'm hoping to release chapter 3 for testing next week. Long story short, I lost all of my game files and had to make this chapter twice, so it's taken a really long to get back on track unfortunately. But yeah, update soon!
just started the game so I wont rate it yet but as of now,
it is my brand of comedy (i laughed out loud alot)
and every frame as something fun to look at
That means a lot! Thanks for letting me know :)
The dead-end choices are really easy to miss unless you really don't want to be nice to one of the girls hahaha. They're just dumb goofy scenes for fun because I didn't think anyone would want to, for example, ignore someone crying or not walk a scared girl home. I clearly have had to learn a lot! But yo thank you so much for the kind words! They mean so much! I'm really glad you enjoyed it
You know, I can't say I was expecting Salad with a bat. But I really should of been expecting it.
Great work so far!
means a lot! thanks :)
Keep making dis game is good asl pls
sir yes sir 🫡
Lol just saw the jagged crown from Skyrim in a cutscene
Lmaoo Frankie might be the best character in the game
the story writing and music in this game is superb, keep up the good work man, really hoping to see you grow, this has so much potential.
that's really nice of you to say! i appreciate it :) thanks for the giving the game a chance. youre the first person to ever mention the music haha
This is a super great game, and my god the potential is through the roof... If you have any indication of when another update will come out, please do share
so sorry for the late response to this, but thanks for the kind words! it means a lot. i had to take a break after the last update released, but i'm working on it every day and hoping it won't take too much longer. make sure you join the discord for frequent updates and render previews :)
Your love for storytelling shines through, making this a very enjoyable read.
Honestly, I don't like "dead-end" choices, but I appreciate that you put effort into them here. Personally, I like "in-universe" ones (like the sewer monster) as opposed to fourth-wall-breaking ones (like the director chair). When it comes to the NSFW choices, I've found most of the "didn't happen" ones to be quite funny, I can see a player picking them just for that haha. Mechanically I don't know what logic the game operates on (open/closed routes, affection points) but when you say no the counselor and she cuts the red balloon away? imo it'd be super cool if that happened each time you lose a girl's route, if that's how you're operating haha.
Again, had a very enjoyable time, keep up the good stuff!
yeah, i've definitely gotten a lot of feedback on the dead-end choices and will be trying to avoid the more immersion-breaking ones in the future, but man i just have so much fun using them as an opportunity to do goofy/stupid things in a way that is not canon haha. at the beginning of the game, they're there to kind of remind the player that this isn't one of those self-insert blank MC games but, rather, a story about a specific character with a certain moral system. it's certainly something to keep in mind now that we're deeper into the story. thanks so much for the kind words and feedback :) really appreciative that you gave the game a chance
love the game pls keep up the good work man truly a MASTERPIECE!
thank you so much for the kind words and for giving the game a chance! means a ton
I love this game, Its goddamn amazing. There is only 1 complaint I have... I want more. and that's the best complaint. Keep up the good work, and look out for yourself. Ill be eagerly awaiting.
whoa, thanks so much! that's so nice. hopefully the next update won't take too much longer to release :)
Just finished the Game, and You've just gained a new follower Cure. This game has a lot of potential and I am even liking the Story, Unique to any other that I have played so far.
I'll will tell you this however in some of the scene the contortions of the characters are something to be desired, but of course this game is still in it's early stages and can easily be improved later on. That being said it doesn't take anything away from the story, so keep at it and keep the awesome work coming.
I'm looking forward to seeing where this story leads.. 😊👍
thank you so much for the kind words and feedback! i'll try to keep this in mind
Why even have choices if you are literally forced back to remake it?
Lots of flaws and character models are unimpressive. Didn't even get to the end of the update before deleting it was so bad.
Thanks for the feedback! Out of 100 or so options in the game right now, I think something like only 4 of them loop around, and most of them are early in the game. They're there to kind of remind the player that, at the end of the day, they're playing a story about a specific character who starts off relatively naive and will always help someone when he can. He won't ignore the crying girl, let someone be homeless, let the scared girl walk home alone, etc. That being said, every option concerning romance is fully optional. Some friendships are crucial to the game and its story, but you decide how far those friendships will go, if that makes sense. I understand this not being for everybody, but I don't think 4/100+ locked choices is that bad, personally.
I am curious about the flaws, though! I try really hard to make sure there are no errors or typos in the game, so if you can remember which ones you noticed I'd love to hear about them! I will admit, though, that many of the early renders pale in comparison to those even in the latter half of the first update. I was learning the whole process from scratch and do plan on updating them at a later date. Personally, I'm super happy with the character models, though :) It was important to me that the girls looked and felt distinct, not just to each other but to other games, as well.
Thanks for the feedback, RanCor! Sorry you didn't enjoy the game, but I appreciate you taking the time to give it a shot!
This game really has a very interesting future
wow im impressed this game is amazing. im super hyped for more of this game.
Thank you for the kind words! Means the world <3
I just finished the game and really liked it! The diversity in the girls is great and the very genuine feel of the protagonist is really nice.
I can't wait to see what happens next.
Hey, that means so much! The full official 0.1 release should be out within the next few weeks. I hope you'll play that too :')
Very interesting for a demo, I like how there are so many girls