The DeLuca Family 0.08.0.3

Our protagonist is a guy like any other normal guy. Lives a peaceful and uncomplicated life. That uncomplicated life turns into a rather complicated one when he receives a letter from a mafioso, who tell our unfortunate protagonist that due to his parents past, he is now under a mafia contract. He is to serve for a mafia family, but not just any mafia family. The DeLuca family. One of the most dangerous and infamous criminal organization in the country.Follow the journey of our protagonist in which he tries to gain the trust of the DeLuca family, befriending the two daughters of the family. Befriending the wife of the capo bastone. Doing the inhumane acts of killing just to rise through the ranks to be respected among the other soldiers. All the while he tries to find a way to break the contract and be free of the mafia family. Or perhaps he will end up turning into the greatest mafiosos of this generation?

Features:

Dynamic Consequences: Failed missions trigger gang wars; showing mercy to rivals risks betrayal, while unchecked brutality alienates allies needed for escape plans.  

Binding the Unwilling: Thrust into the DeLuca Family by a debt from his parents’ past, the protagonist faces lethal missions—drug runs, turf wars, and assassinations—to prove his worth.  

Dangerous Liaisons: Forge fragile bonds with Lucia and Sofia, the capo’s cunning daughters, and navigate tense dynamics with the capo bastone’s enigmatic wife, whose loyalty hides ulterior motives.  

Moral Crossroads: Execute brutal orders to earn respect, or sabotage operations covertly—each decision risks exposure, retaliation, or losing allies critical to breaking free.  

Branching Narrative Paths: Dialogue choices and actions shape alliances, with 12+ endings ranging from tragic demise to becoming the family’s ruthless underboss or a fugitive hunted across the city.  

Reputation System: Gain “Respect” through ruthless efficiency or “Fear” via intimidation, unlocking unique missions (blackmail, smuggling) or quieter paths like hacking evidence to dismantle the family.  

Highlights:

Compelling storyline: The game revolves around the protagonist who is suddenly thrust into the dangerous world of a notorious mafia family, the DeLuca family. The intriguing plot keeps players engaged and eager to uncover what lies ahead.

Intense gameplay: Players experience the thrill of living a double life as they navigate through the criminal underworld, facing challenges, making difficult choices, and unraveling secrets. The game offers a unique mix of action, suspense, and strategy.

Realistic characters: The game boasts well-developed and complex characters that players can connect with. From the protagonist's struggle to the cunning mafiosos, each character adds depth to the immersive experience.

Stunning graphics: The visually captivating graphics in The DeLuca Family Game enhance the overall user experience. The attention to detail in the environments, character models, and animations creates a truly immersive and realistic world.

Multiple paths and outcomes: The game offers players the freedom to make choices that impact the storyline and shape their character's destiny. Players can choose between loyalty, betrayal, or even rise to power within the mafia, leading to multiple unique endings.

Regular updates and improvements: HopesGaming regularly releases updates to enhance gameplay, fix any issues, and introduce new content. This ensures that players are continuously engaged and have fresh experiences each time they play.

Changelog:

0.08.0.3:

Fixes and changes:

Fixed missing description on the painter contract

Money UI removed if Gameplay is turned off

Fixed a loading issue regarding energy/hp loss

Fixed portend being playable too early

Some other coding things under the hood

0.08.0.2:

Fixes and changes:

Cost of tech (Event: Business Toys) reduced from $1000 to $350

Cost of toys and candies (Event: Business Toys) reduced from $2000 to $1000

Prevented the consumable tooltip and the money tooltip from getting stuck.

If they are already stuck you will need to select the item in the mission mode and open and close the laptop respectively

Fixed another issue where saving would break temporarily soon after losing health or energy points

Unequip works properly now

All gallery images now properly unlock

When missions are disabled, you now retain your stealth bonus (works after updating even on existing games)

Fixed the sprite shader which was broken on Open GL ES (which includes ANGLE2 renderer. GL2 was fine)

0.08.0.1:

Fixes:

Fixed The Contract not getting assigned when starting new game

Fixed "X Quest Complete" notification when upgrading saved game

Fixed receiving all of the level up messages when you gain XP after upgrading save.  

Fixed issue where saved game might fail to load after receiving an item

Fixed player level appearing higher than it should be * Fixed player money display missing in new games

Comments:

I want to be really careful when telling you about the story of The DeLuca Family as it is the best part of the game. You play as a pretty average Joe who one day comes into contact with The DeLuca’s who are the main mafia family in this town. Turns out your parents had a contract with them and now you are going to work for them and honor it!The game moves at a slow pace and our main character along with the main female characters in Luna, Gracie, and Isabel all have a great deal of character development. There is a main story arc, but the side missions are just as engaging too. I will say that the story is a very, very slow burn, but it works. There is a lot of weirdness here, but also some pretty heavy-hitting stuff too.

I like the realistic style that they have gone for with The DeLuca Family and there are some amazing-looking characters in this game and I will admit it was the screenshots of the babes that drew me to this game at first. The thing is while there is a great quality to the scenes in this game there is not enough of them.You can read a ton of text before the image will change and there is next to no animation at all. The sex scenes as of me writing are rather limited too, but to be fair that does make them extra rewarding when they do happen. The soundtrack is great as it has a kind of old-timey mobster movie feel to it.

If you are reading this then I would say there is a very high chance that you have played a Ren’Py visual novel before. The DeLuca Family does what it does very well, but it has that same kind of gameplay.You will need to move around the town, completing various objectives, be it talking to someone, doing something, getting something, and so on. Your choices do feel like they matter in this game and if you want to get the XXX, you better make the right choices that is for sure.

Conclusion:

The DeLuca family is an adventure interactive novel with 3DCG graphics and an impressive plot. The main character was an ordinary guy until one day he was confronted with the fact that from now on he serves a mafia family. He is sent to the house where the boss's relatives live. From that moment on, his life will never be the same. Intrigues, murders and other crimes, as well as increased attention from the boss's daughters and wife will make his stay there extremely dangerous.