The First Gods

The First Gods is a casual game that blends mythology and simulation management elements. Players will possess immortality and become the leader of a tribe, guiding them overcoming numerous technological and survival obstacles to become the world's ruler. Players must make careful choices each turn, as neighboring tribes may raid yours at any time. You must protect your village while eliminating the need for your inhabitants to gather resources and hunt, thus achieving a virtuous cycle. Of course, intimate moments are also essential; interact closely with your favorite residents, unlock various exciting animations, and have children, further enriching your tribe.

Features of The First Gods:

Mythological Foundation: Drawing inspiration from ancient mythologies, the game’s world reflects the raw chaos of early creation, where gods and mortals coexist in a delicate balance. Landscapes evolve from untamed wilderness to structured societies, mirroring real mythological cycles of growth and decay.

Grimdark Atmosphere: A tone of perpetual tension permeates every decision, with visuals emphasizing desolate realms and shadowy divine realms. Dynamic weather systems and day-night cycles amplify the struggle for survival, creating a backdrop where hope and despair clash.

Rival Divine Entities: Compete against other godlings who embody distinct ideologies—from manipulative tricksters to warlord patrons. Their schemes range from subtle sabotage to full-scale invasions, forcing you to adapt strategies or risk your tribe’s extinction.

Tribal Management Systems: Oversee resource allocation, technological advancement, and population morale through a detailed interface. Scarcity events like droughts or plagues require immediate intervention, while long-term planning unlocks unique upgrades such as mystical rituals or fortified settlements.

Divine Power Customization: Unlock abilities tied to worshipers’ beliefs—bless crops to foster faith, incite storms to sow fear, or seduce followers with desires. Each power tree offers branching paths, allowing hybrid playstyles that blend manipulation and benevolence.

Tactical Conflict Resolution: Engage in turn-based battles where terrain, unit morale, and divine interventions alter outcomes. Alternatively, employ diplomacy through alliances or betrayals, with consequences that ripple across generations and reshape political landscapes.

Highlights of The First Gods:

Tribe survival and leadership, where your choices shape stability, zeal, and the long arc of your people.

A living world of rival tribes that act independently each End Turn: hunting, fortifying, migrating, trading, and raiding.

Meaningful inter-tribe conflict, including raids that can steal people and resources — and tribes that can be wiped out entirely.

Quests and major events, including larger questlines and evolving character-driven content.

Season plans, with tooltips and optional automation, that let you guide your tribe’s priorities over time.

A rebuilt interface designed to keep important information visible and turn outcomes easier to read.

Adult-themed content, including erotic events, woven into the same harsh mythic tone as the rest of the game rather than treated as a separate mode.

Changelog:

Core Systems, Balance & Progression

[SYSTEM/BALANCE] Rich tiles now need 6 pressure before dropping, middling tiles need 4, and poor tiles need 2.

[SYSTEM/BALANCE] Hunt Game now adds 2 game pressure.

[SYSTEM/BALANCE] Forage & Preserve now adds 1 pressure, with additional pressure from larger populations.

[SYSTEM] Resource depletion now uses the same model for resource-focused plans.

[SYSTEM/BALANCE] Off-player tiles now bleed pressure off over time, making revisited land feel more stable.

[SYSTEM/QOL] Added a 1-turn post-migration grace window for depletion events.

[BALANCE] Lowered the full material-output population scaling cap from 2.75x to 2.1x.

[BALANCE] Full population scaling now applies only to food, resources, and goods.

[BALANCE] Stability and Zeal now use a much lighter population multiplier, capped at 1.3x.

[BALANCE] Other yield types now default to no extra population scaling.

[SYSTEM/NAME] Overhauled dynamic naming for stats.

UI / UX & Visuals

[UI] Added a huge UI overhaul.

[UI/QOL] Added a lot of QoL changes across various menus.

[UI] Overhauled the Talk screen.

[UI] Overhauled the Inventory UI.

[UI/CRAFTING] Added a Quest Item category to the Inventory and Crafting screens.

[UI/CRAFTING] Stylized the Crafting category buttons.

[UI] Added an alert to the Interact With button when quests become available in the Talk screen with an NPC.

[VISUALS] Added clear visual cues for NSFW normal events.

[BUGFIX/VISUALS] Fixed a large number of visual bugs.

[TEXT/BUGFIX] Fixed some text spacing typos.

[BUGFIX/UI] Fixed text wrapping in the Sandbox menu on tier 4+.

[BUGFIX/QUEST/UI] Fixed the Wildling quest visual presentation so it now matches other quests.

Quests & Event Content

[QUEST] Added the Missing Scouts quest. (Must finish the tutorial, Kael must be at camp, and relations must be good.)

[QUEST] Added the Cave Tribe quest.

[QUEST] Added the Corrupt Tree quest. (Maybe try hunting…)

[QUEST] Added the Wildling Camp Introduction quest.

[EVENT/PATREON] Added new normal and major events that have a chance of firing while the artifact The Strange Stone is active.

[EVENT/NSFW] Added an NSFW event tied to consuming Machi Sap.

[EVENT/WILDLING] Added a new major event for the Wildling. (Requires finishing the intro quest, high Love or Obedience, and enough time passing.)

[EVENT/WILDLING/NSFW] Added a repeatable NSFW event tied to the Wildling. (Requires finishing the “She Needs a Wash!” event.)

Artifacts & Items

[ITEM] Added the new item Machi Sap.

[ITEM] Added the Outcast Idol item. (Failure sometimes offers its own reward…)

[ARTIFACT] Added the Corrupt Skull artifact.

[ARTIFACT] Added 2 phases for the Corrupt Skull artifact.

[ARTIFACT/EVENT] Added normal events tied to the Corrupt Skull.

[ARTIFACT/EVENT] Added the Corrupt Skull Phase 2 upgrade event.

[AUDIO] Added a new audio track.

Player Comments of The First Gods:

I'm really enjoying the beta so far. I love resource management games, especially with this kind of era progression. The game has a lot of potential—keep up the great work! Also, please embrace feedback, especially regarding the food system.

ool idea, limited content.I appreciate whenever there's a new game concept here instead of the same genre ad nauseum. After getting past the intro, The First Gods seems like a decent little management game. Although a lot isn't explained (What do stats do? How do I find tribes?) things seem to be functioning mostly solidly, which is pretty tricky for a strategy game.As a 0.1 there won't be much content, but there really isn't a lot even for first release. If you look into the files you'll only see a small handful of actual pornographic scenes, and you'll quickly run out of non-pornographic scenes as well. Perhaps this was just because currently the difficulty is quite high. Starvation is pretty much an expectation. I wasn't sure how I could possibly progress without cheating, but there isn't much to actually do later so that wasn't a huge issue.I do wonder how difficult it will be to keep going with development. As there are things like Ages and Laws and such mentioned I think the dev has a lot of ambition but I can't imagine the nightmare that managing this stuff will be in Twine. I'm also pretty sure most of the text is AI written, it has that vibe. The gifs used are also huge file size wise, hopefully that can be fixed down the line.I am looking forward to the future of this game, as the current design is quite promising. If you're looking for a lot of pornographic stuff currently you can probably skip this. Best of luck to the dev!

I wasn't expecting a King of Dragon Pass porn game, but I am pleasantly surprised. Good luck to the dev and also please rebalance food consumption, it is incredibly harsh right now. Realistically you're spending 4~12 turns on a tile gathering enough food just to be able to do anything else.

Final Verdict:

This is a story about power, survival, belief, and consequence, told on a generational scale. Your people will not follow you because you are “the protagonist.” They will follow you because you endure, because you provide, because in this world that is more than enough.