Secrets and Boundaries

Welcome to the exciting world of university life in the interactive visual novel Secrets and Boundaries! Join our protagonist Aaron (or your customized name) as he navigates his way through freshman year at Viktor Khondria University. With multiple paths to choose from, including Netorase, Netorare, and Netori, you have the power to shape Aaron's relationships and experiences based on his Confidence and Sharing stats. Will you pursue romance with one of the captivating ladies at the university, or will you explore the competitive world of love and betrayal with fellow male suitors? The choice is yours in this captivating and customizable adventure.

Features:

Dynamic Relationship Paths: Players can explore multiple romantic avenues through paths like Netorase, Netorare, and Netori, each influenced by the protagonist's confidence and willingness to share. The choices made will deeply affect the storyline and character interactions.

Stat-Driven Decision Making: The game features a unique system where Aaron's Confidence and Sharing stats play a critical role in how relationships evolve. Players will need to strategize to maintain or alter boundaries based on their character's confidence levels.

Interactive Choices: Each decision Aaron makes can lead to various outcomes, whether it’s fostering exclusivity in relationships or navigating the complexities of sharing partners. The player's choices can lead to both fulfilling and challenging situations, enhancing replayability.

Rich Character Interactions: Engage with a diverse range of characters, each with their own personalities and stories, creating a vibrant and immersive social environment where players can form deep connections.

Multiple Endings: The branching narrative allows for various endings based on the paths chosen, providing players with a personalized experience that reflects their choices throughout the game.

Intriguing Themes: Explore complex themes of dominance, submission, and consent as players navigate the intricacies of romantic relationships, making choices that reflect their own values and preferences.

Developer Notes:

A few things to note, there’s not a ton of sexy stuff yet as this story is going to be a much slower burn than SiC was. Also, instead of labeling the paths for Netorase, Netorare, and Netori, the paths will be determined by two stats, Confidence and Sharing. If MC’s confidence is high then the choice to share will likely always be available (ie. Netorase and Netori swinging), but if MC’s confidence is low, then there’s the possibility that sharing may occur regardless of the MC’s sharing stat (ie. Netorare). If you have hints enabled (can be toggled at any time in the Preferences screen), the choice menus will give you a clear idea of what will be affected by your choices. Sometimes it will be stats, and other times it could be your affinity with the girls.

As I mentioned, there’s tons of things that need to be thoroughly tested. You all know me, I’ve done a ton of testing myself, but as any dev knows the moment you hand your software to a user, they’ll find something broken lol. Here’s a short list of the biggest potential fuck ups:

Gallery and Replay unlocking at the right time and staying unlocked through new playthroughs

Girls’ stats unlocking at the right time and re-locking on new playthroughs

Stats updating correctly (confidence doesn’t update until end of day)

Music and sound effects at appropriate volumes either by default or user customization

Toggles saving correctly for Hints/Preg and resetting for new playthroughs

That’s just the short list, there’s all the usual stuff to look out for as well, typos/grammar or missing assets, etc. Let me know if you find any issues and I’ll fix them as soon as I can. As always, I’m open to feedback regarding the plot or characters or images, etc. so let me know what you all think of everything so far.

Summary:

Secrets and Boundaries offers players a dynamic and engaging visual novel experience with its multiple story paths, customizable character name, romantic interactions, and stats management. By experimenting with choices, managing stats wisely, interacting with various characters, and utilizing customization, players can uncover the secrets and boundaries of the game world. Dive into this immersive gameplay and discover the endless possibilities that await in Secrets and Boundaries.