Love Cypher | Kickstarter LIVE & Demo Available

[DLDigital]

Love Cypher 
vndb | Official Website | Kickstarter | Itch.io Demo
 

"We do not 'come into' this world; rather, we come out of it, like leaves on a tree."

In the 2040s, advancements in artificial intelligence have blurred the boundaries between man and machine. Algorithms, computers, and software have all been optimized to the point of understanding individuals more than they do themselves. This technology re-sculpts one's identity, while keeping the individual unaware of their transformation.

As a new student at the prestigious Wattasu University, you and your classmates wrestle with this notion, and seek to discover and define their authentic selves - outside of the pervasive influence of technology.

Will you rediscover your humanity and find love along the way?

Brief Plot Synopsis:
You play as Satoru Aimoto - a new student a a prestigious tech University sometime in the near future (2040s). Technology, Machine Learning, and AI have exploded in application and capability in the past few decades - so much so that it's become pervasive and inextricably interwoven in day-to-day life. Love Cypher tells the story of how it can be difficult to come to terms with what it means to live an authentic life - outside of the (oftentimes manipulative) effects of technology. Satoru will attend Wattasu Academy in search of answers to what he ultimately would like out of life in a setting like that.

Love Cypher is about understanding, finding, and defining friendship, individuality, love, family, and an authentic self.



4 Routes, each following the story of a different heroine, with multiple endings

Partial Voice-Acting
Adult (18+) content and artwork.
120k-word Story full of unexpected twists
20+ CGs of memorable story moments

Genre: BxG Romance, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Comedy, Ecchi Rating: 18+

Unlock more content by supporting the project on Kickstarter!

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, business, events and incidents are the products of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. Every appearing character is over 18 years old.
















Even if you can't pledge to the campaign, you can still contribute by helping spread the word! The more people know about the game, the more likely it is we will reach the funding and stretch goals! You can submit fan-art to Reddit, Discord friends, do let's plays of the demo, or tell your favorite Youtuber/Twitch Streamer/Press/Media about it!



Download Demo here:
https://star-lake-studios.itch.io/love-cypher




Community Questions after playing the demo:
1. Who was your favorite character?
2. What could possibly be going on with the realistic portraits of the characters?
3. As a bonus route, would you like for me to add Sensei or Kazuki? :X


Again, please consider taking a look at the Kickstarter if you have a chance, it's kinda flat-lined:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/davidloebman/love-cypher-visual-novel

Love Cypher is a standalone R-18 Visual Novel written, coded, and illustrated by me, David L, and features sci-fi ideas and themes I have found philosophically compelling. Sources of inspiration include Alan Watts, Buddhism, Hinduism, theories of the mind and self, and the works of Isaac Asimov. 

Growing up, I was drawn to art, comics, anime, and telling stories. From DM-ing D&D campaigns to creating my own tarot card deck. I've always loved creating worlds in miniature. As such, making my own game and creating a Visual Novel has turned out to be an ideal fit. Thank you for joining me on this adventure!
 

Staff:

Writing, Coding, Art, QA: Just me! DLDigital
Music: Licensed Audio Packs from across the interwebs
VA talent: Licensed Audio Packs from across the interwebs

 

Progress:

The 30-minute playable demo is available at Itch.io! I currently am running an active Kickstarter to support this as a full-time project, but pledge support has altogether stagnated. Please consider backing today! <333

[DLDigital]

Hey everyone!~

Sadly, I'm here to report that Love Cypher was unable to reach it's funding targets during it's Kickstarter run.

As such, the game is on a development hiatus - perhaps until I'm able to muster greater interest in the game. For the foreseeable future, I'll be leaving the game demo up on itch.io, so please give it a go and let me know what you think!

In the meantime, I'm creating art for a new game: "Don't Fraud My Heart!", a dating sim about doing your taxes, made entirely in Microsoft Powerpoint. We'll be releasing it for free too! I'm only doing the artwork for this game, not the coding and writing, but if you want to check it out, it's available to wishlist on it's steam store page here:

Don't Fraud my Heart! | Steam Store Page

Edited September 26, 2022 by DLDigital
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[HataVNI]

16 minutes ago, DLDigital said:

Hey everyone!~

Sadly, I'm here to report that Love Cypher was unable to reach it's funding targets during it's Kickstarter run.

As such, the game is on a development hiatus - perhaps until I'm able to muster greater interest in the game. For the foreseeable future, I'll be leaving the game demo up on itch.io, so please give it a go and let me know what you think!

In the meantime, I'm creating art for a new game: "Don't Fraud My Heart!", a dating sim about doing your taxes, made entirely in Microsoft Powerpoint. We'll be releasing it for free too! I'm only doing the artwork for this game, not the coding and writing, but if you want to check it out, it's available to wishlist on it's steam store page here:

Don't Fraud my Heart! | Steam Store Page

Sad that the game didn't make its kickstarter, ngl. Love Cypher really had visuals that even EVN haters had to say "dat look good!!" so it is vexing to me to learn it couldn't get funded.

Maybe that is how it is... if you want you can check out the communities Devtalk, LoveVN and LemmaSoft, the latter two we are partnered with and discuss with other developers about marketing strategies, successful projects and network!

Good luck for next time, David!