It's a perfect game. It's a pity that it's difficult to sponsor directly before graduating from university in my area. But I will definitely make up for it after I graduate and have a job.
Hey! I have restricted access to it for now, since I'm not sure if this allowed by itch.io rules since it's "the same game" and they don't allow uploading the same game multiple times.
Waiting for confirmation from itch.io before bringing it back online. I can upload it to mega and provide a link if you want to download it? :)
I last played 9th of June this year on 0.3.1. I just downloaded 0.3.3, started the game and loaded my save file but it still says 'this is the end of this update'.
Hey there, 0.3 means Chapter 3, 0.3.1 means bugfix version 1 and 0.3.3 means bugfix version 3 :). Next content update will be 0.4.X with Chapter 4. At the moment I'm not releasing a new version every month with one new scene, I'll sum them up and release big updates which will include a couple of hours of content.
Hey there, which platform did you try to play on (PC, Mac, android...)? In my code there isn't any variable called lastfn, so it's not really related to my code. :/
Oh, gotcha. There are currently (including dream scenes) 6 scenes in the game, all missable if you for example dislike the characters. Check the game's image, there are 3 GIFS from 3 different scenes. You can just use the walkthrough mod to get every possible scene.
Hey there, you're probably on android? If you deleted the game before, it might have deleted all the saves as well. Otherwise they should be there, since I didn't change the name of the app. If you're on PC, the saves should be in %appdata%\RenPy\BetweenHumanity-1679746291 I didn't change the path, so they should work too.
I use it on my iPad, but it is available on the iPhone as well. One note - Specifically A House in the Rift needs to be uncompressed then moved manually into the Games folder in Spark. For some reason their download doesn’t import properly. I have never had an issue with this game, though. But if any users run into that issue, have them uncompress it in the Files app and move it to the Games folder within the Spark folder. When they reload Spark, the game will show in the list.
Ah well, I removed the tags on the page in favor for the disclaimer. Yes, there will be pregnancy in the game. The options menu has a toggle to disable/enable it.
Yeah, it's quite a lot of effort, hence why most games usually do pregnancy endings (except for sandbox novels, since it's easier to handle it in the loop). Will figure something out in the future :)
This is one of my favorite games. It has accompanied me through a long time. Whenever I feel like I can't hold on in life, I open it and play it again. I hope the author can keep updating it!!!!
Same here man. I discovered Between Humanity last year and I'm so glad that I did! It's by far my favorite AVN. Don't get me wrong, I play other AVNs. And, Eternum and My Bully is My Lover are placed on an equal level right next to it in my top 3! But, what I can always count on with this game is that, I can always go to it when I'm stressed out. Especially now that it can be played on the browser! It's become my comfort game. There's just something about it that gives me good vibes, and keeps me coming back. And I love it for that! I can't wait for chapter 4!
Just wondering if anything changed with the last Android update that would make my phone out dated? When I downloaded it, the button at the top to go to downloads was there, but now it's only a play game button. Unfortunately, I forgot to move the game icon to my active folder so I only know that it still loads as I just checked it, but that obviously is promising that it's still working fine. Just wondering if it's that or something else. (I'm learning that I need to update my phone soon thanks to other general apps losing support too. XD)
Hey there! The android version should still be the one from June 24th, I didn't change anything. Might be some minor android update, I'm not sure unfortunately.
Last quarter of 2025 that's... REALLY SOON! YOO, IMAGINE ETERNUM 0.9 AND BETWEEN HUMANITY 0.4 COMING OUT IN THE SAME MONTH! Dude, I'm hyped! This, combined with Stranger Things season 5 starting in (I think) November, NiiChan working on My Bully is My Lover chapter 2, Two Idiot Germans working on Serverblight, and theMeatly releasing Bendy: Lone Wolf and working on The Cage and B3NDY, is making 2025 up to be the best year in this decade so far!!
Tomorrow the internet changes forever. I hope that I'm right when I theorize that this game is gonna get a massive boom when that happens. It deserves all the traffic it has coming to it!
By the way, DebatingPanda, while on this subject, I have a question.
Uuughh I have this problem where I want to wait until people respond before asking what I wanna ask. That's two people now within the last 24 hours who have told me "just ask it." 😭 I'll work on that, I'm sorry. 😵💫
ahem
Anyway, I wanted to ask if, now that YouTube is dead to me, if you'd be alright with me commenting here a lot more often, as long as it's not spam and also related to Between Humanity. Because, I'd love to do that! Nothing makes me happier than an active comments section! BUT, I also don't wanna risk annoying you. So, what's okay with you?
Thank you! I'll remember that! Yeah, it sucks what happened with YouTube. But, one good thing that came out of that, is that games like this are gonna get a lot more attention now! And, especially now that Between Humanity can be played on the browser, I've got everything I need to move on from YouTube, and make new memories on here, Odysee, F95, etcetera. Funnily enough, for the first time in a while, I'm looking forward to the future! 🙂
So at the end of Chapter 1 on the Stats page it shows Larissa as -100% (-5/-5).
I assumed the -100% was preset due to her simply not liking you for story reasons, but then i saw the (-5/-5), as if there 5 events with her in the chapter. Did I miss something, or is that how its supposed to be?
DUUUDE I LOVE THE FACT THAT YOU CAN PLAY THIS IN THE BROWSER NOW!!! My gaming PC kicked the bucket last year, so, I've been stuck on mobile ever since. But I just realized I can play this on my Chromebook now! It's not the same as before, but, it's closer than it was! It feels like 2024 again! THANK YOU OMFG THANK YOOUUU!! W DEBATINGPANDA!!
Honestly didnt expect the story to get me so emotional, i must say you have done incredible job with every aspect of the game, now im in depression until next chapter comes out... do you have a rough estimate when you think it will be finished? that aside i must thank you even tho the gameplay was around 4 hours or atleast the game says so, for me it felt like an eternity the story made me fall so hard its incredible, and i must say ive played a lot of games like yours, but yours is so beutiful in its own way, when i way playing it didnt feel like a mindless sex game, the romance with lucy idk its perfect keep the good work❤️
Thank you very much!! Sorry to hear about the update depression :/. I'm planning to release it in the last quarter of 2025. Have taken unpaid leave from work to get stuff done. I don't like mindless sex games either, I want realistic romances but also realistic erotic sex scenes all wrapped in next to a interesting story :). So yeah, development takes time, but I'm working on it! <3
I'm curious...the game have two routes for each girl am I tripping? What does the black heart and purple bar means? Does that just means you're locked out of that girl or...a more dark path? Corruption maybe?
Also great game Panda! I like the unique continuation and the special interaction when you waited long enough in the elevator when you leave the hospital, it's just an extra image and a line of dialogue but I like it!
I'm not DebatingPanda, but, I think I can answer the second question! If I recall correctly, the black heart and purple bar is domination. I don't think it does much right now, but, we can see an example of what it implies if you choose to be dominant with Jane in the shower scene. I imagine later on in development, domination points will have much more significant effects on the story. Like, they'll get you spicier scenes at the cost of morality, that kind of thing. That's just a theory, though. We'll have to see what the man himself says when he sees this.
Hey there, thank you very much, love the elevator as well, simple yet enganging! At this moment I only intend to write multiple routes for a few hand-picked LIs. The black bar means you have negative affection with the girl, while the red bar means it's positive. For Jane and Naomi, the visible purple bar represents domination/submission, and it only appears once you choose to delve into that specific route.
I’ve also added a question mark icon to the top of the character info screen. You can click it anytime to display the hint message (which normally appears only once the first time you open the info screen).
came for the adult content, stayed for the decent story. Keep up the good work. This is a good game. I look forward to future releases, and I might even join your patreon. I know there is forces at play attempting to eliminate content like this, but I hope you persevere and continue your work.
Hey! Thank you very much :) happy to hear that you enjoyed the story and hopefully the sexy content as well! The game is story focused but I'll also focus on more sexual content once I've set up a relationship base with the characters. I hope the game will stay alive, there is not lawful content in it, so I should be good!
It's genuinely awesome that AVNs have been getting so good recently, that in just about every comments section for all of the big AVNs, including Between Humanity, one of the most common forms of praise is, "Came for the porn, stayed for the story." Really shows how much the genre has evolved.
The music of this game really punched up the tender moments and narative taking something that was already interesting and making it compelling. I hope I can find the soundtrack to this game somewhere because id like to spend a little more time in the headspace after finishing the most recent update.
That's great to hear, thank you very much! I might add a sound gallery later where you can switch through the scene tracks. But that's not on the list for now, but later!
really good game but something i find annoying that i wont be able to change is making a bad decision early that finishing and not being able to go back and change. i love the games with this type of art/ animation . shame that these types of games are so good that they feel like they finish quickly
Hey there and thank you very much! Yeah, it's in the nature of those games that consequences will forge your path, at least for my game. At the moment there are no harsh consequences to be made. That's for later stages. I'll work on this one for quite some time and in the end it will be a large story with enough content for a day probably! But I agree, if something makes fun it ends too quickly.
really amazing, dialogues, animation, story line , music, everything is wonderful and carefully thought out. I am very excited to complete it when it is completed. Much love <33
Happy to hear, thank you very much! :D It will still take a lot of time before it will be completed but I look forward to the day as well, I need to get something out there that I can be proud of! Much love back <3
I think it's been one of the best games I've played here on itch.io. The plot is very interesting and leaves you with a sense of mystery and intrigue. And speaking of the characters, they're amazing. I love that each girl has such a unique and charming personality. I must also say that the quality of the game is very realistic and charming <3
The only question I have is that I've been playing for a long time, and for some reason, in Chapter 3, I can't get Lucy's affection level to 14/14. I've only gotten to 13/14 despite replaying the game several times. I don't know if it's a bug or if I'm not interacting with Lucy enough, but I've tried interacting only with Lucy and ignoring everyone else, so I'm at a loss for what to do.
Thank you very much, happy to hear that you like the plot and the characters as well! :) The 13/14 affection with Lucy might be due to the fact that you have to select Pepperoni pizza in Chapter 3 first and then decide against it to give Lucy the Pepperoni. I will look into that, and probably slightly adjust it for 0.4!
Thank you so much! I tried choosing the pepperoni pizza first and then giving it to her. I'd never tried that before. I didn't want to choose the pepperoni pizza because I didn't want to take it away from Lucy, but I finally got a 14/14 on Lucy's affection.
Thank you so much, and please keep uploading more chapters. Your game is so beautiful, with a captivating and very unique story. <3
I agree! This game gets just about everything right! Also, yeah, every girl is special. I saw someone refer to Lucy a few months back as "a precious little muffin," and I think that's an accurate description of her, lol. Lucy is the most wholesome character. ❤️
Yeah, sure. Maybe the other girls are hot, but Lucy is a sweet little piece of sugar I want to protect. I hope there are many more loving interactions with Lucy. She's my favorite character, hands down. <3
Something tells me this game is gonna have a massive boom in popularity after August 13th.
We got itch out of the clutches of Collective Shout, but then right after that, YouTube announced that AI age-verification shit. Out of the frying pan into the fire. 😮💨
I'm glad I discovered this game. It's one of the few places I can still go to, to forget about how controlling the world has become. That's one of the reasons why I like it so much. It's genuinely become a comfort game for me. As has Eternum and My Bully is My Lover, but not to the same degree as Between Humanity. And, if I had to choose one AVN to stick to forever, it'd be this game. I still love Eternum and MBiML, though!
If you're someone who hasn't yet downloaded this game, who's reading the comments to see whether or not it's worth playing, I could not recommend a game more. This kind of game is hard to find. This game is special, because it gets things like pacing and restraint a lot better than most AVNs.
What I mean by this, is that, with most AVNs, you get a brief introduction to the setting and the characters at the start of the game, and then you jump right into a super intense plot, with very little moments of rest. Beyond that, these same AVNs also don't typically wait too long to start giving you super intense, highly explicit lewd scenes. Going straight from 0 to 100 kinda stuff.
The problem with that, is that, there's no number higher than 100. So, if you jump straight to the top in chapter 1, going full out and showing everything, leaving nothing to the imagination, and giving the player the ultimate high, they've already seen everything there is to see. So, not only will they have a much weaker incentive to keep going with the story, but they will also feel a lot more bored later on, because they've already seen everything there is to see. Even Eternum and MBiML, though they are masterpieces, have this problem to some degree, though it's nowhere as bad as Ripples. I fucking hate Ripples. 🖕
Between Humanity doesn't have this problem, because it understands the art of pacing, and the value of restraint. This game is a VERY slow burn, and that's a good thing! Because, plot-wise, it builds interest. And porn-wise, it builds anticipation.
Because I'm taking people who haven't yet played this game into consideration here, I won't give any direct spoilers to what happens. However, just to give an idea of how much of a slow burn Between Humanity is, we are, by this point, in chapter 4 of the story, and things are only JUST getting started. Between Humanity is in chapter 4 where Eternum was in the second half of chapter 1, and MBiML was in Episode 2 of the Prologue.
And that's good! Because, it means that, when things to start getting more intense, it's going to feel much, much more rewarding! BECAUSE things are so slow-paced in this game, you are given MORE than enough time to really get to know the characters, the setting, and the story; and it makes it a lot more memorable, and, by this point, even nostalgic. Because you aren't thrown straight into it, so to speak. That's for the story, but it extends to the lewd aspects as well, for the same reasons.
Finally, the main character himself, Michael Collins, is a good dude. I'm not going to pretend that he has the same level of personality and writing that Orion Richards and Kei Hahn currently have, because he absolutely doesn't. But, that started to change in chapter 3. And, this game is still young, with a lot of time to add things to him! So, I don't mind Mike not having much to him right now. As for who he is as a person, though, like I said, he's a good dude. He's not a flawless angel, but he has good morals, and he's easy to root for! He's not a typical sleazy AVN protagonist, basically. You could also say he's nothing like Once in a Lifetime's protagonist. 💀
That's all for this review. There's a lot more I could talk about, like Simon and Lilith, but, I don't wanna be typing all day. 😅 Regardless, I hope this was informative, and I hope it helped with your decision on whether or not to play this game! Like I've said already, I highly recommend it. This game is incredible, and it means a lot to me. And, it deserves all the traction it can get!
Also, DebatingPanda, you can consider this my remastered review. I started typing this out to vent my frustrations about YouTube, but then I thought, "Hey, I'm already here, why not get that remastered review done finally?" And so, I did! I didn't really think about it, I just let my thoughts guide me, and typed the first words about this game that came to mind. I guess I was thinking a lot, lol. The irony here is that, I just got done praising this game for being a slow burn, and understanding the art of pacing and the value of restraint, and yet, this entire review was done on impulse. Funny how that works.
Anyway, that's all from me. Given how long this is, I don't expect that many people read down this far. But, if you are among one of those people, thank you! I truly appreciate it! And, I hope you enjoyed the read! Have a nice day, internet! ✌
Hey there! :D What exactly happens after August 13th? :o
Yeah, I read about the Youtube verification step as well, hopefully it won't target me, I get quite some Anime shorts - and if Youtube thinks that I'm 12 because of that, oof.
Happy to hear that my efforts turned out to make this game as great as the two big players you mentioned! I hope that, with enough content, it will be as great!
I also don't like going from 0 to 100 in an instant, it needs to have at least a little build up or other reasons for it to happen, otherwise it's just not my cup of tea. But you'll see when you play future versions of the game ;)
Trying to balance slow pace and developing real character relationships is difficult and I'm by no means a professional, quite the opposite. I do make mistakes as well and I will probably make them in the future as well, but that's normal. I try to make it as interesting as possible while keeping a good pace.
Me renaming the MC to finally have him called M.C., lol. Give me some time to develop him and we're gucci.
Basically me on a Sunday, I want to write a dev-log, don't know where to start and then I find myself having typed a whole roman. Though, thanks for the review, have a nice day as well!
August 13th is when that AI shit hits YouTube. So, I'm theorizing that a lot of people are going to run from YouTube, and come to places like itch, Newgrounds, F95, etcetera. Which means that more people are likely going to see this game! And, now that it can be played in the browser, I'm theorizing that word about it will spread around quickly! That's why I believe this game is gonna have a massive boom on August 13th.
And yeah, they have! I mean, you've seen me compare Eternum, Between Humanity, and My Bully is My Lover before, lol. They're my top 3! And, currently, Between Humanity is my top 1!
I'm glad your thoughts on pacing hasn't changed! I know I've brought it up a dozen times before, 😅 but, I brought it up again, 'cause, like I said, this is my remastered review! And, I wanted to keep new players in mind, and wanted to mention everything, even the things I've already talked about; because I don't imagine that the people reading the comments to decide whether they want the game or not, would want to scroll down to the very first time something was mentioned, y'know? I will apologize for how repetitive my words get after a while, though. 😮💨🤦 I'm not good at finding new ways to say old things.
Now you've got me worried I got Mike's last name wrong, lol. It's been a little bit since I've played Between Humanity, because I haven't had the time for visual novels (or any long video games) lately. Every memory I have of that game tells me that his name is Michael Collins, though. In fact, I'm 99.1% sure that it is. But now I'm wondering if this is just the Mandela Effect doing it's thing. Mike's last name IS Collins, right?! 😬🧐🤔
And yeah, happens to the best of us, lol. Sometimes the brain just takes off! Glad I'm not the only one. 😆 And, you're welcome! I'm happy that you read the whole thing! It means a lot! Can't wait for chapter 4! Take care yo!✌️
Ah gotcha! Let's hope it's true, lol. His last name is Collins, for now, yeah. xD M.C. easy to remember. Work on Chapter 4 continues, Panda over and out!
Always appreciated if people like to translate the game to their language! :) There is already a German translation included in the base game and a fellow German is working on it as well. But they haven't fixed the Chapter 3 translation yet, so you're very welcome to start with that if you'd like to!
Yes, I would love to participate. All I need are the latest files to translate and fix. Would that be possible? I'm already on Discord, and I would be happy to join your “team” xD. Sorry for my english xD
All good, perfectly understandable, so no worries! :) All the files are actually in the game itself, if you have downloaded it for PC, you can check the folder /game/tl/german or you can check the #translations channel on Discord, there is a mega.nz link where you can download the latest translation files easily. :)
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The characters are good, the story is good, the game is perfect.
PS. Mr. Baby is the best character lol
Haha, he is definitely special. Thank you, happy to hear that you liked it so far!
It's a perfect game. It's a pity that it's difficult to sponsor directly before graduating from university in my area. But I will definitely make up for it after I graduate and have a job.
Sounds awesome, good luck with your graduation and thank you very much!!! :-)
Good story bro cant wait for next chapter 👍
Thank you very much! Working on it! :D
Amazing game! I really enjoyed the story so far, especially the end scene with lucy. Can't wait for chapter 4!
Thank you very much, happy to hear! I really enjoyed making that scene :) 0.4 is in the making!
I really enjoyed with the story dude.
I wonder when the chapter4 will come
Happy to hear, thank you very much! :) I currently plan to release Chapter 4 in the 4th quarter of 2025. That should definitely be doable.
Hey was wondering why I can't download the SFW version?
Hey! I have restricted access to it for now, since I'm not sure if this allowed by itch.io rules since it's "the same game" and they don't allow uploading the same game multiple times.
Waiting for confirmation from itch.io before bringing it back online.
I can upload it to mega and provide a link if you want to download it?:)https://debatingpanda.itch.io/beyond-humanity
Password is "BHSFW"
Thx
I last played 9th of June this year on 0.3.1. I just downloaded 0.3.3, started the game and loaded my save file but it still says 'this is the end of this update'.
Are 0.3.3 and 0.3.1 the same version?
Hey there, 0.3 means Chapter 3, 0.3.1 means bugfix version 1 and 0.3.3 means bugfix version 3 :). Next content update will be 0.4.X with Chapter 4. At the moment I'm not releasing a new version every month with one new scene, I'll sum them up and release big updates which will include a couple of hours of content.
Okay, that makes sense. I was just worried I had a bug or something!
Thanks for the reply! I'll wait for 0.4!
Don't worry, all good and you're welcome!
Saya membutuhkan tambalan bahasa Indonesia.
Hey there, you can find the Indonesian language file (among other languages as well) on the Discord!
Is there Indonesian language?
Yes,
it's integrated into the base game as well!You can find Indonesian on the Discord in the #translations channel!
Tidak ada bahasa Indonesia, mengapa?
Check on Discord please, thank you :)
Hello, so I'm getting this error when starting. It won't start anymore?
I'm sorry, but an uncaught exception occurred.
While loading the script.
UnboundLocalError: local variable 'lastfn' referenced before assignment
Hey there, which platform did you try to play on (PC, Mac, android...)? In my code there isn't any variable called lastfn, so it's not really related to my code. :/
Hallo, ja danke für deine Antwort, es hat sich von selbst erledigt. Frage: wann kommt eine Fortsetzung?
Perfekt. Nächstes Kapitel ist für das 4. Quartal 2025 geplant :)
I really hope you can put Vietnamese in :3
Hey there, Vietnamese is actually being translated by someone, but it takes time. Check out the Discord for all available languages!
Does this game currently only have 2 scenes with the younger sis and bathroom one?
Not sure what you mean by "bathroom one" but Lucy (Anya's "younger" sister, which you are probably referring to?) is shown a lot in the game :)
The yellow hair girl bj scene is the bathroom one, and Lucy at ACT 2 are the 2 scenes that are available right?
Oh, gotcha. There are currently (including dream scenes) 6 scenes in the game, all missable if you for example dislike the characters. Check the game's image, there are 3 GIFS from 3 different scenes. You can just use the walkthrough mod to get every possible scene.
I just played the game for the first time and absolutely loved it, thank you so much DebatingPanda! I can't wait for the next update!!! :D
Happy to hear, thank you very much! :) Working on more!
Hi, I wanted to play the new version of the game but I can't transfer the saves, what should I do?
Hey there, you're probably on android? If you deleted the game before, it might have deleted all the saves as well. Otherwise they should be there, since I didn't change the name of the app. If you're on PC, the saves should be in %appdata%\RenPy\BetweenHumanity-1679746291
I didn't change the path, so they should work too.
Can you give more information? :)
I'll try this and let you know later
Awesome, glad to hear!
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can you play this game on iPhones?
Android emulator maybe
Hey there, does the browser version on this page not work on iPhone? That would be the only way I'd think it could work.
Download an app called Spark - Ren’Py novels. Then download the PC version of this game and import it into that app. It runs nicely.
Nice, need to give others a hint when they want to play on iOS as well, thanks for the heads up!
I use it on my iPad, but it is available on the iPhone as well. One note - Specifically A House in the Rift needs to be uncompressed then moved manually into the Games folder in Spark. For some reason their download doesn’t import properly. I have never had an issue with this game, though. But if any users run into that issue, have them uncompress it in the Files app and move it to the Games folder within the Spark folder. When they reload Spark, the game will show in the list.
Good to know, thanks! I have noticed this too, sometimes the android version gets compressed into a .zip file. Itch.io does this, though.
I hope on the next chap. we get to have some stuff with Alice and Amber and that we can tame Alice this time since she gave us that Attaude
Alice content will come in a future update don't worry :)
Pregnancy?
Ah well, I removed the tags on the page in favor for the disclaimer. Yes, there will be pregnancy in the game. The options menu has a toggle to disable/enable it.
Nice I love pregnancy content but never get in any game.
Yeah, it's quite a lot of effort, hence why most games usually do pregnancy endings (except for sandbox novels, since it's easier to handle it in the loop). Will figure something out in the future :)
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When is the new update
Hey there, last quarter of 2025!
Fantastic game. Very good story that hooks you in with a blend of slice of life, mystery, and some romance/steamy content to top it off.
To the dev behind this project: Keep up the great work!
Thank you very much, will do!
This is one of my favorite games. It has accompanied me through a long time. Whenever I feel like I can't hold on in life, I open it and play it again. I hope the author can keep updating it!!!!
Thank you very much! It means a lot to hear that the game could be there for you during tough times. I’ll keep doing my best with updates!!
Same here man. I discovered Between Humanity last year and I'm so glad that I did! It's by far my favorite AVN. Don't get me wrong, I play other AVNs. And, Eternum and My Bully is My Lover are placed on an equal level right next to it in my top 3! But, what I can always count on with this game is that, I can always go to it when I'm stressed out. Especially now that it can be played on the browser! It's become my comfort game. There's just something about it that gives me good vibes, and keeps me coming back. And I love it for that! I can't wait for chapter 4!
Just wondering if anything changed with the last Android update that would make my phone out dated? When I downloaded it, the button at the top to go to downloads was there, but now it's only a play game button. Unfortunately, I forgot to move the game icon to my active folder so I only know that it still loads as I just checked it, but that obviously is promising that it's still working fine. Just wondering if it's that or something else. (I'm learning that I need to update my phone soon thanks to other general apps losing support too. XD)
Hey there! The android version should still be the one from June 24th, I didn't change anything. Might be some minor android update, I'm not sure unfortunately.
No worries. It doesn't seem to be anything more than a minor annoyance on the site. Hopefully that's all it is.
Hey there! Next update is planned for last quarter of 2025 :) Can't get any more specific since my normal work and other things keep me busy as well.
Last quarter of 2025 that's... REALLY SOON! YOO, IMAGINE ETERNUM 0.9 AND BETWEEN HUMANITY 0.4 COMING OUT IN THE SAME MONTH! Dude, I'm hyped! This, combined with Stranger Things season 5 starting in (I think) November, NiiChan working on My Bully is My Lover chapter 2, Two Idiot Germans working on Serverblight, and theMeatly releasing Bendy: Lone Wolf and working on The Cage and B3NDY, is making 2025 up to be the best year in this decade so far!!
Sorry, got bit carried away there, I just-
dont ask why walt and jesse are cooking in the void
:D It starts in October and ends in December, so really soon is a vague term.
Well, time passes by when you're an internet addict like me, so it feels right around the corner from my perspective. 😂
Thanks for clearing that up, though!
Wooahh how'd you do that with your text???
Tomorrow the internet changes forever. I hope that I'm right when I theorize that this game is gonna get a massive boom when that happens. It deserves all the traffic it has coming to it!
By the way, DebatingPanda, while on this subject, I have a question.
Still waiting for that question o.o
Uuughh I have this problem where I want to wait until people respond before asking what I wanna ask. That's two people now within the last 24 hours who have told me "just ask it." 😭 I'll work on that, I'm sorry. 😵💫
ahem
Anyway, I wanted to ask if, now that YouTube is dead to me, if you'd be alright with me commenting here a lot more often, as long as it's not spam and also related to Between Humanity. Because, I'd love to do that! Nothing makes me happier than an active comments section! BUT, I also don't wanna risk annoying you. So, what's okay with you?
All good :D. Feel free to comment on the comments, this isn't a page restricted just to me answering the comments, everyone can do so if they want. :)
Thank you! I'll remember that! Yeah, it sucks what happened with YouTube. But, one good thing that came out of that, is that games like this are gonna get a lot more attention now! And, especially now that Between Humanity can be played on the browser, I've got everything I need to move on from YouTube, and make new memories on here, Odysee, F95, etcetera. Funnily enough, for the first time in a while, I'm looking forward to the future! 🙂
So at the end of Chapter 1 on the Stats page it shows Larissa as -100% (-5/-5).
I assumed the -100% was preset due to her simply not liking you for story reasons, but then i saw the (-5/-5), as if there 5 events with her in the chapter. Did I miss something, or is that how its supposed to be?
Hey there! That's how it's supposed to be, it's to represent her attitude. Not every event reduces or increases the affection by only one point :)
DUUUDE I LOVE THE FACT THAT YOU CAN PLAY THIS IN THE BROWSER NOW!!! My gaming PC kicked the bucket last year, so, I've been stuck on mobile ever since. But I just realized I can play this on my Chromebook now! It's not the same as before, but, it's closer than it was! It feels like 2024 again! THANK YOU OMFG THANK YOOUUU!! W DEBATINGPANDA!!
You're welcome! :D Yeah, with some help I managed to put this on here, so even iOS users can play the game now!
AHH this is so cool! I got the OG main menu with the OG music on my first load!!
Nice!
Honestly didnt expect the story to get me so emotional, i must say you have done incredible job with every aspect of the game, now im in depression until next chapter comes out... do you have a rough estimate when you think it will be finished? that aside i must thank you even tho the gameplay was around 4 hours or atleast the game says so, for me it felt like an eternity the story made me fall so hard its incredible, and i must say ive played a lot of games like yours, but yours is so beutiful in its own way, when i way playing it didnt feel like a mindless sex game, the romance with lucy idk its perfect keep the good work❤️
Thank you very much!! Sorry to hear about the update depression :/. I'm planning to release it in the last quarter of 2025. Have taken unpaid leave from work to get stuff done. I don't like mindless sex games either, I want realistic romances but also realistic erotic sex scenes all wrapped in next to a interesting story :). So yeah, development takes time, but I'm working on it! <3
I'm curious...the game have two routes for each girl am I tripping? What does the black heart and purple bar means? Does that just means you're locked out of that girl or...a more dark path? Corruption maybe?
Also great game Panda! I like the unique continuation and the special interaction when you waited long enough in the elevator when you leave the hospital, it's just an extra image and a line of dialogue but I like it!
I'm not DebatingPanda, but, I think I can answer the second question! If I recall correctly, the black heart and purple bar is domination. I don't think it does much right now, but, we can see an example of what it implies if you choose to be dominant with Jane in the shower scene. I imagine later on in development, domination points will have much more significant effects on the story. Like, they'll get you spicier scenes at the cost of morality, that kind of thing. That's just a theory, though. We'll have to see what the man himself says when he sees this.
Hey there, thank you very much, love the elevator as well, simple yet enganging! At this moment I only intend to write multiple routes for a few hand-picked LIs. The black bar means you have negative affection with the girl, while the red bar means it's positive. For Jane and Naomi, the visible purple bar represents domination/submission, and it only appears once you choose to delve into that specific route.
I’ve also added a question mark icon to the top of the character info screen. You can click it anytime to display the hint message (which normally appears only once the first time you open the info screen).
Hope that helps!
DebatingPanda
came for the adult content, stayed for the decent story. Keep up the good work. This is a good game. I look forward to future releases, and I might even join your patreon. I know there is forces at play attempting to eliminate content like this, but I hope you persevere and continue your work.
Hey! Thank you very much :) happy to hear that you enjoyed the story and hopefully the sexy content as well! The game is story focused but I'll also focus on more sexual content once I've set up a relationship base with the characters. I hope the game will stay alive, there is not lawful content in it, so I should be good!
It's genuinely awesome that AVNs have been getting so good recently, that in just about every comments section for all of the big AVNs, including Between Humanity, one of the most common forms of praise is, "Came for the porn, stayed for the story." Really shows how much the genre has evolved.
The music of this game really punched up the tender moments and narative taking something that was already interesting and making it compelling. I hope I can find the soundtrack to this game somewhere because id like to spend a little more time in the headspace after finishing the most recent update.
That's great to hear, thank you very much! I might add a sound gallery later where you can switch through the scene tracks. But that's not on the list for now, but later!
really good game but something i find annoying that i wont be able to change is making a bad decision early that finishing and not being able to go back and change. i love the games with this type of art/ animation . shame that these types of games are so good that they feel like they finish quickly
Hey there and thank you very much! Yeah, it's in the nature of those games that consequences will forge your path, at least for my game. At the moment there are no harsh consequences to be made. That's for later stages. I'll work on this one for quite some time and in the end it will be a large story with enough content for a day probably! But I agree, if something makes fun it ends too quickly.
really amazing, dialogues, animation, story line , music, everything is wonderful and carefully thought out. I am very excited to complete it when it is completed. Much love <33
Happy to hear, thank you very much! :D It will still take a lot of time before it will be completed but I look forward to the day as well, I need to get something out there that I can be proud of! Much love back <3
Took the words right out of my mouth. Same here!! Can't wait for chapter 4!
什么时候更新，我已经等不及了😫😫😫
还没到一半呢，不过我一直在稳步推进。想做出有质量的内容，就得花点时间，谢谢你的耐心等候！
I think it's been one of the best games I've played here on itch.io. The plot is very interesting and leaves you with a sense of mystery and intrigue. And speaking of the characters, they're amazing. I love that each girl has such a unique and charming personality. I must also say that the quality of the game is very realistic and charming <3
The only question I have is that I've been playing for a long time, and for some reason, in Chapter 3, I can't get Lucy's affection level to 14/14. I've only gotten to 13/14 despite replaying the game several times. I don't know if it's a bug or if I'm not interacting with Lucy enough, but I've tried interacting only with Lucy and ignoring everyone else, so I'm at a loss for what to do.
Thank you very much, happy to hear that you like the plot and the characters as well! :) The 13/14 affection with Lucy might be due to the fact that you have to select Pepperoni pizza in Chapter 3 first and then decide against it to give Lucy the Pepperoni. I will look into that, and probably slightly adjust it for 0.4!
Thank you so much! I tried choosing the pepperoni pizza first and then giving it to her. I'd never tried that before. I didn't want to choose the pepperoni pizza because I didn't want to take it away from Lucy, but I finally got a 14/14 on Lucy's affection.
Thank you so much, and please keep uploading more chapters. Your game is so beautiful, with a captivating and very unique story. <3
I agree! This game gets just about everything right! Also, yeah, every girl is special. I saw someone refer to Lucy a few months back as "a precious little muffin," and I think that's an accurate description of her, lol. Lucy is the most wholesome character. ❤️
Yeah, sure. Maybe the other girls are hot, but Lucy is a sweet little piece of sugar I want to protect. I hope there are many more loving interactions with Lucy. She's my favorite character, hands down. <3
Amen. We love Lucy. ❤️
Something tells me this game is gonna have a massive boom in popularity after August 13th.
We got itch out of the clutches of Collective Shout, but then right after that, YouTube announced that AI age-verification shit. Out of the frying pan into the fire. 😮💨
I'm glad I discovered this game. It's one of the few places I can still go to, to forget about how controlling the world has become. That's one of the reasons why I like it so much. It's genuinely become a comfort game for me. As has Eternum and My Bully is My Lover, but not to the same degree as Between Humanity. And, if I had to choose one AVN to stick to forever, it'd be this game. I still love Eternum and MBiML, though!
If you're someone who hasn't yet downloaded this game, who's reading the comments to see whether or not it's worth playing, I could not recommend a game more. This kind of game is hard to find. This game is special, because it gets things like pacing and restraint a lot better than most AVNs.
What I mean by this, is that, with most AVNs, you get a brief introduction to the setting and the characters at the start of the game, and then you jump right into a super intense plot, with very little moments of rest. Beyond that, these same AVNs also don't typically wait too long to start giving you super intense, highly explicit lewd scenes. Going straight from 0 to 100 kinda stuff.
The problem with that, is that, there's no number higher than 100. So, if you jump straight to the top in chapter 1, going full out and showing everything, leaving nothing to the imagination, and giving the player the ultimate high, they've already seen everything there is to see. So, not only will they have a much weaker incentive to keep going with the story, but they will also feel a lot more bored later on, because they've already seen everything there is to see. Even Eternum and MBiML, though they are masterpieces, have this problem to some degree, though it's nowhere as bad as Ripples. I fucking hate Ripples. 🖕
Between Humanity doesn't have this problem, because it understands the art of pacing, and the value of restraint. This game is a VERY slow burn, and that's a good thing! Because, plot-wise, it builds interest. And porn-wise, it builds anticipation.
Because I'm taking people who haven't yet played this game into consideration here, I won't give any direct spoilers to what happens. However, just to give an idea of how much of a slow burn Between Humanity is, we are, by this point, in chapter 4 of the story, and things are only JUST getting started. Between Humanity is in chapter 4 where Eternum was in the second half of chapter 1, and MBiML was in Episode 2 of the Prologue.
And that's good! Because, it means that, when things to start getting more intense, it's going to feel much, much more rewarding! BECAUSE things are so slow-paced in this game, you are given MORE than enough time to really get to know the characters, the setting, and the story; and it makes it a lot more memorable, and, by this point, even nostalgic. Because you aren't thrown straight into it, so to speak. That's for the story, but it extends to the lewd aspects as well, for the same reasons.
Finally, the main character himself, Michael Collins, is a good dude. I'm not going to pretend that he has the same level of personality and writing that Orion Richards and Kei Hahn currently have, because he absolutely doesn't. But, that started to change in chapter 3. And, this game is still young, with a lot of time to add things to him! So, I don't mind Mike not having much to him right now. As for who he is as a person, though, like I said, he's a good dude. He's not a flawless angel, but he has good morals, and he's easy to root for! He's not a typical sleazy AVN protagonist, basically. You could also say he's nothing like Once in a Lifetime's protagonist. 💀
That's all for this review. There's a lot more I could talk about, like Simon and Lilith, but, I don't wanna be typing all day. 😅 Regardless, I hope this was informative, and I hope it helped with your decision on whether or not to play this game! Like I've said already, I highly recommend it. This game is incredible, and it means a lot to me. And, it deserves all the traction it can get!
Also, DebatingPanda, you can consider this my remastered review. I started typing this out to vent my frustrations about YouTube, but then I thought, "Hey, I'm already here, why not get that remastered review done finally?" And so, I did! I didn't really think about it, I just let my thoughts guide me, and typed the first words about this game that came to mind. I guess I was thinking a lot, lol. The irony here is that, I just got done praising this game for being a slow burn, and understanding the art of pacing and the value of restraint, and yet, this entire review was done on impulse. Funny how that works.
Anyway, that's all from me. Given how long this is, I don't expect that many people read down this far. But, if you are among one of those people, thank you! I truly appreciate it! And, I hope you enjoyed the read! Have a nice day, internet! ✌
Edit: Spelling.
Hey there! :D What exactly happens after August 13th? :o
Yeah, I read about the Youtube verification step as well, hopefully it won't target me, I get quite some Anime shorts - and if Youtube thinks that I'm 12 because of that, oof.
Happy to hear that my efforts turned out to make this game as great as the two big players you mentioned! I hope that, with enough content, it will be as great!
I also don't like going from 0 to 100 in an instant, it needs to have at least a little build up or other reasons for it to happen, otherwise it's just not my cup of tea. But you'll see when you play future versions of the game ;)
Trying to balance slow pace and developing real character relationships is difficult and I'm by no means a professional, quite the opposite. I do make mistakes as well and I will probably make them in the future as well, but that's normal. I try to make it as interesting as possible while keeping a good pace.
Me renaming the MC to finally have him called M.C., lol. Give me some time to develop him and we're gucci.
Basically me on a Sunday, I want to write a dev-log, don't know where to start and then I find myself having typed a whole roman. Though, thanks for the review, have a nice day as well!
August 13th is when that AI shit hits YouTube. So, I'm theorizing that a lot of people are going to run from YouTube, and come to places like itch, Newgrounds, F95, etcetera. Which means that more people are likely going to see this game! And, now that it can be played in the browser, I'm theorizing that word about it will spread around quickly! That's why I believe this game is gonna have a massive boom on August 13th.
And yeah, they have! I mean, you've seen me compare Eternum, Between Humanity, and My Bully is My Lover before, lol. They're my top 3! And, currently, Between Humanity is my top 1!
I'm glad your thoughts on pacing hasn't changed! I know I've brought it up a dozen times before, 😅 but, I brought it up again, 'cause, like I said, this is my remastered review! And, I wanted to keep new players in mind, and wanted to mention everything, even the things I've already talked about; because I don't imagine that the people reading the comments to decide whether they want the game or not, would want to scroll down to the very first time something was mentioned, y'know? I will apologize for how repetitive my words get after a while, though. 😮💨🤦 I'm not good at finding new ways to say old things.
Now you've got me worried I got Mike's last name wrong, lol. It's been a little bit since I've played Between Humanity, because I haven't had the time for visual novels (or any long video games) lately. Every memory I have of that game tells me that his name is Michael Collins, though. In fact, I'm 99.1% sure that it is. But now I'm wondering if this is just the Mandela Effect doing it's thing. Mike's last name IS Collins, right?! 😬🧐🤔
And yeah, happens to the best of us, lol. Sometimes the brain just takes off! Glad I'm not the only one. 😆 And, you're welcome! I'm happy that you read the whole thing! It means a lot! Can't wait for chapter 4! Take care yo!✌️
Ah gotcha! Let's hope it's true, lol. His last name is Collins, for now, yeah. xD M.C. easy to remember. Work on Chapter 4 continues, Panda over and out!
Glad I was right! Thanks for confirming it! Take care for now. ✌
One question. I am from Germany and would be willing to translate everything into German. Would that be possible?
Always appreciated if people like to translate the game to their language! :) There is already a German translation included in the base game and a fellow German is working on it as well. But they haven't fixed the Chapter 3 translation yet, so you're very welcome to start with that if you'd like to!
Yes, I would love to participate. All I need are the latest files to translate and fix. Would that be possible? I'm already on Discord, and I would be happy to join your “team” xD. Sorry for my english xD
All good, perfectly understandable, so no worries! :) All the files are actually in the game itself, if you have downloaded it for PC, you can check the folder /game/tl/german or you can check the #translations channel on Discord, there is a mega.nz link where you can download the latest translation files easily. :)
The Story is amazing. More than amazing. I cant find words for thi
Thank you!!!
Chapter 3 was amazing. I had tears in my eyes at the end. Please don't let this game end. Especially with the line “Goodbye, Dad.”
Thank you very much! :) Yeah, I really like that moment as well, it's quite emotional.
Forget the porn aspect. I’m here for the story.
Haha, thank you very much! :D