Красивая игра / The Beautiful Game [Ch.1 v.0.9.8 Rus/Eng / Book One v.1.0.0 Eng] (2024) (Rus/Eng) [Ren'Py] [Linux] [Android] [tbg] [Daggum]

Book One v1.0.0 - 2026-03-25
- Key game platforms and payment processors went on a censorship crusade shortly after v0.9 was released, which meant that we had to remove some scenes that were in breach of their ToS.
- That meant we needed to make some adjustments to the remaining content to make the story coherent.
- Lots of new tech in the game, from settings and accessibility features, a new save game system, gallery system, in-game phone and messenger chats. There are also some optional free-roam features in places.
- All of the changes mean that old saves won't work, but also will not make sense. This is a fresh and clean game, much improved, slicker, and professional.
- There are a lot of choices and interactions with characters, and a big split in the game at one point. Because of this we have made the save game system flexible enough that you can name and then organize save games e.g. by character routes, harem/monogamous, dark/light etc. The file list per page can take at least 100 saves. And you can have as many save pages as well.
- There are bonus scenes in Chapter Ten, and more planned for Book Two, which depend on your choice when talking to Lotta about who you may or may not fancy in the club. There is also a special scene if you didn't pick anyone specific, which means Lotta chooses to surprise you. It's a nice surprise, so make sure to make a save for that branch as well.

Book One has around 200k words, 100 animations, over 5,000 still renders, and obviously thousands and thousands of still renders are used to create the animations.

v0.9.8 - 2025-07-11
the story continues through to Sunday evening.
over 1,188 still renders - excluding renders used to create animations.
23 animations.
over 4,600 lines of code used for the story in the update.
30 scenes.
a key choice which splits the game. this takes place during the calendar shoot, so you might want to save your game in case you want to replay in future. remember you can now name your saves (check the option is enabled in Options),
dynamic player squad screen, which updates according to who is in your squad according to your player choices,
in-game easter egg walkthrough, which is accessible from the trophy room screen by clicking on the key icon in the bottom left of the screen - as a result I have deleted the link to a trophy walkthrough further down this page because it is redundant.
new LI screen featuring a table football... and a new LI is revealed.
OCFC's new club kit is revealed.

v0.8.1 - 2025-03-28
incorporates the demo
each LI gets their own theme tune
fixed errors
optimized solo LI route, which makes a big difference for the Jasmine solo route
added more animations
fixed some animations (waywards hands, imperfect looping etc.)
SFX added to all animations where relevant
re-did all football scenes to use high quality grass textures and football goals. this makes these scenes now pop.
re-done jasmine spa scene, which had to happen because of a rights issue. the artist that created the Kirara asset changed their licence from one that allowed Commercial use to one that is IP-Restricted, because they decided their model was based on a real-life Japanese person. As a result, I had to ditch that model and re-do the scene. I think you'll find this scene is now hugely improved, with a totally different outcome. It's gone down brilliantly with my testers.
script improvements
code-solution applied to make all animations run smoothly and avoid jitters, which can happen with larger animations like I have in the game
new SFX
new music

Chapter 1 v0.8 - 2024-12-09
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v0.7 - 2024-10-20
- big content update, going all the way through to Sunday evening
- implemented monogamy and harem paths
- tweaked choices so you no longer have any forced sex
- changed options with Chloe, so you can now go on a date with her if not on Jasmine's path
- added a 'new old' scene right after the mountain climbing scene with Penny, in which MC is on the train to Ocean City. I have also extended the scene where you have Friday night drinks at Jasmine's place, to help explain Jasmine's decision to flee in the previous update.
- added a small new animation into the stadium tour with Leah
- plenty of erotic and spicy content
- implemented the ability to name your saved games
- lots of other things I have now forgotten, but this is a mega update.

v0.6.2
Addressed a bug when not on Priya's thread, where some Priya scenes still show.

v0.6.1
Addressed some minor bugs, corrected some typos, and added some new features:
- added a sound effect to help give more of a hint when there is a hidden Easter Egg
- in the Trophy Room there is now a counter indicating how many trophies are left to find in the current release.
- corrected a situation where fetish choice options reset when using the rollback feature
- removed some code which skipped one scene if not on the Priya path.

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v0.6 - 2024-05-19
- over 4,000 renders (includes animation renders) in the game
- over 20 animations in the game
- over 75,000 words in the game
- new prologue added
- in-game walkthrough added
- new splash animation and new game logo
- global fetish choices reduced to two switches: lesbian and pregnancy. Yes, pregnancy is now a feature of the game! Other fetish choices will be character specific.
- new LIs
- the story continues, taking you through to Monday night
- plenty of football and related themes
- we meet some new characters that add to the richness of the story
- MC grows as a person
- this is a remastering of the old game. It has been rebuilt from the ground up, so old saves will not work. I would delete your old game folder and replace with the new game.

v0.5
- over 6,000 lines of code
- over 1,200 renders
- 3 animations
- the story continues from where it left off through to Friday evening.
- re-wrote some of the beginning interactions with Penny and Ivy to flesh out the story more regarding MC's appointment to a sport science role at OCFC
- completed the biographies screens for main and side characters.
- added functionality that allows you to re-choose your name and your fetishes near the beginning of the new content. While this means that people playing through from the beginning will see these features twice, I hope you understand that many people will want to jump straight in so I need this functionality while the game is in active development i.e. when old save games will not always be compatible. I will try to come up with a better solution to this moving forward but this seemed a reasonable quick-fix at the time.
- three save game files included to allow players to start off (near) where they finished.

v0.4b
- added in buttons to choose/avoid certain fetishes - this screen appears early on in the story.
- re-did all renders for the training ground scene.
- re-did all renders for the velodrome shower scene.
- re-did all renders for prologue with Penny.
- re-did most of the renders in the clothing store with Pippa.
- changed the office sauna scene by removing Hana from any sexual scenes, and activating the fetish choice button to select/avoid lesbian sexual content in this scene.
- added biographies and affection system screens.
- further updated the music.
- added in an elevator scene when you arrive at OCFC's offices.
- changed the dialogue text and character names according to the character category. So different colours for the MC, love interests, and side characters.
- added a stadium name following a Patreon-only poll.
- did post-render work in an image editor to improve quality of images.
- mopped up a few typos.

Old saves will not work with this version, so if you have already played v0.4(a) you probably don't need to look at this version, better just wait for the next 'proper' update. Also, please note that for the next 'proper' release you won't need to play through from the beginning - I'll have some 'save' files in place, and I'll also have a tech solution so you can pick your fetishes yes/no before jumping into the new content.

v0.4a
- The visual novel is now played using the first person. That's right. I converted the entire script from third person to first person. I might have gone slightly mad in the process.
- I added a feature that allows you to choose the name of the main character (MC).
- Improved the GUI across all operating systems.
- Added a credits page.
- Improved the music and sounds selection.
- Re-did the renders on several early scenes to make sure they match the quality of later scenes. This quality difference represents the fact that I have learned a lot on this development journey, and I am still learning loads.
- Converted some lengthy narrative into dialogue, especially early on in the story. The aim is to improve the flow and balance.
- Added a splash screen.
- Added an introduction scene, where Jasmine shows you how to navigate the visual novel.
- Switched from accessing the affection system via a quick menu and instead to a cool football in the top right of the screen. This looks better, and means that this change allows Android players to have a similar experience as PC, Linux, and Mac players.
- Replaced the opening scene, and we now start in the MC's home town.
- Added more back story to several characters.
- Tweaked some of the storytelling technique I have been using, reflecting a slight shift away from 'tell' to 'show'.
- As you can see from the preview images there's more content included. The story continues. Highlights include: a velodrome session, a monster truck, and some TLC from Jasmine.

v0.3
Initial release

I'm Daggum and I am developing The Beautiful Game, a choice-based erotic, romantic, and fun visual novel with a focus on character development and narrative. The latest version (currently v0.7) is available on Patreon. I plan for there to be three chapters in total in the game.