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Hardenville

3.9(29 votes)

Game Insight

A Tale of Transformation: Jack's Journey Through Hardenville

In a captivating blend of 3DCG graphics, animated scenes, and a compelling dating sim narrative, we find ourselves entrenched in the life of Jack - a young man on the cusp of adulthood, grappling with his insecurities and seeking direction. The story unfolds as he navigates the complexities of romance, humor, heartache, and erotica in the quirky town of Hardenville.

Jack's awakening occurs on the beach, where fate thrusts Millie into his path, jolting him from a drunken slumber. As we follow Jack's transformation from a self-doubting lad to a confident hero, we are privy to an immersive tale that explores life's highs and lows with sophistication and cinematic flair.

The LewdLoad Verdict

Hardenville offers a refreshing take on the dating sim genre, weaving together engaging characters, relatable struggles, and tantalizing romantic encounters. This mature and captivating narrative is a must-play for those who appreciate a well-rounded story that deftly balances drama and humor with a touch of steamy moments.

Changelog

### 0.2.7 - v0.2.7 - Episode 1 - Fixed save and load issues affecting all non-English languages ### 0.2.6 - v0.2.6 - Episode 1 - Resolved persistent unlockable gallery issues in The Prologue and Episode 1 ### 0.2.5 - v0.2.5 - Episode 1 - This update includes 400+ Monthly Renders, Platinum Renders, and Extra Renders, featuring a wide variety of content, including full nudity and spicy scenes. To put that into perspective, The Prologue contained fewer than 400 renders in total. That means you now have a huge amount of new content waiting to be unlocked and viewed! - To access all Monthly Renders, you must complete The Prologue. To unlock all Extra and Platinum Renders, you must complete Episode 1. ### 0.2.4 - v0.2.4 - Episode 1 - Added Spanish and Russian translations - Fixed an issue where hidden gallery images were still visible when they shouldn't have been - Fixed an issue where Millie's gallery images wouldn't unlock in non-Steam builds during the 'Never Have I Ever' minigame - Removed duplicate Emma love points in the 'Bonding' app - The script for The Prologue and Episode 1 has been officially proofread ### 0.2.3 - v0.2.3 - Episode 1 - Added a dialogue history feature in the quick menu - Added an additional monthly render - Added French, German, Norwegian, Portuguese, and Turkish translations - Added many missing translation strings - Added Ren'Py Sync for uploading and downloading saves across multiple devices - Added right stick scrolling when using a gamepad - Added the option to change the color of character names - Added a popup window before redirecting to Patreon for viewing locked monthly renders - Added the option to choose measurement units - Added the option to name saves - Completely overhauled the menu navigation for a more user-friendly experience - Corrected grammatical errors - Corrected the date and time format in the save and load menu to match the in-game phone settings - Corrected various date format issues in the text messages - Enlarged the Home button on the in-game phone for improved usability - Fixed an issue where a collectable image appeared completely white when hovered over - Fixed an issue where a song did not play in The Prologue - Fixed an issue where the button at the end of Episode 1 would loop instead of returning to the main menu - Fixed an issue where two songs did not play in the playlists - General small fixes in The Prologue and Episode 1 script - Johanna's and Tom's roles are now displayed before their dialogue instead of their names if toggled on the Characters page - Official Android version - Revamped the Characters screen with updated images and enhanced information - Updated the Discord link ### 0.2.2 - v0.2.2 - Episode 1 - Added an Achievement app to the in-game phone for tracking achievements - Added more dialogues to "Never Have I Ever» - Added numerous SFX to Episode 1 - Added a skip button for the handball minigame - Added three instrumental songs - Fixed the issue where 5-0 handball gallery images didn't unlock outside of Steam - Gallery images or achievements from previous saves no longer trigger notifications in new playthroughs - Increased the width of the choice button - Introduced a new gallery image and animation with a new method to unlock them; some are hidden on objects that need to be clicked - Made the quick menu and idle phone transparent to prevent OLED burn-in - Moved dialogue text slightly left to prevent overlap with choices - Updated password mechanism: re-entry required only with major releases ### 0.2.1 - v0.2.1 - Episode 1 - Added a safe save zone after Episode 1 - Added a skip button to the intro animation - Added more gallery images, including special and monthly renders from the past year - Added Q.Save and Q.Load in the quick menu - Added subtitles to the intro animation - Added the ability to select which chapter to start from and which path to choose - Corrected grammatical errors - Improved the quality of the intro animation - Included one missing image of Jasmine in the gallery - Overhauled the gallery UI to better match the rest of the interface - Split the audio of the intro animation into three groups: music, ambient, and voice ### 0.2.0 - v0.2.0 - Episode 1 - 13 new gallery images - 2 new mini-games: handball shoot-out and never have I ever - Added the skip option back in the preferences - Can now choose whether to call the landlord and landlady by their name or relation - Changed music provider, all new songs, now with song name and artist displayed - Continuation of the story with twice the content of the Prologue - Corrected some screens that were not being pointed back to the correct screen - Emojis in text messages - Fixed a few persistent values not being saved - New animations - New contacts - New residents - Some new sound effects, with more to be added soon - Slightly faster UI - Slightly new UI look ### 0.1.2 | Hotfix #1 - v0.1.2 | Hotfix #1 - The Prologue - Added requested country flag backgrounds for the in-game phone: - Argentina - Austria - Belarus - Belgium - Bulgaria - Colombia - Cyprus - Czech Republic - Greece - Poland - Romania - South Africa - South Korea - Switzerland - Thailand - Turkey - Venezuela ### 0.1.2 - v0.1.2 - The Prologue - Added over 30 new backgrounds - Added more SFX - Added more SMS conversations - Adjustments to the ending - Changed the replay feature - Improved the bonding app with separate friendly and romantic points - Improved the SMS app - Option to enable/disable certain kinks in a new app - Option to enable/disable consequence notifications in phone settings ### 0.1.1 - v0.1.1 - The Prologue - Added a hint for the phone's location - Added another gallery image - Corrected some grammar and modified certain dialogues - Enhanced the gloryhole scene, removing references to the bartender - Fixed the issue where the warning popup was displaying at the beginning of the story even if 'Don't ask again' was selected at startup - Increased the size of the home button on the phone - Improved some of the renders - Made the mini-game 'rock, paper, scissors' skippable - MC can now exit the GH scene - Removed some unnecessary choices - The phone screen now appears automatically when needed to answer ### 0.1.0 - v0.1.0 - Initial Release - The Prologue - This initial release offers approximately 45 minutes of linear gameplay, serving as just a glimpse of what's to come! - Bonding bar - Codes - Edit names in Residents - Edit relations in Residents - Gallery - In-game Phone with a store, wallet, settings, contacts, music player, text messages, and more to be added later - Minigame: Rock, paper, scissors - Money system - Music Player with 65 songs - Panic button (Press P) - Replay - Songs and SFX - Story with over 500 dialogue lines and over 350 images

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