The Secret Life of Dorian Pink

Can't say that enough: SIMPLY FABULOUS! Єдиний мінус - в мене гра постійно вилітала між сценами, здебільшого це не сильно заважало грати, але дратувало. Все ж інше - прекрасний рожево-непристойний сюр зі свіжими жартами, жертвоприношеннями, підпалом і магічними дельфінами-однорогами! Бонусом можна взути Диявола в підбори і вдягти на нього мерехтливу сукню, що вам ще треба?!!

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I am trying to make a game so I was looking on youtube for game design advice and came across this game. Apparently the designer had no previous programming experience and they did this first game on their own so I was expecting something fairly simple. Actually it's a delightful work of art. The graphics and the music are exceptional. The gameplay is a bit old-fashioned, wandering around talking to characters. But you never know what is going to happen next (sometimes you're not quite sure what is happening at the moment). The story is charming and strange enough to want to find out how it ends. I did have a couple of times when the game crashed back to windows, but starting again carried on where I left, so no big deal. If I can ever make a game half as good as this I will be delighted.

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I am honestly shocked that a game of this refined quality is on Steam for free. The hand-drawn character portraits look amazing and vibrant of personality. The variety of mingames that range from trying to catch music notes, cooking mama, shaving a guy's body, and to even dressing up the Devil himself. The writing and development of characters is witty and humorous. The only issue I have with it is how often it crashes when I tried playing it on the Steam Deck but thankfully it has an autosave.

[h1]Short Review:[/h1] - Visual novel and RPG elements - Multiple outcomes and achievements - Delightfully strange mini games - Cool story inspired by Dorian Gray - Great, unique, surreal art - Overall, so weird, so fun, and so gay! [h1]Full Review:[/h1] This was such a weird, silly, fun game! Clearly made by someone who loves the original story. I don't remember every detail of Dorian Gray (one of my favorite classics), but I feel like this captured a certain element of its spirit. It has visual novel and RPG elements. You talk to people and make choices. You wander around and explore. You play delightfully strange mini games where you do things like bonking ducks and shaving people's chests. My favorite was putting together an outfit for the Devil---I like dress up games, I am who I am, and I will not apologize for it! His wardrobe is fabulous! There are multiple endings, so choices matter, but I had no idea in what way they mattered or what any of my choices were going to affect. This is a lot of fun in the first playthrough, just getting to see what happens. And then, if you get stuck and don't know what to do differently, there's a guide on the wiki that helps with some of the endings and achievements. The game autosaves, which is not my favorite because it means you have to start over if you want to try even the smallest different choice. But if you know how to back up the save files, you can do that. The game loads up really fast, so the closing and reloading isn't much issue. All the art is great. The characters and backgrounds are unique and somewhat surreal, and the pixel art is fun! (I especially love the way Dorian walks, such a strut!) All with a black, white, and pink aesthetic. There are even some really fun CGs to unlock. They don't stay unlocked in the gallery once you start a new game, but maybe that will be changed in an update. There are a couple NSFW visuals of body parts, just a warning. The music is great too. Sometimes whimsical, sometimes serene. There's also a whole cut scene performance with, I believe, an original song, and it's actually a bop! I played about 6 hours total. My first playthrough took about 2.5 hours. Each one after that was shorter, but you still have to click through text, walk around, sit through cut scenes, etc. Overall, this was so weird and so gay, with a lovely little story about redemption! (Depending on your choices, of course.) *Review can also be found on my blog (link in profile).* [h1]Accessibility:[/h1] (May not include everything) - Not accessible for blind players or screen reader users. - Light text on dark background.

I read the book so I could play this game (I wasn't able to finish it due to it repeatedly crashing and restarting all my progress)

a cute game but when it crashes, it always makes me restart a new game which is a shame. otherwise its very fun and charming!!

I've played far less entertaining games and (unfortunately) paid more for them. Unapologetically queer, relatively easy to follow... a fun time! It doesn't take itself seriously and it's campy as hell (in a good way). I wish it was longer, but considering it's free I don't feel it's fair to dock it for that. The art style is fun and the color scheme is fantastic. The only glitch I ran into was observing the fountain in front of Henry's house; I am not the only one who has run into this problem. Unfortunately because of that moment, Steam was not able to save the time I spent in game or keep track of achievements despite finishing the game. I don't know how much it will stick with me, but it was delightful for a cozy night in and I would certainly recommend it considering the high, high price of $0.