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Ruin Me 0.57.0.p: The Crazed Imago

Hello, perverts! Happy belated Valentine's Day. I hope that you spent it experiencing self-love, whether with a partner or alone. This is a regular-size update after two huge ones, but it still involved me stretching my skills: I've added new art for an old horror expedition, "The Mica Sign."

I'm a bit nervous about this art, as your mental image of this creature is necessarily better than anything that could be drawn. In any case, I'd like to keep expanding the amount of art in the gam...

Hotfix: Ruin Me 0.56.2-p

Hey, perverts! I just published a hotfix that addresses an error when asking Terry to wear a random outfit each day, as well as some other minor stuff. You shouldn't need to update (the bug won't mess up your save or anything) but it was a visible enough issue that I wanted to let y'all know.

You can get the new version at the link above or play it on the web at: https://phanes.me/web-test

Version 0.57 is ...

0.56 Reflection and 0.57 Preview

Hey, perverts! I hope you all are doing well and that your new year has begun without too much strife. The recent release was huge, probably the last big overhaul that will touch every part of the game, and I think it's been a big success!

A quick note first: I've uploaded a pair of small hotfixes, 0.55.4 and 0.56.1-p, which fix Cathy showing up uninvited during the final Wrens scene and some misalignment of conversation menus on phones. They're not urgent updates, but if those issues b...

Feedback Request on Pricing Plan

Hey, special perverts! Thank you for your continued support if you stuck around while I was working on Terrence, and thanks for coming back or pledging for the first time if not!

Over a year ago now, I asked my Center of Attention patrons at the time what I should do about monetizing Ruin Me when I hit 1.0.0. To be clear: we're not there yet, but I'm probably going to start writing the finale so...

Ruin Me 0.55.3 Now Public

Hi, perverts! The new free version of Ruin Me came out yesterday, but I completely forgot to make this post. It adds a third graduation option, one that involves exhibitionism and/or public use! You can download it or play it on the web at the link above.

This free version does not yet include the option to train Terrence Radcliffe. That'll come with the next proper update. You will be able to change genders mid-game if you have a save from this version or older.

For a NSFW change...

Ruin Me 0.56.0-p: Terrence Radcliffe

Hi, perverts! I hope your 2024 is going well so far. It's the second huge release in a row for Ruin Me! You can now choose to train Terrence instead of Theresa. This update involved touching basically every single game file in some way: updating pronouns, adding alternate versions of activities, and redrawing most of the art at least a little bit!

I try not to treat y'all as QA testers, but this is one release where I'd appreciate the help. I've played through most of the game as Terren...

Final Status Update on 0.56

Hello, perverts! Happy new year! I was hoping to be able to post a release today, but I didn't manage to finish everything for Terrence. It's very close; I can play through the whole game as him, but the art isn't quite done, as you can see in the picture for this post.

Supporting Terrence, making all of his bits visible, and giving him a hairstyle has required some much-needed revisions to various poses. The kneeling pose in particular has been weirdly flat for far too long, and I don'...

Status Update on 0.56

Hi, perverts! Here's an update on how the next release is coming along! For a quick summary: I've done a bunch of work, but it's probably not going to be ready in November.

The bulk of the work for this release is revising every scene in the game with Terry in it. Most of the work is replacing pronouns with dynamic text: "She smiles" gets replaced with "[t_she!c] smiles," for example, which substitute...

0.55 Reflection and 0.56 Preview

Hi, perverts! I'm super happy to have gotten the final graduation option released! It's been a big chunk of writing looming on my to-do list. Now, the only major big event left to write for the game (i.e. bigger than a horror expedition) is the finale of the plot.

There have been a few bug fixes released since the initial 0.55 launch. If you're running into any issues, try pulling down the new version! I appreciate any bug reports I get, and will do my best to keep the game working smoo...

Priorities Poll Nov 2023

Hi, special perverts! As I do periodically, I want to get a calibration from y'all on where you think my priorities should be for ongoing Ruin Me development. We're getting closer to the game being done, and I want to spend my time in ways that make sense both for the quality of the game as well as for what y'all are interested in seeing.

Which of the following things are you most excited about? They're likely to all get done, at least to some degree, but the ones you p...

Ruin Me 0.54.2 Now Public

Hello, perverts! The new free version of Ruin Me is out, adding a new horror expedition and various other enhancements. You can download it at the link above. It's also now playable online at the same link!

For a NSFW changelog, check out: https://phanes.itch.io/ruin-me/devlog/629228/ruin-me-0550-a-public-display Let me know what you think!

Ruin Me 0.55.0-p: A Public Display

Hello, perverts! Thank you so much for your patience on this huge release! Just in time for Halloween night, it's a new version of Ruin Me! This one adds the third and final graduation option, plus some improvements to mobile.

Take note! For the next two weeks, Halloween costumes can be acquired at the Tailor outside of town without needing to spend Ken! Check them out!

This was a really complicated piece of writing with at least three axes of customization, so I expect there are ...

0.55 Status Update

Hello, perverts! I'm just giving a quick report on how the new update is coming along. It won't be done by the end of September, but progress is going well! You can compare to last time: the public celebration graduation route now has 2101 lines written, with most major segments at least outlined. The current plans are for this update to include:

A trip with multiple stops through public displ...

Poll Aug 6 2023: Whither Web?

Hello, special perverts! Thank you to everyone who weighed in on the previous poll. It looks like only a couple of you use multiple saves with different characters, and no one reports restarting just for the hell of it. That makes me feel like I don't have to worry too much about varying my writing in story scenes and expeditions, except to enable player choice. If a bunch of people were playing th...

0.54 Reflection and 0.55 Preview

Happy Labor Day, perverts! At the time of Ruin Me, it would have been a relatively new holiday; it was signed into law in 1894, so somewhere vaguely around when Theresa was born. I can't say for sure, because the game doesn't take place at any specific year. You might wonder why the US celebrates workers on the first Monday in September instead of on the International Workers' Day on May 1, especially if you don't live here. The idea for Labor Day actually came first, commemorating a march in...

Poll Aug 2023: How do you play Ruin Me?

Hi, special perverts! I haven't been putting as many polls up for you as I want to, even when I'm able to actively work on Ruin Me, and part of it is that I've felt like they need to be Good Questions about Important Aspects of my Work. As a result of these high standards, I'd hold off and only later realize how long it had been since I'd done a poll.

But putting my own brain problems aside: these polls aren't totally about the specific questions being asked. Your answers are often usef...

Ruin Me 0.53.2 Now Public

Hi, perverts! The new free version of Ruin Me is out, adding a new horror expedition and various other enhancements. You can download it at the link above.

For a NSFW changelog, check out: https://phanes.itch.io/ruin-me/devlog/581849/ruin-me-0540-the-nostalgic-conjugation Let me know how you like the new release!

Ruin Me 0.54.0: The Nostalgic Conjugation

Hi, perverts! It's time for another new version of Ruin Me! This one has a bunch of behind-the-scenes work to prepare for future updates, and it also has a new horror expedition involving memory, language, and calcification.

A special experimental feature: I've used Ren'Py's recently-restored web export functionality to make a version of the game that's accessible in your browser. You can try it out here: h...

0.53 Reflection and 0.54 Preview

Hi, perverts! If you're reading this, thank you for keeping up with the project after my unplanned delay in work. I've had stuff cooking for a day job that hopefully will give me more space to work on Ruin Me without worrying about where my rent is coming from, but it meant that my brain space was divided. That also resulted in some good old writer's block for the Wrens story (the main think holding up the release). Now that it's cleared away, it feels like Ruin Me work is f...

Ruin Me 0.52.4 Now Public

Hello, perverts! The new free version of Ruin Me is out, adding new play scenes outside of the mansion and a bunch of QOL improvements. You can download it at the link above!

For a NSFW changelog, check out: https://phanes.itch.io/ruin-me/devlog/567362/ruin-me-0530-the-wrens I'm eager to hear what you think!

Ruin Me 0.53.0: The Wrens

Hello, perverts! It's been a long time! Thank you so much for waiting, whether you put your support on hiatus or you've continued to pledge without a release. I've been working through writer's block and mental health stuff, while also working on a proposal for my non-horny career that will hopefully lead to less financial struggle for me. Things feel more stable now, so hopefully it won't be another six months before the next update!

The big change for this release is a new minor "bird...

Progress Report on 0.53

Hi, perverts! I still exist, and I'm still working on the next release. February was a weird month for me, with some medical stuff and personal stuff: nothing bad, but it did take up some of my time. Thank you so much for your patience!

The new "bird" task, The Wrens, is in progress. It's cuckqueaning-themed, and I wanted a few options for who the other partner is (is the accepted term "cuckcake"? I hate it). That means it's got some complexity to it; I definitely did it again and got a...

0.52 Reflection and 0.53 Preview

Hello, perverts! I'm doing pretty well and I'm looking ahead to see that I've almost reached three years of working on this game, which is both bizarre and exciting. I'll have to think about what I want to do for the anniversary, if anything! On a related note, Theresa's Valentine's outfit, the cheongsam, will be available from the Tailor in-game without spending Ken from February 1-28, so if you haven't grabbed it in your current playthrough, you can take advantage of that soon.

I poll...

Ruin Me 0.51.1 Now Public

Hello, perverts! The new free version of Ruin Me is out, adding a new training/play scene. You can download it at the link above!

For a NSFW changelog, visit: https://phanes.itch.io/ruin-me/devlog/478091/ruin-me-0520-casual-sex-and-filth Let me know what you think!

Ruin Me 0.52.0: Casual Sex and Filth

Hi, perverts! I hope your 2023 is going well so far. There's a new release of Ruin Me up, adding a bunch of quality-of-life improvements, a bar bathroom for filthy play, and an assortment of minor play scenes in the Reform Institute.

Most of the work on this release shouldn't be too visible to you! In changing the main menu in Theresa's chambers, I also rearranged a bunch of other menus to support "new" indicators. That ended up causing a lot of refactoring, but hopefully in the end you...

Poll Jan 2023: What should I expand next?

Hello, special perverts! If anyone has requests for extra options, brief scenes, or random events that you'd like to see in the game, please send them to me! Of special note are sexy things that could occur in the Reform Institute, since I'm adding some little stuff there in the next release. They can get pretty weird, although I want to make sure to avoid a feeling that the Professor is abusing their position by manipulating patients.

Beyond that, I'd love to hear about areas that you ...

0.51 Reflection and 0.52 Preview

Hello, perverts! Happy 2023. I hope you're doing well! I'd still love to hear about places and people that would be a way for me to let people know about Ruin Me. That could be a blogger or streamer or journalist who does queer/erotic games, a subreddit or Discord that would want to know about it, or a site where you yourself find cool smut games. Let me know privately or in the comments!

Reflecting on Safe Sex

This one took a while! I had a non-Phanes project that took up a lot...

Ruin Me 0.50.2 Now Public

Hello, perverts! The new free version of Ruin Me is out, adding a new minor expedition, four new outfits, and a whole lot of fixes and enhancements. You can download it at the link above!

For a NSFW changelog, visit: https://phanes.itch.io/ruin-me/devlog/469502/ruin-me-0510-safe-sex Let me know what you think!

Ruin Me 0.51.0: Safe Sex

Hello, perverts! I hope you're enjoying any winter holidays you celebrate. Version 0.51.0 of Ruin Me is up with a new advanced training and play scene!

I've had a wildly busy November and December, but I really wanted to get this one out before the new year. As a result, it doesn't have the planned interface overhaul for Theresa's chambers; there were a few issues there that would have taken more time to work out. This release does have some new art and a rather enormous new training an...

Progress Update on 0.51

Hi, perverts! It's been a busy November for me, with American Thanksgiving and some personal health-related things that took up a lot of my time but will ultimately help both my happiness and productivity moving forward. I hope you're all well and got to spend Thanksgiving however you wanted to, if you celebrate it at all.

I'm working on the next Ruin Me update still! I have a bunch of writing done on the cum play training. Hopefully some of y'all have a similar kink for used c...