A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android


Attend the prestigious Miranda's All Girls University, hidden away in Romania. Choose to either join the ongoing theatre production lead by the campus diva, the student council spearheaded by a heartless president, or seek the truth about a 'supposed' conspiracy on campus with your roommates. Find love, discover adventure, uncover secrets, and maybe get in over your head by finding more than you bargained for ...

Play through the first five chapters of Cassandra's and Bela's routes in this Demo.

And please tell us what you think! You can find us collectively on twitter and tumblr or individually via the links down below. If you'd like to see more soon, make sure to follow us and check in for updates on new routes.

  • A sapphic, modern rendition of Resident Evil Village
  • LIs in the full game: Alcina Dimitrescu, Donna Beneviento, Miranda, Bela, Cassandra, and Daniela Dimitrescu, and Angie
  • Demo length: 20,000 words
  • Available for Windows, Mac, Linux, Chrome OS, and Android

Update!: As of the 12th of November 2023, the full game is out!



(Only Cassandra and Bela are available for the demo.)

Arlanorr: Coding & Sound Design
 Dead Finches: Art & Concept
 CinderSpots: Writing
 Bee-Nutauthor: Writing
 Vizzi: Promotional Design


Controls for desktop:

  • Left Click / Enter - Interact
  • Right Click / ESC - Close menus; Open the Save Screen during dialogue
  • Mouse Wheel / Page Up & Page Down - Scroll back and forth through dialogue you have already played
  • Space - Advance dialogue
  • Ctrl - Skip dialogue
  • Tab - Toggle atomatic dialogue skipping
  • Arrow Keys - Navigate
  • H / Middle Mouse Button - Hide and show UI
  • S - Take a screenshot
  • F - Toggle fullscreen
  • DLT (when hovering over used save slots) - Delete save games
  • V - Toggle assistive voicing for the visually impaired
  • Shift + A - Open accessibility menu

Controls for Android:
  • Home - Closes the game
  • Back - Scroll back through dialogue you have already played

Known Issues:

  • Recording or streaming the game in fullscreen may result in the video output freezing. Record and stream from window mode if this happens.
  • Save files from the previous demo versions may appear as too large in the save and load menus. This is just a visual issue and will be fixed when overwritten.

StatusIn development
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux, Android
Rating
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(55 total ratings)
Authorteamavia
GenreVisual Novel
Made withRen'Py
TagsDating Sim, Fangame, Female Protagonist, Indie, Lesbian, LGBTQIA, Ren'Py, Romance

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com.teamavia.residentloverdemo-release.apk 213 MB
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Resident_Lover_Demo-2.0-linux.tar.bz2 202 MB
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Resident_Lover_Demo-2.0-mac.zip 195 MB
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Resident_Lover_Demo-2.0-win.zip 212 MB

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Comments

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Vai ter tradução em português?

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I feel feral about it, it's gonna be the only thing I'll be talking about this month, thank you so much

Is it possible to download onto IPad? As I’ve tried and it doesn’t work properly

No, sorry, unfortunately there is no distribution for iOS!

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Are we by any chance going to get 2.0 version for android anytime soon? 

As the full game is out now, it is unlikely that the demo will get additional updates.

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Oh I just noticed it now, really sorry for the comment I didn't knew the game was already released- anyways yall did a great job and I looking forward to see what yall could do in the future

No worries, and thank you very much! 😁

hey I’m having trouble downloading the game can someone help figure it out please I really want to play

The download section is at the bottom of the page, right above the comment section. Make sure that you are choosing the right one for the system you're using! If that doesn't help: what system are you on, and what exactly is the problem you're experiencing?

The full game is out now, so you may want to download that instead!: Resident Lover

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Oh my god this is absolutely all i've ever wanted omg

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I NEED MORE OH MY GOD. (No seriously, i'm obsessed with this visual novel and died at least 7 times because of gay panic ;-;)

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gostaria muito que fossem adicionado mais idiomas no jogo, sou brasileira e quase não entendo nada de inglês... 

eu também sou brasileira:D

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I love this game, Bela genuinely managed to make me giggle and blush. She still hates me though. Cant wait for the full version of the game!!!!>_<

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This is my fave game and i love it so much, i don't care that its full release isn't even out, the demo shows how amazing it is, and i can't wait. the work that went into this is amazing and there is so much talent behind this

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I NEED THIS IN MY LIFE

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i can't wait to date mother

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Woaah... Está genial, mi alma necesita la historia de Daniela Best waifu, antes que nada le agradezco por tan exelente y bien estructurada demo, espero y pronto poder jugar la ruta de mi amada Daniela, muchas gracias y saludos desde México. ☺️

Hi! I recently downloaded the demo and really enjoyed it, I can't wait for the full game. I am currently reading Romeo and Juliet in school so playing through part of  Cassandra's story was very cool.  I'm excited to see the other routes and the different locations.

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Hey there! Loved the demo!  I just wanted to mention that I've been having some issues with launching the game after switching laptops, are there any issues with playing the game on windows 11?

Again thank you for making the demo I can't wait for the full release!

There is no known issue relating to Windows 11 specifically, but if the game has issues with launching, it may be a graphics issue.

You can try switching the renderer the game uses. For this, you hold the shift key during start-up or shift+G once the game has launched, if it can launch at all. Then try the different renderers from the menu.

If this doesn't work, you could try running it as an administrator, running it in compatibility mode or checking if the game is being blocked by your antivirus programme. If none of this works, you can try reinstalling your graphics driver as it could be caused by a faulty driver installation.

I'll try this out thank you very much!

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I want to play the full game so badly! The art style is amazing and I can't wait for Daniela's route! Donna was stunning in the game so I'm curious to see how she will be integrated here.

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So does anyone know on how i can open the game because im having a hard time with it

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For Windows, Mac, and Linux, you first neet to extract the file you've downloaded. You can use, for example, WinRAR to do that. Then you run the Resident_Lover_Demo executable from the extracted folder. If you are on Android or Chrome OS, you will need a file manager to install the .apk.

If this doesn't help, do get back to us with info on what the issue is and what operating system you are using.

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The art style is really good and the story is well-written. I love Cassandra sm, she's so pretty. Still waiting for Daniela's route! ^-^)/

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I really liked it! I'm waiting for the full version to go through Daniela's route

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Wow! I'm super excited to see what happens with this next, I adore these characters and the way they have been drawn and written to fit with a more modern setting is amazing. Cassandra is my favourite character so I'm so happy I got to experience a few of her chapters and I'm very excited to see more of her and the others. P.s. I adore the art style and admire how different and real each character looks and acts, they all have distinct personalities that reflect their game-selves.

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Just want to start by saying this game is such a wonderful idea and gave me so many fun memories of a similar fan-made dating game called 'Love is Strange' for the Life is Strange fandom several years back. This is a great selfless undertaking you are all doing for the RE community, and I truly appreciate all of the work that's gone into this to date. When I heard my favourite Dimitrescu was the love route in the demo... I had to play! Team Cassandra, let's gooooooo! XD


Things I loved:

  • The way Cassandra has a coffee cup permanently with her. XD I adored the backstory around this too. Poor baby. *sob*
  • The map in the journal of the campus grounds. The layout and locations make me so excited to see more. I adore journals being utilised in games. Would love to see more of this in the full game where we can click on and explore scraps and snippets of journal info. :)
  • Cassandra's weapon being seen inside a glass cabinet in her campus lodging. Nice touch! (Also, I didn't miss the huge coffee maker on the kitchen counter, haha!)
  • The appearance of Elena as a minor character. Loved that. Especially as Cassandra and Elena share the same face model. :)
  • The dorm music track was really nice. Think that one was my favourite.
  • I was initially sceptical of Cassandra being written as a theatre diva and thought this would be more Bela's angle, but as the writing progressed, it all started to make sense and fit her quite well. :)


Feedback / Improvement suggestions:

  1. The intro had a very lengthy unillustrated text sequence up to the part where we need to choose the Theatre, Dorm, or Council. It had no images on the black background like the envelope that came before, and no full images like what comes after. I feel like that stark black background could have done with... something... during this long reading sequence.
  2. Minor spelling issues such as "dets" when it should be "deets", and should it be written "gorge" as a slang shortening of gorgeous, not "gorgs"?
  3. There's a paragraph that could do with a rewrite as it mentions the word audition three times in three consecutive sentences. It's a bit repetitive. The specific paragraph is: "Another week passes, and it is time for auditions. Cassandra calls you, and you meet up to start auditions. You can see a line of people waiting for auditions going out the door." (I think the 'it is' could be contracted to 'it's' to flow more nicely, too.)
  4. Would have loved to see some character art for the minor characters who spoke to us, like Elena and the Stans. Or maybe this was a creative choice so that only the people we can romance are given form?
  5. Keeping on the same subject, it was a bit confusing to have the art for Cassandra remain on the screen when the Elena dialogue tag was showing as speaking to us.
  6. There's a missing text message from us to Cassandra when we text her at around 2am in the morning. We still see all of the previous message history with her on the phone screen, and we see Cassandra's immediate response appear as a reply to our 2am text ("HEY, YOU'RE NOT SLEEPING NOW! LATE NIGHT PROJECT?"), but we don't see what we had sent her to get this response. Would have liked to see that text so that the messaging history is complete. :)

This is all I can think of from my first playthrough of the demo. 


Wishlist:

  • Can we be edgy and have an option to ask for tea in the coffee shop? (This is the Brit in me talking! XD)
  • Unlockable things for exploring alternative route paths such as photographs, concept art, goofy things, etc. (Similar in style to the Love is Strange unlockables.) Unlockables are a lot of fun and make people want to explore alternative routes to collect new art and feel a sense of completion. I remember 'Love is Strange' also having fun unlockable achievements pop up with fun names, depending on our choices. The cute little drawings for those icons were cool. Is this something that would be possible for this game or too complex? (I think your game is designed with the same programming code: Ren'Py?)


My overall experience in the demo was a sense of investment in the way things were unfolding and wanting to know what's next. I can't wait to play the full game and see if my character can help Cassandra with her coffee situation so she can finally get a good night's sleep. :)

Thank you for the detailed response! Also glad you enjoyed the music, and we love it when people notice easter eggs.


On the feeback:

  • There is an updated version of the demo out now that addresses some of these points.
  • More NPC sprites will feature in the full game. For the demo, leaving them out was a conscious choice. Since LIs are being priorised, not all NPC sprites are finished, and we decided to only use the ones for the LIs at this stage.

On the game's features:

  • The map will serve for navigational purposes in the full game. Since the demo is just a linear progression through chapters, the map is not active yet.
  • There will be unlockables and achievements.
  • More café options, including tea, will likely be available as well.

This is amazing. Thank you for taking the time to read my feedback. :)

I also noticed Dani’s differently coloured eyes as an Easter Egg, which I think is a nod to that Tumblr post I saw where someone had used some kind of AI upscale on the official concept art of the daughters and it gave Dani heterochromia. :)

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Honestly really interesting. I like the art style used and i'm looking forward to be able to play through Cassandra'a route as well as the rest of the cast. Definitely going on my wishlist

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Hii! I wanted to report a bug... Every time i try to do a screenshot (bc the game is looking so good) the game just freezes my pc and i have to restart it :( otherwise the game is just great!! waiting for the full release

I'm sorry this is happening. Unfortunately, I am not sure how to fix it. It could be a compatibility issue with your graphics hard- or software. There is a known issue that the game shows up as frozen in the output file when trying to record video in fullscreen, but I can't be sure those two issues are related.

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This game is absolutely insane and I have enjoyed every second of it!

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This looks incredible! The art it's so gorgeous and I can't wait for the full release! I do have a weakness for Alcina and she'll definitely be my first choice once the full game is released, but I do think I'll play every route with each bachelorette because what you guys have created it's wonderful and deserve to be enjoyed thoroughly.

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This was so amazing!! I absolutely love it so far!! Cassandra is my absolute favorite and I adore her being a caffeine obsessed theatre kid! Keep up the good work! I can't wait for the full game!

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Can't wait for the full release. The art is amazing!

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OMG IM SO EXCITED FOR THE FULL THING

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Thank you for giving me the chance to date Lady Dimi once the full release is out

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I love your art! can't wait for the full release!

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I can't wait for the full release! I've barely been able to stay still or stop myself from fangirling the whole time reading this, it's so good i love this <3

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Looking forward to this!

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This is wonderful: the art is amazing, the writing is phenomenal, and the characters are so fun from what I have seen so far. I cannot wait for the full release! 

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Love the art style and writing so far! Can't wait for the full game!!!