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There are five parts and three endings. There's no affection or stat system (choices are just there for flavor), so you can feel free to grab all the endings by setting a save point before the branch in part 5.

Thanks for your interest in our game! From the phrasing of your second sentence, I'm a little confused about whether you are pro- or anti- capitalism, but I'm guessing   it's the latter. Either way:

This is not a pro-capitalist game. Lucren represents a toxic part of the world that is driving it to ruin, just as Mesmeri and Mania represent toxic parts of their domains. While we used the framework of a dating sim (because, as you say, it's cute and funny), the primary purpose of the game is social commentary and critique.

However, we are not solely interested in judging capitalism (or communism) as good or bad. Rather, we wanted to tell a story that earnestly engages with people's desire for a better world, without denying the difficult reality that progression is a process and answers do not come easily.

I hope that answers your question!

Haha, the deity of Communism is definitely skulking around somewhere. Maybe we could have included them if this wasn't a NaNoRenO submission...

And don't worry, Lucren is totally meant to be Like That. Mania (rhymes with Sonya or Anya btw) has a less intense personality than Lucren or Mesmeri but hopefully becomes more apparent in part 2

Excited for ep 3!

Thank you so much! We're so excited and flattered that you've featured our game on your channel, and we hope you enjoy it!

Thank you for your kind and thoughtful comment. In abstracting such complicated topics, there's always the worry that it won't land with people, so I'm really glad that you understood and it meant something to you. To know that our story was able to inspire you and cross that boundary between art and reality is the highest compliment you could give.

We'll be doing a version update with new art and a bonus scene some time in the near future, but after that, it's on to new ventures!

\o/ Glad Mesmeri is a hit! She was very fun to write lol

Thank you!!! We're glad you're enjoying the game!

Hi, we are a writer and a programmer/co-writer looking for additional contributors for our NaNoRenO 2021 project! This is our first game working together, but we have previously worked on other games separately. We will be using RenPy.

Taking inspiration from Hades and American Gods, Contemporary Gods is a supernatural dating sim that uses its quirky set-up to explore the concepts that dominate our modern lives.

For information on the game concept and characters, please view our LemmaSoft post!: https://lemmasoft.renai.us/forums/viewtopic.php?f=59&t=61358

◇──◇───◇ Roles Needed ◇───◇──◇

✧ Sprite Artist: This is our highest priority role to fill right now. We need at least three waist-up sprites for the love interests and one bust sprite for the MC. Since our characters are gods and concepts, we would love to find someone with an eye for creative character design!
✧ Other Artists: Backgrounds, UI design, logo design, CGs, promotional art.
✧ Music / Sound: Background music, sound effect direction.
✧ Marketing: Social media updates, responding to comments, reaching out to reviewers. May our goddess bless you 🙏

◇──◇───◇ Contact ◇───◇──◇

If you are interested, please send a PM, leave a comment in this thread, message pico#2441 on discord, or email us at forgetmenotgamedev@gmail.com with the role or roles you're interested in. If you are an artist or composer, please provide a portfolio or some way to view your work.

We hope to hear from you, and we'll update this post as positions are filled!