Hello everyone! I'm writing a quick devlog to let you know that my latest VN, Rain and the Wolf, has been released!

Rain and the Wolf is a BL visual novel inspired by Little Red Riding Hood. The story follows Rain, an aloof young man, who works as an apothecary with his father. One day, Rain's father sends him into the woods to gather some herbs, but Rain finds himself entrenched in his childhood memories and wanders off the beaten path.

While Rain is resting by the riverside, a sudden storm blows by and he gets caught up in a downpour. In the confusion, he falls and sprains his ankle, and passes out from the pain as the hour wears on. It seems inevitable that Rain will become food for the hungry wolves that prowl the woods, but fortune smiles on him. A passing young man, Zero, finds him, and takes Rain  back to his home to recuperate — but there's a catch.

Zero is no ordinary man. He's a werewolf, and his designs on Rain might not be as innocent as it first seems.

This is a visual novel with choices and branches. Guide Rain, and try to unravel the truth behind Zero without being chomped on. Though (generally) good-natured, it's possible to antagonise Zero, which can result in a couple of pretty grim endings (including one Very Bad Ending). It's easy enough to avoid the bad endings if you don't want to see them, however.

If you only read the good endings this story is relatively sweet and light. I would advise people to read the content warnings on the game's page carefully before deciding if they want to check it out, however, as I don't want to upset people by subjecting them to any content they might find upsetting. There is also an option in-game to toggle off the darkest content so players can avoid seeing it if they don't want to.

As an aside: this VN is also available on Steam. The Steam build is all ages, with all of the r18 scenes stripped out. I did submit the r18 patch to Steam for approval, but it's been over a month as of writing and Steam still hasn't reviewed the patch or given me any feedback (despite me sending multiple help tickets). As such, I can't release the patch on Steam, as I do with most of my r18 VNs.
If you've purchased the Steam version of Rain and the Wolf and want access to all of the content, you can download the patch (called adult.rpa) for free on Itch.io.

I've also put my other BL VNs on sale to celebrate the release of this VN, yay 🎉
You can check the sale out here if you're interested!

- ebi x