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Story

Glorybound is a university-set erotic romance (dating sim/visual novel) inspired by the classic SimGirls flash game. Your decisions matter with branching choices in the spirit of CRPGs like Fallout and Baldur’s Gate.

You arrive on campus with a cheap suitcase and the last cash your father could spare. Classes, jobs, nights out, a rival who wants you gone, and people who will change your life if you don’t wreck it first.

Glorybound is a dating sim with RPG elements in which the consequences of your actions matter greatly. It is inspired by Fallout 1 and Fallout 2, Baldur’s Gate, and SimGirls—reimagined as a modern, handcrafted story featuring graphics, music, and animations generated using artificial intelligence.

Try to succeed in a tough environment where not much is going your way. You could come out on top, or end up in the hospital, get arrested, fall into addiction, or die. It all depends on you and the choices you make.

# 1. About  

In the game Glorybound, you learn to survive and thrive in a hostile world. You are the architect of your own destiny—everything depends on your choices, your stats, and your mood.

* You aren’t rich. You aren’t special. You start out penniless.
* The dialogue system for encounter events is similar to that in SimGirls and in games such as Fallout 1 and 2 and Baldur’s Gate 1 and 2, where your stats, reputation, or past actions bring you closer to or further from a particular outcome.
* Non-player characters remember insults and humiliations. Your rival and their crew will sabotage you, as will others.

The game runs for 250 days. After that, it’s over.

You also have an endurance bar. Almost everything you do burns some of it — gym, pool, studying, work, whatever you pile into a day. You can squeeze a few things in if you manage it, but once it’s gone you have to sleep or you’re done for the night. One in-game day takes a couple of minutes of real time, give or take, depending on how much you pack in.

If you like the event-based dialogue system found in games such as Fallout 1 and 2, Baldur’s Gate 1 and 2, and SimGirls, you should enjoy this game.

# 2. Story

You are a poor student at a prestigious university.  
Every choice you make matters. You have 250 days to succeed — what that means is up to you. You face many obstacles: money, bad people, difficulties, exams, grades, time, and more. To get ahead, you need to diversify; you cannot max out everything. For example, you will not have enough time to max out both strength and intelligence. You can be good at these things, but not the best — unless you earn a lot of money and start taking steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs to push your stats further. That comes with risks such as prison, addiction, and so on.

You can grind intelligence and strength, earn money, spend time in the library, or party all night in clubs or with women. Each of these paths takes time you will never get back. The girls and supporting characters have their own schedules; you may miss events — some are marked in your calendar, while others depend on the decisions you make.

The first moments of the game will be chaotic, simple, and fun: strange NPCs, quests, and random encounters that should not exist. Beneath this façade lies a realistic simulation of life — loneliness, social class, pride, addiction, prison, injuries, and difficult choices.

The Loop  
Every day is divided into day and night. You decide where to go, who to talk to, what to train, and what to spend your money on. Different locations unlock access to various characters, quests, and events. Your stats and inventory influence dialogues, events, and relationships. The game was created using the RenPy engine.

The campaign has a hard 250-day limit. You also have an Endurance stat: you can only perform a few actions each day. When Endurance runs out you must sleep to restore it and start the next day.

Plan your route, manage limited daily actions, and decide what matters before the 250 days are gone.

Core systems

Basic systems

* Time: 250 days. Day and night cycle. Events you miss will not wait for you.
* Stats: Improved through learning, work, sport, mini-games, items, and the consequences of previous choices. Strength, Charisma, Intelligence, Success, Luck, Stress, Endurance. If your stress is too high, you will have to stay home for a few days. The Success stat is how some people judge you.
* Money: You earn it and spend it on upgrades, gifts, equipment, and medical bills. Items can boost your stats for a short time, but they also have side effects.
* Reputation and flags: Offend the wrong person, and they will sabotage later scenes.

Tests  
In the style of Fallout / Baldur’s Gate. Results depend on your rhetoric, strength, knowledge, luck, and previous choices.

Random encounters  
Some are jokes. Some are dangerous. None are guaranteed to be fair.

Mini-games  
Used to earn money and improve skills — for example swimming, hand-to-hand combat, poker, and a logic puzzle that helps you learn.

Difficulty  
Glorybound is designed to be challenging. You cannot unlock everything in a single playthrough; it takes several attempts to discover everything. Achieving your goals is not easy. Death, hospital, prison, addiction, and academic failure are all possible. What matters is your location, the time of day, your stats, your money, and luck.

The full version of the game, intended for players aged 18 and over, contains intimate scenes.

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