Curse of Dares
A downloadable game for Windows and macOS
Full game has been released! (Just to clarify, I do not plan on making the full game free.)
Contains:
- 31 Encounters!
- 22 Animations!
- 4 Clothing sets!
- 10 abilities to choose from with infinite levels!
- 12 Areas with hidden loot and rooms!
Planned updates after Salvor DEEP's v1.0 release:
- Gallery mode
- Unlimited chest size
- Permanently active status image
- Extra area (More animations) (Another clothing set)
As for gameplay you can expect a lot of Vampire Survivors-like mechanics.
... and abilities whose only limit is your PC
Also here is a walkthrough in case anyone gets stuck.
Thank you for checking out my page!
If you still have time I recommend checking out my next project!
Links:
If you would like a more detailed break-down of the game: EdenGenesisWs has made a review on Steam covering all of the key features here.
Curse of Dares is also featured on: Tentacles Games
Download
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Development log
- Steam Version is Now on Sale! + Itch.io SaleJul 27, 2024
- Steam Page is Available for Wishlisting!May 31, 2024
- Update v1.2 Mac Release + General BalancingApr 18, 2024
- Update v1.0 Release!Apr 12, 2024
- Update v0.8: Almost ready.Apr 04, 2024
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Hi there, I have encountered a bug with the Windows full version of the game.
The issue is when I launch the game and try any of the inputs nothing seems to register. For example when I try to press S to switch from Japanese to English nothing will happen, or when I try to press W to start nothing will happen either.
For some reason the Demo version of the game launches fine, but the full version just seems to freeze up on launch.
Any suggestions on how to get past this?
This is the first report of a controls problem. Unfortunately the controls don't have much code in them so I don't know of any change or failsafe that I think could help.
The basic troubleshooting I can suggest is:
1. Try restarting your computer
2. Check to see if you have any game pads plugged in
3. Check to see if the full version of the game has fewer files than the demo version
If you are still unable to get the full version to read your keyboard inputs then ask Itchio for a refund and I'll approve it.
Troubleshooting didn't work, but I won't request a refund as this is most likely a hardware fault on my end.
At some point i'll be buying a new PC so maybe I can enjoy it then.
In the meantime keep up the good work. 07
I'm sorry it didn't work, maybe I'll go back and check the demo code to see if there is anything I missed as well.
And thank you! I appreciate it.
This is a really good game my only problem would be that isn't long enough is there plans for Curse of dares 2?
Thank you! I have no plans for CDares 2 at the moment BUT I do plan on a big update for this game once I finish Salvor Deep. 👍
Oki thank you
Could you please make an Android version?
Unfortunately I currently have no idea how to make Android builds or troubleshoot Android bugs for said builds.
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Outside of first area problems:
-The key in my inventory won't despawn even though I open doors
-Can't pick up any keys
-Some doors won't open
Random thoughts:
-Would be nice to have a map
-When is the character's pop-up png going to wear the outfit we find?
Alright I'll write those down.
Just to make sure:
- If you touch the grey doors from the black side you won't consume the key.
- The brown doors can only be opened from the black side.
after a reset, the key just didn't spawn in again. soft locking me.
I'll write that one down, was that the first area?
Yes, First area.
Hello uhhh. Are you making a mobile version
I am not making a mobile version at the moment, I'm currently working on my other project.
As for my plans for a mobile version I'm going to guess most likely no.
This game has no on-screen input so setting it up for mobile may be difficult. I'll be looking into the process of making games for mobile once I finish my other project though.
But as of right now, any definite answer is much too far off to set in stone.
OK
Hello, question: if there will be an update in the future, can you give a free version one lower than the octual one? What about beta?
Hello!
You mean give the previous version out free? I do not plan on making the outdated versions of the full game free. Also the update will be mostly expanding on previous mechanics so there won't be any beta, it will just be a content update.
will you add more content???
Check in the description under "Planned updates..."
It will give update details as well as mention when I'll start on the update.
If I end up adding or changing content for the planned update I'll update it there.
thank you
can you make this work on android?
Maybe, I would need to check the process again before saying definitively.
Linux build pretty please :3
Sure I'll see what I can do 👍
Words of encouragement. Good job. Keep up the great work.
Hey thanks! I'll do my best 👍
downloaded the Mac version, tried to open the game but it just says it can't be opened
Interesting, people on my other game suddenly started getting that error too.
Could you try opening the terminal and typing: xattr -cr
Then dragging the app to the line after the -cr? It should work after that.
Let me know if that helps.
I think mac hit both of my games with a gatekeep error recently.
Here's a vid (@0:52) showing where to put it just in case.
so I bought the steam version and met 2 ghosts in the building, but no matter where I go, no doors would open, so I'm stuck. I will reset my game to see if I can un-soft-lock myself
Edit: It was a bug, my key disappeared for some reason without unlocking a door. I just had to reset my game.
Also, is it normal that the chara png isn't always on display and that even when my chara is naked, the png is still clothed?
Thanks for the bug report! I'll see if I can find a way to replicate it before implementing a fix in the next update.
Unfortunately the png only has a clothed variation, and for now the png is intended to disappear after a while, however in the next version the png will stay active all the time.
Also I appreciate your support! 🙏
too bad it isn't available for android
Unfortunately I wasn't able to find a good way to get touch screen support to work at the time. Since this game is on hold until SDEEP's release it will be a while longer before I look into the problem again. Most likely I'll need to make a work-around for it once I get back to this.
Sorry.
Woooooo! The full game is out!
Congrats! Can't wait to try it!
Curse of Dares has been out for a hot minute, 😁 this is just an announcement for the steam "port" 👍
Nonetheless thank you for your support! 🙏
will you add a gallery ? or did i not saw it if there's already one ?
Certainly! There are a couple small updates planned, including a gallery, but development is paused until I finish 1.0 on Salvor DEEP.
Do u plan on making the full game free?
Unfortunately I set up the page incorrectly, but no I do not plan on making it free.
I'll write that in the store page as well.
Does this have futa?
This one in particular has no futa
Full game is released, unfortunately I set it up a bit wonky, but the full game is downloadable on the $5 tier.
Android?
After my other project releases in full I'll give the android port another check along with some updates. It will be a while before the other project is released though. 👍
Буду ждать с нетерпением, ещё раз спасибо за проделанную работу))
Поскорее бы обновление, уж очень хочется увидеть это))
Извините.🙏 Моя другая игра занимает гораздо больше времени, чем я думал.
Can you make gallery like Tag After School (houkago No Onigokko) after done the game pls? cuz finding the 31 ghosts is a torture when you want to watch the animations again.
Certainly! It will most likely be a while before I get started on a gallery but that is going to be something I'll do.
It would be nice if they made an Android version
Yea... ran into some problems unique to this game during the conversion to mobile support, but I have some ideas I can still try. Android support is def something I still want to get on this game eventually. 👍
Can we play this on joiplay?
I'm guessing no.
Сделайте пожалуйста, будем очень вам благодарны! Только напишите где найти это секрет, или как его получить. Просто заново не очень то и хочется проходить)) Атак игра очень годная и интересная, так что спасибо, за ваши труды и усилия.
Вы можете найти всех призраков в этом видео:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQwEvZZRDwA
Если вы ищете 4-й комплект одежды:
1. Идите в комнату с красным креслом в 9:15 в видео.
2. Поднимайтесь вверх, пока не окажетесь в небольшом коридоре, где будет огонь.
Также я планирую добавить галерею, чтобы было легче получить доступ ко всем анимациям.
Спасибо за игру! 😊
Can you make the max breast size a lot bigger?
I could but that would look super wonky on a lot of the animations.
Tell ya what, in the next update I'll add in a secret that removes the max breast size limiter. 👍
Thatd be amazing!
Full game
After Salvor Deep, do you think you will be able to change it so that doors that don't require keys don't consume keys you have?
Do you mean the grey doors? All grey doors should require keys from their grey sides, and they should all not require or consume keys from their black sides.
i'll have to double check in the 1.2 version before mentioning this again when I get around to it.
Don't know what version i checked but confirmed that I was wrong.
is full game never free?
Currently there are no plans to give away the full game, but there might be a sale or bundle deal in the future if you are tight on cash.
itch is not acting against https://delusriaa.itch.io/curseofdares and having that malware impostor crap still indexed even. i suggest you tell itch in no uncertain terms what you think of their service. and maybe leave a report on that game as well. maybe their automated system will take it down if enough reports come in, since they are amateurish enough to not work on weekend, when their users are hacked the most. and yes that crapp was reported several days ago, when there was no weekend.
shame on you, itch, shame on you!
(NOTE this here is the original. the link above is the impostor. just look here https://itch.io/search?q=Curse+of+Dares it STILL shows two of them)
do you have proof that it's malware? if so i'd love to see it because i don't want to install it then
why would you install a game from an obvious impostor account in the first place. in case you mistook the link i posted for the link you are on, look again.
but i shall edit the posting to clarify.
in case this thread does not get removed, as a caution to all reading this:
you cannot trust scanners. least of all the ones itch is using. no positive scanning result proves nothing.
please use some sort of sandbox mode to execute games from untrusted sources. being hosted on itch is not a trusted source. not even when the game links to socials of the original developer. those other socials need to link back and also need to be genuine.
so to anwer your question about proof, it is by deduction.
there are two curse of dare projects. one uses a misspelled username. one uses a repacked file. one is paid. one is free.
so there are a few possibilities what this could be.
simple piracy. but why impersonate.
scamming for donation money. retrieving the money takes time and is risky.
distributing malware.
the original developer released the game twice with different accounts.
something else.
what would you pick?
Wow I had no idea of this game, I'll try to get in contact with itch.
Thank you for bringing this to my attention!
itch was contacted almost a week ago. they sit on those reports or they ignore them or they do not believe them. maybe they listen to you. or others reporting the fake.
to tell the truth i did not even know the original was on itch too. but games hosted on dlsite do not appear here on itch as a free full game, just like that. when itch did not remove it from index after several work days, i wondered why the impostor did not use the correct spelling...
so i hope this is not some plot twist, and there are two impostors, since you do not link to dlsite, but the fake project does. ;-)
I see, well it's suddenly gone now.
So imposter #1 wins. >:PAlso good idea with the linking dlsite part, just threw that link on this account and I'll look into dlsite's policy on linking other storefronts to here tomorrow so I can get these accounts to point at each other.
It looks very good, but I can't play this game because I don't accept PayPal or credit cards.
Do you plan to register this game on Steam at some point?
Thank you, and I do plan on it, most likely sometime after the 2nd project's release.
Was fun, now for the next stage there is only one thing to do
~~Bigger and 100% save day huh?~~
1 Edit:Wish the abilities would better describe what they do tho, clap was easy to understand, so was flicker and more whisps, but the rest was a bit confusing
2 Edit: How do you get the character to be visible in normal gameplay?
Thanks! There will be another update on the way after Salvor's release.
If you mean the breast expansion art being visible in normal game play, I don't have a way for that to stay on yet but I could add that to the To-Do list. 👍
Nice, may she gloriously grow
Please tell me this is getting another level, she mentioned the mansion at the end?
There will definitely be one more level added 👍 (not the mansion yet though). The level is currently scheduled sometime after Salvor's release.
MAC BUILD HELL YEAH! (I'll let you know if it works or not)
EDIT: Oh it works alright, played through the whole demo, had a whale of a time. Keep up the good work!
Sweet thanks! Full build will be out soon.
Thanks! I added some keys and moved some things around in an update I'll be finishing tomorrow, gallery will most likely be out sometime after Salvor's release.
This game is amazing! Only two things I'd suggest. The grey doors are weird. Sometimes they require keys, sometimes they don't. So my first, I suggest adding more grey keys because it is VERY easy to be soft-blocked and restart the game. If you choose to open a grey door, but that room doesn't have a key? Boom, the map is locked. And finally, you should add a gallery for all the scenes and models.
Thank you! Hoping to get a rebalance out tomorrow, and the gallery will be most likely finished after Salvor comes out.
Congrats on the release, the game was really nice. We're starved for breast expansion games, especially for ones that are not just visual novels. Love the art both in this one and the other upcoming project, I just would have liked to see more art as in the portrait pictures. If you plan to open a patreon I'll surely subscribe!
Thank you! I hope you'll like my next project when it releases as it will have a lot of pictures. Currently brainstorming all the perks I should put on patreon, maybe that can be the place where people can vote on which projects should get updated next.
Yes! Just to throw some ideas: voting on the next scene/theme that gets added, accessing preview arts and early builds; the highest paying tier could allow to choose a character/scene that gets added once per person. If you create a game discord you could lock some channels behind the patreon subscription and post some of the perks there and also stream some of the art process from time to time.
will the actual game be free or not
Yea sorry about that, the URL is a bit misleading. The full version is available on the 5$ threshold.
Aside from a few small content and balancing updates that I want to do it is generally complete.
went and bought it but whats the difference between the brown doors and the grey doors? they seem to at random need a key and don't need a key
The brown doors can only be opened from one side, they're sort of like general progress doors making the map easier to traverse. While the grey doors can be opened with keys.
any mac port plans
Sure I'll see what I can do
mac port should be good to go now
Wow, so soon! That's sick haha thank you
Unfortunately seems the mac build isnt working for the demo or full version, at least for me
Uh oh I have no idea how to test mac stuff, since it is confirmed to work on the demo at least lets start there: When you click on the "Curse of Dares" file in the "Demo Mac Build\Inner Folder.app\Contents\MacOS\Curse of dares" directory does it not open at all or is the file maybe looking blank to begin with?
Edit: Also does mac block the application in any way? Currently getting all the files reverified on Win but it gives me a warning before letting me play.
Currently it's saying "the application 'inner folder' cannot be opened" when trying to launch the application, typically it'll block it initially since it's downloaded online but that message doesn't pop up.
Could this be the problem? (at 0:32)
It seems certain file executables need an extra permission to be set before they can run. Not sure why yet, but that might be something I need to look into later.