Runes of Pandemonium
A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, and Linux
About
Six heroines find themselves in an unknown world, the last memory of their former homes being a blinding flash of light that emanated from a small rune-carved stone. Separated by time and space, they awaken to find themselves in a world of powerful magic and horny monster girls.
Defend yourself from the monster girls as you look for a way home, but be wary of their cunning tricks and traps as they lure you into their embrace. An inattentive moment could find yourself transformed into one of them with magics both ancient and carnal.
But in the world of Pandemonium, defeat is not the end.
Shed your humanity and join the monster girls, adding their strengths to your own. Wield the powers they offer as you seek out the reason why you were brought to this world, and with them you may discover the secrets that hide in the shadows.
Enter the world of Pandemonium, and discover the dreams and nightmares that lurk at the edges of existence.
Enter the world of Pandemonium, and be transformed!
A note about OSX:
The game is developed by a small indie group, and the only Mac the coder has is a 32-bit MacMini that can't run the most current versions of OSX. Binaries are provided for the older OS, and if the game does not run on a more modern machine, there isn't much we can do as Apple products cost thousands of dollars and that's out of our budget range.
The engine repository is public, so if you want to take a stab at compiling the game you are free to download it and give it a try. It is made to compile using Code::Blocks which does have an OSX version. Good luck.
Trailers
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Chapter 1
Chapter 5
Chapter 1/5 Update is now Public!
As of June 10th, 2024, the Chapter 1/5 updates are complete and now public! We are now working on a prototype for a possible future game, Project Carnation, and when that comes out we will be returning to Chapter 2.
Updates
Our wordpress blog is updated every Monday with patches, goings-on, and answers to questions put to us by our fans. The itch.io version is (usually) up to date with the version on the wordpress blog.
FEATURES
Story-Rich Adult Gameplay
Tired of generic shovelware h-games?
We here at Bottled Starlight have developed Runes of Pandemonium to be a story-rich jRPG accentuated with lovingly-illustrated boobs and stories of boobs.
Most of us are story-tellers in one way or another. We've poured our efforts into making a game with memorable characters, fun quests, and emotional attachments, then woven all of these into a tapestry filled with eroticism.
In short, Runes of Pandemonium is not just another shovelware porn game, it's a full-featured jRPG where the adult content is only the icing on the cake!
Transformations
In typical transformation games, being transformed is a Bad End.
In Runes of Pandemonium, transformation is a tool to be used.
Being transformed unlocks new monster girl forms for you to use along with the natural abilities those monster girls have. Use your new powers and body to access new areas, strike at an enemy's weakness, or just have fun seeing how the world reacts to your new appearance.
Observant NPCs
In the world of Pandemonium, your physical form is a mutable thing. Transformations happen, and not always by choice. In Runes of Pandemonium, many NPCs will react to you differently depending on what transformation you are currently using, with some being more appreciative of certain forms than others.
The Future
Two chapters released and four to go, with the final chapter being longer than the first five combined.
We expect each chapter to take about a year to create, with each chapter being a full game on its own.
The Price
The game is completely free, and always will be. We are instead developing it with the support of Patreon and Subscribestar users. If you think this game is good, and would like to support us and/or get extra goodies like seeing concept art early, please support us using the above.
Other Games By Us
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Witch Hunter Izana is a game that features a lot of transformation and witty quips, by the same team! It has a free demo so what do you have to lose?
Need Help?
Number 1 fan and friend to all Klaysee has written some guides to make sure you don't get stuck or miss anything. Thanks, Klaysee!
Guide to Chapter 1
Guide to Chapter 2
Guide to Chapter 5
Help! I have a black screen in chapter 1!
IT HAS BEEN FIXED AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA (In version 4.27)
Download
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Development log
- Monday Update Crosspost, ToS Passed Hand Released!10 days ago
- Monday Update Crosspost18 days ago
- WoR Sponsorship Lottery! Update Crosspost!24 days ago
- Monday Update Crosspost, WoR Sponsorships, and more!31 days ago
- Witches of Ravenbrook Prototype Out Now!38 days ago
- Monday Update Crosspost45 days ago
- Monday Update Crosspost52 days ago
- Monday Update Crosspost59 days ago
Comments
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android version?
Very unlikely.
A small question, do passive skills affect a character even if their not in the Job it's from or do I have to equip them in the extra skill slots?
A passive skill needs to be equipped into a skill slot. You can press F1 during battle to see a list of effects applied to each character, including passives.
The exceptions to this are the "Job Mastery" passives in chapter 1. They are explicitly marked as not needing to be equipped.
Thanks
Will there be a Russian localization of the game and generally there will be translations into other languages. I am a Russian speaker and I want to understand freely what is going on in the game.
While the basic code for translations is in the game (Witch Hunter Izana runs on the same engine and is getting a Japanese translation), the actual task of translating the game is a monumental one even with machine translations and will probably take a very long time even when the game is completed, which it isn't.
There would need to be a quite dedicated Russian fanbase willing to translate the game and deal with the 100 quirks that will come up, and I don't personally have the time right now. Even a much, much smaller project like WHI took several months to translate.
if i'm using the steam deck, how would i go about executing the actual game? it isn't prompting me to execute anything when i try to do something with the .exe files, only preview them as text.
Unfortunately I don't have a steam deck so I can't really say how to use it. I hear it uses Proton, you may need to open the executables with another program.
Is the steam version up to date with the itch version?
because there's like a bug (I think) in the steam version where I can't start the fight with gravemaker paragon in the deepest part of Trannadar Depths.
There's a choice thing that asked if I want to fight it or not and I choose yes but nothing happens I choose no and nothing happens too.
Both versions have the bug. It'll be fixed in the next release, but if you really really really want to fight that one particular gravemarker:
This file should be placed in
Games\AdventureMode\Maps\Chapter 1\Trannadar Reserve\TrannadarReserveA\
(overwrite the existing file)
That should fix the bug and let you fight that gravemarker. There are lots of other bugfixes on the way but this patch may tide you over.
Which one is the PC version?
AL, SDL, and SDLFMOD are all PC versions. The reason why is covered in the readme.
First of all, this is an amazing game since I have played this game before. However, when I redownloaded the game, there are a lot of black screens that makes me cannot proceed. I can still open the menu and move but I cannot see anything. Is there anyway to fix this? It happened after crossing the lake
Nevermind I just realised you have to disallow map overlay in the options
I am also going to be posting a patch tomorrow which SHOULD fix this bug forever for everyone. I did extensive testing with a user who had the same issue.
how do i move saves
I have a game that does saves similarly. There's a save folder in your old version. Look in it, all those SLF files are your save files. Transfer those over to the new version's save folder. While it likely doesn't apply in this case, big updates can break saves with games in progress. Still, I recommend loading from a save that is between chapters. Also, it's a good idea to keep a hold of the old version until you are sure the new version is stable.
Good stuff! This answer is correct. In addition, we go to great pains to make saves forward-compatible so old saves should work. Thanks, Skyridermaster!
thx
Where do I find the chapter one quest. It is the 5th on the list
what are the current list of available transformations for chapter 5 and 2? :D
Chapter 2: Bat, Bunny, Statue, Harpy
Chapter 5: Darkmatter, Doll, Eldritch Dreamer, Electrosprite, Golem, Latex Drone, Raiju, Raibie, Steam Droid
hmmm i missed 2 tfs in chapter 2 then, thank you :D
sry if i am being annoying with all these questions are there other costmes in ch1 other than queen bee and the upcoming latex one and if so how to unlock them
At the moment, it's just the queen bee for chapter 1.
thx sorry for pestering you
is there anyother costume other than queen bee
also are there references to previous chapters
There are several costumes in chapter 5, varying just how naked Christine is in certain spots and changing one particular outfit later on. Chapter 1 is getting a new costume patched in in the next update.
The later chapters do refer to the earlier ones, such as Christine finding Jeanne's artbook.
As for Cassandra. Wow that sounds like a major spoiler!
ok i will edit out the last one sry
No, as in, the answer is a major spoiler so I'm not going to answer it. You'll just have to play the game to find out.
ok
i can't find out how to get past the start of the game with the three characters in the squares
Talk to Mei, the black haired one, and start the chapter.
Who is the protagonist? I don't want to download this, just to realize that I'm playing a man, I'm not a fan of male protagonists cause I'm a woman
There are three chapters out right now. Chapter 1 stars Mei, a waitress from Hong Kong. Chapter 2 (incomplete!) stars Sanya, a clothing saleswoman from Croatia, and chapter 5 stars Chris, a teacher from England.
Don't worry, chapter 5 really doesn't have a man protagonist. Trust me.
Sorry to ask again, but I would like to know all the transformations in Chapter 1.
Alraune, Slime, Bee, Werecat, Gravemarker, Zombee, Rubber, Ghost
Can i get a discord link? The one at the blog is invalid
The discord invite works fine for me, but try one of these if it still doesn't work:
https://discord.gg/J9g5UHj
https://discord.gg/X6JD5qx
https://discord.gg/38Kz5Dem9a
It worked.
Appreciate it
Sorry to ask, but how to complete the puzzle with an arrow of movable stones in chapter 2. I've already tried everything, it doesn't work.
A guide is at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cnkglpDiltZNtUqDUwDRS2OoMkoO2eZN/view
Check page 21 or so.
Thank you very much, although I didn't understand it the first time, but still.
Hoi it seems it has been I little while since you posted an update and even longer since someone commented so here I am and I just wanted to say. I really enjoy this game and I hope to see more updates on the future if you happen to have a discord or plan to make on I would love to join it my discord is Djmc216#0286. Thx for your time and I hope you have a nice day.
You can find all the game's updates (every week on Monday!) as well as our discord and the like on the blog at https://bottledstarlight.com/
I have an issue where after starting a new game and after the controls screen, the screen turns black. It goes back to normal if I open the menu. This happens on every version of the game.
Download this file (Mega.nz)
go to [Install]\Games\AdventureMode\Maps\Nowhere\ and replace the Constructor.lua file with the one in the zip. It has the line that creates the overlay commented out.
I don't know why this happens on some machines and not others. Hopefully this will fix the issue.
This game is shockingly good. I'm just amazed at all the effort on all fronts, from the gameplay design to the graphics to even the story and writing.
Is this game dead, or will there be updates soon?
There are updates on the progress of the next update, as well as the various other games we're working on, on the blog every Monday.
stupid question, how do i get the screen bigger? it loads tiny
figured it out lol f11 and f12 do the trick
Any hint on how to beat the boss monster in the ritual mission? Even stun and blindness doesn't seem to stop it from killing my party.
Spoiler for this:
Check the combat inspector for weaknesses. It's extremely weak to bleed and poison, and stacking a few of those will let you kill it amazingly fast.
Good to know, thanks :) I had lots of fun playing the game yesterday, and spent at least 8 hours playing it :D
bug report. Sound doesn't work. There is no error message or anything but sound doesn't come through no matter what I do.
The game has three executables. Try using the SDL and SDLFMOD versions, see if those help.