Leaving DNA News

Hello Steam. My plan is to post a quick update once a month-ish just to let the community know I'm still working on the game. It's not possible for me to give you an ETA yet for Episode Four, unfortunately--it am still months away from being done. But I am working hard on the game.

Here is a cool render of Future Samurai Malena saving a Japanese village from some alien invaders.

Did you know that as of Episode Three, Leaving DNA has six lewd scenes? That's right! I thought I'd mention that since I'm still seeing lots of reviews either on Steam or elsewhere saying there are no lewd scenes in the game.

Four of those scenes happen in the story, two of them are available through the Extras menu. Of the four story scenes, three of them involve the MC and an LI, while one of them is a solo scene for one of the LI's.

The early lewd scenes in the story are a bit controversial, as they aren't exactly handed to the player on a silver platter. Unlike the lewd scenes we'll get to in the later chapters, which can mostly be reached by normal AVN choices like simply showing interest in an LI, the earlier scenes require the player to make certain choices by correctly predicting how an LI will react. If you've played through the game and you haven't unlocked any of those scenes, check out the free "Official Guide to the Love Interests" which is available both on the game's Steam hub and under Guides on the community page. Fortunately, even if you miss the game's early lewd scenes, this won't prevent you from unlocking the lewd scenes that come later in the game as the MC forms true romantic connections with each LI.

There are also a total of three bonus Dream scenes, two of which contain lewd content, which are accessible through the Extras menu. If you haven't clicked on the Extras menu (from the main menu screen) you're missing out on the Dream scenes, which you unlocked after each of the first three episodes, and a bunch of special renders you've unlocked. Plus you can watch replays of the story lewd scenes you've unlocked.

Thank you to everyone who has purchased the game! I am still several months away from finishing Episode Four, but I have about 800 renders finished and I am working on it every day.

--Monk

Hello, just a note to let you know I am still working on Episode Four. There is still a lot to do and it will be several months before it is finished.

This render of Malena was a scene test that I didn't end up using, but I liked the render enough to share it with you here.

--Monk

Hello Steam community! Leaving DNA launched in early access one month ago. Thank you to everyone who purchased the game! And an even bigger thank you for those who left nice reviews!

A lot of you will be wondering about how long until Episode Four is released. Episodes One and Two of Leaving DNA were each in development for about nine months. Episode Three was in development for seven months. So you should expect that it will take several months to release Episode Four. I do work full time at another job and work on Leaving DNA in my spare time. I work very hard on the game, but I only have so many hours in the day, so I will ask you to be patient while Episode Four is in development.

So far I've rendered the first couple of scenes of Episode Four, and also Sandem is in the middle of redoing the animation of Jamie and the teddy bear from Episode One. That's the only animation in the game I did myself (before I hired Sandem) so he's going to improve the motion and also expand the animation a bit.

If you ever want to reach out the best way is through my Discord!

--Monk

Hey everybody, just a quick message to let everyone know that I am on schedule to release Leaving DNA on Steam in early access on March 7th. This early access version of Leaving DNA will feature Episodes One through Three (eight episodes planned) and feature 75,000 words of dialogue and over 6,000 renders for seven hours+ of content.

Leaving DNA is an adult visual novel with dark themes. It is story-driven with a mature, engaging plot supported by strong dialogue and character development. In-game choices impact both the main character's relationship with the people around him and his own internal journey of growth and change. It does contain some graphic sex scenes, but the adult content in Leaving DNA is not the primary focus of the game.

Thank you for wishlisting the game, I really appreciate your interest and support!

--The Impious Monk