Lovewood by LadyIcepaw

You are the new healer in the fairy town of Liebwald, ready to seek adventure, friendships and maybe even love. Healing physical injuries is like second nature to you, but can you be the balm for your neighbours’ hearts as well? It all depends on the choices you make on your way.

Features #

• Circa 2 hours of playtime for one playthrough
• Plenty of atmospheric sceneries in a comfy fantasy/fairytale setting
• A colourful cast of 6 romanceable characters (2 girls, 3 boys, 1 NB)
• A possible poly route with two sweet guys
• You can choose your name and pronouns (he/she/they) in the beginning, which will not limit your romance options in any way.
• No pressure: Even if you don’t choose romance in the end, you will certainly find friendship.

Characters #

Nord – A chirpy and excitable messenger of the royal court.
Atlas – A heavy-weight himbo with a big heart to match.
Blossom – A strong farmlady with a surprisingly soft side.
Moth – A fabulous tailor who is a bit too comfortable behind his high-society mask.
Aleth – A quiet travelling merchant who is very attached to their chalkboard.
Kaileen – A cheerful alchemist who wants to share her thoughts with you. All of them.

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Measures were taken to make this visual novel accessible to blind players. You can activate self-voicing by pressing V at any point in the game.

Note that Lovewood is optimized as a PC game! The Android version is functional and has a simplified UI for better readability on phones, but it is the most experimental build and may not work on older systems. There are currently 2 versions of the game for Android – Pick the one that’s labeled as “New” and only try the Old version if that one doesn’t run!
Content Warning: This visual novel features one depiction of a bloodied injury, and another scene showing harassment from an authority figure in a workplace situation. If you’d prefer to avoid either of these scenes, a written guide on how to do so can be found here.

A lot of love went into this game – I hope it comes through. <3

Credits #

Art, script and coding by Linda R.
(LadyIcepaw)Additional poetry and Android build assistance by Harald R.MacOS build assistance by Jacob Gantt
(Lemurware)Sound effects by Kenney.nl and Zapsplat.com
Music by various artists – Check the credits.txt or the game’s About section for details!
**Made with Renpy 7.3.5
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If you would like to support the creation of more games like this, consider donating 1€ or more to unlock the Lovewood Artbook in the download section! It’s an artbook with a lot of behind-the-scenes trivia and info about the creation of the characters!

Changelog:2022-03-11: Added the Lovewood artbook in the download section as a piece of bonus content.Update 1.4 for Windows and Linux – Fixed some display issues when skipping; fixed a sprite glitch in Atlas’ ending; tweaks in some dialogue lines.Update 1.4 for Android – Same as the above, with some additional GUI tweaks (quickmenu buttons are now spaced further apart). Cleaned up the transition screen as well.2023-05-01: Update 1.4.1 for Android – I added a newer version of the game for Android in the Download section! This one uses Renpy 8.0.3, meaning it’s more compatible with modern Android systems. I’ll keep the old version available for now, but when in doubt, choose the newer version.
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