Devil's Gambit
A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android
Devil's Gambit follows Hector, a badger healer returning to the little town of Rannai, the birthplace of his fondest memories. He holds dearly his time with the mischievous yet friendly wolves, the stories they told, the fertile forest east of town, and the mist that heralded every sunrise. Most of all, he remembers Cadgan: a wolf a bit younger and smaller than himself — an unrepentant troublemaker who left in him a bundle of emotions.
But that was nine years ago, when he was just a teenager. Upon his return, Hector finds the town transformed by the new duke's reign, and a Cadgan that has grown into a cold, distant mountain of a man. As he works as a healer and reignites a long-forgotten passion, Hector notices something other than love in the air.
The trees' roots stir with his every step.
Devil's Gambit is both a romance story and an unorthodox mystery. Both aspects are linked, and one wouldn't be a complete story without the other. Do you have the heart to unravel the secrets of Rannai's past and present? To get to the bottom of the phenomena affecting the town?
While Devil's Gambit will be a mostly linear experience, you can influence Hector at certain points of the story, possibly leading him to different outcomes for those events.
Though we offer the option to censor on-screen explicit content, the sex in this story will be relevant to the characters' story, as well as rather frequent.
If you like the game, please consider supporting us on Patreon or SubscribeStar. Starting with the first tier, our supporters will get:
- Access to the latest Patreon/Substar build.
- A key for the full game once it is complete and released.
- A special, Patron-only role in our Discord server.
In our higher tiers you'll also get access to art streams and WIPs, an early look at select pieces of the game's writing, your name added to the credits and, at a later date, a 4K resolution version of the game and more.
With your support we'll be able to develop this game to its fullest potential, and hopefully, work on it full-time.
If you'd like to keep up with news about the game or see more work from the people involved, you can follow our socials!
Roddio, Writer and Programmer: Twitter, Bluesky
Alpha0, Artist and Character Designer: Twitter, Bluesky
Minoanon, Producer: Minotaur Hotel, Sex Drive
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Development log
- Build 7, "Atop the Mountain" is out!6 days ago
- Build 6, "Demon's Roots" available on Itch!26 days ago
- Build 6, "Demon's Roots" is out!73 days ago
- Build 5, "Borne of Blood" available on Itch!88 days ago
- Build 5, "Borne of Blood" is out!Jul 31, 2024
- Announcing Build 5: Borne of bloodJul 27, 2024
- Build 4, "Whispering Heart" available on Itch!Jul 15, 2024
- Release 0.4 "The whispering Heart" is out!May 26, 2024
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Does the game have nsfw art?
Yes, but there is a censored mode for the art (check the options)
Where can we find the soundtrack for this great VN?
There is a youtube playlist that has been linked a couple times down the comments.
you guys are awaking something inside me with these cadgan scenes cause mphhhhh...
also sorry for the ass trace over I have no real talent BUT I WISH THIS WAS ME FR FR
This is the intended use, yes! Yes!
i have no idea what they are praying for
in the latest ubdate
maybe for hector's ignorance on how Ranzkai has a physical body ;3
This story continues to surprise me in the best of ways with each following update 😌 I become so invested in the tale that I lose myself to it - even if just for a little while - and I think that’s really wonderful 💜
That's for the readers to figure out as the story goes on ;)
Also: SPOILERSssss
damn now i wanna know what he said
How tall are Ranzkai, Cadgan, and Hector? Sorry I keep asking about their statistics, but I really love the design of the characters.
True fact: i never put down official measurements. The characters are sized in proportion to each other in WIP concept art i did before the first update.
i think itd make sense if hector was the smallest of the two
Going through a rough time right now, this vn genuinely brings my hopes and spirits up at shitty times and i know thats weird to admit but ig vns are how i cope. Thank you guys so much this vn means alot to me.
Spoilers . . .
After seeing them switch bodies at the end of this build, was Hector talking to the REAL cadgan in the dream and ranzkai in person in chapter 12 or am I overthinking things...
Cause if that's real cadgan and not ranzkai fucking with hector's head then hnnnggghhhh hes so fineeeee
Those scenes in the dream were so hot mmpphhhh
I think that it actually was him in the dream lol. Now I'm thinking back on all the times that Hector spoke with Ranzkai and bro was there the whole time listening lol
So cadgan deep down is secretly freaky lmao.
I wonder now if he was there during ranzkai and hector's "ritual". He knew the growth of the hazeleaf at the ritual site was cause of ranny.
Probably also during ranny's little adventure with hector
This update was such a good read, you weren't kidding Alpha0 when you said this build was going to be the most mind-boggling update yet. Ending left me shook and wanting more.
Can't wait for the next one which you hinted before will be the horniest one.
( Those cgs are gonna make me go feral 😈 )
15 days untill its up on patreon hmmmmm...
第地一次游玩，在前两章节中对于Cadgan 幼年时的病状“能量向外流动”和性格变化，我便猜测存在“另一个人”的存在;后面对 Cadgan 的“体香”进行描写，与后面ranzkai有一样的描述，我便确定两者是一体的。本次更新证实了我的猜想，更期待下次更新！！
非常敬佩作者在文笔之间留下的线索和小提示，最后对与cadgan与ranzkai的亲密关系感到好奇。再次感谢作者的奇思。
Spoiler Alert!!! Read at your own risk.
Quite the reveal! i'm certainly not expecting that. while i do know that both cadgan and ranzkai are connected at some points, but who knows that the relationship will be that intimate. I do wonder, cadgan and ranzkai are shown to be able to switch control over the body, is ranzkai some sort of cadgan's alter ego? or is he just a demon who can freely possess cadgan?
you guys are doing an amazing job so far
I really love the world building and the complexity of the different places, factions and magical sorta systems. The feature of a notebook/encyclopedia really makes it all the more immersive and I cant wait to see what else gets added to it.
The horny scenes are just enough to be genuinely hot and enjoyable but it never drowns out the story.
keep it up, cant wait for more updates in the future!
Love the art and story allot please make more I can't keep on waiting 😭😭
天哪，我真的很喜欢这个游戏，虽然我听不懂这些语言但从他的游戏外演示来看真的很不错，所以我真的希望这个游戏能有中文翻译版，因为我的母语是中文，谢谢！
We were contacted by people doing an unofficial translation and we agreed to it. I don't have a link but I hope you can find it!
Really, that's great. Thank you very much! I'll try to find it.XD
Damn that was intense. Can't wait to see what's to come
Not my delusional ass checking this page everyday praying that the development log has a new update ...
15 days.
Then the most mind-boggling update will be public. And 15 days later the horniest will be on patreon/substar. It's a mighty good time to be into DG ;)
YAY !!! Thank you Mr. Alpha0 for cooking up this scrumptious delectable meal. Personally my favorite vn at the moment and probably will be for a while. Might have to look into that patreon in 30 days then 👀
(If you only have 100 fans, i will be 1 of those 100 fans. If you only have 5 fans i will be 1 of them. If you only have 1 fan, it will be me. I will see this vn until the very end and will be actively reading all of it)
Sorry for the yap lol xd
I CARNALLY CRAVE FOR RANZKAI AAAHHH
The art is amazing. I didn't expect that certain part of the story, but I love the writing. Ranzkai might be the hottest character I've seen in all the VNs I've played.
i love your vn so far but could you pretty please give us the option to change the font in the journal, cursive really hurts my head to read.
maybe the font it gets replaced with could be the opendyslexic font please thank you <3
actually giving it a second look its not as bad as i thought tho id still like to advocate for the access ability for the whole vn
OMG its already implemented nvm thank u dude <3333333
stop playin wit em' ranzy
nice work on the game, enjoyed playing through it! here's my review on my website: https://purkka.fi/fvn_recs.html#devils-gambit
Thank you for putting the time to write this review! Being just the artist I can only say that UI improvements are definitely in the pipeline, it's just hard to juggle them and the massive amount of art I already do for DG.
that's super understandable, you can tell a lot of work is going into the art!
Ok. I dos not see Minoanon was in the credits. Their fingerprint all over this VN.
This is a Very Very good Reading time. Without being too spoilery, you can expect a lot of the current build.
I am yet to touch this VN, but the presentation is outright inspired.
May I get the music pack of this game pls I really love it🙏
Actually found it sorry-
link?
Is subcribestar different from Patron build in terms of romance cause incent is allowed?
Not right now, the builds are the same.
Soooooo uhhhhh... When's the public vrs? 👀
now
I know it's a linear visual novel but I keep hoping that the main character will end up with t h e best friend instead of the devil I mean to reach their own but I like the best friend better
The next update will deal with that question (among other things!).
n-nghh.. ranzkai... mmphhh...
i hope there will be a route for ranzkai and cadgan in the future update
i just couldn't get enough of those two
They get all of the routes!
Since it's linear, does that mean that Ranzkai, Cadgan, and MC will all get together?
That would be a spoiler, but rest assured we won't disappoint ;)
Is there a way to activate the text to speech on mobile?
is there anywhere where the ost can be found?
There is a playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1ofLamsaGTlvV8Xy8psPPiDXIaBVy6_k
thank you!
Are there canon weight for Hector, Cadgan, and a Ranzkai?
A ballpark estimation would be ~150Kg for Cadgan, ~130Kg for Ranzkai, and about 100Kg for Hector.
I love the visual novel so much! I just read the recent update and I must say I am torn to pieces. Hoping for more Ranskai stuff and hoping for a Ranskai route.
this is just piece of art! fantastic work! love the content so much, all these pain and true feeling expressed! can't wait to see more. probably the best story-telling game i have met so far!
One of the greatest FVNs!!!!! I love Ranzkai so much!!!!!!!! Need more Ranzkai plz!!!
Amazing update that ending leave a lot of questions 👏
i really hope everyone who takes the poll agrees with me that Hector should end up with both, not used to poly in FVNs so i think it'd help it this one stand out a lot
Poly isnt my thing but this story is so well written I wouldn't complain.
I do love a good reunion love story though so I can't lie I mainly care about cadgan and the rest is plot and fan service to me. Again no complaints but given multiple routes I know where I'd end up on first playthrough.
Oh yeah i get it I didnt mean to come off as saying it should be the only route or anything but I definitely think there should be a poly route <3
(Im not even poly I just think it'd be a nice change of pace while also giving some rep lol)
I wouldnt mind seeing that either, we def dont see much of that, both Ranzkai and Cadgan are great characters