Temptation's Ballad
A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android
Temptation's Ballad is a fairly linear visual novel in a D&D style medieval fantasy setting. Three idiots from vastly different backgrounds band together in an adventuring party to unravel the magical secrets within the city of Axia. Together, they battle demons, seduce locals, and learn a little about themselves along the way. And probably cause massive property damage.
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This game will contain NSFW lewd scenes between male characters. These scenes pop up occasionally throughout the story as characters grow more intimate. View at your own discretion. It's very gay.
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FAQ: How do I update my game after a new build releases?
This varies depending on what platform you're on. If on Android, simply download the new build and install it. It should automatically update the version of the game you have installed. If on Windows/MAC/Linux, simply delete the old game folder and download the new build. Your saves are stored in your local files, so they should be retained after the update.
Please note that the Android version is not stable on all Android devices. It is recommended that you play the PC, MAC, or Linux versions when possible.
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Development log
- Temptation's Ballad - Version 0.2.5.4.157 days ago
- Temptation's Ballad - Version 0.2.5.3Jan 09, 2025
- Temptation's Ballad - Version 0.2.5.2Nov 01, 2024
- Temptation's Ballad - Version 0.2.5.1 Quality of Life Update!Sep 14, 2024
- Sticker Merch Available!Jan 17, 2023
- Temptation's Ballad - Version 0.2.4Sep 04, 2022
- Temptation's Ballad - Version 0.2.3Jul 18, 2022
- Temptation's Ballad - Version 0.2.2May 28, 2022
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Hey, will this game run on ARM Linux?
a little bug i encountered on android
Thanks for the report! The bug where the sprite animations get interrupted has been fixed in the Patreon build and will be released soon! qwq/
Y'know what, fuck you. *Rotates your Sidd 90 degrees clockwise.*
After I got done with the current Repeat, I went straight to this game just because I wanted more shirokoi. And oh boy, did shirokoi deliver. Because this VN is absolutely awesome.
Favorite thing about this game is definitely the world-building. Even if some of them are just generic fantasy DnD stuff. I love learning about the lore of the church, the bonemarrows, the houses, and other stuff like that.
Also the characters are done really well. Cole might be the first hornball character that I actually like, Sidd being actually competent and not just "the reasonable guy" definitely took me by surprise, and Artemi is so bafflingly innocent in everything that she's my favorite character in the whole game. Only one that I don't like here is Malus, but that's probably cuz it's only mid chapter 4.
Anyway, since the game still isn't finished, that'll be all I'm bring up for now. Can't wait for the next update to come!
FINAL VERDICT
29 men in the closet room / 4 chaos emeralds
Omg honestly this is a great novel i really love it and can't wait for future updates
I am now invested in this simply for Ilia because omfg she's hilarious, I love this level of protective mother too much here lol I definitely would be terrified of her bad side thou-
typo!
"she *as* unsure what compelled her" should be *was*, agatha talking to envy after the gang visits cassie.
GRANK PAY GORN?!?!? 😛😛
please contribute to the fanwiki
https://temptationsballad.fandom.com/wiki/Temptation%27s_Ballad_Wiki
For Granks page
“Grank does his best to watch over Artemi, providing her solace and reprieve from Her Excellency's sharp tongue whenever possible. It is heavily implied that he harbors romantic feelings for her”
I havnt read this in a while but is this true???
God no!!!!
Just some a-hole inserting his pseudo-incest headcannon on the wiki as if it was a fact
Nah it's crazy how Cole has amazing chemistry with almost anyone but Grank>>>>>>
Updated right before I have to go on a long train ride. Thanks for the update, hope my phone battery lasts the whole way now lmao
My fellow TB fans. Once again our boi Shirokoi has delivered and we can once again delve into furry gay chaos with some adventure and action. LETS GOOOOOOO!!!!!
Did you twinkify the bear knight?
You mean the screenshot on the itch.io page? No, that's an old screenshot that shows Grank's original sprites before they were reworked. He's much buffer now lol
oh lol I thought that was the April fool's
Oof I wish I had time for an April Fools joke. I've been crunching on this update for weeks qwq
First time playing, gotta say I’m loving the flawed but relatable and fun characters here. Also, as a hot dad connoisseur, Grank and Marrow are so ridiculously hot. Thank you for the food~
Replaying the game after a long while, found that the character sprites keep overlapping often, not sure if this is a bug but I doubt it's intended! Love the game by the way, an utter gem!
Thanks for the report! It's an issue that happens when skipping through dialogue quickly that cancels out animations mid-transition. I haven't quite found a solution for it yet qwq
Could you let me know where in the story this happened? A screenshot with dialogue will be enough. Also let me know if you used the skip/ CLTR button at any point! I'll try and figure out a work-around in the meantime ;w;/
Sorry for late response!
It happens throughout a lot of sections of chapter 1, but I think it started when they arrive in Rotten Redd's Alley. So far nothing of the sort encountered in chapter 2.
I can't exactly remember if I skipped at any point, especially since I was doing a full reread of the game. However, knowing I have a habit of skipping with other Ren'py VNs (that I'm less invested in), I wouldn't be too surprised if I used it a couple times.
Hope that helps!
You know, from all the furry VNs i played so far, this vn is the one that i enjoyed reading the most! The characters, the humour, the story. I LOVE IT! One of my favourite characters gotta be sidd's mom. Might try reading the other vn you made. Excited to know more of the story!
i have played repeat and omg it was actually so good, like the story of mental health struggles in it is amazing
also shirkoi if you do read this, just wanted to say this visual novel is my personal favorite out of all the ones that are popularly known: Echo, FbtW, Adastra, etc. Maybe its because of Vivian Jade or the way comedy clashes well with the gay writing lmao. Keep up the good work and i wait for the next great update. Sincerely, Jack Suzuki (not my irl name, just a fursona)
**Minor Spoiler**
PS: Totally calling it rn but Artemi x Maeve. Idk their energy just kicks well and it would be a good arch for Artemi: Church life to real life lmao. Also Sidd is the favorite character for me. Nerdy but buff and pretty much the greatest fighter in Axia? He is best boy. Sheriff Wes is a good second (he needs some lovin lmao).
I neeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed a sex scene about sidd x calder and a lot of sex a lovey dovey scenes of sidd x cole
honestly i see a romance or bromance together. despite their differences, i see sidd x calder more than sidd x cole. coles has to find his own path of truth fr
from the little i played i can already tell the story is going to be great
Is there a reason why Artemi has more defined lineart than Sidd, Cole etc? For the record I think both the rough and clean look pretty
I'm currently in the process of refining all character sprites in the game. So far in the public build, Artemi, Wes and Grank have been hit with the HD ray. Expect more character art to get refined as updates roll out!
I can smell Sidd x Calder happening
Honestly same. I was just thinking about it, lol. Despite their different backgrounds, Sidd x Calder can totally happen. (:
Sidd's just slowly pulling everybody by being a sweet and good boy uwu
its the himbos harem. bad curse for straight guys but for sidd? its exactly what this buff nerd needs. MEN! or someone in his life fr
Cassius: [Time Stop]
Me: What am I thinking of???
IZANAGI. HE DEF JUST USED IZANAGI WHAAAT
OMG CASSIUS IS AN UMBRA WITCH
i literally need to see sidd and cole become a thing in future chapters, its killing me not knowing whats coming and how long its gunna take 😭
I was vouching for Cole and Clyde
AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!
I'M LITERALLY FREAKING OUT CUZ WHEN CASSIUS CAST THE [TIME STOP] THE SOUND EFFECTS USED WAS FROM BAYONETTA AAAHHHHHH
OMG I KNOW RIGHT
FINALLY. The time has come peoples. MORE TEMPTATIONS BALLAD AHHHHHH
ill patiently wait for the next update...
I like those rearrangements of Cantopop. Still figuring out Artemi's theme though. lol
YOOO WTF THIS IS ACTUALLY REALLY WELL DONE
Gotta love it
I know right?, any good fvn reccomendations? (read Repeat, this ofc, Echo, Adastra, Arches, The Smoke Room, Tennis Ace, and more stuff i cant exactly name atm.)
Dawn Chorus are Komorebi are really good ones! All others I would recommend are already on your example list :P
(You do have to pay for Komorebi, unfortunately. It's money well spent, but a bit pricey compared to most Visual Novels.)
Also if you're fine with less spicy VNs, Promises to Keep is a good one! Not too far into it, but I can already tell I'm gonna like it.
Lust Shards?
tavern of spear
Me watching the interactions between Cole and Wes:
I wanna see em smash.... I wanna see em smash... LET ME SEE EM SMASH!
WAIT I JUST FOUND THE SIDE STORIES
(Can you tell I haven't checked up on this project in a few years? Lmao.)
How did I just notice that one of the tracks of background music is a piano cover of Gus the Theatre Cat from CATS lmfao
Mini episode suggestion: where Mr. Shrikewood and Cole burning a whole school and beating teachers ☠️
I support this idea
HOLD UP IS COLE MISSING A LEG ON THE MAIN MENU??? HOW HAVEN'T I NOTICED THAT BEFORE?!?
ms girl it could be just folded
I tried rewinding it and speeding it up again and again to see if it fixed the crooked image, but it just kept ROTATING MORE hahahaha
I love this, idk why, but I feel like I should report the bug anyways
I just wanted to say I LOVE the foreshadowing in this. The thing with the crown, Calder finding Cole instead of Marrow, the (redacted) hiding as a (redacted) in the crowd, Artemi being worried being stripped of her status as well... I hope we get more info on Sidd's dad soon too. His genes are strong in his kid. After so many fvn dating sims, I'm just so glad to be reading just, a compelling story
Slight spoiler to latest update:
Okay first, i know it is just ment as a funny joke ,a throw away gag....but am i the only one who finds the fact that Artemi was ready to accept a proposal from a noble she barely knew for more then two days slightly concerning. xD
So... is there gonna be an Artemi route? (Sorry, I need to ask)
Not likely considering its seems to be pretty much complete m/m.
Kinda like the other VN repeat the Shirokoi made which is only m/m.
Not to mention it's fairly linear and doesn't even seem to have routes like a dating game would. It's just a story and it's great
and that's so sad, because I would love the option to date Clyde too but the story is headed towards the badger probably...
anyways, it's a really good story tho!
I feel like Clyde's heart is gonna break again since he still loves Cole but I'd rather that than throwing away Sidd/Cole since it's a development that we actually see. Though imma be honest... Relationships feel like the C plot for this novel and shouldn't be in the spotlight, but that's just me
I like where its going, im in for it to see whatever happens!
love the way Cole helped work with Sidd to allow him to read without dyslexia getting in the way! :D
Love this, genuinely had parts where I teared up, definitely one of the best visual novels I've played. Quick question, what's the name of the audio that plays here. I wanna save the audio because I love how it sounds.
he yeah it was so cute to see how much Cole cares about SIdd . the audio is called sidd-theme you can find it open the TB open the Game folder and than the Audio folder should be file 72 hope i was able to help you
It really did! Thank you! I also agree with you, I like seeing Cole care about Sidd so much
i am glad i was able to help you . idk if you also play repeat but in case its the same as with TB there also is a Audio folder with all the music files . haha yeah i hope the both become more . i also think we will see a turn in the relationship of Cole and Calder later.
wish you fun to listen to all the beautiful music
Spoiler i guess:
i think Calders grandpa also is Coles in the end of Capter 3 you see a family portrait with i am preety sure about it ( but its only waht i guess) Gaius in the back Calders Mom in the front another Hyena on the left (you look at the portrait) and another person/Hyena who i think it could be Marrow . as we know Marrows sister died and also Calders mom .Marrow named his Axe ( translation: sisters voice ) Calder tells a bit about his uncle and Gaius seems to have an interest into Cole as the meet in the Tavern. and it would fix the Rumor of Marrow once was a nobel/member of a nobel Fam and leaves his home since Gaius /his Father seems to be/was an asshole and it would also explain why Marrow dont realy like magic , so i bet my ass on it . Calder is Coles Cousin
I'm nearly finished T.B (Tempation's Ballad) and I do plan to play Repeat as well. Plus I figured that was the case i the relationship between the Hyenas
ah i see and wish you a good time during you play Repeat . i guess we will see how it wil turn out with T.B moving on , also could imagine Calder as a part of the "party" since he is/would be the Offensive Magic guy so Cole would be the Magic support . Sidd the warrior and Artemi the Knight/magic one and thinking about older Role play games like FF the adventure Party most times had Four Members but like i say i guess we will find out a soon as T.B story moves on . i wish you fun and a good time play the rest of T.B and with playing Repeat
Yeah! This honestly one of the most heartwarming scenes in TB, I really love seeing Sidd and Cole's dynamic, it's so nice to see them warm up to each other!
To answer your question, most of shirokoi's character themes are inspired by chinese songs. The song that plays during this scene sounds very similar to 爱情转移 or Love Transfer by Eason Chan. Hope this helps!