Hello, wonderful people of Steamgifts!

I've been collecting keys for the last years, wondering when to turn them into giveaways.
Now that I'm working on a game of my own, this sounded to me like a great excuse to give out some games, ask for some feedback and maybe even a little help overcoming some release related challenges.

The game is called 'Is It Wrong To Try To Rescue Monster Girls From The Inquisition?' and, as you can probably tell from the title, it's a silly spoof/comedy anime game about rescuing monster girls in a fantasy world.

The original release date was going to be in May, but I'm still working out some kinks in the visual novel engine, so the actual release date is more realistically somewhere in the first half of June.

To address some potential questions about the game:

  • It's a visual novel with puzzles thrown in that tie into the story in a ridiculous way.
  • The scope is small. We're probably looking at around 2-3 hours of playtime. This is my first release and I'm working on everything by myself, so I'm doing my best not to feature-creep the living heck out of it.
  • The price is even smaller. I'm aiming for 2$. Also, it will most likely never be bundled because... (see point below)
  • It's not an asset-flip garbage-level cash-grab. Despite the on-the-nose theming, I'm giving it my best to make the game enjoyable.
  • It's not hentai or porn, though it has some ecchi elements and is based around popular anime and monster girl tropes.
  • I will consider giving some keys away later to people who show interest in playing the game.

Every other detail should be on the Steam page, but I'd be happy to address any question you might have here, so leave them below.

Most of all, if you have feedback regarding the Steam page I'd be even happier to take it into consideration. Whatever you think should improve, what other things you would expect from the game, etc.
Again, it's my first time doing... pretty much anything you're seeing on that page and will see in-game. So I'm certain there are lots of things to improve and I'm eager to improve them!

Steam page here!

Steam's algorithm for burying cheap low-effort games works better than ever for them, but it comes with disadvantages for people like me with basically 3 friends whom I could ask to wishlist and/or buy and review my game, which is why... I'm in dire need of some help.

My appreciation would be immeasurable if you could add my game to your wishlists! It might help if you did it even if you do not necessarily plan to purchase it on release.

Thank you so much!

Now... Put on your gym wear because it's time for some train-ing! (awful pun)
A total of 80 games, 7 of which are whitelist only, while the rest are levels 0 through 3.

To get on the train just remove the mistake from the link: https://www.steamgifts.com/giveaway/MQdmistake3U/

My current whitelist is relatively small and many people on there aren't active anymore, so I'll give you a chance to join and maybe grab one of the following games.
I selected some games that I like and some that have somewhat of a connection with my own game. So if you like any of these, we already have something in common, hurray!
Amnesia: Rebirth | Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night | Hiveswap Friendsim | Katana Zero | Mitsurugi Kamui Hikae | NOT FOR BROADCAST | Paradise Killer

If you want to join the whitelist just leave a comment mentioning you want to join and... I don't know, maybe tell me something about a favorite game of yours, so I can tell you're a real human and not an emotionless giveaway seeking missile.

These giveaways will run for about two weeks, so everyone should have a fair chance of entering and winning something. There should not be any region restricted nor activated keys as far as I am aware, but please allow for a degree of error. Most of these keys are pretty old.

Enjoy the games and best of luck, everyone!

But let's not forget that a thread is just a potato without a TL;DR, so here's one kept to a respectable number of words:

I make game.
Launch? Soon.
Feedback? Please.
Wishlist? Please.
Giveaways? Above.
Whitelist? Ask.
Hotel? Come on, this joke is too old now.

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What's a thread without a poll?

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Not much, really
Just a potato

Wishlisted and followed, thanks for the train! Have a bump.

My favourite game: Binding of Isaac: Rebirth + all DLCs. Took me after some savegame resets like ~1700 hours to get to 100% and i love the randomness and that it hat a ton shit of items / synergies. Really really fun.

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That's a game my brother always plays and constantly brings up. I have only played about 10-15 hours, but I can see why people adore it. 😄 You earned your spot on the whitelist, good luck!
And thanks so much for the wishlist, by the way!

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Well,I replayed Driver:Parallel Lines 14 times when I was a kid.It was the best game for me.Now, let's talk about BlueHearts:Enter the Whitelist.

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Haha, nice one. You're in. 😁

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Thanks.

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So what type of people belong to your whitelist? Asking for a relative.

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The ones that prove their humanity by leaving a comment about their favorite game. What's yours?

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Not an easy answer for me, but the game I would find myself coming back to the most would be Sid Meier's, Civilization V, which is a 4X game with a lot of political intrigue and simplified war mechanics involved.

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You're on the list, good luck :)

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I recently played Dredge and believe it to be one of the best indie games I've ever played. I had my doubts and waited until the reviews came in and can definitely say it deserves its 'Overwhelmingly Positive' rating. I wish to join your whitelist and hope your game does well too.

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Someone else mentioned Dredge too. I can't believe the amount of positive feedback the game gets for something that looks so niche, in a way. That's amazing! 😁 Welcome to the whitelist and good luck!

1 year ago
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I wishlisted your game. Mostly I clicked on this because of your avatar. I love digimon!

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I love that you have a special place for these games and series alone, that's so cool! At first I didn't notice your Patamon figurine stand and thought it's levitating, lol. Awesome collection! 😁 Oh, and thanks for the wishlist! I also whitelisted you, so feel free to join the WL GAs if you want to. Cheers!

1 year ago
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Thanks bud! choo choo!

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Thanks for the giveaways! I'd also love to join your whitelist. I'll take this opportunity to shout out the PS2 game God Hand.

God Hand is a cult classic known for receiving a 3/10 score from IGN, and (I think) a super fun game to play. Immediately after directing the incredibly successful original Resident Evil 4, Shinji Mikami ("Father of Survival Horror," director of the first Resident Evil and producer of RE2 and RE3) wanted to make a game that he would really enjoy playing himself. He was given a very low budget and 1 year to make God Hand. The results are a goofy game with unique and well crafted fighting mechanics.

If you don't have original hardware, it runs great on PC emulators. The controls will seem bizarre at first and take some getting used to, but once you have a feel for them and the fighting systems, it is a blast!

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YES! I keep shoehorning God Hand into conversation every time someone mentions the PS2, hahaha. It's fantastic. You earned your place on the WL, good luck!

1 year ago
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Awesome. Thanks! I love hearing that more people have played God Hand, especially since it was such a commercial failure. You have great taste in games!

1 year ago
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Hahaha, thank you! :)

1 year ago
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I'd like to join your whitelist. Recently I've been playing Quake and really enjoying it, simple but fun game.

1 year ago
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The first Quake? That's interesting. :)
You're on the whitelist, good luck!

1 year ago
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Bump and great sunday for all!!

1 year ago
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Thanks, hope you have a great one as well! Also, have a whitelist. Good luck!

1 year ago
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Nice little train ride that, thanks.
Game looks like fun, wishlisted it so lets see where it all goes, shall we?

Good luck!

1 year ago
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Thanks a lot for the support! Feel free to enter the WL giveaways if you want to. Cheers!

1 year ago
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Bumpy BUMP!

It's always cool to be on someone's whitelist so I'm in. And about my favorite game I would say.... Chrono Trigger... No! Persona 3... No, wait, wouldn't that be Super Mario World? or Katamari Damacy! But also Skyrim! And the amount of hours I spent on Left 4 Dead 2 with my girl? Agh, it's impossible to choose just one...

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I can't argue with the fact that those are all great games. You're on the list! 😁

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Congrats on releasing a game on your own. I like the art style.
As for the wishlist thingy. Favourite game I played in the recent years is Yakuza 0. Silly comedy-driven side stories and a seinen style main story. It doesn't take itself too seriously when it doesn't need to.

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Thank you very much! You're on the whitelist, so good luck!

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I really liked LA Noire despite all the people complaining, the story is good and the pacing was amazing =)

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You're on the list, good luck!
I loved LA Noire's face reactions, btw. People were saying they're dumb, but I like to call them dumb fun. Can't get through a few missions without cracking up. 😆

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Bump!

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bump!!

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First of all, thanks for the train.
I've played many other games since Hollow Knight, but I still prefer this one. The game, as people like to say, is made with love. Many aspects of the game like: challenge, atmosphere, art design, picturesque map with its metroid feature are perfect. Even wrote a review in Russian - https://steamcommunity.com/id/rafechka/recommended/367520/.

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I enjoyed my time with Hollow Knight a lot too. You're on the list, good luck! ^^

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It took me a while to reach the final station but now i'm here. Good luck with your game!
Monster girls will one day rule the world 😎
PS: i'm surprised the hands are done so well despite it being AI, usually it struggles with them 🤣

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The truth is I worked on them almost as much as the AI did, haha. Much more if we're counting minutes. They are better at drawing hands nowadays, but the art was made months ago and I must say it was tough. 😆
Thank you very much for the support! Feel free to enter the whitelist giveaways if you're interested as well. Good luck!

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Bump! :-)

1 year ago
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Bump!
Extra good karma for me!. Good luck.

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Thank you so much!

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support is for free so ofc I whishlisted it. thanks for the awesome train I joined some of them.
I am also interested to join you WL. for a long time Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night and Paradise Killer have catched my eye, so I guess we have something in common.
One of my favourite games are the mega man, monster hunter and the witcher franchise. I started to love MH with the MH world release so kinda late, but it is never too late right?!
Best of luck with your game relase.

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Thank you very much for the support! 😁
I haven't started playing MH either because I'm a bit intimidated by the high number of gameplay hours, but I'm sure I'd love it too.
You're on the list, good luck!
Also, awesome profile pic. :P

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My pleasure buddy. MH is something you can rush trough the main stroy very fast. The high number of hours just happens if you enjoy grinding stuff or try to reach the maximum LVL which creates more content ingame.
I love that pic too and I suppose you know who that character is :)
Thanks for the WL and the chance for the games.

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I'm pretty sure I'd enjoy it if the core game is good, and it looks like it. I'll keep it on my shelf for whenever I have a lot of free time to enjoy a good game.
And yeah, I know the character. I'm rewatching One Piece right now with my significant other and we're having an awesome time. 😁

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how do i explain my little brother wishlisting this game? 😆

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It's for the unique story and complex characters. 😆

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Bump and thx on checking the whole train (and entering quite a few GAs).

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You're welcome! ^^

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Bump ^.^

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bump

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Silly gags? Ofc I'm in.

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Awesome! Thanks. 😁

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Just wishlisted. Monsters in general is an interesting genre. Now to see if I can enter your Whitelist.
My favorite game is One Way Heroics. I noticed you had it on one of your train carts 😆. Hopefully, the winner plays it.
I loved 3 things from the game.
-The sound track is super relaxing for such a stress-inducing tactical game. Especially when you load up the main menu on start-up. Makes me not want to start the game some times.
-The fairy NPC and other party members have some fun dialogue both on the map as well as at the Grading screen.
-The daily challenges offer a new party member to recruit each day of the week. I still haven't unlocked all of them 😆

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Thanks for going so in-depth about your favorite game! Happy to see it's in the train and someone else might get the chance to play it. I haven't yet, but it sounds great. You earned your place on the whitelist, of course! 😁 Thanks a lot for the wishlist!

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Of course. Best of luck on your first game!

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