discussion Unity Other Heartstrings [v0.2.4.2] [Alien Cat Games]

[AlienCatGames]

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Developer Name

Alien Cat Games

Developer Links

Patreon - Itch.io - Discord - SubscribeStar - BlueSky

Version

V0.2.4.2

Latest Update

Mar 29, 2026

Release Date

Jul 1, 2024

Language

English, Spanish

OS

1. Windows
2. Linux

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Overview:​

You will be a young man who moves to a new town because of family problems and where he commits to the goal of studying hard to get a scholarship. But life is full of surprises and along the way you will meet unique and fascinating characters that will have a great impact on the story.
More info.
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Spoiler: Genre:

3dcg, animated, dating sim, futa/trans, handjob, male protagonist, oral sex, point & click, romance, rpg, sandbox, school setting, vaginal sex

Spoiler: Installation

1. Extract and run.

Spoiler: Change-Log

v0.2.4.2:
Story continuation during the third day: cafeteria.
Added new character: Brittany Chambers.
Fixed an issue with Vertical Sync on low graphics settings that caused excessive GPU usage.
Removed a button on the main title screen for the Oppaiman store.
Fixed a bug in the gym scene on the third day that prevented the game from continuing.
Fixed text errors.
Fixed errors in the Spanish version.
Fixed an issue where the new scene would not trigger if you took the Main Hall route.
Fixed the Gym Hallway UI in the Infirmary area.
v0.2.4.1:
Fixed a bug in the gym scene on the third day that prevented the game from continuing.
Fixed text errors.
Fixed errors in the Spanish version.
v0.2.3.1

Continuation of the story on the third day: visit to the nurse's office and encounter before entering.
Added new character: Megan Dixon.
Fixed issue with tooltips. They were broken and not working correctly.
Fixed issue with the mobile phone UI, as well as other UIs, where text continued to show while the UI was visible, causing unexpected errors.
Fixed issue where scenes would restart when closing certain UIs.
Increased the maximum number of characters when choosing the character's first name and last name from 8 characters each to 12. (You may experience visual issues when setting names and surnames over 16 characters, which was the previous limit).
Fixed Emma/Emily's name in the science class.
Fixed some texts in the first gym class.
Fixed issue with resolutions: The game is designed to work correctly in 16:9 resolutions, and other resolutions were being filtered out. Now, if your monitor doesn't support those resolutions, you can choose a resolution from the available options, and it will display a warning about possible visual errors.
Fixed issue with Steve's first appearance, where the Constructive attribute was reduced to 1 in a couple of responses.
Added a button on the main title screen for the Oppaiman store.
Graphical improvement in renders.
Visually improved videos.
Fixed some renders with visual errors.
Added more details to the medical exam scene.
Added decision saving during the medical exam scene.
Reduced the amount of libido required to take a detailed, lustful look at Emily when you first meet her.
Added time progression during the infirmary scene.
Fixed a bug that allowed the fantasy scene with Kally to trigger at an invalid time, which broke the game.
Fixed some errors in the Spanish translation.
Added a window in the main menu with a warning to change the resolution in case of visual or UI problems with the game.
Updated the list of Patreons in the main menu.
Alpha 2.2.1
Continuation of the story on the third day: science class.
New characters added:
Noah Lee.
Emily Adams.
Several characters in the renders have been fixed and optimized.
Fixed an issue with Steve's first appearance, where the Constructive attribute was reduced to 1 in a few responses.
Corrections to some text that was in Spanish instead of English.
Fixed issue with tooltips. They were broken and not working correctly.
Fixed issue with the mobile phone UI, as well as other UIs, where text continued to show while the UI was visible, causing unexpected errors.
Fixed issue where scenes would restart when closing certain UIs.
Increased the maximum number of characters when choosing the character's first name and last name from 8 characters each to 12. (You may experience visual issues when setting names and surnames over 16 characters, which was the previous limit).
Fixed Emma/Emily's name in the science class.
Fixed some texts in the first gym class.
Fixed issue with resolutions: The game is designed to work correctly in 16:9 resolutions, and other resolutions were being filtered out. Now, if your monitor doesn't support those resolutions, you can choose a resolution from the available options, and it will display a warning about possible visual errors.
Added a button on the main title screen for the Oppaiman store.
Alpha 2.1.1
Continuation of the story on the third day. This update includes the first class of the day, the gym class.
Added a new character.
Changed the gym to the new model.
The renders for the gym class on the first day have been redone to match the new gym model.
Several characters in the renders have been fixed and optimized. (They still need to be implemented during runtime).
Updated the genitalia model of the Main Character.
Added the possibility to activate cheats in the Gameplay tab in Settings.
Cheats, for now, only allows to change some stats of the main character.
Added menu windows when interacting with the bed and the computer, allowing you to set the time for rest and recovery of energy and mood.
Added a special skip button during the introduction to avoid skipping it by accident.
Added UI showing some of the character's stats.
Optimized and compressed the game size. Reduced from 6 GB to 2 GB.
Fixed grammatical errors in the English version.
Fixed and added missing text in the Spanish version.
Fixed clipping issue with Alice Stone's clothing.
Fixed a bug that allowed access to the phone from the beginning.
Fixed tooltip text error displayed on the day wheel.
Fixed an issue where, randomly, the Gameplay tab in Settings wouldn't appear when creating the Build.
Changed the Alien Cat Games logo.
Reworked the structure of the interfaces and algorithms that display the UI transitions between scenes. This should fix the error some players experienced where the UI didn’t appear when loading a saved game.
Alpha 2
Continuation of the story during the second day.
New characters added:
Juliette Dupont.
Albert Goodfield.
Sarah Thompson.
Milton Green.
Steve Kaplan.
Improved hair and eyelashes of all characters.
Improved eyebrows of some characters.
Added dialogues to each character's answer. These answers affect the relationships and attributes of the character.
Added randomization of the order of the answers.
Added option to enable or disable randomization of answers.
Changed the UI system that showed the changes in relations and attributes of the character.
Added particle system to show changes in relationships, attributes and moods of the character.
Added button to skip the previous introduction to the Main Menu.
Added button to skip New Game introduction.
Added fade in/out animation in the UI of the transitions between scenes to improve their visibility.
Added first collectible.
Added new Gameplay tab in the options menu.
Added bold to names and locations.
Added Spanish language.
Added UI to display the collectible in detail.
Added UI to show when it is autosaving.
Added button in the Gameplay tab in the Options menu to enable or disable autosave.
Redone the Alpha 1 renders.
Fixed the Calendar UI so that the current day is marked correctly.
Unlocked freedom of movement (limited) through the school.
Fixed several bugs.
Alpha 1.0
Initial Release.

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[mommylover9]

download options ????

 

[Tripod70]

download options ????

There are 5.. How many more do you think there should be???

 

[mommylover9]

There are 5.. How many more do you think there should be???

you added that few min after I posted that.

 

[Tripod70]

you added that few min after I posted that.

Added What?? The links.. I don't think so . there was always that many!!

 

[mommylover9]

Added What?? The links.. I don't think so . there was always that many!

cool man. keep updating

 

[SmogJonkler]

Will this ever be playable on android or should my broke ass just go get myself a laptop?

 

[Freyr059]

will try, didnt knew this one

 

[AlienCatGames]

Hello! I'm the developer of Heartstrings.

The post is pretty out of date. Right now there is a public version v0.2.3.1, which you can find on my Itch.io:

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I also have SubscribeStar, which is not included in the main post:

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Will this ever be playable on android or should my broke ass just go get myself a laptop?

There is no Android version at the moment. I am getting a lot of requests for it and I should release one. The thing is, the Android version will almost certainly be a reduced version of the game, without mini-games and probably with gameplay limited to a few days.

This is because the game will have quite complex mini-games that I am preparing, since by doing it with Unity I can do much more elaborate things than you can see in RenPy, and making the controls portable for PC and Android is hell.

And it would be limited to a few days because the game is going to end up having a lot of content and I doubt that everything will fit on Android, so, since I couldn't release a full version in that format, I prefer to leave it as a long demo to whet your appetite and get you interested in playing the full version on PC.

 

[Tripod70]

Hello! I'm the developer of Heartstrings.

The post is pretty out of date. Right now there is a public version v0.2.3.1, which you can find on my Itch.io:

You must be registered to see links

I also have SubscribeStar, which is not included in the main post:

You must be registered to see links

There is no Android version at the moment. I am getting a lot of requests for it and I should release one. The thing is, the Android version will almost certainly be a reduced version of the game, without mini-games and probably with gameplay limited to a few days.

This is because the game will have quite complex mini-games that I am preparing, since by doing it with Unity I can do much more elaborate things than you can see in RenPy, and making the controls portable for PC and Android is hell.

And it would be limited to a few days because the game is going to end up having a lot of content and I doubt that everything will fit on Android, so, since I couldn't release a full version in that format, I prefer to leave it as a long demo to whet your appetite and get you interested in playing the full version on PC.

Hi AlianCat, and welcom to LC. Thanks for the update info. But!!
It is only by Luck that I happen to have seen that you had replied to the thread, or it would have totally gone mostly unnoticed. If in the future you want to advise of an update please use the Report button to get someones attention to that fact. Like I mentioned I just stumbled onto this post and updated it to the currant ver....

If you would like to obtain the Developers badge you can do so by folowing the information in this Info link. In order to be granted a Game Developer or Game Modder role.
Then if you would like to gain possion on the game thread you can request it by opening a Ticket for that pourpose.
Thanks

 

[AlienCatGames]

Oh, thank you very much for your help.

I didn't know I had to notify with a report. I'll keep that in mind for the next update.

Tomorrow I'll ask you to give me the Developer badge and I'll also request authorship of the post.

Thank you again!

 

[Fap-e-Nator]

There is no Android version at the moment. I am getting a lot of requests for it and I should release one. The thing is, the Android version will almost certainly be a reduced version of the game, without mini-games and probably with gameplay limited to a few days.

This is because the game will have quite complex mini-games that I am preparing, since by doing it with Unity I can do much more elaborate things than you can see in RenPy, and making the controls portable for PC and Android is hell.

I've got a fair amount of experience with Unity and Android. If you are interested, i could help with an android port. I think we could lower image resolution, add buttons and/or controller support for fairly complex uses, and potentially be able to release a full game. It may require users to have modern phones but ive made pretty demanding 3D demos that run on my 2 year old phone very well.

 

[EasternCrop]

I am going to have to this a look over.

 

[jerry18]

It seems like the vertical synchronization issue has been resolved in v0.2.4. I'd give it another try

 

[Republican Bear]

Played it last year and it had potential but it really needs a cheat-mod to enjoy playing it.

 

[AlienCatGames]

I've got a fair amount of experience with Unity and AAàandroid. If you are interested, i could help with an android port. I think we could lower image resolution, add buttons and/or controller support for fairly complex uses, and potentially be able to release a full game. It may require users to have modern phones but ive made pretty demanding 3D demos that run on my 2 year old phone very well.

Hey, thank you very much for the proposal. I could significantly reduce the build size myself, but in the long run I'm not sure if it would end up becoming too large anyway. As for the controls, it would be quite complicated. For example, this is one of the minigames I'm currently working on:

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And I have other minigames that are very different from this one, so separate controls would have to be made for each of them. Some of them are minigames that need to be played with two hands, or that would be quite complicated to adapt to Android, not just because of adding Android controls, but simply due to gameplay issues.

Anyway, I'm going to try to get as far as I can with the port, and if you're willing to help me, I can ask you things when I run into problems. Join my Discord so we can stay in touch.

 

[Fap-e-Nator]

Hey, thank you very much for the proposal. I could significantly reduce the build size myself, but in the long run I'm not sure if it would end up becoming too large anyway. As for the controls, it would be quite complicated. For example, this is one of the minigames I'm currently working on:

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And I have other minigames that are very different from this one, so separate controls would have to be made for each of them. Some of them are minigames that need to be played with two hands, or that would be quite complicated to adapt to Android, not just because of adding Android controls, but simply due to gameplay issues.

Anyway, I'm going to try to get as far as I can with the port, and if you're willing to help me, I can ask you things when I run into problems. Join my Discord so we can stay in touch.

First i dont see anything with this card game that couldn't be done on Android , locations and layout of items would likely need to change for visibility but otherwise it could be done. I could definitely give you some pointers on touch controls or buttons, but i dont really have that stuff memorized. I usually dive into Unity examples or find some of my old code for certain aspects.
Could you split the game into chapters to keep build size reasonable ? Honestly its not a bad idea for the PC version to keep your size small and easy to manage.
Ill look into joining your Discord soon and chatting with you.

 

[AlienCatGames]

First i dont see anything with this card game that couldn't be done on Android , locations and layout of items would likely need to change for visibility but otherwise it could be done. I could definitely give you some pointers on touch controls or buttons, but i dont really have that stuff memorized. I usually dive into Unity examples or find some of my old code for certain aspects.
Could you split the game into chapters to keep build size reasonable ? Honestly its not a bad idea for the PC version to keep your size small and easy to manage.
Ill look into joining your Discord soon and chatting with you.

Well, things seem easy, but then when you get down to it... That's when the oh my gosh moments come.

I might be able to split the game into several parts, but I'm not sure yet. However, I'm sure it would complicate things a bit.

Ok! See you on Discord!

 

[AlienCatGames]

It seems like the vertical synchronization issue has been resolved in v0.2.4. I'd give it another try

You can fix the vertical synchronization problem simply by increasing the graphics quality to high+. It will not affect performance, and vertical synchronization is enabled in that graphics configuration.

 

[AlienCatGames]

Played it last year and it had potential but i really needs a cheat-mod to enjoy playing it.

I'm very glad you liked it.

The game has a cheat menu (only for skills at the moment), but it's for private versions.

Right now, with tier 1, the lowest tier, you can access private version v0.2.3.1, which is the version that's currently public, but with cheats. With tier 2, you can access version v0.2.4.1, which continues the story with another scene and also has cheats.

Or, if you can wait, a few weeks before v0.2.5 is released, I will make version v0.2.4.1 available for tier 1.