
Emily: Between Shame and Desire
A choice-driven adult visual novel about Emily, a shy young woman starting a new life in the city, and the choices that slowly reshape who she becomes.
Emily has left her quiet life behind. A new apartment, a new university, new friends, and a city full of temptation are waiting for her. She wants to study, settle in, and keep control of her life, but the city keeps pushing her out of her comfort zone.
In Emily: Between Shame and Desire, you guide Emily through the first steps of her new life. Your choices influence her confidence, her boundaries, her relationships, and the way she responds to the world around her.
Will she stay careful and reserved? Become bolder and more dominant? Let others guide her? Or lean into temptation faster than anyone expected?
There are no wrong choices, only different versions of Emily.
What to Expect
– A character-focused adult visual novel
– Choices that influence Emily’s personality and future routes
– Multiple response styles: shy, confident, submissive, dominant, or more corrupted
– A slow-burn corruption story where the pace depends on the player
– Slice-of-life scenes across the city, university, beach, gym, cafe, and more
– Relationship development with multiple characters
– Adult themes, suggestive scenes, and mature situations
– Gallery, replay, and extra content menus
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Developer: Manticore Studio – Patreon | Itch |
Censored: No
OS: Windows, Linux, Android
Language: English
Genre: 2DCG, Female Protagonist, Corruption, Voyeurism, Sexual Harassment, Romance, School Setting
Installation:
Windows/Linux: Extract the .zip file and run the executable.
Android: Download and install the .apk file on your device.
v0.2
Version 0.2 continues directly after the ending of the previous build. Emily’s first days in the city are behind her, university life is becoming more complicated, and the city is finally starting to open up.
What’s new…
Chapter 2: Settling In — new main-story content across Days 3 and 4.
- New university scenes with Daniel and Sara.
- A new Amanda storyline and a mature, voyeuristic encounter at the university.
- Ethan’s introduction and the beginning of the photography-studio storyline.
- The first version of the interactive city map.
New free-time activities:
🏋️♀️Gym: treadmill, weights, and leg press.
⛱️Beach: sunbathing, swimming, and volleyball.
- A new café event with Marcus and Sara.
- New optional side content: Help Gerald with his plant.
- Enter the Beach Miss Contest with Sara and Amanda.
🔞A choice-driven photography-studio event with multiple Emily outcomes and an additional optional scene.
What is more we also prepared:
⁕ 120 new visual assets, including new sequences, backgrounds, and activity scenes.
⁕ Expanded Gallery with new Chapter 2 acts and repeatable-activity content.
⁕ New Replay Room entries for the Beach Miss Contest, the plant scene, and the photography studio.
⁕ Patreon Gallery added with the first VIP image set!!! 🔥
We also worked on some improvements that might be useful for the gamers such us:
End-of-v0.1 saves now continue into the new chapter automatically.
Save compatibility
If you saved on the final screen of the previous build, simply load that save in v0.2. The game will move you directly into Chapter 2.
Current endpoint
The currently available main story ends when Emily reaches the morning of Day 5. After that, you can still explore the available map activities and optional content.













