Hopepunk City

Hopepunk City is the fourth game of the Date Ariane series. It was inspired by events that happened in the United States during 2020 and 2021.

In the near future, thanks to perpetual infighting, the US Government lost it’s ability to keep society stable. The land that once was the United States got divided into various mini-states, thanks to a period of conflict known as The Second Civil Wars.

The 96 governments that formed in its place, raging in size from cities to multiple former states, come in many forms: Some feudal, some neo-liberal, some communist, some tribal, and many theocratic.

You are in the now renamed District of Artema, a “solarpunk” society surrounded by less stable states.

You play as a refugee, either male or female, assigned to a household of three women, one who lost loved ones in the war, one whose family split apart by war, and one who works in the government. Getting along with your roommates is a major part of the game.

You can play as the player character from Date Ariane and Something’s In The Air, or as the player character from Ariane in Paradise, or play as a brand new character. Play as a Male or a Female

Many jobs have been automated, limiting jobs to those sectors that can’t be automated, most of which are part time. Finding a job you like is another major part of the game.

The final act involves a crisis to be averted, but only if you make the right connections and get your roommates to cooperate.

Of course this is also an erotic visual novel, with the usual amounts of nudity and sex spread throughout the narrative. As with all my games, I am constantly trying to reinvent the genre.

Version 1.5 added AI voice to all characters.

Hopepunk City is an adult game, you must be over 18 to purchase.

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Click here to purchase PC/Linux version for $5

This is the site store link for Windows/Linux (64-bit), purchase is through PayPal. Purchases through the site store are not easily updated, but good for a quick download.

Click here to purchase Mac version for $5

This is the site store link for Mac, purchase is through PayPal. Purchases through the site store are not easily updated, but good for a quick download.