Pygmalion's Folly
A downloadable experiment for Windows, macOS, and Linux
Pygmalion's Folly is a survival murdersim where you play as Roxham Police Department's star detective, hellbent on finding your sister's killer... until he finds you.
In a story inspired by new and old horror classics, you spend five days in the basement of a doctor that's as genius as he is insane, experiencing new forms of torture that break the laws of nature. With thirty different endings, you can explore divergent approaches to escape his wretched basement and bring him to justice... or go down darker paths, and experience fates worse than death.
Content Warnings: Graphic Depictions of Gore and Violence, Body Horror, Kidnapping, Stockholm Syndrome, Medical Horror. Full version has Explicit Sexual Content and Optional Noncon.
FREE VERSION
- The WHOLE game. The Free version is NOT a demo. It's the ENTIRE game.
- A protagonist able to use their background as a detective to hold their own against the killer with insight and physical capability (Customizable name, sex, and pronouns)
- 22,000+ words
- 30 endings
- Original artwork and two original songs
- 4 characters with sprites that have many variations
- 4 hand drawn backgrounds
- Customized GUI
- Timers, Statuses, and Point and Click Elements
PAID VERSION
- Everything above
- 15 more CGs with MULTIPLE variations
- Detailed sexual scenes and CGs adjusting to Player sex
- A Gallery featuring Endings and CGs
- Unlockable Extras
- A Censorship Mode toggle (keeps the horrific gore but not the sexual scenes)
- A secret ending after you complete the base game
- An ending guide
SPECIAL CREDITS:
The whole game was directed, written, drawn, and programmed by me, Jack (Double Dead Studio).
Music Composer: Claira (shotgunrunner0)
Co-writer, Editor: My husband Clovis (Vilefable)
Programmer: Exodus
Eroguro Consultant: Adri
Medical Assets, Bugtester: Zoya Achilleus
Backgrounds, Music, and SFX: Pixabay, pngtree, Ifness, hoffmanmusic, Joel Loopez
Published | 15 days ago |
Status | Released |
Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
Rating | Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars (41 total ratings) |
Author | Double Dead Studio |
Genre | Visual Novel |
Tags | Adult, Character Customization, Dark, Gore, Horror, Indie, Multiple Endings, murder-sim, Romance, yandere |
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HOLY SHIT THE SOUNDTRACK IS AMAZING! FANTABULOUS SOUP AS PER USUAL! also i enjoy that Florentine is such a likeable character despite the horrendous shit he’s doing and still has somewhat of a moral compass. and the idea of the universe housing the souls in crystals was very interesting as well. 1000000000000000000000/10 would play again or a sequel (人´∀`)。゚+
just a question do my character gets to top the doctor?
If you choose "M" as your sex in the character creator, yes.
thx u for replying
Currently praying every day that a sequel comes out, i can confidently say 10/10 would get kidnapped again
also for anyone who doesnt know, Pygmalion was a sculptor who fell in love with a statue he created, he grants numerous offerings to aphrodite to turn his statue into a real woman and in the end his wish comes true, him having married and had children with the now human woman. I just found it really interesting how its being used as like, a parallel for //SPOILERS// ;
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how in the finale ending the doctor shifts his goal of researching necromancy for himself to instead for the patient he planned on killing to begin with, only to have truly fallen in love with them
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10/10 twink yandere. 10/10 nsfw scenes, including the more unique depiction of noncon (i've never before seen it mc-on-RO in an otome/amare)
Super fun game! So much content it's actually insane, the story was so lovely and the end part reminded me of Martyrs in a way (loved it)! There are so many endings it feels like every choice really matters, even the ones that are a bit less apparent on the surface.
Pygfo is SO highly polished, the UI is so lovingly crafted ad yummy looking I want to eat it (particularly charmed by the skeleton menu and the notif popups of what the doc thinks of you).
It's very apparent that soo much love and care went into Pygfo. It's such an impressive game. I'm going to be thinking about it for the next few days at least! Thank you for making it!
The aesthetics and visuals are beautiful and give a great contrast to the grim and violent content the game has.
Every ending gives you either insightful informations about "The Doctor" or depth to the Situation MC is currently in.
Or is straight up funny, which lightens the mood of the game.
Which makes the other moments more impactful.
The vibe of the game is so beautifully haunting, the music, the sound effects, the moments where there is almost complete silence.
All help to deepen and underline what is currently communicated to the Player.
The way in which the MC is acting differently depending on what you chose and even displaying different train of thoughts is truly satisfying.
I was always able to understand where the thoughts of MC in specific situations came from.
The NSFW content.
Gorgeously drawn, even better written.
Seeing "The Doctor" in his different states depending who his partner is, was interesting and gave the scenes depth.
It didnt felt like a recoloured scene with the description of a different body part, but well thought out.
I felt like the scenes were also catered to MC, depending on what sex you chose the description felt like something the specific sex would enjoy.
I was feeling torn between being horrified, enticed by "The Doctor" himself and laughing my ass off. Constantly.
10/10 Would recommend now go buy this masterpiece and "Another rose in his garden" while ya are at it.☆
Absolutely love this game, I'm really curious about why the universe is so against Florentin discovering it's secrets, I wonder if there will be a continuation of this. On another note, does anyone know how to get the SFW CGS? I've done all endings but I'm missing the top CG on the very right (the one above the "Beautiful on the inside" ending CG).
one of my favorites :3 beautiful and nasty in all the right ways!!!
if you want to be killed (or to kill?) in new and
hotfunnyinnovative ways by a terrible (/pos) doctor that could rival Gregory House in levels of medical malpractice, this is your game.on a more serious note, even if murdersims are not a genre you typically go for, i absolutely recommend giving PygFol a try. Double Dead Studio always deliver a killer (pun intended) level of quality, and with this game is not different.
the visuals, music/sfx and writing are incredible. i really like how the game touches on the topic of morality, death and spirituality -
then again, i'm just a big fan of religion/spirituality... :9- and the sheer number of choices/endings! you have the freedom to choose whatever rocks your boat (killing? being killed? romance? all of the alternatives and more?), and all of the endings are extremely satisfying in different ways. also, very very entertaining to the point the hours go by without you even noticing LOL it doesn't get tiring at all.anyways!! i won't keep rambling and write a long looong comment here just repeating how great the game is (because it is...), so i will finish this by saying: play it, you won't be disappointed. trust 🙏
Just finished the secret ending! Seriously such an amazing game.
The censorship toggle is kind of confusing visually. Is censorship off when the off part is white or gray?
Oh, you're right, it is a bit confusing. I checked, and it's off when it's white.
Wow, that was quick! Thanks for the speedy reply :)
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Is there going to be a sequel or constitution of some sort based around ending 30 (extras)? I have so many questions lol.
I loved the game, btw. I have a love-hate relationship with the doctor. On the one hand, I understand his struggle with his body deteriorating (source: I'm disabled), but to hurt others like that isn't the right way. I wish there was a way to convince him there's another way to achieve his goals. Lovely game, thank you! I hope you have good health and are happy.
Do you want to be mistreated by a svelte and evil twink? Check. How about mistreating the svelte and evil twink yourself? Check. Have strong opinions about necromancy, for good or ill? Check. Want to spend a few days obliterating yourself on a wide array of endings ranging from heartfelt and horrific to laugh out loud? Check.
PygFol will be worth your time and money. If you like games with dark and complex explorations of spirituality and morality, you can always count on Jack to deliver with compassion. The written imagery pairs well with the CGs and some of these endings will sit and stew in you, crockpot-style. Thanks for another banger, Double Dead Studio!
I was wondering if I could get some clarification on how to reach ending 26? The guide only has one sentence for it and it is the only ending I couldn't get on my own which is troublesome. Am I missing something important?
I'm planning on releasing a rewrite of the guide tomorrow, so I can include that there!
Sounds great, thank you :)
Okay, I'll do a proper devlog tomorrow, but I uploaded a Revised version of the Guide. It's the txt that's downloadable with the rest of the files on this page. Let me know if it works!
Apologies for the delay, that did it :) Thanks again <3
I've gotten every ending, but somehow still missing some of the cgs- if anyone makes a guide I'd super appreciate it!
This game is so good! It was a lot of fun trying all the options and seeing the different things that could happen, a very grotesque romance
Some of the CGs are just gender-alternatives for the sex scenes! <3
Aaah that makes sense, thank you!
YOU, YEAH, YOU. I SEE YOU CHECKING THE COMMENTS PRE-DOWNLOAD. PLAY THE GAME. IT'S GOOD. DO IT.
Anyway, I played the whole game in like 3 hours after downloading it and after finishing everything this is THE visual novel of 2024 and everyone who loves murdersims and funky little guys should play this game. 10/10 want to play this for the first time all over again.
after doing 100% of the entire game, i can say how fun and beautiful the whole thing was. i loved all the different endings and the art? top notch. jack truly came out and served.
guess i like the french now... sigh
This is it. This is THE Halloween visual novel of the year. Double Dead Studios has done it again and if you don't know what I mean...please. Do yourself a favour and play their other two games.
Music? 10/10, banging slammin' tunes to send shivers down your spine.
Art/Visuals? 10000/10. Jack has endless aesthetic powers and channels them all into the perfect spooky gorgeous killer. Florentin is the most beautiful male LI of any game, bar none.
Gameplay? 10/10. There's an ending for everybody. Romance? You got it. Death? Plenty. You like em' sad and angsty? There's one for that, too. Bad ends? Only if you have good taste. Ever fantasized about taking someone to court? Ace Attorney has your number. It's funny, sad, horrifying, romantic, and it is in fact my new religion.
Thank you, Jack. Thank you, God. <3