Desert Stalker
A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android
Update 0.18 is out now!
Hey all! It's time for a new release! So, what's in it?
This time we've been hush hush about the content about the Queen in the dev logs leading up to it, but here's a breakdown:
Aside from two scenes with her, another part of the update is focused on a day out with Ain. There are also two events with Emilia that fill in her last missing quest steps. And if you choose to spend the night at Krait and Fangs’ bunker, they might have something going on too.
Lastly, a small but special feature has been added. You’ll know it when you see it, and it might be a fun little extra for some. >:)
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The update had a number of different paths and picture variants. We are (still) catching up, and it might take some days. Here are the known issues still in need of fixing:
- The quest Courting the Crown might look bugged in the quest log if you haven’t romanced the Queen. (The new content is only for players who flirted with her earlier.)
- The living room part of Ain’s scene doesn’t yet have variations based on whether Fairy or Kateryna have joined.
Other than that, everything should be ready to check out. We hope you enjoy it - and as always, thank you for the support. This game wouldn’t be here without you, and I hope the new update shows again how much we care about it.
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About itch.io and Steam:
Itch.io purchases now also include a Steam key, which can be requested from your purchase page! (Key addition is manual, so if you get a "try later" message, we will have to restock. Please let us know.)
WARNING: We were made aware that Steam keys can not be redeemed if Steam store location is Russian.
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Changelog:
0.18.0 New content (~1,300 renders):
- Continued Queen's quest (2 events)
- Market date with Ain
- Continued Emilia's quest (2 small events)
- Mutant bunker sleepover event
- Something special in the main menu (Desktop version only)
Reworks (~350 renders):
- Ain market kidnapping scene (d4b)
- First Asani visit / new car (d6b)
Minor changes / Bugfixes:
- Fixed multiple instances of artifacts on Ain's torso
- Fixed a wrong event condition for d13g
- Fixed an issue in d15b where "Her Majesty" would not progress correctly if the player didn't romance Shani
- Fixed a metric ton of typos and grammar errors that have been reported throughout the game
Known issues:
- The quest "Courting the crown" might appear bugged in the quest log if players haven't romanced the queen
- Missing variations in the living room part of Ain's scene for whether Fairy / Kateryna have joined or not
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0.18.1 Minor changes / Bugfixes:
- Added a few missing animations in Emilia's massage scene and Queen's scene
- Fixed an animation that looped when it shouldn't
- Fixed an issue with Kyra disappearing from the basement for some saves from 0.17.x
- Fixed a few instances of the wrong character talking
- Fixed reported grammar errors
- Changed some vague hints in gallery
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0.18.2 New content:
- Added a small event with the twins during the visit at the slave market
Minor changes / Bugfixes:
- Added some animations and an additional finish option to the Queen scene
- Added some animations for Fangs during Krait's night scene
- Fixed a missing background image in Ivy's computer
- Fixed a missing background image in the codex
- Fixed a wrong conditional dialogue check in d18b during the basement part
Translations
- Updated Simplified Chinese translation to 0.18 (credits: aler)
- Updated Traditional Chinese translation 0.18 (credits: AHHCrazy)
- Updated Russian translation to 0.18 (credits: Kasatik)
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0.18.3 Minor changes / Bugfixes:
- Fixed all animations that were choppy or incomplete due to compression
- Fixed a potential soft-lock in the music player when selecting multiple categories
- Fixed an issue where Ain's event after the market could not be unlocked in the gallery. Loading a save should retroactively unlock it if you have seen the event at least once.
- Fixed a logical error that prevented Kateryna's quest from concluding if the player hasn't romanced her
- Simplified the conditions for the twins market scene
Translations
- Added Italian translation (credits: Eagle1900)
- Updated Simplified Chinese translation (credits: aler)
- Updated Russian translation (credits: Kasatik)
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0.18.4 Translations:
- Added Spanish translation (credits: Darax)
- Updated Traditional Chinese translation (credits: AHHCrazy)
Purchase
In order to download this game you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of $17.99 USD. Your purchase comes with a Steam key. You will get access to the following files:
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I praised this game heavily when I played it at v0.16. I just finished a new playthrough of v0.18, and I'm not super impressed. I called it "The best Fallout Game ever made." Today I would say, "It's a Fallout knockoff. What I found clever and interesting before is degraded here.
I like your game, and I'm not trying to be a dick, but content wise, v0.18 ends in EXACTLY the same place as v0.16. The plot has NOT moved forward even ONE TEXT BOX.
Instead, what you did was flesh out previous content. That wouldn't be bad, except you ended up overlaying a TON of continuity errors onto your script. You're not a great note taker are you?
You added a bunch of bullshit Michael Bey-esque cut scenes to the game, but the repeatable porn scenes are so tedious that they should be avoided. The ONLY repeatable sex scenes in the game WORTH REPEATING are Pepper's. Then, you make the series of acts to get to fuck her like 6 events long, but only three are repeatable.
And the sex scene that you did add, taking Mernieth's virginity, has no choices except to cum inside or out. It's just another kinetic string of text boxes. Dull, and anti-climactic after all that build up.
I made Fairy my slave, but can't command her to fuck me.
The only way to get Kateryna into the sex acts is to try to fuck the MC's stalker daughter. There isn't even an option to have just solo sex with the stalker daughter.
The entire quest line surrounding Lirah is so poorly conceived, that I struggle to believe that you actually wrote it.
First of all, Lirah is still loyal to the queen. She is just tired of politics not being what the propaganda promised. At this point in time, the MC has had the queen sobbing on his shoulder over the same topic. This should be EASY to explain to her.
On top of that, the MC has a daughter that is a stalker, without a history with Lira, whom he could send out to teach her the ways of the wasteland, but doesn't even consider her existence.
And the MC's daughter is a MUCH more logical way for Lirah to want the MC's cock than leaving her with the slutty palace guard.
On top of that, in order for you to force the palace guard scenario onto us, the MC has to sneak the girl into the city, although the MC has pointed out that she could never do so again, and the queen threatening to kill her.
On top of THAT you actually have her smuggling banned technology into the city, just to keep the scavenger story going. Why? You have a beat up trained guard, and the MC needs a guard for his growing harem. You know, for the times that he and his stalker daughter (whom you can't remember exists) are out on missions.
But you sure are proud of those Michael Bey-esque cut scenes, aren't you.
Anyway, I do hope that you figure out whether you want to make a porn game or some generic action bullshit. Personally, I hope it's porn, but if I come back to v0.20 to find just a bunch more bullshit cut scenes and boring porn, I will tank this game on Steam.
You're too big for me to crush, but I will dent your sales for sure. When I write a review for a game like this, it tends to stay number one for eternity with hundreds of votes. Well, unless the Dev can manage to get it banned.
Good, luck dude. Like I said, I like you game, but I seriously think that you have a lot of thinking to do.
No way youre actually this dense. Thinking your opinion on his game matters this much. Your not denting his sales or persuading anyone on anything. You sound like you suck yourself off for fun trying to passively intimidate him to do anything. If your actually "old" as your tag implies, touch grass, do something productive, maybe make real friends. I promise you your life doesnt begin and end based on a porn game. Sorry its effecting you this much and you cant sleep because the dev made a decision one person didnt care for.
Doesn't look like this game is complete. If we buy it now, do we have to re-purchase to access future updates? Or is new content included in this initial purchase price?
Also, could you share a current discord link? Thank you!
You buy once, and you'll get future updates for free. Goes for itch and steam :)
https://discord.gg/c6XF6wAj and here's the link, welcome
this is amazing, I have played through a lot and the variety and amount of storytelling and flavours is impressive for a game that isn't done yet, as well as cool post apocalyptic nods to films like Book of Eli. Worried about STEAM's new TOS concerning mastercard and visa. Might have to purchase here if it's about to be censored elsewhere.
Absolutely worth buying through Steam, by far one of the best visual novels I've played in terms of story and quality of NSFW scenes
i was really enjoying the game, but now that you have started charging for it i can no longer play it.
It's worth buying through Steam
I really like your game. I want to buy your game but the problem is that it doesn't have Thai language for me. I hope you will add Thai translation.
I bought this game on Steam. Do I need to buy it again to get it on my phone?
Almost certaintly, if you have discord you perhaps could ask the games creator there if it would be possible to get your account on itch to get the paid version but almost certaintly they will say no
Do any of the sex scenes have sound effects
Zetan someone on your discord messages me I'm not on or have your discord channel saying I'm not allowed to send invites to something what are they talking about the person is Raider Kyra#2420 I can't send her a message back...and don't have an invite to your discord and I think it was a hacker I was hit right after careful of your discord channel...
Hey, yes, we have rules in the discord against invite posts because there are a number of hacked accounts going around spreading malware. This is most likely why our bot kyra functioned properly and removed you from the discord after your account posted such an invitation. It's best to never click on any server invitation links. If you feel like your discord account is safe again and free from the malware then you can try entering it again and there shouldn't be any issues :)
I'm ok I dont want the discord
Hello Zetan I have problem with two scenes about going out with ain:
That scene which says tell twins spend more time together in slave shop
And that scene says to romance with ain after coming from slave shop
I've replied that quest 3 times with different paths and still don't know what I have missed
Is there any guide for unlocking these scenes?
hi, yes, you can check out the tips in the gallery on how to approach it. but for the first one you need sharing enabled. Which one are you describing for the second one?
Hi again, I think for the second one it has bug for unlocking that scene cuz I find it but it didn't show in gallery
for the first one I've said, sharing is enabled and still I don't know how to get it. Who are twins? Is there any option to take both shani and ain to slave market?
I think it's also cuz of some sort bug.
My app version is 1.18.2
Ummm, now I've been reading the changelog and i find out you've fixed it.
I'll just get the latest version and i hope it get fixed.
Sorry zetan
And thanks for your help
glad it sorted itself ;) and no need to apologize
Does anyone know if there is an in game guide and how to turn it on
there's no official one as of yet. the gallery has tips displayed!
Its forcing me to pay for a subscription bc the mac version is a "cold" file... anyway i can bypass this ??
a simple alternate download link should suffice!
Hey Zetan. Been loving the story you've been telling with this game, but i have to ask. With pregnancy being so implied and even mentioned or shown in Kateryna's quest or sleeping with Ain, will you make impregnation a gameplay feature? I'd love to see a story about this with Zahra, Ain, Emilia, Kateryna, etc. I've liked being able to shape gameplay with mechanics like this. Like in Fable or The Sims
hi, later on in the story once and if there will be a time skip. it is too early in the story to do a multiple month jump to show the effects for now, as it would defeat the urgency of the main story
During Emilia's introduction if you tell Zahra to leave she is still shown in some of the CG and she also comments on it after the fact.
indeed, we're fixing this with the upcoming update
Can I transfer my save from 16b. To the game in steam?
In update 0.18.4 there are no link for download on Mac, only pc
it's fixed now
where do you get the steam key? haven't got an email for it for it in my inbox. and steam account is connected.
here's the tutorial, hope it helps, and thanks! https://itch.io/docs/buying/already-bought
Thx my goat
Zetan do you not have a Discord
yup, here is the link https://discord.gg/bTVxWfyu
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You can check their recent post, it is easy to tell whether they are Scammer Bot or not is because they will be spamming these everywhere.
Don't click their links or images, I warned you.
I hope that no one ever fall for their tricks.
And I wish you all to have a great day.
Thank you for reading this...
Thanks for letting people know. I am trying to ban and delete these scam messages as soon as possible, but sometimes they manage to stay up for some hours.
Zetan, did the community hope that after the game was released on Steam, you would speed up development? Were you hoping for nothing? :)
Hello. Will I be able to activate the game on my Russian steam account?
hey, the game is not available on steam in russia anymore. a government agency reported and had the game removed for russians, and keys can afaik also not be used, sorry :/
Hello, if i buy the game from Steam, will I also get future updates or do I have to pay more for that
hey, yes that's automatic access to future game updates
Hi! I bought this nice game on steam, thanks for your work! I gor saves from 16.C, is there any way to use these saves? Thx!
thanks! Sadly not, we had a much needed complete code rework
Is there any other paying method? Like alipay or wechat
Just finished 0.17 and i loved it
hey zetan, i was looking forward to buying game on steam... but its too expensive here, because of dollar,maybe update the prices to locally currency?
Great Game anyway
Hi, steam takes care of adjusting the prices to local currency! That's already set up and was not decided by us :/
Oh, sure, anyway,I'll wait for a sale or som then... Thank you for the response. Great game, keep on Going!
Hey Zetan nice game mate got it on steam. Looking for a discord to keep up with updates?
Hey, thanks for buying! here's the discord link https://discord.gg/zemqFsCA
Its expired bro. Thank you for the effort though. Do you know where I can find a active link
Steam region-locks access to ao content. half the world isn't allowed to dl adult content from steam... Everybody's pissed off and trying to leave out steam. Could there be a different way to download?
If you're region locked on steam for example as a german customer, you can buy the game on here and request a key for steam on itch.io. If not, just download the game here directly
Hi,
I got the game on steam and I have come across an error maybe. Happens with 18.3 and 18.4. I read about the the logical error with Kateryna not joining if we hadn't romanced her, but I guess something still needs clicking adjusting. I took her out, met with Igor a couple times maybe, she came to house and cooked and the next day Zhara says maybe we can take her in and the player just goes "I don't think she's right for the house" or something like that.
Since I'm pretty much out of things to do, I might start a new game anyway and see how it goes.
Other than that, top, top game. Can't wait to get more of it.
hey, that's on purpose, kateryna simply won't join if you don't romance her. Also if you tell zahra she's not right for the house, then it makes sense that she won't come in. Unless I misunderstood. And thanks!
Hi,
Thanks
Maybe I didn't explain it very well. I didn't chose to tell Zhara she wasn't right for the house. The game just moved like that after Zhara said "we could go to Igor's place..." after Kateryna came over and cooked. I didn't romance her. I think it would be better to have the option to go or not at that point, but it's not a huge deal. Anyway, I started a new game and already have her. I'm not sure what exactly I did different though. I don't really retain such details.
I just found a game better then college kings, awesome… Just wondering is the steam version a cut down version or is it full like on here?
This game has love written all over it good work.
SPOILER ALERT: Don’t read on if you haven’t played the game.
YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.
FYI: The whole domination scene with Zaton “Boss”, Asha and the raider at the start of the game “right before he was killed” was awesome.
Hi, there is no difference between steam or here. we never made a censored version, as you can change censorship settings ingame already :)
Eternum/ripples/harem hotel/cosy cafe/house in the rift are the pinnacle still. But amazing animations and story, this comes pretty close, love the worldbuilding & story, though the lack of animations is definitely a downside
indonesian traslation plese
Hi, amazing game! I was wondering how I would go about updating the game in the future (I have APK on android)?
Also you don't have to answer but could we expect more Ain scenes soon?
Hi, ive just downloaded the newest update. Do i wait to install it intil ive finished the last update or install it now and is it worth started from the beginning or can i use my sace points from 0.17.2?
Brilliant game BTW 10 out of 10
Hi, thanks, saves before 0.17 are not usable because of the code rework. Everything after that will have no issues
Hi Zetan, really appreciate the game as a whole and I wanted to ask a question about something I saw in a walkthrough of the game.
(This may contain spoilers)
At one of the earlier parts of the game, when Kyra is in the dungeon, she says that the MC's wife has something important to say to him. That (according to the walkthrough) leads to a scene with Ain and Kyra. In my case the option to go to the master bedroom and kickstart this interaction is not present.
Is it something that you decided to remove for some reason or something else? Thanks.
Hey, we will take a look at that soon, I've put it on my to-do list. I can't say if that's on purpose yet, have to read into it. Thanks though
Thanks a lot for this game!
I bought on Steam just for curiosity but I must say it really get me!
My favorite girl is Kyra and I look forward for a new exciting content about her in the next releases (^-^)
Hi, are there any plans to add a way to change the appearance of the MC, particularly the ability to change skin tone and hair/beard styles?
hi, since it's render based, there is no such possibility without manually reworking thousands of images.
Sadly my phone can't accommodate the games it keeps on hanging.
Did the new version remove " sleep with Shani " option ?
Since the moment the writer was changed, this game has not been the same. Now it's a meaningless sharing game .
yeah, it was fun at beginning with saving people, but now its boring chit chat with queen who has not the best body
I was kind of expecting a cheeseball kind of game, but I was surprisingly pleased. The story is good, there's a lot more depth here than just some kind of harem simulator. Good job, looking forward to more content.