A story-driven sandbox with two protagonists: Valeria, the sharp-minded wife holding her failing family restaurant together by any means available, and Zoey, her goth daughter wandering off into dimensions she did not know existed. Side quests, side jobs and original soundtrack from Demon Sound across the run.
Installation
1. Extract and run.
Developer Notes
After a long time of grinding and setbacks, the update is finally here. I hope you enjoy it.
Since releasing v0.2.4 on my Patreon, I’ve been continuously testing the game to make sure there are no bugs. I’m tired, but it was worth it.
I’ll keep working to improve the game and take it even further, trying to keep the story interesting and the visuals at the highest quality possible.
Thank you for your support, and have fun!
FUTURE PLANS
More side quests, locations, and random encounters
A proper restaurant system where you take orders and serve customers
More chests with extra special items or animations
And better main stories, with plenty of sexual content.
Changelog
v0.2.4.2
Release
STATS
• Total renders: ~2800
• Total animations: 124
• New voices: 2546
• New SFX: ~300
• New OSTs: 23 by Demon Sound
• New items: 46
• Secret pictures: 154
️ LOCATIONS & MAPS
• Junkyard location expanded for Zoey
• 80s Valeria: motel, gas station, town hall, bar, Melody’s house
• Almost all old locations remade (except Sheldon’s house)
• New maps: Desert Abandoned, Desert, Downtown, Beachtown, Dustybottom, Suburbs
CHARACTERS
• Calysta, Harmony, Melody, Alexa, Mariana, Buck, Celeste, and 2 male NPCs
• 80s Valeria (playable character)
QUESTS
• 4 side quests
• 2 main quests
INVENTORY
• 2 rewards, 2 gold keys, 1 bronze key, 14 postcards
️ UI & MENUS
• New mini UI
• Trailer menu added
• New main menu with 3 themes: Valeria, Zoey, and mixed style
• More themes will be added in the future
FIXED BUGS
• v0.2.4 and v0.2.4.1: Quest, secrets, and other minor bugs fixed
Known Bugs
•After finishing the “Living Like It’s the 80s” quest, when Zoey goes to the Junkyard in alternative mode, the system loads the original trailer doors instead of the alternative ones. This happens because the alternative version of the map is not unlocked until completing “Queen of Night” (Zoey’s quest).
The solution caused more issues than the bug itself, so it was left as is.
•Door sounds while exploring streets will be updated in the future and replaced with footstep sounds.
v0.2.3
Release
OLD SAVES WILL NOT WORK! They do not exist in this build.( This build is more of a rework but there are plenty of new content)
Completely new and improved build. A new intro and extra quest have been added. Existing quests have been expanded with more choices and content.
Total Renders: 2,787 (1,650+ newly added), mostly renewed or completely rebuilt.
Total Animations: 24 (11 new), improved and expanded.
New Characters Added: Lin, Scarlett, Liam, Ashley, Betty, Jenny, Ryder, Claire, Ladarius, and Mariana.
Proper Corruption & Romance Mechanics implemented. Romance & Corruption Points now affect relationships. If you don’t have enough romance points, scenes related to that character will not be available. The quest will end early, but the game will notify you when this happens.
Profiles (27) & Emotes (6) added.
New Travel System (Bus added). You can now travel to off-map locations (e.g., Junkyard).
New Locations Added: Junkyard/Forest (still expanding),Shopping center and Bank.
All scripts completely rewritten & reworded. We’ve tried to maintain an American accent.
Total Voice Clips: 1,603. Some are intentionally missing (especially sex-related voices, as AI-generated voices can be tricky).
New Gallery Renders & Secrets Added.
Introduced Phone Gallery. (Messaging/Calling still in progress).
New Soundtracks Added. Main menu theme + 2 in-game tracks created by Demon Dan & JeffersonSound, specially for this game.
New Items Added. You can earn trophies & special items from quests. You can also purchase items (still in development).
New Discord Server. (Lost access to the old one due to Discord’s AI system, but feel free to join the new server and share your experience!)
---Thank you for playing the game and for your support. Do not hesitate to leave your feedback or suggestions---
v0.2.2a
Release (No new content added)
Release Notes:
Soundtrack media player added
Intro voices added
Save labels added
Bug Fixes:
Fixed previous replay not stopped when starting a new replay
Fixed game crashing when players have previously used an unofficial translation
Fixed voice setting not saved
Known Bugs:
Save naming popup appearing on auto save screen
Episode 1 Chapter 1 - v0.2.2
Release Notes:
Added 520+ new renders
Added 7 new animations.
Better and Higher quality renders.
Added zoom feature for locations.
Added 2 new main quests.
Improved animation replay system.
Added 2 new locations: Sheldon's Mansion and School gym.
Mobile buttons were added for new locations.
New secrets added.
Expanded gallery with 18 new pictures.
Name changer feature for all characters.
Character profiles are accessible via phone.
Added new game skip intro option (Unlocks images and scenes from the intro)
Secrets are now more visible with flashing effects.
A hint button has been added to the gallery
All voice lines are added.(Only a few are missing from the intro, which will be added in the 0.2.2a patch.)
Added support for 11 new languages: Turkish, Russian, German, French, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Japanese,Hindi,Italian,Portuguese(Brazilian)
Bug Fixes:
Fixed history screen.
Fixed issue where completing daily quests last won't trigger chapter completion.
Fixed restaurant duties button placement above popups.
Fixed the save issue occurring immediately after the credits screen.
Fixed the issue where music wouldn't play on the game load.
Fixed an issue where pressing "H" would also hide the current screen.
Fixed restaurant duties are not resetting when skip time is used.
Known Bugs:
The game crashes after you click more than 2 dev support links on bluestacks(No issue on normal mobiles)
Episode 1 Chapter 1 - v0.2.1
Hello everyone, After 2.5 months of work, I have completed Chapter 1, Episode 1. Thank you for your patience. First, I would like to write about what we have brought in this update.
What's new;
Win/Linux
1) Includes ~500 new pictures and 3 animations
2) 2 Story Quest Added
3) 6 Daily Quest Added
3) 2 New locations Added - School and Restaurant
4) 16 Secret pictures Added
5) 4 New characters Added
6) Tutorials Added
7) Corruption /Restaurant reputation/ Money mechanics are now fully functional!
8) PNG to .webp transition completed. (That means the game file will take less space)
Android/Web
1) Added buttons for each room, making navigation much easier.
2) Hidden pictures will automatically be unlocked when entering a new room.
Missing things / Known problems
1) Not all voiceovers are complete, especially for Valeria. (The game will be fully voiced when I hire a voice actress.)
2) The animation speed transitions are not very good. We will try to fix them for the next update.
3) Character descriptions will be added to the game.
4) New languages will be added to the game
5) This version uses an updated version of Ren'Py compared to the previous release. Users loading from an earlier save may encounter a message saying their save was created from a different device; you may press Yes and safely proceed with the game.
6) The sound will be quite low for users who have played the game before. There are two ways to fix this:
-Manually adjust the volume in the audio settings
-Delete "persistent" file in both location. This will reset all settings to factory defaults (the ones we set)
"C:\Users\AppData\Roaming\RenPy\The Restaurant" remove persistent
"The Restaurant\game\save" remove persistent
Improvements
-The lag issue on some PCs has been resolved by updating Ren'Py
-A few minor bug fixes
-Several typo fixes
---Thank you for playing the game and for your support. Do not hesitate to leave your feedback or suggestions---
v0.1.2
released for android
-fixed images not using the correct filepath for mobile
v0.1.1
released for android
-fixed game crash on start on Android phones