Tainted Philter
by Unbound Reverie
Game Details
- Version
- v0.1.3
- Developer
- Unbound Reverie
- Engine
- Ren'Py
- Status
- Ongoing
- Language
- English
- Censored
- No
- Updated
- 15 June 2026
About
A broke, friendless guy with no self-esteem moves to a new city for free housing, and by his first day of school he's already made a deal with something that isn't human. The woman behind it isn't hiding that she's using magic on him, but she is hiding the full extent of what her potions do.
She hands him a growing stock of magical potions and a personality tune-up meant to make him useful for her research into corruption. What she doesn't know is that the changes gave him side effects of his own, ones he decides not to mention. The story follows him using her gifts for his own ends while keeping her in the dark about it, staying centered on him rather than splitting off into other people's perspectives.
Play is visual-novel progression through school and city life, working through the effects of each potion on the people around him while managing what he reveals to his benefactor. The game states plainly that netorare is off the table for good, and netori is unconfirmed but not ruled out.
Changelog
- This update introduces a new "system", where I will finally start slowly introducing more potions into the game.
- 4 new scenes:
- Lucy gets 1 scene including:
- 2 loop animations each with 2 camera angles.
- 1 climax scene.
- Camille gets 1 scene including:
- 3 loop animations each with 2-3 camera angles.
- 2 transition animations
- 1 climax scene
- Hina gets 2 scenes: (Winner of Who Gets the Spotlight Poll)
- 1 scene with:
- 4 loop animations each with 1-3 camera angles plus optional versions where MC is semi-transparent.
- 2 transition animations
- 1 climax scene
- 1 scene with:
- 4 loop animations with 2-4 camera angles.
- 3 transition animations.
- 1 climax scene.
- 1 new place introduced:
- Sterling's House
- New system:
- Potion Notebook:
- A book will be available at some point in the story where MC will be able to input his knowledge about potions he has used before.
- Hina's practice sessions at her playroom are now repeatable.
- Release of an android version for the game
- File size optimization from 3GB down to 1GB
- Performance fixes. Now the game should run smoothly across devices.
- IMPORTANT NOTE: YOU'LL PROBABLY NEED TO START A NEW GAME SINCE I THINK SOME CHANGES I MADE MIGHT BREAK THE GAME FOR YOU IF YOU USE AN OLD SAVE FROM THE PREVIOUS VERSIONS.
- 4 new animated scenes.
- Amanda: Since she won the poll, the MILF teacher gets two new scenes.
- Scene 1: Includes 2 loops with 2 camera angles each, 1 animated in-between transition and a climax animation.
- Scene 2: Includes 2 loops with 3 and 4 camera angles respectively, plus a climax animation.
- Camille: Your fit, dark-skinned lady gets her first content update in the game.
- 1 Animated scene including 2 loops with 2 camera angles each and a non loop scene.
- Hina: The story continues for the innocent and naive Hina.
- 1 Animated scene including 2 loops with 4 camera angles each and a climax animation.
- A character decides to make an appearance at an awkward moment (no animations here, just story development).
- Features:
- New Camera System for Animations:
- A new way to displaying animated scenes has been implemented, replacing the previous system.
- Why? I felt the old system was too intrusive, as it displayed a menu in the center of the screen every time a new animation started.
- I hope this new system feels smoother and more enjoyable.
- New menu button (Quality of Life):
- To improve some QOL , I added a new bed icon that is always visible while navigating the game. It allows you to go directly to your room and easily access the sleep funcion.
- You can now attend classes:
- A new button will appear at noon in your classroom, allowing you to attend classes.
- Small update to achieve 2 goals. First, give the MC a new power needed for me to advance other girls routes and create new possible scenarios. Second, I wanted to take the challenge and mhttps://unbound-reverie.itch.io/tainted-philterake it so the climax scene is animated and not just static images.
- Lilith:
- Plenty of new renders
- 1 new animated scene including:
- 2 loops each with 2 camera angles.
- 1 finish scene.
- Other changes:
- Implemented a new inventory system.
- Changed the color and font used for the MC's inner monologue and when his mind reading skill activates to make the dialogue easier to understand.
- Fixed some grammar issues (The ones I could find).
- initial zone release
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