The Art of Diplomacy and… Love
by DS23Games
4.1 (19 votes)
Ren'Py
v0.19
Game Details
- Version
- v0.19
- Developer
- DS23Games
- Engine
- Ren'Py
- Status
- Ongoing
- Language
- English
- Censored
- No
- Updated
- 11 June 2026
About
A broke drifter borrows a dead nobleman's name and suddenly has to survive court politics he doesn't understand, all while the lie could unravel with one wrong word.
The setup is a forged identity dropped into a count's court, where every conversation is a chance to get caught. Underneath the impersonation plot runs the real draw: the many women around court who take an interest in this stranger wearing someone else's title, whether or not that interest stays faithful to anyone else involved.
Play moves through a sandbox structure, letting you choose who to spend time with and how much of your cover to risk for it. Dialogue and small daily choices carry the pacing rather than any real strategy layer, and the court setting stays fantasy-flavored without ever bothering to explain its own politics too closely.
Changelog
v0.19
- 301 new renders
- new content for Neela (moves her sub-plot forward, small ero scene)
- new content for Tarja (moves her sub-plot forward, small ero scene)
- new content for Mari (moves her sub-plot forward, ero scene with two variations)
- new content for Shana (moves her sub-plot forward, small ero scene with two variations)
- minor content for various characters (Alycia, Asiya, Aleta, Lyra, Joy, Angelya, Aran)
- introduction of Zenorii and the High Priestess of Eternius
- introduction of the temple square
- Some minor bug and spelling/grammar fixes.
- Some new ero sound effects added
v0.18
- 409 new renders
- new content for Aleta (moves her sub-plot forward, includes an ero scene)
- new content for Alycia (moves her sub-plot forward, a romantic scene)
- new content for Asiya (moves her sub-plot forward, two ero scenes)
- new content for Gyla (moves her sub-plot forward, an ero scene)
- new content for Lyra (moves her sub-plot forward, an ero scene)
- new content for Neela (only if NTR is enabled)
- new Outer Town at night content (Mercy, Myrtle)
- More House of Joy content (Fighting Pit, Dice Gambling, Merchant)
- Some minor bug and spelling/grammar fixes.
- Minor enhancements to previous scenes
v0.17
- 321 new renders
- new content for Tarja (moves her sub-plot forward, includes an ero scene)
- new content for Lyra (moves her sub-plot forward, a romantic scene)
- new content for Neela (moves her sub-plot forward)
- new content for Aleta (moves her sub-plot forward)
- new content for Alycia (mostly flavor, if NTR on, also potential light Hagen content)
- Added some additional flavor and lore content
v0.16
- 437 new renders
- new content for Alycia (moves her sub-plot forward, includes two ero scenes)
- new content for Neela (moves her sub-plot forward, a major ero scene)
- new content for Gyla (moves her sub-plot forward, a soft ero scene)
- new content for Aleta (moves her sub-plot forward, no ero scene)
- new content for Asiya (moves her sub-plot forward, one ero scene)
- new content for Mercy (one ero scene)
- Added some additional flavor and lore content
v0.15
- 316 new renders
- new content for Tarja (moves her sub-plot forward, includes an ero scene)
- new content for Neela (moves her sub-plot forward, a soft ero scene)
- new content for Lyra (moves her sub-plot forward, no ero scene)
- new content for Aleta (moves her sub-plot forward, no ero scene)
- Added the beginning of "Failure to provide the daily payment" event chain
- Added sub-plot for Baron Rollo
- Added sub-plot for Hagen
v0.14
- 302 new renders
- new content for Lyra (includes an ero scene, in two variations)
- new content for Mari (includes an ero scene)
- new content for Neela (a soft ero scene)
- new content for Asiya (moves her sub-plot forward, no ero scene)
- new content for Gyla (moves her sub-plot forward, no ero scene)
- enhanced a previous Tarja ero scene
- enhanced a previous Neela ero scene
- enhanced a previous Alycia/Jayne ero scene
- fixed a bug, that made Neela unable to fight at the House of Joy
- fixed a bug, which paid out the wrong amount for House of Joy fighting pit bets
- added a gallery, reachable from the stat menu
v0.13
- 440 new renders
- new content for Alycia (includes 2 ero scenes)
- new content for Tarja (includes an ero scene)
- new content for Neela (includes an ero scene)
- new content for Aleta (includes a soft ero scene)
- new content for Joy (includes an ero scene)
- added fighting arena conent to the House of Joy
- slight aesthetic modifications, mainly concerning the character menues of the love interests, which now include their names
v0.12
- 422 new renders
- 4 ero scenes
- added 2 variables to older Neela events (it's recommended to start a new save)
v0.11
- 306 new renders
- Added a new character stats overview menu
- Added the option to turn NTR on or off
- Added the option to turn decision hints on or off
- Added the ability to hide the dialogue box in Android via swipe down motion
v0.1
- This version is now more than just a mere teaser and offers the first decisions, which our hero has to take. He also gets a proper introduction to court, learns about the nightlife of the castle town, has an encounter with an old partner and gets his first morning lesson.
- Teaser
- Initial Release
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