Persona 4: Rise Gaiden

Persona 4: Rise Gaiden is a psychological thriller expansion set in the Persona 4 universe. Reconstruct your identity by collecting memory fragments, manipulate environmental symbols to solve puzzles, and employ a fear-based combat system. Enemies exploit your psychological weaknesses, while restoring trust with your companions enhances coordinated attacks. Players assume the role of a protagonist who has lost their memory and must rescue the corrupted idol, Rise Kujikawa, from a distorted and shifting dream world. Two distinct endings await depending on the player's choices. The dreamscape deteriorates visually as Rise's sanity level deteriorates, and the soundtrack distorts accordingly, delivering a unique experience of immersive storytelling and intense emotional tension. Download and play now!

Features:

Distorted Reality: Navigate ever-shifting dreamscapes where time loops and warped physics challenge perception. Uncover hidden pathways by manipulating environmental symbols tied to Rise’s subconscious.

Memory Fragments: Collect scattered recollections to rebuild the protagonist’s identity. Misremembered events alter dialogue options, risking alliances or revealing betrayals.

Corruption Mechanics: Monitor Rise’s sanity meter—her dialogue darkens as evil encroaches. Fail to cleanse her soul, and key story routes permanently close.

Paranoia System: Question allies’ motives—accuse them of lying to force truth checks, but false claims shatter trust. Balance skepticism with empathy to maintain critical bonds.

Dual Endings: Decide whether to erase the Dream World (sacrificing memories) or merge it with reality (risking chaos). Your choice reshapes Rise’s fate and the protagonist’s identity.

Hidden Affinities: Sidequests with characters like Teddie reveal lore about the Dream World’s origins. Miss these, and final boss mechanics remain cryptic.

Comments:

I finally found time to play the full game and I loved it and I'm even happier since you decided not to add anything of netorare and netorase, where you say future tags: blackmail I don't know if you haven't updated the tags or you plan to add a plot for the future.

Really love the game. The idea is amazing and I am happy that there are more parodies of the Persona Games. It is really well done. The only mistake I noticed so far is that during the first conversation you have with Yosuke when Yu says "Sounds like your store's diversifying it's stock" is it intended that Yosuke's sprite is on the right side during every text box? it fells a bit weird when Yu says something but it still shows Yosuke. Is it inteded that he stays on screen the entire time? It was a bit confusing during that dialogue.

I was reading the description and all that and I loved it... until I saw that there was ntr, I don't care about the netori, but I don't know if the ntr is already in the game or you're still thinking about it If the game will have ntr,netorare netorase,even if it is optional, I prefer to avoid the game completely although it caught my attention at first. (Good luck btw)

Changelog:

v0.46

8,461 New Words (53,641+ Total Words)

Japanese Dub Added (Main Story + Social Link/Club Events)

1 Tsumugi H-Scene

1 New Massage H-Scene (Chihiro Fushimi)

Danganronpa Fucking Harmony Game (Part One) 3 H-Scenes (1 Miu scene and 2 Touko scenes) -Purchase at Bookstore-

Marin VR Waifu (22 H-animations with each animation 2/3 angles) -Purchase at Junes-

2 New Achievements added (19 Achievements Total)

3 New Patreon NPCs featured

5 New Social Link Events (Yosuke, Teddie, Kanji, Dojima, Tsumugi)

4 Redeemable Money Codes (check diamond/gold/silver/bronze-announcements in Discord)

Developer Notes:

Features

This game offers a full animated experience with roughly 80 percent of the scenes being animated.

This game is a traditional VN with choices and social stats integrated, offering you a unique experience every playthrough. Certain choices can lead to special dialogue and even events!

Sex scenes are multiple cuts in 1080p/60fps and include voices and SFX for your pleasure.

Progress So Far

The current playtime of the game is just over 45 minutes, offering a glimpse into the story with more content and features coming in future updates.

The game will be told across 6 chapters, with the Prologue and half of Episode 1 currently released. Future updates will include more sexy animated scenes and CGs, deeper social link interactions, and a gallery in the next update.

Episode 1 will be public but subsequent updates will be exclusively timed by 7 days. Patrons can access the game much earlier (from up to 3 days to a week earlier).

Special Tags Notice

NTR and Incest and Loli are pretty significant tags I’ve encountered while browsing these sorts of games over the years. NTR will be included in the game. Netori will be completely avoidable, while Netorase and Netorare are still up in the air. Loli content will be added. Whether it’s related to the story is a different matter. Incest will not be included due to certain rules on Patreon, so don’t ask about it.

Although some of these tags won’t be included in the game, I would still appreciate you trying this game out and experiencing a true Persona experience told through Renpy. It’s free!

Known Bugs

The menu screen that appears during choices can’t be hidden as of now since I’m still having trouble setting up the screen properly. If you know how to help solve it please DM me!

Due to character sprites can’t be hidden when H is pressed. Since the sprites are cut off, they present an eyesore that I understand may annoy some people. If there’s anyone who can help me make sprites hideable I would greatly appreciate it. A poll will be conducted on Patreon and Discord to find solutions to these problems if I can’t find the support.

Due to the game’s immense amount of animated scenes, I recommend not rolling back too quickly, or else the game will crash.

I’m Golden Goose! This is my first time developing a game and I wanted my first to be about a game that has changed my life. Before starting this project, I was fortunate enough to have access to a strong PC and with my knowledge of software such as Adobe, I decided to do something different and make an animated VN game. I started this a month ago and have logged in 150 hours in development time as I learned the ropes of Renpy and Koikatsu in general. I hope to push out full-episode releases every 30-45 days with half-episode releases around 15-20 days. Although development takes a while, I’m determined to showcase all facets of what a Visual Novel can offer, whether it’s the music to the UI or the story itself.

If possible, I’d like for the players who’ve finished the game to post their social stats screen so I can determine how much of a certain stat point is needed for the next update’s interactions and scenes.

If you want to support the development of the game and gain exclusive voting power on characters and scenes, as well as access to animations and early game access, consider backing me on Patreon. Your support will not only motivate me to continue this project but will also help fund essential aspects like video conversion, storage, and future projects. Thank you for your support!