The Promise
Game Information
Developer
Xagrim's GameforgeVersion
v0.99.8 EXPB
Engine
Ren'Py
Release Date
May 3, 2026
Last Update
May 4, 2026
Censorship
Uncensored
Overview
The Promise is a 3D adult visual novel for players who want a slow-burn family drama with grounded, adult stakes. The tone stays personal and character-driven rather than flashy.
Story
At forty, a husband and father decides to finally act on promises he's made to his family, taking on hard choices about work and home life. His decisions ripple outward, shaping his wife's outlook and the paths available to the people around him, sometimes toward devotion, sometimes toward situations that slip out of his hands.
Gameplay
Play unfolds as a sandbox of daily choices and timed events, mixing routine grinding with story beats that hinge on when and how you act. Relationship and corruption stats track how your wife and other characters change over time, opening or closing off certain scenes and routes depending on what you build. Multiple endings exist per character, so the same household can end up in very different places depending on your choices.
Features
- Branching routes that can close permanently based on earlier decisions
- Hidden stats alongside visible ones, including a corruption meter for your wife
- 3D renders and animations built in DAZ Studio
- A global story running alongside the personal main plot, followable at your own pace
Installation
1- Extract to desired location. 2- Click on "ThePromise.exe" to start playing.
Changelog
v0.99.7
Content:
- Last time we broke off this big scene at the moment Lisa left the bathroom to socialize, with you and the young man on your doorstep. What did the young lady see or hear and how will she respond? What is going on with your wife during this full moon and how do you deal with it? Are you helpful, understanding or...no, we leave that up to you. Is watching television together still safe due to the radiation? And we don't mean the one on the screen. Is Michelle the only one affected by this? Or has Scentek become a real national problem? Perhaps a news broadcast can provide more information about this? But what are you going to do with that knowledge? Are you completely yourself tonight as well? (Added the next part of the last visit of the BF (not complete yet)
- We know Christmas has ended but that doesn't mean Lisa isn't hoping for more gifts. Especially if you made a deal with her she'd be happy to receive and give a bit (Added more responses when you buy her a book from the store after making the NTD)
- Lisa doesn't really like doing the dishes and would be very happy if you can help her from time to time. Very happy indeed. (Added more scenes for helping her out after making the NTD)
- For those who follow the client route, your wife expects a client who tells it like it is. Should she be nervous now? (Added the next scene for Michelle's Customer Route)
- And speaking about that, hasn't the secretary at City Hall become a little too curious lately? (Added the next scenes at City Hall for the Trudy route)
- Reworked the minigame for the Vendor at the cinema so it's easier to understand when you are ehm..winning..
- Added new music and sounds
- Improved some dialogues and scenes (Thanks to SDevil (Editor and Scene Writer))
Bugfixing:
- Fixed some typos
- Fixed some smaller bugs
