Private Dick: Lipstick & Lies

Devlog

• New Demo Out Now!
  May 11, 2023 by Cisco Donovan

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  Hi, I am delighted to announce that a brand new Demo has just been released to itch! Private Dick: Red Tie Demo by Cisco Donovan The new Red Tie demo is fully voiced, has an original soundtrack, and a... Continue reading

  
• One Year Anniversary!
  March 25, 2023 by Cisco Donovan

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  Well, now, here's a thing. The Private Dick Demo is one year old TODAY. That's right: exactly a year ago, I published the very first build here to itch.io. It looked like this: And now it looks rather... Continue reading

  
• New Demo Early April (with voice!)
  March 16, 2023 by Cisco Donovan

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  Hi, quick hype post! The new demo is well underway - I've just played through start to finish and while I'm waiting on some assets (and I gotta do a little bit more writing), it's quickly approaching... Continue reading

  
• Project Update
  January 16, 2023 by Cisco Donovan

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  Hello Itch! I wanted to take a little time out today to share a short update here. I've been posting around other channels (I have too many!) but itch has been a little neglected. Best place to follow... Continue reading

  
• The Big Preview
  November 16, 2022 by Cisco Donovan

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  Hello! I am sorry it's been a while, I know what it's like when a project goes dark. Not a nice feeling. I can also assure you it's not nice to know you're not putting out updates and yet not really h... Continue reading

  
• devlog: Pressing Forward
  August 12, 2022 by Cisco Donovan

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  Hi folks, I thought I'd take a little time today to post a devlog, just to try and keep you in the loop. I will try and do this once a month. Private Dick development is alive and well. Just going a l... Continue reading

  
• Release Notes 0.1.0 (and a project update)
  July 25, 2022 by Cisco Donovan

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  I have just released the 0.1.0 version of Private Dick: Lipstick & Lies. Today's update is mostly about housekeeping. I've added SFW options (for streamers) to this build so that I can close down the... Continue reading

  
• Closing the Alpha and Next Steps
  June 07, 2022 by Cisco Donovan

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  Just a quick post to keep folks updated. This alpha demo of Private Dick has been unlisted from the itch store. It's still here, still available - but the alpha / test / demo that this project represe... Continue reading

  
• 0.0.12 Release Notes
  June 01, 2022 by Cisco Donovan

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  Private Dick v0.0.12 is a bugfix and optimisation build. Very technical. The good news is that the game now works in Chrome! Yay! It should also be a lot fast to run on the web as I've reduced the web... Continue reading

  
• Demo Retrospective
  May 24, 2022 by Cisco Donovan

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  Content warning: This is a SFW devlog about a NSFW/adult game. There is no nudity in this blog post but beware if you click deeper! So after 10 updates over 2 months, the Private Dick demo is basicall... Continue reading

  
• 0.0.11 Release Notes
  May 19, 2022 by Cisco Donovan

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  Today's 0.0.11 release marks something really special: a whole new case, two new characters and a new h-scene! I have updated Private Dick pretty much every week since it's launch back in March. A lot... Continue reading

  
• 0.0.10 Release Notes
  May 13, 2022 by Cisco Donovan

  This week's release represents a significant visual overhaul for the game. I've replaced the standard Ren'Py / visual novel dialog UI with something a bit more original, a bit more interesting, a bit... Continue reading

  
• 0.0.9 Release Notes
  May 04, 2022 by Cisco Donovan

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  Very happy today to release the 0.0.9 version of Private Dick! This release is about the introduction of the social media overlay. There's a lot of placeholder art in there, and I haven't plugged in m... Continue reading

  
• 1000 downloads what the hell
  April 26, 2022 by Cisco Donovan

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  Just a quick post to celebrate a small milestone. At some point in the last hour Private Dick crossed 1000 downloads here on itch.io. One. Frickin. Thousand. Honestly when I launched I wondered if I'd... Continue reading

  
• Coming soon - social media interface!
  April 25, 2022 by Cisco Donovan

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  Private Dick is an erotic neo-noir visual novel, bringing a slice of pre-war noir to the modern world. And one of game's major ah, not kinks but preoccupations, maybe, is social media. A private detec... Continue reading

  
• 0.0.8 Release notes
  April 22, 2022 by Cisco Donovan

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  Just a small release today. New art for Bobbi at the bar Updated a few assets (on the boxout selection splash and coming soon screen) Slightly extended Bree's blowjob (no new assets, just expanded it... Continue reading

  
• Release 0.0.7
  April 15, 2022 by Cisco Donovan

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  Pretty big release for Private Dick today - lots of small details which I think make a big difference to the overall game. Update dialog portraits to match the main character sprite (for some characte... Continue reading

  
• Coming up in Private Dick
  April 07, 2022 by Cisco Donovan

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  Hi! I thought I'd take a moment to talk about my plans for Private Dick over the next month. There are over 40 cases planned for Private Dick - almost all of them have at least one lewd scene and most... Continue reading

  
• 0.0.6 Release Notes (Mac fix)
  April 07, 2022 by Cisco Donovan

  Just a small update really to (hopefully!) fix the mac download. I can't test this myself so if someone could let me know, that would amazing. * Fixed an issue with mac builds * Update some side imges... Continue reading
• 0.0.5 Release Notes
  April 04, 2022 by Cisco Donovan

  Today I've put out another small update to Private Dick. Mostly this is just plugging in a few extra assets. This demo represents maybe 5% of Private Dick's content, and although there are two graphic... Continue reading
• 0.0.4 Release Notes
  April 01, 2022 by Cisco Donovan

  Just a small update today to plug in some new assets I've received. The big change here is graphic box-outs above Emily's scene. You can disable this using the "Toggle boxouts" option right at the bot... Continue reading
• 0.0.3 Release notes
  March 31, 2022 by Cisco Donovan

  I've just released an update to the Private Dick demo. This is an asset-rich release so the game feels MUCH better now. Still quite a lot of details to add in - turns out making games is really really... Continue reading

  
• First demo build is live!
  March 25, 2022 by Cisco Donovan

  Introducing PRIVATE DICK! A very lewd neo-noir visual novel. Follow in the footsteps of down-and-out detective Sam Steele as he unravels a very corporate conspiracy. I uploaded a test build of the gam... Continue reading