Canticle
A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android
Brother,
I extend to you an invitation to join the Lucent Priory as our newest scribe. The Cantor has selected you from many worthy souls. Here you will work with our skilled arcanists to create the next great Incantation—a powerful tome of magic crafted by many minds together.
You shall study various scholarly fields. Though challenging at first, take heart; other new Brothers will join you, helping each other adjust to priory life.
I enclose 10 silver coins for your journey to Starfall Isle. Please arrive before spring begins.
May the Sisters guide you,
Father Orson
Prior of the Lucent Priory
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Canticle is a labor of love, and a game I've always wanted to play but can't find; a game where choices matter, where there is deep fantasy world-building and cool narrative-based RPG systems, LGBTQ+ themes, and (optionally hot!) romances.
At the beginning of the game, there is a character customization process, which lets you choose between three characters models:
You will also be able to customize your character's backstory, which will affect the skills your character has, and many of the dialog options in the game. In the screenshot below, the character has access to the Bravery skill, but not the Larceny or Pathfinding skills required for some of the dialog options.
The game features animated character sprites and backgrounds.
Download the demo below, and please consider supporting me on Patreon for access to later chapters. I appreciate your ratings and feedback. There is so much more I want to do to get this game to the next level, and I hope you'll be along for the ride. Thank you!
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Development log
- Chapter 4 Part 4 out on Patreon!60 days ago
- Chapter 4 Part 3 out on Patreon!93 days ago
- Chapter 4 Part 2 out on Patreon!Mar 31, 2026
- Chapter 4 Part 1 out on Patreon!Mar 01, 2026
- Just a public devlog.Jan 12, 2026
- Chapter 3 is out on Patreon! + Holiday Patreon GiveawayDec 30, 2025
- Update 0.3 is here!Dec 18, 2025
- Chapter 3 Part 2 Out on Patreon!Nov 02, 2025
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May I know if it is available on Steam?
hello is there a way for us to download the previous versions as well?? I accidentally deleted the previous one on my laptop ( ; ^ ; )
tried public demo v0.3 then jumped to patreon v0.4.5, whats wrong with Soren potrait? such a handsome man becomes nobody in 0.4.5
I need to ask something about Rehan romance because I notice the romance had been locked in chapter 4.
Is Rehan corruption route still on the menu? By that I mean can you cheat (NTR/Cuckold) in Rehan route or (the one I am more interested in) can you corrupt Rehan to be more... promiscuous? I love the idea that both of you top so you can either corrupt him to be:
1. Your bottom (which I think should also be an option either way for "usual" route with him, though to top on purity route would be interesting/fun lol I doubt that make sense tho).
or 2. look for someone else to be the bottom for the both of you
I guess the cherry on top for Rehan to be your bottom in corruption route I supposed would be making Rehan to bottom for you and someone else.
Having a bro route between Rehan & Soren was something I also excited about, but I get that this would be "too many" routes for a single person.
That being said, I prefer when the romance option was more open and dependent on what you said and your relationship level rather than hard lock behind game mechanic, but I guess it makes sense why it's hard for dev to do so.
What do you mean the painting needs to be perfectly put man.. already solved it two times but it seems it needs to be perfect, that's tough in a phone
The painting should snap into place when you place the piece in the general vicinity. Make sure you're putting it over the greyscale version. And actually, I've added a skip button to it in the newest versions on Patreon, so you can decide to take no points and leave it. That will be part of the next free demo too.
Nevermind I am just fucking dumb and can't read properly.
l doing chapter 1 so stuck hard pulzze solve for right page bink it can help me it uhmm
Just wondering when a public update will happen. We haven't heard anything about it. Hope everything is good in your life and that you're doing well.
Yes, Chapter 3 is planned to slowly roll out as a free demo as well. The later chapters will likely remain patron-only until the full release. I'm planning on getting the first part of Chapter 3 uploaded here soon. I wrote a bit about it in my latest devlog here; the game currently has a bunch of placeholders and mixed art, and I'm looking to revise all of that. It's an awkward time to release the free demo now, but it shouldn't be much longer.
I'd say once we have the full Chapter 4 it would make sense for Chapter 3 to go public.
Agreed, make sense for the public one to be a chapter behind the patreon version.
This is one of the best games I’ve ever played! The writing is excellent. Especially the conversations with the two goddesses are hilarious. All the characters are interesting personalities in their own right. The minigames also deserve a special mention — they’re cleverly woven into the larger story.
I was a bit shocked to see that the character designs for Soren, Luca, and Alaric had changed (I’m playing version 4.2.2). Although the current ones are good too, I think I preferred the earlier versions a little more, because their style blended better with the rest of the game. I wonder if the others will change at some point as well.
Thank you so much for an absolutely wonderful game. Everything about it works: the exciting story, the beautifully crafted art style, and the interesting characters. I also really enjoy the gameplay. I’m only in chapter 2, but I already subscribed on Patreon. I hope you’ll have the energy to keep developing the game. P.S. Father Ivar is really adorable — I wish there were a possibility for some kind of romantic storyline between him and the main character.
Hi, I'm waiting for the next update. Your art is so beautiful ❤️👌
Same here, wanting an update to enjoy more of these sexy monks
Just wondering when the next Itch update will be. I'm vibing patiently, just wanted to check in.
It's definitely in the works. I'm going through a busy period at my job, so I'm spending all my extra time making sure my Patreon subscribers are getting their monthly updates to Chapter 4. Once I find some extra time and my work dies down a bit, I'm planning to compile the next free demo update with a bunch of art revisions of the first two chapters, some new systems I've added since the last free demo, and new content from early Chapter 3.
Thanks for thinking about the game and waiting patiently. It feels good to know there are people out there looking forward to it <3
i usually play with the auto setting on. when there is nsfw scene the text seems to speed by to fast to read. Am i doing something wrong?
Ahh. That's interesting. Some NSFW scenes (the ones where the text is displayed beside the images rather than in the dialogue box at the bottom of the screen) have different settings than the rest of the game. I'm going to look into it, and either automatically disable the auto setting for those scenes and then re-enable it when they're done, or see if there's some other way to work around it. Thanks for letting me know!
Great game hopefully more like this in the future there's so much furry games in here so this one is gold solid 100/100
i've been trying to find the buttons for quick save/load? can't figure it out to save my life.
also, can't check if you've got any other work it's locked by region.
Huh, the "locked by region" thing is weird, but no, Canticleis my first ever game, so no other work for now.
As for quicksave/quickload, I don't have a UI button for those at the moment, but might consider it in the future. Thanks for playing!
Deserves the 5/5 Star rating!
I love this VN - you got a new fan Void Mammoth.
Oh hey the painting puzzle isn't working. The counter still runs out even after I finish the puzzle!
Hey. Hmm, I think maybe your solution is wrong. The timer should stop immediately after you place the final piece. You are placing all the pieces on top of the greyscale image correct?
Yes I'm placing the pieces on the grey image but the timer doesn't stop.
It seems to be working fine for me and other players so I'm thinking there's probably one or two pieces that are placed wrong still.
I finished my first playthrough of the 0.3 version the other day (played till 6 am in the morning) and it is amazing so far. Thank you for a great game and I'm really looking forward to play every new update to see how the story evolves.
The usage of modern language sometimes was a bit strange at the beginning, but it is a fantasy world, so why not. :) Your graphics are gorgeous and your characters very interesting. I'm so curious about all their secrets so replayability is a must.
Thank you for the update on here! Tbh I'm kind of disappointed we got interrupted with the Prior.......
Just wondering if you've heard back yet about being able to post the 1 GB+ game up here on Itch.
Thanks for checking in.
No word yet. The request was submitted on October 28th, for reference. If I don't get a response by the end of the month, I'm going to publish the next version of the free demo on my Patreon in the free tier. I know that doesn't really work for some people who like to download games from Itch specifically, but it's the only thing I can think of at the moment. Hopefully I hear back soon.
If you do end up posting the free version on Patreon, will you let people on here know?
Absolutely. But hopefully it won't come to that. I contacted support again. Maybe repeat tickets speed them up.
This game is brilliant. I completed the first day. Gerat art work, great story! Is this a demo version only? Will I receive full access when supporting you on Patreon?
I'm happy you're enjoying the game <3 Currently, this is a work-in-progress. So, I'm currently working on Chapter 3 (half of it is out now on Patreon), but basically, I do monthly updates to the game there. Full release is still a while off, but the progress has been good so far.
I can't seem to complete the first illumination assignment. I can't move and arrange the tiles fast enough. I am playing on an Android phone. Any help would be appreciated.
Just to make sure: you’re putting the color tiles over the black-and-white picture? There was a player before who was trying yo rearrange them next to the greyscale image, which is not what you need to do. So just drag and drop the color tiles on top of the appropriate part of the greyscale.
I am moving the tiles to the grayscale image. The problem is that there are alot of tiles to drag and drop in the time limit for success. Especially on an Android. Maybe either less tiles for the first assignment or a longer time limit for success would be better? After all, this is the first illumination assignment.
Can you bless the people on itch more?
I am trying, but if you've read my recent devlogs, the issue I'm having is that Itch sets a 1GB limit on game uploads, and my game has now far surpassed that (the current Patreon version is at 2GB). So, I've contacted Itch support to see how I could resolve this, but they generally take a really long time to respond to everything (like, a month or more) so... As soon as I can get that limit raised (and I think I can because I see other games here that are 2+ GB), I'll be posting an update. I am hoping to offer at least up to the end of chapter 2 for free here in the future.
Thank you so much, I'm really enjoying it so far
Thank you! I'd totally forgotten about that. honestly would love to support creators who have these skills but can't. Would love to do one of these as well but can only write the stories.
Pretty impressive game! I'll keep an eye on it, for sure.
I was shocked with just how well developed, thought-through and exciting this game is.
The dialogues, the mystery, the general athmosphere, it all work so well together and keeps you hooked.
I'm actually bummed knowing that we won't know the anwer to the mystery for god knows how many more months from now.
I signed up as a Patreon, and recommand everyone who can afford it to do the same!
Totally looking forward to the scenes with our character and the Prior. I want our character to be summoned a lot by him. TBH I want both top and bottom routes for the prior.
If that other twink interrupts again, I wish our character could just interject and ask the Prior if he can join the fun. Enough of him for two young men to be busy
This is such a a good story! https://youtu.be/sUx9PZgWcSU?si=9uH_vj7Jpq5FJ9ye
Fun playthrough <3
I just wanna say that you told us this is a work of love, and we can feel it. That's so fun, that I lost track of how many times I restarted the game to check different choices. Thank you for giving this master piece to play
This is a masterpiece, deffo going to buy the membership on patreon once I get my salary lol
is there a guide for this game? It feels like there’s so many routes possible
Not yet. And as the chapters progress, there are so many branches, and invisible variables that get you different dialogs, big and small, that I’m not sure how it will look if I do make one. Most likely, it would be a very general guide about specific character romances or mysteries/quests rather than a big guide for everything. And what’s more, I tend to revise a lot and change things/add variables (because that’s just how I write) so the guide would need to be updated with every new release. I’m really focused on producing content for my patrons monthly at the moment, so that kind of guide would likely only be released after v1.0, which is a while out. Till then, play through and experiment ❤️
Finally i can play the android version thank you so much...I like the minigame..And the intruder are so hot? He can keep interrupt me every single night i dont mind😜
I’m happy Android users get to play it now! Enjoy ❤️
The game is borderline unplayable on Android
Most dialogue choices appear off screen and the one that dose have the text on the background which makes it hard to read.
There is no button on the screen to open the menu which means you can't save your game or load an old save
I saw that the android port is still new so I hope these issues get fixed because I would really love to play this game but I physically can't
Thanks for the feedback.
Yeah, as I mention in the devlog, this was done very quickly so that Android could be playable for those who are willing to overlook the technical difficulties until the game is optimized. I recommend a bigger screen like a tablet or a large smartphone to play it. Apparently, it plays quite well on those. And of course, I recommend PC or Mac as the best way to play the game (and the platforms it was originally designed for).
I've already started optimizing it for the current Patreon content releases, but it might take a while until a truly optimized version comes to Itch. I'm a solo dev with a full-time job and no Android phone so I am just relying on emulators and whatever free time I can find to make it.
I do promise to look more into mobile optimizations for the game in the future.
Hi again! I've been trying to figure this out a little bit. It seems that the display issues you're seeing are happening on some Android phones but not all of them. The reason is most likely the way certain phone manufacturers deal with fonts and scaling. I'm trying to fine-tune exactly which manufacturers seem to be having this issue to maybe try and optimize stuff on a manufacturer-by-manufacturer basis (we'll see how viable this ends up being).
If you're comfortable, would you mind letting me know what phone model you use? For now, it seems Xiaomi phones might have this particular issue.
I'm using a ZTE Blade A35
Did you give the new version a try?
Well, I think this is fantastic. Fantasy Name of the Rose and you can sleep with the monks. Good variety of things to do too. I'll be looking forward to buying it when it comes out. How many weeks long will the game be? Just one?
Thank you!
The game will be definitely more than one week. The first week in its entirety (minus some scenes at the very end of the last day) is already available on Patreon, and will be here for free at some point in the future (likely after Chapter 3 is out for patrons).
So, I'm hoping for it to be a week / chapter, and I haven't landed on exactly how many chapters there will be, but I know I want a big game that feels pretty rich. I'm approaching it almost as a season of a TV show, where each chapter is an episode.
Now, whether the full game will be available on Itch depends on what the situation for NSFW games is by then with the payment processors etc. Hopefully by the time the game is done, the situation is a bit more stable.
That's great. I thought maybe it would be 1 week because we are supposed to solve the murder by then. I don't really have a support artists on Patreon budget right now, but as I say I will definitely buy the full game when it's completed.
Going to buy a membership on Patreon, I need to follow the developpement of this masterpeice :D
I’m always cheering you on ❤️
Is there an option to save the game, in the android demo?
I like the overall concept and visuallisation of the game. Sad side is, that it's obvious where the KI said no and changes where done manually in Photoshop... These parts need some more editing to have a smooth look.
Unfortunately, for now, it's just autosaves for that version. I've added a quick menu and some other useful UI for later mobile scenes to the current Patreon release, but it's just a rough draft now, so I'm going to make it a bit prettier before the next Itch release.
I do see a lot of android players, and I'm interested to hear feedback. As I mentioned in the devlog, I only have access to Android emulators doing this, so I want to now what the actual experience of playing on a mobile screen is. Especially regarding the size of things / difficulty touching an icon, etc.
If there is an Autosafe it does not work at all. I can see the load function in the start menu, but there are just empty spaces...
The game idea and style is definitely what I love. The mini games with puzzles and stuff, thumbs up!
The flower guy looks a bit to modern I think, the black leather jacket is more "Spike" than a pagan guy from the forest... 😉
Would I need a patreon account for the full version, or will it be available on here too?
I do plan on publishing more on itch.io at some point. Currently, the only way to have NSFW games indexed is by turning off any sort of donation option. I'll see how the situation progresses.
OMG THANK YOU SO MUCH I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR A VISUAL NOVEL LIKE THIS FOR AGES, BUT NEVER ABLE TO FIND ANY PEOPLE APPARENTLY MOST PEOPLE MOVE FURRY STUFF. ONCE AGAIN THANK YOU CREATOR FOR MAKING THIS MASTERPIECE. I LOVE YOU SO MUCH!!!!
I also want some cute gay stuff on here, not just furries!
I hope someday there will be a translation into my language, in Brazilian Portuguese there are so many incredible games like this that unfortunately the language barrier prevents me from playing 🥲
I know I could try to learn English, but it takes time. I already know some very basic things, but it would be so amazing if there was a single global language. 🫠
Yeah this would be a tough one to translate given that it has a minigame that very much is language focused.
Olá!! Espero que um dia o jogo tenha alcance suficiente para ser traduzido e muitos brasileiros possam conhecer Canticle. <3
Olá! Espero mesmo que sim! (Google Translate!)
Hey, would you release an Android version? 🥲
I’d love to. I’m a total noob and need to figure out how but if I do, I’ll post it!
Thank you so much for your consideration, because I'm not an apple user and nor have an access to laptop at all times, and I would like to play this game in my phone🥲. Hope you figure it out soon dear
Ask and you shall receive! Enjoy. I hope it works well. I could only test it on emulators since I don't own an Android phone.
Well we are listed again!
Praise the Sisters.