I have a ton of plans to continue updating this game – new features, new content, bug fixes, and hopefully improving the scene display with art of sprites, icons, and backgrounds. I am only a programmer, and made everything in this first version by myself – in order to get any art I’d need support from volunteers or funding to get it done. If you’re interested please check out my Patreon or SubscribeStar. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks for checking out Borrowed Lives! I’m excited to see where this project goes and hope you enjoy playing it as much as I’ve enjoyed making it.

– Choose from eight unique origins with different stories and challenges
– Build up your stats, learn new skills, earn traits, and customize your playstyle
– Engage in intimate encounters with characters throughout your journey
– Form bonds with characters, build your reputation, and shape your social life
– Fight enemies with tactical turn-based combat using weapons, magic, and skills
– Manage your health, temperature, exhaustion, and needs while exploring
– Complete objectives, discover secrets, and earn rewards through dynamic story missions
– Gather materials, craft items, and trade with merchants

Character
– Fixed character entity generation preserving existing traits
– Fixed scars and birthmarks generating incorrectly for players
– Rebalanced birthmark and scar chance
– Added weight gain from eating
– Added equipment slot for quivers
– Added beauty gain from certain activitiesCombat
– Fixed final attack not granting experience
– Fixed magic abilities not scaling with magic school level
– Fixed transitioning to sex after seducing enemies in combat
– Fixed stalking checks for safe locations
– Fixed stalking checks triggering in inappropriate locations
– Fixed social action frequency and outcome logic
– Fixed reactions prioritizing highest valid skill (parry or dodge)
– Fixed humanoid creatures using first names in combat descriptions
– Fixed ammunition not being counted toward abilities
– Fixed items being unusable during encounters
– Added enemy surrender and player let-go outcomes
– Added stalking chance scaling with stealth skill
– Added proper escape handling for non-stalking encounters
– Added AOE magic abilities correctly hitting multiple targets
– Added passive abilities that trigger automatically each turn
– Added weapon abilities (scythe, whip)
– Added projectile abilities (bombs, pots, throwing knives, darts)
– Added disarm mechanics lasting for the remainder of combat
– Added damage type resistances (bludgeoning, slashing, piercing)
– Added armor resistance based on damage type and body part coverage
– Added encounter scenes before combat begins
– Added support for mixed-group encounters and hordes
– Added enemy threat levels (normal, dangerous, boss)
– Added chance of last-stand attacks on enemy death
– Added agility gain from dodging, parrying, and countering
– Added endurance gain from taking damage
– Added intelligence gain from spellcasting and tactics
– Added willpower gain from resisting status effects
– Added charisma gain from successful social actions
– Added perception and luck gain from landing critical hits
– Added loot table item ranges
– Added hunting encounters
– Added dialogue for social combat abilities
– Changed passive creatures to attempt escape sooner
– Rebalanced stalking frequency
– Rebalanced damage dealt and received
– Rebalanced grappling

Crafting
– Added time-based effects for actions (planting, maintaining, harvesting, feeding, butchering)
– Added output substitution and dynamic value calculation
– Added support for authored works (art and books)

Economy
– Added rebuy tab for market vendors

Environment
– Added climate system (weather and temperature modifiers)
– Added water-based temperature effects

Items
– Added damage type resistances
– Added reduced weight impact for worn equipment
– Added special items (magic bags, quivers)
– Added arrow weight reduction when stored in quivers
– Added loot table item ranges
– Fixed currency display being limited to a single stack
– Fixed coin deduction only checking one stack instead of all

Platform
– Added mod support and access to the mod manager

Settings
– Fixed save slot duplication
– Added desktop scroll on menu open

Sex
– Fixed restraint removal properly cleaning equipment slots
– Fixed clothing checks in “ask” mode
– Fixed sex encounters persisting incorrectly after loading saves
– Fixed incorrect pronouns when actor was on bottom
– Fixed obsolete stalking encounters overriding sex encounter NPCs
– Fixed brothel encounters not behaving like sex scenes
– Added virginity checks for non-vaginal and non-anal actions
– Added prostitution currency distribution

State
– Fixed quests being called with stale state data
– Fixed fainting cooldown not resetting
– Added passive stress gain in stressful locations
– Added cooldown for history arrow key navigation
– Added energy and status checks after save restoration
– Added swim speed scaling from swim skill
– Changed feat point allocation

Story
– Added “wait” choice handling
– Added substitution group support for choices
– Added activities (busking, stealing, scavenging, trapping, diving, woodcutting)
– Added vendor availability messages to choice options
– Fixed choices not appearing when partial requirements were met

World
– Added frozen tundra location: **Cursed Lands**
– Added desert location: **Zaruun**
– Added jungle island location: **Harpago**
– Added lagoon reef location: **Kalune**
– Added placeholder home property purchases