Fresh Starts
Game Information
Developer
LordOfChangeVersion
v0.10.0
Engine
HTML
Release Date
Oct 2, 2026
Last Update
Oct 3, 2026
Censorship
Uncensored
Overview
Fresh Starts is a visual novel sandbox for players who want a slow moral slide dressed up as a city survival story. The tone stays grounded even as the choices get uncomfortable.
Story
Leaving home for the city was supposed to be a fresh start, but Hutinberg doesn't make room for newcomers easily. Getting by means facing choices that chip away at who the protagonist used to be, and the game tracks how far someone will bend to belong somewhere new.
Gameplay
Play centers on managing daily life in the city, taking on work and encounters that test how far the protagonist will go for money, status, or acceptance. Choices shape a slow transformation arc, with stats and relationships shifting depending on what the player is willing to do. The sandbox structure lets players revisit locations and people as circumstances change.
Features
- 3DCG presentation with animated scenes
- Character transformation shaped directly by player choices
- A cast built around domination and power imbalance rather than straightforward romance
Changelog
v0.10.0
UI:
- Removed Stoat social link (no longer used)
- Changed main story background
- Changed sidebar background
- Overhauled information display on sidebar
- Made the default button use the old "btn1" attribute
- Overhauled Clothing sidebar interface
- Overhauled Stats sidebar interface
- Overhauled Items sidebar interface
- Overhauled Reminder sidebar interface
- Overhauled Reminders Menu
- Tweaks to the Wardrobe UI
Quality of Life:
- Moved Sidebar toggles to the sidebar
- Added trackers for Heels skill, Health, Hygiene, Lust and Mood to the sidebar "Stats" interface
- Added Toys to the sidebar "Clothing" interface
Backend:
- Overhauled the travel system to be more streamlined
- Removed all btn1, btnDark, btnPink and btnW passage tags (allows more granular button customization)
- Slight optimizations to some gym checks
- Optimized Haircut code
- Optimized Tattoos code
- Optimized keyboard navigation code for Wardrobe and Makeup menus
Bugfixes:
- Fixed issues with Mrs. Holt lategame content
- Fixed some issues with Mindsweeper (Thank you plasma defender!)
- Removed duplicate "1st" appearing on the May 1st apartment rent reminder
- Fixed check for September rent for the apartment
- Fixed initial money deduction being too high
- Fixed certain travel bugs
- Red String now properly has the String tag instead of the Panties tag
- Fixed intro deducing $50 more than it should from the starting balance
- Fixed chastity detection issues in the first event
- Fixed "Remove all" allowing the player to remove keyheld chastity
- Fixed lust gain with the breast growth progression event
Misc:
- Minor rewrites
- Typo fixes
- Made Rent tracking on by default
- Made Dignity and Dominance tracking on by default
- Removed "Clothing" line from Settings menu