The Life of Me [v1.3.5] [Thonduil]

The story revolves around Oliver, an eighteen-year-old man that has just moved back to the town he grew up in. Admist old friends and new aquaintances, he learns about the world of grown-ups; reponsibilities, sexual exploration, and that everyone has secrets they wish to keep hidden.

Will he find love, uncover the secrets of his friends or just learn to enjoy what the world has to offer?

Thread Updated: 2025-05-25

Release Date: 2025-05-24

Developer: Thonduil Itch.io – Patreon – Twitter

Censored: No

Version: 1.3.5

OS: Windows, Linux, Mac, Android

Language: English

Genre:

Gay, 3dcg, Animated, Dating Sim, Handjob, Exhibitionism, Male Protagonist, Romance, Mobile game

Installation:

1. Extract and run.

Changelog:

v1.3.5

CG & Visual Overhaul

Complete CG Refresh Every single CG in the game—over 600 in total—has been checked and retouched. Some changes are small (lighting, skin tone, color balance), others more noticeable. The goal was to clean up older renders and bring the whole game up to a more consistent quality. With a little AI help, I’ve edited in better skin and hair textures to the CGs.
Nathan’s Redesign Fully Integrated Nathan’s updated look is now reflected across all his CGs. Old images have been replaced or reworked to match his new design. That includes every scene from his earliest appearances to the end of the previous update.

Story & Content Revisions

Frank’s “Wall of Photos” Rewritten This scene at the end of Frank’s route has been reworked, and the photos on the wall has been removed. Instead, I have planted something else. It still captures the same moment, but with a cleaner flow and a less “on-the-nose” delivery.
Nathan’s Cinema Scene Expanded You now have a choice during the cinema outing—either lean into a more intimate moment or keep things on a friendly basis. The addition helps bring his route in line with the how things work in the other paths.
Jack’s Bonus Day Properly Integrated Jack’s previously standalone bonus scene is now fully slotted into the previous update. If you’ve unlocked him, you can now choose him for the day like any other character.
Dialogue Bits of dialogue during the party sequence and throughout the game have been cleaned up. These edits are minor, but help make the flow feel better and the story more consistent.

Systems & Code

Relationship Score Adjustments I’ve gone back and tweaked some of the early point-gain logic to better align with future outcomes. These are backend changes, but they should help things track more cleanly as the story progresses.
Personality Meter Removed The planned “Oliver Personality Shift” system was shelved. While it sounded great on paper, it quickly ballooned into something that risked derailing development. Too many variations, too little payoff—for now, it’s on the shelf.

Bonus Content

Nathan’s Downtown Adventures A new bonus story exploring one of Nathan’s infamous late-night escapades. It’s tied to something he references at the party and gives you a fun side peek into what he gets up to off-screen.
Strip Blackjack A new standalone mini-game—completely separate from the main story. You’ll face off against different characters in blackjack. Every round you win, they lose a piece of clothing. Lose, and, well… you know how it goes. Just some silly fun.

Android-Specific Additions

Swipe Up: Opens the menu
Swipe Down: Hides the HUD

v1.3.1

– Error: “party_duo_02 is not defined” has now been defined.

– Error: During dialogue with Gregor “Sayer b’g’ is not a function or string” has been corrected.

– Error: “name ‘ch6_jamie_fiskmenu_alt3’ is not defined” has now been spelled correctly (and therefore defined).

– Player topped Brenden during party will now be acknowledged by Oliver the next day.

v1.3.0

The story picks up two days after the party, at the start of a new week. You can choose which of the guys to spend the afternoon with, explore new locations, and delve deeper into the characters’ lives. Expect romance, drama, and mysteries as you uncover that life isn’t always as straightforward as it seems at first glance. I’ve also added a few new features to the game:

Relations:
- Each character now has a “Character Card” accessible via the ‘Relations’ button in the top right corner. These cards provide details such as name, age, occupation, sexuality, and your relationship score with them. As you progress through their stories, important notes will be added to the card, and small pins may be unlocked to indicate significant interactions.
Descriptions for Pins:
- Found under “Help” -> “Explanations”.
Save Recommendation:
- A save icon will appear in the top left corner at critical junctures to remind you of good points to save your progress.
Bonus content:
- Located via the “Bonus” button on the main menu, this section contains content unlocked by following certain paths through the game. The content consists of small stories with characters you meet in the game, but are not part of the main story.
- Currently, there is only one story to unlock. Since this needs to be unlocked during the party, I’ll tell you that it pertains to a certain guy you can text with but is not at the party himself.

Note: I’ve implemented several new flags in the script to ensure the bonus content functions correctly. However, I’m not certain it’s backward compatible with saves from previous updates. You might need to start over and fast-forward to where you were.

v1.2.0

This part of the story will take place at the Saturday night party in Nathan’s “awesome basement locale”.

Here you will get to meet Jamie, Martin, Trent, Nathan and three new characters we’ve only heard mentions of before. Get a chance to get to know them better, hit the dance floor, and have some fun (yes, that kind of fun!).

v1.0.1

Fixed a problem that occured when navigating the save pages.

v1.0 Initial Release

This part mostly covers the setting and introduction to some of the characters that we will meet during the story.

The next part is already in production, where we will get to spend more time with the characters we have met and be introduced to some new ones.

Developer Notes:

This visual novel is a one-man-show, first of my (currently empty) collection. There will be chapter based updates, and tweaks and fixes where the need occurs. It has been a learning curve on writing, coding and rendering images that hopefully does it justice.

The game is still in it’s early stages, but most of the stories are already planned out. It will be updated by chapters as I finish them.