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The Call of Darkness [Arc 2 v0.001] [Ace Games]

January 23, 2026F95

While man takes his place among the Light of distant Stars, the price of survival may be to embrace the Shadows in Darkness…
Man has finally reached new worlds and taken the first steps into the abyss, but, seemingly alone, we have had very little reason to change our ways.
War and profit are still the final say in things, so we should be content the recent cycle of war has passed and Humanity is once again united in peace, spread out among a dozen worlds.

You embody a veteran who has served his planet, just a man and his dog looking to move on as the newly minted Captain of a starship with an oddly sensual and motley crew.
But you will rise to be the leader of a destiny that has been seemingly chosen for you by an ancient force from beyond our reality or comprehension.
The tides of change from the “Other” sides are coming, and you, as the chosen herald to a less-than-merciful Elder God, must prepare humanity for what is coming.
Chaos, Madness, and Cosmic Lovecraftian Horrors that know only hunger and destruction will take much more from everyone and everything if you fail or fall.
When the greater good considers compassion weakness, can you be sure you are doing the right thing? Is it okay to enjoy the rewards and pleasures anyway?
The Darkness is Calling, and it comes bearing gifts…

Thread Updated: 2026-01-23

Release Date: 2025-11-12

Developer: Ace Games – Subscribestar – Discord – X (Twitter) – Itch.io (demo) – Steam

Censored: No

Version: Arc 1 v3.44 – Arc 2 v0.001

OS: Windows, Linux, Mac, Android

Language: English, Spanish, Japanese

Genre:

Current Tags: 3DCG, Animated, Male Protagonist, Adventure, Sci-fi ,Humor, Religion, Romance, Horror, Oral Sex, Vaginal Sex, Anal Sex, Creampie, Monster Girl, Mobile game

Planned Tags: Harem (Optional), Lesbian (Optional), Milf, Virgin

Installation:

1. Extract and run.

Changelog:

Arc 2 v0.1

N/A

Version 3.44
Updated for Full Arc 1 (Spanish/Japanese translations added)

Primarily Bug Fixes/dialog improvements, some random image tweaks, overall size improvements, one early scenes images entirely redone (after arriving at the Antares for the first time), and save compatibility for the start of Arc 2 going forward. (Older saves may work, but Arc 2 (coming soon) will have quickstart and custom start features which will be recommended if you aren’t carrying over a save from this version 3.44).

Version 3.01

17 Chapters for PC/Linux/Mac and partially compressed Android.

Game Totals

Total Images 3271

Total Animations/Video 106, (30-60 fps depending on action)

Code/Dialog over 9999+ lines! (Probably double that actually.)

Music: 44+ pieces of varying length, some original, free, licensed, and some created specifically for this game.

Sounds: 85+

12-20 hours of content depending on choices/reading speed.

v2.75

N/A

v2.7

N/A

v2.6

Total Images 2100+

Total Animations/Video 56, (15+ mins at 30-60 fps depending on action)

Code/Dialog 8600 lines give or take

Intro theme and audio effects.

6-9 hours of content depending on choices/reading speed.

v1.0

First release, 2 Chapters, about 2 Gigs

732 images

8 mins of video/animation (30 fps/14k+ images)

Around 3k lines of code/dialog.

Intro theme and audio effects.

2-3 hours of content depending on choices/reading speed.

Developer Notes:

My new game! To answer some obvious questions, the renders are made with VAM, so the gens/models while tweakable aren’t going to look as realistic as a gen9 from daz or blender. I should hopefully exceed most expectations there though as I know a few tricks others using the engine don’t seem to utilize in the AVN community.

You can also check out the trailer on the steam link above for a better idea of the game (and maybe wishlist? Please and thank you!)

The real benefit though is the efficiency with which I can create content in VAM compared to Daz or Blender, and the special effects and animations (which will be heavily utilized for intimate scenes and others) that are in some ways superior/less mechanical compared to all but what the most dedicated regular 3D rendering artist can forge in weeks or months that VAM can do in a day or even hours depending on the complexity. Which I try to showcase early in case you were wondering.

So I don’t have to answer this too often, yes, I am the same Ace that worked on “Where the Heart is” for several years and lived and loved the game until life got in the way. While I left the team with an open invitation to return, it is basically in heavy updates for Steam and Updating existing content, and I’m confident my former teammates Cheeky and Cell <3 have that covered. If God forbid anything happened to Cheeky and the game wasn’t finished they both could rely on me to help finish it if needed. It was my first love after all.

DOWNLOAD
Arc 2
Win/Linux: BUZZHEAVIER – DATANODES – MIXDROP – PIXELDRAIN – VIKINGFILE
Mac: DATANODES – MIXDROP – PIXELDRAIN – VIKINGFILE
Android: BUZZHEAVIER – DATANODES – MIXDROP – PIXELDRAIN – VIKINGFILE

Arc 1
Win/Linux: MEGA – VIKINGFILE – BUZZHEAVIER – DATANODES – PIXELDRAIN
Mac: MEGA – VIKINGFILE – BUZZHEAVIER – DATANODES – PIXELDRAIN
Android: MEGA – VIKINGFILE – DATANODES – PIXELDRAIN

Extras:

Fan Signatures
*Note for Linux users: DLC.rpy needs to be renamed to dlc.rpy (will fix with next update).
**Found a bug in Android preventing sexytime, updated Mega and Viking to fix (v3.44x for android).