{"id":15612,"date":"2026-07-17T13:36:45","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T19:36:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gratuitousscience.com\/?p=15612"},"modified":"2026-07-17T13:53:55","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T19:53:55","slug":"nova-venus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gratuitousscience.com\/?p=15612","title":{"rendered":"Nova Venus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I am extremely proud and happy to announce that my latest video game Nova Venus is now available for download!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gratuitousscience.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Nova-Venus-title.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-15614 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gratuitousscience.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Nova-Venus-title-300x169.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.gratuitousscience.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Nova-Venus-title-300x169.png 300w, http:\/\/www.gratuitousscience.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Nova-Venus-title-1024x576.png 1024w, http:\/\/www.gratuitousscience.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Nova-Venus-title-768x432.png 768w, http:\/\/www.gratuitousscience.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Nova-Venus-title.png 1110w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nova Venus is a massive and immersive role playing game that takes place in the near future of 2092 in the inner solar system.\u00a0 You play as a space junk collector who gets involved in unraveling a dangerous conspiracy.\u00a0 This is in essence a game about androids.\u00a0 Many activities and quests in Nova Venus revolve around exploring the relationships between humans and androids, android autonomy, and more.\u00a0 This is the kind of game that requires attention to play, and some time to let things develop and see things through.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gratuitousscience.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-Feb-27-2026-11_03_57-AM.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-15615 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gratuitousscience.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-Feb-27-2026-11_03_57-AM-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.gratuitousscience.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-Feb-27-2026-11_03_57-AM-300x300.png 300w, http:\/\/www.gratuitousscience.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-Feb-27-2026-11_03_57-AM-150x150.png 150w, http:\/\/www.gratuitousscience.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-Feb-27-2026-11_03_57-AM-768x768.png 768w, http:\/\/www.gratuitousscience.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-Feb-27-2026-11_03_57-AM.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nova Venus has more than 25 hours of content to experience and enjoy.\u00a0 This content is in the form of the main story quest, dozens of side quests, mini-games, immersive activities, and even two entire games within a game.\u00a0 I designed and constructed Nova Venus to have more immersive and reactive features than the average JRPG, and over the 18 months it took me to script everything out, I built more than 60 different interactive systems that underpin everything and serve to make the experience possess qualities of an open world game and a space simulation.\u00a0 Nova Venus pushes its feel and gameplay far beyond what most games made with RPG Maker accomplish.<\/p>\n<p>After a certain point, you can go anywhere you like and do anything you like, as long as you have the money to afford that.\u00a0 You&#8217;ll be able to engage with the main story quest, get rich by automating your space junk collecting, vacation on Mars, and more.\u00a0 You&#8217;ll be able to visit a fully featured recreational space station, and also to be able to visit people on Mars.\u00a0 Android City on Mars will be particularly appealing to those who wish to engage in a dating sim activity, or just to frequent the brothel to have sex with androids.<\/p>\n<p>There are also two complete games within Nova Venus that can be experienced as &#8220;VR Simulations&#8221; while onboard the space station.\u00a0 These are full role playing games of their own, and they can be engaged with at any time and for however long you desire.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gratuitousscience.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-Jul-7-2026-02_44_20-PM.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-15616 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gratuitousscience.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-Jul-7-2026-02_44_20-PM-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.gratuitousscience.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-Jul-7-2026-02_44_20-PM-300x300.png 300w, http:\/\/www.gratuitousscience.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-Jul-7-2026-02_44_20-PM-1024x1024.png 1024w, http:\/\/www.gratuitousscience.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-Jul-7-2026-02_44_20-PM-150x150.png 150w, http:\/\/www.gratuitousscience.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-Jul-7-2026-02_44_20-PM-768x768.png 768w, http:\/\/www.gratuitousscience.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-Jul-7-2026-02_44_20-PM.png 1254w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The first is called The Secret of Lycoris Manor, and it is a Gothic-themed vampire horror JRPG.\u00a0 It has multiple endings and a suitably creepy Gothic atmosphere.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gratuitousscience.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-Jun-30-2026-11_59_53-AM.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-15617 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gratuitousscience.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-Jun-30-2026-11_59_53-AM-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.gratuitousscience.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-Jun-30-2026-11_59_53-AM-300x300.png 300w, http:\/\/www.gratuitousscience.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-Jun-30-2026-11_59_53-AM-1024x1024.png 1024w, http:\/\/www.gratuitousscience.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-Jun-30-2026-11_59_53-AM-150x150.png 150w, http:\/\/www.gratuitousscience.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-Jun-30-2026-11_59_53-AM-768x768.png 768w, http:\/\/www.gratuitousscience.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-Jun-30-2026-11_59_53-AM.png 1254w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The second is called The Forever Endeavor, and it is a classic style JRPG that lets you battle monsters, get better gear, level up, and save the realm by completing a quest for the King.<\/p>\n<p>I hope you enjoy playing Nova Venus as much as I enjoyed creating this highly polished and deep experience.<\/p>\n<p>Download Nova Venus now for free!\u00a0 Keep it forever, and pass it along for free to your friends if you like.<\/p>\n<p><big><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gratuitousscience.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Install_Nova_Venus_1.0.exe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Nova Venus (installer)<\/strong><\/a><\/big><\/p>\n<p><big><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gratuitousscience.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Nova-Venus.7z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Nova Venus (7z file)<\/strong><\/a><\/big><\/p>\n<p>I suggest going in blind and seeing what the World of Nova Venus has to offer, but if you prefer, you can download a walkthrough to get you started:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gratuitousscience.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Nova-Venus-Walkthrough.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Nova Venus Walkthrough (PDF file)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gratuitousscience.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Nova-Venus-Walkthrough.txt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Nova Venus Walkthrough (TXT file)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am extremely proud and happy to announce that my latest video game Nova Venus is now available for download! 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