A visual novel about love, legacy, and the secrets that bubble beneath the surface.
When Sable inherits her grandmother’s old diner, she expects grease stains, broken appliances, and a steady stream of lonely regulars. What she doesn’t expect is to find herself at the center of something stranger- something that doesn’t belong in the kitchen, or anywhere else in the waking world.
Welcome to The Dented Kettle, a story-driven visual novel that blends cozy diner life with unsettling mystery and slow-burn romance. You play as Sable, a quiet but determined woman who’s got little more than a set of keys, a rusty grill, and a dream of keeping her grandmother’s legacy alive. The place has seen better days, and so has Sable. Together, they might just make it work.
Between morning coffee rushes and late-night repairs, you’ll manage your time, upgrade the diner, and choose how Sable grows her relationships- with new friends, curious strangers, or a certain someone who keeps showing up after dark.
But as the days go on, and the lights flicker a little too often, you’ll start to notice things. Things that shouldn’t be there. Things that whisper when no one else is around. The diner has a past- and it’s not ready to stay buried.
Will you rebuild what’s been lost- while uncovering truths that were meant to stay hidden?
Come in. The coffee’s hot. The grill’s still warm. And something’s waiting in the dark.
A rich narrative with romance, mystery, and a touch of horror
Multiple love interests with distinct personalities and storylines
Diner management: choose what to fix, what to upgrade, and how to spend your time
A creeping, atmospheric mystery that unfolds over time
In depth mechanics: Manage Sable's stress and cooking abilities, while handling customer's expectations
Sandbox style gameplay: The Dented Kettle is designed around a map and locations you can explore at your own pace. There are plenty of random elements to discover.
44k words, more to come (This is just the introduction, of 6 planned chapters)
Current content is Futa x Female
Choices that matter- your decisions shape relationships, upgrades, and the story’s direction
Multiple endings based on how you play
More random events operating the diner
More exploration elements
Diner upgrade levels 0-5 (currently only level 0)
More skills (Athletics, Mind)
Leveling/skill points
Clothes wardrobe
More locations (Culinary Institute, Strip Club, Shopping mall, Gym, Library, Church)
More mechanics (Gardening, Fishing, Streaming)
Story expansion, additional characters
Release notes +
The v0.15.50 “Salt, Soil, & Scissors” test build is officially live for Patreon/SubscribeStar users! This enormous patch brings fishing, ocean exploration, gardening, cooking, and expanded character customization to The Dented Kettle. Cast a line for strange local fish, brave the deeper waters, restore Cordelia’s garden, discover dozens of recipes, and turn fresh ingredients into profitable Daily Specials. Sable can also visit the new salon for haircuts, custom colors, highlights, and more. With new story events, a redesigned town map, lively crowds, travel encounters, expanded collections, and a mountain of interface polish, Stratos Bay feels busier and more interactive than ever.
Since this is a test build, please put these new systems through their paces and let me know what feels fun, confusing, unbalanced, or simply broken. Your feedback will help me polish everything before the full release. Thank you all for the support that made this absolute monster of an update possible! Now grab a fishing rod, water the tomatoes, and please keep Sable’s hair out of the soup.
v0.14.50
v0.14.01
v0.14
v0.13.02
v0.13.01
v0.13
v0.12
v0.11.02
Added Lips Kissed stat
UI Updates:
Added more animations to the main menu
Updated some UI colors (fonts and outlines)
Reworked the modal dialogue box styles
Revised some wording in modal dialogues
Resized and restyled the main stats bar; updated bar icons
Restyled the stats screen
Adjusted strip club animation sizes and positions
v0.11.01
New Features
Updated the main menu and navigation menus for a smoother experience.
Added a jump-back animation when Sable is groped at the Wink at low lewdness.
Added a drinking sound effect when Sable accepts a drink at the Wink.
Added visual aids to the scene where Sable gets dressed on the first day.
Added a "Don't show again" option to the age verification splash screens.
Added a third scene featuring Elena visiting the diner.
Gameplay Adjustments
Adjusted grope chances and refined grope dream event triggers.
Adjusted the first diner renovation triggers - players no longer need to unlock the ability to masturbate in order to begin renovations.
Bug Fixes
Fixed a bug that could cause incorrect music to play when the mystery woman revisits the diner.
Fixed a missing half-sentence in Snaps' introduction.
Fixed a typo in one of the low-lewdness groped responses.
In the near future, a disease has made it almost impossible for people to have children. To keep the country from dying out, the government takes over. Every young adult is sent to a special academy, given a score based on their body and their "breeding value," and ranked. Your rank decides the rest of your life. Reach the very top, and you - and one person you choose - get to walk away free and stay together. Land at the bottom, and you spend your life serving everyone above you, never allowed to have a family of your own. Love doesn't matter here. Only the breeding result matter
About NTR:
This game is design to follow both POV, 1 is for a Predator who will steal every girl in his sight, and 1 is for a weak-will Cuck who can only watch as every girl around him get conquered. You can immerse in either of the POV, and NTR tag here is only for when you immerse as the Cuck. It strictly Netori/Stealing from the Chad side
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A bright young psychology student finds his dream job as a sexologist and has a great future ahead of him... until some inappropriate behavior throws everything out of the window. Now, plagued with regrets and self-doubt, he tries to start anew. He will have to fight his inner demons and decide what kind of man he wants to be. All the while using his psychology knowledge to understand the needs and kinks of potential love interests he finds along the away, including: an old friend with unresolved feelings, the bossy personal trainer from his gym, a painfully shy college girl who is hiding a secret desire… or the one girl that’s absolutely off-limits. Will he repeat the same mistakes of his past?
This game is my attempt to tell a grounded, realistic adult story in a kinky friendly environment. It is meant to feel familiar while also deconstructing some of the popular tropes of the genre. All with great attention to detail to increase immersion.
Gameplay:
You shape the main character’s personality by increasing the Honorable, Cunning, Sensitive or Manly stats with every choice you make.
While leveling up your personality stats, you can acquire different Kink Skills. Your lewd scenes will be different depending on the skills you have. For example, in some scenes you can chose to be dominant, submissive, or just get the more vanilla content.
All love interests in the game will subconsciously give you hints about their sexual kinks. If you can guess their kinks, and like them, you can have lewd scenes with the girl.
Trailer:
Toybox is a 3D NSFW roguelike with melee combat. It's also the name of the dungeon dimension you've been sent to work in.
The job is simple: ride the lift down, go floor by floor, and haul out as many valuables as you can. The dungeon is full of monster girls who are very hungry for your life force and won't go easy on you. Good luck.
