Please be aware the only legitimate and legal locations to obtain Particles of Reality (full game or demo) are via Itch.io and Steam.

Anywhere else you may find this game is without my consent and theft of intellectual property.

I have no control or knowledge about what those files may contain. It is entirely possible that they could be infected with viruses, malware, spyware, or modified in other ways without my knowledge or permission.

To those who provide copies of my games to these sources, I want you to understand that you are opening yourself up not only to legal issues with theft and copyright infringement, but also distribution of adult content to minors. All of these are crimes.

Itch.io, Steam, and Patreon have age validation on their platforms. This protects me from such legal liability.

In addition, if you are able, I ask you to please support the game by purchasing the full version on Itch or Steam. This game was a passion project I never expected to make a profit from, but I do need to fully cover the development costs to continue making content for this game. I cannot do that without the support of the fans and I have not yet reached that goal of breaking even financially on these expenses I paid out of pocket, and that is despite the Patreon funds obtained during development.

This game is certainly a niche genre and even more niche-r (is that a word?) with the combined horror and mystery elements.

My development is currently on hiatus until I can confirm that I will meet this goal simply because I cannot afford otherwise.

I understand not everyone can afford the expense, especially these days given the various economic situations, and I understand that piracy will always be a thing, but it is disheartening to be a single indie developer in this situation. I have worked on this game tirelessly and constantly since January 2022. It truly is a passion and I truly wish to continue.

I also do not want to waste development effort on implementing ways to slow down the illegal distribution of the game. Nor do I wish to inconvenience existing users or Patreons with additional hoops to jump through to get access to the content they rightful obtained. I do not enjoy that as a developer or a gamer.

So please, if you enjoy this game, support it and future development.

To those who have, thank you again and again! To the Patreons who who were there during development, I cannot express how important, valuable, and motivating your support was. This game would not be what it is today without you.

Thanks for listening to my soapbox moment and I wish you all a good day!