Your next mission is infiltrating a prestigious rival mob's ball party for their weapon plans and convincing one of your six (or seven?) miserable, monstrous biomech Skakdi colleagues to assist you... or date you while they're at it.

With the boons of a heist always a temptation among outlaws, how well will your new bond with your chosen company last?

Romantic, despicable and delightfully cheeky, Hateship drops you into the palms of a few skeevy, and a few hopelessly messy, disasters for an experience in navigating their dramatic attitudes... or make them worse.

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CONTENT WARNING

Mature Adult 16+
Sexual references, bullying, backstabbing, toxic relationship dynamics, violence and potential player character death.
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An alternate noir rendition based on the characters and world of Bionicle: a fantastical sci-fi setting where biomechanical figures are capable of elemental and bizarre powers. No prior knowledge of the setting is needed.

This DEMO release, in time for Valentines Day 2023, includes a draft play of three of the seven characters. Further plot and visual refinement is planned in the months afterwards.

Your options

	THOK The smooth-talker frat-boy who's always keen for some company. Especially yours. Can you dive deeper than his shallow surface?
	REIDAK The untroubled giant, or plain lazy, depending how you look at it. With a taste for comfort, how much will you convince him to put in effort for you?
	VEZOK Tall, chiselled... and slow on the uptake. Is your patience great enough to get him to catch on and warm up to you?
	AVAK (available upon Final Release) The jovial weapons engineer knows how to ramble bolts and reverse-polarised-plasma. Can you teach him the language of love just as well?
	HAKANN (available upon Final Release) Self-proclaimed bombs expert... and of everything else too. That explosive whirlwind has no intention of slowing down for anyone, will you get caught up in it?
	ZAKTAN (available upon Final Release) Hatred and cunning personified, everyone is part of the next experiment, whether in his lab or schemes. Do you dare to test his ire and last longer than the rest?
	??? (available upon Final Release) Huh? Who? He makes no sense. Will you understand him?

Demo features

• 3 characters to choose from for plot material, with two to three approach variations.
• More than one chance to engage the romantic route.
• Platonic options available for all characters.
• Player-character gender/expression is undefined.
• Built using the Ren'Py engine, which includes standard options like audio, text speed and save slots.

Features for final release

• 7 characters to choose from for plot material, with two to three endings each depending on level of respect gained, whether you've opted for a good flirt... or make a new enemy.
• Succinct 15-minutes play-through for each path. Try them all!
• Every character requires a different approach, and not all give guaranteed results.
• Atmospheric illustrations, varied expressions, outfit variations, and illustrated scenes for certain endings.

Specs

One play through: 5-10min
Max resolution: 2650px x 1440px

Requirements

Windows

• Version: Windows 7 or higher.
• CPU: 2.0 Ghz 64-bit Intel-compatible
• RAM: 2.0 GB
• Graphics: OpenGL 3.0 or DirectX 11

macOS

• Version: 10.10+
• CPU: 2.0 Ghz 64-bit Intel-compatible (Apple silicon supported through Rosetta 2)
• RAM: 2.0 GB
• Graphics: OpenGL 3.0

Linux

• Version: Ubuntu 16.04+
• CPU: 2.0 Ghz 64-bit Intel-compatible
• RAM: 2.0 GB
• Graphics: OpenGL 3.0

Credits

Created using Ren'Py.
Characters and some setting names © Bionicle, LEGO.

Music
Minor Mush - John Deley and the 41 Players
The Black Cat - Aaron Kenny
Members Only - TrackTribe
Cant Stan Decimals - Alge
Friday Night Lights - RKVC

Game, art & writing
Jennifer Reuter