
Freshmen: Physical Education
A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, and Linux
The newest update is now free for everyone to play! This dev log has all the details.
Freshmen: Physical Education is an in-development, 18+ visual novel all about guy-on-guy sex and romance. What to expect as the game develops:
- A funny, complicated, and engaging adults-only m/m romance sim & erotic visual novel
- A "choices matter" narrative that truly matters—you decide the direction of the story, whether it be romance-focused, hookup-focused, both, or neither
- 10 romanceable main characters plus an additional 6 main guys to hook up with, all with their own branching storylines
- Dozens more unusual and interesting people to meet as you navigate life at an art school full of colorful individuals
- Hundreds of high-quality, cinematic CGs to unlock—including detailed galleries for each hookup
- Unlockable hookup scenarios with some of the hottest members of the game's supporting cast
- No position limitations—you can play as a top, bottom, versatile, or side, and almost all the guys you can hook up with are versatile themselves
The Story
Connor Brandt is newly out and on his own for the first time at the College for the 21st Century Arts, a multi-discipline arts school in the big city.
An aspiring writer, Connor is given a semester-long assignment to write all about his experiences with sex and sexuality. One problem: Connor's never been with anyone before.
Luckily, there are hot and interesting dudes everywhere on campus. Some are only in it for the sex—but others want something more. Connor has a lot to learn before he can finish his assignment. Which guys will you choose to give Connor his physical education?
The Creator
My name is Danny, and I'm a pro fiction writer who happens to enjoy (like, really enjoy) gay-themed visual novels. I decided to try my hand at creating my own VN—writing pseudonymously so I can get as explicit as I wanna be.
Updates
Freshmen: Physical Education is released episodically, with a new update each time a significant section of the story is completed or another feature is added, like unlockable Grind'm hookup scenarios.
The newest update is now free for everyone to play! A new Grind'm scenario has been added to the game, complete with nearly 200 new CGs to unlock as you play a more experienced Connor as a top, bottom, side, or combination. For all the details, check out this dev log post.
Support
Making this game is a one-man show! If you like what you see so far and want to help me in this labor of lust—er, love, consider joining me on Patreon. You can get early access to new release builds when they're available, see sneak peeks of upcoming content, read regular game progress updates, browse in-depth behind-the-scenes posts detailing how the game is made, and more!
New to Patreon is an in-depth relationship guide! This 150-page PDF details the ways to maximize your relationship with your fav guys, details how different choices play out, gives guidance on how to play the field without affecting your main guy's story, and hints at what's coming in the future.

Patreon also has over 500 exclusive, very NSFW CGs, with even more on the way. This includes bonus galleries for higher level patrons that feature full hookup scenarios between the guys that won't be in the game. Some samples:
More Ways to Follow
Aside from Itch and Patreon, I'm also on Bluesky. Follow me over there for updates as well as NSFW previews I can't share elsewhere. https://bsky.app/profile/freshmenvn.bsky.social
Thank you for reading! I hope you enjoy playing!
- Danny Nym
4 September 2025
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I will never post links to new game updates in the comments section, just in a dev log or as part of this "About" section. Do not click any links in comments claiming to have a new version.
| Status | In development |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Rating | Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars (646 total ratings) |
| Author | FreshmenVN |
| Genre | Visual Novel |
| Made with | Ren'Py |
| Tags | Adult, Bara, Boys' Love, Dating Sim, Erotic, Gay, LGBT, Romance, sex, Yaoi |
| Average session | A few hours |
| Languages | English |
Download
Install instructions
To install, first download the .zip file and then extract to your folder of choice. Within the main folder, click on the FreshmanPhysicalEducation app to run.
Development log
- Trevor Grind'm Update - Free Public Release!Sep 04, 2025
- Now in Early Access - The Trevor Grind'm UpdateAug 07, 2025
- Official Freshmen CG Unlock GuideMar 28, 2025
- The Morning After Update Is Here!Jan 08, 2025
- The Morning After Update - Now in Early Access!Dec 11, 2024
- Morning After Update - Major Milestone Reached!Sep 12, 2024
- Morning After Update - First Development Milestone Reached!Feb 21, 2024
- The New You Update - Free Public Release Now Available!Dec 08, 2023



































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The updated version of this game HERE
how to unlock isiah's 2nd new CG?
First, follow the steps in the guide you can download on here to unlock CG #13 (the one with them laying down on the couch and making out).
The next morning, you'll be asked to define your relationship goals with Isaiah, and it needs to be either Sexual or Romantic & Sexual. If you tell Marco about Isaiah, it'll be one of these choices:
"I absolutely want to hook up with him." or "I want to hook up, but I think there might be more happening..."
If you don't talk to Marco, choose "No way we're stopping now!" then one of these:
"He'll make an incredible fuck buddy." or "I think there's more here..."
After that, it should unlock right before you take a shower.
when update?^^
Any chance of an android build?
Probably but not for a while. I will most likely need to learn how to port it myself and my focus is on writing new content currently.
You can play it perfectly on Joiplay, i play it there
Why can't I play in joiplay?
You need to install the Renpy Plugin first. Just search Ren'py plugin for Joiplay, download the apk, install it and that's it
riley matt and marco are really good routes man, keep it up!
Thank you!
when can me expect the next upade?😘
I don't guess at release dates anymore since I tend to guess wrong. A good amount is done but there's plenty more to do.
Question Can I hookup with Marco but Romance Alex
Yup, you can!
I still waiting on the Matt Romance route lol
The next update has a lot of Matt stuff, he's the main featured character alongside Evan. This is from a group chat with his and Connor's friend Lacy after she asks for proof he's actually swole now:

Once she finds out they're both gay, she immediately becomes their biggest shipper, haha
Omg holy jezzz okay here is the main question is Matt top vers or bottom. Cause I definitely wanna you know lol
All the guys are verse except for Riley (bottom) and Isaiah (top). So when you're able to make Matt a fuck buddy and/or romance him, he'll be down for whatever you want.
1st of all, AWESOME game! Love the story of all of them!
2nd, I am a bit confused though. I somehow played a more finished (?) version of this game, somewhere... I really don't remember where... But in that version Connor did actually have sex with Will, but in this version Will sends Connor away for the second time and then the game ends right after. Is there a full version out and I missed it, or did something change? Anyway... great game! Hope to see more content soon ;)
Glad you're loving the game 🙂 I have no idea what you may have seen since I definitely haven't made a Will & Connor sex scene for the game yet. What you can download here is the full version.

I did make a Patreon gallery for Halloween a few years back that has a threesome with Will, Matt, & Connor. That's the only thing I can think of that you may have come across, but considering they were all dressed like cyborgs, I think it would have been obvious that wasn't in the game, haha
Huge fan of the game - can't wait for more! I was just wondering whether there would come a point where we're able to change Connor's clothes or if that's too complicated to code? I'm thinking specifically of the scenes in the club where he's wearing a shirt and jumper - I wanna see him embrace his slutty side in some hot mesh or a crop top! Same goes for underwear - I'd love to see him in more jocks/thongs! Is slutty outfit Connor on the way?
I've actually thought about that. The way I programmed sprite changes when I first started would have made it overly complex, but I've since learned a much, much easier way to do it that would make showing different versions of Connor's top or another guy's full outfit pretty simple.
CGs, however, would require making multiple versions of each image, and I'd also have to write some different dialogue/monologue to account for the differences. I'm trying to simplify alternates like that, but if there comes a point in a story where it feels like Connor or another guy should have a choice of outfit, I'll definitely consider adding it.
Will this game become available on Android phones?
I would like to at some point, but as of now I don't have an ETA. Probably not for a while since my focus is on making new story content.
Can't wait for the next update. Definitively hope we get to see Blaze or Quinn in one of the next Grind'm updates
Both guys placed pretty high in the previous polls, so there's a good chance they'll get a scenario at some point. Of the three polls that determined who got a scenario, Blaze made it to the top two twice. So he in particular is a strong contender for the fourth scenario.
i have question about hookup preference.
currently, i go through Alex's path & at the beginning of Day 2, i already decide what kind of relationship i wanna have with him (from Marcon convo).
then, i've given choice about my opinion with others. if i decide to hookup with other character, it will remove my Week 1 hookup preference with Alex. will this affect Alex's path later or it doesn't matter?
The relationship goals you set for one guy aren't changed by the goals you set for others. So you can decide to pursue hooking up with Alex and any other guys you want. Alex in particular isn't someone who'll care if you sleep around.
There's a flag for if your indicate you're interested in just hookups, just romance, or both, but that primarily affects Connor's inner monologue and the type of dialogue you get. It doesn't change any goals you set for a character previously.
then, in the guide, what does it mean when it states Romance/Hookup Preference removed if previously set?
That flag determines Connor's overall focus so that the game will show dialogue that matches how you're playing. If you only choose sexual options, the game will decide you have a hookup focus. If you only choose romance, that'll be the focus. If you do a mix of the two, then you'll see a mix of inner thoughts and dialogue that match that.
The flag removal/replacement note is just showing that if you were previously assigned a hookup preference, making a new choice that's romantic will change it to a preference for both romance and hookups.
If you only make hookup choices, then that's the flag you have and that note won't be relevant to your playthrough. Even if you do gain the romance & hookup preference, how you "define" a character is taken into account first. So if you chose that you just want sex with Alex, that'll be what Connor focuses on when thinking about and talking to Alex.
i get it now!!! 🥳 thank you so much for your response.
Just wanted to say I'm super impressed with the game! The story, writing, characters and the NSFW scenes are so good!
Though I do wish there weren't so many LIs so we could get updates faster. I hope you didn't bite more than you can chew because I know creating different paths and options for everyone is only going to be a bigger and bigger challenge as the game goes on. Good luck, and I'll be looking forward to future updates!
Thank you!
There are too many romance options, I agree. But at this point many players are invested in each of them, so I'll keep writing their stories to their conclusions. I am cutting back on scope, though, by reconnecting some divergent paths, condensing a bunch of similar choice branches into one, and re-outlining the rest of the game to be a little less sprawling. Amongst other things.
The start of this next update has a lot of earlier choices to address since I went overboard in the Morning After Update. But once I'm into the individual character hangouts, it's much less complicated. Evan has an extended hangout sequence in the next update and it's delightfully linear in comparison to earlier stuff I wrote!
can anyone tell me how to unlock Marco's 44th CG? I couldn't figure it out yet.
I think the easiest way to unlock that one is:
The next morning, you'll choose how you feel about him. Pick:
Then play through until waiting for Tomas's class. He should text you and send a selfie, which is that CG.
thanks
Please add Trevor (NC 17's twin) as a romanceable character, he is the hottest character in my opinion. I love this game!
He'll definitely be popping up in the main story! Not as a main character, but he'll be around as part of NC17's/the band's storyline.
when wil be the next update?
I don't guess at release dates anymore since I'm very bad at estimating the time things will take. But the next update is well underway. I've written a lot of scenes and created a lot of CGs that I can't wait to share with all of you, so I'm working as fast as I can to get it all done!
thanks for the information.
I'm honestly super impressed by the quality of this game. I'm super excited for this game, thank you for your work <3
Thank you!
I'm pretty impressed with this game, a lot of well built characters!
I'll have to think about supporting this on Patreon, seems worth it :)
So glad you're enjoying it 🙂 It's been really cool to see how many people like the characters for more than just their bodies—though liking them for their bodies is also great, haha
Oh, I definitely like their bodies, don't worry...
How close do you think you are to the next patreon release?
The next Patreon release will be a dev build, so a portion of the full update in its in-progress state that Senior and Graduate patrons can play. It's what I've been actively working on and isn't too far off from being done.
The opening section that'll be in that dev build touches on everyone's storyline, so it has a lot of choices to account for. I actually expanded it beyond what I originally planned so as to better follow up on stuff like the morning with Riley.
The dev build after this one focuses on Evan and will be more straightforward to create. Parts of it are already written, so it will hopefully take less time to complete.
the porn trope assignment was so fun i actually wrote out a plot and started writing a script for it...
Oh, nice, I'm glad you found it inspiring! I don't remember how I got the idea, but I thought it was fun, too, and am looking forward to writing Connor's version. Which he'll actually be acting out in class...
I've enjoyed going in Owen and Dominic routes they're the most fun, and I loved Isaiah's, imagine Quinn and Blaze as romanceable characters
Nice to see a fan of those three! I have a lot of fun with Dominic in particular. I wrote some cheeky text exchanges between him and Connor recently that I think will be fun to see.
Quinn and Blaze won't be romanceable, but they and the other non-romanceable dorm guys will definitely pop up a lot.
Hi there,
Is there any version for Android?
Kindly awaiting your response.
Thanks,
IM
Not currently, but I would like to do one in the future when I can afford to hire someone to help me with a port.
Okay. I might consider supporting but I would like to play it first which is why I asked for the android version but I'll be sure to wait. Just thankful you told me the truth. I appreciate it. Anyways please kindly take as much time as you need to get a android version.
You can use joiplay
damn I have to play this again, I haven't played since the nightclub update! lol
Great game! Love the update as well, but I'm missing the first two images of the "Other Guys" section. Any info on how to get them??? Thx
Thanks! For those CGs, during the first fantasy sequence at the very start of the game, choose "I shouldn’t think about them this way. I'll just imagine the last time I came hard..."
How do we access the public release of the Grind'm? I dont have any day after stuff on Itch
The current release is what you can download on here. The main menu should say "The Trevor Grind'm Update" in the top right corner if you have the right version.
To unlock the scenario, you need to meet Trevor in the main game. You can do that when you go the club
If you're asking about the continuation of the story past Will's second class, that isn't released for anyone yet. It's what I'm working on now.
Mine just says the new you but Idk how to get to the trevor update
Nvm did the reinstall in manage and it fixed itself now
so glad I subbed to your patron and got the guide, I would have never spotted the hidden Marco and Matt exchange. super hot !!! looking forward to seeing how that unfolds after messages were exchanged - thanks for all the hard work you do <3
That series of choices is definitely well hidden! I will probably find some other spots where it can be initiated so that more people can see whatever I come up with, but I do like seeding in little secrets like that to keep players on their toes...
wish you had this on android
After what seems like so many replays of the game (mainly doing riley's route for the umpteenth time), it still shocks me just how much variation there are with your choices. Both awe worthy and worrying...
Just thinking about it, it is very ambitious to keep track of almost every choice in the game and how much it changes dialogue and stuff. I'm mainly worried abt how this would fare on the later parts of the game, because even with the two days you have so far, there's already so much set up.
I can't imagine having to keep track of sexual position preferences, character relationships (esp considering we could have threesomes with other characters???), Connor's personality changes. It's crazy. Writing and coding aside, having to make multiple CG's on top of that is nuts. Not to mention the side updates with Grind'm.
I love this game for everything, the choice variation, the amount of polish, the characters! I just hope, especially since you are doing all this solo, that you pace yourself and hopefully don't burn out because the entire core of this game is REALLY ambitious. Nevertheless, it is SUCH a good game. The wait is worth it, no matter how long this would take to finish.
It is an ambitious undertaking for sure, and I definitely went a little overboard with choice options. Since releasing the last story update, I've been working to streamline how I reference everything. I've learned programming tricks I didn't know about early on that helps with that.
Tracking things like who knows who, positions, etc. actually isn't too difficult, it's mostly the intricacies of relationship choices that can be complicated. But that was the purpose of the most recent story update (and why it took so long). It lets both the player and the game set a relationship goal for everyone so I can just write a few versions of each scene going forward, be them romantic, sexual, both, or just friends with a guy.
I'm pulling threads together even further in the next story update to narrow down to a few distinct paths that cover a lot of scenarios. Part of that involves focusing each update on just a few guys rather than everyone at once. Other guys will still appear, but not in a way that has me juggling 16 full paths all happening simultaneously.
As for threesomes, it's not gonna be a free-for-all where you can use any combination of people. There are specific scenarios that are already planned out. So not quite as unmanageable as it may seem!
Anyway, all that to say I've definitely been adjusting plans, implementing systems, and learning skills to make it all more manageable. It's still a lot of work, of course; I would definitely like to find ways that other people could help. I have to do all the writing, of course, but assistance with things like initial scene setups for CGs and game testing would be welcome.
I just want you to know that I really love Thomas. He seems so intriguing and super hot Please make some extra time for him…
I'm glad you like Tomas! I don't get as many comments about him as some of the other guys. I like him a lot, too, so it's good to know he has fans.
He will definitely get some time to shine!
agreed, he is a cute man
Do you plan to port it to Android? Please, I nodded!
how to unlock the new Trevor content? The guide said you should meet the new guy after the Day2 hangout. But I just get a "To be continued" after the two classes and cannot hang out with anyone.
I did start a new game with 0.23 version, did I miss something or this is Patreon only content?
Day 2 covers the first day of classes, I can see where the confusion came in! Basically, after your first class with Will (the day after orientation), hang out with anyone but Isaiah or Alex, go to the club, and say hi to Asher. You'll meet Trevor and should get a pop-up saying you unlocked the Grind'm scenario.
I have a question, will it be possible to pursue a romantic relationship with everyone at the same time, or you can only get some romantic and some only sexual, or some characters will only allow you to have an exclusive romantic relationship?
As a poly guy I would LOVE to get with everyone but it feels unrealistic, I would love to know if there are at least some characters that will allow relationships like that though, specially after seeing the guide and seeing how many options there are planned for side characters as well.
Well, poly relationships no, because it's already very complicated doing all the choice branches for just one-on-one relationships. But that doesn't mean all those guys will want to be monogamous when you date. It'll depend on the guy, though I haven't decided on everyone's preference yet.
You won't be asked to commit to anyone for a while, though, so you can pursue relationships with multiple guys at once. That's why I have the "playing the field" sections in the guide, to help with that.
That's just romantically. Sexually, you can get with as many guys as you want, limited only by not being able to be in two places at once. I actually have a planning document mapping out all the hookup timing so I can make sure it's possible to get with everyone at least once in a single playthrough.
Thank you! Sounds hot, i will make sure to go that route
You need to meet Trevor in the game to unlock the scenario. The quickest steps to do so are under "Accessing the New Content" in the newest dev log.
I just finished replaying it with the update and I love it. Curious about whether the next update will focus on the story on another Grind'm character, and if so, who.
Glad you enjoyed it! The next update is a story update that picks up where the current version of the game ends. It primarily focuses on Matt and Evan with a secondary focus on Marco and Leo, but it'll touch on everyone's story in some manner.
The third Grind'm scenario will be with Parker, but I don't know when that will be done. I'm focusing on the next update for now.
just finished replaying through the game with the trevor update. there's this one bug I encountered where I went to isaiah immediately after meeting riley and marco, and after I finished the dialogue, I skipped to meeting the professors or the band and I didn't get to meet alex or dominic at all. The game still thinks I did when I got the choices to think about them in bed so I don't think it was meant to work that way.
I just took a look at the code, and I think I see why that happened. Funnily enough, I think that error may have been there for like three years and no one noticed. I guess most people just talk to them in the order listed, haha.
Thanks for pointing it out, I'll get it fixed!
I love how the art is improving, the guys just keep getting hotter and hotter! I can't wait for the next story segments to be completed! I know the development takes time, but damn it's worth it everytime.
Also, quick question, are the Grind'm scenarios canon, or just side stories that don't correlate with the main game?
It's just side-content that doesn't add to the overall story
Glad you're liking the art updates - I really want the main characters to match the quality of the newer ones that use more recently created models. I think I'm getting there with most everyone, last thing I'm tweaking for many is just proportions.
The game's story takes place over two months, and all the Grind'm scenarios would take place after that. I consider them just a fantasy version of Connor, but there's nothing really keeping them from being canon if they match the vibe of your playthrough.
I am considering adding a few that take place within the story itself, but that wouldn't be for a while.
Do you want to develop for Android?
I'm starting to think that I may or may not be obsessed with this game since I started thinking about a lot of things.
1. I was wondering if it's in the cards to basically hate someone, like choices in the future to just "hate" or just be someone a character doesn't like.
2. contrast to the first, maybe we could play cupid and matchmake two characters together? it can be fixed or not but I like to imagine at the side of connor pursuing someone, there will be opportunities to get two people together and what not.
3. last one for now, Is there a consequence for being eager to hook up early with a character or already hook up? like would it be harder to be more romantically intimate if we actively choose the horniest option all the time?
I don't care how long this game takes to finish, this has taken over my entire brain. keep it up!
Haha, glad you're enjoying it so much!
1. You can definitely hate someone, there's a negative relationship state for it. Right now it's only an option for Julian after his hookup, but there may be a few other spots where it could come up. Then there are also side characters like Victoria or David you can be antagonistic with.
I'm not sure how far I'll go when it comes to a main character disliking you, though. There will be some awkward situations, like Asher catching you with Mafia & NC17, but I don't anticipate any situation where Connor would be so malicious as to be hated.
2. There's already a few spots where you can arrange hookups for people, actually. Romantically, I do have some ideas of characters who'll get together if Connor doesn't show much romantic and/or sexual interest in them. Some of those may happen via Connor being a matchmaker, we'll see!
3. I won't punish you for being horny all the time, haha. The only character who finds being overly sexual a turnoff is Asher. Everyone else is fine with it. Some characters, like Matt, actually build a relationship faster if you go have sexy times and then tell him about it!
hello again. I got curious with the julian part and had to replay the game to actually agree to hook up with him this time and playing through the morning after makes me think about how this would look especially in the next update with matt. we probably might end up telling him about the julian thing and I don't think he will be too happy since connor was the one involved. will this cause rifts between him and julian? and in relation to getting characters together, is it possible to accidentally cause main characters to 'hate' (or dislike since hate is a big word) each other because of stuff like this.
There will be an opportunity to tell Matt about the Julian thing in the next story update. I haven't written that conversation yet, but Matt definitely won't be a fan of Julian after that. Which will be a little awkward considering they're in the same classes and will be acting opposite each other in productions!
There will be other points like that where characters will react differently towards each other based on what they know. I don't know how crazy I'll go with the reactivity in that regard, but for Matt specifically, it makes sense for him to feel protective of his best friend.
is their a new update? upcoming? or just in the making? orrr it's discontinued?? i YEARN for this game bro, specially riley😔
The latest dev post on here has details on the new update that's being released for free in a few weeks as well as the update that will follow. It's definitely not discontinued 🙂
I have a question. I was doing Marco’s route and chose all the options I could with him. After he told me about the guy he slept with, I chose to have Connor go to the club. At the club, he talked to Isaiah, danced with him, and also defended him against David. When Isaiah ran away, Connor comforted him in the common area. The next day, Connor told Marco everything and thought of Isaiah as a friend. Marco straight-up said he was interested in Isaiah. He didn’t even mention thinking about asking Connor to hook up after the frat party. And then Connor didn’t think anything of it—there was no relationship check with Marco or any other characters afterward, like there are in some of the other routes. It just goes straight to the shower scene with the dorm guys. Did that happen on purpose, or is it because I haven’t spent enough time with Marco?
I just went through the code, and I think that would only happen if you didn't proposition Marco during your afternoon hangout. Before releasing that update I had to very quickly combine some Marco stuff, and looks like I auto-assigned you a friendly relationship with Marco without having a ponder scene, due to not making a sexual move on him.
I believe there are some other spots like that where Marco should have been pondered that I cut out last minute, I know of at least one other. I already plan to add something back in for that, so I can definitely do it for this particular path.
I'm also going to be adding in a scene with Isaiah before the showers where you can talk about the night before.
You didn't get a choice of anyone else to think about because you didn't reach certain events with them, so the game set you as friendly or neutral.
Now, if you did proposition Marco, then something got messed up. Definitely let me know if you did, or if there were any other events that seemed significant enough that they should have been commented on!
Okay, I came back and propositioned Marco. The outcome is still the same!
Oh, okay, I just went back through the code again, and now I see where a scene is missing. He still wouldn't tell you about wanting to hook up after the party, that doesn't come up in all convos, but you should still get an opportunity to decide yourself how you feel about him. I'll make sure that gets added. Thanks for pointing it out!