TrueClash – SFW
A downloadable Visual Novel for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android
─── Welcome to Trueclash ───
Train fighters. Build relationships. Shape your story.
You're Ren, a rookie trainer fighting for a spot in TrueClash — the world's biggest MMA tournament and the heartbeat of Vibrant City.
Every conversation shifts something. Every choice echoes forward.
─── What to Expect ───
Built on Emotion
Expect to feel joy, relief, pain, frustration, anger and so much more — because each of these contributes to a story and scenes that stay with you.
Your Story, Your Way
Play as male or female. Choose who to trust, who to challenge, and who to let in. The narrative reshapes itself around your decisions.
Characters That Breathe
No cardboard cutouts. These are fighters with scars, secrets, and agendas of their own. Your presence changes them — for better or worse.
Strategic Combat
(to be updated in 0.7)
A stance-based system where every choice matters. Your opponents learn from your patterns and adapt, turning each fight into a tactical mind game. Well... most of them do.
Explicit Content
TrueClash is an 18+ game and yes, explicit NSFW content is planned. But it's not the heart of this story. Romance here is a slow burn, and intimacy will come when it feels earned.
─── Content Warning ───
TrueClash explores mature and sensitive themes with care and intention:
- Substance abuse and dependency,
- Mental health struggles,
- Suicidal behaviours,
- Sexual violence.
These subjects are not treated lightly and may appear during your playthrough.
If you're struggling with any of these issues, please reach out for support.
You are not alone. There is help and there is better life out there.
─── Acknowledgments ───
To Our Patrons
TrueClash is still a work in progress, and so are we. Every kind message, every word of encouragement, every moment you've spent with us on this journey has pushed us forward. You're not just supporters. You're part of the team. Thank you for making this possible.
To Alex, Viv, and Mark
Alex, for putting up with me when this project consumed everything. Viv, for your endless support and contagious enthusiasm. Mark, for joining this journey and choosing to stay.
You believed. You helped. You stayed. Thank you for everything.
Music & Sound Credits
TrueClash wouldn't sound the same without the incredible talent of independent music and sound creators. Some of these artists offer their work for free, others at prices that indie studios can actually afford, and some—despite their success—still choose to support small developers like us.
Whether through Patreon, YouTube, or their own platforms, these creators make games like ours possible. Thank you for sharing your art with the world.
- Innaudio
- lofidreams99
- Universfield
- White Bat Audio
- Aim to Head
- heatleybros
- Grand Project Music
- Soundridemusic
To Everyone
And to all of you who have been here, one way or another... Thank you.
The journey continues, let's see where it takes us next.
─── Join the Journey ───
Become a patron to support the game's development and gain access to exclusive content, early releases, and the opportunity to influence future storylines.
Your support helps bring Vibrant City's world to life.
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## BUG REPORT ##
Endless Loop
* I first chose to wander around, then the game send to me to Matt, then to Diego, then back to Matt, then again to Diego, then back to Matt, ... *
=> I tried different dialog options and finally after a few rounds of going around I managed to get out of the loop by chance, by choosing totally different dialog options when talking with Matt
P.S. I'm using the Itch.io App, in case it makes a difference.
Hey Ni_Fi,
That error you’re describing is definitely strange, because when you choose “wander around”, you’re not supposed to be sent to Matt automatically — it should take you to the choice menu where you decide where to go next.
I’ve never used the itch.io app myself, so it could indeed be related to that.
I tried opening the game straight from the file without using Itch.io App, and unfortunately the problem persists.
Here are my dialog choices (shortened to avoid spoilers) in order:
Here, I tried some other dialog options...
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Ahhh! And it’s in the stadium section! For some reason I thought it was at the start of the game. Most of what you described is actually supposed to happen — except for you going to talk to Matt and getting the same conversations on a loop xDDDD.
Okay, I think I found what was going on and I released a silent update (you can download the game again). I tested it and it’s working properly now, but you’ll need to replay Matt’s part.
That initial stadium section (version 0.5) is what I call the exploration part, meaning there are a lot of variables that change scenes in different ways depending on the choices you make. When you explore and then get sent automatically to Matt, you kind of end up skipping some keys (basically the game doesn’t remember you already went to Matt). That was a coding mistake on my end. It should be fixed now (I just hope I didn’t accidentally break anything else).
And thank you so, so much.
No problem, always happy to help! Sorry about the confusion...I should have been more precise when describing the bug, and I definitely should have mentioned where I found it.
Just tested the new version and now it works like a charm...at least the route I chose.
** I tried a different way of doing things : I chose to go straight to Matt, after which I was sent to Diego, after which the patch came to an end and totally missed the "wandering" part... Just to make sure, is that how it's suppose to work? Same thing happens if I chose to go to Diego first.**
Thanks for the great game. Keep up the good work! Can't wait to see where you'll go with it. Loved the training session "mini-game"...though the total randomness of it did cause some grey hair...me being a perfectionist and all LOL
When will be the game all complete ?
Hey Kendys!
Honestly? I have no idea xD
I’m really trying to go into detail with the game and avoid ending up with a rushed product. So if we’re talking about the full game, I’d say it’ll probably still take a few years.
That said, if we’re talking about sagas (sets of episodes), I believe the Matt vs Diego saga is getting close to its end. I think it should be finished within about 3 months (I say think because it always takes longer than I expect).
After that, a new phase begins — the Beach Saga, which was voted for by the Patreons 😉