Eleanor's Handmaid

About this game

Eleanor has just turned eighteen and her life is about to change in many ways. She has to learn about her family's businesses, get along with her fiancée, and get accepted into a prestigious university, just to name a few things. And then there's the curious and exciting but maybe a little bit scary activity called sex. What exactly is it that adults do in the bedroom (and sometimes in other places)? Luckily, Eleanor is surrounded by wonderful maids who are more than willing to help her find that out...

Eleanor's Handmaid is a light-hearted visual novel with branching storylines, multiple endings, and rich background lore. Join Eleanor and her handmaid Sofia on their journey to find out what being an adult is all about!

Features (ver. 1.3.1):

• Multiple branching storylines & 7 endings
  
• NEW: 7 seven epilogues, featuring 3 new characters, added in post-launch updates!
  
• Total length: 111 000 words (5-8 hours)
  
• 37 unique event CGs, 495 variants
  
• 1080p resolution
  
• Unlockable CG & scene gallery
  
• 100% human-made (no AI-generated content)

Characters:

Eleanor "Ella" D'Faerwyn is the heir of the Faerwyn noble family. She's dutiful and somewhat shy but usually lively and playful at home. She's very fond of her maids and treats them as family members rather than servants.

Sofia Firlake has been the handmaid of Eleanor her entire life. She's cheerful and often mischievous but extremely devoted to her mistress. Now that they are both adults, Sofia is hoping to take her relationship with Eleanor to the next level...

Helen Firlake is the chief maid of the Faerwyn family and the mother of Sofia and Laura. She has a dark past that she rarely talks about, but she's happy with her life now. She considers Julie her hero and has strong feelings of affection for Eleanor as well.


Julie D'Faerwyn is the current head of the Faerwyn family and the mother of Eleanor. She's a retired special forces captain who has found more pleasant (and pleasurable) ways of living her life in the past decade and a half. She's proud and powerful but generally amiable toward everyone around her.

Laura Firlake is a housemaid and the gardener of the Faerwyn family and Sofia's older half-sister. She's perceptive and well-informed but not very talkative. She considers both Eleanor and Sofia her little sisters.

Nerisha is a young adult succubus who has recently moved to Earth from the Underground and entered Lady Julie's service. She's liberal-minded and, unlike most succubi, views humans as her equals. She's rumored to be very "nice and cute."

Latest news

• Patch Notes·21 May 2025Official

  Version 1.3.1

  This is a small update that introduces a number of fixes and improvements to the assistive self-voicing accessibility feature for the visually impaired. You can read more about the feature at the game engine's documentation page. The day counter, POV indicator, and "Makai Wiki" pop-ups are now only voiced when hovered. Interactable elements in selection screens and menus are now properly voiced when hovered. The "Makai Wiki" articles now make a small sound when they pop up (this applies to all players).
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• Patch Notes·11 May 2025Official

  Version 1.3.0 (Final Update): Serenade to Serena

  "Well, Nerisha did tell me that Serena loves teasing young women..." The third and final content update is (finally) here, and it comes with its own theme character! Enter the famous Underground explorer, Serena, whose exploits in both dangerous dungeons and fluffy beds are many indeed. Her girlfriend calls her an evil temptress, but is that the whole truth? It probably is, but you can consult Succubus Research Diary for more information. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44162560/02c7a16727d482066f1a9bdc798f1134a7ea7e5b.jpg Serenade to Serena is a content update that adds two more epilogues to the game, completing the series. Epilogue 5: A Family in the Making Epilogue 7: A Luscious Rival These new short stories take place after endings 5 and 7, respectively, and their total length in words is approximately 8000. They both feature the titular character and are connected to her past adventures, but no prior knowledge is required to enjoy her company. ːheart_of_succubusː There are two ways to access the new content: You can continue to Epilogue 5 right after finishing Ending 5 (similarly for Epilogue 7) If you have already completed either or both of the endings in question, you can access the epilogues from "Scenes" in the game's main menu. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44162560/86b00c50c3c6e77c535b28f43fb68ffb9b1050d3.jpg "And stop moaning, too. I'm not trying to caress you." P.S. Serena will have a role in the next Arcus Plume game as well! It's not available for wishlisting yet, but you can always follow Arcus Plume to get notified when it does. P.P.S. I don't say this as often as I should, but please consider leaving a review if you liked Eleanor's Handmaid (or even if you didn't). It's always good to get feedback, whether it's long or short. ːbambooleavesː -kuroha238, developer of Eleanor's Handmaid
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• Announcements·8 Jan 2025Official

  Version 1.2.0: The Girl in Magenta

  "Just call me Jenny. I like to keep it simple." Jenny is a perfectly ordinary traveling merchant who spends much of her disposable income on magenta clothes and women of any color. Having arrived in the city of Thenas, the mischievous but mostly harmless girl has decided to visit Julie's Oasis, a bathhouse run by the Faerwyn family. They don't sell magenta clothes there, but the other thing that interests Jenny is available aplenty... ːhorn_leftː ːhorn_rightː {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44162560/4df3201014f361585259fbe33752bac3969f71b3.jpg The Girl in Magenta is a content update that adds two more epilogues to the game, both of which feature the new character, Jenny. Epilogue 4: Taking a Night Off Epilogue 6: Pleasure Doing Business These short stories take place after endings 4 and 6, respectively, and their total length in words is approximately 8000. They are also loosely related to the post-launch content of Succubus Research Diary but can be played without any prior knowledge. There are two ways to access the new content: You can continue to Epilogue 4 right after finishing Ending 4 (similarly for Epilogue 6) If you have already completed either or both of the endings in question, you can access the epilogues from "Scenes" in the game's main menu. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44162560/053509736879f7dad32265194793806b1f9d6831.jpg Other changes: Fixed a bug in Epilogues 1-3 that caused the game to return to the Scenes menu prematurely (i.e., before the epilogue being played had actually ended) in specific circumstances. Typo fixes. "Thank you for having mercy on me, Miss Helen. I solemnly promise to be a good girl from now on. Except maybe sometimes." Enjoy. ːheart_of_succubusː
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• Patch Notes·28 Dec 2024Official

  The Second Content Update is Coming Soon!

  Eleanor's Handmaid will get another content update on the 8th of January. Like the first one, the second update will have its own theme character. Some of you may already be familiar with Jenny, a mischievous and magenta-loving merchant girl who first appeared in the post-launch content of Succubus Research Diary. Jenny seems to be headed to Julie's Oasis, a bathhouse where wet dreams come true... ːheart_of_succubusː Sofia and Helen will have big roles as well: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44162560/a3dc2e571ef1943393ea5440b8cc4a96516d1791.jpg {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44162560/d0218429311a5c3ecd5ddb50dd62e4c8a823bcbb.jpg So, what's Jenny up to, anyway? Um... nothing unusual, I suppose. ːhorn_leftː ːhorn_rightː Off-topic but otherwise timely: I wish you a happy new year! May your endeavors be fruitful and all that (unless you're up to no good, of course). ːstar_of_masteryː -kuroha238 (developer of Eleanor's Handmaid)
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• Announcements·22 Aug 2024Official

  Version 1.1.0: Nadila's Return

  "Shut up, Julie. Take off your clothes so that we can get started." Lady Nadila Faerwyn enters the fray! The passionate redhead is back home, and she isn't going to just sit back while everyone else is having fun. She's a woman who knows what she wants and how to get it... ːheart_of_succubusː {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44162560/55160afc3ad7bd826d2602abe67eddd933f27958.jpg Nadila's Return is a sizable content update that adds three epilogues to the game, each of which features the titular character. Epilogue 1: Marital Activities Epilogue 2: Cats Say Nyaa Epilogue 3: Genuine Feelings These short stories take place after endings 1-3, respectively, and their total length in words is 9100. Perhaps it goes without saying that each epilogue also features a graphical depiction of a scene in which Lady Nadila does what she does... ːhorn_leftː ːhorn_rightː There are two ways to access the new content: You can continue to Epilogue 1 right after finishing Ending 1 (same for Epilogues 2 & 3) If you have already completed any or all of the endings in question, you can access the epilogues from "Scenes" in the game's main menu. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44162560/845e1928c437e5e4153c3ef0a69ec93a1dfd1b19.jpg "I should think that you'll be both tired and satisfied by the time we're done. I have a big appetite." Have fun. ːheart_of_succubusː
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