Bonding, Now

About this game

Experience stories from various worlds. Each with their own characters, relations, interactions.

In Bonding, Now, the player can choose one of many visual-novel like stories to play through. Most of them are independent of each other, but some can feature the same characters - although not always in the same roles. The list of stories will grow with time, with more added with game updates. Some of them might even be influenced by you, the players!
Enjoy slower paced narratives, savor the suspense. Take your time to get to know all the characters!




Have fun with a non-linear summer dating simulator story. Get to know your potential mates and grow as a person.

Each story is a bit different, sometimes with slightly different mechanics. In the "Summer Bonds" story you play the role of Satoshi - a young bachelor on a vacation stay at a small mountain resort. There he meets four girls and one boy, also on holidays. As Satoshi, freely decide on how you want to spend your time there. Maybe getting to know one of the girls a bit better? Or maybe spending some time learning new skills and hobbies? Or exercising? Who knows, maybe all this will help him get along with others a bit better?

In this story, the progression is less linear, with the player deciding on themselves how time passes. The idea is to make the story a bit more open-ended, with more and more features being added with game updates as well. Still in active development!


Unveil the mystery of a lost person. Take part in an old-school detective story.

In "Eclipse", help private detective Hotklins with a difficult case of a missing girl, as requested by her mother-in-law. Gather clues, ask questions, combine facts. Who was she? Dive into her world, learn more about her, do what you can to find her. But whatever you do, do not get emotionally attached.


Natural sexual content, all delivered in its own pace throughout the progression of the story.

Not every story in Bonding, Now features explicit sex scenes and/or nudity, but some of them do. Each story is labelled appropriately about the themes and the level of sexual content present. In most cases, nudity tries to appear natural as part of the story, with stories trying to be as much of an everyday slice-of-life as possible. Most of the 'explicit' stories in Bonding, Now can be considered "hentai for demisexuals". It is the bonds we make with people also make the most fulfilling sexual content.

And each story is like a small fantasy of the author. Some more explicit, some less. But not only.




The part that is most important: the characters. Hope you'll like them too.

Many visual novel style games come with characters that come from certain tropes, 'templates' so to say, often very predictable. But people are diverse, have different body shapes, different characters, interests, traits, flaws. People are complex, not just 'tsundere', 'yandere' or 'kawaii'. And all this uniqueness makes people shine.
It is hard to invent this diversity out of thin air, so most of the characters in Bonding, Now are inspired by real world characters the author knows, such that each of them feels more like an actual person in the end.


A bit about the creator, the project and its principles.

Bonding, Now is a one-person passion project. The art, the code, the writing - all done by a single developer. All done in their free time. No DRM, no hiding of assets behind encryption. This means that anyone can browse through all the scenes if they please so, but it's highly recommended to let things reveal naturally, throughout the story!
Word from the author: I am not a professional artist! However, I love drawing, even with my current skill-set. And I hope you will see this love through my semi-amateur artwork!

Important note: some of the stories might not be complete, but they will be worked on along with new stories in time - expanded via regular game updates. If you give Bonding, Now a chance - with time more and more content will be added. I promise!

Latest news

• Announcements·13 Feb 2026Official

  Happy Valentine's Day!

  Happy Valentine's Day and Happy 2026!Progress is slow so not too many updates from my side - apologies once again. It's not easy when there's so much going on. But good news is: I have not forgotten about Bonding, Now and a new story is in the works! I had some back and forth on which new idea to pursue. I asked around, poked people about which characters they like the most, which they would like to see more. And a decision has been made...!The new story is will be a bit more hentai-oriented, with a bit more adult content than Story #1 and #4 (though not as smut-like as #2). However! It's still a nice slice-of-life story, and all of the nudity and sex is very wholesome and tasteful. I hope you'll like it. I think this one will appeal a bit more to the male audience. Still, I want to address an interesting topic with it. One that usually gets a bit over-sexualized around the world, where I want to show that there's more to that. Though sex too of course! More info soon!I'm considering releasing the new story in phases, not waiting for the whole thing to be ready. But I'm still undecided if that's a good idea.That's it for now! Below a small artwork for Valentine's Day. Can you guess which of the characters this could be? There's tattoos, some make up, some changes, but I wonder if you'll be able to figure out who this is. There's nothing better than a comfy and sexy harness...!Have a nice weekend!
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• Announcements·30 Sept 2025Official

  Autumn Sale, 30% Off!

  It's been a while since my last update - I apologize for that. I came back to the living just for a short moment (for now) to give everyone some good news: it's Autumn Sale time on Steam and Bonding, Now is 30% off! Fetch it while it's hot!It's getting a bit chilly on this side of the globe, and there's nothing better than a wholesome cuddly story to play through, with pretty girls, handsome boys and lots of tasteful nudity during those cold, autumn nights. As mentioned in the subtitle: recommended by many doctors* as the cure for cold and flu.There is progress, but life is a bit hectic right now, so it is all much slower than expected. I'll follow up with a regular dev update soon, but for now a small spoiler: there's a new character being worked on. You can actually see her in this sale's thumbnail...! GASP!Buy the game! Enjoy! Comment!* No real doctors actually confirmed that :( But none denied either, so...!
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• Announcements·9 Aug 2025Official

  House-cleaning discount!

  I know it might not make that much sense, but I thought it's the least I can do. I'd love to make more progress on the next Stories for Bonding, Now - but there's SO MANY DISTRACTIONS because of the house move. Distractions that I can't really avoid! So here you have it: 20% off. Consider buying and supporting! Oh, and be sure to share feedback too!Thank you and have a wonderful weekend!
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• Patch Notes·12 Jul 2025Official

  Dev Update #8: Slow progress is still progress

  Development continues!The Steam Summer Sale is now over. Huge thank you to everyone that purchased a copy of Bonding, Now! It was a bit of a rough time period for us right now. We've been moving across the country and it's always a big deal, always time consuming, always tiring. I think we settled in right now, but because of that progress on the next update was slow. Which doesn't mean there hasn't been any!As mentioned in my previous update, my main focus right now is Story #3. It's a detective story, with the gameplay elements focusing on solving 'the mystery at hand'. I'm sure everyone remembers those good old detective games where the player had to gather clues, question suspects - slowly and slowly unveiling the truth. This is basically what it will be.I try not to over-complicate the game mechanics, but I am working on a system for clues gathering and questioning suspects about them. I think complex mechanics in games like these have both pros and cons. For instance, let's say a system where you can ask any character about every glue you have gathered. It's a neat idea, giving the player the chance to feel like a real detective and figure out who to ask about what. But in reality, many players will most likely just brute-force this system, asking everyone about everything. And it might be frustrating when sometimes you really don't know what to ask a character about. So that's not ideal.As of the actual story, let's just say I'm slightly inspired by an old noir crime movie "Laura" from 1944. But only slightly!But what about boobies? I know you will all like the gumshoeing of Story #3, but I'm sure there's also quite a few of you that prefer the slightly more 'erotic' nature of the stories. I am still undecided about which of my few ideas to pursue next. In the previous dev update I listed out 3 H-related story ideas and I think I like all of them equally. If you feel that one is more interesting than another, please, let me know!I guess that's it for today. O...
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• Patch Notes·29 May 2025Official

  Dev Update #7: The future, Now

  Huge thanks to all the supporters! I was very happy to see quite a few people purchasing Bonding, Now after release! Thank you! As a single part-time developer it always takes longer to create all the content, so knowing that some gamers decide to buy and experience my long-time-in-the-works creations puts a smile on my face. And of course this motivates me to continue on. But remember: your feedback is invaluable. Not only regarding the gaming aspects, but also regarding the stories, the characters, the themes, moods and visuals. Bonding, Now is a place where I can turn our fantasies into something more physical. I draw a lot of inspiration from the people around me: my partner, my friends, family. And it is a bit of my quirk that I am interested what people think of the characters in those. Who is your favorite? Who do you think is the most attractive? Which boy is the hottest? Which girl is the cutest? We'd really like to know! What next? Now that Bonding, Now is out, first thing I'll have to think about increasing the reach slightly. I'll try to spread the word of Bonding, Now across the internet and gaming communities. I'd love it if more people could join in. But once that's done, back to game development! I think it's finally time to work on Story #3: Eclipse. For those of you that enjoy nudity: sadly, this story will not have any. I always liked detective/mystery stories, and this is basically what Story #3 is. But I guarantee that if you like crime noir, you will enjoy this one for sure. Then there's also continuing adding additional days to the open-ended Story #5. But I think I'll be doing that in-between other things, not focusing on this instantly. I currently have 4 other story ideas ready in early draft stage. I'd love to make them all, but with my limited time I need to choose my battles carefully. Two are my original ideas, one is my partner's and one inspired by original ideas from our friend. Not sure which one I'd like to do, but the general 'vib...
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