Journey: RebirthCheeky Capybara

Support the lair

Free to play. Paid to play early.

Journey: Rebirth is free. Every episode gets a public release post with download links, and you do not owe us anything to play it. That is deliberate. We would rather have you in the story than behind a paywall.

So here is the honest pitch for supporting us instead of the usual one. Paying does not unlock the game. It moves you up the queue, and it gets you the art, the process, and the votes that the public build will never include.

Episode 4 is in that queue right now. Wave 1 is Headliners and the tiers above them, $20 a month and up. Roadies play on Saturday, October 31. The free download goes up Thursday, November 5.

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The Ladder

What a membership changes

Every tier includes everything below it. Superstar, Rock God, and Hall of Famer go further still, up to alpha and beta builds and custom render sets. The full list lives on the membership page.

  • Free

    $0

    Play the whole game, follow the build.

    • Every episode on its general release day
    • State of the Game progress post every month
    • Teasers for the monthly render sets
    • The Discord, contests included

  • Fan

    $1

    For the ones who like watching it get made.

    • DevLogs every other week, the long version of why we chose what we chose
    • Fan role on Discord
    • Plays on the same day as free members. This tier buys the process, not the queue.

  • Groupie

    $5

    The monthly art, and a say in it.

    • Monthly SFW and NSFW render sets in 1080p
    • A vote on the monthly polls, including who stars in them

  • Roadie

    $10

    Where early access starts

    Five days early, with the guide in hand.

    • 5 days early access to every new episode
    • The official walkthrough: every branch, score, and achievement
    • Monthly renders in 1080p and 4K, and the seasonal sets in 1080p
    • Cosmetic dev polls and 3x voting power

  • Headliner

    $20

    First in the door, everything in 4K.

    • 10 days early access to every new episode
    • Seasonal sets and short stories in full 4K, multiple renders per post
    • Story dev polls that shape scenes outside the main plot
    • VIP lounge on Discord and a 4K wallpaper request each month

Full perk list and the tiers above Headliner are on the membership page, and the reasoning behind them is in the tiers announcement.

The Commitment

What you are actually backing

The roadmap has been public since the first episode shipped.

A story with an ending

Three seasons, roughly 45 in-game days, four to six endings depending on your choices. Season 1 is Journey: Rebirth and covers about 15 of those days. We are not going to still be releasing this in 2040.

A rhythm you can check

State of the Game on the first of every month, a DevLog every other week, and episodes roughly every 10 to 14 weeks counting early access. If we slip, we say so in a post rather than going quiet.

Two people, no publisher

The whole thing is written, rendered, scored, and coded by two of us. Support is the reason the next episode is 3,000 renders instead of 300.

A community that gets asked

Outfits, dates, and whole scene directions go to a vote. Episode 4, in early access for Headliners now, has beats in it that exist because patrons picked them.

The whole plan is in the official roadmap post, free to read.

Patron Extras

Everything else we make

These stay over there on purpose. This is the short description, not the thing itself.

Questions

Straight answers

Is the game actually free?
Yes. Every episode gets a public release post with download links for Windows, Linux, and Mac. No membership, no key, no trial. Episodes 1 to 3 are free now. Episode 4 is in early access, and the same build goes public on Thursday, November 5.
I already play it for free. What does a dollar get me?
Not a faster release. Fan at $1 plays on the same day you do. What it buys is the DevLogs, where we explain what we are building and why, and the Fan role on Discord. Episode 4 this week is Headliner at $20 and the tiers above it. Roadies at $10 play on October 31.
How early is early access?
Headliners at $20, and the tiers above them, get the first wave. Roadies at $10 get the second wave. Then it goes public for everyone. For Episode 4, wave 1 is open now, wave 2 is Saturday, October 31, and the public build is Thursday, November 5. We use those two waves to catch bugs, so early players are genuinely doing the rest of the lair a favor.
Do my saves carry over between episodes?
Yes. Your saves and your choices carry forward, so you can pick up where you stopped instead of starting over. If a build ever changes something that affects old saves, we call it out in the release post.
Do I have to make choices? I just want the story.
Kinetic Novel mode, added in Episode 3, makes the decisions for you and leaves you the one that matters: who you pursue. You can switch it on or off in Settings at any point, mid playthrough included.
What about Steam and Android?
A Steam release is planned and we will announce a date when we have one worth trusting. Android is on the roadmap for later. Windows, Linux, and Mac are all available today.
How adult is it, exactly?
Explicit, and 18+ only. Multiple romance routes with real variety and kink friendly options, alongside mature story themes including crime and conspiracy. The characters have psychology rather than just poses, which is the part we care about most.
Can I cancel whenever?
Of course. It is Patreon, it is monthly, and nothing you already downloaded gets taken away. Plenty of people join for a release and step back off. No hard feelings.

Two Doors

Pick a door

Play Episodes 1 to 3 for free, or join Headliner for Episode 4 now. Roadies are in on October 31. Both are good answers.

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