FAQ

itch.io runs the game inside an embedded frame, and browsers treat storage inside frames as expendable. Under storage pressure (or after a while of not playing), the browser can silently wipe the game’s saved data (technically: the IndexedDB and localStorage for that frame). The game writes every save to two storage backends to soften this, but if the browser clears both, the save is gone. Three countermeasures, best used together: export your save regularly (Settings has Export buttons that download a JSON file you control), enable cloud saves so a copy lives on the server, and for long runs consider the downloadable Windows or Android build, where saves live outside the browser.

Optional feature added in v0.2.8. The game generates a six-word sync code; your saves are encrypted on your device with that code and stored on the server, which cannot read them. Enter the same code on another device to pull your saves there. Free players sync the Auto-Save plus one manual slot, patrons sync all slots. The code is shown once and cannot be recovered if lost, so write it down. Full details in Cloud Saves.

Yes. Settings has Export (downloads your save as a JSON file) and Import (loads one back in). This works across all platforms, so you can carry a save from the itch.io browser version to the Windows build, for example. Cloud saves automate the same thing if you would rather not shuttle files around.

Free version: play in the browser on itch.io. Patrons: log in on pinkedandowned.com to play the Patreon build directly in the browser, or grab the Windows (standalone) and Android (APK) downloads from the Downloads page there. There is also a password-protected itch.io mirror of the Patreon web build; the password is shown on the Downloads page after login.

Same build, same release day. New content typically ships Patreon-first for a release window and then unlocks for free in a later version, and a small set of features is permanently Patreon (cheat console, the five “muse” dating NPCs, deep-route content). The full breakdown lives in Patreon Vs Free.

The app checks for updates on launch. When a newer version exists, a banner appears at the top with a Download button for the new APK (or Windows build). Install the new APK over the existing app; do not uninstall first, because uninstalling deletes your local saves along with the app.

Click “Login with Patreon” on pinkedandowned.com. You are sent to Patreon’s own login page (standard OAuth, the site never sees your Patreon password), Patreon confirms your supporter status, and you come back logged in. The site only keeps a small signed cookie saying “active patron” that expires after 24 hours; no tokens or account data are stored. Any active tier unlocks everything, there is no per-tier split.

Yes. SubscribeStar login is supported the same way: active SubscribeStar subscribers get the same browser-play access as Patreon patrons.

In Settings (both the main menu and the pause menu). The game ships in 11 languages: English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Thai, Turkish, and Chinese. Lines that have not been translated yet fall back to English.

Yes, and please do. There is a community translation editor on pinkedandowned.com: a simple web page per language, no account needed, where you can correct lines directly and the fixes ship with the next build. Access links are shared in the Discord, so ask there for your language’s editor link.

From inside the game: the Bug Report button sits at the bottom of the character panel (the side panel with your stats and equipment) and in the pause menu. It opens a small form: subject, description, an optional nickname (bug reporters get credited in the changelog), and an option to stay anonymous. You can also attach your save, which makes most bugs far easier to reproduce and fix; attaching is optional and asks for your explicit consent first. Alternatively, report in the Discord.

No, that is a designed mechanic. Pushing your Energy all the way to zero ends the day on the spot: you wake up the next morning with full Energy. It is a setback, not a game-over and not a stuck state. Sleep before you bottom out and it will not happen. See Getting Started for the day loop basics.