Heather is HC's next door neighbor, and is an avid cosplayer and anime fan. Cadence is a goth witch who is close to Decima, and Decima is a droid mechanic with a robotic prosthetic right arm. Magdalina is Beryl's girlfriend, and is initially suspicious of HC. Beryl is a shy volunteer librarian, and she has a strong maternal instinct. HC first meets Beryl when she helps HC escape from the police. Hardcoded currently has seven characters which whom the player may have an intimate relationship with: Beryl, Magdalina, Cadence, Decima, Heather, Joi, and Olivia. Coupons may be used to buy clothing and furniture. The player may earn coupons, a form of currency, through various tasks. The game includes numerous explicit sexual encounters with other characters throughout its progression. HC is able to build relationships with characters in the game, and it follows dating simulator progression paths. The game uses point and click adventure controls, where the player clicks on objects and characters in the game to interact with them. GelCorp, a massive corporation, is infecting everyone with pollution that makes everyone horny, and HC and her friends resolve to solve the mystery. HC ran away from her owners and joins the local trans community in Pira City at the beginning of the game. In Hardcoded, the player controls a droid, who goes by 'Hard Coded' or HC for short, because her factory-made male deadname is 'hardcoded' into her and she is not able to change it. Gameplay The dialogue, characters, and positive portrayal of trans women have been praised by critics. Hardcoded has been generally well-received, with critics remarking on its positive portrayal of the transgender community and its polished writing. Development on Hardcoded is ongoing and supported by Patreon donations. She and her codeveloper Trix Royal wanted to create a game that showed positive aspects of the transgender community. Lead developer Kenzie Wintermelon was initially motivated to create Hardcoded to target the cisgender futanari fetish community, and to show them that becoming trans was an option for them. The game follows a droid named HC who runs away from her owners and joins the local trans community. Hardcoded is a point and click erotic dating simulator visual novel game developed and published by Ghosthug Games for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

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