Rosset High School is cursed. The powerful spirit of its patroness demands an equal number of girls and boys. She transforms additional students to fit her expectations. It seems that the spirit also feeds on the students' emotions and feelings. Some students learned how to communicate with the patroness and make deals with her.
In The Parity, you take the role of Paul, an 18-year-old young man who was nominated to transform into a girl by his classmates. Such a possibility is not the only danger he has to challenge. Luckily, he has devoted friends (maybe even more than friends) who could help him even in the worst of circumstances.
The Parity is a CYOA game with mechanics based on the Approaches. The outcome of many actions depends on the way Paul solved the earlier problems. Paul is a premade character with his own interests and thoughts, the game has a narrative structure, however, I plan in the future some looser, more sim-like moments.
The published version is an early alpha. There is available Prologue, and Chapters 1-12. Chapters 13-14 are available for Patrons on Patreon and SubscribeStar. The current free version is 288k words long, the Patreon release has 343k words.
I try to release new updates monthly.
You can't get stuck in the game. You'll always get some version of the story. Some paths are harder to find than others. After the end of every chapter, there is a summary where you could check what have you missed.
The more detailed walkthroughs are available to supporters of the game on Patreon and SubscribeStar.
0.54 FOR SUPPORTERS
- chapters 0-14;
0.52
- chapters 0-12;
- the changes from 0.53 patch;
0.53 FOR SUPPORTERS
- chapters 0-13;
- over a half headings for passages that count in switches added;
- chapters 2 and 3 after proofreading;
0.51
- chapters 0-11;
- over a half headings for passages that count in switches added;
- chapters 2 and 3 after proofreading;
0.42a FOR SUPPORTERS
- problem with nasty comments fixed;
- problem with Approaches in breaking up with Dorothy in chapter 2 fixed;
0.42 FOR SUPPORTERS
- chapters 0-12;
0.40a
- chapters 0-10;
- minor fixes;
0.41 FOR SUPPORTERS
- chapters 0-11;
- it's easier to get Justin breaking up with Claudia;
0.39
- chapters 0-9;
- it's easier to get Justin breaking up with Claudia;
0.40 FOR SUPPORTERS
-chapters 0-10;
0.38
-chapters 0-8;
-I started to place the tips that would help to follow the paths;
0.29a FOR SUPPORTERS
- bug with clothes fixed;
0.29 FOR SUPPORTERS
-chapter 9 added;
0.27a
- bug with clothes fixed;
0.27
- chapter 7 added;
- the bug with counting chips in chapter 7 fixed;
- the bug with period fixed;
0.28 FOR SUPPORTERS
- chapters 0-8 re-wrote to Twee;
- the bug with counting chips in chapter 7 fixed;
0.26a
- bug with clothes script fixed;
- bug with loading of Feminine Clothes and Feminine Habits fixed;
- bug with increasing of Feminine Habits in chapter 3 fixed;
- the maximal level of Defiance established as 5.
0.26
- chapters 0-6 re-wrote to Twee.
0.16 FOR SUPPORTERS
- chapter 7 added;
0.15
- chapter 6 added;
0.14b
- bug with counting Justin's breakup fixed;
- some minor bugs fixed;
0.14a
- bug with daydreaming at the beginning of chapter 5 fixed;
0.14
- chapter 5 added;
0.13b
- chapters 0-1 after proofreading;
- changed Claudia's font;
- some minor errors fixed;
0.13a
- updated to patch from 0.12b;
0.13
- chapter 4 added.
0.12b
- fixed problem with dead-end during the small-talk on a school day;
- fixed problem with confrontations in Chapter 2;
- fixed problem with accusation of Olivier in Chapter 2;
0.12a
- some minor bugs fixed.
0.12
- chapter 3 added.
0.11
- chapter 2 added.
0.10a
- added the stats descriptions;
- added variables that would link with chapter 2;
- it gets easier to be not liked by the girls;
- some minor bugs fixed.
0.10
- added the prologue and chapter 1.
Great read, too bad that the creator seems to have abandoned this game/story.
Is there going to be an update? If you could add Rend or something it'll perfect
I think this concept is brilliant and is one of the most enjoyable experiences I've had with a game on this site. My main criticism is that I discovered this site and this game a couple of years ago and there just hasn't been much progress to the story in a long time. When I find a game that really appeals to me I want it to progress and end in a reasonable time frame.
I know that the makers of the games offered on this site are most often learning as they go and usually just start out with a concept but no real idea of how much work and how long it will take to complete. For most games that are just frivolous "wankfests" it doesn't even matter if they conclude. Games like The Parity that have a great concept AND great writing are rare and that is why it is frustrating that it is taking so long to develop.
I've just checked back here since it is listed under recently updated games and I read comments about the game being too dark with bad things happening. This site, and others like it, contain numerous (majority even) games focusing on rape, degradation, corruption, and other not so positive aspects of sexuality, so it is somewhat surprising to read the post about how dark this game is. I feel it has dark moments but those elements are not gratuitous like in most games. They fit into a mature and interesting story.
I also read the author's response including the reference to Stephen King. I'm older so my comparison would have been a more adult Twilight Zone, which was a show that presented stories that were usually just slightly outside the realm of possibility...yet close enough to be relatable.
Overall, a nice text-only game and anyone interested in M2F transformations should try it.
I took non-sex oriented path and, to be honest, I didn't like it all that much. It was really great at first, but I stopped around chapter 7 or 8.
The reason I stopped is because game world is too cruel for my taste. For instance, Main Character was bullied very harshly as a male and boys continued bullying him even after transformation, to the point where she is afraid of being raped.
And this is non-sexual route.
I don't want to think what a sex-focused route would contain. Or how depressing the game would be if I didn't get on the good side of girls and Martha.
Maybe, the tone of the game will become lighter in later chapters, but it didn't seem like it : as I understand, the game is getting darker and darker with growing mentions of mental illnesses, genocide and other stuff I don't want to spoil.
If I am wrong and game actually gets less dark later, I hope author will comment this review to clarify this for everyone.
would really love to see more of this story. Enjoyed it immensly and is quite well written
