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Private Dick: Lipstick & Lies

Also known as Private Dick: Lipstick & Lies, pdlal, private dick lipstick and lies

An erotic mystery like no other. Step into the gumshoes of private detective Sam Steele in this opulent, hard-boiled visual novel. This ain't a love story.

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3 Aug 2026

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Patch notesPublished 27 May 2024

Devlog: May Update

I love deleting code - and over the last 6 weeks I've deleted a lot of it. Read on to find out why this is good news and I'm not crazy. Stopping the Rot Regular readers may remember that back in April I said I was going…

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12 updates

July 2026
The Heart Still BeatsThe heart still beats. Badum. Badum. Pink neon light bleeds in from outside, staining the room. Badum. Badum. I wait in the near darkness. Badum. Badum. Smoke curls from the cigarette in my hand, the ember dying but sti…Announcement29 Jul 2026
December 2024
December Update - Yup, I'm On A BreakI'm sorry. I'm sorry I'm sorry I'm sorry. I, Cisco Donovan, have become the asshole I tried so hard not to be. Private Dick: Lipstick and Lies is officially on hold. Has been since September 30th, when I posted to Patre…Announcement1 changeGameplay23 Dec 2024
August 2024
Devlog: July UpdateThis is just a quick placeholder post. It's been another bad month here for Private Dick gamedev. I just can't seem to beg, borrow or steal the time. I really don't have much more than that to report. So. Not much to sa…Announcement01 Aug 2024
June 2024
Devlog: June UpdateAfter May want pretty well, June has been an absolute stinker. Some personal shit has come to light this month. For reasons of privacy and dignity I don't wanna talk about it. But it's hurting me and my plans. In the me…Announcement1 changeGameplay28 Jun 2024
April 2024
Did you know code rots? If left unmaintained for a period of time, a codebase will degrade. You wouldn't think it possible. It's not like the source code can physically change without human intervention. And yet. The Pr…5 changesFixGameplay17 Apr 2024
March 2024
For March's devlog, I want to post something exciting - something I've been sitting on for a while. I want you to meet Baku Satsu, who will be recording the voiceover for June Van Beek! Check out this Soundcloud link fo…3 changesUI/audioGameplay22 Mar 2024
February 2024
Frequent readers will be aware that I've been exploring adding animated sex scenes to Private Dick. Well, sadly things have taken a bit of a bad turn over the last month. I've decided to pause the whole animation projec…6 changesGameplayBalance29 Feb 2024
January 2024
Devlog: January UpdateJust a super short update this month. I am unwell but wanted to post something before the end of January. And look, I made with hours to spare! New background art - Steele's Flat It's been tough month on and off the pro…Announcement2 changesGameplayUI/audio31 Jan 2024
December 2023
Devlog: December UpdateI'm sitting here now, in that weird timeless void between Christmas and New Year, when no-one knows what day it is and all the wit of man is meaningless. I'm not a big Christmas fan, and I totally acknowledge that many…Announcement4 changesGameplay29 Dec 2023
November 2023
November isn't over yet but on the whole it's been a pretty good dev month. Hurrah! I'm still working long hours on my contract. But I have been finding an hour most days to get things moving along. Art and VO are both…9 changes2 numericGameplay24 Nov 2023
October 2023
Devlog: October UpdateCisco here with a dev update for Private Dick. I'm sorry I didn't post here in September. I posted to my free Patreon but it was a pretty miserable update to be honest. September didn't offer a lot of dev time. I know t…Announcement1 changeGameplay23 Oct 2023

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