Glory Hounds
A downloadable visual novel for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android
(Glory Hounds contains themes of an adult nature - you must be 18 or older to play)
Glory Hounds is a lighthearted action/romance visual novel set in Schippersburg, the futuristic capital of Batavia.
Alex de Rooij, your regular everyday dalmatian working a dead end job, has his boring life suddenly upended when he discovers his boss's secret identity as the masked vigilante known as the Dawn Hound.
Thrust into a new position as his sidekick, he soon finds it comes with some rather unusual workplace hazards - from invisible fashionistas to fish mobsters from the depths of the local canals.
As threats continue to mount, Alex will have to step up to the plate to fight for the fate of his hometown - as well as decide his own.
Glory Hounds is an episodic visual novel with releases planned every two to three months (keep in mind that early releases might take longer than this as we build our library of assets and illustrations - we will try to keep communication as clear as possible). Each release features an additional story set in the city of Schippersburg. No cliffhangers here - these stories will remain mostly self-contained, similar to the cartoons and comics that inspired us.
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Title screen and thumbnail were drawn by Captain Nikko! Follow him here!
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Development log
- Hotfix 2.1Mar 12, 2023
- Issue 2 Android build is live!Mar 12, 2023
- Glory Hounds Issue #2: A Whale of a Tale is now public!Mar 12, 2023
- Issue 2 now available on Patreon!Feb 25, 2023
- Issue 2 development update - OctoberOct 17, 2022
- Issue 2 Progress UpdateSep 11, 2022
- New Mac build!Jul 31, 2022
- Linux build!Jul 30, 2022
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"Can you believe they're rebooting Adastra again?" This VN is making me laugh so hard. Love it so far!
This new issue pushed all the right buttons with me. God I'm loving this too much!
I have yet to touch this game but what is up with the whale???
Without getting into detail, you get to spend some time with/get to know him during Issue 2.
Is this linnear or rpg style?
So far has been linear, but who knows later on?
how tf is this sfw lmaooo
Does anyone know if this game has material too NSFW to be streamed on YouTube?
Like is there any implied sex or explicit scenes or something like that?
I can say with confidence that the game is absolutely safe for streaming on YouTube.
!Spoiler!
Only at the very end of issue #2 there is a hint of sex, but it is served in a humorous manner and I would not call it NSFW.
THARR SHEE BLOWWSS
I downloaded this VN earlier this week and played through both issues, having just finished issue two prior to making this post. I have to say I really like this VN so far. I'll be looking forward to seeing more in the future.
Baleeny on mah peeny
Whyyy Milo had to be Drozdov? Any kind of cool butler voice he had in my head was instantly replaced with
infamous Drozdov voice. (oh, right, my opinion on the game, it's great, you should try it if you're reading comments because of hesitating)boy i can't wait for next updates
Is this NSFW?
For what I have seen it's not but maybe in the future
Someone needs to draw the slap of God meme but with dawn hound and the fish guy who's name i can't spell
Just finished the latest update with issue 2, and just wow! That really out did itself as well as add and help develop the lore/world from issue 1. Can't wait to see this game progress and improve over the course of time.
On a side note and personal taste, I really liked the addition of Ahab (I believe that's the big whales name). He is certainly a fun and interesting character, plus love the dynamic he gives of being chill with Alex (I believe that's Dawn Hound's name). To the point of being able to have a great time talking about their escapades. I really love the dynamic of bad guy/villain as their job, but a totally fun and chill guy with the protagonist when not on the job.
Plus I am very interested in seeing where the relationship between Ahab and Alex goes. I'd even be interested in shipping them together. So can't wait to see where things go with Ahab.
Out of curiosity will there be NSFW scenes in the game in the future? If not I understand and am cool with that, but if there is i would be a fan of seeing that. As I think it could add some interesting run-ins with characters.
Keep up the fantastic work, can't wait to see the next update.
Could Alex fit into Ahab’s mouth?
Asking for a friend.
It'd be a biiiit of a tight fit, but just about!
definitely was something better left unsaid
I want Ahab to step on me- 😩
Well, apparently so does Alex. Good to know.
Edit: As long as this project goes on, I will be invested. Thanks for this, and I will not be allowing Max near my kitchen anytime soon.
Edit 2: W... w... well... the... uh...
............
(I can't believe it. Once again, I am rendered absolutely speechless by a VN. Thanks.)
Happy to help! Glad you enjoyed it!
Is so cool is like a comic book.
That was super fun! The drawings were hilarious, and I enjoyed how things shook out with Ahab. Looking forward to the next one!
Very happy to hear you enjoyed it!
This has been a very fun read and I'm gonna have to ask for some extra mode or something that details what happened between Alex and Ahab at the end lol
Heheh, maybe I can work something in sometime.
Will the game have NSFW scenes?
If there's enough people wanting them and they fit in the story then yeah!
How to choose yes a million times-
I hope you will add them
Is the end scene with your roommate's show all canon, or just a fun bit?
I consider it canon. ;)
~Redd
I am quite pleased with this ^_^
the update was great!
as a person that is unironically obsessed with spongebob the krusty krab-like tables made me grin like an idiot lol
Ok. so much for that potential. Maybe I'll just stick around for the big doggo. He's cute and likable at least.
Raoul's the friendliest!
~Redd
Will the raven/crow butler be a romanceable character? Because he's quite a fine specimen
I remember the author mentioning on twitter plans for him, Dawn Hound, and Alex entering a polyam relationship.
Milo's going to be one of the options yes!
~Redd
God, how do you guys keep pulling such great writing on your projects? Issue 2 was just as good as Issue 1 was and I'm still craving for more!
Thank you! That means a lot!
~Redd
Glad you liked it! :D
Are there some choices I missed, or are there no choices at all in this?
None so far, but there will be choices in the future!
~Redd
Just a question, are you ever going to resume work on that Khemia vn?
Hey! I don't personally work on Khemia, that's Howly's thing. I think it's getting picked back up once Arches is complete.
~Redd
Thankyou for the info
When are you going to release the next update of this visual novel?
Just released on Patreon! Public release should be in a week or two.
~Redd
Is there a date for the release of the next update cause i need more
I adore the story so far, and the style. Even just the every dog has its day caption on this page warms my heart in a fun way, all these vns are absolutely amazing and fill me with joy, thank you Echo project
Will there be any other love interests besides Raoul and Milo? Someone younger..
Younger? probably not, the author loves the oldies and I'm into in. We need some vns with some more older guys
Oh, it's a pity:< Of course, I also like adult mature men, but not older than 30-40 years
Well bad news there. I think both these guys are 45+
Wait so this is a complete game?
nope not yet. You can get updates on the echo project discord
I'm grinning so hard at this game, I swear
Thank you guys so much for this masterpiece!
I saw the end and was so confused lol I love this vn a lot already and can't wait for more
Maybe this VN will bring me out of this long, dark, and cold depressing atmosphere Fiona put us in. 14 days almost now with no power on the island and it has been tough covering my staff who cant work.
Bring my electricity back so I can read this. I'll try it.
Island? If you mean what I think, yoooo! Another fan from my place! This story is so worthwhile. But I will say, Fiona was definitely not fun to go through. But this game definitely brought a smile to my face when I played it again when power came back.
Sure was a time. Now here I am waiting for more to read now that it's all long done and over with here and storms. So far it's a nice read. Really full of character.
Also sorry Rocky. Were on different islands I think. Unless you for some reason moved to atlantic canada recently lol
No worries. I thought you might have meant a place around the Caribbeans. I'm sorry to hear about the hurricane though. Definitely not a good time. One thing for sure, this VN definitely got us a bit through it.
I am a Taiwanese, and I really hope this game would have Chinese version.(*﹏*;)
I have problems reading English language sentences (๑•﹏•).
Thanks for your team that always makes great works❤️.
I will support you forever.👍
Bruh Batavia is Jakarta, Indonesia... As an Indonesian I'm glad that the name stuck :D
Unless you play The Smoke Room, 'Batavia' become confusing. In real life, Batavia is Jakarta in colonial era. Meanwhile, Batavia in The Smoke Room is equal to Netherlands (which Clifford's hometown). It seems, in this VN, Batavia is modern Netherlands.
Now, if The Echo Project makes another VNs with Batavia as setting, I'm not sure anymore which 'Batavia' that they referred.
The ingame name Batavia comes from a former name of a region in the Netherlands!
~Redd
So, can we say that that city is the future of Cliff's hometown?
the Batavian Republic was Netherlands under french rule during french revolution and napoleonic wars. It lasted from 1795 to 1806 when it was annexed directly into the French Empire.
will this be a romantic visual novel on the side?? seeing alex and dawn hound would be a cute couple! but its ok if they wont date or anything :3 id just think its cute
other then that question, i just wanna say this is an AMAZING VISUAL NOVEL
This visual novel will feature romance in the future, yes! Raoul and Milo are both potential love interests. ~Redd
oh my gosh yayyy! im so excited!
you know I wish the sequel to A dastra would get an update but I absolutely love gloryhounds and the smoke room I don't know about Echo at all I haven't read it yet