Taru's Infernal Pledge v0.16 Released
Taru’s Infernal Pledge from developer FlimsyLegs has reached a meaningful milestone: version 0.16 delivers Chapter 10 of the story, marking a decade of chapters in one of the adult VN space’s more unconventional dark fantasy offerings.
The game follows Taru, a female protagonist — a deliberate rarity in the genre — through an infernal world built on religious horror, monstrous encounters, and morally weighted choices. Combat is handled in turn-based battles, giving the game a mechanical backbone that most adult VNs skip entirely. Branching decisions lead to multiple endings, and the content spans a wide tonal range: BDSM, female domination, slavery, lesbian scenes, and group encounters are all woven into the larger narrative rather than bolted on as isolated scenes.
For version 0.16, FlimsyLegs continued visual cleanup work, describing the patch as including improvements “by removing placeholder images” — a sign that the project is maturing toward a more polished final state. With ten chapters now complete across Windows, Linux, and Mac, players coming in fresh have a substantial amount of content to work through before hitting the new material.
The developer also distributes the game through itch.io and Steam, which puts it in rare company among adult titles built around combat and story depth rather than pure sandbox mechanics.
