The Secret Life of Dorian Pink

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The Secret Life of Dorian Pink is a single player casual role playing game with a comedy theme. It was developed by Amber and was released on March 27, 2023. It received positive reviews from players.

A choices-matter narrative RPG set in an alternate universe of the Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. Save your boyfriend Basil from the Devil by making questionable choices, gaining allies, and making doughnuts explode.

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87%Audience ScoreBased on 24 reviews

graphics4 positive mentions

monetization10 negative mentions

The game features charming, whimsical, and engaging storytelling with witty, humorous dialogue and memorable characters, including LGBTQIA+ representation.
The art style is vibrant, unique, and delightful, with hand-drawn portraits, surreal backgrounds, and a pleasing color scheme.
There are various entertaining minigames and multiple endings, offering replayability and a fun overall experience with good music including an original song.

The game experiences frequent crashes and glitches that cause loss of progress, which negatively impacts enjoyment due to lack of manual saving or reliable autosave.
The control of minigames can be clunky, and the game may feel short or in need of polishing in performance and optimization.
The game's presentation as a demo or advertisement for a separate product can be confusing and may feel misleading, detracting from the overall experience.

monetization
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions
The monetization approach here is criticized for misleadingly presenting advertisements or demos as full games, which undermines genuine developers and harms the gaming community. This tactic is seen as exploitative and not worth players' time or investment.
- “While it might seem like an innocuous mistake, publishing demos and advertisements as if they are full games is misleading and in some ways harmful.”
- “Often developers may choose to incorrectly publish demo/advertisements as separate games as a cheap way to bypass paying Valve for marketing presence on the Steam front page, which may seem clever to them, but it's harmful behaviour and it's not good for gamers.”
- “This advertisement is taking up marketing space and visibility that would be better made available to a developer that's done the right thing and created a full game.”
graphics
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
44% positive mentions, 56% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
The graphics are widely praised for their unique and appealing art style, vibrant color scheme, and humorous, well-crafted imagery. The game's aesthetic, particularly its black, white, and pink palette, enhances the storytelling and overall chill atmosphere. Some NSFW visuals are present, but the exceptional graphics combined with music contribute significantly to the game's charm.
- “The graphics are ultra pleasing, the imagery is humorous and wonderfully done, and the dialogue are just the best.... I can rave about the dialogues for hours.”
- “The graphics and the music are exceptional.”
- “The art style is fun and the color scheme is fantastic.”
story
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
44% positive mentions, 45% neutral mentions, 11% negative mentions
The story is widely praised for its charm, creativity, and memorable characters, offering a unique and engaging narrative experience inspired by classic literature. While many appreciate the aesthetic and intriguing timeline, some players have encountered game-breaking glitches during story progression. Overall, it delivers a weird, heartfelt tale with strong emotional and artistic appeal.
- “The story is charming and strange enough to want to find out how it ends.”
- “The story was enthralling and the characters were clever, and the musical number??”
- “And the story is really creative and filled with memorable encounters.”
- “I can't count on both of my hands how many times some of the story progressing actions in game actually gave me game breaking glitches that crashed the game.”
music
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50% positive mentions, 50% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
The music in the game is consistently praised as exceptional and engaging, complementing the graphics and enhancing the overall experience. Players particularly enjoy the surprise musical numbers and the variety of minigames that integrate music creatively.
- “The graphics and the music are exceptional.”
- “I loved the story, art, minigames, and surprise music!!”
- “The music and graphics in this game are wonderful.”
stability
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions
The game suffers from frequent glitches and crashes that disrupt progress, leading to a frustrating and unstable experience. These stability issues significantly detract from enjoyment, with some in-game actions causing game-breaking errors.
- “I can't count how many times some story-progressing actions triggered game-breaking glitches that crashed the game.”
- “Thus, I unfortunately can't recommend a game that is, in its current state, basically broken and buggy in a way that ruins the enjoyment.”
- “A bit buggy (causing repeated crashes) and the mini-game controls are clunky, but the game has a lot of personality.”
humor
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
The game's humor is highly praised for its witty, sassy, and insightful dialogue, complemented by humorous and well-crafted imagery. Players find the writing and character development cleverly amusing, making the humor a standout aspect.
- “The graphics are ultra pleasing, the imagery is humorous and wonderfully done, and the dialogue is just the best. I can rave about the dialogues for hours.”
- “Sassy, insightful, humorous.”
- “The writing and development of characters is witty and humorous.”
gameplay
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 50% negative mentions
The gameplay features intuitive mechanics and a charming art style, though it leans towards a classic, old-fashioned approach focused on exploring and interacting with characters.
- “Love the art style and the mechanics are quite intuitive.”
- “The gameplay is a bit old-fashioned, wandering around talking to characters.”
optimization
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50% positive mentions, 50% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
The game’s optimization is a notable downside, preventing it from reaching its full potential despite strong content like engaging cut scenes and original music. Improved performance would significantly enhance the overall experience.
- “All in all, I would give this game a 9/10 had it been properly optimized.”
emotional
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
The game delivers a delightfully absurd yet oddly heartwarming experience, especially resonating with fans of the original book. Its emotional impact is both charming and engaging.
- “As a fan of the original book, this game is lovely <3 This was such a delightfully absurd and oddly heartwarming game to play.”

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The Secret Life of Dorian Pink is a casual role playing game with comedy theme. Common tags for The Secret Life of Dorian Pink include indie, lgbtq+, exploration, narrative, pixel graphics and others.

The Secret Life of Dorian Pink is available on PC, Mac OS and Windows.

The Secret Life of Dorian Pink was released on March 27, 2023.

The Secret Life of Dorian Pink was developed by Amber.

The Secret Life of Dorian Pink has received positive reviews from players. Most players liked The Secret Life of Dorian Pink for its graphics but disliked it for its monetization.

The Secret Life of Dorian Pink is a single player game.

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