Where to get it

Steam

2019 · Desk Plant · Adult · Adventure

Rape Day

cancelled controversial video game

Released: 9 March 2019
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Adult Adventure Visual novel Zombie apocalyptic television program
Developers: Desk Plant
Publishers: Desk Plant
Modes: Single-player
Country: England

About

Rape Day is a cancelled indie adult visual novel developed by Desk Plant and originally intended to be released in April 2019. The story focuses on a serial killer and rapist who, during a zombie apocalypse, rapes and kills women. The game courted controversy online, where petitions for the game to be removed earned widespread support, and its page was removed from Steam in March 2019 before it was able to be released.

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Development

Rape Day was a visual novel that used branching dialogues to progress the story, which revolved around a sociopathic serial killer and rapist, controlled by the player, who would be able to harass, rape, and kill various women during a zombie apocalypse. Its developer, a man named Jake who went by the aliases Desk Lamp and Desk Plant, described the game as a dark comedy inspired by various horror books and psychological thrillers. During the development process, he removed a scene in which a baby is murdered in order to avoid having the game labeled as child exploitation. The game's scenes were 3D rendered, and it reportedly had over 7,000 words and 500 images.

A warning on the game's Steam page marked the game as having mature content including sexual assault, necrophilia, and incest. Screenshots of the game showed naked women being held at gunpoint and being sexually assaulted, among other things.