HardPunch: Sex Plague
A third-person action + visual novel hybrid, HARDPUNCH: SEX PLAGUE follows HardPunch through a collapsing world consumed by obsession, mutated desire, and the mysterious Alive-Bombs — physical manifestations of the cosmic entity known as Vaelis.
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Humanity did not disappear.
It changed.
HARDPUNCH: SEX PLAGUE takes place in a collapsing world shaped by mutation, obsession, and bioenergetic desire. Entire populations have fallen into compulsive states after the catastrophic phenomenon known as the Sex Plague, while fragments of civilization desperately cling to survival through cloning, ritual, and synthetic biology.
You play as HardPunch, a mysterious combat clone connected to something far older than humanity itself.
Across ruined cities, abandoned facilities, quarantined territories, forgotten temples, and unstable liminal spaces, she searches for the Alive-Bombs — mysterious golden spheres believed to be physical manifestations of Vaelis, a sensory cosmic entity strangely connected to Holofernes, Edna, and HardPunch herself across different timelines and realities.
But the truth surrounding Vaelis remains fragmented.
Some worship the Alive-Bombs.
Some fear them.
Others believe they are reshaping humanity itself.
Meanwhile, Holofernes — the immortal alter ego of Saklas — continues to appear across time through recurring bodies and projections, seemingly unable to disappear completely. His strange connection to HardPunch may reveal why the world collapsed in the first place.
As HardPunch moves deeper into the ruins of civilization, one question becomes unavoidable:
Was she created to stop Vaelis…
Or to become part of it?
[M] - Open/Close Menu
[Esc] - Exit Visual Novel mode and return to third-person gameplay (or click the button in the top-left corner).
HARDPUNCH: SEX PLAGUE combines third-person melee action with Visual Novel storytelling, alternating between combat-driven gameplay and narrative chapters.
Players explore interconnected environments while fighting hostile enemies in close combat and gathering bioenergetic power from mysterious suspended entities known as Spoils.
The gameplay loop revolves around:
Third-person melee combat
Visual Novel narrative chapters
Environmental exploration
Bioenergetic progression through Spoils
The search for Alive-Bombs
Gradual discovery of the Vaelis / Holofernes mythology
Combat, mystery, sensuality, and fragmented memories slowly converge as HardPunch uncovers the truth behind her own existence.
