Friendship with Benefits

Friendship with Benefits

Released Nov 2020

Friendship with Benefits is a unique eroge game that combines free-roaming elements, visual novel, dating simulator and role-playing mechanics. With a cast of over 20+ romanceable characters, where will you begin in this new and wonderful world?

95% positive · 1,676 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence

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Steam $10.99
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Evaluation

Friendship with Benefits launched on November 4, 2020 and received its first major post-launch update on December 3, 2020 (v1.2 "Final Climax Update"), which added 12 new sex scenes, 3 romanceable girls, and 13 hidden secrets as a free update to celebrate the game's successful launch. On May 23, 2026 — nearly six years after the original release — the developer shipped v2.0, described explicitly as a "love and polish" revisit to their first and most successful game. The developer frames this update warmly but clearly as a retrospective effort: they note that experience gained from working on a newer title (Monster Girl Tavern) inspired them to bring improvements back to this older game. The update delivered a new sex scene with Lily, 16 bonus pinups for Dawn, a fully revamped UI, bug fixes, and quality-of-life improvements. A minor patch (2.0a) followed on May 26, 2026 to address small issues introduced by v2.0. The developer makes no mention of any further planned content, roadmap, or upcoming updates. The v2.0 post reads as a fond, concluded revisit rather than the opening of a new content cycle. There is no unreleased DLC listed on the store, no announced future content, and no language suggesting ongoing development plans. The game is best understood as a complete, finished product as of May 23, 2026.
Evidence
Developer releases v2.0, framed as a retrospective polish pass on their first game. Adds a new Lily sex scene, 16 Dawn pinups, a revamped UI, and comprehensive bug fixes. Developer describes it as 'coming back to give this game some love and polish' with no mention of further planned updates.
news post · May 23, 2026 source content shipped
high
v1.2 'Final Climax Update' released shortly after launch, adding 12 new sex scenes, 3 romanceable girls, and 13 hidden secrets as a free update.
news post · Dec 3, 2020 source content shipped
high

Details

Publisher
TwistedScarlett60
Achievements
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Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
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Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player

About this game

Welcome to Arcadia, a new, mysterious and magic world that you're trapped in! The inhabitants are a mixture of monster girls and anthro girls, and they're almost all completely nude!

This eroge combines visual novel story telling, with an open world, dating sim mechanics and some light role-playing to create a unique, engaging and very memorable experience.

  • 30 Romanceable girls, each with their own personalities, stories, and style.
  • Huge open world map with a variety of locations to visit, including a full day/night cycle which dynamically changes the opportunities available to the player.
  • 42+ Sex Scenes and 50+ Sex CG featuring a large variety of scenarios to sink your teeth into.
  • 20+ hours of content and a world designed to be endlessly revisited
  • A handy hint system so you'll never get stuck or lost.
  • Inventory systems, money, shops and more! Buy gifts for certain girls to unlock even more sex scenes.
Last evaluated Jun 25, 2026
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