Arena of Thebes
A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android
About
Arena of Thebes is an adult gay visual novel. Its focus lies on atmospheric and filmic storytelling. This means lots of fully fleshed out cg artworks supported by atmospheric sounds. Arena of Thebes is a kinetic novel and has therefore no player choices impacting the story at this time.
Story
A group of guys unexpectedly find themselves thrown into a social study. Locked up with no escape and little privacy while pitted against each other in athletic competitions. Enter the arena and experience this exploration of male relations in conflict, companionship, romance and physical intimacy.
Versions
This is the public version of Arena of Thebes. The public version has censored full frontal nudity on the newest chapters. You can still enjoy the full story and some butts in all chapters with chapters getting uncensored over time.
For immediate access to all uncensored chapters you may check out the patreon page.
Patreon
Here you can get previews of next chapter releases as well as additional artworks. Any support is greatly appreciated and will help in the further development.
Here are some free samples:
Link: https://www.patreon.com/ArenaOfThebes
Download
Click download now to get access to the following files:
Development log
- Chapter 6 Public Release77 days ago
- Chapter 6 Early Access + Release ScheduleAug 30, 2024
- Chapter 5 Public ReleaseMar 08, 2024
- Chapter 5 Early Access + Release ScheduleFeb 09, 2024
- Chapter 4 Public VersionNov 03, 2023
- Chapter 4 Early Access + Release ScheduleOct 06, 2023
- Chapter 3 Public ReleaseAug 25, 2023
- Chapter 3 Release ScheduleJul 28, 2023
Comments
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When will Chapter 7 be updated? (Looking forward to it)
There's not a specific date for chapter 7, yet but it will take a bit longer still. There's going to be another test project set in the same universe with some Arena references released still this year. Hope this soften the wait for the next chapter a bit.
We need delete for censored for part chapter 6 l need all off censored l need for uncensored for in game l hope you reply thank you we love your game
Uncensored chapters will be released over time. For immediate early access you'll have to check out the Patreon page.
idk if anyone else has this issue but from chapter 4 onwards all the nudity is censored? Theres no setting to turn it back on or anything?
Haven't played it, but he does mention that half the game is uncensored and the other half is censored with the uncensored part being available in Patreon, so for example once chapter 8 is released on Patreon, chapter 4 will be available here with no censorship.
ah okay that makes sense i guess
that l need for set settings for uncensored all game
One of the best games ever made!!! Congrats for the excelent job!! Keep doing all the boys with lots of hairy dicks and armpits pls!!! The bushes are the best
Thanks for the huge compliment! I aim to have a variety of different styles but am also experimenting with having the option to choose hair amount so you might even get to see hairy variations of previously clean shaven guys in the future.
omg, the option to get everyone full bush pits and pubes is amazing, can't wait! :) thank u so much!!
So, I just played the chapter 6. I loved Max's winning face, that made me laugh. :)
Cool chapter, lot of "action", but I'd say this is the shortest chapter so far... Looking forward to chapter 7.
Hey, glad you liked it! From the image count this chapter sits at average, but I can see how one could get through it a lot quicker with less dialog between parings of two. Chapter 7 will be a lot bigger as the group unites with lot of new assets and perhaps some new mechanics which will be tested in a demo set in the same universe and coming out real soon. Stay tuned :)
is mc top ,vers ,or bottom?
There's not one singular main character, so will you have pretty much all perspectives.
I need to ask - which tier I must pay to get the pool blowjob picture/set (the last one right above the Patreon link here)? Must it be Gold tier or is Silver one enough? The tier descriptions are not specific. If photoshoot means that all pics are solo and hookup are the only ones with more guys, then it's a shame.
Hey, thanks for asking I guess I should add some more clarification with some more teasers in the future. There has been some deviations in the almost 2 years of bonus content but the majority of pictures includes 2 guys. The bronze and silver shoots are clothed and unclothed variations of guys mainly posing with each other. The gold hookups feature more explicit acts such as the pool set you've were asking about. As of now that specific set is only available in the gold tier but as the library of sets has been growing there might be some future discounted packs of previously released sets.
Thanks for a quick reply. I guess I'll have to wait then... The gold tier is over my Patreon budget.
Understandable, I'll keep it in mind when making the next adjustments. Have you checked out the X/Twitter media tab or the discord server? While most of it censored, you can find even more teasers of bonus content there until then.
Thanks, I'll check them.
Fuck, I wanna be locked up with Sean! HAHA! The game is very much captivating! Most chapters are censored, but I'm not bothered at all because the story is interesting enough. And the non existence of choices is not felt at all, I don't feel the need to have choices and control the story because the story is sufficiently satisfying. It is indeed giving filmic atmosphere and storytelling. I'm very much excited for the future chapters and uncensored cg artworks. Thank you so much for this wonderful work!
Thank you for the feedback! Glad you enjoyed it so far. The next chapter will be released on the 30th of August on Patreon. A month later it will come to itch where chapter 3 will also be uncensored.
are....there no choices like at all?
Arena of Thebes is a kinetic novel, which means it doesn't offer choices that impact the story. The focus is on delivering a rich, atmospheric narrative with detailed CG artworks and immersive sounds. There aren't any player choices at this time, the experience is designed to be filmic and engaging and an experimental form of visual novel. After much reader feedback such as yours, it is however in the midst of extensive updates which will introduce choices while retaining its previous design decisions. Stay tuned for upcoming releases that are right around the corner.
Can't wait. The cliffhanger in the end is huge. I need to know what happens next several months ago. :)
SEXY
OMG you did not disappoint! AAAAAA I'M SO EXCITED FOR CHAPTER 6!! you were right i did enjoy that certain scene in chapter 5!!
Glad you liked it and are looking forward to the resolution of that cliffhanger and continuation of the story. Doing my best to get new stuff out there as fast as possible.
Hello , i found a problem.
Your chapter 5 public zip, upon executing the .exe launcher , triggers a virus alert for a trojan/phonsy virus (Trojan:Win32/Phonzy.B!ml) . Idk if it's coming from the download from itch.io directly or from your side. i'd recommend taking a look onto it.
Thanks for bringing this to my attention. First I've heard of it, though. I've downloaded it again myself and compared it to the zip I uploaded and there are no changes made so this is most likely a false positive from your antivirus detection. After some quick research it looks like this issue has been popping up with the newest renpy version which I also updated to. I'll take a further look to see if I can prevent it from falsely popping up again. Or I might need to switch back to an older renpy version.
Sounds good , thanks for the quick response !
Loving the content so far , keep it up.
This game is so interesting, the plot is sooooo fun! This may be unusual but I kinda want Number 14(bloodied boy) and Mathew(name spelled wrong probably) to get together, I mean the cold, unfeeling guy and the wacky, non serious but actually smart guy is such a good pair😩🫶 all in all I just can't wait for more!!!! I'm craving for more chapters!! Thank you for making such a great game!!
Thank you for your kind feedback! Are you talking of Mateo? In that case you might look forward to a certain scene in chapter 5 coming to itch next week. ;) I appreciate your support and can't wait to bring out more chapters.
Yes Mateo! Oh man, you just got my blood pumping with that reveal😵💫 now I feel the urge to play the game on repeat until the next chapter 😭 I've been daydreaming of scenarios of which those two characters get together and you have no idea how happy you just made me with that little reveal🫶 thank you so much!!!!
I WAS SO WORKED UP WHEN BLOODY GUY PUSHED MATEO TO A ROOM AND STARTED UNDRESSING
When I try to install it on Windows (11) it says I'm missing an app that I need to open the application. Does anyone know what that might be? This isn't the only game it's done that to, but not all the ones I've downloaded give me that error either. Please help :c
Hm, that's weird. Should be everything included in the zip folder to run. Does it say what's missing specifically? Perhaps there is some required windows file missing or not up to date.
It just tries to take me into the Microsoft store to find a missing application, but it just says the app it was looking for can't be found.
I just ended up downloading it onto my tablet and it works just fine
pretty interesting