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App ID	2874300
App Type	Game
Developer	Alexis Royce
Publisher	Alexis Royce
Franchise	Lead Into Gold
Supported Systems	Windows macOS
Technologies	PyGame Engine, RenPy Engine
Last Changenumber	29807710
Last Record Update	29 June 2025 – 06:12:44 UTC ()
Release Date	1 May 2024 – 16:12:55 UTC ()

❓ 80.36%

49 reviews

In-Game

An experiment in letter writing, meant to evoke the distinctly sweet homoeroticism of Victorian and Edwardian literature. Follow the correspondence of two professors, in the months before one of them makes a decision he'll never be able to take back.

Additional Information

This game is excluded from Steam Family Sharing because: Free Game

Developer

Alexis Royce

community_visible_stats

Yes

ReleaseState

released

Publisher

Alexis Royce

IsFreeApp

Yes

Exclude from family sharing (exfgls)

3 (Free Game)

Store Release Date

1 May 2024 – 16:12:55 UTC ()

osarch

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community_hub_visible

Yes

Social Media

https://discord.com/invite/Y5PGVwEgaH

Primary Genre

Free to Play (37)

Store Genres

Casual (4), Indie (23), Simulation (28), Free to Play (37)

Steam Release Date

1 May 2024 – 16:12:55 UTC ()

Store Asset Modification Time

1 May 2024 – 16:08:22 UTC () (1714579702)

library_assets

library_capsule	en
library_hero	en
library_logo	en
library_header	en
logo_position ↴
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width_pct	66.33605600933492
height_pct	100

osextended

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Is free on the store?

Yes

review_score

review_percentage

Detected Technologies (?)

PyGame Engine, RenPy Engine

Steam Deck Compatibility

Steam Deck:
This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
SteamOS:
This game runs successfully on SteamOS
category: Playable
steamos_compatibility: Compatible
test_timestamp: 1 November 2024 – 00:00:00 UTC
tested_build_id: 14415616

configuration:

supported_input	gamepad
requires_manual_keyboard_invoke	0
requires_non_controller_launcher_nav	0
primary_player_is_controller_slot_0	0
non_deck_display_glyphs	1
small_text	1
requires_internet_for_setup	0
requires_internet_for_singleplayer	0
recommended_runtime	proton-9.0-3RC
requires_h264	0
requires_voice_files	0
gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported	0
hdr_support	0

controllertagwizard

Yes

First seen on SteamDB

4 March 2024 – 17:25:57 UTC (), in changelist #22625618

Supported Languages

3 Languages	Interface	Subtitles
English	Yes	Yes
Simplified Chinese	Yes	Yes
Spanish - Spain	Yes	Yes

Assets

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clienttga

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icon

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small_capsule

english

capsule_231x87.jpg

header_image

english

header.jpg

library_assets_full

library_capsule ↴
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image2x/english	library_600x900_2x.jpg
library_hero ↴
image/english	library_hero.jpg
image2x/english	library_hero_2x.jpg
library_logo ↴
image/english	logo.png
image2x/english	logo_2x.png
logo_position/pinned_position	CenterCenter
logo_position/width_pct	66.33605600933492
logo_position/height_pct	100
library_header ↴
image/english	library_header.jpg

Assets

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header	header.jpg
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library_hero	library_hero.jpg
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community_icon	3e67d6c92e6d9e5b50fc64888740bf07e428d33b.jpg
page_background_path	app/2874300
timestamp	6 March 2025 – 19:43:10 UTC

Trailer 694712 ↴

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trailer_category	3
trailer_480p ↴
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video/mp4	257020104/movie480.mp4
trailer_max ↴
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video/mp4	257020104/movie_max.mp4
microtrailer ↴
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adaptive_trailers ↴
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all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	1 May 2024 – 16:08:41 UTC

Trailer 681432 ↴

trailer_name	Hoping Trailer 2
trailer_category	0
trailer_480p ↴
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video/mp4	257012295/movie480.mp4
trailer_max ↴
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video/mp4	257012295/movie_max.mp4
microtrailer ↴
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video/mp4	2874300/681432/43ba96c388395b7e4cdb7b8e52ece9dc3f8cd35f/1750949617/microtrailer.mp4
adaptive_trailers ↴
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all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	30 March 2024 – 16:09:35 UTC

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