About City Lights Love Bites Season 1 – The Reset
You wake up in a city with no clear memory of how you got here, aware only that something fundamental has shifted. The Reset is a story-focused romance sandbox that builds from this premise of fractured recollection and hidden systems, following your first days at an academy as you meet women whose knowledge of you seems to exceed what makes sense. The game unfolds through character routes tied to these heroines, layering mystery across scenes of dialogue and cinematic stills. Games like House Party share this casual approach to romance and adventure, though Reset leans heavier into narrative structure and the puzzle of what the city actually is.
Mechanically, it works through a quest interface that marks available character events and story progress, alongside in-game apps on your phone for interacting with the world and its people. Progression depends on pursuing the routes that open during early scenes, so the prologue and orientation serve as both setup and tutorial. The game treats love, desire, memory and consciousness as interlinked themes rather than separate elements, which shapes how the story unfolds and what questions it poses. Currently at version 1.1.0, the game runs on Windows and macOS in English and Simplified Chinese.
This suits players who want romance threaded through a stranger premise, and who don't mind that early hours will move slowly as routes branch and the hidden logic behind events begins to surface. It's a first season, so there's more story to come.
Developer's description
City Lights Love Bites Season 1 – The Reset is a story-focused romance sandbox visual novel about desire, memory, and identity in a city shaped by consciousness. This is the sequel of the pilot season.
You awaken after a mysterious reset with fragmented memories and a strange sense that some people around you may remember more than they should. As you enter the academy and attend orientation, you meet the first heroines of the story, begin their character routes, and uncover early clues about the hidden system behind the city.
Key Features
– Visual novel storytelling with character-focused scenes, dialogue, and cinematic CG sequences.
– Romance route setup for the first heroines introduced during the prologue and orientation.
– A quest interface that tracks available character events and story progress.
– A phone interface with in-game apps used for character and world interaction.
– Love, desire, memory, and consciousness as central story themes.
– English and Simplified Chinese language support.
– Original music and atmospheric sound design for story scenes.
– Single-player narrative experience with save/load support.
Version History
S1 - 1.1.0 Latest
v0.2.8
v0.2.4 Release– Milana’s Visna Crystal Party
The developer did not publish a changelog for this version.
v0.2.3
The developer did not publish a changelog for this version.
0.1.9.8 Yua&Yuanyuan&Jiya and YOYO?
Added the story of Yuan Yuan, the pharmacy nurse, Jiya, and Senpai Yua, along with 4 new CGs!
I didn't finish updating the gallery and some of the plot because it's too late in Canada. I'll get this work done tomorrow during the day.
0.1.9.7 Yua & Milana
Added a storyline in the boss's office,
featuring Jiya, Yua and Milana!
As usual, four new CGs have been added.
0.1.9.6 Mai & YuanYuan
Office encounter with Mai & YuanYuan
Added 3 animations
Multiple angles and outfit changes!
Please enjoy!
v0.1.9.5
Pantry Room with Jiya(s)
v0.1.9.2
Continued Mai's route
Added Yua's story
Added a wild dream with Jinlu (Passenger)
Added a group activity
v0.1.9.1
Mai Route - The cut scenes featuring the cashier are now live!
v0.1.9
Progress on Mai's route
Added a convenience store scene in Mai's route, featuring Yuanyuan and the cashier (but the cashier's scenes will be released later)
Freya's second day office scene completed
v0.1.8
Remade the whole restaurant scene
Add Chapter select
Add Hotkey M to mute the whole game
v0.1.7.1 Update
Sorry to bring back the fourth digit, lol. From now on, the fourth digit will indicate a tiny update or bug fix.
Storyline Fix: Added Mysterious Mai to the scene when Mai has intimacy with MC.
Freya CGs: Fixed an issue where the last two CGs of Freya could not be unlocked after playing.
New Animations: Added three awesome new animations made just today!
I'm feeling great with your support, everyone!
v0.1.7
Remade the second interview with Freya. 6 newly remade animations added
Refined Freya's model
Changed the main menu to match the story
Changed the game icon
We are getting there. Don't worry about the storyline!
v0.1.6
Remade Freya's First Interview Scene
Added a mobile texting feature and flirtatious content with Ella in the office in the latest scene of Jiya's route.
Refined Milana's model.
v0.1.5 Jiya Only DLC!
Update Content:
Continue with Jiya's storyline
Fixed the issue where the "H" key on the keyboard, which hides the UI, was causing the program to crash
Added 12 CGs of Jiya from different angles. All future large CGs will be at least 500 frames, 60 FPS
Added an unfinished Freya event. For the small CGs in future, will be at least 200 frames, 60 FPS
Enhance the game's storyline
Remade some of the static CG images from the earlier part of the game.
v0.1.42
Steam Release
v0.1.4
Added 7 more animations, each containing 1500+ frames
Increased playtime by approximately 25 minutes
Some 4K draggable pictures in game
v0.1.3.1
What we have in-game so far
Game type: Adult Visual Novel
Animations: 60+ animations with sexual sound effects featuring 4 different girls so far!
Background Music: Lighthearted music sets the tone.
Story Branches: Two main branches alter the story plots with completely different animations.
Current Season: This is Season 0 (the pilot season) of City Lights Love Bites!
Current Progress: The game is 70% complete for the pilot season. (30% will be free update + 2 free DLCs!)
v0.2.8
The developer did not publish a changelog for this version.
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