Lait Game 

EN

Stella kicks off her shoes, climbs onto the bar and dances between the glasses. The bartender just moves the bottles out of the way. When Stella calls Melissa up, you can take her hand and climb up beside her, or stay below and wave.

I’m making From Here On, an 18+ story-driven game about a young woman from Texas who moves to Los Angeles to sing her own songs. Melissa lives with her friend Ashley and works shifts at Arctic to pay for her room. In her spare time, she prepares for her first performance.

I’m planning four acts. Melissa grows bolder about her desires with each act, and the erotic scenes become more explicit. Early on, a little flirting can catch her off guard. Later, she can make the first move and say what she wants. You decide who she gets close to and how far she goes.

The mystery starts at Ashley’s place. On a laptop belonging to Ashley’s older sister Nora, Melissa finds a site that pays for small jobs. One task asks her to photograph an owl painted on a wall. The same owl appears in an old photo of Nora’s. Her family believes she left for a job in Greece. To find out what Nora had to do with those jobs, Melissa will have to follow her trail.

The free Windows demo includes the prologue, Melissa’s first open mic, and a short epilogue at home. It’s available in English, Russian, and Simplified Chinese. The full first act is still in development.

Download the free demo
https://lait-games.itch.io/from-here-on#download

RU

Мелисса приехала в Лос-Анджелес ради музыки. Но до сцены ещё нужно добраться: отработать смену в Arctic, освоиться с новой соседкой, выкроить время на гитару. И разобраться, куда исчезла Джесси — девушка, которая тоже мечтала петь.

Собрал первый трейлер From Here On. В нём есть прогулка по городу и запись самой игры: можно посмотреть, как Мелисса работает, общается и пробует себя в музыке.

Начало её истории уже можно пройти в бесплатной демке для Windows. Игра ещё в разработке: в трейлере показана текущая рабочая версия, которая может отличаться от демки.

EN

Melissa came to Los Angeles to make music. Before she can get on stage, there are shifts at Arctic, a new roommate to get to know, and guitar practice to fit in. Then there’s Jessie — another girl who wanted to sing, and who has gone missing.

I’ve put together the first trailer for From Here On. It combines a walk through the city with captured gameplay, showing Melissa at work, getting to know people, and making music.

You can play the beginning of her story in the free Windows demo. The game is still in development; the trailer shows a current development build, which may differ from the demo.

简体中文

Melissa来到洛杉矶，是为了做音乐。但走上舞台之前，她还得在Arctic打工，和新室友慢慢熟悉起来，挤出时间练吉他。还有Jessie——另一个怀着歌唱梦想的女孩，却在这座城市失踪了。

我把这些做成了《From Here On》的第一支预告片。除了Melissa在城里漫步的片段，也放进了实际游玩画面，看看她如何工作、认识身边的人，继续做音乐。

她的故事开头已经收录在免费的Windows试玩版中。游戏仍在开发，预告片展示的是当前开发版本，可能与试玩版有所不同。

From Here On · 18+

Free Windows demo: https://lait-games.itch.io/from-here-on
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RU

Привет! Сегодня покажу новые иллюстрации с Мелиссой и Эшли.

Мелисса приезжает в Лос-Анджелес, чтобы заниматься музыкой. Новый дом, первые смены в кафе и знакомство с городом — с этого начинается её история.

Эшли — её подруга и соседка. С ней уже можно познакомиться в бесплатной демке, а на этих иллюстрациях — рассмотреть её поближе.

Если вы уже играли, какое первое впечатление у вас оставила Эшли?

Первый акт ещё в разработке. Бесплатную демку для Windows можно скачать здесь: https://lait-games.itch.io/from-here-on

Промоиллюстрации для From Here On · 18+

EN

Hi! Today I’m sharing new artwork of Melissa and Ashley.

Melissa moves to Los Angeles to make music. A new home, her first café shifts and finding her way around the city — that’s where her story begins.
 

Ashley is her friend and roommate. You can meet her in the free demo, and take a closer look at her in these illustrations.
 

If you’ve played, what was your first impression of Ashley?
 

Act 1 is still in development. The free Windows demo is available here: https://lait-games.itch.io/from-here-on

Promo artwork for From Here On · 18+

Hi! Here’s a look at Arctic, the café where Melissa earns a living as she starts her new life in Los Angeles. There’s still a way to go before the big stage, and the guests are already waiting for their orders.
 

I’m polishing the café shifts to make it easier to settle into a rhythm: check the order, choose the ingredients and make the drink. You can serve an order by clicking the bubble above the guest, pour by dragging the blender onto a glass, and use the small reset icon if you mix up a recipe.
 

I’ve also worked on the counter: larger bottles with fictional brands, and better placement for the milk. The green bar, pink booths and light from the big windows are all still there.
 

These screenshots show the current development version. The full first act is still in the works, but you can already meet Melissa and try the first café shifts in the free demo.
 

You can now play From Here On — the free demo is ready. I’d love for you to spend Melissa’s first few days in Los Angeles with her.
 

The demo includes the prologue, meeting Ashley, café shifts at Arctic, music and Melissa’s first open-mic performance. It ends after the show and a short evening at home. The story continues in Act 1, which is still in development.

Current download: Demo 2026.11.06 for Windows x64. English, Simplified Chinese and Russian are available; switch languages in-game.

Download the free demo: https://lait-games.itch.io/from-here-on

Download all four archive parts (.001–.004) into the same folder. Open FromHereOn-Demo-2026.11.06-Windows.zip.001 with 7-Zip and extract the entire archive, then run FromHereOn.exe. Keep the .exe and .pck files together. No paid subscription is needed. You can also get a single ZIP from itch.io using the link above.

If you run into a bug or get stuck, let me know in the comments where it happened. I’d especially like to hear how the first café shifts and the performance feel.
 

The game includes my own drawings and 3D scenes, alongside AI-assisted images. I also draw over and extensively rework many of the artworks by hand.
 

Thanks for following the game and supporting its development. 18+. Adult themes; all characters in intimate scenes are adults.