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Course of Temptation
Course of Temptation is a college life simulator, and the reason it belongs at the top of a browser games list is that the developer built it to be played that way. You open the official site in any modern browser, make a character, and start. Progress saves on its own.
Plays online. The developer hosts it, you click and you are in. Checked on 2026-08-11.
- Developer
- Anarchothaumaturgist
- Engine
- Web
- Released
- 2021
- Price
- Free to play
- Runs in a browser
- Yes, hosted online
Does it run in a browser
Yes, and it is the primary way to play. Chrome, Firefox, Edge and Safari all work. There is an offline download for people who want the files locally, but it is the fallback rather than the main route.
Small practical note from our check: the game is served on two domains and only one of them allows being displayed inside another site. That does not affect you as a player, it just means the game has to open in its own tab.
What you actually play
You steer a student through a college year, and the simulation underneath is more detailed than the presentation lets on. Hundreds of events, stats that drift based on what you keep doing, and consequences that show up later rather than immediately.
The tone leans exhibitionist and voyeuristic rather than combat or fantasy. The developer states plainly that every character is over 18 and every encounter is consensual.
Free, updates and support
The core game is free and complete enough to be worth your evening. The developer runs a Patreon that gets supporters early access to new features, which is the standard arrangement in this scene.
Because you play the hosted version, you are on the current build automatically. No checking a forum thread for a version number.
The simulation under the surface
From a screenshot this looks like a straightforward menu game. Play for an hour and the machinery shows. Stats drift based on repetition rather than single decisions, which means the game is measuring habits, not choices.
That is a meaningfully different design from the choose an option, get a scene loop most of this genre runs on. Consequences arrive late and slightly sideways, and the first time one lands you realise the game was counting something you had not noticed.
It also makes it a good first pick for anyone who bounced off the bigger sandboxes. There is a structure here, a college year, and structure gives a new player something to hold onto.
The developer is clear on content boundaries too, stating that every character is over 18 and every encounter is consensual, which is more than most projects in this space bother to put in writing.
Course of Temptation, answered
Is Course of Temptation free?
Yes, the game is free to play in your browser. A Patreon exists for early access to new content, but nothing is locked behind it in the public build.
Where are my saves kept?
In your browser, automatically. Clearing your browsing data removes them, so use the offline build or an export if you want a run to survive a cleanup.
Does it work on mobile?
It runs in mobile browsers. It is a text and menu driven game, which is the kind that survives a small screen best.
Is there an offline version?
Yes. The official site offers a download of the standalone files for playing without a connection.
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