Secrets of Charlton School

3.7

(7 votes)

Game Information

Developer

secretsofcharltonschool

Version

v0.3.09

Engine

HTML

Release Date

Sep 7, 2026

Last Update

Sep 9, 2026

Censorship

Uncensored

Overview

Secrets of Charlton School is a text-heavy visual novel for players who like slow-burn mystery with adult themes woven through a small-town setting. It plays out at an even, deliberate pace, leaving room for the player to shape the tone of each interaction.

Story

A newcomer to Charlton finds their sister struggling at school and sets out to uncover the cause. The search for answers pulls at the town's quieter secrets, and the path taken - along with what the protagonist becomes along the way - depends entirely on the choices made.

Gameplay

Play moves through a day and night cycle, with a quest log and inventory tracking progress across the town. NPCs keep their own schedules and motivations, so timing and approach matter as much as choice. Spells and other acquired abilities open additional ways to handle situations, and most problems can be worked through in more than one way, letting the story bend toward corruption, romance, or something stranger depending on how the player acts.

Features

Illustrative CG images of Charlton and its residents throughout the text
Transformation and mind control elements tied to player choices
Multiple endings shaped by approach rather than a single fixed path
Sandbox-style exploration of a school and town setting with routines to learn

Changelog

v0.3.09

Core focus:

The Ace of Hearts - Iterated on so all the paths with the avatars work a bit better and removed a whole bunch of bugs. No gating on the main avatars anymore, though be warned - there will be consequences (one day) if some women are seen working there. Even if it’s you in their form.

Resolved Bugs:

Capped Sibling Bond to 100
Liz now doesn’t suddenly remember magic in Act 2 if she forgot it
Boy Crazy compulsion no longer blocking off companion Tandi Trial
Fixed an issue with not being able to look up Charli’s address in Thompsons
Christina transform in the Care Pavilion is now repeatable
Siobhan dialogue about Circus of Life is now only available during the quest
If you’ve wiped Liz' memory you now get a nudge if you try to return the magic book to her
Failing “Circus of Life” doesn’t lock you out of almost of all of Roseli’s content now!
Fixed bug where Emily was expelled from the cheerleaders without even joining
Annie will no longer remind you about Poker Night in Act 1. The path to attending poker night through Thompson now depends on the Teachers are Afraid quest being active.
You can talk to Michelle again now if you decline to tryout the first time
No longer can farm orientation with Jake and seeing him under the bleachers
Can no longer enter the bikini contest as anyone but Emily
Jennifer no longer resets your work performance every time she works as you
Gladys tattoo conversation now speaks correctly to how you got it
Annie/Jennifer reconciliation for It’s Happening Again has been addressed. Might still have bugs, but apartment entries and events should be triggering right now.
Fixed the collision between Siobhan quest and Jennifer quest at the carnival. Shouldn’t mess each other up now.
If Beach suggests you try out and you ask about anything else, the chance to tryout now activates
Secretary-by-choice no longer blocks the poker night invite (Annie will give it to you in the office)
Geography detention only renders one person interrupting the lesson now, if you have multiple helpers
Can no longer use Charm on Christina without knowing it
You can use any Hearts bracelet on a tree
When you get the task about stealing from the pharmacy, the pharmacy unlocks so you can go there now
Jennifer can be recruited by FemalePC once more.
Christina no longer gives out Act 2 rumours, but DeBussy can now accept them.
Clive in the Tunnel of Live now orientates towards women

Enhancements:

Opened up Dan as a route to the country club so it’s easier to get an invite from him (easy if female, harder if male).
Refined Britney’s dialogue slightly, so Act 2 makes sense
Given an option to talk to Jake about amulets, so you’re not railroaded to Dennis > Jake (just in case Dennis isn’t speaking to you).

Debug back:

Debug contains Liz reset routes for people who hit her suddenly forgetting
Gladys and Beatrice exposition modified slightly to clarify some of their chat about magic, pills, the tree and the origins of magic.
Description now takes into consideration whether you are wearing make-up or not.
Changed the initial Terrence “It’s happening again” to the morning, so it doesn’t conflict with detention and makes activating the quest quicker.
Implemented flavour dialogue option with Gladys just reporting back that you encountered Tandi before The Girl Who Dissappeared wraps up.
Tandi is now far easier to transform into - opened up to almost all players who talk to her after completing her trial.
Decoupled Flirt from Orientation. The Flirt skill (including bonuses from clothes and make-up) now helps to flirting with men (adds to orientation) and women (minus to orientation).
More options are opened up for the Hearts' bracelet (not Tandi's)

Refactoring:

Far reaching refactor on the Actions links across whole codebase. This will make notifications easier to maintain and roll-out, but might be edge cases where this has caused issues. Bug reports appreciated!

New content: