Game Overview
Grief becomes something monstrous in this bleak alchemy simulator, where love, guilt, and exploitation sit at the center of every decision. You play Faust, an amnesiac alchemist who awakens to find his daughter dead and becomes obsessed with restoring her soul through forbidden experiments. The premise is intentionally upsetting: creating artificial daughters only to use their lives and souls as ingredients turns a familiar story of loss into a deeply uncomfortable moral descent. Gothic music, shadowy artwork, and a deliberately oppressive tone make every discovery feel stained by Faust’s desperation.
Daily play revolves around crafting homunculi from different materials, then raising and managing them as they develop distinct personalities, abilities, and emotional needs. They take jobs to earn money for further research, while their traits determine how useful they are in certain work and alchemical procedures. Progress requires experimenting with recipes, gathering resources, improving your laboratory, and deciding when a homunculus has served the grim purpose Faust has assigned her. Conversations and relationships matter, but the game never lets you forget the cruel system behind them; choices influence the story, reveal pieces of Faust’s lost past, and shape the ending you receive.
My Lovely Daughter stands apart because it uses management-game routines to make its social commentary personal rather than abstract. The hand-drawn visual style makes its strange girls and decaying workshop memorable, while the soundtrack gives the whole experience the air of a mournful gothic fairy tale. Multiple daughter types, collectible letters, hidden details, and several conclusions provide reasons to revisit the experiment, although the subject matter remains more harrowing than fun in a conventional sense. Players who appreciate the moral unease of titles like LISA, Fear & Hunger, or other narrative-heavy dark indies will find a clever, disturbing experience here, while anyone seeking a lighthearted management sim should look elsewhere.
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Installation
- Click the green button below to be redirected to UploadHaven.
- Wait 15 seconds, then hit “Free Download.” (Free downloads may be slower — upgrade to UploadHaven Pro for faster speeds.)
- Once downloaded, right-click the .zip file and choose “Extract to My Lovely Daughter.” (You’ll need 7-Zip for this.)
- Open the extracted folder and run the game as administrator.
- Enjoy! 🎮 If you see missing DLL errors, check the _Redist folder inside and install what’s needed.
System Requirements
- OS: Windows XP SP 2+
- Processor: 2 GHz
- Memory: 1024 MB RAM
- Graphics: DX9 (shader model 3.0) or DX11 with feature level 9.3 capabilities.
- Storage: 350 MB available space
- Sound Card: Stereo
Setup Guide & Troubleshooting
How do I fix missing DLL errors for My Lovely Daughter (v1.11 & ALL DLC’s)?
After extracting My Lovely Daughter (v1.11 & ALL DLC’s), navigate to the _Redist or _CommonRedist folder inside the game directory and install DirectX, Vcredist, and any other dependencies included.
What should I do if the downloaded file is corrupted?
The full archive is 169.63 MB — make sure your download completed fully before extracting. Use 7-Zip to extract the files. If you still see a "file corrupted" error, re-download and try again.
Why should I run the game as administrator?
Right-click the game executable and select "Run as Administrator" to avoid save file issues and permission errors. This is especially important on the first launch.
How do I update my GPU drivers for this game?
The game won't launch — what should I try?
Try running in compatibility mode, install the latest DirectX runtime, or install the All-in-One VC Redist Package.
My antivirus is blocking the game — is it safe?
Antivirus false positives are common with pre-installed games. Temporarily pause your antivirus during extraction to prevent it from quarantining game files. You can re-enable it after the extraction completes.