{"id":596,"date":"2026-04-28T03:31:56","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T03:31:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hollowpup.com\/?page_id=596"},"modified":"2026-04-28T19:43:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T19:43:49","slug":"dadbait-vacation-simulator-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hollowpup.com\/?page_id=596","title":{"rendered":"DADBAIT: Vacation Simulator"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"695\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/hollowpup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Illustration2dfgjhib-695x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-619 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hollowpup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Illustration2dfgjhib-695x1024.png 695w, https:\/\/hollowpup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Illustration2dfgjhib-204x300.png 204w, https:\/\/hollowpup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Illustration2dfgjhib-768x1132.png 768w, https:\/\/hollowpup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Illustration2dfgjhib-1042x1536.png 1042w, https:\/\/hollowpup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Illustration2dfgjhib-500x737.png 500w, https:\/\/hollowpup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Illustration2dfgjhib.png 1359w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 695px) 100vw, 695px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/hollowpup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Interim.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Soundtrack by Devin Vallco<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DADBAIT: Vacation Simulator is an adult-only visual-novel adventure game. We follow the story of Guava the Otter, a college age DJ prettyboy who goes on an all-expenses paid trip to an island resort!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"980\" height=\"229\" src=\"https:\/\/hollowpup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/old_thunder_gary.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-606\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hollowpup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/old_thunder_gary.png 980w, https:\/\/hollowpup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/old_thunder_gary-300x70.png 300w, https:\/\/hollowpup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/old_thunder_gary-768x179.png 768w, https:\/\/hollowpup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/old_thunder_gary-500x117.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Cape Caldo, Guava meets plenty of nice older men and parties it up. However, a mysterious hypnotic force is snatching the men away one by one, threatening to extend Guava&#8217;s perfect vacation indefinitely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/c\/hollowpup\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/c\/hollowpup\">Play the demo now on Patreon!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Story, game design, and art by Hollow Pup.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"540\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 960 \/ 540;\" width=\"960\" controls src=\"https:\/\/hollowpup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dadbait-trailer-wip.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/hollowpup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/harvspread-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hollowpup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/harvspread-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/hollowpup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/harvspread-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/hollowpup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/harvspread-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/hollowpup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/harvspread-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/hollowpup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/harvspread-2048x1153.png 2048w, https:\/\/hollowpup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/harvspread-500x281.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">DADBAIT&#8217;s game system shows the passage of time as you enjoy your vacation. Each day is split into segments of Daytime, Afternoon, Evening, and Late Night. Plenty of strange and exciting encounters await you at the Cape Caldo Resort.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/hollowpup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/bospread-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-603\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hollowpup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/bospread-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/hollowpup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/bospread-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/hollowpup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/bospread-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/hollowpup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/bospread-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/hollowpup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/bospread-2048x1153.png 2048w, https:\/\/hollowpup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/bospread-500x281.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Forming relationships, making memories, and discovering the secrets of Cape Caldo are the primary focus of the gameplay. Each day you&#8217;ll have plenty of dates to go on, with a dramatic story unfolding as you experience the intertwined relationships of the island&#8217;s residents.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/hollowpup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/garyspread-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hollowpup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/garyspread-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/hollowpup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/garyspread-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/hollowpup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/garyspread-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/hollowpup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/garyspread-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/hollowpup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/garyspread-2048x1153.png 2048w, https:\/\/hollowpup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/garyspread-500x281.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Romance, mystery, and a tinge of sci-fi strangeness gives DADBAIT it&#8217;s unique flavor. I seek to tell a story full of drama and emotion, so I do hope you enjoy Guava&#8217;s story.<br><br><br>I have a lot of fun making the game. I do most of the work myself, but I have a couple of friends that help me stay on track.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-596","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hollowpup.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/596","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hollowpup.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hollowpup.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hollowpup.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hollowpup.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=596"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/hollowpup.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/596\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":621,"href":"https:\/\/hollowpup.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/596\/revisions\/621"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hollowpup.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=596"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}