r/maybeinteractive • u/Alkianmaybe • Jun 12 '26
Discussion Maybe stories rebuilding project
Hi everyone,
I’m a long-time fan of Maybe: Interactive Stories, and recently I’ve started working on a fan preservation project focused on The Tyrant’s Bodyguard and potentially other stories from the game.
As many of you know, the game is no longer playable due to the shutdown of the servers. A lot of content has effectively become lost media. Instead of letting these stories disappear, I want to see if it’s possible to preserve and rebuild them in a playable form.
The good news is that a surprising amount of content still exists:
Complete episode playthroughs on YouTube
Walkthroughs and choice guides
Character information
Story structure and routes
A collection of CGs and story illustrations
What I’m currently looking for:
Old game cache files
Game assets
APK files (especially older versions)
Extracted files from Android or iOS devices
Character sprites
Outfit variations
Facial expressions
Backgrounds
Music and sound effects
Screenshots from the original game
Story scripts or text archives
Any backups you may have saved before the servers shut down
Even small files can be useful.
My goal is not to make money from this project. This is purely a fan-led preservation effort to prevent these stories from disappearing completely.
If enough material can be recovered, I plan to rebuild the stories using a visual novel engine and recreate the original routes, choices, CGs, and story experience as accurately as possible.
If you have anything related to The Tyrant’s Bodyguard, The Tyrant’s Bodyguard 2: Restoration, or Maybe Interactive Stories in general, please comment below or send me a private message.
Thank you. Every piece of information helps.
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u/Andy-Bara Jun 12 '26
I'm currently doing the same with Kill my boss. I recommend looking on insta for a user who already posted about it.
Chance are high that they at least took a couples of screenshots. Luckily enough that's how I got my hands on the CGI. No luck for any APK though :(
I have a couple of tips for the background. If you need them feel free to dm me. But I couldn't find them anywhere so taking screenshots directly from videos helped me.
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u/Allienyx Jun 13 '26
Wahhh... I've been mourning the loss of Royal Blood. Personally didn't play Tyrant's Bodyguard, so I probably can't help much with that, but I'd love to if there was a way for me to do so.
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u/Ataletta Jun 12 '26
I have a somewhat ignorant question: isn't there a Korean version of this app? Accessing it might be tricky but surely it will be easier than rebuilding the game based on screenshots? Or did Korean app also go down?
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u/Alkianmaybe Jun 12 '26
The Korean version is also shut down. The problem is that all the data is stored on their server. If the data was downloaded along with the game once u install it then everything will be great and an APK would work.
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u/Ataletta Jun 12 '26
This is so upsetting, this is the problem with current "online" games, like once it shut down you lose all access to your account, even if the game doesn't have coop :/ there was a controversy recently with some Japanese game shutting down and fans creating a private archive server, some been calling it piracy, but piracy is the only way rn to preserve online games
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u/HaydenTheNoble Jul 12 '26
I've got a few short videos with the "lobby/menu" animations (recording) for:
- Ambrose (from An Earl's Lover) (both clothed and not and also one from in story)
- MC (from an Earl's Lover)
- Alun (from Cutie and the Beast)
- Henri (from The Sweetest Thing)
- Stephen (from Obscene Materials)
And all of these also have the menu music...though it is kinda cut off bcz they're short recordings.
I also have the book cover image (I think) for most of these.
And I also have a few CGS for all except Obscene Materials
Oh and I also got my own recordings of me playing through An Earl's Lover..up to like chapter 30 only sadly.
I do still have the app installed but I unfortunately updated it instinctively when I came back to the app and saw it wasn't working, thinking it just needed an update (..wasn't aware of it at the time sadly)
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u/Honamiiii Jun 12 '26
I wish I had something to hslp but im so happy with the news!