Ex Change
On the day Nabi breaks up with her NEET, stay-at-home boyfriend, Trip, a freak accident causes them to swap bodies!
Trip (now in Nabi’s body), must now live the life of a girlboss career woman—perhaps this is also his chance to make Nabi (now in Trip’s body) fall in love with him again!
Game contains mild suggestive themes and non-explicit scenes involving consent ambiguity.
Download the game for the best experience as scenes and sound on the web version may lag.
Walk around using the arrow keys. Hold SHIFT to run. Press ENTER to interact with your surroundings.
This is a full game! It may be updated with bug-fixes and additional features.
- Over 10k words (About 1-2 hours of gameplay)
- Play as Trip, who is stuck in his ex's body and must live the life of a woman
- One single love interest (your ex-girlfriend, who is stuck in your body)
- 3-5 CGs available per playthrough. The GOOD END has an extra CG!
- Two endings: a GOOD END and a BAD END
- Visual novel segments, top down RPG exploration, and gift giving mechanics
CG gallery and custom UI to be implemented in future release.
Narrative and design: tenshideve
Programming: tenshideve
Parallax mapping: Dryst
RPG Maker Plugins: Galv, Dryst, tenshideve
CG and 2D sprite art: Milina Bryce
Chibi design: イナリ
Pixel sprite art: tenshideve
Pixel art base: WTR
Banner art: yyumeno
Music: yuhei komatsu, こばっと, KK, Maoudamashii, SimplyXtra
Logo: Ctt⟡ Peter
Keyboard warming, occasional code deleting: Serana🐈, Lelouch🐈⬛
Editing and playtesting: Miguel, Elizabeth, NightLight
This game is a submission to the Women's Game Fest (Fall 2025) hosted by Everium.
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This game is SO CUTE!!!! The writing, artwork, and programming are all amazing. Holy crap Tenshi!!! You (and the others) killed it!!! 🔥🔥🔥💖💖💖💖💖 (Crazy that you managed to make so much mostly on your own!!! Milina's art is also super adorable~~~) 💥💥
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As an aspiring game developer (and always at risk of layoff at my day job) I greatly sympathize with Trip's situation... But I'm glad he had someone like Nabi to show him that things could be different, if he worked smarter instead of harder. Fixing his resume, marketing himself, and making sure to target those applications (also making sure to submit a large volume of applications... the shitty market today is also a numbers game)... It's amazing that Nabi (as Trip) was even able to get an Interview for a game dev company for Trip. Yeesh. (It's hard to get your resume looked at by a human. Getting an interview is a huge win.)
I also empathize with Nabi, having to deal with workplace drama.... They have us do SA training every year, but in the end, oftentimes the more "valuable employee" is still retained (unless it's a huge lawsuit risk) -- seen it happen at my company (where someone had a couple drinks in them and harassed several women -- but the guy was excused because he was so valuable to the company, so the complaints were ignored/dismissed.)
The CGs and pacing, gameplay, everything was so cute!!!
I started with Ending 2. I am a wimp so I don't know if I have the heart in me to get the not good ending ( TT-TT) But maybe I will do it for science.
Such a fantastic game!!! I can't wait to see your next ones!!!!! 💖💖💖💖💖💖
I can relate to both characters so well, and the issues with them, yet the perseverance they can have, reminds me of my own relationship with my fiance.
Very sweet game! :D
This made my day to wake up to!! I'm so glad you and the chat had fun, and found the relationship realistic even despite the body swap! ( ᴗ͈ˬᴗ͈)ഒ I enjoyed reading the chat as you played along hehe.
Thank you for streaming!
THIS WAS SOOOOO CUTE I LOVED IT SO MUCH NABI AND TRIP ARE A POWER COUPLE
Awww thank you for playing!!!
KYYAAAAAAA!!!! ꉂ(˵˃ ᗜ ˂˵) when Nabi(in Trip's body) got jealous and pushed her on the sofa, I got so giddyyyy!!! xDDDDD
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Still playing. I'm so hooked with the story. Tom is annoying!
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Nabi and Trip are so cute, I ship them <3 <3 <3
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This game made me cry T-T right when Trip(inNabiBody) cried tears of joy and appreciation
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It's like the game predicted its future success! <3 <3 <3
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I got ending 2: a new beginning
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Thank you very much for sharing this lovely game TenshiDev! Keep them coming! Plz xD
I love this format of commenting. It's like I'm reading your thoughts for each part live! Knowing I can make people cry as a writer is the biggest form of praise.
Hello! ı just finished the ending 2 and ı think the story is rather very sweet ^^ ! my first confusion was that silly me thought there is perhaps some task or day ı should pass to be able to buy something for Nabi as ı couldn't see anything on the buying section, but I realized all I had to do was pressing on enter XD after that Nabi received everything ı thought she could like ^^ I think everything in the game is nice and sweet and I loved how story progressed while also touching some issues on work life. Thanks for all the hard work! ^^
I probably should have had a tutorial on the buying part too just in case people can't figure out the RPG Maker UI (which isn't necessarily intuitive! Thanks for playing!
Honestly, RPG Maker is very... unique to modern games, or even the mainstream games 20-30 years ago, likely due to just going off the older versions of the engine in that way. Personally, I think everyone should have an optional quick guide on the unique aspects of RPG Maker itself, just in case it's anyone's first time with the engine.
just finished on ending 2! thank you for the heartfelt game :) it reminded me of me and my boyfriend and how we've had to persist and work things out during tough times. i relate to trip a lot since i've been unemployed and faced job instability during our relationship, but also nabi because i HATEEE when people bring a corporate bs vibe to work T.T
anyways, the storytelling, the art, the gameplay were all so enjoyable! this my first time leaving a comment because it was that good. just followed you--looking forward to what you'll make next. thank you!
One of the messages I hoped to convey was the importance of communicating with your partner (^^) I'm glad that game through! Thank you for playing.
Literally only found this game because of the Reddit post hating on it and OMG you DON'T DESERVE THAT😠 I love Trip and Nabi so much it's so rare to see a body swap story
Honestly it's just more of media for women being policed once again (by other women too... it's a bit sad to see).
And potentially transphobia.I'm no stranger to internet rage. People have no life.Thanks for playing!
It's really sweet! I liked the soft muted palette in all the graphics/artwork, the music was cute, and the gameplay was straightforward. I was nervous about making mistakes, but I like that there was enough wiggle room to get the good ending.🥰
You mentioned in the notes that both characters were based on yourself, and I think that's what made them more relatable. I liked helping Trip redeem himself by paying more attention to Nabi and how Nabi gives him a chance after seeing his struggle up close. I liked that even though Tripp envies Nabi's job, he realizes that even a stable job can be a draining struggle. That felt too relatable. 😓
And of course, the whole thing circling back to game dev hitting home for anyone who wants their work to be seen. 😅 I'm happy they worked together in the end. Great job.
Thank you for playing the game and even reading my devlog! I'm glad the characters are relatable. I wanted their struggles to feel real (^^)
WOW, just wow. Aside from some misspelling in one spot and some text falling off of a speech bubble, this game is truly fantastic and I am lucky to have decided to randomly scroll through itch today as you have received my first comment. (the misspelling is where someone says to "do what you what" instead of "what you want" in the first portion of the game and the falling off text is a little after that) I love the music (and graphics of course), but in some places the music cues are a bit late, but those are just nit-pick things. I have achieved ending 2 after achieving numero 1 and am scared to try and mess up the story cause I am such a good person and all. The visuals are a bit pixelated in the downloaded version when maximized even though in the assets the character arts are actually pretty high res. It looks so funny with all the extra "enemies" and stuff in the assets which made me worry if there was some crazy rabbit hole lol. Other than that, I can officially say that your game is compatible with windows seven!
Its my first time making a full game on RPG Maker MZ so I didn't know how to increase the resolution or the audio delay (╥‸╥)
Hoping to roll out an update to address misspellings, bugs and the resolution in the near future!
Thank you for playing!
i got ending 2, this was such a cute game!!
Yay! Good ending first try! Thanks for playing!!
This is one of the best romance game I've played.. It's a really touching game. I really love the storyline too.. some parts were too wholesome that I was playing it, while tears were rolling down my cheeks.. Nabi reminds me a lot of my wife. The kind of woman who works systematically quite but when it comes to love, very compassionate, reflects a lot and takes your words to mind, doesn't really like sweets but can take it, silly and endearing with their actions when it comes to the person they love. This game reminded me of her so much especially since I was acting like Trip who were quite quiet about their side and would make some assumptions that adds to misunderstanding between them. I've been avoiding my wife due to some reason that I feel like I have to solve myself and she's reaching out to me so we could both figure it out. It sucks to do that and I think I've reflected enough too so I'll talk to her again. We'll figure it out and I'd definitely mention to her that this game gave me the push to finally stop being stubborn. This game really means a lot.. Thank you for making this game. <3
Thank you so much for playing the game!! I was incredibly moved to read your comment. It means a lot to hear that Trip and Nabi's story resonated with you on such a personal level. I'm glad it reminded you of someone so dear to you, and that it encouraged you to reach out again.
I wish you and your wife all the best as you work things out together. I'll be here cheering you on!
Really cute!! It is so sweet that the whole switch thing was just a pretext for them to finally communicate with each other, including sharing their own personal troubles, and see (in this case literally) from the other's perspective. And also spending time together ^^.
Loved their banter, especially when playing video games together. I have to say...Nabi is so charming as Trip ??? Like I thought I was the one supposed to make her swoon, why is she out seducing me??? Bold and confident Trip is waaa.
Their designs are super nice as well as the art (both 2D and pixel). Their color schemes also match so well with each other. The cat ears on Trip's hoody is such a nice touch vgfgdsbhxb.
And it was really nice to have an otome with gameplay! Having to search hints and strategize my spendings was really fun.
Very sweet and polished game! Now excuse me while I go back to thinking about "Trip" (*￣▽￣)b
Thank you so much for playing!! I was worried people won't like the gameplay with the majority of otoge players being VN readers, so I'm happy you found it added to the experience🩷 Nabi as Trip has been my favourite character to write to date hehe.
I chose the colour schemes because I thought girl=pink/lilac and boy=blue would be easier cognitively for the reader XD
I'll check out your games ASAP because you HAVE TASTE!
This game was enjoyable with the story, the dialogue and Nabi's cute design. Here's my video on it:
Oh my gosh!? Thank you so much for making a video and for your kind words!
Aw, this was so cute! I love a good bodyswap story -- and this was no exception! This game actually reminded me a lot of the webtoon Rewriting Our Love Story (without time travel and the agonizing miscommunication lmao)
I def appreciated how Trip and Nabi developed as both individuals and as partners. (Bev also deserved her accolades too lol!) Overall great game <33
I've never heard of that webtoon before, I'll definitely check it out!! I'm glad you enjoyed seeing the characters develop (^_^). Thanks for playing!
I Love the game! But I can’t pay you since you need to be over 18 to create a Paypal account… Other than that, great game! Runs well on Linux too.
I'm so glad it works well on Linux!! I only use Windows so I haven't tested it on other systems, I just compiled it and prayed haha. Thank you for playing!
i did NOTTT expect to like it that much, had so much fun playing this <3
Thank you for playing! I'm glad you enjoyed it!!