Ren’Py: Display Current Date & Time (Python datetime) — Free Source Code

Make your Ren'Py VN feel alive with real-time date & time — pure Python datetime (FREE source code)

~Meowww! 💌🐾(=^･^=)🔔🌟 Hii my dear code adventurers!  ~Mia here!

Welcome to this tiny but powerful Ren’Py + Python snippet: display the real current date & time inside your visual novel using Python’s datetime module!

This project is purrfect if you want your game to feel more alive, nyaaaa! 

📜(=^･^=)🕰️ ~What you get:

🔹A clean Ren’Py example using init python:

🔹 datetime.now() to grab the player’s real system time

🔹 strftime() formatting (YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS)

🔹try/except safety (no crashes, only controlled error messages)

🔹A simple label start demo that prints the result in dialogue

🎮(=^･^=)💡~VN ideas you can build next:

🔹 Day/Night cycles 

🔹 Timed choices & countdown events 

🔹 Daily rewards / login bonuses 

🔹 "Real-time" immersion moments (holidays, birthdays, etc.) 

Tutorial: Ren'Py Tutorial: How to Show the Current Date and Time in Your Visual Novel Using Python | Simple Guide with datetime - itch.io

~Love youuu, and have a meoww Blessed Christmas!

~Mia 📖✨(≧◡≦)💖🌟