Ren'Py - A House in the Rift [v0.7.14b1] [Zanith]

I did not know what to expect with this one, but I was very pleasantly surprised. The story has me interested and wondering what will happen next, the game play is fun and light, and the girls are sexy and fun. Some quick fun to wet the appetite, and some good slow burn teasing as well. Very eager to see what is next with this one!

Although there isn't many thing to do in current state of the game (0.3.0), I do enjoy this game and I think this game has a lot of potential to be really good game.

Pro
- Storyline is quite interesting and I kinda wonder what gonna happen in next update.
- H-Animation is really smooth.
- The girl has clear personality and characteristic. (i.e succubus, pirate, magician)
- There's some humor that make me chuckle

Con
- Navigate through the house is kinda confusing since there's no clear indicator for each room. You have to memorized.
- From my opinion I think the book (hint) need somework since sometime the book overwite the another quest.

Overall good game though I would leave this game a 5 stars unless, there is any change

PS. English is not my mother language soooo I sorry for mispelling or grammar error

Models might not be the most realistic, but the great writing and fundamental idea more than make up for it. I am very curious to see the other characters from the header image once they get implemented. I also enjoy the setup of concepts that will be explained later. The characters are not exposition factories but rather behave (somewhat) like they should in that situation.

Update (2021-04) - The models have improves a TON since this original review. The writing has only gotten better and the game has lost none of its luster.

Updated review 6/8/22

I don't expect anyone to actually see this review anymore, because it's on the last page of the review section.

A House in the Rift was one of my favorite games on this site when I first joined. I liked it before it was cool. I forgot about it for a while after he added like 3 Yona updates.

I saw the banner of the game on a signature and thought, "why not?"

Lyriel's (my favorite girl) maledom rough sex scene, (my favorite scene in the game,) got censored out of the game. Cait is telling the mc she "only likes him, not love though" and basically says she's deeply in love with her other friend. Don't worry "it's a female so it's sexy right?" We're friends with benefits while she's desperately pursuing her loved one. I thought Yona would be the least attractive girl in the game but after he brought that Dwarf in I don't know what to think.

With Lyriel and Blair as the exception, characters themselves haven't shown any real growth. They remained almost the same one dimensional beings they came as.

Anyway, I'm convinced this is no longer the game for me.

But in trying to remain unbiased I'll give him credit where it's due:

The sandbox elements aren't that bad, and the animations and renders are still good.

Final edit: Dev is making unavoidable lesbian at the borderline cuck level. gg thanks for wasting my time.

[v0.5.2]

I'm changing my vote from 3 stars to 5 stars. If I could give it more stars, I certainly would.
I was once again pushed by the overwhelmingly positive feedback to give this game another try and it was a very nice surprise, the first time I played this game (v0.2.3) it didn't leave me with a great impression, but I now realize I didn't properly judge it, for some reason. Maybe the game profoundly changed over time or just got refined and improved, I can't really have an answer for that but what is sure is this game is getting very close to the top of my personal preferred games list. So, huge props to the dev for this.
The story is nice and original, dialogues are well written and not tiring to read. The graphics, animations, and interface are absolutely top-notch.
I really appreciate the fact of being able to get all the scenes without having to replay the whole thing countless times and the integrated walkthrough and navigation system are super handy.
Sex scenes look and feel awesome, albeit this game is pretty vanilla in that regard, I hope things will get spicier with time, that would really be the icing on the cake.

- CGs and animations 10/10
- Story 9/10
- Characters design 8.5/10
- Interface 10/10
- Gameplay 10/10

Absolutely recommended to play.

Really good game, the story is interesting and those girls are insane.
Also the animation are really good in my opinion, i'm looking forward next update and maybe more sex scene with the succubus enjoy !

This rating is based on the demo. I am shocked at the quality and originality. If this gets abandoned, I will give so much 1 star hate, but honestly, if the writing stays interesting and the girls that get added only become as fantastic as Azraesha, this game could potentially be the best thing out there a year from now. Will not be disappointed by the demo, very very good!