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

What a game, Surprised me to no extent for the plot sounds absolutely absurd (It is) but slowly all the threads start connecting and you reach a point where you don't give a damn because you're far too interested in the MC and the relationships and the lustful acts to follow filled with good lore and sharp writing and amazing animations and falling in love with the absolutely the best succubus ever.

Im gonna make this short:

Decent to good graphics, girls are different, you are not forced to engage with them, but there are 2 of the same type, and that kills the game a little for me, it wont affect the rating now, but that stain will be there in the future.

Decent animations, i dont know if they are provided by the tools, but they are good at least.

The story is ridiculous but for some reason, i kept playing it. I lost my time downloading an incest patch, but i saw no incest at all, thats another stain, that maybe in the future will affect the rating.

There is a decent amount of content: the easy fucking girl which provides some sex, otherwise this would be not worth the time, cause seriously this milestone sex is making me more and more tired of VNs.

Deformations as usual, suck, but thats what it is, in this matter there is no breakthrough in this game.

All these annoyances are noted and they may impact the score later if the game does not deliver. So far the game is entertaining and these things are tolerable, the overall feeling is balanced.

Well written characters and nicely implemented character developement.
Tons of animated scenes and many of them repeatable without need for an gallery, which is provided nontheless. No grind necessary, just pleasant gameplay. Definetly worth giving it a try.

The story and characters are both well written with hours of content and not much grind, unless you're like me and just had to stock up on stuff before backing up my save

There's very few typos and none of those awkward kiss scenes you run into with some of these games (girls head awkwardly moves with tongue out like MC's eyes receded into his head to see what we shouldn't be able to, we've all seen them).

This is up there with games like Lucky Paradox, I'm glad I stumbled on it and definitely recommend giving it a chance.

This game is amazing. The plot is interesting, the characters are well written.
Rae and Lyriel are the best, but Caitlin is a cutie too. The pace of the game is good and not grindy at all, you will get the spicy stuff very early. The animations are very good. I would recommend this game to anyone.

The graphics the story and the animations are extremely well done, the characters are really well written and feel quite real, one of the top games that are currently in development in my humble opinion

outstanding game with so many lusty animations!! After Being a dik & treasure of nadia this is the best find so far in 3DCG categories! Very Interesting game story & a lot of animated scenes will make you Horny

Fantastic game with great lore and characters with distinct personalities. Interesting and original way to introduce characters while tying them into the story. Dreamwalk instances feel as they should, like a dream. Dialogue is extremely well written, especially with such distinctly different characters whose numbers are still expanding.

This game is great. Every time there is an update, I enjoy going back through the rhythms of the house. The dialogue is varied enough in most places that it doesn't annoy me to do some activities over again.
There is like a ceiling for honey select animation and this gets up there.

A fairly original story (for me at least) coupled with likeable characters and lots of events make this game a very enjoyable one. I'm not a fantasy fan but it's pretty well integrated here (though the game starts as sci-fi).
This is basically a harem game but it's also a sandbox. Fortunately there's little grind needed and some girls are truly lovely. Graphics are good enough and a thing I personally like a lot is that MC's face isn't shown which helps with immersion.
I think everyone should give the game a try at least, I'm sure glad I did!

There's a few games I find worth checking to see if it's uptaded, every time i visit this damn site. And this game is absolutely one of them.
I like to keep my reviews short so;
PROS=
-Great models and high quality animations.
-Lots of h-scenes.
-Actually interesting characters with good written characteristics, which don't feel like it's just put there to be a mindless fucktoy. Rather they all feel like you are really talking to a different person.
-Nice story and fiction.(Like even if it wasn't a h-game i still would enjoy the idea of aether-running and dimension travelers who chills at their own dimension space. Really cool idea.)
-Good writing, nice english.

CONS=
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UHS=
-New contents takes time, which I totally understand and respect, you are the best Zanith keep up the good work.

S=
-tfw the best waifu this game has is an 82321983 year old succubus who slept wih 237138271 men before just to manipulate their politics in favor of their interdimensional sorcerer kingdom.
-you can hug the best waifu before sleep (100 wholesome big chungus moment)

(I absolutely suggest this game, it rocks. 100/10)

Like the premise and like the characters - especially the "Disagreeable Elf" (despite the fact that characters like that usually aren't to my liking, but she's so innocent in addition to being abrasive - especially about things she knows nothing about, so it's kind of cute, like a rebellious teenager )

The good: Good and amusing writing, the glimpses of the story that are provided are good and immersive, likeable and interesting characters (I particularly like Rae), friendly / somehow respectful atmosphere

The neutral: Renders are OK, but I personally do not like the style too much.

The mediocre: Gameplay. No branching as far as I can tell, i.e., no influence on the story whatsoever, apart from choosing whether to trigger a scene or not. Given this lack of choice, the bit of grind that is present seems unnecessary and annoying. Regarding the story: As I mentioned I like what is there, but I am a bit suspicious whether it will be wrapped up in a reasonable way. It opens many arches and themes, but does not progress much in any of them. I understand that the large animations of the stories must be a pain to produce; I personally would be quite happy with more text and fewer animations, to get the story rolling. Otherwise this may drag on until 2100...

Fantastic game with good writing, an interesting premise, and great animations. Update schedule is reasonable for the content released. The strength in this game is the animation quality and characters, although the MC can be rather blank even for a self insert. While some of the story elements can be brief and strung out, the sections with extended story are intriguing and worth reading through. The lewd scenes themselves are high quality and fairly varied.

Definitely worth a try if you have any interest.

Super high quality game. Beautiful characters with lots of personality, amazing sex animations, a cute and interesting story, and a good amount of content. One of my favorites on this site, great work!!

Just a great game that hit me right in the heart. Fantastic characters and great eroge Keep up the good work! Fantastic for corona times and just a ton of content as well Cant wait for updates! It is so hard to pic a favorite girl, and I am glad its all such a "goodfeel" game as well!

Holy shit this is really good. Wow, the sex parts it's much better than most other games. It isn't static images or sloppy or choppy animation but smooth animation and it's really good. The characters are very good too. The gameplay elements aren't convoluted or annoying or confusing. There's a nice small array of actions you can do and the plot is furthered easily and quickly, good! No bullshit like in some other games where's there's a shit ton of actions you can do.This is how it should be done, at least in a visual novel style.

This is one of the best porn games I've played so far. The characters look great, especially with their special outfits in some scenes. They also have personality, they're not some bland sex dolls. The story is really good, too. It's not boring, and while I can't say I haven't seen something similar, it's got it's own enjoyable twists. It's definitely a must play.

One of the best. The story is intriguing, every character is hot and well written. Sex scenes are great, with smooth animations. The game is made with high attention for the details. Higly recommended.

This game definitely deserves a 5 star rating and here is why:
Story:
The story places the MC in a house which he can‘t leave. Throughout the game additional girls are added, each with their own personal story and personality. The story revolves around exploring the MCs magical abilities with the original goal for everyone to return back to their own worlds. It‘s fun to get to know all of the characters and their own problems. It‘s also very interesting to see the girls interact with each other and how these personalities mix together.

Renders:
Renders are top quality and can compete with other top rated games on this site. The house is clean, but doesn‘t feel empty, especially in each room. Characters are beautiful with diverse body types. Facial expressions are appropriate and bring the characters and the scenes very much to life.

Playability:
You can freeroam around the house. This is supported by a map which simply shows the rooms with the current location of each character. This allows for easy movement around the house to trigger the various events without taking you to a separate map screen which would break the flow of the game.
There is a stat system for the MC and each character. In my experience it only has little effect on the game though, as the MCs stats are maxed out without much grind and the girls stats are easily increased through interactions with them.
The game usual offers three choices which allow you to give the Mc a bit of personality. You aren‘t locked into anything though, as you can pick the asshole answer in the first choice and be as understanding as ever in the following choice.
A gallery for the various scenes exists and sorts every girl and their corresponding scene together and also gives a minimal hint as to what expect in the scene in case you haven‘t unlocked them.

Animations:
Scenes are fully animated. These animations are custom made and show a lot of the dedication the author puts into the game. These animations also enhance the gameplay by conveying more of the characters personality in how they act.

Bugs:
People seem to encounter bugs, especially right after a new update releases. Personally I haven‘t encountered anything, except for a minor typo here and there. So overall I would say the game is pretty robust.

Amount of content:
I feel like the game already has a lot to offer with a lot of character development and scenes. Some might say the story itself progresses to slowly. This may be due to the developer giving a lot of smaller updates with a few events rather than one big update every few months. If you have played to the current version then it‘s a good idea to wait a few releases before playing again so there is more new content to experience.

To summarize:
A house in the Rift is a great harem game with beautiful characters that each have a unique personality and a interesting background story that makes want more. Characters are diverse enough so everyone can have a favourite.
The developer did a great job here and continues to deliver great content