VN - Ren'Py - A Perfect Marriage [v0.7.3b] [Mr Palmer]

Anna is so hot and a great character. I would otherwise give this a 5/5 but, even though I get this is an NTR game, I really think the creepiness of the guys pursuing Anna needs to be dialed down somewhat. It's a little much.

God I hate NTR(and hate the thrill it gives while reading/watching it), but it's a solid game where you really feel all the emotions building with each dialogue and scene.

It's a game where anything that can go wrong, goes wrong, and you feel so angry with the story's progress. I love the story progression and would love to see how it unfolds. I still request and hope that Mr Palmer keeps the NTR avoidable. I would like to see at least one pure and love ending.

I really love the phone chat; it's so relatable
In this game, you really hate each character apart from the MC and FMC. I'm so intrigued to find out how the dev will save the story when literally the whole world is against the couple.

Story - 10/10
design - 9/10
Dialogue - 8/10

Simply put, this is the most satisfying netorare game I’ve ever played on this site.
The game’s polarizing ratings compelled me to leave this review. If you’re a fan of netorare, this is an absolute must-play. I’m not saying it’s the best, but it’s definitely the one that left me the most fulfilled.

I usually browse games based on ratings and tags, but I have to admit, F95 does a poor job when it comes to netorare tags. The biggest issue is the failure to separate netorare from netorase, which, in my view, are two completely different genres. Because of this, searching for netorare games becomes a tedious process of carefully sorting through the options.

After realizing my preference for netorare last year, I’ve played countless top-rated games in this category. Sadly, very few lived up to my expectations—whether it’s poor writing, subpar visuals, or characters that are all just caricatures of sluts and whores. Let’s not even mention the ones that mix in netorase. Games truly worth rating are rare.

That was until I stumbled upon this game. I was surprised to find it wasn’t among the top-rated ones.

I understand why the ratings are so split. It’s a slow-burn game, which isn’t for everyone. But based on the current progress, the pacing feels well-developed and mature, so I didn’t experience much frustration.

Let’s get to the point: why does this game stand out?

First and foremost, the writing is excellent. That’s not to say the author is Shakespeare, but the prose is enjoyable and serves its purpose effectively. This is a rare trait in adult games and an absolute must in netorare stories.

Why is good writing so important for netorare? Because the narrative is the very essence of the experience. If it’s just about the sex, you might as well watch porn—it’s quicker and more direct. But that wouldn’t deliver the same depth. It’s the nuanced writing and emotional entanglement between characters that make the payoff so much sweeter.

Netorare is a delicate balance. If the pacing is too slow, it gets frustrating; too fast, and it loses its flavor. I understand why slow-burn might not appeal to everyone. But without it, how would Anna’s eventual surrender to her desires be so impactful?

Personally, I find the slow-burn just as compelling—if not more so—than the climactic moments. I particularly enjoyed the erotic text messages; they were even more arousing than some of the sex scenes.

For a netorare game, there’s nothing better than a faithful husband and an independent wife with her own hidden desires. I’m thrilled the game catered to my preferences. I felt sorry for David and Anna, but their love for each other—and the gradual erosion of trust due to various coincidences—made Anna’s descent into disappointment and temptation all the more gripping.

Of course, the game isn’t perfect.

I felt the antagonist was too omnipotent, which took away some of the tension. I believe they should occasionally face setbacks, and David needs to fight back more. It might even be interesting to let players step into the antagonist’s shoes, choosing whether they succeed or fail.

Additionally, while I understand the antagonist’s "issues" are what drive her to create such an elaborate scheme, she feels too much like a one-dimensional lunatic. Couldn’t she be given a bit more humanity? Right now, she comes across as completely unhinged. I think there’s room to explore her character further—does she really feel no sympathy for Anna, her “good friend”?

By fleshing out the antagonist’s personality, she would become far more compelling. Perhaps the game could include options to influence her development, such as deciding whether she takes medication or how her relationship with Anna affects her actions. These choices could give players more control over the story's direction.

We already know the antagonist has a clear purpose, so why not let her participate more in the netorare dynamic? For instance, she could face her own challenges—whether bribing someone, being blackmailed, or making sacrifices to advance her plans. Adding this layer would make the game’s concept richer and more diverse without detracting from Anna’s central role.

Of course, I’m not saying Anna shouldn’t remain the main focus! But as the story delves deeper, the antagonist has effectively become the third protagonist. Making her journey more engaging would benefit the game overall.

This game boasts excellent writing and outstanding character development, making its events feel believable. The slow-burn pacing only enhances the experience, and as of now, I don’t see it as a flaw.

If you’re a fan of netorare, you won’t be disappointed!

Simply a very good game with a strong story and plot

Very believable characters with plausibility as well as creative genres. Players invest themselves in the outcomes of the characters and also provokes thoughts about the subject matter

[Opinion Piece on A Perfect Marriage: Version 0.7.3b]
So just spent a good chunk of hours going through the game. Gotta admit, was pleasantly surprised how the game turned out considering that I didn't have high expectations from the cover itself.

**Mild Spoilers Ahead**

Story
You're a young couple, David and Anna, who recently became parents to a daughter. However, life that was supposed to be colourful and happy suddenly takes a turn for the worse when the husband gets "masterfully" pulled into an affair plot. The wife is devastated and what ensues is a constant tug of war between truth and lies, with lies having a far heavier edge.
As of writing this review, the game heavily builds on the character personalities and relationship building with less to no focus on any erotic content outside of harassment, sexting and light sexual content focusing on a singular character.

Opinion:
It was depressive to witness David going through the shitshow that was his life. Like the entire world is against him. I sympathize with Anna too, but David seems like he was getting the flak extra thick from all sides. His Dad let him down, his friends are constantly scheming against him, and don't get me even started on the crazy ex.

Still, a man would survive as long as the wife is on his side. But lo and behold, she has been mind poisoned as well and now David is fighting an uphill battle.

Credit where credit is due, Anna is a pretty well rounded and smart character. I'm currently on David confident and Anna low corruption route, and boy the interactions are satisfying. While she has all the right to be angry and suspicious, your decisions in the first two chapters does wonders to make the couple's bond strong enough to believe in each other more than the third person.

Sexual Content
I did play both pure and kinky routes, and I have to say, I still prefer the confident coupling route more than the cheating couple, just for the story. Don't get me wrong, from a purely erotic factor, it has a respectable start. But for a game that has been in production for 2 years+ the "slow burn" factor comes off strong. Perhaps things will escalate soon? But there are still a lot of ifs and buts about how the story will fold on that front. Until that time comes, I'll reserve my judgement on how good it is as an "adult game".

Conclusion:
All in all, it was a good read but, it has its flaws here and there. Like for example, I'm not a fan of David being too beta in his approach to clear his name even though I nearly maxed out both his purity and confidence. While steadfast in his defence, he does little to project his innocence with confidence. Of-course I don't want him to scream at Anna as I understand her position, but it'd do his confident side more favors if he didn't just always behave like he did something wrong and begging for Anna to believe him.

Thankfully though, there are more pros than cons in this project. As long as the dev remains consistent with updates, I'd say the game would do well if the status quo of an interesting tale maintains. And I do hope it does. Goodluck Mr. Palmer.

There are too many unnecessary details in the story.
It is very annoying and boring for us who are not fluent in English.

Shorten the storytelling and work more on the main content and the illustrations.

Top notch renders, animations and story development. The author is creating numerous interesting paths. The female main character is absolutely gorgeous and has a very well developed character. I think the developer takes a lot of pride in releasing a high quality product over just cranking out sub par releases.

If new updates are very frequent, I wouldn't mind to be a top tier donator. Otherwise, I like the pacing and story, very interesting.

Will update further with seeing how the updates will be.

Thumbs up (just to fill 200 characters)

What a brilliant game. Super hot wife and damn good story. This is not one of those games where the wife just feels horny and jumps into sex right away, the story is progressing at a pretty good pace and even though there isn't much sex yet there still are hot scenes which are again good. 6 stars for Dev's effort and developing this wonderful game.

This is one of my favorite games on this site. I love it. The story is very good, well fleshed out characters and backstory, it has real meat to it and provides engaging content.

The character model of Anna is strikingly beautiful. I love the attention to detail like different outfits each day and at subtle changes in hairstyle and over the years, minor character alterations to reflect aging.

At the time of this review, 0.73, the story does look to head towards a binary type outcome, all or nothing loyalty or cheating. Personally, I would like a bit more nuance, like Anna being okay with a little bit of cheating under the guise of plausible deniability. Maybe that can still happen.

Still, this is a fantastic game. I will likely buy it legit on steam on day when it comes out. Kudos to Mr. Palmer.

If you are looking for a quick fap then you should probably look elsewhere. This game is a slow build for sure, but for those of us who appreciate slow corruption there aren't many other games that can rival A Perfect Marriage.

The characters are very well written and their motivations feel realistic. The dialogue, especially during the text message exchanges feels authentic. Anna isn't an MC who is about to ditch her marriage vows when some random guy hits on her one time. It takes time and the slow erosion of trust in her husband before any corruption starts happening.

The renders are really good, Anna is a stunning MC. Animations are ok, but not up to the standards of some games on here, still good enough to give the desired effect though.

One of my favourite games and would recommend to anyone who likes slow burn corruption games that feel realistic. The last update 7.3 was fantastic and definitly worth waiting for.

This game is absolutely incredible, truly one of the best adult visual novels I have ever played, and believe me, I've played a lot, including many Japanese titles. What stood out to me the most was the sexting aspect – it was brilliantly written, with fantastic poses that added so much depth to the interactions. Typically, I don’t find games without explicit sex scenes, or RPGM games, particularly engaging, but this one really surprised me. The way it kept me hooked was impressive; I didn’t even realize that there were no explicit sex scenes, aside from the married couple's scene. The intensity only grew after the 7.1 update, and I'm genuinely excited to see what steamy moments will come in future updates.

Another aspect I love is how there are only a few characters in the story, but each one is so well-developed and integral to the plot. It makes the story feel more intimate and personal. I’m particularly looking forward to seeing more corrupted scenarios with Anna and other characters – it’s clear there’s a lot of potential for exciting and intense moments.

P.S. – I really hope Chris ends up being her first blowjob – that would be an unforgettable moment!

There appear to be some Professors of Porn and a smattering of impatient Trolls who seem unable to enjoy the delights of this work. To those critique minded individuals I would suggest that quality takes time and if you are expecting Times best sellers you're in the wrong space. A Perfect Marriage is a slow burn VN following the marital break up and the rediscovery of the wife's sexuality. The renders are top notch, Anna Parker being stunning, and the story, accepting that you need some porn logic to engineer some situations, well written. If it takes time to produce well sobeit, this isn't the bland porridge chucked out by the likes of Incetown. It's exciting, arousing and the developer deserves support for their efforts, not criticism (that frankly tells you more about the critic's ego than the subject). Well done Mr Palmer, top notch effort that is well worth the wait.

For an NTR focused porn game that had an initial release in 2022 it's remarkable how little there is. It's all talk and almost no action. Nothing but teases and no real sex scenes. I am baffled how this game gets as much attention as it does. Maybe by 2030 when the game is "finished" we'll get 1 or 2 sex scenes with each guy so I'm sure the "pay off" will be worth it. First time reviewing by the way cause I felt it should be known how terrible this game is. Jesus fucking christ

I like slow burns and this game excels at it, wish it keeps going for the more realistic routes where people don't suddenly change their personalities just for the sake of a sex scene. Looking forward to more

Game of incredible slowness, both in development and plot, graphically not bad, audio not perceived, and a plot as said slow and also too predictable. It could have been something innovative, but it aligned itself with the mass of the genre.

A Perfect Marriage [v0.7.1b] is an imperfect attempt at dissecting the idea of its namesake, to put it mildly.

Entire premise of the story is to take a deeper look at, what is by all accounts, a "perfectly" idyllic marriage life of Anna and David, newbie parents to their firstborn daughter. The pair is very much in love, and after the birth of their child, stronger than ever before.

That is, until the time comes for Anna to return to office for work. The writer begins the tragedy of this "perfect" marriage right here - and we get to meet our evil mastermind who is dedicated to destroying it - David's mentally unstable ex-girlfriend, still scorned by David's rejection all those years ago.

Sounds interesting enough, right?

Well, that's about as interesting as it gets. The evil mastermind ex-gf seemingly has infinite resources at her disposal, and is aided by men whose entire purpose is to shaboink the married Anna Parker. Seriously, every single male character in this story is drooling over Anna, and they don't even make any effort into hiding the fact that they want to spear her violently - all the more spurred on knowing she is happily married. There isn't a single man in Anna's life that doesn't want to get into her pants. And that is where the credulity of this story begins deteriorating. And, of course, Anna is a trusting person with a naive streak, always looking for the best in people - even if she has been molested by older men since she was legal (not kidding, that is literally her backstory, though Anna herself doesn't call it molestation).

Had enough? Okay. David, the husband, is approached by a lecherous new woman at the gym, and instead of immediately dropping her like hot coal, he sets some very flimsy boundaries with her, despite the fact she is basically eye-fucking him every moment she gets - when she's not expressing her intentions to actually fuck him verbally, that is.
However, staying loyal to our dear wife Anna is a moot point, since the Evil Mastermind frames David as a cheater regardless, by having the lewd woman leave parfume & panties in his gym bag. But surely Anna would not believe that her husband is cheating on her after only a week of being back at work, right? She does indeed, especially when her co-worker - whom she had no relationship with before her parental leave - keeps egging her on about all men being cheaters and the usual. So, naturally, our dear wife Anna chooses to heed the advice of this complete stranger and accuse her husband of being unfaithful, to the point of effectively asking for a divorce - but, "luckily" for David, by demanding a trial separation only.

As if the evil genius of the Evil Mastermind is not evil & genius enough, she is also encourages Anna to "get back" at her "cheating" husband by exploring her sexuality, now that she is "free". And, once again, our dear wife Anna chooses to take this advice to heart, and the true game of corrupting Anna begins - she can now become bolder in her encounters with the aforementioned deviants that only want to ram her married pussy senselessly. Which Anna, for some reason now, accepts as the reality of the world, and even begins enjoying the attention.

Which brings us the crux of the issue this game is now facing - the marriage is supremely on the rocks, David is crumbling under the pressure of proving his innocence (if you keep him innocent... I don't even want to know how the game is going to handle David if he actually cheated) while trying to repair his relationship with the newly liberated Anna, his beloved wife who is now hell bent on seeing just how many guys she can evoke an erection from just by talking to them.

Seriously, what is the point of this game? The NTR/cheating aspect was demolished the instant the developer decided to emotionally separate the characters with the divorce-but-not-divorce relationship status. Anna is given an excuse to experiment with men without remorse, while David is stuck trying to save his... company from bankruptcy?

Instead of focusing the plot on the classic cat & mouse NTR game of "is my wife/husband actually cheating on me?" mystery, they decided to wreck the only interesting aspect of the NTR genre - the struggle of maintaining a relationship with their SO in the midst of a whirlwind of love & lust.

It is this reason why A Perfect Marriage is a solid 3 - a middle-of-the-road attempt at improving the NTR genre, but failing to do so - and even being worse it some aspects. The renders are great, the wife Anna is among the hottest (and somewhat realistic body-wise) wives in the industry, so at least that's a major plus. But the story leaves a lot to be desired, and doesn't fullfill the one promise it makes - to be 'adult' & engaging.

Game looked interesting at beginning, slowly it turns to annoying head ache. But the thing is David becomes the scapegoat even if he goes in Honest mode or in Cheating mode.


Ana getting played/influenced by Kendra and many others, but the victim is always David.

Chris character is the most annoying of all and then comes Marvin character.. Once Ana rejects Chris 4 or 5 times, his route should come to end, similarly Marvin.

Ana has four or five men with whom she can cheat, for David no chance except for Alexia and she is controlled by Kendra.

I feel the story is more focused on Ana forcing her to cheat, rather than anything. I feel its quiet silly and Annoying to the core.


East Block or East Side Block, its an another game which is better than this. Every other character apart from the lead pair are perverts both male and female. Giving time to East Block game is a better option

[v0.7.1b]

The writing is a bit verbose. Way too much internal monologues all around, but at least those monologues accomplish the job of showing the motivations and thought processes of the characters.

This is an NTR story with some route variations. I mean, sure. I think there is a route where you reject all temptations on both sides of the marriage and will eventually expose the conspiracy with a happy ending. But that's like the null-route. You are rejecting the point of the game for whatever reason (I know there are some weirdos that play NTR games to avoid all the scenes lol). So disregarding that, the other two main ways of playing are the routes where the husband was faithful vs one where he cheated. As someone who prefers fucked up NTR, I'm glad playing the husband as innocent doesn't lock you out of NTR paths on the wife's side.

As for the antagonists, there is a crazy ex of the husband that is the mastermind. One of the contrived aspect of the story is just how much control she has behind the scenes. As for the males that are after the wife, which is basically all males in existence, they hit most of the usual tropes. There is the misogynistic boss, a playboy coworker, backstabbing "best friend", ugly bastard janitor, and some other minor characters.

In my opinion, the game walks the fine line between porn logic and believable motivations/actions. It's most definitely porny and retarded if you think about it in terms of a real life situation, but in the context of a slow corruption game, it does a better job than most in explaining why chracters are acting in the way they are based on what they know and what their goals are. And really, that's more than enough to set apart a VN like this from the usual effort.

the story is wonderful, the model is beautiful, ntr is great all the characters are well written i think this is my favorite game for now, give it 3 or 5 updates more and it will be a top game here, fo rthe people that dosent like ntr i understand but pls just dont rate or play games like this one lol