VN - Ren'Py - Android LIFE [v0.4.5] [MateDolce]

This is a wonderful AVN with a great underlying idea. It uses free roaming a lot and has some minigames. These elements often spoil AVNs for me (and a lot of other players), but here they are so well executed that I don't mind them at all. There are a few better AVNs on this site, but I think it still deserves 5 stars.

The general setting: A future society without men. A mysterious event has killed most men and has since then prevented the birth of new men. Humankind survives through cloning and by means of artificial sperm. The gap in society is filled by male androids.

The specific setting: A school in this future society which is unique by being co-ed. Since there are no boys, the male students are simulated (rather poorly) by androids. The main character is a male orphan from our time. A psychopathic, lazy and reckless girl who was expelled from the future co-ed school and claims to have invented a time machine (but seems more likely to have stolen it) uses said time machine to kidnap said MC from his time. She controls him by means of a high-tech collar and pimps him as a fake android at her former school.

So far this is an obvious femdom setting, and unsurprisingly, femdom is not completely avoidable. As the unavoidable part is quite mild, I don't mind it at all. I have so far encountered two situations where I was given the choice between three paths for a specific love interest: maledom / romance / femdom.

While there are some sex scenes, the main strength of this AVN is in its exuberant humor. For some reason I had to think of Monty Python, although I wouldn't really be able to defend this as a valid comparison. Another reviewer mentioned 4chan, and has a point -- though it's not as bad as that sounds. Sometimes it gets offensive or borderline political, but it never crosses into obnoxious territory. A lot of the jokes are related to the loss of information about pre-catastrophe society. A typical example is when the teacher asks why some rockets explode on re-entry into the atmosphere and a student innocently suggests that it is "because of the Jews".

My only concern is that this AVN is already 5 years old and is not as substantial as I expected for this age, consisting only of an extended exposition so far. It appears that the developer has recently started using AI to speed up the development of the images. I consider that a good thing because for once this is being done expertly, with only a very minor impact he quality and consistency. I am looking forward to seeing how frequent and how substantial updates actually are nowadays.

If you (like me) are very concerned when keywords like sandbox, minigame, femdom and AI computer graphics appear in the description of an AVN, then I suggest: Give Android LIFE a chance anyway. I found it very entertaining with a quirky, lovable cast.

As of v0.4.5.

Honestly, I haven't played anything of this level of quality since MIST.

In summary, the characters do a good job at filling their roles while having that hidden side to each of their personalities, the artwork goes from middling to high level quality as the game progresses, and the game does a very good job at leaving you wanting more.

For a more in depth review.

Some people have an issue with the way the story was written and how the MC acts at the start, and while I was playing at the start I agree, but with the full context of the current update, it's a little clearer why it was structured that way. I'm not sure if it was intentional or not, or if the attempt was just not reached to that level and the writing only improved as the game kept getting made, but there is a reason for the writing decisions that were made, at least that's what I hope.

At first, I didn't like any of the characters as they were introduced, and I assumed there was always going to be one or two girls I actively avoid, but I found that to be not the case. I think this is what many people are referring to when they say the game is well written, because the characters are structured very well and have strong personalities, and that's what makes them compelling after you get to spend individual time with them, you get past what they present themselves as and see the "real personality." Even the MC gets the same sort of growth.

It's very apparent that the game using Koikatsu as a base for the artwork. But as the game goes on, the developer(s) have found really interesting ways to present it in a way where it doesn't feel like that's the case. I'm not sure if it's different shading or if the 3d models were used for reference then drawn over, or even a mix. But the artwork does a really good job of selling the characters, all of them are unique, the camera angles used are captivating and really solidify the illusion. There's also my undeniable bias for heart eyes, it simply has to be stated.

This game's world and story are nothing too brand new but the way it's structured and the world building is introduced makes me extremely compelled to find out more. You're given very small hints of things, and as the story goes on you're slowly given in knowledge to fill in the blanks yourself. The story simply has me invested, and has done what few other games are able to do, which being is to let me fantasize in full. I have a lot of theories and ideas on what the future of the story is, not just for the girls, but for the MC and the world itself, I am that invested in it.

This game was clearly made with passion and love, and the attentive detail that any creator should pour into their projects. I can't wait for more. For where it takes me.

All the characters are unique and most are well written. Had a few genuine laughs during this, so the writing and story is great.

The sex scenes and animations are really good, although sometimes scarcely placed. The gameplay/minigames range from a bit annoying to pretty fun.

100% worth a play.

Good story, great artstyle, decent worldbuilding, it´s really fuuny sometimes, the girls are different one from another, the mc has a personality and it´s not annoying, has references to a lot of media, like jojo´s, the dialogues are not dull and the few parts when the history gets serious you can take it seriously. But the female domination is very present, so if you don´t like that this game it´s not for you

Beautifully written characters and an engaging story. The only downside is that some of the music feels a bit too familiar at times. But the art and storytelling are both phenomal—a 5/5 game. The girls each have distinct, believable, and genuinely interesting personalities. I also really appreciate the unique and memorable art style. Recommended if you're into femdom.

I find this game to be conflicting, even more so after having read through it a second time now.

On one hand, the writing has an air of 4-Chan, Alt-Right, Incel bullshit that makes me roll my eyes every other scene. On the other, there is a somewhat surprising amount of depth to a specific intersection in this story's venn diagram.

Many of the other reviews mentioned the game has good writing, shit the entire reason I read it the first time was because of someone saying it was a step beyond, but I don't think that's unilaterally true. The part where the game succeeds in my eyes is in the overlap between character and worldbuilding. Mind, the worldbuilding isn't great, it's serviceable but certainly feels like it'd fall apart on closer scrutiny. The characters are all pretty tropey as well.

However, the worldbuilding has been utilized to amazing effect alongside the character writing. The HUD sections are phenomenally interesting, even if it's just blatant exposition. Every scene has me wanting to know more about genetic tampering, cloning, android manufacturing, and more. It's very functional, it just works.

The pacing DOES suffer from this style though. While I was absolutely vibing with the first real Mia scene, if you aren't even remotely interested in her it's going to be fucking dreadful. That whole section might be somewhere between 30 minutes to an hour long. It could do with some trimming.

Here with version 0.4.3

I absolutely loved this game, and it really left me wanting to continue, and not just because I want to see the H-scenes (though they do look amazing).

The only thing that doesn't fully convince me is how choices determine which H-scene you see, meaning you either get one scene or another. I’m not talking about minor variations within the same scene, but rather that if you choose A, you get a scene with Girl 1, and if you choose B, you get a scene with Girl 2.

In the long run, the story remains the same, and it doesn’t even feel like alternate routes. I personally prefer choices that allow you to unlock a scene based on whether you made the right decision, rather than having to pick between one scene or another.

In fact, some parts of the story reference a scene with Ruri even if you chose the option that doesn’t lead to that scene :v

On the other hand, I really liked how certain scenes vary depending on whether you choose Maledom, Femdom, or Romantic. I guess the game aims to cater to all preferences XD

The minigames with Ruri, and especially Laura, were fantastic, though what I enjoy the most is following the story. I really hope they continue with updates!

The story is just disgusting. From the beginning, I felt like a self-hating incel while reading character interactions, yuck. First of all, I don't get high reviews with praising writing here. The story is utterly dumb and highly unrealistic. There is nothing deep, masterfully interconnected, or unique here in the question of writing. The first presented female character is a stereotypical rude, hypocritical, ignorant bitch straight out of these anime for losers. Right from the start, she belittles, hurts and makes fun of MC despite practically being no one to him, just because it's fun for her, and MC just accepts it like a polite, spineless bitch. She condemns men as filthy perverts right after she literally used MC as her sex-pleasure slave against his will; hypocrisy is immeasurable.

Art is okay, but nothing special, like, really. Backgrounds are slightly above acceptable; all art has a lesser than Full HD resolution, especially animated scenes, which makes everything blurry. Scenes are okay too, but nothing mind-blowing.

All in all, if you are a prepubescent anime fanboy, then the game will be great for you, but if you are an actual red-blooded adult with self-respect, then don't even try this garbage.

At first I thought it was a game like any other, skipping and fucking. That's all.

But by the time I played it, its story got me so into it that I really thought it was a great game, it's not like the others that are just “Wow, you helped me by going to the store for eggs? Take my pussy for yourself!”

It has a good story.

The story is fine but very linear. The choices really amount to nothing and there are very few adult scenes so far. Rate a PG 13 at best so not sure how it even made it on this site. This could be a lot more enjoyable if it was not so vanilla, but if you are a prepubescent, you might enjoy this one.

One of my favorite games on this site, the premise, characters, visuals, and story/relationship progression are all incredibly well done.

The story starts with an original concept that leans slightly toward femdom, but you can gradually shift toward a more romantic or dominant path. The girls are undoubtedly the highlight of the game, alongside the visuals. Most, if not all, of the characters are super charismatic, with distinct personalities and well-developed motivations.

During my first playthrough, I really appreciated the minigames—especially in the latest update (that one was chef's kiss), they effectively build sexual tension in the scenes. However, when replaying, they start to feel more like a chore, and I think this may be one of the reasons why the game takes a bit longer to update.

The only real downside to the game is the long update cycle, but that's just because I enjoy it so much, so the wait feels longer. Still, it's understandable given the game's quality.

Cheers!

One of the best written games on this website bar-none. The tone is very humorous but I am still super invested in the story and the characters. I didn't skip a single line of dialogue throughout my playthrough.

Visually the game is great. It's a very stylized and unique look, but it works well.

The scenes are generally pretty good. I am neutral on the minigames that are sometimes involved with them, but I wouldn't say I hate them. In terms of minigames these ones are at least tolerable unlike 99% of other porn games containing minigames.

There really isn't much to criticize about this game. I would prefer a little bit more choice in some scenes, and I could do without the minigames/unnecessary freeroam, but thats it. The only real criticism I have is that the game has been in development for awhile and there isn't exactly a massive amount of content. I do feel like if the game just stuck to a more AVN format, without the pointless freeroam and minigame stuff, development might be a bit quicker? IDK.

Overall 5/5 stars, even if you don't like femdom (there are plenty of chances to reverse it and it's pretty soft femdom in the first place).

Great game, unique setting, good art, cute characters and shitpost humor. Capable of having emotional moments with characters I care about. The dev puts effort into sexy minigames that break the monotony of reading and they don't hang around to become repetitive and tedious, striking that balance of grabbing your attention and over staying their welcome. Characters are unique and hot. Game doesn't dick around with mechanics that hold the story hostage, which means the playtime isn't huge but it's always fun. Well done, keep up the good work.

I've read several comments calling the game linear which is kinda true but not really it's a harem game so you go though all the girls story lines at the same time if you did them separately the game would technically have a less linear story but the same amount of story. Also, they branch and come back together like a telltale game would, the over arching story is mostly the same with a few game overs. If you played the game, never going back to see the other choices, you'd have several scenes and story you'd never seen before with some overlap.

The character are where it shines to me, every character is charming and unique. And I love the art style.
The world building is great and interestingly deep.

Also read a review calling this a maledom game in disguise. It's more of a switch game with a femdom lean. Question is if you're made to do something dominant, are you being dominant?

Give it a try worst case it's not your thing, best case you fall in love with a new game.

Its a porn game with next to no porn and a visual novel with next to no choice.
That said, the characters are mostly likeable, or succesfully intentionally unlikeable and I never found myself holding CTRL like so many other games.
Only one particularly annoying minigame like segment (where you have to question a girl on like 20 different subjects, with repeats, even if, like me, you don't actually care about that character at all).

Some questionable writing choices like constantly calling things autistic in a society that has canonical normalized brain modification and eugenetic technology (so that term and all similar terms would be unlikely to be in active use), super inteligent girls still having to go through normal school even when they're explicitly smart enough to pass now, just the world being too much like ours for how absurdly high the tech is in comparison, but the world is interesting, the girls are worth talking to...

Pretty much, its alright. It does what it sets out to do mostly fine, with exception to the porn, which is borderline non-existent.
Not 5 stars because of that lack of porn and writing just sort of not being good enough.

Let's just say that as a (regrettably) avid player of h-games, this is the first game to have compelled me to write a review. This game is phenomenal, hands down. I will echo the praise that others have given to the surprisingly well done humor referencing a bevy of American internet memes over the years. That, however, pales in comparison to what I think this game uniquely offers, and that is characters who actually seem to reflect both the insecurities and the naivete of young love. What really got to me was the kissing scenes; very, VERY rarely do I see h-games that appreciate how erotic kissing can be.

Taking for granted the absurdity of the MC's situation, it's also incredible how well these scenes reflect the awkwardness of "first love" and how every step is both incredibly embarrassing because you're allowing yourself to be vulnerable to another person, but also amazingly exciting because you and another person are experiencing one another in a unique way. Whether the dev is drawing on personal experience or not, several of the scenes brought to mind memories of some of the most exciting times in my life relationship-wise; without judgment, that's a gift that very few h-devs could ever provide, I would wager.

The art is also worthy of immense praise, as it does an INCREDIBLE job of selling the emotional tension of the scenes. The animated scenes are stupendous, particularly just how well they communicate the pleasure of the female characters; despite being mostly softcore kinks on display, they are done in a wonderfully erotic and celebratory way, and I love the focus on both the MC and their companions enjoying one another equally. I typically only enjoy one or two characters' appearances in this kind of game, but all of the characters here are genuinely beautiful: dev, you're inside my god damn head and you know my exact preferences. It's kind of scary.

Long story short, this dev is a genius, and this game is a god damn national treasure.

This game is fucking phenomenal. The art is amazing. Each character has an actual personality with fun to read dialogue . It gives you a fair amount of choices and the sex scenes are great. This is one of the best games on the site I reckon. Highly recommend.

its a nice game, although its quite linear and there arent a lot of choices, but even so its a nice femdom game. I personally love the art (because the hours i spend on koikatsu lol). I dont know what else tof

Okay, to start off, the premise you get from the overview description here do no justice for this game. I was actually steering away from this, and still would have been so if not for the high ratings. But I get it now. I've reached enlightenment by playing this for the first time, and I can safely say now...


I did not expect to get such a fun time playing this. The premise sounds so stupid and silly, you would think something like this would have such a nonsensical story there's no chance it would be worth anybody's time.

Now come so very close now, because I have to tell you right now that the writing in this game IS PROBABLY THE BEST I have encountered so far here on F95ZONE. The story is clever, the characters feel alive, the scenes and the smut is just OVER 9000. It is funny and silly, but can turn serious, sad and EMOTIONAL real quick. It is masterful! I cracked up laughing several times but also have been brought close to tearing up as well. Absolutely top grade writing. THIS IS WHAT I'M HERE FOR.

And the visuals, man also super high grade. I could maybe criticize some aspects of certain scenes and how they are represented but overall easy 5/5.

But what caught me perhaps the most by surprise is how they integrated Ren'Py UI features as gameplay elements. I rarely see it done this well. That was probably the icing on the cake and when I realized this shit has LEGENDARY status. I don't know how else I could drool over this game more...

Go and download this shit RIGHT NOW and fucking SUPPORT THIS DEV!

I had no idea what I was gonna get when I went into this. But this is easily one of my favourite games now. Top 3 probably. The are is absolutely amazing. The story is very interesting. The girls are adorableeeee (Especially Lena).

Even the gameplay is refreshing. The scene with Mia trying to increase the understanding is amazing. Really makes the player feel involved which most games lack