VN - HTML - Completed - Animus Non Grata [v1.1.0] [FlimsyLegs]

Wow, Animus Non Grata hit way harder than I expected. It’s one of the most intense and unique visual novels I’ve played in a while. The real standout here is the writing: it’s tight, atmosphere-heavy, and slowly squeezes the tension until you’re genuinely invested in how each choice affects your fate.

Heads up, this game leans very dark in places. There’s heavy BDSM and non-consensual themes if you take the defiant path, so it’s definitely for a mature audience. If that’s not your thing, be cautious. But even if you’re unsure about the genre, the writing and plot are so compelling that they might just win you over. The psychological horror elements, especially on the “defiant” path, are genuinely unsettling and really drive the narrative forward. This isn’t just erotica; it’s a deep, dark, and thrilling story. And importantly, the darker content isn’t cheap shock value, it’s used thoughtfully to explore themes like identity, ownership, and what freedom means for a being designed to obey.

The core concept is fascinating: you wake up with no memory, told you’re an illegal android, and suddenly you’re thrust into a twisted world of control, secrets, and messed-up loyalties. You play as a female AI android who’s been “saved” by a guy who might not have your best interests at heart. The story dives deep into BDSM and psychological horror but always serves the narrative rather than just trying to shock.

The writing is top-notch, immersive and gripping, almost like reading a great sci-fi thriller novel with the bonus of shaping the story yourself. The tension builds gradually, and the characters are complex with some seriously twisted emotional drama. The choices you make actually matter, making it a real struggle to decide whether to submit to your programming or fight for your freedom. It’s not black and white, which I really appreciated. The game forces you to think about control, identity, and what it truly means to be a person.

What’s cool is how your decisions shape the story mechanically, too. There are meaningful branches, five distinct endings, and a real sense that your choices impact the outcome. The pacing is excellent across seven chapters, with a large word count and moments that genuinely surprised me. The art and animations are solid, especially for an indie title, they complement the story without overshadowing it. Plus, the music and atmosphere totally pull you in. Quiet moments feel fragile, tense scenes feel claustrophobic.

If you like stories mixing rebellion, desire, and psychological complexity, this one’s worth checking out. Visually, the renders and animations add weight to scenes without stealing focus from the writing. The sound design does a lot of heavy lifting, enhancing the emotional depth. You can go full submissive or push back and try to carve your own path. The tension builds as you uncover secrets about the guy who “saved” you and your mysterious past.

If you’re into dark sci-fi with mature themes, Animus Non Grata is one of the better indie visual novels out there. Some routes could use more art or longer epilogues, but the core experience is powerful, thoughtful, and unflinching. I highly recommend giving it a playthrough if you can handle the intensity. If you want a VN with a gripping story that keeps you on the edge of your seat, this one’s definitely worth your time.

I don't know what the other ratings are on about, to be honest. If you're into BDSM, then sure. Renders are pretty good, dialogue is OK. Scenes tend to be a little bit short sometimes.

Story is... potentially interesting? The concept had me hooked but it doesn't really go anywhere.

My recommendation is to just go full submission on your first playthrough and don't bother trying to explore the rest of the options, there just isn't a lot of content; it's linear with choices that don't actually lead to any more actual content.

A short and sweet game if you don't mind some BDSM. The plot is kinda meh, because the big red herring is never resolved.

Other than that, good effort and dialogue. Recommended for at least one playthrough

An excellent story with nice renders. I got really into the actual plot. It's a nice take on the playing as a robot genre, and the sci-fi elements are well done - it's only slightly futuristic.

The only reason it's not 5/5 is that I didn't realise how much BDSM there would be. I wasn't into that side of it at all. That being said, I still found it hot, so for anyone who likes BDSM, this will be 6/5.

The only slight disappointment was that I felt more could have been done with the endings. Each has an epilogue, but I wanted a bit more than a page with a render.

Excellent game: good text, interesting plot (really), normal 3D art, many choices and different endings.
Cons: lack of some images (but the game is still in development, so the reason is clear); although the events are well written with different options for action, there are not many of them, and some variety is not enough for me. But this is a matter of taste, I cannot reduce the rating for this.
So, 5/5. I wish the author success and all the best.)

Animus Non Grata
BDSM rating: 5/5
Star rating: ****
Played v0.9.0 – the game’s story is complete and playable, but the renders are not finished yet (3/7 chapters have art so far). It’s html based visual novel with backgroundmusic. There quite a few choices (mostly boiling down to whether you are submissive or defiant) and a handful of different endings. For those who don’t like reading, be aware, that this is more an illustrated story than a game.
You play a woman who wakes up in Don’s house and are told that you are an android he saved from being scrapped. In exchange he wants you to be his sub until he removes the countermeasures from your body.
Has spanking, male domination, whipping, breath play, bondage, blindfolds, gags, device bondage and rough sex.
The renders are pretty, writing style is pretty good, sex scenes are well done and it’s obvious that the creator put in a lot of effort.
Now – to the bad parts – In every timeline, except for the on where you enthusiastically obey him and enjoy everything he does, Don comes across as an abusive, raging asshole and it’s no surprise that his wife left him. For someone supposedly into bdsm he really doesn’t get the whole consent thing. If the MC refuses, hesitates or asks him to slow down he is always a cruel ass-hat and does it anyway or punishes her. Which would be fine if he was depicted as a sadist that saved an android to get his own sex slave or if he didn’t consider her a person but the narration does not do that.
Recommended with the caveat that I consider Don an abusive predator who doesn’t understand bdsm.
Edit: The creator made some adjustements since my review - I personally think that it makes the defiant route more believable, others disagree. Check it out yourself -

The story is intense and very well written. Of course, you must like BDSM. But if you are into this, you will love the game. You can already play quite a bit, but only for chapter 1 animations exist. Happy to see the game develop further.

excellent writing, top 1% around here. Characters have rich, intelligent dialogue as the story dramatically and philosophically explores the ultimate extremes of control, identity, and BDSM (emphasis on extreme sadism) via hard sci-fi tropes. It's more like sadistic existential drama/horror narrative, think "Get Out" multiplied by "50 shades of grey". The extreme sadism was not erotically interesting to me (it was horrifying), but I doin't think the main point of the work is to be erotic; rather, it's to be dramatic/horror/philosphical.

The Writing is Extremely Immersive , the characters have depth and feeling you don't see in many other games , It is mostly text based but a pleasure to read ...images are being added as I understand and if they continue to match with the Writing this could win awards .....your choices guide the story it doesn't feel like a railroad all the time ......there is a BDSM aspect to the game and though you are the submissive , it feels like you can keep some measure of control as well .

Type of game HTML text with choices Genre a fantasy erotic love story
If you love female protagonist games and stories you really need to check this one out for yourself

This is a text game, so you cannot give low rating just because it had no images to begin with! Try to be more imaginative next time! For summary, I give it 4/5 which is good.

The starting is pretty generic with you waking up as a female android who has no memories of her past, creating a new one with your current master.
It has lots of BDSM content as this is what the game is focusing its genre on about, so don't go complaining about it too!

This game isn't sandbox although it looked like it should. This is more of a progression game on which path you choose as the game progresses from your choices you've picked.

I respect the developer for creating a tedious flowchart that expands the story which is something tough to do out of this generic plot, and it executes pretty well!

A very bondage heavy game, focusing on themes of helplessness. The game allows for consenting content or a range of non-con themes. It generally allows you to resist and make your situation a bit worse. The lack of images are more than made up with the detailed writing.