Ren'Py - Apartment #69 [v0.10] [Luxee]

I’m really struggling to come up w good points for this one but didn’t find any before getting annoyed and deleting the whole mess.

The ui/interface is among the worst I’ve dealt with. You can’t click to interact with things or rooms.
There is a list of buttons on the right. You start in the living room and click one of those other buttons. Then the only choice you have is to click back to the living room to choose something else. You can’t just go from room to room. Should be better as it’s been out for many years now.

On the right side are a bunch of very simple icons for the various girls. You can’t tell who the girls are by the icons. Hints seem to be for girls you’ve never met so don’t help.

When you get a girl’s phone number, you go home and call her and act like you haven’t seen her for several days.

Interacting w the mom involves telling her you love her. That’s it. No other conversations yet and you can’t hug or anything. (from where I was at in the ‘game’)

With the sister you can hug her, then kiss her, then something else….Each action ‘resets’ the whole scene like you haven’t seen each other before.

Conversations are pretty simplistic and boring. Not much of a story.

Graphics are poor. Colors are average to below average. Details in scenes are terrible. They may have been ok several years ago when the game was released, but since they don’t update the artwork and have very few other updates it’s probably best to just move on.

There just isn’t much to grab onto and hope for a terrific game.
Obviously I didn’t get too far and consider it a big waste of time.

It’s rare that I find a really good story in the VNs on this site, but Apartment69 has the best one — Nea’s LGBT route is the best story I’ve seen so far. When I finally went to bed, I even dreamed I was going out with a trans girl, like… what the hell, that was insane.

So yeah, congrats to whoever wrote this.

As others said before me, most of the game revolves around the only trans character, Nea, and even if you choose to avoid being sexually involved with her it still happens but the H-scenes are simply skipped, so after a while the story makes no fucking sense because she is considered MC’s girlfriend in the eyes of every other character in the story. I mean WTF? I love Nea’s character as a friend, and the dev HIMSELF gives you the choice of staying just friends at one point, and the next thing you read is “Nea gave me a blowjob and we went to sleep together”, so it actually skipped the H-scene but it still happened nonetheless...

It could have been a very nice game if things weren’t forced, but the dev chose to ruin it all by imposing a trans relationship without any warning at the beginning of the game.

And let’s be honest, this game is already 7 YEARS OLD and had only 10 updates so far, with very little content, so let’s wait for 2045 for the “completed” tag.

Thought I would leave the trans content in but skip the H scenes cos eww., the dialogue is a one sided trans foie gras feast though. The first real conversation about it and Nea promotes puberty blockers for children, singing their praises and when questioned about possible side effects says yeah i think there was something about weak bone development but that's not important...

edit* a genius argument in order to refute the power dynamic in incestuous relationships the writer gives the example of two consenting 18 year old brothers having sex once a month. therefore incest is fine because there is no power dynamic.

Gameplay is straightforward.
Map has few enough locations to be simple.
Graphics are dated.

Updated 2025-12-03 - If you read it before there is nothing new to this, minor changes.
TLDR - Dislike trans? Skip. Dislike no sex? Skip. Want any character development in the cast of more than six? Skip. Want content diversified across the cast? Skip. Want good renders? Skip. Want a game where 1 (trans) character is 90% of the game, and the character is barely more than the trans label? Play it to hell and back. Perfect for you.

We are many years in. It does not feel or play like it. The game used to have promise. At the time the characters weren't very well developed but what was there was interesting enough to hold attention while waiting for updates to be created. Then more time and little character later, the promise remained even as the focus was shifted elsewhere.

Then Nea became unavoidable. This marks an obvious enough shift because with that one change the game stopped being "harem game" and became "trans focused harem game" where your MC is constantly going "yeah I ain't gay" every other day.

To be very fucking upfront. If you dont want to be forced to interact with the trans character SKIP THE GAME. The ENTIRE game is about Nea, every characters progression is locked behind Nea and the only "good" thing is there being an option to skip the scenes with em. I put good in quotation marks because its the best of a load of trash. You still have to DO the scenes, it just skips some stuff.

Character(s)

Nea is not a character, Nea is a plot device. Luxee clearly just wanted a game about a trans character and had to justify it by making all the others. Nea is a man. A dude. You can say "but Nea or the dev" or whatever but even I, somebody who doesnt want M2F trans whatsoever in a game without an option to avoid can see how lame the attempt is. Everything about the dude is male, he says girl and then you get what? 1 or 2 scenes where that isnt how he acts/dresses or such. You replace em being trans with gay and 99% of Nea is the same. Hell you could say 100% if you just label Nea femboy. Oh, Nea gets beat by dad because he dopesnt approve, bullied because of course that happens. For the sheer ammount of the game locked behind Nea theres nothing to the character.

The rest of the characters? They don't exist, not really. They either push more "development" for Nea or they do their own.
One is under the gaze of her ever present brother who hates you but theres so little to her scenes, the few she or ANY other characters get. The rest outside the family are so forgetable I cant even remember who or what they are.
Both sisters want to bone you, the elder is dealing with the whole "societal views say its wrong" thing plus the belief that she isn't attractive and the other just doesnt care because she's 10.
Mother is fine with the above, encouraging it even. Who better than their brother after all? She too shares in the elder daughters belief she isn't fit for the MC.

It feels like he made a small famlly incest game, saw how harems were the current thing and then threw all the characters in without thinking of HOW TO MAKE THEM APPEALING. The family is written like theyre actual people, the elder sister isnt sure how to deal with her feelings and the views shes had imprinted onto her by society. Younger sister is adorable and acts as you would expect. Mother just wants her kids happy and if their brothers the way to said happiness then she's getting the family wreath ready.
Two have doubts about a relationship with the MC but they're so cookie cutter I can tell the resolution will be "yes not-hag/sister I want to fuck you in the pussyhole" and then they're fucking. Or something as simple.

Everything else

The renders are fine, nice even. To be expected considering the years he's been using daz but theres no improvement or nearly none from start to end of the game.
Animations exist, not sure what resolution they were made for but I can see things I wouldn't with a smaller screen - personal issue. That aside while not the best ever they are good enough and FAR from the worse I've seen.
The sex? Bahahaha. There is barely any sex. Not really zero but theres only 1 now 3 straight scenes so essentially nothing its finally making progress. One of those isn't main story, its part of the interaction stuff in the sandbox.
Gameplay? Its a sandbox. You go to wherever, click the character with the colored portrait and then their scene plays. You played this before. Sometimes you interact with them and pat their heads or whatever applies.

Contrary to what the above might have you believe I have no actual issue with Nea exisiting, my issue is that the game DID have the option to reject em and now theres no such option. Something thats so bloody niche being mandatory is killing interest, people will praise it JUST for the inclusion of a trans character without considering how few people are going to want anything with them.

I really liked this game. Downside could be that the renders aren't holding up to the best you can see in H games in 2025, but they're not terrible either—I'd say they're above average for sure.

Story sometimes moves a little bit too fast, but making it slower is more difficult, so I understand that. People who complain are probably playing the censored version, and I don't get that 'cause this is clearly a game with certain niche themes, and that's the only reason I'm here. If I want a "normal" H game, I just go to the top lists of H games.

I hope this game gets more good content 'cause I'm here for it.

I usually don't review "unfinished" games as a matter of principle, because I believe that even the worst games can be redeemed by good updates. But honestly, after playing the latest version (v0.09) and reading the whole thing, down to every line from every character without skipping anything, I'm utterly disappointed. I'm a long time Parental Love fanboy. I've had PL in my signature for years, and that game has remained in my top 5 despite its flaws because I just loved it that much. That's why I got so invested in Apartment 69, which is why I expected so much more from it.

Apartment 69 is a linear sandbox, which sounds like an oxymoron because it is. You can "choose" which girls you want to pursue and when, but your progress with Girl A will eventually be locked until you progress with Girl B. This creates continuity at the cost of cohesiveness, and the fact that there are zero choices throughout the game only makes this worse. It's a "sandbox" on rails, which completely defeats the purpose.

Writing & Characters:
Visuals & Sexual Content:
Final Thoughts:
I honestly don't understand how anyone could give a positive review to this game, let alone 5 or even 4 stars. There are two sex scenes in the entire game, the characters are awful, the sandbox is pointless, the plot is literally nonexistent, the renders are stuck in 2018 and there are no redeeming qualities to be found. And keep in mind, I played the whole thing from start to finish without skipping anything or anyone, and I can't believe how indefensibly bad this game is as a whole.

I wanted this game to be good, and I wanted to like Nea, but when your game is completely hijacked by a terribly implemented character that a lot of people don't like, that's a problem. And mindlessly celebrating trans representation just for the sake of it is just counter-brigading and doesn't help anyone.

Parental Love will remain one of my favorite games of all time, but Apartment 69 is just shameless shovelware. It's honestly unbelievable that this game hasn't been abandoned yet.

The quality is generally pretty high. This means the images, animations, the catchy music and the characters. The way the orgasm is depicted with the flashing.
The themes are interesting. Mother, sisters, young girls, trans, teacher. All ages at one school.
It's still weird for me with young girls. But I find the insight into how the developer realizes his ideas interesting.
I don't really find the mother's reasoning convincing. But it's just a game.

I really like the part with Noa. I found it interesting that she is trans and the story behind. But it didn't bother me. Even though I probably wouldn't do that in real life.

I also really like Alicia. It's a shame that there's no pregnancy scene (yet).

I wondered why there was so little with Cha compared to many others. For the relationship you have, there wasn't much going on in the cinema.

Preeti doesn't make much sense at the moment.
Seki I think is very weird. I thought the teacher and swimming parts were very good. The picture exchange was rather strange. She is also not so much appealing but that's personal preference.

Watching other games on TV is a great idea. I played another short game in between.

In its current state, the game is more of a 3.5 for me, but as you can only choose between 3 and 4 and I hope it goes further, I'll give it a 4.

Loving it so far! I haven't finished it yet, but I've made it pretty far I think and I'm having alot of fun! I loved Parental Love and this is also really damn good, despite being a more sandbox experience. I'm not usually into erotic sandbox games but this one has kept me playing alot more that I expected, even though I love the devs other game. The girls are all great, very pretty, cute and funny. The MC I think is pretty funny too, epsecially with his comebacks to Eric, the writing is so silly at times but I love it XD. overall, great game so far. Much Love <3

Edit: I also agree with everyone else, Nea is amazing, and so is Heather. That drawing she did actually made me tear up. Such a beautiful moment <3

Just Finished it and loved it all the way through. It's funny, some parts are emotional, it's wholesome, cute, overall just really damn good. Looking forward to future updates. Much love <3

Seven years and almost nothing to show for it.

Positive:
You can skip characters...
Negative:
It still happens in the story.

So in all honesty there isn't much here. You get a sandbox (morning, day, evening and night) where 90% of the content happen at day, meaning your gameplay loop looks like this:
Morning, open and check map, nothing happening, close map, skip time.
Day, open and check map, oh an event, click location, play event, auto time skip.
Evening, open and check map, nothing happening, pre-emptively go to apartment, skip time.
Night, open and check map, nothing happening, close map, click on bed to skip to morning.

Now that's the adrenalin and story filled gameplay that I crave...
No the sandbox is completely useless, because most events follow one another and are rarely happening at the same time (you choose between two events). So cutting the sandbox would be a huge benefit for the player and the game.
The trans character is not my cup of tea, also a major mistake regarding info around that issue.
And then there are the "18" characters, four out of eleven characters that are also a skip for me.

But now to the positives, what is left regarding H-scenes after the above? I mean the game is seven years in development...
Two scenes in which you "dominate" your teacher.

The renders are ok for something that released seven years ago, but are nothing great today.

There are games with more content in their first release out there, look for them and skip this.

The game is all about a young boy, who wants to be a girl. But...you're not playing the poor boy. You are playing a mind-open hero. MC is the wokest hero alive...with a strange attitude for "18" years old girls. He's all that understanding and open minded for everything...no matter of age, gender, race or whatever.
There is no way to avoid content, if you want to have ANY content, because every scene is the consquence of some scenes before...you don't like to see gay/trans content? Bad luck for you, because you'll get nothing, if you don't look this stuff, too. So....beside the renders, what are excellent, the rest is a waste of time, if you are not into gay/trans stuff. And if you don't like "18" years old girls...don't do the mistake and download the lewd-patch.

Where to begin with this one...Story is for the most part boring and vanilla, granted there are a few good things in it when it comes to story but it gets ruined by being almost a 100% linear story for everyone except the futa character whom you can avoid, but everything else is just forced relationships and sex, theres rarely any choices if any at all outside futa character.

Then theres the animations? yeah... i saw none, granted i had a few with skip character as "on" since i dident care about them, could they have animations? i have no clue nor do i care....but for all the others i saw 0 animations, whenever i got to a sex scene it just had a "animation here" text which i guess is for dev to remember to add one, but considering this game is 7 years old.....7.....and this is what you get thats just no good and odds are game might never be complete since it would proberly take 10+ years more.

Next theres the sandbox? why its there i couldent tell ya, it serves no reason to be there since all you do is click a one of 4 map points to go where theres some content to be had and thats it no more.
My personal guess is that its there only to avoid putting on the kinetic novel tag and there is no linear tag, so its just to hide the fact that its pure linear/kinetic.

As for the skip character option, it is just a skip meaning you dont get dialogs or see what happens but it still happens and you get messages like "i took her virginity" so like i said its linear with 0 choices.

As for content you would think this was at most a 1 year old game and not 7 years, theres multiple girls there still has 0 sex scenes and atleast one has close to 0 content as well.

This is a massive waste of time and pointless to download.

Been in development for 7 years and still juvenile content for the 3 LI most people are interested in....this obviously either the dev milking the game or just plain at a creative block when it comes to their content....gotta make a living somehow I guess

No real choice. You either jump on board for trans content, or, you just skp the sex scenes but still end up being with the trans character. The sandbox bits only serve to waste time, both figuratively in-game and in reality by making you skip time to progress through the story.

The developer and games tells you that you can avoid any gay or trans content which seems true at first but then when you say no not my thing the game makes it very clear that it's happening anyway removing player choice.

altought it starts nice I hate that i dont really make any meaningfull choices. If i dont want to be with trans i am still forced (i can only skip scenes but technically mc still is with her). I cant even choose wheter i want to be with girl or not and i am forced to polygamy

The game is great, I like the characters specially Nea, she hit the kink I got and I like her personality, she is avoidable but you would skip a lot of content I feel like the game it's focused on her right now, and I like it personally, anyway the other characters are pretty good as well.

+ great mc - assertive, he is not an idiot wimp
+ beautiful music
+ sandbox is nicely done
+ game is not boring, all characters are interesting
+ teacher

well written avn with awesome mc - which is rare these days

Definitely going on my list of favorites, I've just completed all the games content so far,and Nea's my favorite she's just so sweet, 10/10 best girl, I'm glad I found another game with a trans girl, as trans girls and femboy are my favorite, keep up the good work and thanks for making this game.

This Game has excellent pacing for the Dialogue. Usually With these types of games I get bored Reading Walls upon walls of Text. The Creator knows when a scene is important enough to extend the read time, and when to keep it concise.