Others - Abandoned - Areas of GRAY [v1.1 BETA] [NOTvil]

Its honestly one the best games on this site. The renders are top notch, the models are unique, is animated, and the story + atmosphere are extremely engaging. The gameplay is a unorthodox but it does well to contain its elements within the plot.

It's criminal how underrated this game is and deserves more praise.

This game is really good and it's actually unique. Yes it's incest but it doesn't follow the same tired story that 90% of incest games follow. The story is actually interesting, the renders are good, the animations are good, writing is good. The build up is great and you won't be blue balled like some other games.
Overall one of the more enjoyable adult games I've played.

The renders are superb and the models are great too. Choices dont seem to do anything at all and the weird filter ruins great renders.

It feels like several different people are writing the story and each wants to focus on their own part so it jumps focus from each of the different characters randomly.

Honestly the best game I've played on this site. The story is great and well written, NO BUGS, the models look great, animation are on point and honestly the story itself has me hooked. I couldn't find a single thing wrong with the game. I cant wait until the next update.

Good visual models. Good sex scenes (even though a bit short)

Need more visual cues/hints to progress along the game

Tip to those who want to download the game: You can skip some minigames by pressing Esc to the menu.

Overall (Reflecting 0.8 Beta): Unique story concept that is well executed. The renders are spot on and the characters are intriguing. However, the story is losing momentum. That being said, I will definitely be checking out the updates!

Upsides: Renders are great, all of the characters are well drawn and not ridiculously proportioned. The overall plot is very intriguing and well written, I actually want to see where the author is taking me beyond who I get to fuck next, which is a very good sign in these kinds of games.

Downsides: Pointless travel system. The games is very linear (I don't even know if the choices you make matter), so having to jump around the map is literally just wasting my time without adding anything. The few mini-games are equally pointless, as you can't seem to lose them, and they don't have any consequences other than wasting your time. I don't even mind a mini-game if it actually matters.

Its hard to find anything good to say about this game, the best i could come up with is it has a very professional feel for an indie game.

The story is very boring and obvious with very little actually happening, it has a very heavy black swan(movie) style but none of the depth.
It feels like several different people are writing the story and each wants to focus on there own part so it jumps focus from the daughter to the apartment to the robot to past family to current family and so on.

Choices dont seem to do anything at all.

Art would be ok if not for the creator using every hipster camera filter ever made.

Sex scenes are dull and slow.

Navigating the game is horrible and since its a linear story its just a waste of time which brings us to the pointless mini games that you cant fail so again are just time wasters which also makes replaying the game a huge hassle for no reason.

Truly a great product, well cared for in the rooms, well-characterized and masterfully designed characters. Smooth and realistic animations, very exciting and effective. The story is not at all obvious and it is very involving with moments of palpable suspense. Innovative and captivating game style. Interesting and well balanced music. All in all a great job. Title absolutely to follow in the next updates

Wow this is a fantastic game so far! Cannot wait for more to be released. Definitely worth your time. I'm actually going to sign up to be a Patreon for this game just to make sure it gets finished. I don't usually pay for anything I can get for free, but the game is just that good.

great game i really had fun playing it , the renders are done well with some solid models ,the story is very unique and well developed oh my god the music is really cool , what i dont like about this game is the annoying mini games hope he remove it and i think it will be one of the best vn out there.

This game is fucking amazing
art looks beautiful
story is very intressting and well writen
very easy to play and very unique system
Sound is great and that background music or sound changes with every moment which makes it's even more good
I haven't finished DayS yet but so far everything was enjoyable


I don't know if there is some sort of bug or something but I noticed some images to be weirdly drawn like in some part of the game there was a scene where this girl was laying down on bed and her body was shaped very weird. Like her legs looked like plastic but this kind of scenes will appear like 1 in 1000 it's so little.

No game is perfect.
Over all this game is 20/20 for me.

Recommend it very much if you like alittle bit of dark games.

This game (VN) is a masterpiece.

I've tried & played most of the higher class games from the website and all I can tell you that there is so many poor and good visual novels and there is the Areas of Gray - totally different, totally unique.

Without telling you several pages about the beautiful rendering and the amazing story, let me just tell you: DO.NOT.MISS.IT !

Another one of those games that surprised me, story is a little more crazy but it is a little scifi so all good . Story is good, renders are great, characters are good. Older/younger which is always a positive , Upgrades have been made since the beginning but now i feel like I'm following a script/railroaded. Honestly like the earlier versions better but still a good game.

The review is based on v0.8 where all 3 arcs feel unique in story and gameplay. This is the most ambitious game on this site imo.
The game takes advantage of game mechanics by the fact that it is not limited to Ren'Py engine.

Great characters and stroy. 5/5.

Great renders, great music, great overall feel. Loses points for really pointless mini games that overstay their welcome. Oh my god the chat mini game almost made me rage quit. It turned a scene with a conversation that should have taken 30 seconds, and drew it out. It was agonizingly pointless, and then the pay off was... throwing a phone? It just isn't working for me.

Game has great potential, and if the balance between build up, minigames, and pay off could just be ironed out, it'd easily be a 5 star rating.

Epic game to play. The music sets the mood for sure but the renders are
exquisite. The girls are very attractive and sensual
Only drawback is the long wait between updates but I understand how difficult it is to make a game of this caliber. Thanks

Very little in the sense of Sex in it... played all 3 episodes now.. can't recall if there actually are any sex.. but.. I think so...

Doesn't matter.. you don't need it.. the Story is as confusing as it is exciting.. it's futuristic and relatable at the same time..

And the renders are amazing.. and the two young girls are so cute..

I've got no idea what's really going on in the story.. But whenever I see an update for Areas of Gray.. I go "YES!!..."

Thats a great one. I enjoyed it playing it. In my mind a great new concept and the girls are hotties And the music, which is playing makes me feel calm ...
Finally I hop Mia will be able to come back at the flat hehehe

Keep up the great work...looking for ya update next week

Not great imo.

Using a custom engine over one meant for the purpose of the game, like renpy in this case, is always a bad idea. It doesn't add anything and the whole 1 executable for each of the episodes is dumb. I really don't think it added anything that made the user experience better. I think devs that try to this think they'll add some killer features that will make it so much better than the standard for the genre, but often the features they add don't exist in the genre standard for good reason.

Then there are minigames. Below is an open letter about minigames


The story is pretty good, but the storytelling is too scattered. I understand that that's something he's doing for a reason, but I don't think he pulls it off well.

The renders and scenes good, but not mind blowing.

Simply amazing game, design, animations, story, sounds, gameplay, and the engine is great too, game engine, really everything is good