Others - Completed - Aurelia [v1.00.0] [Mirthal]

Verdict: Would recommend! Very high quality game, 8/10

The art is very good, scenes that are animated are very fluid and hot, the gameplay is serviceable but more on that later.

What i didn't like:

1) Everything between any girl and the protagonist happens a little too fast, this results in key scenes being played very early without much buildup.

2) The RPG parts of the game that utilize player stats start like halfway through (around 2.5 hours). Up to that point the game is pure point-and-click

3)Day and Night cycle can get confusing at some parts in the game

What impressed me:
1) Minigames, music and art style are obviously inspired by Stardew Valley or similar games. Minigames are enough amount of fun and you don't need to grind a lot. Music is very good, some tracks didn't leave my head for a while.
Tip: if you need money just play blackjack in the tavern

2) A lot of scenes, a lot of animated ones for each "main" girl. This amount of content for one game is very impressive

3) There's a whole dungeon (halfway through though) with around 5-8 monsters on each stage and EACH AND EVERY ONE of them has a h-scene. This is bonkers. I was a little concerned when i saw that a realistic tiger had one xD (thankfully no bestiality here)

Overall a very good game! Given my nitpicks i would've rated this 4 stars but i can't bring myself to do it because all this work is too impressive.

If my memory serves right, this was the first ever adult visual game I got it to as recommended by my one and only. We then started a new game together, and it was so much fun. Love the art style and the little activities we get to do. We watched over the span as the developer gradually improved different aspects of the game and introduced more and more stuff. Great game!

Not perfect, but pretty great. At its core this is just another harem sandbox game set in a fantasy world with a variety of monster girls. People are comparing it to old adventure games just because it has a pixel aesthetic which may be comparable, but it is not King's Quest with sex scenes. With that said, there are a few things that set this one apart:

- It's complete. I think there could be a better ending/epilogue for sure but there was only one part where there was a "there is not more content here yet" note... and maybe that should just be removed.
- The pixel art is pretty good, and the animations built on it during scenes is actually very good.
- There are a variety of minigames to pad the playtime of the game, but they are surprisingly refined given that many of them are only played once and then forgotten.

This is pretty much enough to give the game 5 stars in my book, but I wouldn't really consider it an all-timer. Firstly, the plot is a bit bland and the characters are not particularly interesting/original. Secondly, even though the game is complete it still has the feel of a Patreon project that was developed in clear phases that can sorta feel disjoint. At the beginning of the game you have an initial cast of girls you deal with, but eventually you exhaust all their scenes and basically don't interact with them anymore, and instead you're introduced to a stream of new girls and the old ones are more or less forgotten (except insofar as they run stores that you will have to continue using.) The world could've been woven together better, instead of built up through clear content increments over time. But if you're just looking for monster girl fetish content rather than actual character arcs or worldbuilding than this game has you pretty covered. A proper ending would've been useful here, instead it feels like the game ends sorta suddenly and randomly without much fanfare, which I take to be a hint that it was not the developer's original intention but they decided to just wrap things up and move on. (What's the deal with Dakra, btw? She is just never used for anything.)

But considering the disastrous endings that tend to plague similar Patreon projects whose developers build complex worlds and then decide to end the game in an unexpected fashion when they lose interest in the project, this is... not too bad. I hope the developer decides to add some epilogue content at some point though.

Also even though the minigames are pretty good, it seems odd that so much effort went into them. I would've rather seen things just go deeper with the roguelike dungeon experience, like many other games do, rather than have that plus like 20 other minigames that you may or may interact with more than once.

But these are minor nitpicks, for a harem sandbox enthusiast this is probably the best game to get the [Complete] tag in a few months.

This game is fantastic, nearly perfect but i do have some issues.

lets start with the obvious, the main story is complete but it does seem there does seem to still be some optional content missing, maybe its just a bug, maybe its cancelled or incomplete, i don't know, i do know that the main artist is starting their new project (not sure if he will still add support to Aurelia).

That seems like a good segue to talk about my favorite part, the art. The art is some of the best pixel art i have ever seen (and that includes non porn games). I remember finding the lead artist on HF and being blow away by it, Walnusstinte if you havent heard them. Although i admit i was surprised during the credits to see such a large list of artist, koodos to the rest of the team.

Moving on to gameplay side, this is one of the ok parts. There are a lot of minigames and they arent bad but theres a lot. The one that stands out the most is the dungeon crawler one, that one takes a while to finish and all you get are several sex scene, there is quiet a few scenes and kinda makes it worth it but it doesnt feel very connected to the rest of the game, that could be related to what i mentioned earlier about some content still needing to be added. Important note, i cheated (used in game codes), this may have felt like a grindy mess otherwise or maybe its well balanced, didnt really try without cheats

Finally the writing. The story is overall well written. the characters dont jump straight into bed but it doesnt take too long to get there and there are some good group scenes. I will say sometimes the story feel rushed especially towards the end. They do a really good job connect side content to main content.

Overall this is a really good game, and im really happy to see that Completed tag. I really look forward to what the dev and artist work on next.

I had really high expectations after so many positive reviews, but once I started playing, I quit the game before I even saw the first sex scene. I can't stand mini-games that feel like such a chore just to see one or two pixel art sex scenes. It shouldn't have been so overwhelming from the very beginning. At least some freedom should have been given. Every step of the way, there are requirements to meet and mechanics to learn. What am I going to waste my time for? The gameplay is a complete grind.

This is one of those games that perfectly executes it's artwork, theme, gameplay and sex scenes at every step. The characters are engaging, the pixel artwork is inspired, the fantasy setting is maintained even with the slightest sprinkling of 4th wall breaks for humor. The gameplay element vary in implementation (quick time events, puzzles, point-and-click, etc.) but all share the same nostalgic feel of early 2000's pc adventure games. The sex scenes are excellently paced, don't break immersion, and span a variety of the more accessible kinks. This game earned all five stars.

First things first, this is a great game. It's gorgeous, good-natured, and horny in all the right places. The tone is immaculate. It's goofy without becoming excessive. The characters are cartoonish in the best possible way. It is fun to be around them, and you can't help but have a great deal of sympathy to almost anyone.

Mechanically, it's an open-world sandbox game. It mostly plays like a visual novel, but there are quite a lot of minigames, and some of them are very well-made. For instance, there's a whole built-in dungeon crawler, and it's quite fun!

Did this game avoid all of the common sandbox titles' flaws? I wouldn't say so. It doesn't feel irritatingly grindy, for instance, but the latter part of the game does devolve somewhat into the good old fetching of the "visit X on the Wednesday evening" variety, even though there are no designated "Wednesdays" in this game.

So, I guess it's not perfect. But don't let the four stars given in this review fool you. It's a small diamond in the world of adult gaming.

One of the best, I played a whole night without sleep, it's so good.

The pixel art is beautiful, minigames are fun, the sex scenes are well made, it has a nice UI, characters design are pretty.

Very satisfied 10/10 game

Fun experience. Nice pixel graphics, lots of characters, mini games and good dialogues. One of these games that just devour your hours, if you are a person to unlock everything. Spend around roughly 20 chilled hours unlocking all achievements and scenes.

An astounding project. Came for pixelated sex, stayed for gameplay. Impressive amount of content, actually believable and pleasant writing, non-irritating minigames and pixelated animations that are somehow better than 80% of 2D/3D content on this site. Truly impressive.

HIGHLY Recommended 9/10
ONE HAND GAMEPLAY (mostly mouse)

Holy shit, I did not expect this to be this good, the game blew my expectations out of the water.
Very hot pixel art.
~14 hour game.

Story: 4.5/5, Protect a girl is the overarching story, good drive
Originality: 4.5/5, mostly point and click but with lots of minigames
Scenes: 4.5/5, FUCK i got so hot playing this stuff even with the most vanilla scenes. The only problem imo was that the scenes were too vanilla, but the 'innocence' fits the vibe of the game so...
Gameplay: 4.5/5, to nitpick, boring in some parts. But very fun overall
Environments/Undertone: 5/5, I felt like a resident of Aurelia
Amount of content: 4.5/5, felt like some characters were not as developed in the timeframe but still
Character(s): 5/5: holy hell, I did not find the characters particularly hot at the starting just looking at them but by the end, my dick started hurting
Performance and TL: 5/5, works perfectly, maybe needs skip in dialogues

I loved the game so much i went and bought it on steam to support the creator.

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This game truly stands out. One of the best porn games to date. Simple yet engaging minigames. Beautiful art, love the colors and the character designs are fantastic. And my favorite being the character dialogue. Most devs make cringey dialogue but this game really got something right portraying horny women.

most beatifull game ive ever seen on this site it has a lot of quest its not boring and its an actual game boys its not just hentai images barely moving it has images and gif type shit but it is so good i call this is a game

Does a lot of things right (lots of ero scenes, decent variety, good writing, stays in character/immersion as a lighthearted fantasy game, and has a lot of misc. minigames and systems.
It's very vanilla, a lot of the scenes feature diff. girls but will feature the same sex acts. And overall the game is very a slow starter. I still haven't finished it after maybe 7 hours or so, but it's a lot cooler when most the areas are unlocked and theres diff. things to do.

The game is very polished and definitely had a vision. There's not a lot to hate, just a lot to like. In my opinion I wish there was more kinks or the dungeon aspect was more central to the game, with even more progression, but that doesn't detract from the game at all. Top tier!

This is now in my top 3 lewd games I've ever played. Very high quality art, music and even very solid writing. The only thing that's missing is sound in scenes and perhaps a bit more animations instead of stills. Still 5/5 I binged it within a day... Couldn't stop playing for 12 hours straight I'm not kidding, that didn't happen to me in years even with triple A games.

Review for v1.00.0

This game always caught my eye for a very long time now due to it's unique, pixelated visual style, but put off playing it until the game was fully completed. And here we are.

The TL;DR: It's a great game with some amazing visual details and a recognizable art style that make it a visual pearl. However, there is a few minor inconsistencies with said art, and i found the ending particularly lackluster as it is currently implemented, along with a few issues with how the gameplay, story and quest arcs flow.

Let's break this down.

Graphics
PROS
This is obviously by far the strongest point of the game. The visual design and details of both the characters and the environment make it shine and truly stand out on it's own. The way shadows, lights and various objects are presented and cast in the game make it a very compelling, and beautiful experience. Plus, the animated sex scenes are INCREDIBLY well made
CONS
Sadly, i did notice quite a few inconsistencies with the sex scenes and animations in particular. Many of them aren't animated at all and are basically slideshows. I understand they are very likely difficult and time-consuming to animate, but it's still a shame to see relatively few of them having movement and animation. The few that does are all stellar tho.
Then, some of the sex scenes are clearly of lesser quality. No shading is present, the forms and shapes are simpler and less complex, the color range isn't as deep, etc... This would be passable for minor side-characters and such, but quite a few of the important ones have these.

Gameplay
PROS
This is by far one of the most surprising elements of the game to me; many of the implemented gameplay loops and mini-games are surprinsingly fun and well-made, an anomaly in a RPG themed game where grinding stuff endlessly and dealing with boring and annoying minigames is usually the norm. I found the dungeon diving mechanics (Melkor's Realm) the perfect amount of balance in terms of simplicity, combat mechanics and fun. The mini-games in particular are quite well-made, well-designed and there is a refreshing amount of it, leading to quite a bit of variety.
CONS
The first issue with gameplay is that, hilariously enough, there is not much point in grinding anything at all once you get to a high level and you get some decent pocket change in your purse, making most money-related jobs completely pointless. This is due to the fact that you really are using the money only to purchase quest related things and beyond maybe buying some ingredients directly from the few merchants there is in the game. You have the brothel that you can buy and "improve" but those are really just a bunch of silly fetch quests where you talk to people, craft a few things and that's it. Not exactly a money management marvel.
The biggest problem however with gameplay at it is, is that there is just a lot of complex mini-games or game elements that are used once or twice, then never heard from again. The nice dungeon mechanics you learned and leveled up for? Completely pointless for the "ending", where all of the events are dealt with in a cutscene. There is various mini-games for gathering firewood, training archery, running after Ohro, etc... that are basically many examples of this and create an issue of "unique" game mechanics being developed for a very narrow purpose. Ideally, you want to develop mechanics that are used throughout the whole game, or at least used repetitively, otherwise, you create a big problem of feature creep and significantly complicate and lengthen the game dev time.

SEXXXX!!!!
PROS
There is definitely a large amount of sex scenes with a great variety of characters and creatures. Some of the animated sex scenes are by far the most exciting and beautiful pieces of erotic media i've seen. The few that are animated, anyhow... All main romeancable characters have at least a few scenes each, with some of them having more.
CONS
The game's sexual content variety is fairly vanilla (Blowjobs, handjobs, vaginal and anal.). This is not something that i mind usually, i enjoy vanilla a lot, but in this case, a lot of the scenes tend to mash together and basically be "more of the same" in feel. There is nothing extreme or remotely "intense" overall. There is a lot of hinting and texts about breeding for example and pregnancy, a type of content i massively enjoy, but there is never any scenes or at least some end-game content about it. Basically, the game's sex content is amazing at first, but quickly can become stale at the end.

Story and characters
PROS
There is a lot of different fun, diverse and enjoyable characters in the game, and surely quite a few of them will catch your eye. The characters themselves are generally well-designed and well-made. They have their quirks, the preferences, often they are into something in particular or the other, etc...
CONS
Sadly, most of them just fall heel over head to you helplessly on their own. While it's fun to have a few characters like that in the mix, it does make it very "easy" and ultimately boring when talking to a women politely will just have her suck you off in the backroom five minutes later. Then, for a lot of them, there is no real conclusion or end to their story arc. For example, i very much enjoyed Lily, the librarian/alchemist, but beyond her initial scenes, you can't do anything else with her, and even tho she hints that her kind likes to bound with a single mate for the rest of their lives, there is no such possibility here. A few other minor characters such as Gerald, the cave monster is pretty funny to find at first, but once you complete the two quest tied to him, he is basically completely forgotten about and has absolutely no ties whatsover to the main story beyond that. There's lot of many such examples and that lead us to the biggest problem of all i have with the game.

The ending
Quite frankly, the ending just suck. Story spoiler ahead, you have been warned.

Anyway... Basically, you don't get to see an ending at all. It's basically just a conclusion to a relatively long quest. Bleh.

CONCLUSION

Despite all of the issues i have with the game, it's actually been a fun and interesting experience. It shines for it's unique and beautiful artstyle, well-made mini-games, decent music and atmosphere, decent characters and more. It clearly took a lot of time and efforts to make, and i can most definitely appreciate that.

But it's held back by the lackluster type of sexual contents, pissy ending, unconclusive and chaotic character arcs quests and such.

Easily a 8/10

Overall: 4/5
Art: 5/5
Sex Scenes: 5/5
Characters: 4/5
Writing: 4/5
Plot: 3/5
Gameplay: 4.5/5
Amazing game if you just want to jerk off. The art is incredible and the sex scenes are very hot, and there's not much text to have to go through. However this makes the plot feel kind of empty as all the girls just sort of fall in love with you instantly. There's also several minigames which were relatively well made and fun to play.

Really good game. The save system and journal make it forgiving and accessible, but its still fun. Many different mechanics are introduced and neither overstays their welcome.
Ran into a couple of bugs, but the graphics, gameplay and non-verbosity make it a 5/5

A quality H-Game. Unqiue art style manages to stay hot and pay homage to early RPGs of the past.

For a 1.0 launch, it is suprisingly polished. A variety of mini games, but the "main" dungeon crawl element is the highlight of the gameplay

Phenomenal pixel art work! The portraits seem a bit inconsistent to some CGs though but it's fine. Story is workable. Dialogue is cheesy sometimes but it's aight. Minigames were there to spice gameplay up but some of 'em overstayed their welcome (i.e the defense minigame and the dungeon minigame). Both of those were actually fun at first but they dragged on so much that they weren't fun anymore.

Still, great game!