Ren'Py - Brothel King [v0.3] [Goldo]

Best brothel game I've seen (how has this game avoided my notice after all these years?! f95 thread is missing some tags). At the time of this review I'm in chapter 4 and the game just keeps getting better. Great depth and management to really sink your teeth into for days.

I'll +1 the review below me: I'd rather see more focus on the game mechanics than the story? Why? Well since the game depends on player customization with the whole girl pack thing, I've absolutely used that to personalize my game into a more non-human sorta vibe (monster girls, furry girls, etc). I love it. As you might imagine, the story's fixation on regular ol' humans is of zero interest to me, I usually just skip past the sex scenes (c'mon, this world at least has canonical cat girls, yet they're rarely used).

The agency you get over the MC's sexual attraction irks me a little bit. For some of the story chars you meet, he is depicted as head-over-heels madly lustful for them. Meanwhile, the game is designed such that you're *probably* installing your favorite waifus into your game, so I'd think your MC would be far more interested in *them* than these story randos, yet there isn't very much writing towards the MC being particularly interested in any of his girls. There's a romance system, but it's kinda one-sided in nature, and could use more development.

Like there's a certain story girl that the MC just cum buckets for, sex for hours, he's having the time of his life. And all I'm thinking is "man, I wish he acted this way towards <insert favorite waifu girl I installed>".

I'd love it if the game embraced its player customization foundation with features that would compliment how versatile art packs may be. For example, the world is canonically multi-species, why not make it official by codifying this as a datafield in the .ini and UI? This would better support non-human girl packs and open the door for some new potential species-related features (eg customers that want interspecies) I think, while also allowing the writing narrative to be more accurate (right now it just throws the human-word around).

Anyway, still 5 stars regardless of those quirks, keep it up dev!

undisputedly the best brothel game ever. art possibilities are endless, the story is ok (In my opinion goldo should concentrate on gameplay features and less on the story, because that makes the game actually good) gameplay is most of the time bugless, the only "con" is that goldo doesn't make that much updates

Brothel King is another take on Sim Brothel and gets some inspiration from other games, such as Slave Maker. It's made with Ren'Py, my objectives being to make a fun game with a clean UI, good art and a full back story (which isn't yet developed).

Content: ⭐⭐⭐
Graphics: ⭐⭐
Script: ⭐⭐⭐
Characters: ⭐⭐⭐
Enjoyment: ⭐⭐⭐

Final note: ⭐⭐⭐

While the potential of being able to enslave anyone is incredible, the grindy gameplay of Brothel King is exhausting, the (not completed) story is not very interesting and the character packs are often quite poor.

I like the game because the there are plenty of systems which are thought out well and work very good together to create a interesting sandbox.

Random girls from girlpacks, random events and random shop stock will make the game vary on a replay which creates a replay value for me.
The random images for girls on jobs or acts also keep it fresh.
Also i found some of the events pretty exciting or funny.

And there are a lot of systems to play around with:
- training mechanics
- brothel management
- dating mechanics
- random events & map events
- rpg level & equipment mechanics
- magic mechanics
- unusual farm mechanics
- building / upgrading of brothel

The mechanics together create a medium level of challenge and a meaningful sense of progression in the game.

The game also immerses me more than other management games. It builds its own small, somewhat crazy, world through the story and events.

The games depth and creativity make it stand out for me from other management games, and I look forward to seeing how its systems evolve to enhance the sandbox experience even further.

this wasnt bad but the game time is way longer than it should've been and quite dissatisfaying without cheats, first you have to download girlpacks to play (basic isnt playable imo) in which you have to put up a lot of time , like half of the play time and the game itself is kinda bland, it does not lack in aspects and being a manager but it does so in quality, like what use of 100+ traits if they arent worth anything %95 of the time, and free actions which you have very limited of lacks any depth ? or the girls you downloaded just doing non h work , what was the point then ? so you go and open cheats making actions infinite and give perks to girls so that they can do brothel work and normal work so that you are only able to potentially see %50 of the things you downloaded
I would very much prefer the game have been much more story focused and rewarding and for game to not rely on 3rd party image for it to be playable and features of the game had really mean something

This is a management simulation game. You run a brothel, recruit and manage characters, and make strategic decisions to expand your business.

Also, you can add custom packs for girls created by other players, allowing for personalized or fan-made characters to be included in the game

The visual novel genre is already saturated. we need more games that go beyond just storytelling and incorporate fun gameplay elements, like interactive mechanics, decision-making, and even light strategy or puzzle-solving

This game wasn't for me which was surprising considering that I loved Slave maker.
The main problem with this game for me was that it felt very grindy, I feel like I didn't have a lot of options on what I could do since I felt like I was constantly falling behind on money.
I wish there was a feature that made the slaves automatically rest before they got to tired, maybe there is one and I couldn't see it.
Since I did have to set all the rest days manually it got more and more tedious for me, the more girls I got, so at some point I just stopped managing them, spent my action points and pressed next day instead.

Maybe I played it wrong but the way I played it made it feel repetitive, grindy and tedious.

I've played a couple of hours and here's my two cents, it's okay and be a lot better if didn't try to be more.

What I mean by that is this game is great when it's a super version of that one brothel flash game on newgrounds I can't remember the name of, and I'm a huge fan of how they've made it easy to import your own characters that you're interested in whoring out and fostered a community around making these packs. The brothel management itself is also fun, with varying jobs, perks, training methods, and ways to manage your girls. I also liked the idea of starting rock bottom and eventually working your way up to being a respected establishment in the rich district of the city.

And then the rest of the game happened. I'll be real with you chief, I don't fucking care about some long story about the corrupt guards and working with some guild who's in contact with some goddess so they can do their plot of replacing the captain of the guards with their own form of corruption but then you have the choice of actually tattling on the thieves guild so you can-bro shut the fuck up and let me get a license already for fucks sake. Just give me the bare minimum story about getting to this city and getting a brothel and then let me manage that brothel, that's all I need.

There's also some dnd rolling with different stats during some encounters, side stories locked behind exploring in certain areas (one required to unlock a "farm" for training", and some frankly awful system of wooing girls around the city (spam asking her about love/telling jokes/ groping/ yada yada) which have the misfortune of not ending up in your slave girl roster it seems.

In short, love the brothel management game. Just wish that's all this was


Edit: Once you get past the story part that's never actually going to be updated this game becomes what it should be, but holy fuck is that guild fee the most annoying "fuck you" system of the game of constantly punishing you for doing well until it just becomes some absurd amount of gold to pay/ eventually bankrupts you and ends the game

A great game overall. Gets a bit repetetive and tiresome at some point, yet before that its really engaging and interesting.

Gameplay is interesting, I really enjoy management games.
Plenty of stuff to do for an early release of a game.
Allows customization of characters.

It's good, considering it's stage - 8/10.
Unfortunately, it seems abandoned for a long time now.
This game really has (or had) a potential to become one of the greatest if only it would've been finished.
(Game is in v0.2 during this review)

It's a really good game, It remind me of jack of nine o tails and pytfall (though it's abandoned)
The game has variety of girls made by the most supportive community I've seen.
Even though it's v0.2 the game provide a fuck ton of content like a lot,
some stuff can be improved but most of them are enough to enjoy yourself
I'd recommend download some of your favorite girls in the link provided in the post. (It really improved the gameplay to have fun)
You could try some mods in the game too, though not much but still improving
This is a small community of people but a very supportive one
You should try out the game, worth your time!

While the progression of the development is somewhat slow the game itself is a good timekiller and even though its just 0.2 atm functional.
Plus the possibility of creating your own girl folders and apply them so easily into the game makes it interesting since you can decide what the content of your H-scenes will be.

[plus if you actively create packs it really helps you getting your hentai collection nice, clean and well organized.]

Maybe it's just because the sim brothel genre really tickles my fancy, (I just like management/simulation games in general), but I honestly give it five stars despite being 0.2. There's a lot of replayability and modding potential. It's quite satisfying making your own girl pack and/or editing others. Probably my most played game on here. I didn't think I would like the story for something mainly gameplay oriented, yet I found it charming enough. Besides the unfinished story and yet to be implemented potential future gameplay elements to vary the gameplay loop later on, (which is understandable and typical of something that's only in 0.2,) my biggest complaint is the noticeable lag when you have a lot of girls. Most likely a limitation of ren'py, so I'm unsure if that's something that can be optimized.

One of the better modern takes on the whole brothel/trainer genre. The story is amusing and enough content to keep it interesting although the images and setting are way too 'weeby' for my taste and after a certain point things become overly repetitive.

Very impressive game for a solo developed game that is purely fueled, I assume, by passion and hobby from its dev.

The strongest point of this game is the gameplay and management mechanics. The ability to train and invest in your slaves for the long term or find that virgin you can uprank for a quick flip makes for an interesting loop of gameplay.

There is an image-fetching engine in this game which adds to the game's immersiveness. Want to titfuck your girl? Well here's an image of her getting titfucked! How about some weird fetish? Well here's her tied up in some BDSM shit. It's seamless, but without it, it would feel like a different game.

The weakest point of this game is probably the UI design. It's ok and the game is navigable. But it is very barebones, to say the least.

Oh, it has a story, it isn't finished yet though. But I can say it is quite funny and charming at times. A lot of fucking too, which is nice.

As someone who enjoys management sims/strategy games more than VNs, this is a game that sticks with me. Can't wait for the next update!

Finished up to chapter 3, and there's no further update at time of writing, so here's my thoughts on the game.

Story

I think I can point out that the story is competently told, and is presently likely the best part of this game. Most H games (even good ones) tend to have shitty forgettable stories, but this game got me engaged more than once so that's one big gold star.

Basically you're a person who used to be on the top but lost everything (except your one slave) and is now running a brothel for a chance at power and profit. So happens that this is a world where sexual favors are the equivalent of having goku powers. Its kinda like Dune, except spice is replaced by whores.

There's some intelligent choices here that do have consequences so there's some bit of replayability, and surprisingly got me interested enough to know more. I must say, for a game that's unfinished there's really enough content to keep you around for 10 hours.

Looking forward to updates, because presently some parts of the story are left at a cliffhanger.

Gameplay

Standard management game but there's enough complexity here that you're not just mashing buttons. And since training requires some bit of skill, and there's an RNG element, you're not going to be watching paint dry playing this game.

There is a small number of minigames here, but very few are mandatory. You can explore the city for more rng and fun, but since it consumes AP early players would probably miss out on this part.

But insofar as a H game, there's really not much to hype up about. Basically, the scenes are linear, unanimated (unless you happen to download girls that actually have animated scenes), and none of it gets me hard because the texts are neither saucy or interesting, and the pics can't hold up on their own.

Its weird this one. Tons of variety via its incredible community contributions, but not the least satisfying because it feels so disconnected between the text and pics, the many quality shifts, and what I can only describe as a lack of curation.

Oh and I should perhaps mention this, the game is fairly long and grindy. But since you can adjust the difficulty, its really up to you whether youre interested in grinding up for your H games.

Art

Can't critique this because the girl pics are obviously mishmashed from various artists.

But at least the NPC pics looks to have been drawn by one artist, and its solid stuff. And I have to say, at very least the NPC pics seem to belong to the game, so that's one gold star over the other girls.

Emotional Progression/Satisfaction

Here's one real problem I had with this game. Its not emotionally satisfying. Part of that is because the pics dont belong with one another so there's no connection between scenes. You can't possibly invest emotionally, or even begin to have favorites, because the girl of your dreams shifts her very being every click. Its like having a girlfriend that randomly changes her appearance every 4 hours a day.

And the other part is that there's no meaningful progression. The so-called 'love' between master and slave is but a mere number that determines her overall happiness meter. It doesn't even open up more options. Far as I know, all this really does is make each girl reveal a little more history of herself to you, but since it doesn't actually sync with what she likes/dislikes what's the point? Since the poses are chosen (I assume) at random its completely disconnected to her state of mind anyway, so you're not even incentivized to pursue it.

Conclusion and Suggestions

I like the game, but I can't overlook the fact that my penis is distinctly flaccid throughout. Can't help but think other management games like club bifrost, while nowhere near as complex, is at least more satisfying. You feel enough for your girls that its possible to feel bad prostituting them out. But in this game there's nothing of the sort.

There is plenty of potential though. So here's a few quick suggestions from myself;

- Have the pics connect to the girls' present emotional status. If she's in love with me then the pic should show it. Not a random pic from rule34 of her doing her homework.
- The base game should just get one artist to do, maybe a default of 5 girls. That way, by default the girls would feels more connected to the world. Have customization, yes, but as a choice.
- Consider saucing up the texts. Its actually possible to be aroused from reading bs erotic texts it seems. Humans are weird that way
- Or alternatively, if hiring an artist is out of the question, there's plenty of eroge games out there that has ideal material that at very least is consistent artwise. I mean, the NPCs are practically taken off from other games, why not some default girls as well?

Recommended only for hardcore management H games enthusiasts. 4 stars from me, and that's mostly because the story is fun if nothing else. The brothel gameplay probably only 3 stars max, unfortunately.

A great management game with a story built into it. A major bonus is the customizability of the game in terms of the girls you can add to it - that being practically anyone (if they have enough material to use in the pack, that is). If you're looking for a management game with girls from various franchises and such, than this is the game for you.

Great game supported by its flexibility with modpacks and girlpacks. Looking forward to updates. This is the exact game you have been looking for as a manager of a brothel using your own custom girls.

From my point of view, having almost finished it, I can say that it seems to me an excellent game within its field, the fact that it allows you to "fantasize" with the characters that you like the most and interact with them in x or y ways seems excellent to me , it has a very good interface, the plot seems solid to me and despite having a lot of dialogue it's not boring... but that's only at the beginning, when you're more advanced in the game, you know how to handle things, the game limits you to very few interactions, that is, this game has a good initial start, but in my opinion, in the middle it gets very slow. Of course I can not criticize a game that is not finished yet, but nevertheless I recommend it. I analyzed several points that I consider important (Drawing / 3D model, Plot, Interface, music, scenes +18, gameplay, animation, map) and I just have to say that in the drawing/3D model part it has a regular score, because most of the "scenes" are works of other people in a global way, that is, possibly most of them have no idea that their arts are used here, but I don't see it bad , seems to me a practical way to make use of what exists and combine it into something. In short, I recommend it 4.3/5.

Best brothel management game in existence, good writing, great jokes, good gameplay, great moddability. And you can add any character into the game with a few hours of effort.

I really recommend everyone to also check out the Trait King mod from the game's forum.

A worthy brothel manager game that's gonna give you hours of entertainment if these games appeal to you. There is enough depth to satisfy that itch of immersing yourself into running a brothel, and it's intuitively enough not to make it overly complex. And with fans making custom girls there is a lot to work with. It's not without hiccupts in the management parts as a lot of options are just bloaters and counter-intuitive. But those issues seem small in the grand scheme of things. Oh and it's pretty hard/grindy even on normal setting but you can adjust that.

With that said, it is my sincerest belief that the game would be better off if the story of the game was severely diminished or removed completely. Each time you're forced to interact with the story it's a chore. Not one character is likeable and the writing is just awful. You're gonna get a neckbeard just witnessing the dialogue, each attempt at humor reeks of ANIMUUU (not anime, this is the incel version of it). Kosmo's appearance is just painful and makes me feel dirty for playing the game.