Ren'Py - Come Home [v9.19.16 Premium] [R.J. Rhodes]

I purchased this game on steam and played every update as soon as it comes out and I have to say the best part about this game is the inclusivity. As well as the ability to pursue LI that are to the players preference and the ability to toggle off the ones that you as a player are not interested in.

Other than that I would say this game is a mess. The story starts off the MC comes home because his dad went missing and we don't have any sort of progress towards this like at all until 17 chapters later. So that story doesn't really progress and then in chapter 19 the whole interface and gameplay changes completely. Which is odd since chapter 20 is set to be the final story chapter. Its not like I don't like what happened in chapter 19 in fact I think its very interesting and could have been a completely different game in and of itself. But as a part of this game it felt strange because chapter 19 has its own full complete story including hidden diary entries about the backstory of the main villain and everything. Its just a weird choice to add that at the end of the game that made horrible story progression through out until the end.

The spicy parts of this game are not the greatest, the models are okay and there are plenty so I am sure there is one you will enjoy. The dating sim part of the game isn't really enthralling. I didn't find myself actually caring about the background stories since there are so many. I would imagine this is going to have multiple endings but we shall see what happens after the most recent update I really don't know what to expect. Maybe the final chapter will be a space opera or a western shoot out between all the LIs to see which one will get the be with the MC in the end. Or who knows probably just a giant orgy.

Also I wanted to post this review here instead of Steam so it doesn't mess with the rating or effect the income of the dev.

This is a five-star game for the sum of its total parts. It doesn't have a unique or enthralling story, the girls aren't the hottest you'll find in a game on this site, the animations are nearly non-existent, but what this game does is exemplify player choice. There are tons of love interests and here's the crazy crazy thing, you can accept or reject any of them, there is no canon love interest, you can do whatever you want, and that makes this game rise above a lot of others for me, I hate when "harem" games keep adding girls to the stable if you don't want them there.

It's a solid game, and I think it earns a 5-star review for the player choice alone.

The writing is childish for the lack of a better word. Character cast is an inclusive diversity hell paradise:
They think in simple concepts and express their emotions in caricature manner and their personalities are basically stereotypes. Events unfolding are so stupid at times, it feels like a parody. Author tries to pull off some drama, but it does not feel impactful.
⠀⠀⠀Scoring girl's affection/progressing their paths involves boring and repetitive Q&A sessions where MC asks them basic questions like: "do you have a pet?", "what's your favorite movie?" or "what kind of music do you like?". There is more than a dozen of these questions for EVERY character! After the second one of those the boredom was already insufferable. Most girls undergo unnatural attraction towards MC, but to keep it lowkey they often have some hindering circumstance like "but muh job", "but muh lifestyle" or "muh family" and so on. Conveniently none of them have any issues with MC dating/seeing multiple women simultaneously.
⠀⠀⠀In the sandbox 'system' (which is just a set number of available events allocated to a time slot) there are two types of events: those that are marked as seen (which you can repeat infinitely) and those that are "New". The issue is those "New" events are usually just a single sex pose or yet another random question about food or pop culture that nobody fucking cares about.
⠀⠀⠀Central plot is laughable, not that anybody gives a fuck about it in the first place. Like traveling to parallel universes through hula hoops with meth and diamonds? Seriously? And our MC wants to find his father just as urgently as FO 4's protagonist their son, which the author even acknowledges himself in the intro.

• Music is super generic royalty-free stuff. The TTS-like voice-overs are instant turn off (though it's bugged and they're still present occasionally)
• Graphics are a mix of IRL photos and mediocre Daz3D renders. Character models are below average looking, some are slightly edited asses flips. Overall VN looks very dated.
• Sex scenes are usually one, maybe two poses with okay animations and no sound effects. Also dev likes to set-up sex scenes and then blueball their audience, which, if you're not into CBT, you might not appreciate.

This isn't a coal, but definitely not a gem either - a cocktail of boring script, watered down characters and unappealing visuals. Lots of sex tho. Very overhyped VN/dating sim, no clue why would so many people rate this 5/5.

I like it,a lot because of the different women, most of them are beautiful, and the bodies are natural. Not always the same bodies like in other games. I like that you can choose how to move forward with the girls and in the game. The overview of the game is easy to understand, there is no managing of the money or hard grindinng threw other stuff. Every girl has here own characters, kinks, problems, story and preferences, so that is not getting any boring. Hope to see more in the future. I also like it that the dev marks scenes when you maybe will miss a storypart oder some scenes if you like to choose and see it too. I will not spoiler the end but I would say after that start with a new game /chapter and new story like "Come Home 2" 5 of 5 Stars

Played v8.18.5
5 stars might seem a lot for a game with outdated visuals, but hear me out: this os the first game (maybe along solvalley school) that knows what's up. The developer understands what a sandbox should be and delivers it near perfection, in terms of flow, grinding and story progression. Not only that, but he tries to explore a LOT of kinks (maybe not all fleshed out, but that's the usual problem of overextending), by also presenting complete characters. And, imho, the best part is that those characters are next door girls, and not supermodels. A couple of minor issues: Characters are progressing via a series of questions that feel detached and more like an interview or a CV builder, there's not really any consequence for any given reply to them, and in addition perversion or corruption feel kind of rushed and definitely not smooth.
I wont make any spoilers, but the plot is a bit irrelevant, and far fetched, but it somehow serves its purpose. If you are in for the plot, sorry, but you ll probably stay for the hot and steamy content which is a LOT and varied.
Bonus points for decent animations and extra points for the very realistic granny!
Again, 5 stars might seem excessive,but given the shortage of good sandbox games, this feels reasonable to me.

I like this game but, the english, the expressions, the argument, sometimes is plain. Its the kind of game i would have like to play when i was 15 to improve my english skills. In conclusion, the content, models, renders are good and in general its a good game with plenty of content. The weakness: grammar. Not bad, but simple. 6/10

PD: I find quite atractive and ejoyable how is and how is the development of Brandi and Lisa.

v8.18.5

Honestly, this is how sandbox games should be made. This is just fantastic. There is no stat grind, there is no clunky map navigations, it's just events of your choice, one after another, in any progression order you desire. I can't stress enough how refreshing this feels.

As for the sex part... well... let's put it this way, I enjoyed most of it, and you are free to refuse any quirky stuff you don't like, which is amazing. There is also a great variety of body types, which I also appreciate greatly. But you can clearly see which girls are author's favourites and which renders are a bit on the... older side. That said, I don't think it takes away from the overall experience, and the game is simply exemplary.

If there's one thing missing from this game - it's telling the girls to shave. But hey, no game is perfect.

A great game with plenty of intimate scenes involving various characters. Some characters look overly artificial, but that's a matter of taste. Everyone will find their favorite. There's a lot of free content on Steam. I purchased the premium version to support the developer.

I've followed this game for years. I remember thinking how confusing it was to follow up the Harem by trial and Error and following up on all the menu for scene completed and what not and thought. Holy shit this is complicated! what happened!

Long time passes, I start over a new game and not how much more content there is. Lot of good scenes with animations and well made stories for all character. If you're looking for NTR to Threesome, orgies, MMF, FFM, MMMF etc., Trans content, trans with other character. Gay content. Etc... this one fills all the needs. If you're super open minded this game will make you more than happy.
NB: all LGBT content is avoidable.

(Review of v8.18.1 Premium)

Now THIS is how you implement a sandbox without it feeling repetitive or boring, I think this is because instead of navigating a boring map you're selecting what to do next amongst the events that are presented to you. You can still repeat some events if you want but you can clearly see what will make the story and the relationships progress and what won't. And you don't go anywhere yourself to e.g. sleep because every event puts you in the right place and advances time automatically. Now why oh why can't other developers take notice and actually implement something worth playing, uh?

The render with the MC and Adrian in the classroom is my favourite; it reminds me of a typical scene in the RPGs of old, with two best buddies drinking ale in an inn, ready to recruit more people for their merry band, or just scheming or sharing secrets. The models are realistic, with no overbearing racks or anything like that. The fact that they all look like normal, everyday people is a great plus for me; seeing a collection of top models in every adult game becomes boring.

When going on a date with someone sometimes you can decide the look of your partner(s) among two choices. This tends to create continuity problems if you select the alternate look, because the default look is usually restored as soon as you're back and get out of the car to say your goodbyes, or in the middle of the date as is the case with Mi-Cha at some point. On the other hand, the game comes with a built-in walkthrough that warns you in a very nice way if the choice you're selecting is going to terminate the romance path with a given character or have any other significant impact on the storyline. A very nice touch.

The story is OK, no complaints from me. The animations are fluid but vary in quality; they are good as average but some look odd, like the 69 with Adrian where she's sometimes floating over the bed, or the second date with Gertrude at the motel with her left leg looking messed up as she cums while going down on her. Also, the MC's cock looks shiny sometimes like he's using a condom.

Anyway, as an anti-sandbox person I can't but congratulate the developer team for one of the extremely rare ones that are actually enjoyable and don't make the player waste their time with millions of mouse clicks to advance the story at a snail pace.

PS. Forgot to mention the streams with Brandi are *epic*. The guy in the chat asking for feet makes me laugh every time

PPS. On my playthrough Kendra called the MC to invite him to waterskiing the same day she suggested the idea because apparently the requirement to trigger the actual event was already fulfilled, even when she said that she would take some time (implying a minimum of 24 hours) to contact him about it. Not sure if this is a bug but it would seem so; it felt strange to me.

This is a poor game. I was mislead by a lot of reviews that I now dont trust to be real at all.

The renders and models in the game are all poor and all but 1 have masculine traits like short hair, I'm not sure why that decision was made. Despite the bad LI's reviews said you can just focus one whichever ones you wanted so I figured I'd try

There's a lot of reviews mentioning sandbox - there is no sandbox. Every time period gives you a fixed menu of options in the form of polaroid images. Typically this involves talking to a girl to ask them a single question.

The writing is ok, one of the games stronger points, but it's easy to overlook that because of the poor playstyle.

Focusing on one girl (suzy) is impossible, theres been one scene change in 60 days of in game play, otherwise you see the same scene every day with nothing new and no dialogue options remaining even if you progress the rest of the creepy game characters

One of the best VN's out there. Many characters romance options, many kinks, relationship progress is really good, the gameplay is easy and fun to play. The only reason this game don't become a biggest BOOM is because the models. The models are a bit too, don't know how to explain it, but looks like just manequins, don't get the "realistic" vibe like the models of the big mainstream VN's out there.

Come Home is a great game with a lovely story progression. I don't care that much about the father, but the personal story of each character is very good.
A five starts, no doubts!

I have a strange relationship with this game. On the one hand, it doesn't really work me up. There is a lot of content and fetishes, but I think that many things do not quite touch what I'm looking for. I guess that's okay, we're all different. On the other hand, this game is very humane. The writing may be not my cup of tea, but it is competent and, obviously, quite personal. I also appreciate how this 'sandbox' game managed to bypass the common flaws of RenPy Sandbox AVNs (I think you all know what I'm talking about).

I won't be checking the newer versions, because it has a certain vibe which is not for me, but I have the utmost respect of the developer, whoever it may be. Strongly recommend to check this game out to everyone who likes sandbox AVNs, not-overly ridiculous harems and good melodramatic writing.

this is great. there is so much content and a variety of possibilites. You have the option to engage or end relationship. Everything in this game: gilfs, milfs, teachers, dom, young, busty, teen, black, asian, red head, trans, gay. the Animation is awesome and so realistic. the sound effects and voice overs are amazing. This is an all time favorite game.

Great work from the dev!

+ Awesome visuals. Pics and animations are on point
+ authentic figures apart from the full-shaved catwalk models with oversized breasts
+ well written dialogues
+ nearly each of the girls has her own voiceline (there's nothing more boring than when you bang different women and they all sound the same!)
+ nice and sometimes really touching (at least for me) storylines for all the girls
+ a simple UI which allows you to shutdown chars u don't like or are not into it
+ lots of content for different sexual inclinations like harem, gay, group sex, milfs, romance, transgender, virgin, etc

+- decisions have no consequences (at least in v7.17.3)

- many repetitions are often necessary to unlock all achievements


For me a really good game and I enjoyed it a lot so far....

[Review of v7.17.3 Premium]

When your father goes missing, you return home from studying abroad to help uncover clues to where he could have gone. But returning to your hometown brings back a lot of old feelings and you soon find yourself meeting new people and rekindling relationships with old friends as well. How are you supposed to focus on finding your father, when there are so many other interesting characters who all want your attention as well. You can't just let love pass you by. Your father would understand.

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

Final note: ⭐⭐

I had high expectations for Come Home seeing the average score, and at first it seems to meet them, but it falls into a spiral of endless repetition and a story that goes nowhere. I will not continue playing it.

A great game for me!
I like the style and the models. It looks good, very erotic. But there are also some Cons for me.

Pro +:
- It's great you have the coice the get into business with almost everyone. Female, Teen, Milf, Gilf, Men, Trans, there are so many possibilities. Even fore threesomes. That's rare!
- I like the help that the different colours of the polaroid give you. You know, where to find new stuff .
- It's good written so far, but somehow I missed, the end. I don't know, if the riddle is solved.

Con -:
- The conversations. It costs you a lot of time to get through all the conversations. It's always a part of a day and in the end you have the problem, that there is nothing left in the morning and afternoon, but so many things on the evening. It would be better, if you could ask more than one line, which are just for background, in the conversation.

I loved to play it and had very much fun. I hope, that ther will come some more stuff, as I liked the chars a lot.

Story 2/5
I expected so much more from this one, i checked alot of review and multiple ones said nothing is forced, everyone is optional which isent true, so it feels like alot of reviews are worng, so dont really get the high rating on this one.

I found alot of it boring like asking people a million questions where 90% of them are pointless like "do you have a pet?" i mean who cares, there just so many of those type of questions for each LI.

Also a huge fail where game dosent hold up what it promiss on page one, it claims "keep in mind that everything in this game is optional" but its just not, Kendra is forced on you meaning your forced to fuck her and it pissed me off since i hate being with LIs that feels like whores and it also kills any chance to be faithfull to someone, its something that can kill the hole story and the game stops being a choice driven story on top of that, so i feel like it was an idiotic choice dev made to force someone when everyone else seems to be optional.

MC is also the standard pervert with a mindset of a 12 year old thinking how he wants to burry hes head in someones milky white tits....its just brainless for someone whos supposed to be a grown up man....MC also has a horse dick which is always idiot so theres just nothing to like about him.

The other issue is when MC constantly thinks about LIs like he wants to fuck em and you as the player has 0 interrest in the LI it makes it extremly stupid turning the same person down who MC wants to fuck and it simply just ruins the story, also the MC asking him self "theres nothing worng about that right?" not sure if hes trying to convince him self or whatever but its just weird.

Another weird thing is the hole Susy and Tammy thing, first you learn that your sister Sussy has tried being with a girl but she says shes not a lesbian and not into that, then later Tammy jerks off MC but wont stay in hes bed since Sussy wont like it? so apprently Sussy and Tammy is a couple which makes the hole thing way to weird for me, why would Tammy come on to MC, jerk him off, say she has a crush on him and you also listen in on Sussy and Tammy talking about how hot MC is and how Tammy wants to date him, none of it and i do mean none of it make any sense what so ever when the two girls are a couple, also they wont allow MC to date only one of them.....
So if you dont like one of the two you will get dumped by them, no matter how much one of them has come on to you which feels absolutly idiotic and should never have come that far as to them doing ANYTHING with MC without being clear about that from the very start.

Also Tammy still shows a heart in relationship menu after you turn down Sussy which is a bug i guess since you cant be with her.....

Theres also some voice acting but i dunno what that is about since theres very very little that has voice so kinda feels a bit pointless.

Girls 2/5
Dident really find most of them good looking in any way, there was maybe two but one was off-limits due to being lesbian so dident really have much for me to go after.

Animations 4/5
Really nice animations, just to bad its cant hold up a hole game alone.

Music 3/5
Average background stuff nothing special, nothing with lyrics.

Choices 1/5
It just fails to big when it forces a LI and sex scene on you since it kills faithfull option and it forces you to fuck a whore which iam also really not into in any way, so game really stoped being choice driven at that point, alsoo not a fan of having LIs cut-off due to being lesbians and even more so since it just dident fit with dialogs and story either.

Theres just to many things going worng in this game like choices, MC, LIs, story and dialogs and not everything is optional as promissed by dev, so cant give this more then 2 stars.

When it started it all seem focused on an adventure journey . Now it has lost its story and focused on sex positions changes every updates .
When is the real story going to get updated ?. (disappearace of the farther ) . No new story contents & characters because too many already. Need to focus on the story to add new characters & location to make it more interesting .

Really nice game.. Have played the 7.17.3 version.

Lots of sexy content, and a nice harem setup, so you don't have to invest heavily in how to see most of the scenes in a single play through.

There's sound, and even some voiced dialogue. And all the characters looks good and differ from each other.

There's nice animations, and nice systems for disabling the content you don't want to see.

It of course has room for improvement, but this is a very nice game.