Ren'Py - Abandoned - Defective Sexbot Chop Shop [v0.4.1] [Radnor]

Since its very early in development there isn't much to this game yet.

But its core systems are solid with a simple but satisfying game play loop.

In the most recent update the dev (who is very active in the thread) added mod support, so if you prefer real porn to DAZ you can change it.

At this stage there are a few mod packs open for you to add or not add as you see fit wit more likely to come. (see page 9 of the thread)

This game is strongly recommended for those who had blade runner pleasure model fantasies.

(Version v0.2)

Excellent start! Gameplay is well-made and fun. This is very addictive.

The UI is very good for a very early access but would deserve some improvements (for example, I have been tricked several times by the 'back' and 'return' buttons when interacting with bots).

The renders for the bots are still being implemented but I guess they will be improved in the future.

The possibility to easily import mods is a good idea but, in my opinion, should be a nice-to-have. The game should not rely too heavily on mods. People creates mods for games they like to extend their experience, not to create it from scratch. Skyrim and Fallout are heavily modded because they are excellent games in vanilla (no mods).
I'm not saying the dev wants to rely on mods to create his game! I'm just saying he should keep it in mind

Anyway, keep up the good work Dev!

v0.2, so not a lot of content, but what is there, is mechanically sound, and works VERY well with the theme.

Bots have simple parts: Legs, arms, CPU, power, that sort of thing. And they have a lot of techy names, that you would expect in a cyberpunk setting, so very good so far. But, it also gives you the rating of the part, as a simple letter. Plastic or Plastan legs? Plastan has a higher rating. Simple as that. So you get the themes of cyberpunk, without going crazy with detail, in some insane pursuit of mechanics.

There are a few convenience mechanics, where for instance you can fix a random spare part in your inventory, at there is a single click repeat action, which is super nice, so you don't have to go back and forth all the time. Would be nice if there were some more convenience actions, related to training, fixing and maintaining your bots, but so far, very good.

Very excited to see where this goes, and decided to support on patreon, cuz why not.

Good game so far I hope you continue on the development of amazing ideas and a 5/5 from me Can't wait for more bots and features down the line we all are excited! From most of the trainers, i have played the majority of the devs just quit in the beginning or even halfway so good luck to you and stay strong I'm really looking forward to this project advancing.

The potential of this games is pretty high, especially if you consider the possibility to add modded content too it. Right now several users are already trying out mod packs to add bot parts and even new bots to the game, and the developer has some neat idea's for the future.

Gameplay:
Gameplay wise its a simple enough concept. You scavenge for a new/defective bot at either the flee-market or dump and then set to work scavenging the parts needed to repair those parts that are irreparably damaged. Mean while you do what you can to get it in has best a state for you to sell it with a nice profit, or keep it to boost some of your possible actions.

This gameplay loop may be simple, but that is also it's core strength, there are no complicated needs to track (like hunger, sleep, etc.) and while for now the amount of content is light, there is potential for a lot of improvements.

Visuals:
Lets face it, no mater how good a story you have, people always come for the visuals, the porn, the models and pictures. For now its still a bit bare-bones on that end, but there is a older pack of real porn assets out there that adds some gif's or pics to the actions. Personally i prefer the 3d models myself, simply because your not restricted to whatever porn scene your showing during a action, and cause it helps keep it all uniform when your having scenes with one and the same model. That said, it could lessen the work load to use real porn as a base for now, and work on adding 3d models back in later, or even have the option to choose between them(though that is more workload).

Story:
Story is rather simple in a good way. Your caught in a counter intelligence sting by your employer selling company secrets to a competitor. After a lovely time with a bunch of black site fixers you are mercifully saved by a mysterious benefactor who orders you to be released, relatively unharmed , and told you have a debt to pay off. Your then released with most if not all your assets taken from you, including your house, and left to fend for your self. You eventualy set up a Chop Shop (the games synonymous Defective Sexbot Chop Shop) to repair and resell bots to earn enough money to pay of the debt.

The story is as i said simple it its setup, but has some nice plot hooks to be expanded and built on. While some may say plot is irrelevant in a game on this site, it does add a bit of more depth to the game, so its a good start for now.

Conclusion:
It is still in its rough starting stages, but has great potential to grow into a great game. Some of its gameplay loops require some balancing, like how in some cases it can be easy to clear the debt in a relative short time frame. Some RNG elements regarding chances of finding parts are also needing a few tweaks depending on both difficulty setting and just overall. Content wise it will grow if the current mods being made are any indications, and the fact it is so accessible to being modded by the player is a great plus.

So i wish the Developer good luck and hope to see this grow into a great game.

I can see real potential in this game, the current loop is enjoyable but I am looking forward to further expansion in this game alongside mods. As this game is updated I'm hoping for more robot models and upgrades to the shop, I would also say that I'm not noticing any impact from the roles other than the bedroom toy.

So far this game seems to have a solid foundation.
If more bots can be added, or even better if mods for existing and future bots allow some appearance changes...

But I know that it's much easier to have static images rather than ones with a range of options.

Is good, me like.

Gameplay loop revolves around repairing bots by clicking on either "Fix defect" or "Fix part" and then that part will increase by X% durability. Each action takes energy, sometimes multiple and you can spend energy to work or on repairing or gathering actions. You fix bots and then sell them for profit to pay of debt. There is a button in the UI for quests, tasks and notes but you won't be using that since there aren't any quests other than paying of debt. You can assign a bot to jobs but it does very little from what I can tell. In the beginning without any bots I earned about 1000 per job and several hours later with 5 active bots assigned to Clerk+Techie I still earn roughly the same per job (I assume it's a low% increase but not noticeable enough). The whole bot parts, repairing, etc feel very gimmicky without having a visible impact. You can grind for hours but in the end you will just repeat the same actions over and over that you already exhausted in the first 10 minutes playing.

There is no sound in the game, not even music. There is practically no sex in the game, there are tiny static repeating images when training a bot in sex but other than that nothing even remotely erotic in the game. There are no characters or conversational dialogue in the game. There is no story in the game other than the beginning to explain why you need to pay debt. I would say it could become a decent management type game in a few months if any content has been implemented. What is missing is story events, characters appearing, dialogue, choices, etc. There is a very bare bones foundation concept demo, but that's it so far. [v0.2.1]

I am rubbing my hands together at the thought of what this game could be.

Currently, the game is sort of bare bones, but the bones are strong, I enjoyed the few hours I spent, roughly up to day 60, then there was practically no progression. I feel I would get even less enjoyment out of a second run, after gaining some game knowledge

Pretty much 0 fapability right now. The only pleasure you'll be getting is finding a good bot in the dump site, but I feel this will change with time, especially with the door open for modding

Pretty much all this game needs is time.
Once there are quests, characters, an active story, lewd scenes, and other various systems, i think the game could be one of the best in the trainer genre


Suggestions:
Characters + Quests + Events
More bot types (Locked behind quests, day or level)
More bot traits
More advanced parts (Locked behind quests, day or level)
More in-depth 'training'
More lewd content
More intuitive UI / Design (Guy below me had good suggestions)

- Keep up the work Dev, and you'll have a beautiful game on your hands

Ok, so I only ever do reviews when something really stands out.
I have played a lot of Management/trainer games in the past and I can say this is very deserving of a 5 star.
Saying this there is defiantly room to improve.

1. Naturally having more girls would be a bonus, I do not mind real pics or paper dolls so either way is fine. While hunting for new bots I was excited to see a new model I have not seen yet. At this point, I have seen around 5 or 6. Naturally having more would be an amazing addition.

2. As fun as the names for parts go I sometimes got lost when trying to remember if the part was a good one or not. Maybe having the name in a color to display rarity would help with this (Gray basic, Blue rare, Purple epic and so on)

3. The storage was a little all over for me, Having eyes, legs and so on in their own draws or something would help me find out what I have and if I need to buy any.

4. More roles but naturally I imagine you will be adding new roles in future builds so enough said.

5. Naturally as this is an adult game I think it would be fun to see sex-specific parts in the shop or junkyard that give a bonus to your bot for sex-related tasks. This would be also good if it updated your paper doll or realporn images, Adding skin that has huge breasts for example would show on your paper doll or image with a new set of scenes that show a larger breasted model. A mechanic like this would really expand on the game.

All in all this game is very well made. The visuals are extremely polished and a lot of thought and love has gone into making this game. I will 100% be back wanting more (Hoping to one day build an insanely over proportioned bimbo bot )

Keep up the good work.

I really like this game! Its good start and need more content fast . My suggestions:

1.Make it modable - just like Venus Club - this way, other players will make bots and you can focus on gameplay and other things.

2. I really like to see some AI personalities, that will progress with your interaction with bots, and you could keep them in cpu (or something) to swap AI with body.

3. I dont really think there is need for combat in this game (does not fit the theme in my opinion) annd its little waste of time to develop it. There should be more options for socials, sex skills, Intelligence, perception (for scavenge), house keeping etc . My thoghts is that, making combat bots, you may be considered a threat to some "groups" that would cause you a real trouble...

Otherwise great piece of code so far, really looking for new updates - cheers !

First time writing a review on this site, but the concept and execution of this game are just top of the line.
If the developer continues with the clean UI and simple but rewarding mechanics, this could easily be the top management game on this site.

Looking forward to the next updates.

A wonderful game! And this is finally the GAME! I really stuck cleanly into the process for a while. Of course, there is not enough content yet, but the basis is very good. So the hopes for this project are very high. Perhaps only a variety of works is missing. Also, so far, there is almost no influence of parts on robots. I would like more characters for robots.

Very good potential for a management/trainer game. Decent amount of content for a first release (maybe 1-2 hours depending on how much grind you're willing to put up with).

Game is a bit grindy, takes a long time to raise stats (particularly player stats).
UI could also use some polish. Comparing parts installed between bots is difficult as it requires going through several menus.

More parts, bots, scenes and things to do would be nice, but I'm sure these will come with future updates.

Overall great so far, looking forward to see where this goes.

The foundation is there to make a great game. The gameplay loop and the way things are laid out is solid. Like others have said, there's not much content currently, which is the game's biggest weakness. I look forward to future updates.

0.1.1:
Solid start, there are actual gameplay mechanics and a little content to tease whats to come.
Training elements feel solid albeit a bit barebones for now.
However almost every bot/part/activity has an individual progress bar, it feels a little disappointing that the only reward for a higher level is just higher numbers, thus it can feel a little grindy(reason for 4 stars).
Will be watching in anticipation

This game works really well, and definitively promises a lot into the future!

I really like the idea and how much can be added in this game, and I especially miss a guide or some tutorial missions, I still dont know what mood does, and what parts affect what.

Great foundation for a trainer game, I really like the upgrading aspect of the girls, and the variety between them, I hope that in the future you will be able to change things like breast sizes, and other customizations. Player leveling took way too long, I went through 50 days and only leveled up the sex skill.

You buy sexy bots, repair and train them and then sell them for huge profit. Theleveling process seems to be always worth it and the prices you get by selling trained robots are enough to keep you motivated for buying and training the next one.
Excellent UI, beautiful choice of characters (It needs more though ).

Seems like it has some really great potential. Can't wait to see what will be added on down the road with development. It has a chance to add a lot of variety with how the system of the sex bots are. I would say give it a try with the ren'py version for the gifs instead of static images.