Ren'Py - Desert Stalker [v0.18.3] [Zetan]

I haven't play many VN games yet but this one has seemingly set a high bar. (12 hour playtime to end)

The story is actually interesting, the writing is good and the overal world building is engaging. It is still a harem game so don't expect real world logic to apply to the way people act, it's a make believe story after all. Having said that, the writing wasn't over the top cringe and felt a lot more realistic (if a world exactly like this somehow existed).

The cast of character is fun and the stories you explore with them are somewhat diverse for the genre. Each character has well defined personality, internal struggles, hopes and desires. The MC is more confident dominant through age and experience ratherthan teen angst you'll find in others of the same genre.

As I haven't played many VNs I'm still getting used to the graphics, but I grew to appreciate them more as I played more. For a solo dev they are pretty outstanding really. All the girls are beautiful with interesting designs. The Queen and Kitty were stands out for me, wish we could continue todo more with Kitty. Almost every girl has large to very large breasts, I would like at least 1 girl with smaller breasts & areolas to join the harem.

The music of the game can become a little repetitive if you focus on it, but 99% time you won't be. I did have some rather long moment with no audio at all but not sure if by design or a bug. There was obviously a choice to not include any nsfw noises during those scenes, I'm not sure if they would make them better or not to be honest.

Overall, if you want to play a nsfw VN game I would 100% recommend this game. I look forward to future updates. Oh and the cutscenes were cool, although a little slow in pacing sometimes, nice touch.

Great harem game, has lore that is genuinely interesting; almost like you are living in an ancient civilisation where powerful men have complete control over their family.
Realistic characters too.
I hope Zetan can continue the story even further with more harem girls and interactions.

TOP TIER,ABSOLUTELY stunning world building,the lore,the lewds,the pacing,story chefs kiss.Every one should play this gem who is into dystopian genre,the setup for the harem is amazing.the girls are too beautiful.the attention to detail is top notch.one thing i like the most about the game is the costumes for the girls they look super chic and sexy.I cant see the cons except for the sandbox which again is pretty easy to navigate but i prefer vn nevertheless.5/5 stars

Very few AVNs capture the sense of adventure that Desert Stalker delivers. The hardcore kinks and engaging storytelling made me enjoy every second of it. I really like the freedom of choice the game offers, and how your decisions play an important role, whether immediately or later in the story. The presence of different factions you can work with lowkey makes it feel like an RPG.

so fucking cool. first three or four playthroughs were all super fun and rewarding. art is amazing. writing is good. the theme, stylising, all great. clear creative vision executed well. and its all super sexy.

Excellent game. I picked up earlier on when there wasn't very much content, so revisiting it, I played from the start again.

The scenes and animations are superb, with my favorite being with the submissive queen. The cast of girls is done well, with my favorites being Shani, Ain, and Asha.

I'm a little worried about the amount of girls, especially within the household, but so far everything is balanced with what I feel is enough variety with each one.

The story is interesting as well. Even though I play mostly for scenes, the world building is done pretty well. Not a lot of gameplay in terms of mechanics, but the story makes up for that.

Definitely one of the must-play games as of now.

Has some of the best sex scenes and most sensual sex scenes if you go the love route with all the girls. Not counting some of the most engaging storylines in all the games, very few exceed the bar set by this game. Also, a good nod to The Book of Eli with the fight scene, though will not spoil any more. My advice is to play the game and experience a story that will leave you reeling and daydreaming for more.

Really Excellent art the story is good the cutscene is lacking and need some voice acting for some scene and you can tell the Devs put so much effort making this game the game is really well made no bugs so far overall a must try game

The girls look good, there are lots of quests and side-quests.
The thing is, as soon as you turn your brain on, it all falls apart.
At one point a character mentions "You forgot your hat".
Just because a character says your clothes are not a good idea in the desert, it suddenly makes up for all the barely clothed ppl. In a real desert ppl wear clothes to protect their skin, because they have no suncream.
It seems like ppl in general tend to build houses in the middle of the desert although there are spots with shadows, water or even areas with plants. You have the feeling all girls are as beautiful as possible, which makes zero sense. Because some of them have been tortured or are starving or whatever.
Even the treasure hunts are questionable... what are ppl gonna do with gold coins in an apocalyptic setting? Eat the gold or what? There is a ton of more stuff like that.

Always try to avoid fantasy games on here because they get a bit crazy sometimes but this is probably the best game on here. Such a good, deep story with tons of great characters. I also enjoy that the game allows you to choose how you handle each character and the family.

Masterpiece.

Despite its unfinished status, Desert Stalker deals with shockingly human characters, a brutalistic rendition of a world after civilization had its course, and puts it all into an adventure/mystery plotline that drives you to see what happens next.
You are the Desert Stalker, a warrior-scholar and troubleshooter of the wasteland who splits his time between his household and (optionally) assisting two other less sophisticated communities with their struggles, while laying massive amounts of pipe.

It does something rather sneaky and rather brilliant - it contextualizes the sex. The random mate that shows up at your house doesn't get to bang your wife because how else are we going to get the swinging tag justified, it happens because the world has lore and weird rules of hospitality that justify it. That's one example, and the game has literally dozens.

It's a rare early access title I've purchased on steam because the folks at Zetan seem to have a clear vision for the project and have followed that vision faithfully so far.

Wholeheartedly recommend.

This is indeed not the worst novel of all (we've seen even worse), but still the weird logic of the weird fem universe this game takes place in gives me creeps. Especially In pair with these uncanny render-visuals. Probably I'm overdemanding to a porn novel, but as a gamer from outside I can say that this game not worth anyone's attention.

This game is the most noble in the site, and by that I mean No Bullshit.
Straightforward power fanstasy harem in a post apocalyptic setting with clear and obvious decisions that lead to content every 5 or 10 minutes, going through all tags as advertised, which can get dark with rape. Decent 3d models and performance, constant updates.

Wow, this is almost like a movie. Feels like a blend of Max max, Wasteland and Spartacus (for the varied sex variety involved). Amazing and captivating story. so far. The animation, music and graphics are top notch. The kinks blend in well. Overall brilliant!!

One recommendation is to include sex sounds if possible. In some scenes the spanking sounds are there, but abruptly stop. If sounds are included like gagging, when MC pounds during sex, the added immersion I feel will be at a different level.

Congrats once again to the Developer for such an outstanding Game.

I cannot praise this game enough, This is the best written Adult game I have ever played, The lore is so interesting and well crafted that I sometimes forget what type of game I am playing, and the characters are not only gorgeous, but they all have distinct personalities.
The models, backgrounds, soundtrack and sex scenes are all high quality and the entire game is polished to perfection.

Great game. Interesting story and setting with lots of attractive characters. Plenty of dialogue options which determine how you treat your harem and what direction the story takes. A couple continuity issues but those will likely get sorted out over time.

Excellent I played since 0.14 (??? I guess) And this is one of the best Fallout/post apocalyspe story ever. The dev promises Multiple branch and we already can see it (albeit pre-mature, while I dont expect near fallout story I do think this 1.0 version would still appease me.

The renders is godlike even you can appreciate the character and the background(try to apply 60fps for maximum "pleasure)

actual peak top 3 for me the best 3dcg i have played the dev is doing an amazing job great story , great dystopian fantasy type world , outstanding models especially Ain ... strong 9/10 from me this dev doesn't miss i hope he keeps going strong like this.

Postapo with mixed climate of Fallout, Stalker and Mad Max, that's what I'd love also in a regular game. Story is good and it has moral choices like in old good Fallout games and these choices don't only affect scene, but also plot, for example mutant allies and letting some people to live or die. Characters are divided into easy ones that you're able to bang from the very start, like Zahra or Ain and those you need to go through dialogues like Queen or Lirah. At the beginning it was quite annoying, because most of characters were too easy for me which was a lil bit boring, but with game progress, it was developed.

Graphics and LIs looks very good. Not the best, but at very high level. Cutscenes are great addition however. Sounds could be improved, but I don't complain as good sounds is quite rare in Ren'Py porn games.

This game is definetely a very good mix of porn game and storytelling, if someone love postapo/dystopian settings. If not, well, it's also worth playing and I'm recommending everyone to at least try it, because you won't find another Ren'py 3D game like this one. They can pretend to be like Desert Stalker, but they aren't.

The setting itself is one of my favourites in any game, nevermind AVNs. The Stalker and Fallout mix just works really well. The dystopian setting spotted with some very solid horror elements makes a world that you really believe is dangerous, it feels alive and not particularly friendly.

The characters are good, all the love interests have their own personalities which are fun to interact with in different ways. Nothing revolutionary of course, you know what type of game this is, but enjoyable nonetheless. There are a few I find to stand out as geniunely interesting, no spoilers but I'll simply say I saw enough of them to stay engaged on a character level.

The story is perhaps this game's weakest point, which makes it sound worse than it is because it isn't terrible. Rather, because this is a sandbox game which has such a wide pool of characters and groups, it is only towards the end of this game that you feel out of the shallows. It simply takes a good few hours to grow some depth, and the plot is only recently feeling like it is firmly in the second act. I would say it is on a good track though, it is just still in the first half of it's journey despite being quite large already.

Finally, the visuals and audio. The reason you are downloading an exe instead of physically turning pages. Simply put, I found them to be very good with very little exception. There are many frames where the game is just beautiful. The developer deserves extra credit for actually making full environments and not just having beautiful characters stood in plain and boring rooms.

Desert Stalker rarely has a moment that falls below good, and sometimes it is geniunely great. It is easily in my top 5 AVNs and definitely worth playing.