Ren'Py - Desert Stalker [v0.16a] [Zetan]

Amazing! One of the best games I've ever played! I can't recommend it enough. Even though I do not, in general, like the post apocalyptic fantasy...

I'll get into more details when the game reaches its final form.

Current version: 0.13 beta.

Fantastic renders, Interesting and a unique story and setting.
The animations are of great quality too, a mix not as common to see combined in one.

The updates are not frequent but they more than make up for that in the quality in both writing and Visuals.

Characters are also unique and interesting not to mention beautiful and well crafted.

The story is inching slowly forward and there are a bit buggy or unclear directions in the playthrough which is usually ironed out later. Story could use a faster pacing to feel like things are moving. Which can be a good strategy for story telling if updates aren't as frequent and you don't have a big team behind you.
It would make the story more engaging but still the current story telling compared to other games in this genre is superior in most if not all aspects.

Hats off to the dev/team for an absolute master piece, a project you don't see just anywhere. I shudder to think such a beautiful project could be abandoned someday for any reason.

i love the game. interesting story and storytelling, and damn beautiful girls. and the gameplay, even if its more sandbox style, isnt useless grinding at all. its fun and you can feel, how the story progresses.

13.B
Best game out there!
The story is truly remarkable, delving into depths that leave a lasting impact. The balance between the evolution of the story and the inclusion of intimate scenes is executed flawlessly.

This is by far my favorite game on this website!
It has a great story, models, animation and good choices with great results!
Its something that everyone should play!


Its truly i masterpiece so far and i hope it stays that way!

I'll start with the cons:
-It ruins every other game you will try to play

But seriously, I've been on the site too long and I've given up on damn near every Ren'py game, except this one.

-Great models and no two are the same
- Hot lewd scenes

I don't know if choices make a big difference in the story but they do get you wildly different scenes, adding some replayability while waiting for an update.

Absolutely amazing game! After replaying it multiple times and following different paths, now I want to say that I just wish I could play it again without knowing everything that happens. It is absolutely thrilling, well-written, the dev wasn't afraid of adding gore and thriller elements.

The WOMEN are gorgeous and sexy. You have a lot of options, which was an absolute top notch element for me. Everywhere you go and everyone you meet will trigger some decision, and you can even sometimes choose what to say.
Playing as this MC was a unique experience because of so many things that can shape his personality and behaviour towards others. You can make him really badass and dominant.

I know I have said it at the beginning but I am going to say it again- THIS GAME IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING and you should go play it if you haven't already.
100/100!

great visuals, and world building, decent writing, great characters, decent sex scenes, good story, more potential in this game than any other similar game I have played, wish developer good luck, lots of fun would recommend, 10/10 would masturbate to again.

Absolutely amazing game. In my top two of these games I've ever played. It has a bit of everything but seems to primarily focus on it's story without just putting sex first, which makes for a much better flow.

The animations, details, consequences all seem great so far. 100% recommend it!

Only one thing I'd add is a bigger variety of women, as the majority seem slim with big tits.

Saw this on someone's sig about six weeks ago and decided to download and play. Somehow, I missed the "sandbox" tag (which is usually a "no go" for me after a bad experience), but I guess I should have expected it given the AVN is set in post-apocalyptic Egypt.

By the time I realized the style it had taken on, I was already engrossed and pretty well hooked on it. The renders are outstanding, character expressiveness, character variety, and overall feel of the game is top notch.

Another aspect I love (but also kind of hate...) is the ability to opt into and out of so many different types of content and interactions. I think the WT aspect of the game tries to send you on a complete anti-NTR route, but I like to see the various interactions, and don't mind seeing the funkier aspects of a game that already has "taboo" elements and, after all, this isn't reality - some random dude isn't banging my real-life wife and/or daughter in front of me (and I wouldn't be banging my IRL daughter anyway) - this is just a fantasy world with different rules and social norms. Besides, the scene I just watched, when played in a sharing way, had some down right funny lines that I wouldn't have seen otherwise. Guess I'll be keeping my page 8 "freaky saves" to see how choosing those aspects play out. The "hate" part is that this means I have to make all kinds of different saves and chase off down so many rabbit holes. This may improve for me as I get used to the Dev's style (e.g., it looks like the position of the "max content" choices may be consistent, but still assessing), but it's still going to mean a lot of chasing and many things to keep track of unless I decide to stick to a "keep it simple" route somewhere along the way.

On the negative side, and maybe I'm only experiencing this because I started playing with the V0.12b release, is that there are quite a few primary and side quests to keep track of. It may be that, because I can't see "end of release" markers (or, at least haven't since the end of the prologue), that I am picking up new tasks of a later release before all old tasks available from earlier releases are completed, putting me in the position of juggling multiple quests rather than definitively getting through all of the available tasks as of a certain release end point before starting to pursue a newly added quest. I also wasn't certain how to get out of a particular day's sandbox immediately to try to get back to quests that can't be pursued on the same day. I did figure it out, but I'm also keeping a couple of older save points just in case something does fall off the page (as would happen in the AVN that really gave me a bad taste for sandbox style AVNs).

I'm genuinely impressed by the quality of this game (renders, dialogue, ability to view non-MC scenes happening while MC is elsewhere), but what is most impressive is the way it was able to draw me in so that I didn't immediately hit "delete" when the sandbox screen made its appearance after the prologue days.

Looking forward to getting further into this one - can't really say how far along I am, but I feel like I might be more than a quarter, but less than half way, through 12b. Still waiting to "complete" a quest, though.

Damn entertaining. Good models, story, dialogue, characters. Highly recommended. I haven't finished my first playthrough yet but can tell I'll easily run through one or two more times, as decisions really seem to matter.

Absolutely Amazing Game, Top 10 or higher.

Renders and Animations are top notch. Character models are outstanding.

The very Best thing however is the Story, everyone (So far) is very well written, their lines make sense, their relationships are deep for a porn VN and I daresay this could be made into an mini series on late night Cinemax.

It is one of a very few AVN games I have found myself, following the story and not fast forwarding to the next animation.

Your choices have repercussions, storylines open and or are closed to you by decisions you make. Excellent. All the men aren't scum of the earth, but a diverse group struggling to make their way though a wasteland as best they can.

This game makes you care about your family, your wife your kids, even the people you take on to serve your family.

The models of the characters are so attractive, Your wife and daughters are so expressive and amazing. They all have a rich personality all their own.

5 Stars I can't wait to see where this game goes next.

Already a masterpiece, Graphics are so good, the cinematics will make much more better, and music can be good too, but some are somewhat familiar, but all in all, This game is an absolute masterpiece.

Great renders & a really cool story. Def one of the greats of this site. Can't get enough of Ain.. that render is top tier.

The world building & random tertiary characters you meet are just as hot and interesting as the main cast. Lots of good scenes.

The choices can have some consequences which I am a huge fan of.

This is a contender for my favorite game on this site.

. daughters
. niece (on wife's side)
. harem
. great renders
. lots of content
. consistent updates
. no annoying gameplay

This game is amazing. I love the characters, the renders are good, the updates keep coming, and it doesn't take 10 years to complete.

One of the top 10 games on F95Zone IMO.

Everything about the game is good to excellent. It has the perfect blend of story and lewd content. There are plenty of sexy scenes in the game and it doesn't disappoint as an adult game title. I get tired of all the VNs on this site which are 95% story and 5% adult content.

The game isn't a slow burn like many games you'll find. There is no blue balling or constant teasing of sexual encounters which don't occur until late game (or not at all). The characters are memorable with good character progression. The renders are excellent with good animations in the sex scenes.

Complaints

Some of the sex scenes in the game are largely skipped: Kyra & Asha (threesome) and Nadia (first sex encounter). I feel it was a big mistake to skip these scenes.

Some of the animations could be improved (less robotic, more penetration, etc.)

Some of the renders at the beginning of the game are either blotchy or lack detail. This is fixed in later parts of the game.

There isn't much of a buildup or preface to how relationships work in this game world. For example, the man of the house has the right to have sex with all females living within his house regardless of relationship. You learn this over time but it was a bit shocking at first.

Summary

The game kept me interested and wanting more throughout the entire gameplay experience. The game is a near masterpiece! It has an impressive amount of content considering the low version number!

I highly recommend this game!

One of my favorite aspects of this game is the worldbuilding and characterization. I'll try to avoid sounding like a snob, but I truly do appreciate that the characters are three-dimensional and that the world has actual history and lore. The sex scenes are hotter than other games because the women themselves are hot; they are fiery and strong, but choose to submit willingly in a manner that isn't cringey. Good stuff.

I just finished playing Desert Stalker and I'm totally hooked. It's got one of the best postapocalyptic worlds I've seen in an AVN and it blew me away. The characters look amazing. The soundscape is perfect and the visuals are top notch, especially with regard to the lewd scenes!

For V0.12b

A decent post-apocalyptic VN

The story is decent, with an interesting minor twist in some parts. The music helps a lot with the atmosphere. The animations are rare but decent, and as a whole, the sex scenes are lewd enough for my taste. Hot characters. Nice fetishes. Decent English not something amazing, but not bad.

Story 5/5
Visuals 5/5
Animations 4/5
Characters 5/5
Writing 3.5/5

Version reviewed: [v0.12b]

I can't believe I waited so long to try this game. Admittedly, I felt somewhat discouraged by the version number, which if we were talking about any other VN on this site would probably equate to half an hour of playing time.

Thankfully though, I decided to take the plunge and found out that the amount of content isn't the only thing that sets this game apart from the rest. This is, in fact, the best game on this site hands down, as far as I'm concerned. From the setting, which is something that is often so difficult to get right with this set of tools, to the world-building and characters, everything about Desert Stalker hooked me in and seems crafted with genuine passion and dedication.

There's no reason for me to go into details, I wouldn't add anything new to what's already been extensively said in the other 5 star reviews prior to mine (which also happens to be my first, and only 5 star rating I ever left). In fact, my intention with this one was mainly to confirm to other disgruntled users of this site, who like myself may have been baited way too many times and are now wary of the stellar ratings that most of those top listed games get, that Desert Stalker is one of the sadly exceedingly rare cases where this rating is absolutely, perfectly justified. The only minor, and very unusual complaint on my part, is that the smut scenes could perhaps stand to be a little longer and more varied, regardless of where the MC stands on the morality spectrum.

Other than that, godspeed to the dev. This is something special.