Ren'Py - Desert Stalker [v0.19.4] [Zetan]

Worthy of the praise & glaze!

This particular AVN (Adult Visual Novel) game truly sets the bar. I was never into sharing any of my love interest in any AVN. That is until I've played Desert Stalker, where they actually intrigued me into doing so. Render quality is spectacular, animations are pretty smooth and the story is unbelievably rich, set in a post apocalyptic world, in a desert ruled by a monarchy where humanityis sparse. I love the story and spicy scenes so much so that I even became a supporting patron. In my humble opinion, the only true downside of what this game is missing, is audio for the romance scenes. I'm a sucker for that and it's like the only piece of the puzzle of what this is missing. But perhaps this may change as time goes on and if they receive continued/enough support to fund for an audio engineer and voice actor for the moans.

Best adult game I've ever played by any measure. The amount of scenes is incredible, the story is surprisingly engaging and MC has plenty of freedom to explore different preferences with the characters.

Most AVNs out there will have you spend hours until you find a worthy scene. Not Desert Stalker.

It's insane how much better this is than any other porn game I have played. The writing is legitimately good, the character designs are flawlessly hot (in both appearance and personality), and the balance between genuinely interesting plot developments and copious amounts of sex is right where it needs to be. It's also just so refreshing to play a harem protagonist that epitomizes the fantasy—confident and competent from the start, with every choice the player makes feeling respected by the world.

The actual GOAT.

Maybe the best ive played and ive played a lot.

Just the right amount of hardcore and depraved with beafutiful models, love the family haram and how loyal they all are

I would love to see more in this style if any recomendations let me know

Look it's not perfect and it's definitely not for everyone but god damn if this isn't one of the all time greats.

The art is top shelf, the world of the story is genuinely original (which is so rare and refreshing in an AVN) and the player retains enough control over their experience to spare themselves from anything heavier than they want to deal with.

I didn't play this one for a long time because I was put off by what people said about the extreme violence and the darker sexual elements, but those can actually be effectively filtered if you don't want to see them, and the story itself is not repulsive in the way I feared it would be, but genuinely intriguing.

And more to the point, some of the erotic scenes are right up there with the best in the genre. The absolute pinnacle of harem content.

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 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.