Others - Forest of the Blue Skin [August 2025] [Zell23]

The game by this point, should have been put on a different page.
Probably most people already know, but currently this game is more like a demo than a game in an actual good state (Cant mention any games, but the last one zell actually completed is the one i was gonna mention)

So,not only the current version of the game is inferior to the originals Aver and Bver; its pretty much unrelated since is waay too incomplete.
- Art is barely anything of "better" than the org version of the game
- Animations barely have gotten better, but you get updates in a similar matter Yanderedev would do tbh
- There is 0 music to even talk about, is just not good not even in fx
- Has similar errors like other recent and older games (like grinding, maps being 3 times bigger than the original for no reason other than filler, 0 explanations around the ways of befriending monster girls making you depend on guides)

And in general, now the game feels even less completed than its original version. Most things added fucks ram and cpu for no real reason, worst knowing that the graphics of the game are the exact same with little to no changes, or pre-made assets made thanks to the new engine.
Its just... not worth. Even playing the orgs versions of the game is currently better than the current versions of the maps that are getting reworked; and the game in general feels like a ctrl+c ctrl+v of the oldest versions.

I dont know the story of the development of this rework, but there is so much things that need to be redone that i can't say is fair for it to be 5 stars in its current state. Less knowing the amount of years this has been like this looks like certain game that isn't even finished to this day after 10 years (and you know who is the milk man im talking about)

Amazing side-scroller action game. The monster girls are cute, the scenes are nice. Some of the item descritions and requisites for the scenes can be quite esoteric, but with some experimentation you usually can figure out stuff without having to consult a guide or something.

The art is absolutely amazing, peak japanese h-game pixelart. This is a side project from one of the developers of the group behind succubus affection, and it shows their compromise to always making quality games.

Being a demo/beta it still is a bit rough around the edges, but with each update the game plays, looks and sounds better!

Simply cannot say how i liked the game on past build and current build

Review date: Build Jun

Controls: Easy to understand but complicated at the start

Gameplay: I love to abuse Shift + Jump mechanic but its pretty simple to understand

Content for current build: Its not that much but in future i expect pretty much big list to discover everything and 100% the game

Fighting: Easy to understand too, you dont have to break your key just to spam attacks and instead you can just hold the key down for combo attacks. Blocking is fine too along with counter attack

In-game progression: Finally zell23 decided to add hints as item instead making it really pain to capture monster-girls

100%: FINALLY YOU CAN LIVE PEACEFULLY WITH WORDS "I GOT THEM ALL"

Scenes: Zell23 is very talented guy for pixel-art animations and it looks too good to describe

Difficulty: Average for platformer, get some items and it will get easier to deal with enemies

Secrets? : Yes they are there too, but instead they just health boosts/mana boosts

Forum based walkthrough: We finally can combine our knowledge to make ultimate guide for this game, thanks to Supreme Dumbass of Thyme for hosting it and uploader for adding under the game

And let me say my words for this game

As Succubus Affection masochist which completed the game (11 times now) recently on "Absolute madness" difficulty (Yes i made it by myself and didn't broke any rules) zell23 cooked way too hard, and i'm waiting for future updates

THE OG side-scrolling hentai game. Zell's game revolutionized the genre and led to some amazing other games thanks to that.
If I were being completely honest I wouldn't give it a 5 star rating but objectivity isn't really needed here; the game proved all it had to prove and did more than its job.

Lovely animations, great monster girls, some very cool soundtracks, good ambiance.. Forest of the blue skin is a classic of the genre that I'll always remember fondly.

Rated on Demo Build May

This was my first game of this sort back then and to see that this game get's updates is really nice to know, especially if I can say that he made an amazing job. He didn't only put more thought into it like before, the way the game works and how you progress is far better than in the old versions. I hope that he finishes this version of the game, because with this concept it heavily reminds me of succubus forest which is also a game which I loved playing.

current ver. as of review is the May 2025 demo
there's a lot of content in the pre-rework versions but i'm reviewing the current "new" game standalone.

GENERAL:
a metroidvania platformer that throws the player into various locales (forest, caves, desert, etc) to fight and capture (mostly) monster girls. a lot of puzzles, thinking-outside-the-box on how to capture enemies using your abilities, and some light progression in the form of skills and key items.

GAMEPLAY:
it's a platformer. the player is given some abilties like a dash, double-jump, and as-of-now just one abilty gained from capturing an enemy although based on older versions this will be many more.

there's a decent game progression already- you make your way through the forest areas and eventually fight a boss, and after fighting (and fucking) her you get a key item that lets you into the desert area. there's a few other events and special areas- a race minigame, some hidden areas, a handful of sex cutscenes- which have rewards for completing them (though these rewards are just as-of-yet-unimplemented placeholder items.)

the platforming is mostly just to service getting around, on a scale of 1-10 with your average mega-man game at a 6, this game is a 2; there's 0 risk of falling or losing progress or anything like that, and the hardest it gets is a quick race through a kind-of obstacle course. very simple.

the combat is also basically just servicable. even the few boss fights are trivialized by just baiting out the enemy's slow, obvious attack, jumping away/dodging through it, and then whaling on them until they attack again and repeat. half of the time any "combat" encounter is trivial, and the more interesting part of it is figuring out how to "capture" the enemy instead.

capture is the real aim of the game- nearly every enemy can be captured through timing your attack when they do a specific action, or using a specific ability on them, etc. for example, capturing one enemy requires deliberately getting hit with her arousal spell, spamming out of it, and smacking her on the ass before she gets back up. each capture is essentially a puzzle challenge.


SEX CONTENT:
if it isn't obvious by the pictures, it's entirely pixel art. no CGs, and most animations are in the form of either getting grappled and raped by an enemy or entering a sex cutscene. captured girls are added to a gallery accessed left of the starting area, where you can fuck them without risking a game over.

there are a couple girls that can be consensually interacted with by standing near them long enough, and oftentimes these ones aren't captured or added to the gallery and you have to seek them out specifically if you want to see their scene(s) again.


OVERALL:
it's great if monster girls and pixel art are your thing. the older versions have a lot more content, but based on the quality of the new version thus-far and zell's already-established quality of work, i expect it won't be too long until the reworked version can stand on its own well above them.

it's not something i expect rapid week-to-week progress on or anything but i'm more than happy to patiently await each coming version to see what creative and visually-appealing levels and monster girls zell will deliver... after all, i've already been watching fobs in development for over a decade as it is.

i dont care if this is passion project or anything its bad there is litterly no story you are thrown in the game no story no instruction its just h scene gallery. gameplay is bad character does very little damage and you have to use parry combat ui is bad idk there is nothing positive about this game

A good side-scroller with great pixel art, pleasant music and exciting gameplay. However, I can only give 3.5 stars for two main reasons:
There is no plot here and no any explanation about the hero or his motivation. I've checked all three versions of the game, and everywhere the plot is completely missing. In my opinion, even in the simplest games, with the exception of simulators or sandboxes, the plot is necessary. Let it be something minimal, at least a couple of paragraphs at the beginning, so that the player can immerse himself in the atmosphere. This is not the case here. Perhaps the developer decided to focus on gameplay and content, and add the story later. I would like to hope so.
Yes, there is a lot of content in the game, including various fetishes and stuff. But I realized that I was completely not attracted to sex content with pixelated characters drawn schematically. The images are too simplified and there are few details. Perhaps if each scene had been presented in the form of enlarged, more detailed illustrations, they would have made a different impression. As it is, there is nothing "hot", alas.
Result:
This is a very beautiful porn pixel platformer with a missing plot and unimpressive sex content. But I understand that the game is in development and will be finalized. Therefore, with the hope of improvements, I will add half a star and rate it at 4 stars.

This game is beautifully crafted through and through, and I love that to this day Zell is still trying their best to perfect this game despite it being "complete." They don't HAVE to put so much passion into an H-game by any means, but they do it anyway, and the product is nothing short of a wonder. If I were to pick a few games as proof that H-games are just as deserving of the love more socially acceptable games get because of how good they can be, this would be my #1 choice. There's a perfectly struck balance between H and Game this project manages to achieve in my eyes, and at the same time it exceeds beautifully in both categories. The day this game is truly finished will hopefully be filled with just as much joy as there was when I first discovered it.

Most H-games feel impersonal and charmless to me. They often lack the sort of cohesiveness and/or passion that I think, for a game about niche fetishes, is more important to the experience than one might think. FOBS feels like it was made very spontaneously, as if the creator had too many ideas he wanted to get out and he simply had to make something in order to fulfill that need - and yet the game is still crafted with a sense of personability and consistency that makes it very endearing. This is one of the cutest game on this site, and it's rife with content.

The author, Zell23 seems to love making games, and he loves weird, cute monster girls to boot - I'm right there with them. One thing I appreciate is how 'monstrous' some of these monster girls get - there's nothing worse than a monster girl game that is too afraid to go all-in on the concept, not-so here. There are some really weird ideas presented between the 2 versions of the game (FOBS A & B), and even if not all monsters pique my particular interests, I'm glad they're there.
I really do appreciate the added layer of capturing monster girls, which brings a fun puzzle-element to the game. I would be lying if I said it wasn't often arbitrary how you go about capturing them, however.

The pixel art is simple, yet, to my surprise, manages to still be very expressible and sexy. Obviously, the game is sexy in a cute and conceptual-way, less-so in an intimate, realistic-sense, but if you were expecting HD ball sack textures and boob physics in this game, you're a maniac.

The art and music are both very charming - and I hate that a porn game makes me feel this way, but it really does come off as nostalgic and earnest in its execution. It's weird to say, I know, but it adds a lot of flavor to the experience.

I am very excited for the new FOBS versions too, and it seems to be steadily improving. He's almost done working on the fundamentals, which I hope means work will soon entirely be on populating the game with newly updated monster girls, with their slightly more resolute pixel graphics and better animations, and expanding the game environments.

This isn't the widest game, nor the deepest, but it's the most charming, and it's inherently cute. I find a lot of the concepts great for my particular tastes. I'd absolutely suggest giving it a play and supporting the Author.

Absolutely peak content. Was always good art, good scenarios, good puzzles. And now it's being remade even better.

Personally, I used an AutoHotkey script so I could rebind this game to play it one-handed. If you have that then it's literally perfect

Hands down the best game on this entire site. It's the golden ticket of H-Games, cream of the crop. This 5-star rating is given to only this game, and I've played hundreds of games on this site. Zell works very, very hard for his work and this deserves as much praise as possible.

Nothing much to say here. Classic pixel-style monster girl action. I remember playing this back when MGQ was still new to me.

It's unfortunate that the game is basically just one long technical demo and really isn't much of a game, but it does have quite a lot of scenes despite that.

Honestly, it probably doesn't deserve 5 stars if we're being objective. It's not really a game, it's incomplete and has been for like a decade, and it has awkward game/ui design and is split into two parts for no reason that confuses a lot of people.

However, for what it is, it's quality monster girl pron if you like pixel art and what gameplay components are there are smooth and work without issue.

So, going in with those expectations, it's worth your time and showcases Zell's talent. I just wish he'd use it more diligently.

The one that started it all for me. If I had never found this game way back when I never would've went down the rabbit hole I did. Everything about this game is just amazing. Truly marries game vs porn.

Awesome monster girl game. Nice pixel animations. Unique and great gameplay.

It's a game where you just run around defeating and capturing monster girls to have sex with, with some secrets that allow more scenes with some of them. There are a few vore monster girls which isn't most people's thing but ah well. Probably the biggest con of this game is that well, it'll be a long long long time before we see new content, if ever.

Still, if you like monster girls (ME), this game is a GOAT classic.

If only the newbies knew what they were doing. lol
Sry I really like this thread but I can tell when no one posts anything asking about where to find an item or game mechanics. Shiro game is the haunted game & there isn't any other game he's personally working on besides the collab he did. Fobs & shiro are his only personal works aside from the old game you find on online but its not even comparable to fobs.

Now all I see are people who can't seem to solve there own issues when it comes to these games.

I mean do I really need to say anything more then my rating?

This game is top notch sidescroller pixel h-game

My deep respect to Zell23, making quality with nice variety

Definately worth time

Please support the author if you can, the guy is modern days legend

5/5 Masterpiece
Lots of monster girls, High quality animations and many fetishes!
Gameplay-
☑ Great
Pretty simple plataformer game, were you avoid or fight the monster girls you encounter. Sometimes you need to change your skills for certain scenarios, but nothing complicated.

Graphics-
☑ (s)Excellent
Lots of high quality animations, you will not be dissapointed.

Audio
☑ Decent
Not great, not bad, it fits the artsyle, and it's not too intrusive.

Difficulty-
☑ Moderate
Some areas can get a little difficult, specially some bosses, but nothing bad.

Grind-
☑ A bit grindy
You unlock certain things doing specific things to some mosnter girls.

Price
☑ Just buy it or support the creator.
The creator is still working on new projects, so if you can buy the games, or support the creator, go for it!

Bugs:
☑ Bug free?
I haven't encountered any bugs ;P

Good looking animations but the game really lack of lore (it doesn't bother me in porn games usually but i feel this one really needs some). I mean, in version A1.20b, you're just transported to this world where you have no idea what's going on and there are just millions of teleporters in it. I didn't enjoy vA1.20b that much. VB1.05 was a bit better but still the same thing. And the primary weapon with absurd short range... I won't even talk about it. If it weren't of the cute animations i would've probably gave this 1 star