Others - Hard Stuck [v0.4 EA 1] [floppystack]

Promising is an overestimated and overused word. I would say that the game is already quite fun and worth playing as it is.

There is, first and foremost, real gameplay. It is a roguelike dungeon crawl with sexy sexy elements well mixed with the gameplay. You fight monsters, gather loot, grow stronger as delve deeper.

Most importantly: sex is not a punishment, it is more of a... taclical option, so to speak. I won't spoil it, just try it. It is brilliant.

Finally, a few words about the MC. She is nerdy, cute, curvy, thick. with round tits, a big ass, and extremely yummy thundertighs. There are way too few of these in games. She is also great in the sex animation. Her mix of relactance, enthusiasm, sheer enjoyment is just perfect. The action is intense and sloppy. The creampies abundant and the cumflation is juuust right

If properly finished, this game could be one of the greats.

It's a solid base to build on.
A nice consistent visual style, although with some minor bugs (weird shadow on cum). Simple but interesting and mostly intuitive gameplay, and a tutorial for the not-so-intuitive things (you should play it).

I expected some character development between rounds as roguelike is known for that, but maybe that is still coming.

I love roguelikes and this is well implemented, even if somewhat simple for the moment. The gameplay is fun and I really enjoy the art style and animations. I'm watching this one with great interest.

Solid game with good content overall. Could use a bit more clarifying on items and mechanics, but I understand that's in the spirit of the game it pays homage to. I'd also suggest maybe an easy mode since, let's be real, most people are here for the dickings you encounter.

Bonus points for having an MC that isn't your generic hentai bimbo or pornstar hot. She's a cute nerd with a little chub - superb taste, developer.

Incredibly well made game, could use some more balancing in the future with the itmes, gear and what not but the animation itself is well made and I wouldl ove to see more in the future ‎‎‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎

In a great place just needs more. Not sure if the dev is into the idea of non con or not, but having the monsters be able to initiate the sex in some way would make it a 5/5 for me.

(I know there is the horny vial, but some kind of H attack system would be great. Maybe they telegraph it and you are forced to move to avoid it or something like that, who knows)

But the gameplay is simple but solid, the animations are great, the girl is great even if I am more of a petite man myself. But most importantly to me, that I feel a lot of devs slack on, is the pacing and sound of the H content! Even if the animations are short loops, the extra bit of sound, the linger and pulsing of the climax, really make all the difference between a decent H loop and a sexy H loop.

I really love the style of the game. The dev did a good job , since I didn't play dungeon crawler type games before it's a bit hard for me but I love it far
A great game with great style and great dev

Really good so far! I'd love to see some carry-over upgrades in the rogue-lite genre to increase replayability, but great work!
The cum threshold also seems on the low side, but maybe there are equipment and upgrades later that increase it.

solid.

Hard Stuck isn't necessarily fair -- getting past the third floor's minotaurs requires a fair bit of luck -- but if you've played Rogue or another proper roguelike (shoutout Caves of Qud), you won't be put off by this. gameplay is clean, simple, and rewards players who can figure out how to bait enemies into choke points.

the art, too, is clean and simple. the no-frills 3D animation is very solid, and i especially like the detail put into the characters' expressions. i just wish there were a gallery or some kind of scene progression controls so i could enjoy it for longer. i don't love that the scenes are a little too separate from the gameplay, or that having too much sex means you die.

frankly, my biggest issue with the game is the soundscape. DOS sound effects and no music do not a sexy experience make.

Rating this 5 stars for what's available at the moment. The content isn't massive, and I would like to see an eventual remodel of the kobolds and/or goblins in the far distant future; but for what the creator has released as an early concept it's impressive to someone like me who finds a lot of 3D content to be sloppy and usually lacking in style or coherency.

The simple ascii dungeon roguelike gameplay works on a mechanical level; there's not many floors to explore so losing and restarting isn't really a problem. With the new update that adds minotaurs, there's a good reason to ignore fighting enemies and just run away to get to the next floor.

Pros -
From what I gather character models and animations are all custom, which means there isn't a hodge podge of art that takes you out of the game.

Female protagonist is niche and unique. I see a few people wanting her to be muscular or thinner but she's perfect in terms of the, "nerdy trope."

The creator seems to have a schedule of releasing updates every 2-3 months with new content.

Cons -
As said, Goblins and Kobolds could probably do with a rework to match the style of Fishmen and Minotaurs. Kobolds aren't that bad, though.

Animations are quick, and there's no gallery at the moment. My suggestion, have the animation be a clip (which I think it already is) where you can go through your usual automated sequence where it plays out, or where you select the sex scene and the speed.

Overall-
I hope to see the dev finish this project, where they don't go through the typical 4 year project that gets abandoned either because the dev finds a job in the industry or burns out/wants to work on something new.

Extremely promising! Near-perfect art style and animation for what's available so far, and enjoyable rogue-like gameplay with a variety of interesting directions for it to develop in!

Personally a fan of female protags, and the thicc nerd aesthetic of this one is a big plus. Rounded, smooth animations that *both* parties are really enjoying is also very much to my preferences!

Great game! Amazing animations! One of the best 3d games on here animation-wise. The gameplay is good, but needs more content. Controlling the game with mouse would be great as well for "immersive" playthroughs

Great game! The animations are impressive, but I wish they were a bit longer. Maybe a way to manually advance the animations or something like that. Overall, this game has the potential to be something special, with more content. I’m looking forward to the next update!

While the game is at an early demo level of content, what is here is amazing. Good little iso-3d rogue clone with all the basic combat mechanics set up and a decent addition of some H mechanics with a cute 3D character and animations. It's going to need a lot more of H mechanics and scenes as development continues, but off to a strong start.

Gonna preface this with saying I love the art style and the MC design.

Really fun game for killing some time. It's pretty fun as is but i think we can push the h scenes more. Like adding 1 or 2 variation for each enemy type. Also noticed enemies have hearts on them when your armor breaks. This should result in either a gameplay change or potentially breakable h-scene from taking damage if not both (like a protagonist orgasm gauge with rolls and buffs/debuffs associated). and IMO cum gauge should either be doubled with a debuff at high gauge or increase the rate it fills and filling it applies a stacking debuff the eventually leads to game over instead or the current mechanic (currently it feels like a corruption end that happens too quickly, but that's totally okay considering the amount of content and stage in development this game is in. Really the H scenes are completely optional with only negative effects outside of identifying and procing succubus items and stalling out enemy attacks).

Long story short... I like it and want more Gameplay good, wish the H content was a bit more complicated and involved in core gameplay.

Unfortunately, the game is unplayable because you cannot move outside pressing the end key to auto play the game. The movement keys are supposed to be WASD and the directional keys but those only adjust camera. Also the protagonist has weird lag animations when coming through the TV, even while standing still her arm sway is laggy and not smooth. Until the game is playable I cannot recommend even trying the game since movement is broken and autoplay is the only option.

A pretty good baseline for a game as is!

It's got a fun gameloop, really well animated H-content and a simple enough premise with a cute protagonist.

This does feel like a vertical slice/demo but its a really good one that feels like a proper foundation for a game.

I think the only thing I would recommend adding is more H-mechanics so enemies can inflict H-scenes/cum-gauge filling attacks instead of direct attacks, especially if your health is lower and more of the protagonists skin is showing. That way cum isn't an always opt-in enemy stun that costs what is effectively a 3rd gauge of HP (with the 2nd being a the Hunger/"Calories" gauge").
If there is a mechanic like this in the demo, then I must've completely missed it. D:

My own recommendations/preferences aside, this game's really solid and I hope to see more from Floppystack!

Excellent Change of Pace from boring HTML. Don't let "3D" fool you, very well animated h-scenes (with multiple camera angles!) that is just the cherry on top of an actually fun game.
Bit too heavy on luck factor as v0.1, but this is a game you want to save. Let's all show support so this potential goldmine doesn't strike out early.

It is hard to have hope anymore in this industry, considering how utterly flooded the market is with pre-alphas and other barebone prototypes that never go anywhere. This one, however, feels like it might buck the trend.

Made on Godot, which is an engine that has gained quite a bit of traction lately, Hard Stuck is a throwback to the original Rogue in ways that are not often seen in other modern roguelikes. While it’s nowhere near as complex as, say, Nethack or DCSS, the gameplay loop is still more or less the same; traverse a procedurally-generated dungeon floor by floor, picking up unidentified goods and gear along the way as you race against the ever-present clock that is your hunger meter. The h-content meshes with how rings work in this game, as their effects won’t trigger until you let a monster have their way with you. Unfortunately, while the h-animations are nicely done, they are very short, cannot be looped, and there’s no gallery available at the moment to view them at your leisure. I’m sure these issues will be rectified if the game continues being worked on.

EDIT: As of version 0.2, animations can now freely be looped, and a gallery is available at the start. Praise the lord!

The demo is free, and it provides enough of a vertical slice to show that the dev, whoever it may be, seems to know what they’re doing. It might just be stellar one day, but for now I think it's reasonable to be cautiously optimistic about its future.

This is one of those unique games where you come for H content but stay for the gameplay (the H is still great here tho).
Well done and good luck with this - take it to Steam and I'll be buying it right away.