VN Ren'Py High Desire [Ep.2 2025-08-12] [Wingmen Labs]

[Lu98ke]

I'm waiting since the prologue for the scene with Stella.

Probably at this moment I'm more hooked by the mistery and the street racing than the girls. So LET HIM COOK!

 

[SmittyJones]

I agree. I'm playing this for the story and racing! Brings me back to when I had my tuned Civic. Miss it sometimes.

 

[Mookys]

Good to see that the images have been converted to WEBP.

 

[trauts]

Thanks. Though I got this error when I selected prone.

ScriptError: could not find label 'ep1sc3_sexscene_6'.

I have the same issue, does the file not complete?

I hit that same problem when clicked on prone. i think the problem is in the choices file where this line
auto "gui/choices/mm_minichoice_%s.png" action [ToggleScreen("minichoice1"), Jump("ep1sc3_sexscene_6")] hovered [Play ("sound", "audio/sfx/click2.mp3")]
where "ep1sc3_sexscene_6" should be either "ep1sc3_sexsceneprone2" or "ep1sc3_sexsceneprone1"
if you know how to use unren, you can extract the rpa file& change the choices.rpy file, then put it in the game directory

 

[Garen]

Not sure why this VN is getting the negative commentary that it has. I'm all for devs who create an immersive world and keep things grounded in reality. High Desire checks all the boxes for me so far.

I agree. I think the story and characters are sufficiently developed for Episode 2. All the characters feel 'real' and the scenes are tight and don't drag on (aka never felt the urge to skip it). I wouldn't even call it a slowburn tbh. I think the pace is pretty moderate although the release cycle (10-12 months per episode) is pain.

Production-wise it is already top tier. Animations are pretty much perfect; both inanimate objects and people. The only thing lacking I can mention is the story needing more characters, both in the drifting side of things and college.

 

[Skylaroo]

All the characters feel 'real' and the scenes are tight and don't drag on (aka never felt the urge to skip it).

This is super true. There is this 'real' feel about the game. Dialogue is well written and the scenes are meaningful without overstaying their welcome. It also helps a lot that the characters are very grounded and with little to no trope. Just overall a very smooth experience while playing the game.

I just started playing today and I'm super impressed by the game.

 

[TheLoneReader]

Yo, this game is hella dope.

BUG: There's a screen where Wayne is used instead of the chosen MC name: "Wayne, would you be a sweetheart and get us some drinks?"

But I love this game. I'm perfectly happy with the not-model chicks. They're still hot, and the art style is great. The animations are top class, as well. The overall production is excellent, as is the directive vision.

I don't comment often, but this game might become one of the top five. It's absolutely gorgeous.

 

[Wingmen Labs]

Yo, this game is hella dope.

BUG: There's a screen where Wayne is used instead of the chosen MC name: "Wayne, would you be a sweetheart and get us some drinks?"

Everything's already been fixed in the latest patreon version.

But I love this game. I'm perfectly happy with the not-model chicks. They're still hot, and the art style is great. The animations are top class, as well. The overall production is excellent, as is the directive vision.

I don't comment often, but this game might become one of the top five. It's absolutely gorgeous.

Thank you

 

[freddygonzo]

Bugs
Crash: episode0/scene8.rpy: play music "audio/music/No Time - Extended.mp3" fadein 5 loop
- Fix: "No Time.mp3"
Crash: episode1/scene18.rpy: play music "audio/music/Midnight Whispers.mp3" loop fadein 5
- Fix: "Midnight Zone.mp3"

I also got these grey blank-screen transitions from videos to images all the time so far. Was mentioned here earlier and supposedly fixed.
Playing HighDesire-Ep.2-win.

 

[Marvoch]

I really enjoyed the game. I don’t understand the criticisms in the latest reviews, they seem petty. The characters are interesting, with a couple of minor exceptions, and the plot points kept me intrigued. The protagonist being a dick to the new girlfriend of the man he hates the most, even if questionable, is pretty human as a reaction. Maybe the aspect that convinced me the least in the story is the university—it feels a bit out of place at this point even if it's to respect her mother wish, but to be fair, it’s also the least developed part so far, so we'll see.

Visually, I liked the character designs, though I admit some of them look significantly older than they’re supposed to—especially the protagonist and Jude, but also a few of the women. Still, it’s a minor issue.

If there’s one thing I’d criticize, it’s the animations. There are just too many. Don’t get me wrong—if I had to choose between two games with the same amount and quality and content, I’d definitely pick the one with more well-made animations out of the two. But this isn’t a thought experiment, it’s a real-world situation. Animations take a lot of time and effort. In a small team, they should be reserved for the most important moments, so as not to drain resources from the rest of the game and slow progression and energy from the devs. The sex scenes and the car races? Absolutely worth it. The showdown with Keira was thrilling and exhilarating (although I do think the music should have continued during the static cockpit shots—it kind of killed the momentum). But the scene where he grabs a bottle of wine and heads out to the porch? Or all the scenes with cars simply arriving or driving along regular streets (maybe the only expection would be the scene in the prologue when the protagonist goes to the hospital, that was a nice way to keep tension high)? Even the character presentations. They didn’t make enough of an impact on the mood or the scene to justify the production effort imho. Obviously, that's just my take on the matter.

That said, I’m very curious to see how the project develops. The theme the game explores isn’t exactly common, and I’m super excited to see where the protagonist’s illegal racing career goes from here.

 

[rafaaa]

Does the game will have a lot of choices and does the choices will matter for the game or its a linear path? How many girls the game will have? how many chapters will the game have?
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[Zoltan Redbeard]

I'm delighted to see that the game Steam page has been set up:

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[Bob69]

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[DevinHesi]

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Hey everyone,

Hope you’re all doing well.

Life’s been a bit hectic lately for both Dino and me, which naturally slowed development down more than we’d like. Between juggling life responsibilities, personal matters, and working on the game, it’s been a challenge to keep the momentum steady, but we keep on moving.

That said, we’ve got some news, and unfortunately, not the good kind. With all the BS happening lately between payment processors and Collective Shout pushing their censorship agenda, Steam ended up denying our build for Early Access. So as of right now, we won’t be able to release the game in EA, which really throws off the plans we’ve been setting up these past few months.

It’s definitely a hit for us, but honestly not a total surprise given the timing. We picked the worst moment to get our Steam page going, and with everything that’s been happening in this space, we half-expected this outcome. For now, don’t expect Steam to happen anytime soon. We’ll figure something out, but it’s going to take a little time.

That being said, wishlisting the game still helps us out a lot. If you haven’t already, please do, it boosts visibility and keeps things moving while we sort out the next step.

As for Episode Three, we’re starting to pick the pace back up. We just wrapped up a big sequence of scenes introducing the new crew "Iron Gal". It’s a full lineup of new characters (one of which you've already seen in the Steam teaser), and this section feels like a solid way to showcase their personalities right off the bat.

And as you might’ve noticed from the preview shot, Celeste is also going to be getting some development in this episode.

But yeah, overall, things are still business as usual. The goal hasn’t changed: we’d love to be able to work on this full-time someday, and we’ll keep grinding to earn that.

Thanks again for sticking with us through the ups and downs, and a huge thank you to everyone supporting the project.

– CV

 

[FuhQ6969]

Not surprised Steam is now an even shittier place to monetize porn (wasn't great in the first place, Steam porn is banned in most countries anyway and isn't even visible in those), now equally as shitty as Patreon. At least Collective Karen did do devs a favor, as now more of them have more incentive to just make their own site with a crypto wallet and just promote that. Own self-hosted site = make/sell whatever you want and lewd it up to the limits of your imagination, even outright illegal stuff on TOR is still sold that way. As far as this one, meh, nice renders but doesn't have the kinks I want (eg incest) and racing and a story people will be getting from GTA 6 next year.

 

[NadaMucho]

Can the MC get revenge on Aria for drugging him?