VN - Ren'Py - Hillside [v0.15 First Half] [DarkBlue]

Great renders

Not so great story, though good grammar and sentence structure

Characters are nice but it stops as far as apperance since personality wise and acts are not so great either.


The slow burn is no problem at all but wish the plot would at least move faster.

This is not a 5 star game. I understand the love for the beautiful renders, but the rest of this game is less than good. Outside the flawless images, this game has a story problem and a serious character problem.

I'll start with the story. We're supposed to believe that a top model that is deathly afraid of and hates men, is still in the modelling industry. An industry where the majority of photographers, agents, and designers are MEN. We're supposed to believe this frigid woman is somehow still in an industry that in this game's world is filled with rapists, molesters, and other slime. She somehow manages to keep her profession when she's assaulted multiple times?! I will leave the story there, because it's unbelievable to say the least.

Now, the characters. None of them outside the youngest daughter are likable. I cannot count how many times I wanted a third option to be presented so the MC could completely avoid the other women in the game. The MC is treated like trash no matter what he does, is looked down upon, distrusted for doing his job, and everything he says or does is misconstrued by his employer. A woman, so unlikable, that I would have left that job on day one. Yet, we're supposed to develop a relationship with this shrew?!

The renders are 5 out of 5. Some of the best I've ever seen in a Ren'Py game. The rest of this game though? Average at best.

Edited for .9: I had this rated as a 3/5 due to the renders. I decided to check in after a few updates to see if the characters have gotten believable at least, but instead found it's even more unrealistic. There is no way this game is even worth a 3 at this point. The renders are beautiful, but honestly do yourself a favor and just look at them if you want. Unless, you're a masochist, this story is going to anger you almost at every turn. It's honestly amazing how frustrating it is.

The rating speaks for itself. Hillside is in the upper echelon of VN games on the site with its above average renders and story telling. There is a very limited amount of sexual content but given the premise of the plot, it is entirely understandable and all the more realistic.

Charlotte feels well overprotective and holds an established distrust of men in general given her past experiences, both of which are well warranted given Emma is studying in the same industry and at a rather naive age. This has led to Emma living a sheltered life, unaware of the bullying that can run rampant in society. Charlotte struggles with knowing that she needs to have a stronger sense of safety for her and Emma while knowing that she likely needs to have someone watch over them, even if it goes against every bone in her body.

All of this also plays into the very solemn truth that this shit does get pulled quite often irl but just doesnt get documented and I'm sure a situation of this relevance has occurred before on some scale.

Hillside is easily one of the most realistic and well made games the site has to offer. The best games on the site aren't the ones with the most sexual content. Of course animations/renders goes without saying in determining the visual quality of a game...but those that can balance both the sexual content and plot driven events fluidly and invoke some thought/emotion while we play it are truly what ties it all together

0.14
This story is amazing
i know it's slow but i don't mind
Its one of this games where you don't need sex to make a game good
It reminds me alot of another game , where having sex with one of the main cast takes long . But you have a great story that would just be ruined by forced sex scenes
But when that moment comes the sex scenes just doesn't feel forced
No bugs
haven't played with sound

Character, character, character: all sorts of narrative flaws are forgivable, if the Dev creates a believable character that players care about.

I believe in Charlotte Lloyd: her strengths, her vulnerabilities, her fully rounded self. Thank you, Dev, for making her.

The MC means well and he has done nothing but be supportive and helpful (particularly as I am playing him); she does not believe in his good intentions. Given her experiences, that distrust is entirely understandable. In other words, she is true to herself. I love that: it reflects the way people actually behave.

How do strangers, with different life experiences and all sorts of reasons to distrust other people become genuine friends... or even a family? How does fear and skepticism transmute, slowly, into love and respect?

The fact that this porn game has caused me to ask myself these questions means that it has already succeeded, as far as I'm concerned.

So this is not one of those games you should seek out for a quick fap. Those games can be great, too. This is something more special.

Great game with nice characters, intriguing story with some drama and a slow pacing.
The author take his time to create a real bond with his characters, and it work 100%, we really care about sweet Emma or damaged Charlotte, and hope that the MC will protect them and solve their problems.
Truly one of the best adult VN.

What I like most about the game is that it evokes my emotions. I care for and want to protect the love interests and want to build lasting relationships. Normally, I play my first walkthrough in every game as a manwhore to see all content, but in Hillside I just couldn't bear to hurt any of the characters.
Maybe that makes me a White Knight, but I really enjoy playing the protector role which I haven't seen many other games do without being creepy. The emotional investment makes Hillside my favourite game and the first I support on patreon.

This game is amazing!

It's very slow in the develop of the emotions, and that makes it great. This is not your usual quick fap session, is an emotional journey with a tough mc (but extremely respectful toward women) and a cast of beautiful women with their own issues. You'll be emotionally attached to them

Give this a try, you won't regret it

Great game with really nice story and natural looking models. Nice fluent story too. There is also a funny aspect in their behavior, which i like. I would also like to add that this developer deserves a lot more credit becouse he is one of few that actually trying to release update once a month. So thank you and well done.

I gave this game today a try and I was positive surprised by it. The story goes slowly forward and the plot is really nice and natural. By the many choices the player have, you can infulence the story a lot. It is more romantic then a fap game, but anyway very good. The graphic and the girls are really nice and unique. I will keep an eye on this game. Looking forward to see many more updates... 5 of 5 stars so far.

The writing is excellent. There's a lot of mystery and suspense, that makes you want to read more. Besides that, the story is deep enough that you can start drawing conclusions on things that happen, which is always interesting.

Characters are multidimensional, which is the best part of the game. They act differently, have their own motivations, and are interesting to learn about. Looking forward to more!

amazing story!

just played the 1st scenarios (have not even finished it) and feel like buying a plane ticket get some freaking napalm on a plane and do a few pleasure cruises over Hollywood!

that is how much the story can get under your skin and evoke the most primal instincts

From what I've seen, this game is incredibly underrated! It has a genuine compelling story, characters with real depth, a competent MC who's brain resides in his head instead of his dick...It's great. Really hoping to see further exploration of Emma's daddy issues in the future, but at this point I'm in it for the story, not just the lewds <3

How do you know when a game is good? For starters, for it to have 7 updates and 0 sex scenes, yet still have close to 5*.

First things first, the story is brilliant. It plays to the hero wannabe in every guy. You get drawn more and more into the story and forget that it's even a lewd game. Not that it having no scenes at all helps.

Although there are dark parts here and there, it's still a pretty wholesome story, the characters are lovable and the MC surprisingly isn't a sex-crazed pervert we've come to succumb to playing as in majority of the games.

The renders are amazing, the girls in the game looks stunning, but since there aren't scenes yet, I can't say anything about those.

If there's anything to say, it would be the way MC and Lucy got together. It was sudden and pretty shallow in my opinion, that could also kill some of the potential of this game.

I personally dislike too many branches in the story andlock outs. At the moment, it's not looking exceptionally promising in terms how the routes are playing out.

But all in all, definitely a game to try out and keep on your radar, which I will be doing. I hope the updates won't take too long, because the story is absolutely killing me right now.

Great beginning of a beautiful story! Gorgeous renders and characters , I really like the development of the story. However, so far there are only a few animations and no sex scenes yet (in my playthrough). Anyhow, it still is really worth the support (or at least a try )...

One of the best stories on the site.

It is not for you, if you just want a quick fap.

But if you want an interesting and exciting story, then this is for you.
This is one of the few games, where I have read all the dialogue, and not just spammed spacebar through some parts.

Was very disappointed when it ended, and I want more. Can't wait for the next update, to jump back in.

Hope this doesn't update too slowly!

Everything in this universe needs to be balanced...and this game clearly breaks any kind of rule there is regarding this. The game ties a 10 tonne anchor to your feet and tosses you into a sea of misery made up of tears of every female character in this game and expects you to come on top. The game makes you clean the messes so frequently made by stupid decisions of the women from this game that you can easily change the name of this game to " THE FIXER".

The game focuses heavily on the glittering lifestyle of hollywood / modelling industry and the dark side of it...and according to the Dev, every women/girl is either a helpless victim or a cheap slut & every man is dirty disgusting prick. And obviously, we are here as the MC, The knight in shining armor ready to swoop in and save every female character out of their despair. The game also suffers from the lack of neutral characters.; Characters that tend to lighten the mood a bit from the dark storyline. Someone who is not actually a dick or a slut.The game features many conflicting actions & questionable decisions which make no sense.

The renders are quite good. The game pace / character progression is very slow and therefore don't expect any sex scenes / animations as of version 0.7. The writing good and story plot is good too, but feels like a one way ticket to hell. The characters are super likable.

This was my brutally honest opinion about this game & Despite all the negative remarks above I still gave it a 5 star rating . the game may feel unrealistic and stupid at times, but it manages to create a setting that tend to test your dependability, responsibility and how good a person you are. This game plays on your emotional level. There is very little middle ground, You will either HATE it or like it very much and fortunately it was the latter for me. Despite their otherworldly problems, I'm ready for the next update ready to fight whoever comes near my girls.

Im kind off conflicted about this game, the premise and the graphics are pretty decent but the characters are painfully stupid and all the inner dialogues are like salsa sauce in your eyes, painful.
Every character acts incredibly stupid and goes out of their way to make the "bodyguards" job nearly impossible and put themselves and everyone around them in danger because of "reasons".
I could maby have understood charlotte being unwilling to share most of her problems in the start but even her reasoning seems very stupid after a while.
Even so I did somewhat enjoy the game and hope for a more developed story in the future where every little problem doesn't have to become some drama because the characters lack half a braincell.

As of v. 0.7, the story hasn't progressed very far, but there are already many likable characters (mostly females) and disgusting sex predators (males).

Charlotte (Emmy's mother) is a typical victim personality. She is supposed to be an experienced super model, yet she thinks that letting perverts grope her "is a part of her job". I wonder what do her contracts say about that... Are her employers really solicit sexual harrassment?.. And it seems that no one in the whole game finds that strange... which seems strange to me.

So, the story isn't totally believable, but at least it's entertaining and dramatic.

Girls are more or less pretty, though the main female characters aren't the most beautiful (I would prefer Suzi or Hannah or that blonde from the event in Ch.7).

Renders are good. (Erotic content is almost non-existent though... but it's no problem, I expect there would be more later).

I'm looking for further updates.

What a great game.

The plot is interesting and something that I never saw in another game before. I love the female characters and mc isn't bad either.
No (or very little) unnecessary dialogues, story develops in a good pace.

The scenes are funny sometimes (well, especially with the lewd aunt ... which offers a different background story than the usual lewd aunts <3 ).
The sexual corruption goes very slow ... and is very appropriate for the story.

And, worth to mention: I'm also into rape/domination and this game offers a good part of it (more than most other games I saw). I hope these content will be featured in future updates further on!