Unreal Engine - Home Together [v0.31] [Home Together Dev]

Have tested it for around an hour or two.

Initially it reminded me of Honey-Select 2 with better graphics but fewer options.
The physics here are slightly better, the animations a bit smoother and there is not so much clipping.

But it shares the problems with lighting, what is really annoying:
sometimes body/hair/clothes seems to be self-illuminated, sometimes they are much darker/brighter than in the creator, sometimes they have strange reflections - everything depending on the position on the map.
The unmodified teeth of my model, for example, are white in the creator and turn to black (!) when i enter the h-scene...
Additionaly it's badly optimized and laggy.

The graphic-quality of the animations is good, but you can only speed up/down the movements, it lacks in variation.
And specially the facial expressions are non-existent or creepy in most cases.
The (missing) eye-movement and the looking-point is also a bit strange.

It has an interesting "bounce-mode" in h-scenes which pushes the penis forward when you press space - thats kind of a good idea.
You can grab the breasts with the mouse what is also a nice feature.
But overall the controls are awkward and you get no feeling out of it.

And what is most important: there is nothing more than those half-baked animations.
Since it's already 2 years in developement i don't think you should expect much more to come.

So, this "3D sex simulator" comes with good graphics, but without any gameplay or amusement.
The bugs and the unfinished and unpolished UI and controls are killing every vibe.

In other words: it's a tech-demo that pretends to be a game.
Skip it.

Nope....sorry...this game is just absolutly terrible.
The controlls are awefull and the bugs are killing every imersion.
Why adding new location but not fixing the dam bugs in this game ?
There are the same gliches since over a year and nothing gets better

A weird but interesting idea, but poor in execution.

I can't see how this would ever not be boring. Obviously theres little interaction, just sex simulation and that means ever little flaw in that simulation is amplified. The graphics in game are much worse than the menu.

Also the camera is weirdly high like the player is 7ft tall

What do we have a year and a half later? Hmm... LITERALLY NOTHING

A few improvements here and there, a few sex positions..

Some will say, but there is a possibility to create mods, you can do anything! NO, if you try to create something, you'll realize it doesn't work well.

Maybe they added some plot to the GAME after a year and a half? NO. It's still just as technical demo version.

Customization? Very limited, you either create almost identical models or create ugly ones.

The only good thing of this game is the graphics, which really look good, BUT you need a really good computer, as the game lacks optimization.

But it begs the question, why would you want a game that you don't play but watch? Better watch porn.

Good visuals, good character creation and good animations. For now that's the only thing that the game has for itself. It definitely has lots of potential and I'm definitely curious to see what the dev can pull off out of this game. But for now there's really nothing going for it. I really wanna see this game take that next big step, maybe some dating sim elements but it definitely needs more gameplay elements to make me want to play more than 30 minutes.

"This project provides us with an opportunity to take a look at a collection of free assets and animations, without any gameplay mechanics or anything else that would allow us to call it a game."

"Graphically, the project looks decent enough (though quite resource-intensive considering the amount of resources used for such a small location). You can also witness terrible optimization and encounter a huge number of graphical glitches, a substantial amount of technical issues, a poorly implemented customizer, and a minimal number of sexual scenes."


"The gameplay offers us an opportunity that we won't find in other games, namely walking. You can visit various rooms, inspect different objects, observe graphical artifacts, and search for places to engage in sexual activity. It's a truly innovative gameplay that I haven't seen anywhere else. I'm really surprised."

"The customizer is very extensive and allows us to mindlessly adjust the addition of key shapes, creating something both horrifying and beautiful, which is truly a unique experience. Afterward, to your amazement, you'll see that our effort is really worth the time spent because we can see it in the actual gameplay, which undoubtedly breaks all game development norms."

Highly customizable. Basically a make your waifu and go to town game for now. The game use a very clever QR code like system to determine all the parameters of all the characters and positions so what you'd be downloading are essentially just some png files. Players are posting all kinds of content in discord everyday, it's great.
The devs promised there'll be a story down the line. Really intrigued to see what this will eventually turn into.

Edit: 8 months later... The version number advance 0.01 per month, which is completely insane, at this rate we're gonna get the full 1.0 version after 6 and a half years jfc. They'll be getting roughly a million dollar in funds to develop this game in that time frame.
It's fucking insane things are moving this slow and the haven't dish out any meaningful content yet. It's all unreal engine tweaks and some voiced lines here and there. Do they really need hundreds of thousands of dollar to do that?

This is not a game, and I doubt it ever will be. The character customisation is extremely limited and there is no meaningful interaction whatsoever. As a tech demo it's not even remarkable; the performance is horrendous. It's currently a 3D animation viewer with a very small number of disconnected animations. I truly do not understand how people can enjoy this type of thing. Just go watch a porn video if you don't want interactivity!

0. Notes

- I am aware that this is a demo version, and both gameplay and story are still being developed.
- This review does not cover experimental features.
- Some of my suggestions may be difficult to implement. I am not a game developer and do not know how challenging it is to implement changes.
- I may have duplicate suggestions as I did not read previous reviews.

1. Gameplay & UI - 2/5

The lobby is the standout aspect.

1.1. UI - 3/5

The aesthetic is beautiful, but it needs improvement.

1.1.a. Pros

- The main menu/lobby is very polished and visually appealing.
- The in-game menu is also acceptable.

1.1.b. Cons

- The in-game menu is not as visually appealing as the lobby.
- During sex, there is a lack of descriptive icons, and all insertions are represented by a flower.
- There is a lack of sidebar menu button description labels during sex.
- There is a lack of hover detail: hovering over buttons displays nothing or the button's instance name.
- The posture selection menu is buggy: it initially displays all postures, but then all but the first one disappear. They gradually re-appear as you use other sex spots. A better approach would be to display everything all the time or only relevant things, not to mix them.
- The "E - Interact" floaty button functionality can be extended, such as light on/off, doors, etc.
- There is a lack of a smooth transition when starting or changing actions during sex.
- Menus may need a translucent, black background to make the buttons more visible.

1.2. Gameplay - 1/5

1.2.a. Pros

- The sex animation is good (except for the insertion part).

1.2.b. Cons

- There is no story background or brief.
- There is limited interaction: you can only interact with the girl, and there is nothing else to do other than sex.
- The number of postures is limited.
- The limited actions are further limited by the existence of "sex spots," which makes actions a hard-coded looping sequence of animations.
- There is no smooth transition between actions (actions stopped, participants teleported).
- The up-and-down motion when moving can cause motion sickness. The movement period is short, and the amplitude is small make it so abrupt.
- The girl AI is bad: she starts moving away even if you are far away from her.
- Overworld movement is too rigid.
- Clothes feel like plastic.
- The clothes control is too simple: it's either on or off, which doesn't look good. A third "half-open" state would be appreciated.
- It would be preferable to have a separate area for each room to reduce the number of useless things that need to be loaded into memory.
- There are performance issues: occasional camera stutter with RTX-3050, 16GB LPDDR5, Ryzen 5 6600HS. So either HW detection is wrong, or optimization is wrong.

2. Customization - 4/5

The game is highly customizable, although the cycle-style menu for clothing customization may not be the best idea.

2.1. Pros

- The game is highly customizable, with every aspect imaginable being customizable and a lot of sliders available. (*MVP)
- The character card is a great feature.
- There are a lot of pre-configured character cards to play with.

2.2. Cons (minor)

- There is extensive detailed customization, but basic customization options are lacking, which makes it easy for new players to mess up.
- The names in the "Genitals" section can be confusing. You have to adjust every slider a bit to see its effect, but it may still be difficult to understand what each slider does. These code names also make it hard to mix and match values.
- Using cycle-style widgets for style customization is not a good idea due to the large number of options. Submenus with thumbnails would be more user-friendly. (this one's taking the point away)
- There is no manual value input, so sliders are the only option. It's difficult to set a value precisely and quickly.
- Card sharing is a subreddit.
- Male customization is lacking.

3. Graphics - 3/5

At a glance, the models look good, and the characters are beautiful. The house is also very detailed.

However, the facial expressions of the characters are a bit scary and too intense. This is especially noticeable when the camera suddenly zooms in on their faces when pushed against a wall. Even the included cards have this issue.

During sex, the characters hardly express anything, and the mouth motions do not sync with speech. While perfect lip sync is not necessary, at least having the mouth open and close at the right time would be an improvement. The cum animation is also a bit weird and cum model looks like spider webs. The "Cum on face" animation is especially creepy, with a big, thick, white stripe of something stuck right in the middle of their face.

4. Replayability - 2/5

Creating a character can be a pain for a regular player, and although there are enough pre-configured cards, players may eventually get bored due to the lack of gameplay, interaction or story.

I hope that the game can create a community like Koikatsu or Honey Select, with modders willing to expand the game's functionality and card creators creating beautiful cards, distributing them either free or paid.

5. Conclusion - 11/20 (2.75/5, rounded to 3)

This is still a new game, and many improvements are needed. I am looking forward to seeing how things worked out.

6. Should You Play It?

If you want to view high-quality sex animations, get your hands dirty with the character creator, or experiment with the experimental pose maker, then go ahead and try it out. Consider supporting their Patreon if possible.

If you are looking for a more polished experience or a story, it might be best to wait. However, from what I have seen so far, it may be worth the wait.

Good visuals, good character creation and good animations. For now that's the only thing that the game has for itself. It definitely has lots of potential and I'm definitely curious to see what the dev can pull off out of this game. But for now there's really nothing going for it. I really wanna see this game take that next big step, maybe some dating sim elements but it definitely needs more gameplay elements to make me want to play more than 30 minutes.

I played multiple versions, each month there is a very nice progress. The game features great graphics and supreme char builder. There is lot's of customization. The game is missing story ATM, might be sometimes a little bit buggy, but there is no better sex-simulator on the market ATM.

More vanilla 3d animations, and the customizer is kind of limited. Has some real potential if it expands though, and lets you make all kinds of girls. I don't know how much of a nightmare that is from the animators job, dealing with how positioning works, i just don't see anything here being step up from Auril's games. really waiting to see something better than that serious which had so many fetishes.

Review for v0.11.0

Literally just another Unreal animation viewer. Looks good graphically, has a pretty extensive character creator, and some decent animations. That's it. Load into a house and walk around finding different animations for 10 minutes before you run out of things to see and close the game. The only way you're getting more out of it is if you're really into character creation.

With how projects like this tend to go, I doubt it will ever turn into anything more anytime soon, if at all. I eagerly await the day Unreal lewd games start turning into more than an animation gallery. Today is not that day.

It's got fantastic graphics and animation, but this is an animation player for the moment, there's no actual game here yet. There are some customization options for the girls but they are pretty limited so your creations will all look samey and of course the possible animations are always identical.

It looks good for a start. Nice textures and animations, sounds are great. Also thank you for a good optimization (gtx1060-6gb+i5-6500 is ok for max settings)

The bad thing is it's file size (like mostly 12 Gb). I guess it's up to textures but still...

Game is good especially the pose editor we need fingers control , pelvis control for each person soo we can rotate them saperated not all together.. parent bone to another bone so it can follow the other bone,And thrust speed and how deep we want to go .

I don't know why, but the game doesn't look as good ingame as in the main menu. In the main menu it looks like some next gen stuff, ingame it looks like PS4.

There are no "chapters" in a given sex position, just one position without any alternatives. I wonder if the dev(s) ever had sex themselves: If you cum or get jerked off, characters are speeding up to like 200% of what a human would usually do - that completely kills the immersion.

On top of that, the only male character that is somewhat usable looks like he just survived a building fire.

Also nice: There's doggy scene in the bathtub which you can't enjoy. First you're stuck in the wall with the cam, and if you finally figured out where you are and managed to get the camera into the scene, you can enjoy the male MC's dark dirty hairy asshole, while looking at the girls pussy.

The game's strongest point is clearly the character creation part. You can spend at least a hour there, although if you aren't a patreon user, then the options are limited. Fortunately, there are some nice ready-made characters as well that can be accessed by free users before you start the game.
The problem is that we can't really talk about gameplay yet, since the game itself is actually an animation gallery. I feel it's a waste. It clearly looks promising and has potential, but I hope the devs have other plans too besides adding more sex positions.
It could be some challenging minigame, or a story, maybe with an optional ntr.. I donno... I didn't come with real ideas, but we clearly need more, and something different than what we have now.

Visuals are awesome. The character creation tool is really quite good.
Lacking in content thus far (especially in relation to file size) but what little there is looks really good.

Entirely lacking in actual "gameplay" but as a scene editor/creator it shows promise.

Reviewed version: 0.7.0

TL;DR:
This is a gallery with about five standard position animations. And it's over a 5gb download. Five animations. FIVE.
1/5.

This isn't a game. It doesn't have any gameplay mechanics, narrative or anything else that would constitute it being a game.
It's just a gallery with a tiny bit of walking between animations.

So, how does it hold up as a gallery?
Well, the file size is incredibly big for what you get; there are only a handful of animations in this thing, and they're recycled in a few places each. None of them are terribly interesting, and they're all made with the default body in mind so keep that in mind before you slam those sliders to the maximum. Or even half-way through. Or to 30%, actually.
While we're talking about sliders, it's very easy to get tearing near the eyes if you throw the first headshape to -0.5. Makes you wonder why it's even an option. There are also suspiciously few eye slider options - nothing for eye distance, nothing for eyelids, and the eye outer angle slider doesn't do very much either.

So it doesn't have a great number of animations, it doesn't have any specialized animations, the customization options are nice, but mostly empty and pointless since they induce tearing or clipping, and it's several gigs to download and store.

Honestly, it ain't worth your time, the effort to customize the character or the disk space. You're better off getting something else.

In points:

• Customization: (-1)
  • Why is it so easy to get tearing on the model? I bumped the Eye Size slider to 0.3 and I got eye tearing whenever the girl smiled. The same applies to the first headshape on -0.5. 'Nuff said.
  • And why is it so easy to get clipping\hovering with the slightest slider nudge? So I can't customize her eyes to be slightly larger than average. OK. How about I try to give her a more muscular frame? Oh, that clips. Make her thinner? The guy's hands are hovering near her now. How about a slightly bigger butt? Clipping. Bigger breasts? Shockingly, that works, if only because there's no animation involving the breasts in any way. What's the point of those sliders?
• Chronic lack of content (-3): There are perhaps five or six animations recycled to use in all of sixteen places in the house. Haven't even bothered testing outside; main mode is a tiny house and it's basically empty and that was enough for me.

If this gets updated with more animations, I'd be willing to score it higher (up to 4/5). If at least the eye tearing is fixed (fine, clipping is hard to fix, I get it, but please for the love of God and all that is holy no single slider should cause your model to break apart), I'd be willing to give it another star.
As it is, it's just simply too dross to get anything higher than a 1/5.