RPGM - House Chores [v0.17.2 Beta] [Siren's Domain]

Great game! the pacing is perfect, not too much grind at the start to get to the hot stuff. would like more femdom vibe in it but otherwise its awesome. the art is original and great too. one thing that is missing is a hint system, sometimes its unclear how to advance the relationship with some of the characters.

A good game with potential, but it definitely has some shortcomings that holds it back from being brilliant. First that's because some of the sex scenes are in the actual VN map background. This means that instead of being presented as a full cutscene-like sex animation, sometimes the characters just have sex in the VN surrounding where you click around. This felt less rewarding to me since they're far away and you barely can see details.

Secondly, the sex scenes themselves while good looking, are pretty basic animated. I feel like they could do more it. I am also missing to see things drawn out besides the main sex scenes.

It's usually just some text followed by going instantly into the sex scene. I would like to see things in the daily life: Little touches here and there, sometimes by accident, sometimes on purpose, more "natural" happenings if you will. Especially those fun moments when someone is naked by accident but something silly happens and they have to stay longer like that together, you know, these littel events besides "hey, let's fuck!" - "ok!" *sex scene*.

I also would like to have all sex scenes animated, now iirc some are just frame by frame by clicking, and this game also fails at delivering cum loops like most of the games out there. But nothing beats if you can have a cumshot with an animation on loop so that the animation doesn't go back to a still picture after the cum.

However, the potential in this game is HUGE.

I wanted to like it, but freezing every twenty seconds is just unacceptable. Even on low quality mode I literally couldn't play past the first few scenes because it would freeze before I could finish it and return to actual gameplay so I could save. The art looks great, which is why I didn't put one star.

Loved it.

I know it's just another "Under the same roof incest porn game", but the dev knows what it's doing.

Pros:
-Great dialog
-Great design
-Decent animations
-No usual RPGM sandbox where you waste time struggling with combat or old mechanics
-Loved the changing clothing mechanic

Cons:
-Corruption and scenes are a bit too easy and quick to get
-The chores are just click and done, maybe there's space for a minigame or something more, and more chores of course
-Few locations

I love the game but why the 2 *s?

Pros:
Excellent animations
Excellent Girls , concept etc

Cons:
Game development is EXTREMELY slow. 4 years in the making ... even if you are a one person "studio" it doesn't take that long to still be in 0.12. An update with 1 scene every 4 -6 months is just ... not satisfactory

Lots of BG still missing after 4 years

No way to revisit first scenes

Feetjobs

Ver 0.12 Beta

To the point
The beautifully drawn characters have personality and are likeable
A well written story helps with the game experience
For a H Game fun gameplay
quite entertaining dialogues
and several kinks as well as a option for family enthusiast

and we are only on 0.12

I can not wait to see the end product

It is a simple game but it is also quite exciting. I really like that you can repeateadly watch pass events. The characters also has a great ascetic in my opinion. I highly recommend it it is not a long game, but is quite fun and exciting

Not a bad game but those kind of games are pretty frustrating for me.

Story wise it is ok, it is simple to progress, no possible mistake. Female characters are hot.

However, there is something I would never understand. Why making on one hand hypersexualized female characters and on the other hand making underwhelming main male characters ? I mean there should be some consistency ! The dude is 5'2" (which means 160cm for normal people), for 18 years old ? Just what ? I don't have anything against small people, but in a porn game you're supposed to be some kind of alpha male who fucks around, but this is not even a normal male.
And during sex scene, female characters are like "oh he got a huge dick" while the dick is pretty close to an average size...
Sex scenes should also be more complexe and "wilder", because those are pretty boring.

2.5/5

I think House Chores is a good game. For now it's pretty short on content but it's enjoyable. Dialogues are nice, characters look hot. I'm not really into big mommy milkers so i liked sister scenes the most.
Art 4/5
Story - 3.5/5
Gameplay 4/5
Fapability 3.5/5
Originality 3.5/5

I rate it three stars for reasons I'll explain but what's there is 4 star quality.

This a fun two hour game right now. It doesn't beat around, no pun intended, you get shot right into the meat of the game and I think the art is better than average, I'm a big fan of the character designs.

My complaint, besides how there's only two hours of content right now, is how quickly this escalates. Look I know I'm a sick fuck playing an incest game but there needs to be that escalation, those multiple triggers, some progression. Normally it goes, mom sees what the boy's packing over multiple encounters, the boy's a little infatuated with her, they spend a lot of time together, the boy crosses the line, she's reluctant, but also super horny ... it's played out at this point but for a good reason, it's an immersive taboo story. Here within a few minutes of the game starting you're getting a handjob from your mom because you grabbed her butt, and the sister gives you a footjob because you play one not-Dungeons and Dragons game with her. It's missing a bunch of steps and build up.

That said, definitely worth checking out, just don't expect more than a fap session or two.

Great writing, great animations, It's a visual novel so there's not too much in the way of gameplay (not sure why people bring that up in other reviews)

It's not supposed to be a sprawling multi hour long campaign so it gets to the action quickly, which is honestly refreshing.

I've been following this game since it had released and I do like it, its a short game with some repetition but the art is good and the dialogue isn't the worst thing in the world.

Pros:
-2D game
-Good art
-Decent animation
-Decent Dialogue
-Enviroment is well drawn

Cons:
-The strylines are quite short
-You progress with the Mom way to quickly
-Gameplay loop can get repetitive
-Some areas of the house are unfinished
-Only 3 characters

So, I've been following this project silently since version 0.4 now that versione 0.10 is out completing the main story I think it's time to discuss about it.
I'll split this review in 3 main sections:

• ART
• STORY
• TECHNICALITIES

So at the end of the day is it worth it? Yes, yes it is, the developer has promised to create more juicy content so we will have a lot more fun in the future. If you have made it so far thanks for reading and of course I will come back and change this review if I found it necessary since the WiP nature of the game.

House chores has finally gotten good enough to be called a game. I loved the art from the beginning years ago, the coding has finally caught up. The mom and aunt are milfs, the older sister is hot and finally does more than just complain about mc. I like they are adding more events per character multiple position or choices. I hate rpgm games but I really like house chores, its one of the few rpgms I actually reccommend. will I d/l next release? hell yeah.

v0.10.1 Review:

I enjoy this game but I can't justify giving it more than three stars. The art is cute but the plot is generic and thin and the game-play is very basic.

Plot: You're a high-schooler on summer break. You've never been interested in much more than video games but one day, as you're playing, your [maid] starts vacuuming and gives you a peek at her underboob which causes you to experience new feelings. You start creeping on her in the shower and she finds herself unexpectedly enjoying your attention. Then her sister arrives, bringing your [roommate] home from college and the sister is basically a huge pervert and encourages the maid to go for it.
The sister and roommate don't even have that much of a plot, they just think you're hot and want to have sex with you. It's pretty disappointing.

Gameplay: Standard point and click. Navigation is all done by arrows but there are only eight rooms at this time so it's simple enough. The relationships are all gated behind the [maid], you have to go through her storyline to unlock the other two but you can do those simultaneously.
It's a pretty basic grind: every character has a love stat that you raise by doing sexy-time stuff and a second stat that you raise by doing an action during the day specific to that character. For the maid it's cleaning dishes, her sister wants you to work out, and for the roommate you initially play a roleplaying game and later play videogames. These actions are only available once a day so if you're playing as releases come out and only working on one character at a time you'll be skipping a lot but if you start fresh your days should feel full.

Content: This was another disappointment for me. The [maid] has a number of scenes: boob rubbing, handjob, blowjob, titjob, and sex--and many of them you can do in multiple locations. The other two characters only have three scenes each and only in one location. The roommate has a twist in that all her scenes have a cosplay variant but it still feels like a 20 minute game about seducing your [maid] with some extras bolted on afterward (which, in fairness, is basically how it was developed).

Siren has announced that upcoming releases will have threesomes and add additional characters so hopefully the game will feel more complete as time goes on but for now it feels very thin compared to their previous games.

a bit boring. nothing happens forever . very clunky interface . you have to click multiple times for something to happen. scenes are simple, hastily drawn with little imagination. if it was 1998 this game would be good but everything moved on. the name summarizes it very well. it is a chore to play this game.

Reviewed Version: 0.9.3 Beta

House Chores is another great title from Siren's Domain

Gameplay-wise, it's just a regular VN point and click game, where you try to progress your relationship with the girls. It's simple, yet entertaining at the same time. Nevertheless, the lack of gameplay could be a turn-off for some people.

As to be expected, the H-scenes with the currently available chicks and the character designs are quite hot.
I hope there will be wider variety of H-scenes and maybe even mini-games.

If you like point & click visual novels with a simple premise, I can definitely recommend this game.

[ Update for v.0.10.1 ]

This update added the sister/tutor arc, but nothing else gameplay wise. This update is amazing if you like your women assertive, which I do. The artwork is still so fucking good.
A very good update, but a very small update
[End of update]

[ Review Subject to Change. Review for verstion 0.9 ]

TL;DR: Holy shiet, do I love what House Chores has going for it so far! This game really goes hard on stealth fucking (which I didn’t realise how much I love until I played this) and the developing feelings of the characters involved.Great beta with great art style, great dialogue and great characters. The game isn’t very slow to get to the good stuff but there is still some very good build-up. I can’t wait to see how this develops.

The Good: You can easily toggle incest-mode by changing the name and title when prompted. Character design: I absolutely love every single one of them, except one. The character interaction is good as well, if limited so far. The sex scenes are very well made, and I like revisiting them from time to time.

The Average: The MC design is… boring. I don’t love his design, but it doesn’t bother me. The navigation is competent. It’s a point and click type thing, but you need to click room to room by finding where in the interface the click-boxes are. I’d rather there was a mini-map in a corner.

The Bad: Nothing so far.



Thorough Review:

Story: Good

It’s your typical ‘it’s summer break’ story line where the main character slowly develops a sexual relationship with the women around him. It’s a tried model and it works well in this game too. The game starts with your maid/mother and over time your tutor/sister and your neighbour/aunt. These three will be your main interests as far as the story goes now and as you interact with them you can increase their mood and passion towards you. It’s a competent system and has a very smooth progression.

Characters: Great

All the characters as far as they have been developed are great. They don’t feel one-not and their dialogues don’t feel immature or of poor quality writing. There isn’t a lot of content for each character yet but what is there is really good. The MC is also not an asshole which is a huge plus. There is a good mix of lusty and lovey dialogue as well which I appreciate, especially the latter.

Gameplay: Competent

It’s a point and click game with a daily progression system. So far, even though it takes place over a summer holiday, because of the lack of content there isn’t really much to think about. All characters have the exact same daily schedule that mixes up a little as the story progresses and you develop relationships with them. It’s nothing exciting, but it works.

Visuals: Great

The artists behind this game have done a tremendous job. The characters are all beautiful and the designs of the house is very cozy. I just wish the MC didn't looks so boring. Not sure what could be done to improve him, but I don’t love it as it stands now. Everything else is a huge success.

Summary: Great

Wishlist:

> The game is called 'house chores', but once you've banged mum you don't have to do any chores any more. Weird.

> Kissing. Why is there no kissing?

> Cunnilingus. I want my MC to eat the dinner the women are serving. Get down there and show them they deserve their share of pleasure too.

> At some point in development all this unprotected sex will need to lead to some consequences. I’m talking pregnancy, of course.

> More timeslots in the day, or more activities per timeslot before time progresses.

> Mix up the daily schedule of the characters so they do different things on different days of the week

> Remake the navigation system to use a mini-map instead of clicking on parts of the walls or on doors to move around.

> More lovey-dovey dialogue

> More stealth fucking, oh jeez it is so good!

House Chores 0.93 beta is amazing, has a lot of potential, animations are super hot and everything seems to work fine. Now, looking at other Siren's Domain works, you will notice that this game is more like a sandbox or proof of concept, point and click/novel than a proper Sirem's Domain game. There is nothing new in the story or situation of the MC. In fact, there is no motive at all or development or even slow burn in the story. So the 5 stars are because of two things.

1) There is a real improvement in the art quality and animation from Zombie retreat. Poses are more dynamic and movements are more smooth.
2)is a vote for future updates and even if the game ends in the 1.0 version, i think is a very good condensed game on its own.

[0.9.2] Great artwork and a simple progression system make this game a simple, yet enjoyable experience. The interface can be a little slow at times when wanting to speed through dialogue, but it's only a minor issue. I like the mix of characters and the character development has some potential once more content is developed.