Ren'Py - Housemates [v0.05.1] [Huli]

id probably rate the game a 4 but feel like my issues may be more subjective but overall i enjoyed what was there

strong art style, has animations, good setting (trapped in a home with beautiful women due to a pandemic) and theres a solid amount of scenes for being pretty early in development

main issues are that the pacing is pretty bad, dialogue isnt great and theres barely any build up (which is normal for this devs games) and the game can feel a bit grindy. the game could do with quality of life additions but it wasnt that bad to play

ver. 0.05.1: Simple premise, intuitive mechanics, well-designed sandbox with minimal grind. So many animations. I love how everything you do (even failing and getting slapped) results in some reward. I'm giving 5 stars because I want this game to get more exposure and I think the creator deserves more support.

2 fixable issues:
1. The buttons that go nowhere should be visibly disabled (like just make them grey or something.) One of the first things this game does is tell you to 'convince' someone to let you into the bathroom, but after spending 40 skillpoints to do that, you find out that convince button just goes nowhere.
2. There should be a little bit of dialogue that plays before you do a type of sex act with a character for the first time. It was jarring to go from rubbing ruth's shoulders to groping her naked breasts without at least a "You wanna massage my boobs? okay." A couple sentences would go a long way towards selling the corruption arc for each character.

This game has quality animations, and quality sound design. The progression is a little slow, but it's not unbearable. Never met a Huli game I didn't like. Personally, I can't wait for more content to be added.

I'm a huge (if quite recent) fan of Huli's work. This game doesn't disappoint, if you liked his other games and their animations. Splendid work!

I play porn games mostly for the porn and not the immersion or storytelling or whatever other people might be into. I like these games to be concise and somewhat straight to the point. I don't mind grinding most of the time, if it's sexy. This game is not grindy, it's actually pretty rewarding how fast and furious the skill and love points come at you. The text outside the sex scenes is brief enough and puts you in the mood, lets you get to know the characters a bit and sets up the story. The text during the sex scenes is always very descriptive, pervy and hot! And yeah, the porn itself is great, I love these animations!

They're also already quite plentiful (v0.05.1) and it's only going to get better from here. I've got nothing else I'd want from Huli, except more, always more.

Again, great job and please keep giving us scenes and games to look forward to!

Unreal how little attention this dev has received considering the quality of their work. The excellent implementation of animations and sound effects for scenes in their previous game should be all you need to consider giving this game a shot on pedigree alone.

You only need to look at their previous game to see that this one has a very similar style and gameplay loop which lets me confidently guarantee that this will reach certified banger status with some more content updates.

Dev has mastered their formula and I hope can now look to improvise in ways that will contribute to their vision. I would personally hope that would manifest as a longer narrative with additional settings added but I understand if that would compromise on the groundwork they have already laid for the game which can be inferred from the scene menu.

Housemates excels in its art, excellent animation, and sound design. Gameplay loop is relatively simple with minimal grinding required. Story is still developing as the game does, but if the previous game is any indication, it should be tight and well put together.