HTML - Inner Empire [v1.7] [Defiant Explorer]

The game does a good job of representing the text-based game genre in the style of the 90s. The story is well-written and doesn't get too wordy, and the leveling and character progression systems are interesting.
However, there's one major downside - it's not really a porn game at all. It's more like a text-heavy game with some erotic elements, but that's about it.
Visually, it's pretty simple, but it gets the job done. The gameplay is solid, with lots of depth and well-crafted text. But I think it needs a bit more visual flair to really stand out for an adult audience.
Overall, if you're into text-based RPGs, this game is worth checking out. It would have earned a 4 out of 5 rating if it hadn't been positioned as a porn game. Therefore, based on my unfulfilled expectations, I reduce the rating by 1 star.

Great narrative and gameplay experience. The graphics do not look too invitingly at the first sight, but the immersion is certainly worth it. I would highly recommend and hope it will not be abandoned.

It has been quite an engaging experience so far.

The characters are fleshed out, they all feel like people, the story is intriguing. I'm curious to see where it all leads to.

And more Yuturna, needs more Yuturna for sure.

Very interesting and engaging game. Like it so much. Waiting for story to continue. It consists captivating story, unique depth mechanics. Every decision fells meaningful and I'm eagerly awaiting to uncover more layer of its story

Rarely have I come across such a great narrative that focuses on story rather than just bland sex all the time. A thoroughly entertaining experience. Can't wait for more updates to this amazing adventure game.

Well written scenes that with choices to characterize your playthrough. The choices don't really change a lot of the big outcomes, but they do offer some different approaches to problems. I like the idea of trading XP for an instant boost for one choice versus saving enough to buy an attribute level up. Mostly text based with a few images, but the writing is good. The worldbuilding is interleaved into the story very smoothly, no info dumps and if you want to read up more you can optionally click on the fictional infoblurbs to learn more about the world.

One of the best text-based adult games.
Great narratives, interesting characters. TRPG features like origins and stats are working reasonable, and enjoyable.

I'm looking forward to further updates for more contents.

Kinda short (<8hrs) as it is right now, was able to finish 2 different playthroughs in one night all the while trying to accomplish as much as my character's attributes possibly could manage.Lezzy content is soso/non-existant

An extremely solid narrative driven game with interesting characters. The visuals are shonky and the sexual content is fairly spread out but it's still entirely worth playing as a piece of interactive fiction and has interesting potential should the story be completed.

v1.7 disappointment

It's extremely discouraging how ridiculously woven into the narrative are the sex scenes. They exist either in parallel (as if another person is responsible for writing them) or just as an add-on (looks like smth out of a 90s action movie).

The story is saturated with sexual undertones, but the erotic situations are in no way depend on / tied to / fit the protagonist's background (or does role-playing just mean a list of abilities?). I'd complain the same way about everything that's going on, but it's this aspect that's more interesting.
Also,

@MOROZ@ said:

I find myself in a situation in which I I don’t want to be and at the same time the situation is exposed as if I simply have no choice and this choice is the only true one.

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Due to the strong tie-in to the narrative, the gameplay feels linear (meaning replayability will be extremely low).

What kept me engrossed and made it through to the end: optimal amount of text, good development of all characters, gameplay elements (abilities).

I would give 3 stars, but the current rating is too inflated.

Honestly interesting gameplay story. I found myself invested in the characters _and_ horny. If you want something erotic with a compelling narrative this is a good choice.

There's a lot of freedom to pursue a more romantic, sincere form of eroticism, or be a sexy slut.

Easily one of the best narrative games I've played. The lore of the world is really neat and the story itself is far more interesting than most. I was skeptical at first, but this game is definitely worth the download.

Probably the best adult HTML game i've ever played.

Great setting, great writing. Just great. Only thing that sucks is that feeling of "i want more" when I get to the end. Dev is doing a great job under very difficult circumstances. All the best to them and their family.

This is mostly a text-base adventure, some illustrations of maps, as well as portrait for the main character and the NPCs you'll encounter. I found the character portraits to be functional - as in they do their job but not much else- I really liked the map illustrations though. But there are no illustrations of the sex scenes, which i think it's perfectly fine, especially because the writing really sells it. I enjoyed the erotic writing from the dev. Especially the lesbian scenes, this isn't a lesbian focused game, but the lesbian sex scenes are genuinely some of the best written porn i've seen for such scenes. The straight porn is also very good.

Also the dev really wants to have a lot of variations for all the choices of the character, i've enjoyed going through the game multiple times to see some of the other choices, and it's nice.

I was very skeptical of this... but, that didn't last long. As soon as I aloud myself to wrapped in the story, it was hard to stop. I loved it. Every bit of it. For sure 5 stars! Great story. Great writing. Great characters. Love it!

The story is good with many branching paths, the English is very well written for someone who's first language is not English, well worth the wait between updates definitely gonna keep my eyes on this one.

Great game. Well written, allows the female MC enough agency to be fun rather than just getting raped all the time - a lot of female MC games fall into that trap, you just get drugged or hypnotized non-stop. It's more fun to roleplay a horny slut who actually wants sex. Good characters, too. One of the few stories I'm coming back to from time to time.

Really well done game, sex scenes are very steamy and spread out well enough, and solid story that made me very comfy in that sort of Berserk/Spice and Wolf/RDR2 small party traveling the roads vibe. It's really just a great framework for having the perfect number of characters that all sorta feel like a new family for the PC. Also one of the few games of this type I've seen that actually manages to incorporate RPG elements well that feel like actual roleplaying versus gamey stats.

Nice page and text formatting. Text is broken up well to fit into a single screen, character portraits make identifying speakers very easy. Overall great flow and very easy to digest. Art is weak, but it's a text game so not a big issue.

All in all a lot of what I like out of a text game, definitely worth a try and to keep an eye on.

Some critiques though:
Occasionally scenes can be a bit too hidden behind exploring certain options, or certain RP. Not necessarily a bad thing, makes sense you'd miss things if your character doesn't get involved, but could use more alternatives than just skipping it entirely. Ex. my mature ex-noble PC would have missed an Iolanta scene if I hadn't broken character to go run in flowers like a schoolgirl, perhaps instead she could have dragged me out there or we just could have talked in the cart.

Additionally, some characters seem to sorta fade out if you turned them down, mainly speaking of Cadonis. Just because I turned down his comically overdone advances doesn't mean I don't want to possibly be his friend (or bang him on my terms). However this could easily be within author's plans though and the game just hasn't advanced enough to offer those moments yet so it's a very soft criticism.

An EXCELLENT text-based game with an engaging plot, cool mechanics and steamy scenes. This is the best HTML/Twine/Sugarcube game I have ever played in terms of mechanics. There's no grind, and the imagery fits the game well.

It's really well written, fun, deep and sexy.
That weget so many picks when comes to designing our character, -background that matters- skills that are useful, and enough branching and freedom to keep me coming back for more.

I played without stop from start to (current) finish
I highly recommend Inner Empire, and I'm looking forward to seeing it's development in the future. It's shaping up to be an amazing game

A very good role-playing game. The writing and plot are very well done, the characters are well developed and interesting, and there are lots of choices to be made, with consequences!
Of course, the naughty situations are plentiful and well-written.
A game I highly recommend!