[v0.46]
Very punishing early game for something with a lot of potential. Requires a little know-how to not get a game over so read on if interested.
The game works on managing two meters: approval (pink), and stress (red). If the approval meter reaches zero, it's a game over. If the stress meter gets too high, it's also a game over (or so the game says, I've maxed it out several times and I only ever got a warning). There are several actions you can take around the house to manage these two meters (mop, do laundry, etc. for approval and watch tv, shower, etc. for stress). You do this while trying to increase a third meter, sexual tension, to unlock new scenes and interactions.
Here's a list of most of the early actions and what they do:
Help with Cooking (Afternoon): Approval-- [probable bug]
Help with Cooking (Evening): Approval+, Stress++
Mop the Floor (Alone): Approval+, Stress++
Mop the Floor (Together): Approval++, Stress++
Shower (Alone): Approval--, Stress-- [probable oversight]
Do Laundry (Alone): Approval+, Stress++
Do Laundry (Together): Approval++, Stress++
Watch TV (Alone): Approval--. Stress--
Watch TV (Together): Approval-, Stress-- [probable oversight]
Study (Alone): Stress++ [probable bug]
Study (Alone, Afternoon): Approval++, Stress+++ [probable oversight]
Study (Tutor): Approval++, Stress++
Sleep (Together): Approval++, Stress+++
That should be enough to survive the first day or two, from there you get into a rhythm.
Approval also drops a moderate amount at the top of every hour, which can be dangerous when/if it stacks with other drops.
I think most people will do an early sequence like making food and mopping, will see that their approval is okay and their stress is above 50%, take a shower since there's little else to do, tank their approval, and be unable to recover because of the occasional bug; I've had approval actions either do nothing or drop approval at random points. It's annoying to put it lightly. I think if the hourly approval tax were removed the game would be much more enjoyable.
I recommend making a save as soon as possible on a new game, to skip the intro after you game over.
Also crashes about once every thirty minutes in my experience, so save often.
TL;DR, the game has some design flaws that make it very frustrating going in blind, but does follow a set of rules that can be relied on when you figure them out.
As for everything else, the writing and dialogue are subpar and the models and posing are pretty great. So, nothing new there.