Ren'Py - Lab Rats 2 - Reformulate [v2024.08] [Tristim/LZ_Starbuck/Trollden]

Great premise with a great goal in mind. Updating and adding new content to the original version which was abandoned, but done so poorly. Even messing up some parts of the original version.

The new updates are too misguided, focusing more on adding new content rather than fixing and perfecting what is already here. Due to this, instead of having a game that has lesser content but the content it has is amazing, you actually end up with a lot of content which sounds good until you realize most of it is unfinished and very buggy. Quantity over quality instead of quality over quantity.

On top of this, the best aspect of this game is the sandbox aspect of it. The worst aspect of the overhaul forces you into VN type of story-lines. Directly the opposite of sandbox. This makes it so you can't do certain things at certain times without being pushed into a character's story that you probably don't care about. Changing this perfect sandbox into a VN with sandbox aspects.

Biggest example are "The Head Researcher", "The Production Assistant" and the head of HR. Bombarding you into their life story regardless of how you might want them to be. But you can replace them... except the replacement option is still bugged as of right now, making it so they don't do the actual jobs that they are supposed to replace. This connects back to my point of not perfecting what is already there.

Not to mention that many things are way to grindy. Like clarity and marketing which are both extremely important. But once you get past the beginning, they feel more punishing than fun. Not to mention that the original made marketing much better and balanced imo. This made the main focuses of the game way more frustrating than they should've been.

I found myself changing the coding of the game to fit what it should be more than playing the game. Then even when playing the game, I spent more time avoiding the forced VN story parts, rather than just... playing the game.

The only good thing I can say about the overhaul is the better UI with slight improvement on the serum ideas. Other than that, I find myself wanting to play the original abandoned version (which I would except it seems to have a memory problem when playing for long periods of time.)

TL;DR: Don't recommend. Great sandbox turned VN in comparison to the original, forced storylines, too grindy, too much content with none of it being perfected. Better UI but that's kinda it.

What an amazing game, I am blown away by all the content and how the game play dynamics work. I was surprised I to find myself loving the fashion designing and playing with opacities to get lewd rating with in their level of comfort, it was a lot of fun. I would actual like to see more clothing as it is a fun aspect of the game. I liked making serums and combing and working the kinks out of them. It great. I cannot stop myself form cheating tho, so made two copies of the game one for serious play with the console turned of and the other for fun where I can cheat everywhere.

Holy shit, this game is so fun. I usually only play 3d games or at least games with 2d animations. but once in a while there are some gems without fancy graphics or animation, like this one. This game really checks so many boxes for me:
- A well made management gameplay
- Very interesting corruption paths / mechanics
- Slow and mostly somewhat plausible corruption
- The dirty talk / dialogue during sex. HOLY CRAB, it is just the way I like it

Some minor gripes are with the very minor bugs (mostly very small graphical glitches, Z ordering stuff) and sometimes its hard to know what to focus of, especially during research. But other than that: I LOVE IT!

I played it for.. maybe 20 hours now (OK, at some point I restarted, but this game does have a good replay value). Still not discovered all the contend yet.

Highly recommended!

This is a management game done right: you need to plan ahead and use your resources correctly to get what you want, which in this case are the women.

It's not the usual RenPy game where you just hold down Ctrl until some sex scene happens - instead, it's a proper game, so the focus is on the gameplay - you'll spend most of the time researching and developing serums, and slowly tailoring the traits of the women to your liking.

Besides the sandbox/management mode, there is a story mode, which adds novelty. I set it to marathon speed and it's been quite enjoyable, allowing me to focus on the management part, while throwing new events once in a while.

I'm only taking away one star because of the character models: most of the faces look the same, and there doesn't seem to be a way to modify their faces (which are the main issue) through serums, and the textures are very poor - the models don't even seem to have buttholes.

That aside, it's a pretty solid management game for those looking for actual gameplay.

i don't like giving 5 stars to any game
but this one is an exception

compared to the other games i played, this one stands out the most to me
this is proof that you don't need graphics to get immersed in a game, because most of the time i find myself glued to my screen playing this for hours and hours.

i'm looking forward to future updates

Amazing game. One of the best management/corruption style game on this sight. The endless ways to customize a girl is insanely good. You can practically change how they look given you have the right serums and their sluttiness levels are high enough for outfits you make.

But even though I love this game, the scenes are just not it. Every girl has the same static pose when in sex positions. The only difference would be dialogue. If this game had animations for scenes, this game would probably be the best game on this site.

4.5/5

I greatly enjoy this management game.

You can research a vast amout of wicked drugs and either use them on already obedient women (that you have previously drugged to the moon and back) or sell them to expand your crazy abusive pharma business.

As a Doctor of Business Administration I am delighted. This game is like the wet dream of a inherently evil manager. It somehow makes me feel at home.

5 stars.

I absolutly love this game, and am so glad that you guys have modded it to keep it alive and progressing. I would have loved to see the updated graphics that the original was going to update to but the story and gameplay are more important, so i'm happy without it. Keep up the good work looking foward to every update

It's quote good. Good mechanics , a few small bugs but easily playable.
tutorial could do with some more explanation though - took me a while to understand the production of drugs in the game
Would be interested in seeing how this game goes over time and throughout multiple updates

This is a very good game, super customizable with decent gameplay that can be skipped with cheats no consequence. Scenes and scenarios galore, the world truly feels like it under your control. Making serums and applying them is fun and interactive and ruling the office is a very spicey idea.

I just want to thank you for keeping this game alive and carrying on for the rest of us. Appreciate the hard work you guys are putting forth. Once again, Thank You Thiskind of game with AI renders would be awsome

Well, Thanks to the forum to update this abandoned project. The game has a interesting concept of management however the save compatibility problem is still not solved and have to restart every time is a huge turn down.

Its honestly the best game on F95zone, and the one I've spent the longest amount of time on.

• You create a business which you actually want to see succeed
• Your employees all bring different skill sets and by interacting with them you can get them to a better position for the company
• By earning money you can grow your company, and get new sex related scenes.
• You get missions which will make you stronger (RPG wise)
• The interactions with your Step-mom and Step-sis are really ''realistic'' as in they will always push back on you getting dirtier with them. Every time you reach a new taboo they will feel guilt afterwards.
• You can upgrade a persons skills, fetish, and decrease/increase their interest in something. Which can play in to your fantasy of how the person interreacts

This game has a very fun gameplay loop, good mind control content, and lots of customizability (though I wish it didn't come at the expense of quality for some of the visuals). I have spent way too long playing this.

Lab Rats 2 - Reformulate [v2024.5B]

Welcome to Lab Rats, where every sex scene is the same, and the grind is immense!

Sounds like it would be a shit game, right? Well it isn't. It's actually quite decent. Mainly because of the writing and mechanics.

I would never have dreamed that I would be praising game mechanics in a lewd game, but here I am surprising myself. Someone actually put an enormous amount of thought and effort into the skeleton of this game and it's actually quite clever. I won't bore you to death with the details but if you're a min/maxer and a closet accountant at heart you'll love this.

It's just a damn shame they cranked the grind up to 11. Earning enough money to complete the available content will take weeks of real in-game hours. It's good, sure, but nowhere near THAT good.

And lastly, this game's quite unique strength is also its main weakness: Character customization and outfits.
If you like to play dress-up and create slutty office uniforms for your factory workers then you can do that. If you want a character to dress a certain way you can convince her (if she's slutty enough). But because of the insane level of modularity and customization for all characters, it follows that each sex scene needs to show the current character, with the current body proportions, with the current clothes and accessories, doing the act. Which means that it's really only feasable to have 1 static position for each sex act. And don't get me wrong here, there are many different positions such as doggy, cowgirl, et c. But rest assured, every character you meet and have sex with will do each position in exactly the same pose and camera angle. Sure, the dialogue will change but the posing will not. And said posing leaves a lot to be desired. It's low-res, invisible MC, body floating in air. Not the greatest of looks.

The writing however, is way above average. Especially if you're into wincest. And there are a million hot scenarios with almost a hundred unique characters.

So yeah, there you have it. The game is very strong in some respects but also very weak in others. It's not at all an average game, but that's going to be my score. Because that's what it sums to in my head when I weigh the pros and cons.

The best sandbox and corruption experience I've had. I also enjoyed the individual story lines of some of the characters. At first I was turned off by the models which are admittedly outdated, but the core experience of producing mind altering serums and turning your workers, friends and family into your ideal sex toys, is so well executed that I think it deserves 5 stars.

Corruption, sandbox, even rng feels alright for most part, but randomness of outfits produces alot of ugly stuff, which you need to manually adjust.

The art is obnoxiously bad. Static jpgs from 10 years ago, with square like faces, and all girls look pretty much the same.

Same thing can be said about UI/UX, that looks at least 20 years old and clumsy, it does not give credit to renpy.

Absolutely amazing balance between sandbox, management, dating sim, corruption and interchanging stories of different characters. You can even set the faster or slower pace if you like or dislike the grind.

Although the models are quite outdated and clothes sometimes clip, it doesn't really discourage that much due to all the other stuff being awesome

I've sunk >20 hours into it so it's doing a lot of thing right. There's several stories, all of which are least decent and some compelling. Serum choices in the workplace, particularly after trace-inducing aspects are unlocked, can not only raise morale and workplace dedication, but are eventually tweaked to turn your office into a debauched hub of cum-addicted beauties - if that's your thing. Serums can be blessings or curses (if that's your thing).
It's a fun play. Customizable mind control serums that you're involved in designing, producing, and (for cash) selling - and of course, using.

Highly recommend.

It's always great to see a community trying do revive or keep alive a game with mods
This mod is not perfect but it adds a lot of content.
I give this mod 9/10.
It gives you the option to select the difficulty and reduce the RNG which in the original was a pain in the ass.