Ren'Py - Life as an Innocent Waitress [v0.2.2] [Frisson Studios]

Coming along very nicely! I love the flow and am really looking forward to more content. The pacing of the game may feel grindy to a degree, but so is life...it lends an aire of credibility to the corruption (or...not, if anyone actually chose that route...lol)

I don't agree with the high average rating of this game with extreme grinding, low quality images, and non-existent game story (after short intro). You smell a game is grinding because its repetition is not fun but boring cores. If some repetition is fun, we don't call it grinding. All 3D arts in the game were from Honey select mods, meaning most of models look like same male or female even with different hair, clothes, or wrinkles. Especially, I didn't like the glossy skin of female MC in every sex scene. The game consists of 4-5 same events everyday (bar waitressing, subway harassment, sleep sex. cleaning minigame) progressing with very slight differences so that it felt like I was doing the same things over and over (30X) again, just like an energizer bunny in battery commercial. Because you don't know when the progression of an event is stopped, player has to blindly repeat all 4-5 events anyway, ensuing the extreme grinding. As for the cleaning minigame, I am not sure if dev understands the concept of contrast. If the light-colored overlay for cleaning is on white background, it's barely visible or rather uncomfortably invisible, making the grinding even worse. In the end, there is not a recognizable story nor a fun in the game but same life harassment for female MC as well as players.

This game is insane. It's super grindy, and the grind is not fun or entertaining in any way. MC is cute, though. I would like to see this game as a VN. The dev disabled instantaneous text speed, though. Very annoying. Not everybody wants to read a scroll, even a fast one.

Very good game! Don't expect perfect graphics or animations, but the core of the game is very solid, at least from what I've seen so far (0.2.2). It has RPG elements, which I love. The story looks promising. It has a lot of grind, but not like a mindless waste of time; it's in the sweet spot—grindy enough... The developer seems to update it frequently - it's not likely that it's going to be abandoned or take a decade to finish.

In simpler words, it's a very good game, as I said at the start. I'm looking forward to future releases!

Rating: 5/5
Version: 0.2.2

Love this game, its in the beginning yet but the gameplay loop is there and the future versions seem promising. A great corruption theme game similar to Corruption town.

I hope its not abandoned and continue to be updated.

Great game.
Artist squeezed everything out of the engine he's working with, so models are great.
Gameplay is very impressive for a porn game, although needs a bit of tweaking.
Decent UI. Author have to add more feedback on walls and what do they do, and how many still available in current update.

Progression is by far the best thing about this game. Finally we have an artist who knows that to feel more immersive the game has to progress from mild touch to debauchery and not just feed us with random stream of random porn events. Way too many game developers making their characters do anal in the first couple of scenes and then regress into milder sex.
One can only hope that developer's plan for MC is to go all the way to the lowest depths of filthy behaviour.

Life as an Innocent Waitress [v0.2.1]

The gameplay loop is absolutely dreadful and a total waste of time.
It's just rinse and repeat the same boring tasks and sometimes you get new scenes of her getting molested that are mostly lame.
I stopped playing somewhere around Day 16 and haven't seen one sex scene or anything close to it.

Why would anyone design a game around doing chores?
You wake up, shower, clean 4 or 5 rooms by clicking on the screen, do selfies, get molested in the train, which sounds decent but are repetitive slowburn scenes.
Then you do ~90 rounds of serving customers in a bar and go home to sleep.
You are doing the same stuff time and time again, and it doesn't feel rewarding at all.

I would suggest that the Dev should play his game from start to finish and go back to the drawing board.
Because there is just so much grind and bloat in this simple game, and I just don't get why.
Playing a game that consists of boring rinse-and-repeat tasks where you don't know when or if you are going to unlock new scenes is not fun.

It seems to me that the unlocks are linked to the MC's reputation and another stat i've forgot the name of, and I had to use a mod to change the stats because it was such a drag, and even then it was still terribly grindy.
I don't want to imagine how much more time I would've wasted without it.

Why not just make it a VN, cut all the fat, and if you want tasks, just have a UI where you click on tasks and just show a short scene of her doing them with maybe some different scenes that include other people and remove the clicky BS?

I think her getting molested at home, on the train and at work are great ideas but the scenes are too much of the same and it takes way too long to see something new.

You need to give players some variety because it currently all feels the same and is a massive waste of time.

Good loop. Events in the game are good so far, and I hope to see more as development continues. The game gives you freedom in the sense that you can balance your corruption or delve into depravity depending on your preference.

Extremely promising game. Actual gameplay loop, good CG's, and even a real system that changes depending on your playstyle to a large extent. I would play this if you like any of the tags in the post.

Not excited for any NTR that may show up but it seems as though the devs intend for anything like that to be completely skippable so I am not too worried either.

The moment I saw this game pop up with some preview images, I was instantly hooked.
It looked damn good. And if you’ve seen the tags or the intro post, you’ll know it’s got that grind-heavy progression, so if you’re after a quick fap-and-done kind of game — this might not be for you.

But hear me out. I’m not even into heavy grinding games, yet here I am, hours in — loving every minute of it. Not just the payoff, but the actual journey is well worth it. Even the bar grind is rewarding, visually and gameplay-wise.


What stands out:

The art style is solid, and Angelina (the MC) is incredibly well-crafted. Every detail from her facial expressions to animations is carefully designed.

Animations and expressions are top-tier for this kind of game — you really feel every moment.

If you’ve played Fashion Business or Bright Past, this does what they do — but better. Grinding is more streamlined, thanks to the skill level-up system, which helps a ton.

The sleeping scenes are straight-up fire. The way she’s drenched in sweat at night, sometimes having naughty dreams or getting a sneaky visit – god-tier stuff.

The OnlyFans-like photo platform with AI integration is a great concept, especially with potential for blackmail mechanics down the road.

The bar outfit and interactions are hot as hell. From getting groped to naughty seating events — it’s immersive and hits just the right balance between slow-burn teasing and payoff.

Even though some scenes like showering or subway events are still in early stages (v0.2.1), the potential is huge.

And finally: Frisson Studios is absolutely killing it. The dev listens to feedback, communicates well, and clearly cares about this project. If updates keep coming at a ~3 month pace, this game’s going places.


What could be better:

The story is still pretty light — understandable at this stage, but will need more depth and branching over time.

The rent system feels too harsh, especially if you’re going for a pure route. Even going corrupt doesn’t always help much with how tight the money is.
Toning that down just a little would let players explore upgrades and events more comfortably.

Some mechanics feel undercooked for now:
Drunkenness doesn’t seem to affect gameplay (yet).
Right now, it doesn’t really matter if I cook or let my roommate do it — nothing seems to change. Would be cool if this had some effect later on.
Lock repair cost is weirdly high and doesn’t offer much return gameplay-wise.


Final thoughts:
For a corruption-style sandbox that’s still in early development, this game is already knocking it out of the park.
It’s rare I get this into a slow-burn grindy sim, but this one nails it with atmosphere, visuals, and potential.
I’ll be keeping a close eye on every update.

Massive props to Frisson Studios — you’ve got something truly special here. Let’s keep this momentum going.

P.S. Any plans for pubic hair toggle? Asking for a friend.

I played the game for the first time in v0.2.1.
First, I'd like to point out a small inconsistency. It advertises with the incest tag, but there are no family ties. You can change the relationships, but at the same time you get a warning that family ties like father and uncle are not allowed. However, you're not penalized if you use them anyway.
Yes, you have to comply with the requirements of advertising platforms (like Patreon) and at the same time cover as many of the players' fetishes as possible to reach a broad audience. But you either save yourself the useless warning or really don't allow such relationships.

Now, let's talk about the game using a few concrete examples.
The protagonist conforms to the usual clichés and is quite pretty to look at. However, the graphics could generally be improved a bit in terms of sharpness and contrast.
The male NPCs are also up to the usual standard. They're all ugly, "ugh." There are also handsome guys who act like assholes.

The serving game is pretty good, but also a bit unfair. I had 4 occupied tables, nothing happened for 12 rounds, and then 3 tables ordered at the same time.

A bug also occurred here. In the "Cute" mod, you can't change the dodging. You have to go back to normal to change it.

It's supposed to encourage corruption, so you get into financial difficulties. But the earnings are generally too low to pay rent and at least be able to afford something after two weeks. I'm not even talking about the maximum spending on the most expensive items.

The skill system is worth noting. A nice idea that also has an impact in the game, especially when it comes to cleaning, which is difficult to do perfectly at first. Second place makes a significant difference here.

I'm curious to see what the currently unimplemented content will bring. I'm hoping for more than just more hot brothers. Especially since the youngest one will be quite a bit further ahead in terms of sexual maturity. I'm also hoping for new locations. While these will probably only be the usual suspects, a visit to the beach or a spa could be helpful for relaxation and relaxation.

Well, as for the game's actual premise—a largely disenfranchised female population—there's hardly any sign of that so far. The bar patrons behave far too passively, when women are actually fair game. And if women are such a rare commodity, she should actually have a much higher status when half a dozen men have to compete for one woman.

Why is she using Secret Desire voluntarily and not being forced to do so by her father/landlord/whoever? He sits in the room with her and gives her instructions on what she needs to do to earn enough money to pay the rent.

I'm wavering between 3 and 4 stars, as there's still significant potential for improvement. However, I haven't had a game in a long time that offers so much content in such an early version, which is why I'm ultimately leaning towards four stars.
I'm excited to see what the next updates will bring, as this is a game I'm even considering supporting. However, I find the pricing of $3-100 a game rather ambitious.

Great so far! Getting some Princess of Zeven/Grace of Labyrinth Town vibes in how the corruption progresses.

The bar grind is well executed; slow enough to build interest, fast enough to not lose it. Keep it up!

Will the eventual maid scenes require us to actually do the cleaning grind? Right now the cleaning seems entirely optional if you are going for a corrupted MC.

Best of its genre probably. I really hope the updates keep coming.
Excellent character design, love it.
Though I can't give it five stars because the UI is just meh and I am not the biggest fan of how the skill system is currently implemented, I would like to see what unlocks there are for example.
Also quite a few bugs with the latest release.
But I could not stop playing it until I unlocked everything of this release.

Not many games here are also captivating by their gameplay while also delivering in the adult department. This one, while somewhat simple for now, checks those boxes. Every game that has some form of managment is my fetish in it of itself. Cannot wait for more.

This will be a 5 star game and even THE BEST of this genre(waitress corruption) if the dev can keep doing what he has done in this update.

Girl is hot, and the character development is already very decent given only 0.2 version, and it already have much more content than some other waitress game that has been there for 4 years.

0.2 update has make a big update to the game, I am even surprised that the dev can put new content and new mechanism to the game in a relatively short time between last updates.

Can't wait to see more !

"This game is impressively well-compressed in terms of size, offers much more content than expected for its file size, has many events, and is incredibly fun. It's one of the best games of 2025."
100/100

SO good....from the progression to the scenes, story and lets not forget the character development(s)...please keep going with this and if you can add it can we get some mindbreak/ahegao maybe a little belly buldging? (wink wink) haha but no really it's sooo good please keep up the great work!!

Simple yet amazing. One of the best games in this website an dis still early. Sometims the simplest scenarios are the best. No fantasy elements just a simple slice of life wiht corruption and incest for those who want.. I hope more games follow this path

For a 0.1.0 release quite the amount of content.
I hope the Dev can keep up this level.
The FMC is very attractive and while I'm not really a fan of the household situation (I'd prefer a small apartment with a "real" landlord) the bar can become something really nice

Nice Story whit a lovely gameplay. The gameplay in the bar is fun and easy not boring if evolve in this way. The internet stuff on modelling is also nice and the public train is very good. Please continue to work it . Still a little early but I would like to see moreeee soon.