VN - Others - Long Story Short [v0.10 Steam] [TTrickGames]

I’ve been following Long Story Short for years now, and it’s honestly become one of my absolute favorites on the site. The character models are beautiful (Ann, Vanessa, Alex, Emily, Jenny… every girl feels unique and incredibly attractive), and the render quality just keeps improving with each update. Lighting and composition are genuinely impressive, especially in the newer scenes.
What really sets it apart is how much your choices actually matter. Ann’s development is the core of the experience: you can guide her toward a genuine, heartwarming romance and keep her innocent, or take her down a much darker, corruption-heavy path. Both feel complete and rewarding in their own way. The branching is massive; I needed several playthroughs to see all the variations, and every route has plenty of content.
Yes, the pacing is deliberate and there’s some dialogue-heavy sections, and yes, updates aren’t the fastest, but the writing is sharp, the characters feel real, and the payoff moments (romantic or lewd) always hit hard. The phone/Insta system and little side details make the world feel alive too.
If you’re looking for a visual novel with stunning girls, meaningful decisions, and paths that range from sweet love story to wild sharing/NTR without ever feeling cheap, this is it. Can’t recommend it enough; give it a chance and it’ll probably climb to the top of your list too.

I would give this 4.5 if I could. I quit playing it after the first five minutes on a first playthrough since the renders weren't amazing at first, and the story felt a bit lacking.

But after reading through some of the other reviews I decided to give it a second chance. The render quality does go up, and the main story gets better.

The whole revolves around the choices you make with Ann, primarily. That's where all the choice is. Other choices are really just whether or not to see X, Y or no sex scene. With Ann you get to control her development in a fully featured character arc, a journey. The other characters mostly stay pretty static otherwise. That might change as the game develops, this review is at v0.10.

If you don't care about the ability to influence Ann into a few specific archetypes, then this game probably isn't for you. That's the core.

After a few hours of playing I gave up. The story is too slow and to boring to keep reading further. The title should actually be "long story very long". There is just too much empty dialogs in between and when you reachthe porn scenes, they arenot rewarding enough.
Renders and all girls are very hot and animations are good. I wish it would just be much less endless paths and more actual "content".

Awesome game. Looking forward to more updates to see more of Alex, Emily, Jenny, and Vanessa.

Please more content WITHOUT ntr .

And if you can add sound effects it would be the beeest.

Thank you and goodbye

hottest 3dcg adult visual novel ever. vanessa is a 10/10 slutty girl imagine what it would be like to have a girlfriend like her in real life her bald boyfriend in the game is a cucked though.
i also wanna fuck the model alex she's just way too good for everyone out here.

one of the oldest netorare game ever and it is still on the top netorare tag games by rating.
5/5 this game is very good. i just hoped dev would also care about android users without playing it on ren'py.

Yeah, this isn’t your typical harem game where you can just choose all the girls without any consequences …

This game takes a different approach and, despite what people are saying, doing a perfectly good job in what it’s trying to be… a semi NTR game.

Meaningful choices, a lot of possible outcomes… it took me like 4-5 play throughs to get to see all the different scenes and variations. So that was a nice surprise.

What I also want to emphasise is the incredible quality of the renders, especially the lighting is extraordinary. Also a lot of good choices with the scenes and surrounding (colours, composition etc.) to make it a aesthetically pleasing experience for the eyes.

This truly has become my favourite game of this niche genre, can’t wait to see more!

I'm amazed by the high reviews this gets. From the beginning it feels like you are being forced into a relationship with Ann with no option to get out of it. Why do I get repeatedly asked if I want to see her? Why can't I say no? She clearly isn't interested and just wants to read her books. Then you have pressure to interact with your two 'friends' in Joey and Vanessa, who tried to foist Ann on you. They come across as though they want to kill you and harvest your body parts. The VN feels as though something bad is about to happen to you and Ann, if you invite them over to you house at night. The writing style is just creepy, whether psychotic or just perverse and exploitative, I don't want to find out. No thanks.

The best thing about this game is how much weight your choices have. I'm not an NTR guy - and it actually feels rewarding keeping Ann pure and getting a sweet romance. The renders in this game are good, and get better as the chapters go on. It's not a perfect game, but it is definitely good.

Don't know how this AVN even got anything above 2 stars.

To start off the writing is horrendous, the dev made a forced LI with extra steps and will make sure you feel the weight of your "choice" because apparently you can't reject the token "main girl" without being taken into a series of "Are you sure you don't want her?" every other scene after. When you do choose her and want her to remain the same there's barely any interaction with her to the point the dev just encourages the player to cuck her, then there's the corruption route which just turns her into a slut.

All things considered the entirety of this game is lukewarm, only reason I can see this getting a 2 star rating is the quality of the models and animations. Six year development with no substance is very telling of what to expect from this game.

TL;DR - you play as an unemployed guy going through the fifty shades of slut because every LI is a different variation of slutty, one of them just so happens to be your best friend's girlfriend so you know where that will lead.

Truly great game with good story, excellent visuals.. amazing models,, and tons of content. Definitely worth giving it a shot.. chef's kiss..

It is getting more and more interesting. There's something for everyone to enjoy..

by far the best game in f95zone yet, please do yourself a favor and play this right here. would love to see more constant updates but every update has a lot of new content, if this ever ends i hope there will be a part 2.

Best game, best character designs branching paths which give it relatability only thing that worries me is updates are slow. Hopefully the creator doesn't stop releasing updates for this game. Definitely would recommend there's abit of everything for everyone

This game sneaks up on you, I got way more hooked than I expected. I’m usually not into this type of VN, but this one’s genuinely top-tier. It starts simple: you’re a total introvert who’d rather boot up a PC than deal with people. Then Joe turns up, new look, new attitude, hot girlfriend, and suddenly your boring routine becomes chaos in the best possible way. His glow-up pulls you into a social life you never asked for, and that’s when the story really takes off.

What makes the game shine is how it keeps throwing meaningful choices at you. It never funnels you down a single path; every decision actually shifts the story and makes replaying rewarding. Ann is the emotional center, shy, sweet, and written so well you care about what happens to her. Do you protect her innocence, build something real, or drag her into darker territory? Opposite her is Vanessa: loud, dangerous, and impossible to ignore. The game sets those two against each other (and you) without resorting to cheap shock value. There’s even the wild option to try and steal Vanessa from your best friend, messy, risky, and totally on-brand for the game’s tone.

The writing is sharper than you’d expect for a VN that leans into adult content. The pacing is addictive, not rushed, but never stagnant, and routes twist in ways that keep you guessing. Conversations feel natural, and the Insta/phone system adds tiny, satisfying payoffs outside the main scenes that make the world feel alive. Visually, the renders and animations are solid for an indie: not always cinematic, but when they hit they elevate key moments. The gallery and rewatch features are nice QoL touches for replaying your favorite scenes.

If there’s a downside, it’s some rough edges and a couple of routes that could use more depth. Still, the strengths, branching choices that matter, memorable characters, and serious replay value, outweigh the flaws. The dev’s steady polish and frequent updates (new scenes, animations, and routes for characters like Emily and Jenny) show real progress. Bottom line: if you like story-driven VNs where your decisions have weight and you don’t mind adult themes, this is one to sink hours into. It’s the kind of game you keep coming back to just to see what happens if you make a different choice.

This is one of the best games on this site.

The story, the characters, the scenes... I adore everything this game has and probably will. I'm looking forward to what this game becomes and will auto-check everything this developer releases.

And Ann? *chef's kiss*

Piece of art. You want NTR? Go on. You want to share? Go on. You want to keep the women to yourself? Go on. This game is for everyone. And I have to say, the women are beautiful. It's definitely a five-star game.

Long Story Short by TTrickGames is an engaging visual novel that does a great job balancing storytelling with adult content. The narrative stands out with its intriguing plot and well-developed characters, keeping players invested beyond just the adult elements.


One of the highlights of the game is the diverse cast of female characters. Each one has a distinct personality and background, which helps the story feel more immersive and varied. Whether you’re into romance, drama, or humor, the game offers a little bit of everything through its character dynamics and dialogue.


The animations, while functional, could use some improvement to match the quality of the writing and character design. They're not bad, but there’s definitely room for polish—especially in a genre where visual impact is key.


That said, Long Story Short is still in active development, and it shows a lot of promise. The dev clearly cares about crafting a meaningful story, which makes it stand out among many adult titles out there. If you're looking for a game with a good story, an engaging mix of girls, and solid adult content, this one is definitely worth checking out.


Rating: 8.5/10 — Strong foundation with great potential

10 /10.
Excellent models, all scenes are perfectly animated.
Plot is good for the game genre.
Content is evenly distributed among different paths.
Up to you whether you'll start collecting a harem, have nice romantic relations, transform the girl to a slut, share her, cuck someone or choose to become a cuck yourself. No matter what you choose there's good amount of content (1st playthrough is about 3-5 hours)
If I were a jerk I would definitely complain that the game is in development since 2019 and far from fishined yet, but as I've got it for free. I cant.

10/10 for this game. Love the premise and the setup. The story telling is really smooth and all the parts connect. I re-play this game often, I like how Ann and the MC and Chris double date. Like the sharing plot and ofcourse all the future harem ladies. Too good Sir.

What to say. A porn movie is better. There's just sex in here. There's no story, no characters with depth, no introspection. There's just sex and going from one sex scene to another without any logical sense. I prefer youporn to this. I don't feel like giving it only one star (although it deserves it) just because graphically I see an effort. All the other good things that should be in a VN are not there here. Characters bang on each other as if they were perpetually on sex drugs. As for me, it started to bore me after an hour.

PROS
+ Not all, but some sex scenes have animations with decent physics.
+ Some character models look good.

CONS
-The whole story getting told by the MC to someone trope is just straight-up immersive breaking and makes things boring. And along with these the story we have is pretty much empty, and boring as well.
- Corruption & Love routes don't have a fair amount of content.
- Even tho certain stuff makes you feel like your choices matter in most stuff it actually doesn't, especially on anything connected to Vanessa, like getting forced to act like her boyfriend in front of her family or that whole nonsense ''I will become your male version'' or ''You will become my female version'' thing, your choices meaning nothing is already big con, but you are getting forced to spend time with an annoying character like Vanessa is even worse...
- The dialogue screen looks bad, especially the green textbox choices at the bottom right, it makes no sense why they are even there in the first place...
- The game is not fully controllable with a keyboard, especially if you are forced to use the mouse while making choices.
- Some sex scenes are not animated despite being quite important like the one where Ann loses her virginity, seriously? The worst part is there are some animations before the sex scene itself, but the sex part is not animated...
- Nearly every girl's path is poorly written, like Vanessa being an annoying b*tch, or Alex's job, and her addiction to it, or when Ann's path feels like getting some progress she is leaving for faraway college, and her & MC's relationship becoming long-distance relationship after just small progress they made.
- Certain character models feel wasted on some characters, like Vanessa, and Alex, and some character models feel like could have been better like Ann's model.
- It's not bug-free, sometimes characters say things like ''Remember the talk we had'' or ''Remember the dress you wear'' but you don't see either the talk or dress scene, yet the game acts like it's happened.
- This game is 6 years old, yet some characters have no real progress at all, like Jenny, or Emily, and it doesn't feel like this game is going anywhere at this point...

VERDICT
In the end, this is a game with good potential, but with poor execution for that potential. I guess it's still good to let out some steam, but wouldn't suggest investing time to read dialogues or the story, etc, since they are pretty much poorly written.