VN Ren'Py Lost Solace [Ch.1 v0.1.1] [SakuraKage]

[Lu98ke]

Real solid for a Demo and I really like it.
I want to see where everything will lead.

I didn't appreciate the last scene with Sylvie, where she removes her top because MC says 3 words. i think she needs more than a day to open up to him.

When Olive showed up I thought she was Dora with a wig trying to get information from MC, but then I see her in LIs recap profiles.

 

[cab18+]

well, that is how you get them hooked

 

[SakuraKage]

Regarding Raven not being an LI, with respect to you and what you do, in my personal experience, being able to choose your partner is the most important thing in a VN (more important than the story), especially in a non harem game. I've encountered many such cases where for various reasons I like the side girl more than any of the main girls and that leads me to abandoning the game entirely, because the relationship aspect of it starts feeling forced. I wouldn't want this game to be like that as well.

I'm never a fan of the "side girl" concept in general. I don't know how many would back this my opinion, but let me put it this way, "you can't always choose which road life will make you walk, but you can always choose with whom you want to walk that road". This is just my feedback to you as a developer, of course you're free to do however you see fit, but because I already can see potential in your project and your ability as a storyteller, I wouldn't want it to be restricited by something like this. Thanks for your dedication.

I get what you mean, I never liked the black & white distinction between MG and SG either, but its the easiest way to explain it to people. Fact is, some girls get more attention than others. And I don't think the fact that some of your players might potentially prefer one of the "side girls" more than your "main girls", should stop you from introducing compelling characters to add some variety.
I liked the character concept of Raven, but I didn't want one of my main love interests be a stripper.
I'm really glad you like her so much, and rest easy, you will see more of her. Guaranteed

 

[Assassin_Prime]

Hello dev,
Normally I don’t play demos or early releases. I usually wait for 3 or 4 updates, but this one caught my eye because everyone’s talking about the good story, strong start, and sharing positive opinions.

I also checked your planned tags and kinks. It’s great that every kink and girl is optional, that kind of player freedom is always appreciated. Though honestly, most players won’t skip any girls unless a character is intentionally made unlikable.

Just one question, I saw a few people mention free roam and chores. So is this going to be a sandbox or point-and-click style game later on?

Just my personal opinion, I always avoid sandbox games. I’m here for the story, animation, romance and of course the spicy content. I don’t want to grind for money or do chores inside a visual novel. It’s not GTA

 

[shamtiiomi]

oh this looks nice,like the models of the girls,the plot,the mc,...hope for the updates come fast not after 6 or 9 months....good luck dev u have a potential winner here....

 

[Kuokaman]

I liked the character concept of Raven, but I didn't want one of my main love interests be a stripper.

Well, Raven is surely most beautiful in the game and it seems that stripping is not her choice. I believe most players would be tempted to fall for a damsel in distress like her.

 

[SakuraKage]

Hello dev,
Normally I don’t play demos or early releases. I usually wait for 3 or 4 updates, but this one caught my eye because everyone’s talking about the good story, strong start, and sharing positive opinions.

I also checked your planned tags and kinks. It’s great that every kink and girl is optional, that kind of player freedom is always appreciated. Though honestly, most players won’t skip any girls unless a character is intentionally made unlikable.

Just one question, I saw a few people mention free roam and chores. So is this going to be a sandbox or point-and-click style game later on?

Just my personal opinion, I always avoid sandbox games. I’m here for the story, animation, romance and of course the spicy content. I don’t want to grind for money or do chores inside a visual novel. It’s not GTA

no its not going to become sandbox. no grind or anything.
people are mentioning the free roam, because there were literal "chores" to do. And I get that, it didnt add much to the plot, it was more of a pacing thing and me figuring out how to create a free roam in the first place.
in the future I will likely still do free roam sequences on occasion, but only when they serve a purpose. and they will always stay short.

 

[Assassin_Prime]

no its not going to become sandbox. no grind or anything.
people are mentioning the free roam, because there were literal "chores" to do. And I get that, it didnt add much to the plot, it was more of a pacing thing and me figuring out how to create a free roam in the first place.
in the future I will likely still do free roam sequences on occasion, but only when they serve a purpose. and they will always stay short.

Thanks for the reply. as long as there’s no grind and it stays simple, I don’t mind short parts here and there.
Main thing for me is the story and pacing, so I’ll keep following the updates.

 

[Raziel_8]

Wow, that is a nice start for a first release/demo.
Really like the MC and the LI's so far and the story looks promising. I really like storys about crime/underwolrd, but it's so rare to find a decent writen story about organized crime.

As for the girls

• I really like Gemma, hope we see more of her when she comes into the city soon.
• Mio and Sylvie are great and have a nice chemisty going on, let's hope we can have a throuple with them, a nice tea house family so to speak.
• Theresa is way too cute
• Also hope for more Raven, really liked her short scene and has one of the best models (minus the hair).
• Curious about Dora's involvement in the human trafficking business...she seems kinda too innocent to be a regular member, more like she is in because of family ties, probably to higher ranking members. At least that's the impression i got following her path, like where she is thinking if that is how a girlfriend behaves etc.

Having a option for a throuple without mandatory lesbian content is really rare and nice to have.
Curious if we can seperate the 'punk couple' we see at the end and have solo paths with one of them.

As for the freeroam i really didn't mind, it is short and easy to navigate.

Best of luck with the game SakuraKage.

 

[SakuraKage]

By the way I published a bugfix patch. In case you didnt see it on my patreon or discord, I'll upload it here as well.
Just copy the rpa file into the /game folder and overwrite the old file.

 

[Amemester]

awesome start. interested in the girls

 

[lukas7533]

Okay so this might be the best demo of this year for me. You just hit everything right - characters, music, the overall feel of the game, hell even the ending of the demo hit in the right way. I went into this right after finishing badik ep11(again) so its kind of a high praise from me lol

Few notes:
- I am really hoping that you got some outline where you want to take the story - what you shown here is extremely intriguing
- Mio is probably gonna be my favourite if the demo is any indication of the character personalities going forward
- my only minor gripe with the game is showing thoughts of other characters - its off putting, especially in a game like this (it has its place, but imo its overused here, especially in case of Dora)

 

[MrMaximus]

excellent start

 

[SakuraKage]

Okay so this might be the best demo of this year for me. You just hit everything right - characters, music, the overall feel of the game, hell even the ending of the demo hit in the right way. I went into this right after finishing badik ep11(again) so its kind of a high praise from me lol

Few notes:
- I am really hoping that you got some outline where you want to take the story - what you shown here is extremely intriguing
- Mio is probably gonna be my favourite if the demo is any indication of the character personalities going forward
- my only minor gripe with the game is showing thoughts of other characters - its off putting, especially in a game like this (it has its place, but imo its overused here, especially in case of Dora)

Thanks! Thats indeed high praise.
I certainly have an outline, and I already planned out the next 2-3 updates in detail. They are also nearly completely written already. Just needs some redrafting.
Regarding other character's thoughts, i agree with you, and thats why i kept it to an absolute minimum. It's absolutely fair to think it didnt add much and could have been omitted. I'll going to be very selective with that in the future as well.
I'm glad you still enjoyed it!

 

[Shabrani_Goudou]

• Curious about Dora's involvement in the human trafficking business...she seems kinda too innocent to be a regular member, more like she is in because of family ties, probably to higher ranking members. At least that's the impression i got following her path, like where she is thinking if that is how a girlfriend behaves etc.

Well she is probably more used to women, that slut... I'm guessing she's the one the thugs were waiting for at the beginning.

The first time we met her she raised immediately all sort of red flags so I kept her away.

I replayed recently and decided to "take" her route with the objective of using and discarding her because despite everything, I can't buy her act. And it reinforced my impression that MC won't touch her anymore even with a 10 ft pole. She's good at playing ingenuous but in both routes, that last render we see of her ? Yeah, no.

That said, she has the potential to be a great villain and I'm curious to know if her meeting with MC was planned or not, if she knew he would pop at the warehouse, that's why she was "running late" and if so how and why, or if it was just traffic jam or sub or something.

When Olive showed up I thought she was Dora with a wig trying to get information from MC, but then I see her in LIs recap profiles.

She's the "brunette girl" he saved in the warehouse at the beginning.

 

[sigvar]

Really good models, characters and animations. Could do without the freeroam crap of course. Problem with these kinds of games is that he has 4 girls already into him and they are all really hot. Gonna be another one of those games that should have been a harem but is going to be a "pick one of these to stick with for the whole game at the very beginning without anything to go on" or "let's just be a cheating asshole" game.

Only good thing may be that with the sizable content of this "demo" (underselling a bit there) along with the quality, maybe the dev has a team and won't let this turn into one of those games that goes 6 months between updates where said update is only one path.

 

[willow12455]

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- God is dead; morality is a lie -

After arriving in the metropolis of Solace City, a man with a shadowed past starts pulling threads that others left tangled.

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Thread Updated: 2025-07-24
Release Date: 2025-07-24
Developer: SakuraKage

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Im still in the middle of the demo but i think i am almost done i cannot wait to see more from you this really suprised me i thought i was gonna not like but i love it keep up the work!!

 

[FalconLover420]

This is a demo?!?! It was an amazing intro, will look forward to the updates

 

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