Ren'Py - Completed - Monkey Business [v1.0] [Lazy Monkey]

One of the most overrated game on the site.

I've tried it because I liked the story, the models and tags and it also had a relatively high average rating. But now after playing it, I can't understand how anyone could give this game a rating of 5 stars.

The graphics and animations are not bad, but also not exceptional. The female models look quite good. Some of them I'd rate rather highly even.
The LI-s' personalities are the similar to the ones we have seen 100 times in other games (Bitchy older sister, loving and sexually frustrated mother, innocent female friend, slutty aunt...) with some minor variations, but its not that bad, unless you really want unique memorable characters.
The only one who is rather annoying is the sister, but there is a path for her where you can make her submissive, so hopefully you can fix her attitude later on.
Up till now this game could be a solid 4 stars but then we get to the story.
The general story is also rather cliche, your father is mixed up in some shady deals, which causes him to be (mostly) absent from home and you as the MC have to both, clean up his mess and also be the mat of the house.
The only difference is that he is not completely gone, and sometimes shows up to give you some tasks.

The real problem however that the story is a jumbled mess. The whole mafia story doesn't make sense. Your father is arrested but then he sometimes still comes and gives you tasks. And what stupid tasks they are? Go and rob a bank? You, who had nothing to do with crime previously? Rob a jewelry? But the owner of that is your Dads mafia boss. Why do You have to do this if your father is free? Sometimes your father shows up with one eye, but then has both of them?
It's similar with the relationships progression. First you get a blowjob from a LI then at a later time you are surprised she is kissing you.

I suspect the game was originally planned as a sandbox. Some GUI elements, (sometime you have to click the single character on a location to start an event and the sometimes visible navigation arrows) point to this direction.
I guess when the game was redesigned the already completed events were rejumbled to form some kind of linear progression, but some of these events were moved to a place in the story where they make no sense or made up by combining multiple optional events in a way that doesn't make sense.

Sometimes the game makes you chose between 2 events, I don't now if these were planned to be different paths in the "sandbox" version or you could have chosen the order you do them. But in the current game it seems choosing one of the option puts you on a path and locks you out from the other sometimes without reason except to force you to come back and play the other route.

Still, I don't hate the game. I like the mother, I'd love to see the sister becoming more submissive, and the events with some other LI-s were interesting as well.
With a story that makes sense and ensuring the relationship progresses gradually and not jumping all around from blowjob back to just kissing without a reason it could be a really good game. It still has enough good points to not drop it, but it certainly does not deserve a high rating as it is.

Im kind of flabbergasted how this has such high ratings.
It doesnt have good graphics. It doesnt have good dialogs, and the overall storyline is pretty meh.
It looks and feels like it was made 15 years ago, by someone who isnt used to writing stories.

It has nothing but fast pace going for it. And thats not always a good thing.

the game you have turned out to be very interesting and sincere very pleasant to play and read good luck to you in developing further content and may you have a lot of fans and still have a lot of health

Gotta say that this for me is a 4/5 though it gets upgraded to a 5/5 for the hilarious writing that the dev does not even try to hide or camouflage much. Funny and decent looking game also models are OK and not the typical ones you see in all other VNs much so that's kinda refreshing.

Would have given it a better rating if it wasnt for the MC hair like wtf was the game creator thinking....like im going to give this guy the dumbest hair on the planet. I think alot of game creators model their MCs after themselves and let me tell you something thats a big mistake stop doing it!

If you are ok with a somewhat over the top and (most likely) intentionally silly plot about a shady father who involves his family in a fake bank robbery to cover up embezzlement at his workplace, then Monkey Business can be lots of fun.

Monkey Business is your typical family themed game, it doesn't reinvent the wheel. It's also pretty fast paced, but not to the point of total absurdity, there is some build-up, but things progress very rapidly here and the MC will have sex with his mother, sister and aunt not too long into the game.
You won't need to unlock certain activities in a long grind, the progression route doesn't waste time. The son can grope the mother very early into the game and things do escalate rather quickly. Even at a relative early stage of development (it's maybe 3 hours of playtime) there already are plenty of scenes with the mother, sister and aunt plus some action on the side.

There are not that many romanceable characters in the game, but I think that's a positive. The young MC can engage with his somewhat bitchy and dominant sister (but she's only bitchy on the surface). The relationship between the MC and the sister is a tug of war, you can choose to be submissive or more dominant, but it's based on love. The two routes for the sister can be pretty different in tone, so choose whatever you like best, it will make a difference.
Then there is the mother of course, the typical somewhat sexually frustrated housewife who looks a lot younger than her age, and finally there is a very forward sexy aunt.
There are a few other female characters, a teacher, yet another teacher and her daughter, a cousin, but the focus is very much on the immediate family.

The female characters are all attractive, there are also no exaggerated body parts. The MC also looks ok. His face is not hidden.
The renders are a bit noisy, the animations are short, but fine, they do the job, it's nothing you haven't seen elsewhere.
There is no music in the game, so if you want music you need to play something in the background.

Monkey Business is plain good old fun, nothing is too serious here, a few situations border on the absurd, like the father (who is mostly absent from the game) asking his kids to stage a bank robbery, but it's always entertaining. The game won't bore you with too much drama or unnecessary side plots. It's a very focused game and I think most people will welcome this approach.

So if you like family themed games then Monkey Business is absolutely worth playing.

amazing game.. the developers do know how to setup a good relationship.. how they use typical daily clothes to make stuff real and how genuine the story progressess..

definitely give it a shot.. you will not regret it..
the visuals are good but it is the story that takes the cake..

wish for more games like these!!

Played latest version of the game. So far so good.
Nice graphic/art/models.

I really like the sister a lot. MC and sister have a fun relationship. That is a 5/5. Story is like 4, but it is just still at the beginning tho, so.

Monkey Business [v0.4.1] – 4/5 stars.

By every metric, Monkey Business is an underrated game, and a satisfying experience all the way through. There’s a lot going for it: the sanguine humor, the character designs, and the overall simplicity of the game’s construction. The premise is a familiar one. We control Denis, our main character, who lives at home with his mother, Eve, and sister, Kira. In secret, Denis enters into a sexual relationship with them, as he simultaneously pursues his teacher, a school friend, as well as his aunt and cousin. What scenes we see is tied to our choices: Eve's love and corruption paths, and with Kira, there’s a choice between selecting male and female domination paths. We can choose to be with the other women as we wish. What is established is pretty clear, and is never bogged down by any melodrama, or world-building, or any other tedium of that nature.

In terms of the overall narrative, the story is fragmentary. There’s very little transition in between scenes. and they begin and end at will. This is fairly disorienting, and what holds the plot together are the relationships forged between the main character and the girls. Kira is a personal favorite; she has an independent streak about her, frequently getting into trouble at home and at school. She teases Denis constantly. Their tête-à-tête engagements are a nice mix of sexual tension and playful banter. The sibling dynamics feel natural (natural to the extent as incest fantasies are). Eve is a loving and affectionate mother, and though his relationship to her mom is a taboo one, it's also romantic. She falls in love with a younger man, which happens to be her son. The seduction in the game seems rooted in love, not lust, and for that reason, the sex scenes are tastefully portrayed, without veering off into maudlin introspection.

What sets Monkey Business apart from other games is that the strength and weaknesses are one and the same. The renders are passable, as the images have a bit of noise due to the rendering process or the lighting. Whatever the case may be, the visuals look slightly dated. However, the low resolution of the images are offset by the understated character designs. The look of the women draw us in, they are attractive and refined, in an unqualified style. Their personalities and how they’re written make them look better than they might have been otherwise, and makes us overlook the flaws. Your friend Alice is cute and innocent, as is your teacher, and your aunt and cousin are mirror images of Kira, flirty and coy. As for the writing, the translation from Russian to English is wonky and clipped (like the line "This is some good weather"), but the distinctness of the dialogue, the humor and charm shoots through the dark. The literal-mindedness of the translation is more often funny than not, and the comedic moments never feel forced. The game, and consequently, the sex scenes, are short. It’s easy to complete this in one sitting; yet for a game that’s still in its infancy, there’s a lot of paths we can pursue. There’s no gameplay as such, there are the remnants of a free-roam game, and we can click on a scene to proceed, which doesn’t add or subtract from the experience in any significant detail. Monkey Business is a wonderful gem of a game, one which deserves your love and attention.

0.4.1

Graphics are outdated and the girls are kinda to fast on MCs cock.
-> First or second day and mc hugs, kisses and gropes his mom and shes like "oh, didnt say i dont like it but let nobody see this..."
There was no real interaction between them before this

Basics of sandbox but never fully implemented
-> There are arrows around the house which you cant click on and between conversations you will have the "option" to click on the girls in the scene to start the situation BUT there are no choices between girls etc since you can only click on one each time...

Love it! Played 0.4.

Sex scenes are hot as fuck, I love that you can decide on sub/dom situations with the sister and I absolutely love that a lot decisions impact other scenes. For example hooking up with the aunt earlier will let you have different scenes or possibilities later, but then youre missing on scenes with the mom. I like the corruption/escalating aspect.
Yes it's unrealisitic your family members just wanna fuck you because your dick is great, but it's relativly slow so it is somewhat believeable.


Story and dialogues are entertaining. Keep going!

What I wanna see in later versions:

Pregnancies (after all the creampies)
Threesomes/orgies
Cuckolding the Dad while he is around
(Semi-)rape/forced sex with Killa as revenge

really cute girls in this game. wish more devs would have cute, normal proportioned girls who don't look like walking titty/ass monsters with ridiculously high cheekbones. you've created some great characters here, both in looks and personality. story is passable but what really moves it along (aside from the hot scenes) is the interactions between the characters. the mc/sister relationship is especially fun to see play out

cons... graphical quality from scene to scene is a bit random at times, like some didn't finish rendering or had lower settings. sex scenes could be improved, better angles would be a good start and maybe a closer view at times

I absolutely, wholeheartedly love this game. It is nasty in all the right incestous ways. Progression is good, graphics are good enough, not too much text to skip. My only complaint is sometimes lack of showing penetration action during sex.

Played v0.3
Playtime 3-4 hours for me. Finished the game and used the unlock gallery to see everything else.

Very good incest game with a decent story. I like the renders a lot. Th girls are hot even the hot ass aunt! Game has lots of sexy scenes with both sister and mother. There are also some animated scenes in there as well to make it more exciting.

Played version 0.3.
Very good game:
-beautiful and sexy female characters. At first, the mom looks a bit unrealistic like an idealized version of a mixture of a German/Swedish and Russian woman. Her face is too triangular, not round enough. After a while I got used to it and appreciated her beauty.
The sister, although beautiful, looks unrelated to the MC and their mother: while the rest of the family looks northern European or Russian, the sister looks more Mediterranean. No problem with that, she brings variety to the game.
-the story is ok, although it's at the beginning for now
-the development of the relationship between the MC and his love interests is good, especially with his mom and sister
-there are a number of erotic/sex scenes and they are good
Overall, it's a enticing game, once I started it, I found it hard to stop playing.
Highly recommended.

V_0.3
1. Absolutely enjoyed playing game.
2. Choices has major impact.
3. smooth going in story.
4. lots of scene.
5. Beautiful and sexy female characters.
6. No conspiracy theory, political agenda but simple full on fun game.

Enjoy !

V0.3
I'll add my voice to the choir, it's really good.
Corruption and interesting scenes ans interactions building up a sexual tension.
Do I need to say more?
It's very good at what it's doing, no need to go any further, you just found what you were searching for on this website.

Absolutely worth your time. Story is there and serves a purpose, but exists only to make the characters shine. This game has the perfect balance of build up and erotic content with plenty to play as of 0.3 (Expect up to 4 hours for everything).

It's your standard tried and true incest story, but the writing is good, renders are solid, and you get the emotional attachment that you would expect from this medium. Overall great stuff, I am so excited to follow this development and Kira is one of my new favorites <3

Fun game which offers different genres; including both submission and domination, evolving main stories and side stories, erotic dialogues, and most important of all: nudity and sex without a lot of unnecessary and time consuming button pressing. I'm looking forward to follow this visual novel.

This definitely has good potential as the premise is interesting & the story doesnt take itself too seriously .Renders are really good though the animations could use an upgrade/2 since they appear to be choppy at times.Still throughout my entire playthrough the 1 thing that i felt this seriously requires is some audio/music as playing w/o those was a serious turn off as after a while game appears bland.If the audio is executed well it could accentuate the mood & will definitely keep the player more invested