VN - Ren'Py - Radiant [v0.7.1] [RK Studios]

[v0.7.1]
Incredible potential held back by insane dev time and few updates, and a focus that is continuously drifting away from the 3 main girls.

What is there is pretty solid, renders are really good, writing is below average but gets the job done. The real selling point is the dynamic between the MC and the 3 girls, which it does well, when it chooses to focus on it (more and more rare recently). If they just stuck to the original concept and made it about them, and actually added some content with them, this would be a 5/5 easily.

Current content -
Olivia - 1 sex scene
Allison - no sex
Maddison - no sex

While overall the story is pretty good, its not really that exciting mostly due to the MC being bland, boring and overly nice all the time and hes thought process gets on my nerves when he constantly question him self about every little thing and it gets to cringy at times.

The start is really what i truely hated the most, where game asks about Broke "are you are attracted to her, is she my type" and clicking no MC thinks "Eh not really my kind of girl, but maybe ill change my mind" and then starts thinking about her having a boyfriend or husband....then game again ask do you want to pursue a intimate relationship with her (like i dident just say shes not my type but anyways...) i clicked no and MCs thoughts "But maybe i should regardless, after all" i mean why the fuck even ask the player anything if thats the results you get?

And for some unknown reasons game makes Broke feel like a main LI which shouldent be the case since it should be about MC and the daughters, so why you have to turn down Broke over and over feels idiotic i lost count but it was atleast 3 or 4 times....

Also it really annoyed me how brainless and gullible MC is when the 3 girls visit him the first time, like he talks with one girl and thinks "shes telling the truth" i mean ok so MC has a lie detector build in hes brain? and then he simply just accepts that 3 unknown girls he has never seen is hes daughters, it feels insanely stupid and personaly i would have loved to have seen MC do a blood/DNA test at some point in the start to be 100% sure and not just be the gullible idiot....

But in any case the rest of the game is great but the start above did make it lose a star, also know that a girl is forced on you from the very start, it is absolutly needed for story so for those that hate forced LI dont drop game fast since shes not around and you have a choice with everyone else, not sure if the daughters are forced but to me that wouldent matter much since thats what the hole story is really about, so i never tested if you can turn any of them down.

Girls look great and there a nice diversity in builds both in main girls and in side-girls.

Animations are good as well and some has diffrent positions as well so yeah i liked those.

Choices seems to work perfectly, so you dont have to get into a relationship with those you dont want to, but like i said not sure if you can turn down any of the daughters.

Music is a bit meh, i turned it down to very low since it annoyed me more then it added to the game, would be nice with something better maybe with lyrics as well.

But overall easy 4 stars and can only recommend it.

Intense story with all the characters I want. Emotional in a way I haven't experienced in such a virtual novel, yet. The story is deep and not boring. I never used the skip button so rarely :-D
Thanks to the creator.

I got to like it. The story is entertaining and easy to follow. There are some stuff with the plot and characters that made me doubt about reviewing but is understandable because of the nature of the game.

Pros -

1. The game has some very cute looking characters. (Maddison being my most favourite character model).
2. Decent amount of content for everybody. You will not be bored.
3. Pacing is good. You do not have to wait long to get into action.
4. Character facial expressions are okay. (They don't look complete doofus most of the times)
5. The MC and main girls have three different play styles. Its not so well implemented but I still give points for implementation.
6. Multiple play styles with different outcomes. (sort of)
7. Includes a few animated scenes which were rendered well.

Cons -

1. The writing is atrocious. I downloaded this game years back and deleted it few minutes into playing because of this. Gave a try once more years later again and yup, I think the main issue I have with this game is the overall writing.
2. The dialogue are bad and needlessly cringey.
3. The main story is also bad. (even for a cliche porn game)
4. The starting section of the game was worst part of the game overall quality. If you can manage to go beyond that, you might find that game is decent enough moving ahead.
5. Renders are average at best.
6. The characters are worked in varying degree. Meaning some are gorgeous looking while few others are dull and very basic. A few male character present here or there were downright bad.
7. MC has no depth. Just a generic placeholder.

Overall it has equal number of pros and cons for me. So I rate it average at best. 2.5*/5.

Definitely the best way to describe this AVN is as "wasted potential"

The strong point of this AVN is the decision-making, those parts where the MC does introspection and decides how to feel or face situations is the closest you will see to the real life, because in reality our choices are made before we can even visualize them and this is scientifically proven, that's why introspection is so important... But that very good system of decision-making is being wasted by the laziness of its own Dev. Cuz even ignoring the fact that in almost 5 years the game barely has 7 short chapters, the story is super linear, you could practically take away the decisions and the story would be the same and not satisfied with that the game keeps forcing you to accept Brooke to the point that it even tries to make you feel guilty with her "tragic past" personally only made me hate her more, no doubt Brooke would be better fit with Zendaya's name because the Dev wants you to like her even by pity.
And of course we must also mention the few sex scenes it has for the years it has been in development. Just Imagine, within the story of the game not even a month has passed, I think it is only for the second ingame week... That's how slow the development is and one might think that it's justified by the complexity of creating at least 3 different paths, but I repeat, the story is linear, only a few dialogues change and that doesn't take so many months of programming... No, here we are facing a lazy Dev who is scamming people with a game that hopefully in another 5 years will end, but I doubt it because the story is not even halfway through

The game is good so far (v0.7.1) but it has some issues:

-Story: IMO The story and its narrative is fking great until the end of chapter 4, after that litle by litle It kind of loses its essence and I fear for this game to become a generic fuckfest like many others, I hope this will not be the case.

- Characters: MC is great (in early stages at least), the main LIs are also fine (especially the daughters)

- Music: It's great.

- Renders / Animations: Renders look good, animations on the other hand are a bit clumsy but passable.

- Others: The diversity of choices is incredible in this game, it's possible for the MC to be a monumental asshole and also there are some scenes that can be quite controversial to some, that's risky but good IMO.

Overall, despite everything the game is pretty good, so I'd give it an 8/10. I just hope it rectifies its path to what it was in early stages. Looking forward to new updates anyway.

Radiant [v0.7.1]

The whole time while I was playing, there was only one thought going over and over again in my head, - "Shut the fuck up, you pretentious peacock. F C-movie plot tries so hard take all the Oscars in the world."
Otherwise, if we'll forget about story, characters, writing, progression, etc and focus on how it looks, it's pretty good game.

Story - ~1,5-2.1/5. Eh, meh.
Choices - 3/5. Flavour text, scenes and some crucial moments.
Characters - ~1-3/5. Most of the time it's just 'eh, whatever'.
MC - Wet towel.
Models - ~3.8/5 Pretty good.
Animations - ~3,6/5 Not much, but looks good.

Easily worth the asking price.

Beautiful women with a great story, absolutely fantastic alignment system with a real weight to your choices and character outcomes.

Don't think I have been THIS emotionally invested in a story since Eternum.

I understand there is a version out there with different relationships, but the standard version is preferable to me personally, especially when pursuing the positive relationship dynamics


Needs a gallery in next edition though.

Radiant: A Wasted Potential

Radiant is like one of those movies that promises the world in its trailer, only for you to realize, after watching the full thing, that you’ve been duped by flashy marketing and a lackluster execution. In development for years—since 2020, to be precise—this AVN had all the makings to stand out in the incest genre but ended up lost in questionable narrative choices, unnecessary detours, and shameless greed that prioritizes profit over player satisfaction.

Story: A Cliché That Tries Too Hard to Be Serious
The story of Radiant kicks off with a protagonist who gets stood up by a date but, within minutes, hooks up with another woman, leading to a near-fatal accident—he falls asleep at the wheel, kills someone, and slips into a coma. Upon waking, we’re thrust 20 years into the future, where this guy has somehow become a world-famous photographer, rich, well-endowed, and irresistible to every woman he encounters. He also becomes the guardian of three girls who—shocker—are obviously his daughters from that fateful night years ago. And yes, they don’t even try to hide their instant attraction to him. What could’ve been an intriguing drama or a spicy narrative turns into a predictable slog, packed with slow burn that never pays off—a blatant ploy to milk every penny from supporters without ever delivering a satisfying development.

The early chapters are deceptive: there’s minimally acceptable character development for the main girls and some cheap drama that, while basic, works thanks to the initial expectations. But then the game tosses it all out the window. The focus on the three girls—the heart of the game and the reason most people play—gets sidelined for dull, uninteresting side characters nobody asked for. These side girls fall for the protagonist in five minutes flat, get quick sex scenes, and, unbelievably, some of them receive as much or more development and screen time than the main girls. It’s almost laughable how ridiculous this is, especially for a game that still flaunts a banner featuring the three girls as its selling point.

Gameplay and Writing: Decent, But Unremarkable
The gameplay is solid for an AVN. There are choices and branching paths that affect the story, a plus for anyone who wants more interactivity than just a “skip to the next sex scene” button. The writing tries to stay grounded within the story’s absurd framework, but it’s hard to take seriously when the protagonist is a flawless Gary Stu, and every woman in the game treats him like a god on Earth. The dev was probably chuckling while typing this script, because players can’t help but feel a mix of second-hand embarrassment and disbelief.

The game’s “dark” path, which could’ve hinted at something deeper or sadistic, is just a “jerk” version of the protagonist—a missed chance to explore something bolder. For a game that’s been in development for half a decade, the sexual content with the main girls is embarrassingly scarce. Slow buildup is fine, but leaving players with blue balls after years of waiting is downright cruel.

Graphics: Cute, But Nothing Special
Visually, Radiant sits slightly above average for the genre, but don’t expect anything groundbreaking. The girls are well-drawn and easy on the eyes, but the overall style doesn’t stand out among other titles. It’s functional, not impressive.

Development: A Lazy Disgrace
The development pace is one of Radiant’s biggest sins. The latest update, after a full year of waiting, delivers a pitiful amount of content with laughably short playtime. For a project raking in significant funds, it’s pathetic to see such little return. It feels like the developers are more focused on stretching the game’s lifespan for maximum profit than crafting a cohesive, satisfying experience.

Wasted Potential
The saddest part is that Radiant had everything it needed to be the best incest AVN on the market. The initial setup with the three girls was perfect, and it could’ve outshone competitors if it stuck to what fans wanted: the development of the relationship with the main girls. Instead, we get a flood of irrelevant side characters, bizarre story detours, and a protagonist who’s a effortless woman-magnet with zero depth. If the game just played to its base—the genre fans here for the main girls—it could’ve been a classic. But no: it drops its pants and pisses all over any hope of redemption.

Final Verdict: 5/10
Radiant starts strong with a seductive promise and real potential, but it derails in an unbelievable way. It’s a game for people with saintly patience and a high tolerance for poorly executed clichés. If you want a well-made incest AVN, there are better options out there. This one’s just a reminder that even the most promising ideas can flop in the wrong hands.

Version 0.7.1

An excellent well rendered and animated harem AVN with sub-themes of incest (MC's relationship with his three daughters Olivia, Allison and Maddie) and cheating (dating Brooks while cheating with her arch rival Mira).

Do note that despite what the game page says, Radiant is first and foremost a harem game, so it is ill-suited for those looking for intense incest material while rejecting other LIs in the harem. The breakdown is roughly 35% incest, 25% cheating and 40% random flings, so you aren't going to get a lot if you forsake harem.

Story
The are three branches of storyline as of Chapter 7. The first and biggest is the incest one where MC had a one-night stand with a girl eighteen years ago and subsequently got into an accident, fell into a coma and woke up with amnesia (typical AVN). He lived a new life post accident and one day his grown-up triplet daughters conceived that night turn up at his house and they stay together.

The second storyline consist of MC dating a subordinate at work while actively cheating behind her back with another subordinate who also happens to be his girlfriend's arch rival at work.

The third storyline is a mish mash collection of random LIs pouncing on the MC for sex because they find him irresistible. These are the most "porn logic" scenarios without much build up and exist mainly just for the lewd scenes.

Game Mechanics
Typical visual novel with choices to either add love, lust or dark points for main LIs which will affect MC's relationship with them and also choices to reject other LIs. Do note that you will miss out a lot if you reject all the side LIs.

Background / Character Renders
Very nice backgrounds and characters made with Daz3D. The three daughters and two subordinates are very well designed and distinctive while the rest are more typical Daz characters you see in many other games. Developer also has a preference for freckles so you'll see a lot of them here.

Character Development
The three daughters Olivia, Allie and Maddie definitely have the most robust character development with adequate interactions and slow burn to drive home the incest theme. It's pretty good and makes the relationship more than just daughter in name and screaming daddy during sex.

Brookes is a tad strange. At first, I couldn't get why the developer seemed adamant in forcing players to accept her as a girlfriend especially when she isn't really attractive and her character somewhat irritating with her constant clinging and whining on the MC. Though you are given a choice to reject her sex scenes, their interactions still continue as if they are a couple.

In the later chapters it became apparent that Brookes has to be paired up with Mira, her colleague and love rival. Although technically a harem game implies cheating, the developer emphasizes the cheating aspects explicitly with MC and Mira enjoying getting together intentionally behind Brooke's back. I suspect Brook's BFF Chelsea, is another LI who is going to join the cheating ring in future updates.

As for the rest of the LIs, they don't have much character development per se as they seem likely to be discarded after a fling. Most of their stories consist of them jumping on MC at first sight and the most ridiculous of all is Natalie swinging from wanting to kill MC to seducing him in record time.

Sex Scene
One of the best I have seen in Daz3D games especially the animations which are top grade. Lots of renders, extensive dialogue, music backed by a myriad of smooth animations with different camera angles. It would be perfect if sound effects are added in the future.

BGM and Sound Effects
BGMs are ok generic types that fit the story well, some basic sound effects here and there.

Conclusion
I think most of the frustrations and bad reviews come from players who felt misled into thinking Radiant is an incest focused game; the developer would do well to fix his game page summary, banners and screenshots to present a wider variety of LIs and be clearer this is primarily a harem game.

Other than that, Radiant is an impressive AVN - it offers a good enough story playing on the incest and cheating kinks which is balanced by typical pornish elements of harem relationship with many LIs. A good alternative for those who find a singular theme game too dry and slow and yet are looking for something beyond just one sex scene after another.

Review of V0.7.

I have played lots of VNs over the last 3 years. Radiant is one of the best ones out there!

+Great graphics. The quality of the renders is good, but what makes it really stand out iscthe details. Is it being mentioned a girl is wet? They show her pussy being moist! You make a girl deepthroad? She gets cum through her nose! It's these little details that really make this one special inte graphics department. It shows that even after 5 years of development, the dev still cares about the quality of his product!

+Choices and changeable texts: lots of choices for the 3 paths, you can kind of take a dfferent path for all LIs. Really appreciate the fact the dev lets you change certain things like ages, names and nicknames. Low effort, great value for these kind of things.

+Characters and character development: there are quite a few characters, but not an insane amount. They mostly look attractive, and they have different personalities and interests. While of course some porn logic is applied as always, it isn't to the point that all characters will just spread their legs at scene one (and if they do, it is explained why they did so).

+The pacing of the story is good. The days have enough stuff in them, but not so much that it feels like a day is more than 24 hours in the game. And there are a lot of days in it. That might sound unimportant, but in a game with the intention of supporting a harem an pregnancy system, that IS in fact important.

CONS:

You're a mannequin man fucking mannequin girls with your mannequin dick. Kidding. Sort of. But...

Renders: Models look like they're made out of plastic, rubber, or fiberglass. Life-sized dolls. Very shiny. Unnatural textures. Sometimes you'll want girls to put more clothes on so you don't have to see their weird alien skin. Same applies to hair, eyes, tongues, etc.

Style: Most of the primary love interests look like five dollar hookers thanks to really bad fake eyelashes as well as fake fingernails.

Animations: Some of the worst you'll ever see. Most look like they were made by a six-year-old guessing what sex looks like. MC fucks girls by barely moving or moving very slowly. Girls who suck cock spend most of their time on the first half of the tip of the cock.

Writing: Hang out with your daughter while she's in nothing but her panties. After a while say, "Oh hey. Her tits are out." Characters are dumber than they need to be or bitchier than they need to be. Plot holes are bigger than they need to be. Sometimes you're forced to play the pussy. Even with choices, manhood's not an option that's offered.

Text speed: It's Renpy. It gives you a huge range of speeds by default. Creator here said, "No, fuck you, you can't have instantaneous text. You have to have an annoying scroll."

Main font: Small and stiff and clashes with secondary font.

Gallery: Doesn't have one.

PROS:

It's not glitchy or anything.

If you can look past the alien mannequin hooker appearances, there are several beautiful girls. Nobody covered in tats and facial piercings. Not a game for punk/queer/alternative tastes. No elves or demons or blue haired chicks with golden eyes. Just normal girls.

It's a harem game with different girls and a good blend of story and erotic content. It has its intended audience (including me), and it works.

Cute girls being sweet and sexy. If you love innocent girls with freckles you'll love the girls in this game.

The MC is very likeable and not some alpha-obsessed asshole. There is a system that defines the MC's personality based on your story choices (which are clearly indicated) so it's possible you COULD make the MC like that if you wanted.

It's very much a slow burn sort of game (at least on the path I chose), but there's plenty of cute moments that touch your heart and make you smile, so it never feels like a grind.

The only downside I can see is that the game doesn't seem to be getting releases as fast as a lot of other games. However, when you compare it to other, similarly rich and beautiful games, it's about average for single developer games.

This game is good! The biggest drawback seems to have a long wait in between updates. There are quite a few characters to interact with and unfortunately, they are not all included in each update. But with that said each chapter seems to be decent length. I look forward to seeing where this story goes.

"Radiant" offers an absurdly fanciful and thoroughly unoriginal story. The main character (MC) wakes up from a coma, then he recovers and somehow becomes the world's most successful photographer. To top it off, every woman he meets falls at his feet, treating him like he’s the epitome of irresistible charm.

Most of the side characters have weird personalities making them to seem unhinged and unappealing. They deliver ludicrous scenes, such as when the protagonist gets slapped twice by a psychotic woman who first tries to kill him but then becomes infatuated with him because he reminds her of her deceased son—a son who died in a car accident that the MC was involved in. Then there’s the asshole cop neighbor who inexplicably insults the MC, spies on him, and plots to blackmail him, while his deranged wife sneaks into the MC's car to spill the tea on her husband's schemes and her marital woes. This is just the tip of the iceberg; the plot seems to be begging for an award for the most ridiculous narrative.

Amidst all this chaos, there are a few genuinely sweet and emotional scenes featuring the triplets: Liv, Allie, and Maddy. They are the only interesting characters in this entire mess. However, the girls act completely clueless about sex, which feels laughably outdated in today’s world.

The game forces the inclusion of Brooke into the MC's life, despite offering multiple choices to avoid her. Why does it insist on pairing the protagonist with her or with any random, bizarre women who cross his path?
The fact that they all find the MC irresistibly attractive is so overdone that it becomes cringeworthy. Brooke herself is a tedious character: she's a “virgin mother” who has absolutely no sexual experience and had a daughter through assisted fertilization (WTF?). Her desperation is off-putting; she constantly tries to engage the protagonist in a relationship and begs him to teach her about sex. I had no interest in digging deeper into her character, but even after opting for the "friend route" and shutting down any sexual content with her, the game continues to throw awkward dialogues at me as if they were in a romantic relationship.
The game clearly has issues with its choices, characters keep bringing up things that shouldn’t be happening based on the player's decisions, which is frustrating.

On the plus side, the graphics are pretty decent. After finishing version 0.7, I can't help but think that if the game focused more on developing the relationships with the triplets instead of dragging out the ridiculous drama with the quirky side characters, the novel could be much more interesting. Honestly, the only thing that keeps me hooked to the story is what will happen to those three girls.

The story is really good with sad and happy moments, in addition the characters are very well written, each one has their own personality and their own problems, in addition the game offers several choices for each love interest so the player will be able to play as they see fit and in addition these choices have consequences, in short it is an excellent game that is worth it

We're not going to lie, at the beginning we all thought we were in for a AAA game. Excellent rendering (all the love interests are hot), fluid animations and the promise of important, impactful choices. And then time went by, a few touching scenes, but above all, it became the harem-type game you see everywhere: the girls are crazy about you at first sight, the choices take you well towards dialogues and a few different scenes (especially for the dark part) but nothing we haven't seen elsewhere (spanking or sleep sex scenes...). And even more damaging, the dark part, instead of taking you towards progressive corruption, just makes you look like an asshole. And the biggest problem with this game is undoubtedly its creator. The delays between each update are getting longer and longer, and the playing time shorter and shorter. The guy's sitting on a diamond in the rough, but he'd rather rub his buttocks on it than polish it... Which doesn't bode well for the future of this game. This game would be more than worthy of 5 stars if the early promises had been kept and the development of this game had been more consistent. But instead of selling me dreams, this game is just frustrating, and nobody is here for that.

I'm giving this game 4 stars because it is a pretty good game. Got to give
the Dev/Devs credit on that part. But it ends there! The development time
for the VERY little content that is put out ONCE A YEAR! is rickdickulas!
The really crazy part is the subs continue to sub lol! Well not my money!

i really love this game there are sisters love the incest fucking my daughters i can't wait for next update writing is pretty terrible but it is alright it has very cummy pictures very nice id love to see pregno girls but i see people being unfair for this developer ssaying uopdates take too much time but it has lots of pictures and games takes time to make plus i like ntr so it kinda my fetish waiting for updates and last update was small and it make my fetish even better it is all about waiting and waiting but in the end it is perfect as you get nice game and final release all over yourself very good game it is nice 5/5
support the developer this game is best on site! very high hopes