I do agree that plausibility is a better criteria than "realism". If you create a scenario or situation where there's some disruption--a sudden death in the family, divorce, a major economic upheaval, a male family member re-entering the household after years away--and/or, alternatively, there's something unusual about the MC and/or their family--he has mind control powers/is superhumanly attractive to women/the family has an unusual background and sexual ethos/magic or super-science is involved, etc.--then you can create the "means, motive and opportunity" for incest to happen.Instead of realism it's probably better to look for a plausible incest plot.
And plausible incest (which isn't abusive) would in my opinion most likely happen in extreme situations, when the common rules of society are suspended and people stop caring if anyone sticks to them or not.
The most believable incest themed visual novel I've come across so far is
https://f95zone.to/threads/kindread-the-redburns-ch-4-inkalicious.16075/.
Yes, the story takes place during a zombie apocalypse (so much for "realism", huh?) - however, the apocalyptic scenario only serves as a background story to put the characters into said extreme situation.
To me that's still more plausible than almost every other incest "plot" you will find on this site...
I once thought that if I made a shota game, I'd wink at the players by referring to the MC as "just eigh teen"(sound it out).The issue with creating a realistic/plausible/whatever incest story is the same situation all stories fall under when wanting to be put on a 'mainstream' website or turned into a game. All characters have to be 18+. To touch on issues involving sex with someone pre-18, incest or not, comes with high risks. So unless the writer wants to bore the reader with years of slow burn in the character's life once they hit 18, to finally do the act at 20, some feelings/emotions just have to go unsaid and 'skipped' during those off-limit times, making situations naturally clumsy initially.
Incest is the most popular genre?! Man I'm out of touch. As disgusted as I personally am by incest, I would love to see some exploration into the psychological aspects of incest (it would be very case-by-case however, as incest is relative). For instance:It's currently the most popular genre, but it seems many writers just don't know how to write it. With the exception of some rare examples, they all involve the same unrealistic plot of two people eventually jumping each other upon discovering the other had interesting body parts.
After playing so many of these games, what is the F95zone community's idea of a realistic plot?
FYI: I'm thinking of developing a game, but always hit that wall where I yell at myself; "even I don't believe this shit can happen!"
Try Loser by Night City Productions. Its a sandbox, so you'll have to work at getting the incest plot going, and at least for Gina - the elder sister, you can see it believable that she's slowly coming over to wanting an incestuous relationship with her brother. You've got to put in a decent amount of work, and you can see her changing slowly over time, perhaps always have had some feelings for him buried deep down.Soo, anyone found interesting VN with realistic incest plots?
IMO 'believeable' is a better term, its easier to understand for me.