VN - Ren'Py - Ripples [v0.8.0 Public] [Jestur]

Ripples (through episode 8) is outstanding. The quality of the sex scenes and the story are top notch. Starting with the sex scenes (the most important part for me):

• While not hyper-realistic, the female characters are very attractive.
• Great range of body types
• Excellent use of SFX and female sounds during the scenes
• Several animated (i.e., motion) scenes of good length and seamless looping.
• Many sexually oriented scenes throughout the game.
• Body physics is top notch.
• Multiple viewing angles for each animation.
• Good use of animation speed increases.

I really don't have many criticisms or suggestions:

• There are very few "complete" sex scenes in the early episodes (outside Krystal). Although by episode 5 they come more often and get better.
• The developer made the decision to hide the MC's face. I'm not a fan, but it wasn't done so much as to compromise the scenes. In fact, the MC's face becomes more visible by episode 8. Maybe it will be done away with as the game progresses? I hope so.
• Would be nice to control more during a scene. Such as selecting which animation to see again, control speed, viewing angle, that sort of thing.
• Many of the faces look a little similar, but not jarringly so.

The characters are fun with many showcasing the standard personality types you find in a lot of anime (e.g., the small spitfire, the hot mean girl, the cute innocent), but that's not bad...it's actually fun to interact with such a diverse range of characters. You don't feel any sense of "winning" any of the girls over as you have so many options and no real competition. So, if you were looking for more of a game versus a novel, you may be disappointed.

The story is interesting. Classic kind of story once you realize the kind of sci-fi it is. It seems to borrow many elements from the German Netflix series Dark. I don't recall any OMG moments (which you'd expect from a story like this) but of course the game isn't done yet.

I highly recommend anyone to play it.

PS Here are my votes so far:
Best Relationship: Skylar
Most Fun in the Sack: Riley
Most Fun to hang with: Darcy

I'm writing this review after completing the game (up to the end of Chapter 8), and I have to say I was completely amazed. The story might have seemed classic at first, but as I progressed and played it through, I was amazed. It's a very well-structured story, full of twists and turns, and also very entertaining. It might not have seemed very original at first, but from the end of the first chapter, the story began to take on a much more original tone, and I appreciated that. The scene renderings improved chapter after chapter, so much so that I had to play through them again to notice the difference. Of course, I liked the initial renderings, but it's clear the developer really pushed themselves chapter after chapter. The characters are truly beautiful, and you can feel a great empathy for them as you immerse yourself completely in the game, so much so that some characters you even hate, which means they're really well-written. As for the audio, there's not much to say; initially, it was almost empty, with some classic sounds, but over time, more soundtracks were added, and I don't mind that. The game is very smooth in terms of playability, and I've encountered almost no bugs—just one, but nothing serious. A restart and it was gone. I highly recommend this game to anyone who enjoys a quiet life with a bit of a plot twist. It's definitely worth it!

Bang a MILF, then bang her daughter, then go back in time to bang her in her collage days. This is what peak performance looks like.

My only criticism is that there are too many girls and not really all that much content for the one girl that I want.(I'm still holding Jackie coin, I'm not selling no mater what)

This game is on the mount rushmore of well animated scenes on the website. Easily number 1 if you ask me. Your circumstances can vary quite wildly by doing things differently because of the time travel gimmick. Amazing renders and a decent story.

The animation steals the show though

Very solid game. Long and well-structured sex scenes, which are the main focus of the vn, with excellent animations, complete with high-quality, carefully crafted and contextual sound effects and music; a large number of characters, all very well developed, contrary to my initial concerns given how many there are; tons of content across the eight episodes released so far; written in excellent English, which is rather rare around here.

So why 4 stars then? For me it would actually be a 7 out of 10, but giving it three stars feels too little considering the amount of high-quality content. The main problem with the game is the plot. The mysteries are there, and how interesting is a story involving time travel? The potential is endless. The problem is that it doesn’t work for two reasons:

1. It lacks an underlying hook to give the narrative cohesion. The game tries to portray the administration of Riverside’s NPP as the antagonist, but unfortunately they lack any real bite; they’re more caricatures than anything else and never represent a true threat, repeatedly giving the impression of incompetence and inconsistency other than being pretty much a foot note for most of the game.
2. The protagonist is a spectator of his own story. There are many well-written protagonists who are powerless victims of the events around them, characters who try to make sense of what is taking control of their lives. Unfortunately, Jack is not one of them. He always moves as a reaction to other people’s will. Even the one major example that could have been an exception (his first entry into the NPP) is actually driven by an external event that lures him into sneaking in. Every single move he makes is spoon-fed to him by someone else without the slightest initiative on his part—both the actions that drive the plot and those that move the relationships forward (it’s always the girl who makes the first move, shows interest, or asks to take things further). This on one hand destroys immersion and on the other makes you feel like you’re watching a fumbling headless chicken move around on screen.

Essentially, the plot is a weak excuse for the sex. The sex is great, but sometimes I wondered whether it wouldn’t have been better to just look at the gallery. In the end, though, the answer is no, because the characters are well written and it’s a delight to watch them interact and build up the tension that eventually leads them to have sex.

P.S.: Best girl, Scarlett. Fight me. I could compromise on Darci. Maybe.
P.P.S.: This game is one in the long list of titles that suffers from the common issue of the absence of other noteworthy male characters in the plot, unfortunately, which further harms immersion. There are five very minor male characters (and four of them are actually two pairs of reused copies across the two timelines); the rest is just the protagonist and his entourage of fuckbuddies.

One of the best story games on the site, my brain keeps racking up theories while also being fantastically animated and sexy! The characters and the writing are phenomenal while still being fun and entertaining. (also cameo from my goat Stabby Mike!!)

Fuck all your friends. Then timetravel into the past and fuck all their mothers when they were young. Finally come back to the present and fuck them again but in MILF form.

If you're not sold by now I can't help you.

Final notes are that the plot isn't that solid, it's just there to facilitate the fuckery - don't pay much attention to it. Animations are quite good, especially after a few chapters. And do note that there is a real chance most of the friends you're fucking in the present could be your daughters - but hey, if you're like me that's a plus.

A super cool game—definitely one of the top 100 on F95. It’s impossible to compare them directly, since each has its own unique qualities. I’d really love to see this one completed someday. And would love to have a side content where mc impregnates everyone in both times as well as change of timeline where mc can truly save everyone missing or dead...

Amazing porn with servicable romance. The characters aren´t that complex, hence the game doesn´t really hit emotionally for me, but creates a no-worry cozy feeling atmosphere. The lewd content is simply top notch, and while none of it feels realistic, it´s a great fantasy. As I said - fun.

My only complaint is the MC, whose internal dialogue had my rolling my eyes at times. His super nice guy enlightened drivel reminded me every second that he is a game protagonist - because no one talks/thinks like that. This goes for the girls too - but I don´t have to neither self insert in them nor belive they are an actual person. Still, if you play porn games for porn, this is a must play.

Great, looking forward to more content!
Appreciate the humor and the story, good looking chars.
Thanks to dev for their efforts and time on making this. Wish the review didn't have a large char minimum...

for my money, one of the best games in the zone. the renders are incredibly high quality, every single one of the girls is gorgeous and unique, and the time travel mechanic lets those of us not super into MILFs see them when they were just TILFs (teens I'd like to fondle).

The combo of being a slow burn when it comes to h content but also artfully mastering the tease is amazing. these girls are not just immediately lazily taking all their clothes off and spreading on the bed. darci in particular has amazing tease content.

as good as it gets for an H game, and genuinely funny and interesting. 10/10 no notes except PLEASE MORE, AND SOON

i really enjoyed this game, god the animations are so good yeah and the story too, i never played anything like this before and have been searching for a game like this ever since.
animation 10/10
visuals 10/10
story 9/10

I really enjoyed this game. I like the vibes, and there is plenty of spicy contenet. I can see some how it's similar to Eternum in some aspects, but it's more like an advantage for me. Good job devs, keep this level up!

A lot of awesome animations!!!
Engaging story.
Beautiful high-quality models.

I feel like that's too many girls to keep track of, but looks like they are needed for the story.
Summary: Animations, animations, animations and I love it!!!

It's pretty good, it has its unique moments. I give it 5 stars because it has sexy moments that go hand in hand with the music and create an incredible atmosphere during the game. The erotic animations are very good, although the designs seem generic, they are still good. I think it could be on par with Being a Dick.

Excellent game! This game has so much character to it and it's pretty stimulating. I do wish that the characters were actually related instead of being adopted but it doesn't matter too much. I also liked the easter egg hunt which added something else to do in between scenes.

Really the first episode is exciting enough to to get familiar with the game world, but 2nd episode is boring. Honestly I'm into story, lewds, emotional romantic scenes but not much into other filler like scenes which are not so important for the running of the story. But that just me. Others like it some other way. But from 3 rd episode.. Especially when riley made entry to the game, the game went to thrilling mode. I'm prefer milfs more than girls. So, a little disappointed that the milfs in 2019 are not available except riley..

And what can i say about riley? She ticks almost every kink of me. I'm into milf, maledom, hardcore sex with a character who is also giving contribution to the story. And she did that well. Her lewd scenes are top notch. Either it is a banana/shoe scene or helicopter (followed by hardcore manhandling sex by MC, like he destroyed her lol..) . And the way she helps MC and be his protector at danger times? What milf out there do that? And i really excited about more of her story and also more of her kinky maledom time. Hope the Deviancy Score pays off..

Coming to romance centric characters, Its no secret that Skylar is the top for me. She is the best in young girls zone. And last but not least Jenny.. I truly got tears about that last scene with her.. I'm having lewd with her.. But it felt like it's something more as it may be the last time we see her..

Coming to negatives (for me), I absolutely not into Darcy. She is very childish. And it's something irritating to see her getting most of the screen time especially in recent episode.. Her dances.. Her puking.. Meh.. But it is also true that I like her "elder-self". After riley, "Elder-Darcy" is the most interesting character for me.

Sorry, but Tiffany and Jesssica are having zero contribution to the story and bare minimum contribution to the lewds. It's sad to see as I'm a big "Mom" fan.

The story in this one is fantastic, better than the porn which is also fantastic. Appreciated that they referenced Steins;Gate early and if you're a fan of that you'll likely love this. As of August 2025 it's a solid 5/5 for me fam. My only complaint is that it's not done because I want to keep playing/reading.

One of the few games worthy enough to bring back

I played this on Itch.io and tried to redownload it before it was removed. I failed. I love Ripples. One of the best VNs, if not the best VN. This was the first thing that I downloaded on Itch.io and it was definitely one of the most impressive VNs that I have ever read.

One of my favourite AVNs of all time.

The mixture of light hearted slice of life comedy and the on going sci fi time traveling mystery is a joy to watch.

The Honey Select visuals and 3d models with this game's cool blending of UI transitions and templates is refreshing and you can see as the episodes progress the visual quality a well as the story get better and better.

If I have to give game this any form of a con, it would be the wait between episodes

The rest are pros all the way.