Unity - Completed - Scarlet Maiden [v1.3.3] [Otterside Games]

Fun, fast, and full of interesting replayability. Though it's not done, and could use a few more updates to finish up some concepts and ideas, the core gameplay and art are amazing. Props to the dev and the whole endeavor as a whole.

Review as of v1.2.2

Rogue Legacy but with smut is probably the best way to describe this game. Unfortunately, a lack of content means you're probably better off waiting for the full release.

Firstly, the positives. The pixel art is very, very good, from the enemies to the bosses to the NPCs. The female characters all have the same body type, but considering that's "thicker than a bowl of oatmeal" I'm more than fine with it. Enemy types are mostly barely-clad women with a couple of males, and I'm not ashamed to say I laughed at the enemy in the second zone that shoots blasts of cum from his cock. The sex animations are also great, and for once you don't have to choose between winning and seeing the great stuff. Chests are opened and buffs are recieved by Scarlet fucking whoever is there, from a fat cocked ogre giving melee damage to a naiad squirting a massive stream to give maximum mana.

Unfortunately, though, there's a severe lack of content in this game. My save file reads 3 hours and 9 minutes, and I'm already completely done. All the merchants are at the max level, my skill tree is maxed out, I've unlocked all the available smut scenes at the abbey, and reached the end zone where a mysterious voice says it's not time to meet yet and kills you, sending you back to the start.

Scarlet Maiden has a lot of potential, and what is there is great, but there's not much there. It's fine, but I highly recommend waiting until the game is complete to pick it up.

An excellent lewd rogue-lite action platformer! This is a great example of why designing a fun game first and a sexy game second usually yields better results. A word of warning: despite the (at the time of the review) 1.2.2 version this is still EARLY ACCESS. That's a bit confusing, but honestly if I went to the Steam page instead of here I'd see it immediately so I won't hold it against the devs. In fact while the game is a little pricy, if you want to support the genre I recommend to at least consider buying it.

The game looks well, plays smoothly, and has a charming style. Now, before I sing too many praises do keep in mind this is not lewd Dead Cells. It's still mechanically shallow and somewhat repetitive, but by the standard of porn games it might as well be a masterpiece. Yes, I'd want the upgrades and random bonuses to be more than stat increases. Yes, the balancing is very weird in places and the randomly generated rooms get repetitive quickly. I do recommend a controller as the keyboard controls are a little subpar. But those are complaints I'd have of many indie games. The gameplay loop is nice. The controls feel responsive. And the art is high-quality. Speaking of the art...

The lewd part of the game does have a few issues here and there. All of the enemy sex scenes are reskins of the same 4 or so enemies and poses. The random power-ups and Misty dungeon quests are much better, but there's not a lot of them. The fact that you can't fuck bosses is a big letdown, but I assume this is planned for the eventual release. I like that this isn't another "lose to see the scenes" kind of game and it actually rewards you for playing well. The game does end after four bosses with an abrupt "it is not yet time" monologue, so wait if you want a fully finished product.

I did consider giving this 4 stars, but ultimately I had a lot of fun and for once not just at the sexy parts. More devs like this would only be a good thing for the genre going forward. Give this a try and consider buying if you want to reward the work put into this.

Such a great game!

It's certainly a game first that has a small amount of H content rather than existing for the sake of H content. The movement and mechanics feel fluid and the progression doesn't feel grindy (unless you're not into the rougelike style). The default controls are not ideal, but these can be remapped easily at the home screen.

Suggestion for the dev - perhaps there could be a feature to purchase things like: body transformations, costumes and extra H-scenes at the home base. Alternatively, there could be progression of things, such as: boob/ass size, hair, etc. as you interact with the various NPCs throughout the dungeon. This progression could reflect the maidens increase in power.

Keep up the good work!

Absolutely amazing gameplay along with smooth graphics. This game was a treat for the 3-4 hours it took to clear the first 3 bosses. However since it doesn't specifically say that it's the end of content, I thought I needed to max stuff out to go further, 2 hours down the drain. Magic is a bit too overpowered in this game, in case you're struggling, just get items with +100%~ magic damage (Frost or Fire) and get the revolving spell for that kind. Kills everything in seconds.

In terms of H, there's basically none. Yes there's pixel animations for Scarlet, some small events and what not, but honestly it's so minimal that they might have benefitted by having no H content and making the game more accessible, since the game itself is great.

Play it if you wanna play a platformer. Don't play for H, since there's basically none.

Review for V1.1.1

I feel like a "V1" is a bit of a stretch for Scarlet Maiden at the moment because the game is far from being complete.

The game is what one would consider a subgenre of Roguelike, a game where the player starts from the beginning each play, but with randomized maps and upgrades so the game is always fresh and addicting. However, whereas a Roguelike game has the player lose everything on death, this game allows you to carry over your upgrades, thus the "RogueLITE" subgenre.

The erotic content in the game is everywhere. Pretty much every character, male and female wear little clothing and you will see big tits on just about every female enemy. There are also sprite based cutscenes which you can unlock by collecting certain items.

However, as I've said at the beginning, this game feels far from complete. I started two nights ago and I've been playing for about 2 hours each session, and I've already done everything there is to do. There are 3 stages, each with 3 levels plus a boss fight. It will keep you busy for a while but after that point there isn't much to see.

I rated it 4 stars but it could easily be 5 if the game didn't feel so short. It's definitely worth a play, and perhaps if the game doesn't end at 10 levels definitely worth the buy. It has a lot of potential.

This review is based on [v1.1.3] so obviously it will be limited to a unfinished content, and is by no means a final verdict.

We are facing one of the best examples of porn game that don't forget or neglect the medium in which they are, videogames. Since playably it's a rogue-like quite solid, fun, challenging and deep enough for each run to be different.
I have seen many say that in the aspect of porn or LEWDING this game fails, but I don't agree at all, this game knows how to balance fun, frustration, desire and lust, and as we progress, the sex scenes will make act of presence, but of course, we must earn them and they aren't given freely to us as other games do.

The art direction and pixel art are beautiful, although in the let's play chibi miniatures the capacity to eye delight is limited, it's lust provoking enough, however, it would be sad without the final game there would be no animations with the highest definition and real size sprites, such as small animated loops at the end of each Misty scene. Although I must understand that if illustrating is difficult, animating is more, but it would make the experience even more solid.

Cons:
The game is still unfinished, and I don't know how much it will evolve, but if this Early Access seeks to be a solid and immovable base where only more worlds and bosses should be added, there are things that in my opinion should be improved. Such as:
-Each monster should have a sex scene.
-Each monster should have a different pose and not just be recolors of animations already used, there are games whose variety is totally superior in this aspect.
-The big monsters alts should have a sex scene, and have an independent animation where their large size stands out compared to Scarlet, since the Ogress, which is the only giant that can be caught at the moment, is only a recolor and it is evident that its size is shrinked.
-The sins economy feels somewhat broken, since with a few hours of play, going up to the maximum and buying the highest levels of all the objects is extremely easy, the obtaining of sins should be nerfed and the prices of potion refills should be seen reduced. Since facing the final game one already feels completely overpowered.
-In the roguelike and procedural aspect, the rooms are like fixed lego pieces and always the same, there is not much variation between rooms when you know them all, although I know that this is incredibly difficult to develop, and perhaps for a porn game it would be an extra complexity that would not help.

[v1.1.1] Had to press every key on my keyboard just to get her use potions at the start... The game says press 'Alpha1', they should change that. Also, I wish you could change the inputs but still an amazing game and you get used to the default setting after a while anyway.

Challenging/endurance side scroller that needs a bit of strategy to advance. If you like solid platformers, this is for you. The game is unfinished though and i rarely give 5* to unfinished games but this one was excellent so far. I'm not a fan of lose to win games as well but Scarlet Maiden didn't bother me for some reason.

The game works like a randomized tower which you can find in certain JRPG. Cute pixelart and animations in addition. Interesting events and loot system. The game isn't a solid porn game though... more of a fair and grinding platformer. So if you came here for the h-content, you'll be a bit disappointed.

Thing that i really like about this game is you don't get hit or flung back to your death when you touch enemies which is one of the most used method in platformers and one of my most hatred thing in games. The controls in Scarlet Maiden feels really smoove. The fact that it operates like a randomized tower makes it entertaining and never to be expected.

I can't wait for the full version. However, I would strongly recommend you guys to wait until the full game because it is quite lengthy and you will probably lose your progression next update.

**I rated this game for its game engine not porn content.

Geez the reviews here are ridiculous.

The default controls suck, but you can remap them. I used Z for attack, X for jump, C for spell, shift for dash. Felt pretty tight tbh.

Combat is pretty good. Yes, you'll die early when you start. It's a roguelite. That's the point. But after you play for a while you'll learn the enemy attacks. I rarely take any damage at all on the first few floors, none of the attacks are terribly difficult to dodge. Pretty much the only one that is would be the flying wizards, and only if there's other stuff going on.

Itemization is good. Perhaps not super balanced, but tons of gear drops, so it's pretty easy to work towards whatever build you want.

The H content is pretty minimal, and honestly that's my only complaint. IMO you should be able to unlock a gallery through the "sin" currency. Maybe make it an NPC you only rescue after the third boss or something idk.

Difficulty wise it's actually pretty easy after the first few runs. I'm not sure how others are dying so quickly. All enemy attacks are very choreographed.

My only real complaint is the game seems unfinished. I beat the last/third boss and got told that was the end of the game and sent back to lobby. Pretty dissatisfying. I would have hoped for at least an H scene.

This is a platform roguelite using porn as an aesthetic and not the main focus you are not going to be jerking off while playing. The main focus is the gameplay, which is very solid and responsive as long as you are using a controller, seriously the controls are amazing and some of the best I've played with in a porn game.
It is currently in steam early access and with more content planned for the future, which explains why a few quality of life things are missing. It's level progression is a lot like Hades in that you have to start from the beginning every time, which is fine. I do expect upgrade prices to change in the future or enemies to drop less currency, as it is very easy to max out everything with a few good runs. It is currently a very decent roguelite that has potential for greatness in it.
The only real gripe I have is that the MC should have been a futa or have the option to be one, with all of the scenes with a strap on it feels like a missed opportunity.

Oh cool, a sex themed rougelite.
* Gameplay is solid. Maybe it misses some advanced stuff (like canceling animations) and weapon types are not very distinct, but nothing can be perfect.
* Artstyle is good. High definition art is pretty, low definition art is smooth.
Reused assets are showing but its ok.

Gameplay -> WOW ITS FUCKING ROGUE LEGACY !... ( so yee its good )
Graphics -> Nah... not much hentai graphics but its fine...
Controls -> Are You brain damaged?...
I mean ok... this game was designed for controller... BUT WHY THERE IS NO OPTION TO REBIND KEYS?...

Left/Right Arrow -> moving left right
You probably guess... ohh then UP arrow / Spacebar Jump?...

WRONG !...

Jump -> X
Attack -> C
Magic -> V
Dash -> B ( You can't rly beat some levels without that )

Who the fuck made controls like that without option to rebind them?...
If not controls i would give 5 stars... for these fucked controls only 4...

Game is really cool, well after all its just Rogue Legacy Hentai Edition but srsl... please... not these controlls... im on keyboard...

Pretty fun roguelike, the sprites and animations are amazing, the game just looks great and clean, the kind of thing you'd see from a really good indie game.

The hentai content is low but still there, although if you expect to fap while you play you will be disappointed.

The balance feels alright but daggers and swords feel way better than the spears and spells feel almost useless except in some very specific situations.

Overall very fun and is pretty long, definitely takes a while to complete

game was great, been waiting awhile for it. Cant wait for more content. a bit hard to start off, but once you level up after a few rounds isn't tooo bad. animations are wonderful, items are cool, and the way to get more mana, health, and power ups is interesting.

[Reviewed for V1.1.1]

What can I say? It looks good, plays great, and has amazing quality. I have two minor complaints for the entire game

Cons:
- basic controls are atrocious, they're nearly impossible to play with, that being said, you can change the controls in the main menu

- The h content in game is pretty minimal. There are a decent amount of scenes and variety, but each of the scenes aside from the ones in the abbey last about 3 seconds before being completely finished. It doesn't help that there's no formal gallery, but I feel that'll be added in due time.
I think another fix for the h content would be to have it run on an endless loop until you push a button to advance or end it.

Now onto the heaping piles of positives

Pros:
+controller support
+great spritework
+great enemy variety, even if some later ones are reskins
+controls are tight
+rng is very forgiving, as you progress you'll almost always find better and better loot. On top of that, most enemies drop equipment (like 1-2 equip drops per room) so it's easy to find a weapon you mesh with quickly and stick to it.
+core gameplay loop is simply fun, I found myself finishing a run just to want to immediately jump back in to beat the next boss or get to the next floor.

Overall Scarlet Maiden is if nothing else, extremely fun and well polished. If you're okay with somewhat sparce h content in favor of playing something fun, this is it.

pros
- very pretty game, graphics
- leveling mechanics
- boss fights
- interesting story

cons
- repetable levels, could get boring
- lack of ability to start game in new areas after bosses get defeated as in library and forest

neutral opinions
- lack of male enemies and not much straight scenes (mostly focused about lesbian stuff)
- slime girls are a little bit too tough and they could kill you pretty quickly at the beginning and if u cant learn quick enough game can become tiresome

Well since it's considered to be an H-game I give this product a lowest rate possible. Why? Because pixel animations and models are poorly done, there's no actual satisfying porn gameplay, no gallery. It is a decent game for steam as roguelight genre that slightly spiced with some H-content. But if you are a picky wanker just like myself- go ahead and ingrore this game without any regrets

The first hour is very fun. Well balanced, variety of items... but experience quickly snowballs and you buy everything the game has to offer shortly after.

Animations are very short, you can't control them and there is no gallery at all, so if you want to actually fap to it, you won't.

Some items and magic spells are absolutely overpowered. Like the flame/cold shield, and stun/freeze weapons.

This is a weird one because the game isn't bad, it's essentially Rogue Legacy with porn. My main issue is that both sides of the game, the Platforming Rougelike VS Pixel Art Animated Porn Game feel like they're holding each other back.

The actual game segments are fine and polished enough but nothing here really stands out. If I wanted to play a platforming rouguelike I'd play Rogue Legacy 1/2, Dead Cells or Spelunky. Nothing here really hooks me from a game standpoint.

Meanwhile the porn is okay but too short and sparse. There's not much to go off on and after seeing another room with a sex scene I don't think "oh boy the spicy content!" the game part of the game after repitition after repitition as per the norm of roguelikes make me think "oh another chest! more currency! a boost in stats!" ect.

The game as it is is too split down the middle. As I said before it's polished which is more I can say about other games on this site but take its too halves you just get a mediocre platformer and mediocre porn, and bringing both together don't necessarily make a good product.

Since the game is still WIP I hope the devs would pic a side, either focus on the game or focus on the porn because as it doing a little bit of both isn't cutting it.

Must be one of the better games to be found here, writing as of v1.1, more content is anticipated.

+ Above average platforming - movement and control feels good.
+ Bosses aren't stupid hard.
+ Most enemies have fairly predictable moves once you've seen them.
+ Skill tree.
+ Very cool randomly generated maps, works really well.
+ Exploration is rewarded with loot rooms.
+ Quests are a bit meh, but adds something to do while grinding the dungeons. And rewarding with more mini H-scenes.
+ Beautiful pixel art + animations

- Default keybinds are flat out frustrating, I played with them til I maxed everything out before I realized you could change them in the main menu. Probably would have been more enjoyable.
- Progress is a tad on the grindy side.
- Loot generated at the main hub is super RNG, no way to guarantee a sword vs a spear etc.
- No gallery.. yet.
- Has futa content.

If you like side scrolling combat platformers, definitely give this a shot. I sunk a several hours into it, and I'm pretty sure I've cleared everything available except for the music notes quest. Got 9/10 notes on my last run, too lazy to go back through again. The game isn't too easy, but it's not ridiculously hard, especially after you level up a bit.

Oh, and Cheat Engine does good work on this game. Once you get bored with legit gameplay, you can lock your health and mana, and give yourself infinite cash. All can be found via 4-bytes.