Ren'Py - Seeds of Chaos [v0.4.08] [Vénus Noire]

Masterful Art and Just as great level of storytelling and immersion propels this into one of the more ambitious games out there which although has themes of sex and debauchery, doesn't rely only on that, but instead tries to do more and using a dark fantasy setting is just cherry on top of this devilish cake. Truly great work and The only critique I have is I would like more renders per scene , but the writing more than makes up for it.
Looking forward to further developments, kudos to this gem.

Solid bisexual content allowing the male character to be dominated and topped by both male characters and other characters with the required equipment while he retains his ability to be a "virile" and dominating character in his own right (if you choose to go this route). Games like this are stupid hard to find

There is NTR thats (so far) not actual NTR, I personally dislike almost all NTR because it usually focuses on turning the MC into a cuck. This game allows NTR (if you enable it) that makes logical sense based on your choices. For example if you take a prisoner as your bedmate to "save her" from the twins the wife might decide fair is fair and let the male twin mount her while the MC is mounting the bedmate turning it into more of a poly/open relationship than NTR (in some cases the husband and wife play with the same character together)

Overall this game is full of less common but awesome kinks making it a lot of fun to play, the writing is good, the plot is an interesting twist on hero tropes. I just wish it wasnt so hard to find more games like it on F95

I am not really sure how I feel about this game, I played through the available content and it kept my attention with it's interesting storylines, characters and worldbuilding but at the same time it also felt like quite a let down.

Pros -

- Great writing and storytelling with lore
- Interesting characters and some decent development
- Some quality 2D art
- Plenty of choices and twists (though it seems most don't really matter)
- No grind

Cons -

- No animations, all static images (couple of frame by frames with like 2-3 pics)
- Lack of art during the sex scenes, maybe 1 or 2 pics and that's it
- A lot of missing art during the scenes (just black screen)
- Walls and walls of text a lot of which seems to be on unimportant events
- 5 years of development and still the first act is not finished (could have easily wrapped it up by now)

Overall I cannot rate it more than 3 stars, yes the story, lore, characters, writing and art are very well done but it seriously lacks in quantity where the visual department is concerned, your faced with gigantic walls of text with little art to match it.

On top of that the game has been in development for quite a long time and there is a tonne of unrelated events and content which could have been cut to focus on the main story and wrap it all up.

This is literally publishing quality. The art is great, the story is an actual story and not just some background for the porn and the characters are all wonderful and interesting. Hopefully It'll release before I'm too old to get an erection without taking a pill though.

A well-written game with all sorts of mechanics to flesh out its storyverse, but some of its charm that got me hooked seems gradually fading into obscurity.

Story/Writing- The premise is simple. The hero, who retired over a girl, soon finds out that the offsprings of the demon king he defeated has come to wreck havoc over their region. Having caught off guard, he must now help them conquer the six realms to insure her wife's safety. That's where everything the story will evolve. While it looks too plain, the devs did an excellent job to introduce conflicts that will test out the hero's morality. There are several ways to proceed with story, with each of them having their own repercussions to himself and his wife. Regarding the conquering of the six realms, however, I think its obvious to see that it won't reach at that point given that there is only 1 major city(not sure if it's representative of 1 realm) to conquer despite having the game in development for 5 years. However, that doesn't make the game less immersive. In fact, there's already more than enough content to explore even if its scope is small. For the writing, there's very few grammatical errors, although I did notice that the misuse of the words 'than' and 'then' has been more prevalent in the newer updates. 4 stars

Gameplay- This is where much of my gripe comes. While choices having impacts is nothing new, what got the most of my interest is the simulation mechanics. Accomplishing goals on a time constraint brings the feeling of urgency. It's what consists most of the earlier part of the game. From managing gold to troops, I honestly thought it will be an integral part of the story. However midway through the game, you will soon realize its pointless. Having maxed out troops or shit ton of gold doesn't give any benefit. There were no shops to spend gold and most of your troops are only used for raids, but even then it doesn't give a dent to your total army. Damn I've wanted to try out the driders against the rastedel troops, or at least lead an army of orc(or cubis) to their doorstep. It was quite unfortunate that this feature is irrelevant now, but I am hopeful that they will be revived in the following updates. The rest of the gameplay is good. The exploration on the map is unique and the choices for major decisions are branched out nicely. 3/5

Art/Renders- Hand-drawn art is always good. While at times it may look inconsistent with each other, I think it's to be expected to commission several artists to lighten the load. Honestly, I'd still play it even if its only text. 4/5

Overall 4+3+4÷3 = 3.66 ~ 4 stars

this game is one of my favorite games on the site ,
art is one of the best you'll find here
-the story is really good , not a happy one and it's really different from the games , i didn't feel comfortable playing the mc at first because of that but you know , life is not always rainbows and teddybears
-the UI is great , the best one i've seen on a Ren'py game
-didn't feel so grindy to me

Amazing fantasy lewd game. The gameplay itself is great, with a focus on building and army management, as well as exploration and conquest of a hex map fantasy setting. The MC's wife is very fleshed out as a character, to the point she's almost a co-MC. The other characters are likewise well defined and have interesting personalities. As for the lewd stuff, the sex scenes between the MC and his wife as well as the various other characters are great. The NTR stuff is great too.

Love the refreshing direction from story design and take on castle's keep management and slow expanse progression design. Cannot wait to see how they progress the castle's resource management minigame. It was a refreshing distraction in the middle while progressing through the story. Same with the X moves per day on the world map. Enjoyed the random choices the human female shadowing encounters .

Excellent! Worth Having it in my collection. Still I would prefer if it would indicate what to do next or provide clues for further questing, as I got stuck at around 150 weeks and didn't manage to unlock quite a few artworks.

Holy shit, this is the best game I've played in a long time!
Reviewed at version: 0.2.61b

Art: 10/10
Gameplay: 8/10
Story: 9/10
Lewdness: 10/10
Kinkiness: 8/10
Bugs: Didn't encounter any but needs some optimizations and tweaks

My Overall Score: 5/5, must play

Art:
Extremely well drawn, has a modern and fresh feel to it, it's all digital art done by very talented artists, visually very pleasing, the map and other visuals in the game could use some work but I find that insignificant at this point.

Gameplay:
it's a morph of RPG, VN and Management.
I really liked the gameplay, you got a realm/castle to manage, and after your management phase you get into adventures in a tabletop map, you got to look out of your resources and handle them, overall it has a fun gameplay, even if you cut out the sex scenes, it's still okay. the reason I deduced some points is because the gameplay still feels incomplete and lacking, hopefully it's because the game is still in the making and it'll be much better when finished.

Story: [Spoiler Free]
It's a little long but well written, I usually get bored in a lot of these games and skip a lot of the texts, glad to say this wasn't the case with Seeds of Chaos, even though there are times where you feel like reading is the only thing you're doing, it's still an interesting read and concept. huge corruption themes involved and I personally loved it.

Kinks: [Possible Spoiler alert]

* I probably won't play this game anymore until it's finished, and most likely do an edit on my review then, nevertheless it's gone to my list of favorite games.

What I love the most about this game is the inclusion of a myriad of fetishes in the gameplay. With mind boggling stills and some good animations, the game is definitely one of the best - visually and in story.

It has Minotaur(hopefull more) having sex with a nice cute girl.

Good story, renders are nice, you have choice to cheat/to ntr/ to harem/to do random stuff and choose who to fck and who not to.

Only thing that bugs me is the luck chance and there is no walktrough so i dont know if i missed some scenes or how to get certant scenes....

PROS
-Amazing art style.
-Good writing.
-Good UI and gameplay.
-Many choices and paths to follow.

CONS
-Updates are few and far between.
-Some missing H scenes.
-NTR is avoidable, but if you decide to avoid it, you will have less content.
-A bit grindy sometimes.
-For an erotic game the plot is fine, but for me the major drawback is a pathetic and unbearable main character, it's just impossible to maintain interest in the story and get empathy for him.

VERDICT
Wait. There's a lot of content and improvements to be added, and despite some drawbacks, in general, the game is good and has a lot of potential and good work to appreciate. So you should check it out in the future.

Great game even for non-erotic standarts. Controls need a bit of work, but they are getting better with every patch. Story and art are absolutely stunning and decisions actually feel impactful. 10/10 cannot recommend enough

This is such a difficult game to rate. I've been playing it on and off since one of the earlier releases and the biggest problem i see with the project is that it seems aimless.

The smut, H-scenes and the writing are top notch. Yes, there are some scenes with just a black screen, but how everything is written is so good that you can imagine the scene in your head. One thing i love about this game, and i think more games should do is create a barrier between the player and the MCs.

Because yes, for me both Rowan and Alexia are the MCs, specially because you make decisions with both characters. This situation and the idea that they are characters and not you create a possibility to just go crazy and put then in the more perverse situations possible just to have fun. Playing this game i don't feel like i'm Rowan or Alexia, i'm the director of a porn movie or something like that.

Like i said, more games should replicate that, it's very fun. For me the problem with this game is the gameplay and how aimless it feels. The sex scenes outside of the keep are so boring and the entire progression of the story, tied with the possibility of game overs if you don't progress enough is really grating.

This is absolutely a game that needs a Walkthrough, specially because you may miss a scene you may want, or even get a scene you don't want because the choices just aren't well enough explained. This sometimes can feel like a violation of trust between you and the game. Thankfully, save scumming is always possible and necessary here to prevent headaches.

The dev team needs to focus on two things to make this a masterpiece. Some quality of life additions to the UI and gameplay, more focus the main story to make it more engaging than the keep moments. The main problem is that they seem to be harmstrung by a mix of big ideas with not enough resources to make them possible and since they are trying to please every possibility, fetish and perversion imaginable, it's difficult to make drastic changes to the game and progress the story in an unexpected way.

So it's really good, if you can overcome theses problems. But they weight a lot and make this game not for everyone. The real rate would be a 3.5, but since you can't do that, i'm gonna rate up because i do have a lot of affection for this game, and i hope the dev team can find some focus, take this game in a great direction and all the way to the finishing line. So temper your expectations.

PS: Can we have some way to take Alexia away from the keep? Her scenes are great but because of being a prisoner it's starting to get repetitive.

What I like is the artstyle, not many quality 2d art out in the market,

What i dislike is the gameplay which is absolute a chore to play with, the game mechanic needs to be revamped. too many dark screens aka missing H scene which kinda annoys me.

Hopefully the developer will do something about the gameplay. That's what stops me from playing the game atm.

An excellent game, I've been playing it's updates for years now and it keeps getting better and better.
I'd highly recommend for anyone who likes a great plot and lots of scenes of all different nature.

In future, i'm hoping for more Alexia scenes with anyone, but happy to see any progress made!

Too boring, I don't know why this game and its patreon is so popular. It lacks any interesting simulation gameplay and dating sim or sandbox gameplay. However, the creator got 10x than the wicked rogue's creator from patreon. OK, I just don't like this game.

It's the one game I keep returning to. The art style is just absolutely fantastic, the writing is very well done, and the game gives you more than enough choices to shape the story to your liking. Combined with genuinely engaging city building (or castle building, in this case), this game makes for a fantastic experience!

The Gay Tag review

The majority of this game has straight scenes (the premises are after all a MC that accepts to be a servant of demons for his wife, after all), but there is a sizeable minority of gay scenes (not necessarily forced). So you can carve a rather satisfying "gay path" in the game by avoiding the vast majority of str8 scenes -one has just to be aware that a good amount of content will be skipped.

Great game. It's one of the few out there where you have an interesting multi-choice story, a convincing castle-management side, and a fun exploration side all together with no part feeling undercooked. The graphic style is excellent, very intriguing (to me at least) and very sensual and decadent, something that most computer graphics games aren't able to reproduce. I like how the corruption theme insinuates slowly but inevitably in the story (with pace regulated by the player), it really renders the feeling of progression well. This is one of those games I'm reluctant to play release-by-release because I want to experience the "real thing" once it's fully ready!