VN - Ren'Py - Shadows of Ambition [Ch.5] [AbyssGames]

Shadows of Ambition is legit a really good experience. You've got a lot of fetishes you gonna like, if the premise is yours. The amount of content is really really good for a game that "young". All the girls are pretty damn hot! You don't see all scenes animated, but the scenes I wanted to see animated are animated and lookin pretty good! If you like games with those tags, you won't get disappointed!

I’m usually not a fan of kinetic novels. I prefer games where I can shape the story with my own choices. But this game completely changed how I see kinetic novels. The women are sexy and beautiful, with diverse body types, and each has a unique personality. Sure, some of their behavior is over the top, but that’s explained as the effect of the drug, which makes sense. What really stands out is how sexy the situations and events are both for the main character and his girlfriend, all while a deeper, more meaningful story unfolds in the background. The only reason I’m not giving this game five stars is because it’s a kinetic novel. If it had player choices, it would easily deserve a perfect score.

Shadows of Ambition is one of those rare titles in the netorase erotic genre that manages to stand out—not just for its adult content, but for its emotional depth, carefully crafted atmosphere, and a narrative that evolves meaningfully with each chapter. From the very beginning, the game has shown a clear direction: to explore the limits of desire, trust, and emotional ambiguity with maturity and bold storytelling.
But it’s in Chapter 5 – the beach episode where the story truly reaches one of its most powerful narrative peaks. Not just because of the obvious eroticism, but because of how it deepens the emotional tension between the characters. Moments of vulnerability, temptation, and inner conflict are handled with care, making them feel natural and impactful.
The beach setting, with its freedom, warmth, and relaxed tone, adds a perfect backdrop to the slow-burning intensity that unfolds. The visuals and writing work together to create scenes that are both provocative and humansomething not all adult games achieve.
In short, Shadows of Ambition isn’t just an adult game. It’s a mature, emotional experience that dares to push boundaries while staying grounded in character and story. And if Chapter 5 is any indication of what’s to come, all we can say is:
keep going. You’re doing great.

Top tier VN. Great story, hot cast, and a lot of teasing. Ch.5 is insane, with animation that ïs really great. Not your usual mindless smut. Definetely one of the best NTS games out there. You’d be dumb not to try it if you like the genre.

Review is up to chapter 5

The quality of this game is amazing, it's one of the few that you really care about seeing the side characters without that overlapping the Main girl.
What you should except
- A story line that you will follow, it's not mindless porn
- Really hot cast and a lot of likeable characters
- A bunch of sex scenes already
- Even though it is a slow burn, NTS stuff has happened and not like anything you've ever seen before
- A whole lot of sexy dialogue and teasing
-Amazing animated sex scenes (especially chapter 5 is a certified banger)
What you shouldn't expect
- One sided chuck relationship, MC is a Chad with a big dick he is getting a lot of action
- QoS talk and stuff like that, it's been clear that this is not going to be implemented, you will see already in game mentions and sex scenes with Big Black Cock, that's as far as it will go, don't go in expecting that

In conclusion
You're doing yourself a disservice if you're not playing this game, it's one of the best out there in the NTS genres, the future is bright for it and it already has more than enough content to hook you in it's universe, and yes I say universe cause it's doing collaborations with another very popular game (try it to find out which one )

My love for “Shadows of Ambitions” is complicated. The Art is 9/10, the music is mid, and the animations are too few, but amazing. The beat to beat of the game is simple. The writing is serviceable. The characters are caricatures. But what’s the special sauce, the secret ingredient, that special something that makes it stand head and shoulders over the others. Simple. It takes its bat-shit insane premise seriously. Spoilers going ahead.

While other games dance around the NTR/NTS aspects, and others will dive head first into them; Shadows of Ambitions finds a different way to approach it. What if NTR was fucking Cool. What if your GF wants to cuck you like it’s some x-games sport and she wants to join the big league. We’ll, we’re in the training Arc at the moment. But instead of honing the Spirit gun with Genkai our FMC Alice is training to be the worlds #1 Slut. Every Female lead you meet in this game is a slut. Their words, not mine. Every female in this game actively colludes with eachother to ensure they are slutting more and more, lest they get stale. There’s even some slut infighting.

The story is off the rails with it’s logic, but the stakes are low. No ones in any real danger, Maybe the city is running low on Penicillin. Who knows. But even when the MC stumbles across some wet-work in an alley, the only real danger is a 20 minute long conversation about corporate espionage. Part of the zaniness is the introduction of an aphrodisiac, presumably being poured into the water supply of Nyctora City. I can’t even remember if that’s a real plot point or I’m lining too many dots together.

But all the craziness aside. Coming out of comedy mode: This is a fun Visual Novel. While linear, I think the unexpectedness of everything will leave most people forgetting about story branches. Touching upon the art once more, It is one of the best examples of AI Art on f95. The art is also getting better as the chapters increase. Where there were visible inpainting marks and wonky proportions in the earlier chapters, those are almost non-existent by chapter 5.

Lastly, I feel the only real detractor during all of this is the blacked content. Some people are here for it, I’m not. But it really comes with the territory at this point. Piss in the wind.

So, to sum up. If you like your Netorase/Swinging Visual novel to be a little edgy, and, you can shut your brain off and enjoy it for what it is. You’ll love Shadows of Ambition. As I do.

I really like everything about this game. The story is super interesting and engaging, with a touch of mystery that makes you want to keep playing to see what happens next. The art style and renders are amazing, and they always get better with each update. The animations are awesome, super fluid and very well done. The characters are also great, they all look beautiful, different and unique. Each update makes the game even better. I'm really excited to see what comes in the next updates.

This linear VN is part of a contemporaneous group of high quality, heavily edited AI CG projects mostly focusing on some type of sharing (NTS/NTR/Swinging) in a kind of coming-of-age story. It also shares much of its visual DNA and proclivities with the most recognisable of the group. Nonetheless, and contradicting all the flak AI CG VNs get, the developers here have no problem creating a distinctive story and memorable characters.

Unlike its kin, SoA does not confine itself to the bounds of a kinky neighbourhood/school drama as it seems to be developing a complex narrative where an undercover investigation into a sexy, sinister SeeEO and her wide-reaching conspiracy underlies both the coming-of-kink story of a young couple and their social circle AND a Don Juan adventure performing the double-duty of porn recruiter/producer and male talent (the last of which I hope will be extended in an episodic "monster-of-the-week", meaning girl-of-the-update, format). This complexity does not really distract from the sensuality of the story, as, like its kin, SoA is consistently H-ot beyond the frame of a H-scene, keeping you H-ard most of the time.
As sexy as all this sounds, it may well turn out to be a mere tasty crust to a ball-draining erotic novel -or, even better, game- whose independently fun, interesting, non-sexual plot adds multiple layers of kinkiness to the simplest lewd event.
In short this is a very satisfying, linear, VN which balances story and porn quite well. It caters to (or touches upon) such genres as dress-up play, exhibitionism, Romance, Facial abuse, Swinging, NTS, NTR (not MC), corruption, femdom, ball-busting, blackmail(-ish), BDSM, cuckqueaning(?) to varying degrees. The adult-content is not always lengthy as it is integrated into an interesting story. It is not a gonzo sex-scene fest. More importantly, for those seeking mental as well as visual titillation, there's a lot to enjoy and to look forward to in the conflicting sexual and psychological motivations driving its protagonists. Though the actual text could use improvement the writing is well-done overall, with good pacing, character progression and a brilliant plot.

This project thus merits strong support, well-earned for what it already delivers, and to encourage what it has proven it can offer in the future.

Amazing game with a variety of lewd scenes. The different designs of the characters make them feel unique and each have their own personality/motivation. I like the animations, they add a lot to the visual appeal of the game. Every chapter the game seems to be getting better and better. The Oogle Corp storyline is intrigueing and I wonder where that's headed.

Character design: 10/10
Dialogues : 8/10
Story: 9.5/10
Music: 9/10
Interface: 9.5/10

My fav game even more with ch5.

Everything is perfect, The nts, the dialogues, dirty talk, the art, animations, music, every scenes and even transitions scenes, good looking characters and well written dev especially Alice with her becoming more and more "lewd".

The game is updated quite quickly, there is like almost no bad things about this game, the best NTS type VN, hope we'll get more.
5 stars easily.

One of my top 5 best AVNs of the year.
Great story, great artwork. I love it!
Chapter 4 starts off strong but goes off the rails with unnecessary
fan service mid way through but recovers and gets back on track for
the ending. It's no secret it infuriated the hell out of me. And it does
nothing to move anything. But it in no way changes the fact that SoA
is a really great AVN. Sometimes shit just happens and you move on.
5 legit stars <3

I saw some people saying this is kind of a copy of similar games of the same kind out there, but i strongly disagree because of the new ideas, and of the personnality of each character. I also really like the idea of oogle fan and everything related to that, and i really hope to see more of that oogle fan content in the futur, especially with like for example one character who has on site interaction with another. So yeah overall very good, i like the art, i like the effort put in it with animation and sfx. And i also really like the cross over. I can't wait to see what the team will cook next!

Best Game!!
Couldn't ask for more. Great Characters, good Story and amazing Art!
I'd like to see where this Game is going, but for now it fulfull all my needs.
I hope we get to see more soon!
A Threesome scene would be nice (MMF) or even a Gangbang, but that's just my kind of kink

I think this one even though it's kinetic and it's more of reading a comic than a game, is pretty good. I guess one of the better AI games out there. There is no cucking of the MC so far which I think is great as a lol ot of these games have that which is getting kind of bland. There is focus on NTS and NTR which I don't mind when it's done well and bonus points for actually focusing on the relationship of the couple and how they want to do some exploring but without it diminishing their relationship.

Great lewd scenes and characters are gorgeous. In chapter 4, dev introduced animations which are already great and will definitely get better with some experience. One of the only 3 AI art games I like and play each update.

Character design: 10/10
Dialogues : 10/10
Story: 9/10
Music: 10/10
Interface: 10/10 (+ for phone texting and images)

High-quality 2D images, a good plot, and no problem with support. It insists on manual design instead of relying entirely on AI. Such works are rare. I highly recommend it. Another advantage of 2D is that it takes up less space and images are easier to compress, which means that everyone can play more content in the same volume, which is a plus.

The game has a good
rhythm which is appreciated, the images are great and the animations are adequate. Congratulations

Things to improve or I didn't like:

I think the introduction of the Nyct X takes away all the fun from the sexual game, it's like an easy excuse to introduce all kinds of scenes. Furthermore, it doesn't make much sense for them to "pour it into municipal water" and then market it, any analysis of the water would land them in prison.

Yes, I know it's a porn game, but a certain level of consistency always helps. I think the Nyct is the factor that unbalances it.

Sorry for my english, not my language

This is game you want to keep your eyes on. This is an NTS game, and with its recent update, it reached ABSOLUTE PEAK! I love the cast of characters, and the story is engaging for a kinetic novel. The game keeps improving with its animations and renderings.


There’s plenty of spicy content and action, including actual NTS, and it only gets better from here. The main couple—Alice (FMC) and Luke (MC)—are a fun couple exploring their sexual desires and fetishes, which I’m sure you’ll enjoy as the story continues to unfold. The game also maintains a balanced approach between the characters and the plot.


The overall pacing is great, and Ch.5 delivered a massive amount of content—it was a HUGE step up from Ch.4. Can’t wait for Ch.6 and whatever fun surprises the dev has in store!

Although I generally have a low opinion of AI art and AI-generated games, this one is not bad. It has several scenes that are actually spicy and going somewhere, with a slight buildup of tension between characters and progress to match.

However, the text dialogues can be excessive and bloated at times, a common issue with many other visual novels. Simply including more text does not necessarily mean more content or gameplay. Players often don't want to read through boring walls of text that explain meaningless details about the game world or casual conversations between characters that have no impact on the game.

The game does include a few sex scenes, but it's missing a gallery feature. The AI art, while consistent with other games that use it, makes it look familiar - I actually thought I had played it before, but I hadn't. Despite this, I think it's still one of the better examples of AI-generated art out there.

Shadows of Ambition is an interesting game, one that has a ton of dialogue and discussions with characters. I feel the whole main plot of corruption with drugs is... IDK weird. I think the characters are interesting but I don't know if I can really rate it completely until it is fully released.

Now on what we have, its very half baked, no gallery, no replays. It's a kinetic novel which is cool but I just think I get bored of all the dialogue. And characters who really have too much screentime get way too much.

It has better than average AI art, with animations.

Scoring
Art 7/10
Story 6/10
Characters 9/10
Design 8/10

So its essentially a mixed bag, very good focus in certain areas but others clearly need work. A lot of people have difficulty with dialogue but I think dialogue in general is very... poor.

In one instance a character jumps to a conclusion after someone says they would see them soon and text them. I don't know if this is supposed to be foreshadowing that said character isn't in their right mind. Then they jump inconclusively "hey this person hasn't answered their phone for more than 12hrs they probably aren't cheating." In terms of this dialogue it just didn't make sense for the character.

Now I do hope at some point we get a bit more characterization and more for these characters as this is a kinetic novel story is everything here. The art is basically already there. It just needs the sound effects, story, and quality of life for it to be better.

This might seem largely negative, but thats because I think this game has a lot of promise. I am hopeful at somepoint when this game fully launches that the earlier chapters set the characters up a bit more, and give this new plot turn a bit more foreshadowing. Or more dialogue to indicate this new direction.