VN - Ren'Py - Shard of My Soul [v1.13] [IridescentTaste]

This game is a gem. It has a great little mystery plot to go with the sexytimes. Story goes to a few unexpected places. The writing is sharp and clever. One of the best things about it is that it doesn't waste your time. The dialogue is edited well and the exposition doesn't drag on endlessly, a trap that many renpy games fall into. Personally I enjoy the stripped-down art style as well. Highly recommended!

Honestly, I can’t stop thinking about this game, it’s quickly become one of my absolute favorites. At first, I was skeptical, expecting just another “college girl gone bad” story, but it turns out to be so much more. There’s something compelling about a female protagonist determined to find someone and willing to do whatever it takes, which makes the story engaging from the very start.

The story with Kathleen and her missing sister Viola hooks you from the very beginning. Kat’s journey grows more layered as she navigates college life, meets new characters, and pursues her investigation. Every choice feels genuinely meaningful, and the game strikes a rare balance of being breezy enough for short play sessions while still remaining gripping. Storywise, it captures a tense-but-personal vibe, giving the narrative real spine. The writing is breezy and sometimes blunt, but it fits the tone perfectly and delivers depth beyond the usual romance or adult content.

Gameplay systems like the clothing system are surprisingly fun and well-implemented, allowing you to customize Kat’s outfits while NPCs react differently. This small but clever feature adds depth to interactions and makes exploring dialogue and relationships more dynamic and rewarding. Similarly, the investigation mechanics are subtle but clever, giving a real sense of progress without ever feeling like busywork. The investigation board, meaningful clues, and choices that affect NPC reactions reinforce a rare balance between mystery and character-driven storytelling.

The art is hand-drawn with a slightly quirky charm that grows on you quickly, giving the game personality and a refreshing contrast to typical 3D titles. Characters are distinct, and scenes are beautifully composed, while not ultra-polished, the visuals are expressive where it counts. Kat looks great in every outfit, and thoughtful visual details, like facial expressions, make repeat playthroughs enjoyable and help bring the story to life.

The H-scenes are spicy and varied, covering a wide range of kinks without ever feeling repetitive. They include intimate acts like vaginal and anal sex, oral sex, and creampie, as well as group dynamics such as group sex, lesbian encounters, and interracial scenes. Power and control themes are also explored, including BDSM, sexual harassment, spanking, and slave scenarios. The minimal but effective animations, along with audio and transition touches, help keep the scenes engaging. If I had to nitpick, some character portraits can feel a bit stiff at certain angles, and a few erotic scenes are relatively brief, but these minor flaws don’t significantly detract from the overall experience.

Bottom line: if you enjoy female-protagonist, choice-heavy dating sims with a mystery twist and a wide variety of routes and kinks, this is one of the best indie titles out right now. It mixes humor, tension, and plenty of spice, with branching romantic and erotic paths that stay genuinely engaging. The game isn’t perfect, but it’s honest, interesting, and surprisingly addictive, offering a great story, beautiful art, and meaningful choices that make each playthrough feel rewarding. Overall, it’s a rare and underrated gem that’s absolutely worth checking out.

It's not a bad game overall, it has everything it needs to be a good one. Interesting plot, good characters, and most importantly nice scenes. Everything ties in together. The only thing is I've been waiting on an update for a while, so if this ever completely releases I will come back and edit my review but from what I've seen so far it's good.

TL;DR
Overrated. Meh story. Bad H-scenes. Meh art.

Main story: 2/5
It's boring. I don't believe in a college girl being a super detective. All the "investigation" develops too conveniently.

MC personality development & branching: 3/5
Not bad variety of event variations and consequences of your actions. Problem is, it's all pretty shallow — only a few screens and a few sentences per branch.

H-scenes: 1/5
They are super short: 2–3 pics, only ~30% have "animation" (just 2 transitioning frames). Not enough narration or dirty talk.

This game is very nice! The art is beautiful. If you like female protagonist and lesbian content, then this is a game for you. It has a bit of an open world character, it allows for different love interests to be pursued. You can customize the appearance of the MC tp some extend. There is a mistery story behind it....So, there is quite a bit to it. I would hope that the development were faster but it is a very small team working on it (maybe team is overstating it).

My first impression was skeptical. I thought it was some cheap 'good girl goes bad' clone, but I couldn't be more wrong. It's an original well-written thriller with several routes. The simple two-frame H-scene animations are well-made with good audio, transitions, and visual effects. It's a great but underrated AVN.

Shard of My Soul [v1.9]

What can I say? I like this game.
The simplistic artstyle may not be for everyone, but I find it really good.
There is a good variety of characters who look pretty good except when they look down; it looks a bit weird, but that rarely happens.
Other than that, it's a breath of fresh air compared to seeing the repetitive models found in many 3D games.
I love that you can customize the MC and would love to see more variety in clothing and the addition of makeup and accessories to make her look more sluttier.
The sex scenes are good, although some could be longer.
The variety of kinks is impressive, it keeps the game fresh and exciting and hope to see more of that in the future.
Characters have distinct personalities and are well-written.
While the story itself is not that immersive at this point, I am not overly concerned as the content is already really good and hopefully much more content will come.
I wish the Dev all the best and am excited for future updates.

Welp i started this game back in 2022 (cause fem MC who is in control about her future is my thing).

Played it and thought well the art is special but the whole story behind it goes awol, what the hell is going on ?

Now two years later i gave it a try again, and let me tell ya it's worth it (even if you play a pure lesbian route)!

The interaction's are pretty smooth and the core of the story is really interesting ( great story in the end of the day - sure some would say it's nothing revolutionary but it really fits).

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Also for those who are plying a lesbian fem MC, here is some information about the possible LI's !

Hanna = the typical shy girl, who never accepted the fact she is actually gay, but is in Love with the MC and sees her as her GF!

Theresa = Well, she is a open girl ( some would say she is just a slut), who doesn't want to be in a relationship, because she likes fucking or gettting fucked...

Lexia = Also a LI that identifies as a lesbian ( personally my favourite, if you can stomach her backstory)....


So yeah this is just a review based on the lesbian options.. but the male options aren't the bad either.

They are just regular and actually nice guys, instead of the whole corruption rapey vibe most FMC games portrait when dealing with male characters nowadays ...

Has all the checkmarks I usually look for in a female protag game. Wide variety of choices, clothing options, gradual sluttification process that feels well-implemented. Kudos to the clothing system specially- absolutely love how NPCs react to different outfits differently. Playing dress-up is one of the biggest factors that draws me to a fem protag game and this game nails it.
I would love to see further clothing options, makeup and accessories (chokers/bracelets/stockings/rings) down the line.

Writing-wise it is no Female Agent, but it's good enough. Kat as a protagonist feels kinda shallow though. I felt she needed more exposition and development in the first few chapters.

I love the hand-drawn artstyle. But the eyes suck- I'm sorry. The eyes have given me a massive turn-off many times while playing this game.

Overall, very excited to see where this project heads in future. Fingers crossed. Godspeed, dev.

The hand-draw art is not fancy but has its perk. Personally i like it.
The writing is not very good either, but he kept it simple. That's better than the average.
The plot and sex scene is not very well set, but it varies. Straight, lesbian, blackmailing.
It is not a great game, but it is a good game.

This game is brilliant. Remember graphics don't make a game and if you judge this book by its cover then you are missing out on a gem. It has muliple routes to take and different people to romance... fuck or even just explore new experiences with. You need to find your sister, but do you make friends and learn new skills or do you just open your legs and be abused. either way you need to find outr what happened to her.... i need to find out what happened to her.

V1.2

It has some potential. There is an actual story although it seems pretty linear so far.

I'm having issues with the drawings. It just feels weird, I can't really say what's the reason. It could be the lifeless eyes of characters, or something... I just can't put my finger on it.

NPCs are not very well introduced, it requires a bit of effort on player's part to get invested.

On the whole, it's worth trying out if you're into female protagonist games, and it has potential.

A little bit more polishing of the writing and graphics and it might end up being a really good game.