VN - Ren'Py - Sinful Summer: A Tale of Forbidden Love [Ch. 2.7] [Ruykiru]

One of the best games of the genre I've played so far — a standout experience.

The writing is sharp and engaging, and the story progression feels incredibly natural. The renders are beautiful. Every scene feels thoughtfully crafted and visually appealing.

It's clear that a lot of passion and effort went into creating this game, and I deeply appreciate the care behind it. I’m excited to see what the creator does next and wish them all the best. Highly recommended!

Great game about a siblings exploring each other beyond blood ties. Unlike so many other games, they actually look like siblings. Good graphics, decent pace (doesn't cock block you with endless teasing).

[Review for version - Ch.2.5]

I suck at reviewing something but here it is. I always had a thing with incest, but so far it's one of the best kinetic novels I've played. Characters are genuine and so is their internal struggle, the incest is really treated like a taboo and not censored (I liked the retort of some KN/VN who replaced mom-sis-bro to landlady-stepsis-stepbro), I really like the slow burn between all characters (it's not "let's fuck" from the beginning) there are feeling, repressed emotions and sweet romantic gestures under-represented in VN (such as hand-holding, hugging, head-patting...) and the love between the twins is genuine it's more deeper (title!) than just sex. Helga's struggle between her needs, her internal turmoil and her maternal duty is interesting.

I like the fact that's a kinetic novel without choices, as mostly choices tends to change the story and pulls me out of it, I like a story to be straight foward.

Graphically the characters are nicely done (could be better sometimes but I won't complain), it seems they were made with one of Illusion's Studio Creator. The mother is very attractive and isn't look like some generic MILF, Lyna is very cute (I love her pouting face) with her petite body and Erik is nicely done too (I really liked that he was not given an oversized monster cock like in most VN/KN).

Now some parts that were bothering me:
-Erik at the beginning was very annoying. I understand the conflict within him, but he dealt with it in the most toxic way, fortunately it gets better as the story goes.
-I didn't like how Helga is treating her daughter at first (she soften after). I can understand in families with multiple children that there is always a favorite, but she's treating Lyna as a castaway and was only nice to her because her prince is asking her (that's not entirely true I know). I understand Lyna can be too straightfoward (and sometimes kinda perverse and manipulative) but she's seeking for attention and approval from her.
-Then it's just a personal taste, but I really dislike pubic hairs.

What would I wish for next release:
-More Helga and Lyna action!
-More Helga and Erik action!
-More Triple-H (Handholding + Hugging + Headpatting)
-More aggressive advances from Lyna.
-Less public hairs
-More Anna

Congratulation for your first release,

Looking foward to see the next update... It should already have been released... I'm waiting... Still no new release??? Why???
I'm kidding take your time... but not too much

Sinful Summer is an absolute MASTERCLASS in storytelling and character building. If you really love a gradual but rewarding story of familial love and development, this is it.

Character designs are really good, the body types feel natural and contribute to each character, not just feeling like they're different for the sake of being different.

Nice to have a setting that isn't a school or a club that's been gifted to you by a deceased relative. Just a family trying to make sense of things after a change in family structure, wink wink.

For all my hairy enjoyers, we have a hairy MILF. Full bush, no landing strip nonsense. We won.

Great story, gorgeous visuals, just a really well-made visual novel that gets better with every update.

Excelente novel, narrative wise, character wise, setting is also great... though the art is pretty lacking.

The engine is dated. But still, a great game/novel.

As a bonus point, it's not often that you find incest games in which the relatives involved actually look alike one another, or who behave realistically as a family. This game excels in both areas.

Sexy, slow burn, kinetic novel. It's mostly been teasing up to this point, but the story does well at slowly building the sexual tension until it breaks down the characters' barriers, which is the sexy part. Makes the payoff quite hot.

I hope to see this one really go hard on the "payoff" after building so much tension. Hopefully the devs don't try to drag it out unnaturally and we get a satisfying conclusion.

This is an absolutely subjective 5 stars from me because the qualities of this game more than make up for its flaws. Yes it’s too wordy, some of the faces from chapter one look borderline alien, there’s one bad metaphor per line of dialogue (initially, it does get better), and Eric is the absolute opposite of your traditional incest VN hero.
Yet this all works somehow, and very well too. I can’t a really describe or put in word what makes this VN so damn hot and special but there IS some hard to pin quality to it that makes it somehow amazing even with its flaws.

So i've been following this AVN since its release,
and can honestly say this is 100% one of the most enjoyable ones out there.
I'll break it down in 5 parts:

1: The renders have a certain art-style that is very easy to enjoy.
2: Animations are great, specially enjoy how it makes the teasing look perfect.
3: Story is sweet, immersive, exciting, kinky & leaves you wanting more after every update.
4: The developer is fantastic, you can feel the love and enjoyment that is put into this AVN. We're spoiled with consistent updates, frequent reports & engagement with the community.
5: Just go ahead and hop into it. I guarantee you, if the tags are appealing to you, there'll be no regret in your future- Trust me.

PS. I myself, cannot wait to find out what happens next. I'M SO EXCITED!
I hope it'll be the same for You.

Amazing writing, amazing plot, amazing art. Genuine story progression!! Dev is also improving quality with each release and attention to detail shows. First game I've ever subbed to. Still in disbelief myself!

Base ond [Ch. 2.5] version:

This is a story focused on eroticism, on overcoming the taboo of incest, without any censorship, without any unnecessary distractions (like sandbox, other LIs, complicated choices etc.), using sound (music and sound effects) in a proper way to create the atmosphere, and with some deep thought put into the dialogue, planned chapters and scenes.

What caught my attention was the excellent writing this has. It’s very believable slow burn story without it being cringe, and it makes you feel a variety of different emotions throughout the story. The naughtiness is also through the roof here, like, it’s really ranchy. Visually it’s great, so many nice details starting from the expressions of the characters, going all the way to the smallest ones in portraying their arousal and other little nudges, not to mention the presentation of the environment and the outfits. Animations are well done for the hot scenes.

If you enjoy naughty erotic taboo incest stories, then this one is definitely for you. It's still in quite early phases, but it still has more meat around its bones than most of the games here that have been in production for much longer period of time, which is really impressive.

As others have mentioned, if you don't like slow burn stories, heavy incest, kinetic novels or Honey Select style visuals, then this might not be a game for you.

Review for Chapter 2.5
This is a slow-burning story about true romantic wincest, about a family that breaks taboo boundaries with a piece of drama. The story is well-written, feels unique and realistic, and you get to see it from each protagonist's side. Of course, you might dislike Erik at first, but he gets better later. The visuals (models, environment, props, lighting, and other effects) are great. The music and SFX are excellent, it's one of the few games I played with the sound on. The sex animations are good,but might be a little bit better, and not only the sex scenes are animated. I should also mention you don’t need to download a patch,the updates come out pretty often, and the dev always reads our feedback.
So, the obvious reasons you might dislike it:

• The story is entirely about incest, so if you are not about it, skip it.
• It's kinetic,you can’t affect the story.
• It’s slow-burning, if you're here for a quick fap, skip it.

Overall: If you're an incest enjoyer and want to read a good romance story, you’re in the right place.

Version Reviewed: Ch 2.5

Overview: Tee hee hee, I'm such a naughty sister

Story: If i tell you that this story is told from the point of view of a brother who is spending a summer with his horny sister and lonely mother you are probably already assuming that it's a standard sisterfucker, but this one has a twist. Instead of you corrupting all of the women in your life, you are being corrupted by your indescribably horny sister.

Another difference is that this is not a sex game, it is a teasing game. Except for one very brief bit in the middle the protagonist doesn't even touch pussy until the very end of the game. He gets a few blowjobs, handjobs, titjobs, thighjobs, and buttjobs, not to mention a decent amount of groping action and some voyeurism, but doesn't get past second base for pretty much the entire game.

Even the parts where you are theoretically lusting after you mom are pretty tame compared to what your sister does. Despite the sister's near constant seduction efforts the protagonist resists committing incest with his basic human decency. This is an admirable quality in a real life person, but an annoying one in a pornogame protagonist.

The writing is pretty hot, although it does spin the wheels quite a bit

Some parts get a bit weird. The sister character barely gets to third base with the brother but then the mom character shows up early and somehow manages to have a 100% success rate in cockblocking her for what we are told is weeks on end. They literally never figure out a way to sneak out and mses around? Not even when the mom goes out for groceries or takes a nap or anything? Then we are treated to a scene where she drags her brother to the window directly outside of where the mom is cooking and strips naked to start sucking his cock. Then I realized what is going on. The sister has an incest fetish, but also a getting caught fetish. She is only interseted in getting it on if the mom could bust them at any time. The brother, already lukewarm on the incest, is dead set against being found out, which is why it never works out. Maybe she has a spanking fetish?

Graphics: Both of the women are smoking hot and you see quite a lot of especially the sister character as she is constantly flashing her brother.

Sound: This game includes music videos. While the computer generated vocals aren't my cup of tea it does set this game apart. A+ for effort.

Conclusion: The hot writing, good graphics, and extra effort involved in making a music video make this a soild 5 star game. Just beware that it is a lot of talk and not much action.

Fantastic visual novel.

The writing and story structure are presented in extremely high quality. The characters generally feel earnest and well-developed. They're exaggerated in the way that is typical for an adult VN/Game, but even then there are enough elements of realism and natural behavior that they do not feel like tropes.

The combination of visual depictions and text expository in the sex scenes is balanced well and deftly handled. It is both sexy and fun to read.

The pacing is a bit slow, but I find that this factor really just increases my investment in the story itself.

Finally, I must tip my hat to any dev who appreciates and understands the sexiness of women with natural pubic hair in a VN/Game like this. The latent, primal sensuality of a big bush is referenced in text and visually many times and it is a rare treat and highlight for games of this type!

This game is unbelievably good and addicting.

It shouldn't be, objectively.
It's made with Honey Select or a similar tool. That results in obviously not all that high quality images, barely acceptable light & shadow and models that are years and years out of date.

It shouldn't be, subjectively.
None of the characters are the kind I would be attracted to. Not a fan of the whole blond thing, the glasses, and the mother looks more like a normal mother than some hot milf.

And yet.
The characters pop off the page, clearly have their own personality & ideas, and the conflict and tension that the game creates keep you on the edge of your...erm seat?
And somehow even the images manage to look good, sensual. From the camera shot angles, to the way the characters are posed to emphasize the action on screen, it just feels real, raw and emotional.

You can't wait how things keep unfolding, what next border out intrepid seductress will make her family members cross over.
And did I mention that it's unfathomable how hot the daughter / mother dynamic is? When did that become hot?
Well, it sure somehow is here.

Despite it all, Sinful Summer feels different than most incest games. More down to earth, more emotional, more focused on the taboo and the conflict, and it gives you a constant, gradual escalation that makes you actually want to see the next scene. And the one after.

[ Review for version - Ch.2.5 ]

TL;DR: Just finished the current release version of Sinful Summer: A Tale of Forbidden Love. It's awesome! Easily one of the better/best kinetic novels I've played on here.. The audio choices are all great, and the visuals are fantastic! It is also one of the best taboo exploration stories I've ever played.

The Good: Incest! I'm obviously biased here since it is a favorite tag, but this game does incest really, really well and unashamedly! The taboo actually matters. The story is also good, and so are the character personalities.

The Average: It is a kinetic novel with multiple protagonists. It divides attention and development of characters, but you get a more balanced perspective of all character's current mental state. Good, but not for everyone I have noticed.

The Bad: The male protagonist, Erik, is very hard to get into in the early part of the game due to his venomous way of dealing with the taboo. I understand his conflict, but sometimes he is hard to relate to. He gets a lot better quickly though.

Wishlist:
> More Helga and Lyna action!
> More of Erik being a good boy.
> More hand-holding, head-patting and hugging!
> More aggressive advances from Lyna - I love a go-getting woman.
> Anna? ANNA?! YES!!!

I want to give 4.5, but I like the game so much I'll weight it to a 5.

Visuals are nice, but could be a tad better, but get the job done.

Other than that top notch. At the top of my list is the writing. Normally I dislike VNs as the writing is so bad I sometimes question the age of the individuals writing them. I just blast through the text on skip.

Another thing I love is Ruykiru is keeping the main point the main point. A very focused story involving the 3 characters and it's a family game. That's what the fans of this genre are here for. So many so-called incest games go off on tangents for years (literally some games are in development on here for 5+ years) and fail to deliver the sexual content that fans of this genre are here for, and ignore the household members and introduce dozens of new characters which irritates the hell out of me. While this I would say is a slow burn, the narrative has expertly moved the main story along rapidly since the game launched. I can't remember ever being this into a VN's story ever.
I reviewed this after paying to get access to 2.5 and I'm eagerly awaiting the next installment. 2.5 was incredibly hot.

S TIER EROTICA!!!!!

Every aspect of this game deserves 5 stars:

• Graphics: pretty high quality, basically as good as it gets for an HS2 game
• H: It slowly but consistently builds up to the good stuff. There's a lot of sexy shots sprinkled throughout but it's not a constant barrage of meaningless porn
• Writing:
  • The characters feel real. They have flaws, feelings, regrets, and plenty of endearing quirks
  • The pacing is great - there's lots of funny scenes mixed with cute and wholesome ones, romance, drama, flashbacks, teasing, and H. Never gets old each in-game day feels like it's making tangible progress in the characters' relationships
• Audio: sound effects and music are hella immersive

Pretty decent game, dev is really a good writer, this type of game is uncommon, I mean slow burn incest is really really uncommon reason is it's starting to feel boring but it's not the case with this one.

So.......if you're into slow burn incest then this one is definitely for you!

Anyway, it's obvious that not every game is perfect.

Everything here's good but there's still somethings I don't like and it'll be my personal opinion.

1st. Renders quality is good, but sometimes it's look alright sometimes mediocre, sometimes really good!

Despite how characters looks (I know they don't look much beautiful) but they all looks almost same even the MC looks same as his mother and sister, these type of things rare in incest games.

I don't know it's just me but the MC seems a bit dormant, (personal opinion)
But unlike other games MC here isn't much of a wimp, many or rather every honey select 2 game have wimpy-ass MC always think "I see hole I will goal!"
But to talk about this game MC he's a bit introverted, insecure type guy (that's the interesting thing about this game), play the game to find out how he developed his feelings!


Sometimes only sometimes Lyanna may annoy you but she's a good sister I know sometimes her personality sucks but she's good in the end.


Somethings that you should know, I wasn't planning to download this game because of femdom tag, but this game have light femdom + romance, so you needn't to worry about femdom.

I would like to say something about MC's mother too but I don't want to spoil much.

At the end of my review this game's fully recommended by me if you're into slow burn incest, if you want to read something real this one might be for you.

As for mr. Dev this is really something else, you sure created a good game!

Good luck man can't wait for the next update!

Story 5/5 A very good story and in the upper echelon of slow burn mom, son, and sister consensual incest games. My 2nd favorite game the dev is working on. ( Helps with Deadmoon Survival)

Character Renders 4/5 Models are great and they look like they are related. Butts are superb and I like the textures chosen. Some weird clipping and angles of body parts here and there but thats to be expected with the Devs first solo project and how frequent lengthier than normal updates are released.

Characters 4/5 Mom is great and her reluctance believable. Sis is a psycho but a lovable psycho. She walks the line between realistic and porn logic type character writing,. Personally I can find it a bit jarring with her very human emotional moments and then her, at times, overbearing need to shag. I get why she is written that way, just not personal preference, could be others though so dont let it detract you from reading. All characters are top tier.

Choices N/A out of 10 Its a kinetic novel.

Sex 5/5 Superb build up and the scenes are hot. Dev also has some really unique angles during the action that adds to the hotness levels.

MC 5/5 Very reluctant, the best written realistic MC in the incest genre.

Dancing 6/5 Nice touch to the end of each chapter. Maybe the Dev can have some mom dancing in the future lol jk

Overall the Dev is beast with the Update releases and the sky is the limit with the potential on his possible next game(s). Their solo work and help with Deadmoon is worthy of a subscription

an excellent game, the 3d art is really good and i like that the developer used honey select 2 to develop the game, it breaks the monotony of daz's 3d art.
the story always continues balanced and coherent with the character and emotional characteristics of the characters, so we will not immediately find random sex scenes, but, where they happen there is always an excellent construction behind it.
last opinion, the communication with the developer is always excellent, he always answers any questions and doubts.
cons?
currently (in my opinion) there are none.