Ren'Py - Completed - Space Journey X [v2.30_023] [y.v.]

This is a rather high quality game, with rather high quality renders, and actual gameplay. The issue is that the H-scenes are pretty dull and the gameplay is tedious and grindy as all hell.

I'll give an example of the raw bullshit you have to go through to do a simple task. I want to go to another sector in the game. Well, you need to upgrade the engine on your ship and grind enough extra parts to get the engine running well enough to reach the warp gate. Actually, you need a warp drive and enough parts for that to be working at 100% capacity, too. Actually, you can't access the warp gate unless you unlock another character first. Actually, you need everyone to wear a certain uniform first before you're allowed to go. Actually, you need to grind enough stats on every character before they actually even want to wear the uniform in the first place. Actually, you needed a license to use the warp gate. Actually, you need a multipass to get a license in the first place. Actually, you needed someone to take a multi-day class to train in using the warp in the first place. Ok, now you can jump-, no, wait, now you need to actually find someone with connections to that sector, then trade favors with them.

If you read through all of that and didn't have the urge to shoot yourself, maybe the shitty combat will, the gigantic currency grind, or constant upkeep of the ship and the crew's sanity and needs will.

I think you get the point. The juice was not worth the squeeze for me.

I don't understand why people gave this game so many upvotes. Despite being an average game, I spent half the time trying to decipher the interface and ways to progress, and I was using the walkthrough document. The game is repetitive, full of grind, and the unlocked scenes honestly don't make up for the amount of grinding you have to go through. Even as you progress with the girls, it seems like nothing in the game changes regarding them. They remain annoying and reluctant with every interaction you make, and the game limits you to the maximum points you can progress on one day and blocks any interaction. Progression is difficult and confusing without a proper tutorial, and the game's hints are extremely confusing, giving you hints that you should use an item you haven't even unlocked yet or using keywords that don't help at all. You have to guess a girl's progress: giving a specific drink at a specific time, gift an outfit only when the heroine is in the room. I got really frustrated with this game; I even started using renpy console commands, but I still couldn't finish it. I'm only giving it 3 stars because the girls are beautiful, the game's visuals are beautiful and the dev really tried to make a game, not just a gallery game like many other devs.

One of the best Ren-Py game. The creator was able to add different gameplay so you are not bored of the repetitive action.

If the dev continue to extend the porn part i happily give it another go in few months.

No 5 stars because the corruption is lock to scene (due to engine) and not reflect beyond it.

One of the best games on this whole site. Clearly, a top tier game with a lot of heart and attention to detail. As someone below mentioned, unlike other games where you just wander around the map collecting CGs, this one actually has gameplay. Resource gathering, trading, ship upgrades, space combat, android assembly, and of course, relationships with the heroines.
The developer is very active and constantly improving the game. I respect that the developer engages in a meaningful way with the community instead of trying to milk a game. Absolutely deserves 5 stars.

An excellent sandbox game. Unlike other games where you just wander around the map collecting CGs, this one actually has gameplay. Resource gathering, trading, ship upgrades, space combat, android assembly, and of course, relationships with the heroines.
The developer is very active and constantly improving the game. If other devs—those who drag their projects out for years—had even half of this one's enthusiasm, those never-ending games would have been finished long ago.
Yes, the game has a lot of grinding, but that’s not a problem for me. Highly recommended.

As others have pointed out, it's a bit lacking in the sex/animation department, but more than makes up for it as an actual functioning game. If anything, it does a really good job of making you feel like an actual space ship Captain. Beside all the day-to-day management of your ship systems, you also have the crew to manage as well as your general cash flow. The space combat minigame is simple but in-depth enough that you have to properly strategize, while also making sure your ship is running at top performance in-between fights. A constant flow of new quests and side objectives also keeps you engaged, which is always something I find lacking in small-scale or solo projects.

Ironically, the normal game content kind of takes precedence over the sexual content. That's also where my criticisms come in: the game has an attempt at animations (both for sex or other activities like the dancing girls at the space bars) but they look a little too stiff and awkward for me. I personally think they would have just been better delivering high-quality renders.

My last criticism would also be the pace at which you can "train" or "corrupt" your crew members. A lot of progression is locked behind specific quests or game events, which means there's less of a sandbox approach. It would have been nice to choose which crew members I wanted to max out stats with.

Either way, this was a really strong game. Looking forward to whatever the devs put out next!

gotta say, seems promising but in the end i think what really brought it down are the animations, it was a real downer to see its nothing more than a GIF with 0 sound, effects or length, storywise its fine but not something that can hold attention, overall average

Excellent game with consistent development.
The gameplay is fun, there's a variety of quests to progress the main story. The characters are quirky and often land the main character in various predicaments. BB-8 is a standout, mischievous character I like. It would be beneficial to learn more about him and the previous ship captain.

The progressive lewd mechanics with the girls are balanced. There's always something to do with one or another, and it keeps things interesting.

In future updates, it would be good to see more interactions between the girls. So far, there are a few of them, but it could be expanded as the girls start interacting with each other; some could be bonding encounters, some could be teasing or could be vying for the MC's attention when the MC has been neglecting them.

Overall great game, thanks for your dedication @yv0751. Looking forward to seeing the RPG mechanics implemented.

Played version
v2.10_012c

To begin, this is one of the few actual games on here.
That's 3 stars from the get go

The themes and content are great, lots of references to all sorts of sci-fi.
the game play is innovative and fun, takes a bit to learn but is not too punishing.

Some grindy aspects but nothing to serious and it makes sense mechanically.
Characters are hot and there are flavors for all sorts of kinks mixed in as well.
Every update it comes with more improvements and mechanics so it pays to stick with it.

5/5

ps. More devs should make actual games instead of calling kinetic novels "games"

Long Live @yv0751 !!!

One of the best games currently out there. Great gameplay. Interesting and unique art. Fun sci-fi references. Enough hints to figure things out when stuck, but it doesn't lead you on by a leash (except in Krell space) .
Go y.v.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I absolutely love this game! one of the best on this site, and it keeps getting new updates with new content, which is awesome!
The art is both good and new and interesting, the gameplay is very fun and i love the sci-fy aspects. it has good plot as well as good " plot"!

Kept me sleepless, marathoning it every time new content arrived!
has a good number of interesting and fun systems and mechanics, without being overcomplicated mess, ensuring you are enterntained and have veriety of activities and options but arent drowning in them.


Its the kind of game i love, and hits both my sweet spot for what i want to see in a game and for what i want to see in smut!

5/5 For the gameplay elements and the story. Fixing up your ship and mining, smuggling and taking on bounties is fun as is the whole crafting sexbots mechanic. One of the best actual games on the site with loads of possibilities to expand it.

For me the main improvements need to be made on the porn side. The models look good but we need more fleshed out scenes with creampies and moneyshots. Balls deep anal is always a winner too lol threesomes foursomes lesbos orgies all that.....

Just dropped the game.

Where should I start...

From the start, gameplay appears to be quite simple, a little grindy, but still entertaining. It goes to mining, selling minerals, buying upgrades for the ship, and slowly subduing your only humanoid teammate.

But at some point, balance just...wrecks.

The planet which is said to be the source of AI Cores is guarded so heavily, that you'll need at least 9 Cores already, for best available Shield, Torpedo Launcher and Cannon. That's one shit of a balance.

The scenes...looked promising when I just began the game.
When I started to advance the companion scenes, I was spirited up, hoping that it's just first scenes, and then it would be better. But what I got then - mid animation with almost no sound effects - no moans or grunts, only quiet plapping sound (and even this wasn't used much). And it's a shame, cuz 3D models here are hot as hell.

And even if I wanted to proceed further to test other scenes - another problem (alongside balance) crippled me.

Scenes achievements are tediously...time-ineffective to get.

When I wanted to get the Sex scene with first companion, I couldn't do this for a 15 days trying different actions. That was, until I opened the manual, and figured out, that I need to recruit hacker companion, and advance her storyline. I did it, yeah, but after getting the Sex scene - again, almost nothing changed - no even hints for further progressing. I opened the guide again, and it told me...that I need yet ANOTHER companion to advance.

I decided to ignore that companion, and try to romance hacker. She gave me a quest to build a 2-3 generation military bot.
For this I had to farm robot crates for about a hour. I created bot, read for another 10 minutes plot-related text, and HELL YEAH - she offered me a favor.
I got all exited...until found out that it's only a handjob scene. And animations were on the same quality level. As well as sound design.

I don't know, maybe I dropped it on 15% of completion, and towards the end all animation/sound effects will be much better, maybe animations will be easier to get, and space battle balance will be more reasonable, but I'm not intended to continue.
It's the only game yet, that forced me to grind for a handjob scene.

Great game fun and entertaining my only issue is for the life of me I cannot figure out how to load old saves from previous versions ive tried on multiple days when it says to but cant figure it out other than this minor problem the game is wonderful

Pretty amazing game, especially compared to the trash that washes up on f95, which is why I'm still giving it 5 stars instead of a more deserved 4... but I digress. Honestly, it's faster to just list what's bad about the game, which isn't much.

It unfortunately requires much more grinding than one might expect, partially at least due to the nature of how the game developed (ie, mining mini-game came first, uncomplicated grind that is basically dropped by second half of the game). Plus, the space combat part can be weirdly unbalanced (one required mission is so hard, dev literally had to release a strategy guide to beat it to allow story advance). Lastly (a more personal gripe), the chat options clearly cycle through a limited number of options without sometimes dropping options as stats change, so you'll still be hearing about the fat guy taking a space walk sans space suit even by the end of the game... but there are still a lot of chat options, since like half are connected to specific repeatable scenes; the options per scene still cycle, which gets quite tedious once you read a few and they repeat.

But beyond those few issues, the rest of the game is 10/10, maybe even 11/10, even if some of the art is arguably recycled from dev's previous game! Am definitely a fan of this interpretation of a management game, so perhaps I'm biased about some of the UI design for cargo management. Also interesting how the game didn't just devolve into a brothel game.

This is a great game, it's not just clicking, it's about fighting, upgrades, puzzles. Nice graphics, lots of items and assets. Interesting story. And sexy girls. There's really a lot of work behind it.

Best game on the platform ! I love the aesthetic, the develloper is always trying to please his community. Very nice !

Looking forward to a sequel or your other games !

Everything is perfect !

Just adding random things because I don't know what to say now.

This is a fun and well made game with sexy characters, well paced game play, funny story, the creator is active and does a lot to make great games. Looking forward to seeing how progress of this game and the creator will be.

The UI:s and how you interact in the world need a major rehaul. It is not a Nancy Drew game from the 90:s, there is no need to make the game difficult with bad design.

It is a good idea, but the execution is really sloppy. The scenes are sloppy.

The intro should not be explaining bad game design, just make it better and go for story instead. Most players will only see the first 5 minutes, make them count.

Bottom line with this game is that its well made, and overall quite good, but the sex content is DEEPLY unsatisfying.

The game sits in a pretty strange place. Its one of those games where there's a lot of gameplay in between lewd scenes. Often this is a detriment, but the gameplay is actually kinda fun in this one. So playing through, it seems like its shaping up to be a great game. The thing is though, that you'll go like 1-2 hours at least between any actual sex scene happening, and the MOST you'll get is a 2 frame loop and it ends.

What makes it even more frustrating is that the setup and context for sex content is good, and the game looks great, so it seems like with just a bit more effort these scenes could be really great. Literally just a few more images for each scene instead of the absolute bare minimum and this game would be great.

But nope, and the game feels like a frustrating waste of time as a result.