Ren'Py - Completed - Space Journey X [v2.00_010b] [y.v.]

Reviewed on 1/10/25 for version 1.50

Awesome game, great work overall! Some rough edges here and there (UX/balancing), but a great game and some clear improvements over your last one, which is always awesome to see! For others reading: try this game out, enjoy, don't be afraid to use console command cheats (where needed).

Mods: this game shouldn't have the 'completed' tag, fwiw

Highlights:
- I absolutely love the art style, not only the great disney-esque character models, but the game as a whole looks stellar. Truly killing it here!
- Loved the corruption via outfit progression, super well done! First crew outfit could be less risque to make that slutty jump from a base outfit to it less jarring, but as I loved that outfit so much it's hard to say.
- The premise, setting, and worldbuilding is good
- The characterization of each crew member is great, I love their different personalities and how that shows up (from dressing preferences to pubic hair to how they dance, etc.). T’Ris is a unique char, the goth girl is to die for, and the princess trope always works.
- The gameplay is surprisingly great, as are the minigames
- I liked some of the gameplay choice decisions, between two options (albeit not when it locked you out of a scene)
- The lore/worldbuilding/plot is good

Areas to improve (constructive criticism):
- An external walkthrough for main missions is an orange flag; maybe a pass on clearer signaling via in-game UI of what to do would be good.
- Related: A specific page/section for each crew member's next steps for sex
- The economy could use a lot more balancing, beyond the early game
- Mid game missions are slow and can be a grind; the grid-based combat is fun for a while, but when forced to repeat it slows down a lot (same thing for sex scenes, to a lesser extent - forced repeats isn’t ideal in general).
- Some form of (fully) automated trading via the base was what I expected, that'd be nice for passive income like with bots
- Personal: I'd really love to see anal sex as the next step in each crew's 'training'.
- Similarly, as you did such a good job overall with it, maybe lean more into crewmember personalities with clearer sexual act kinks/preferences via dialogue, esp. during sex?
- Some later game puzzles were obtuse
- The moment-to-moment writing (as opposed to the broad strokes plot) is merely passable

Granular: - Add button to easily get directly to/from space view, rather than through cabin. And button for travel & dock at same time. And many other things that could be 1-3 clicks less, esp. for common actions. There's a mod that helps with this, maybe take some inspiration from it.
- (for next game): rethink the inventory system, mainly around using items on people, as it can be near impossible to guess and the inventory becomes a mess. Concretely: Separate out consumables from single-use or permanent items. And remove unusuable/WIP items until they have a use.

After playing through princess & the tower as well right after this one (because I saw so much potential here), it’s clear this is from the same creator, and an evolution. The gameplay is more interesting, the art is cleaner, yet still has a lot of the DNA as the first (for both better and worse).

Imo, the main area for you to improve, as a creator, is the UX and balancing - everything takes way too many clicks (mainly common actions), and it’s more fun with cheats (which is a shame, as the gameplay is usually pretty interesting otherwise). Additionally, consider polishing the character development (only mentioned because you do such a good job of this sometimes, and so the weaker parts, like asking about work/school during sex, are glaring). That being said, I'm definitely going to be watching you closely, as the core blend of amazing art, hot characters, fun worldbuilding is very compelling!



@yv0751 Feel free to reach out via DM/ping in thread if you have any questions! Seems like you're quite active, which is great to see (as long as it doesn't distract you from the good work you do).

Thanks again for making this, I'm so stoked it exists! Looking forward to the full release eagerly

Space Journey X is one of the best H-Games of its genre. It shows both the skill and the passion of the Dev. As of this review, development is ongoing to expand on current content and add new scenes and mechanics due to the outpouring of support by the community. All around a great game and an exemplary model of what H-games should be.

I play hentai or adult theme games all the time very few impress me or even come close to being worth a decent rating. I have come across hundreds that had potential and where abandoned, as well hundreds more copy paste trash doing the same old stuff. That is some of why I give this game dev max ratings the unique model style, the frequent updates and releases, they are active with posts news and more. I am always looking forward to new version drops as well being unable to support with $$$ I am very thankful the dev always releases free without any pay wall content blocking for poor supporters!
I am also very impressed with y.v. Their work ethic is amazing, the response to suggestions or questions is quick and polite. Positively my favorite creator and This game is my #1 on a top 10 list. I keep replaying this and waiting for the next update for more sad it will eventually stop getting more though still look forward to what is coming.
The game is amazing great art, story, fun mini games and main quest lines. My personal play has only a couple minor complaints tris needing to be drunk for sex in her room every time still after you progress to bridge favor and night visit is an annoying over site for me, I wish for more detail never see creampie after or many alt positions, Vee and Khelara could have ( I believe it is being worked on currently ) more places on ship to get favours from Vee is found in lab alone often for a favour and could be on the dance pole list as well. I would like MC outfit changing on the start day with rest of the crew and if it ever is possible would love if all outfits could be bought and given to every crew member Nimhe and Seraphine would look so good in the tri's final 4th lvl outfit or all in Shady outfit with some kit modifications. Vee could use the ability to get other outfits after her sub or app is high enough sense half the fun of walking the ship is seeing the girls as you dressed them up for the day. I would also love to see future content for the base a compound build with crew rooms with new scenes with the girls maybe mc bathing/showering sex with the girls, workout sex with them in the gym, rec room sex on pool table or something ect ect.
I will stop there the BEST thing about this game for me personally is all the massive open potential y.v has already and how much more is opened up with each addition!! I can not get enough of it so yeah should get an adult version of best game reward someday!

I have played so many h-games, it must be in the hundred's and this one is a true gem. This is one of those rare games which is actually *fun* to play. The dialogues are to the point short, and interesting. There is no overly long exposition of video game lore. And yet, there is lore. But you gradually get introduced to it, piece by piece. The art is unique and well done. The game reminds me a bit of Elite (the classic space game) but with a porn twist. You can take on missions, do bounty hunting, upgrade your ship, fly around, do missions. What a great game. It's truly great. 10/10. Last tip: if you try the game for the first time, be patient with it. It doesn't do a lot of handholding (yes there are hints, but sometimes they can be cryptic and they don't explain everything). After about an hour of play you will know how the game works.

Edit: so I finished the game after 20h? 40h? I lost track, it was so good. The story, sidequests, everything, This is definitely in my top 3 of best h-games. Captivating!

Some unique and refreshing character design choices, with a coherent narrative, and clear dialogue brought down by and expanding grind for narrowing content over the course of the gameplay.

This game starts strong and has a good pace and balance of gameplay and content in the initial phase, but as new characters and mechanics are introduced old ones seem to be forgotten. The pace then start to crawl as the expanding grind takes over and the content slows.

At ~150 days in, it becomes clear that, while the game remains a sandbox, progression had become linear, taking several days for any given step in a quest. With 80% of the content in the gallery completed in half that time, the primary input becomes pressing Q to skip time instead of clicks to interact or progress dialogue. Based on the current flow, I'd expect it to take another 150 days to get the last 10%.

Giving this an average rating due to the fall off over time. The game starts strong, but slowly becomes more and more disappointing. Would've been a 4/5 if it wasn't tagged as completed, as there'd at least be hope that content would still be added in areas that it seems incomplete.

I usually don’t write reviews, but since there aren’t many for this game and the developer truly deserves recognition for their great work, I decided to share my thoughts.

I’ve never been a fan of point-and-click games and typically stick to 3D games. However, this game caught my attention, and after playing it a few times, I was hooked. The gameplay is relaxed, without any forced pacing or strict time limits. The animations and visuals are top-notch, and I also enjoy the engaging and spicy storyline.

I’ve been playing this game since around version 0.80 and am currently enjoying version 1.50-15. The developer is genuinely invested in understanding what the fanbase wants and maintains great communication across all platforms where the game is available, including itch.io, Patreon, and F95.

Although I’m currently in a tough financial situation, I intend to support this game on Patreon or itch.io as soon as I can. Whatever your preferred gaming style, I highly recommend giving this game a chance. Who knows? You might discover your next favorite addiction.

Took a while since I first tried this out. Now after finishing it once and a second time I feel I am able to give a proper review and criticism. Outstanding effort for a porn game, full stop. For first time play, it will feel grindy, repetitive, and unrewarding. However, if you can move past the initial money grind of about 50 million(less time if you are lucky with robotics crates), the game starts to move at a very good pace. To that end the best method of gaining money will be robotics construction and arcade revenue. Mining very quickly becomes obsolete as an income source and is only good for crate hunting. I won't say the story is amazing but then again if I want a good story I am just going to open a book. The amount of fap material is decent with limited animation, is enjoyable just not what I would call over abundant. So why the 5 star one might ask, because while I came for the porn, I stayed for the mid and late game mechanics. Robotics is quite entertaining. Although I would prefer the gambling element to be removed, it can nonetheless be sidestepped in the current configuration regardless due to the current engine.
Message to Dev. It takes entirely way too long to get perfect traits, personality, attitude if playing as intended. Especially when we are already dealing with random rolls when it comes to the base stats which is by far the most critical element when it comes to bot value. I look forward to further updates and polish from the dev. Good luck, and well done.

Best game!
Nice graphics and a good novel, with unique characters,
with an exciting and captivating story.
I can only recommend it to everyone who wants a good spicy adventure game.
Especially since it is constantly improving every 2 months.
Good job!
Congratulations to the developer.

[v1.50_15]
The game has both great pros and bad cons, which are very similar to the dev's first game (The Princess and the Tower). Both games share the same tone and game mechanics (and also one main character).

Pros:
+Great humour.
+Great lore.
+The dev has developped his own graphic style and I like it.
+Tons of content. The dev is hardworking.

Cons:
-The grind is real. I recommend using the cheat to have unlimited money to lessen this grind.
-As with The Princess and the Tower, sex scenes are really lacking. The dev just throws a couple renders and it's done. It's annoying to spend so much time grinding for a single render reward. There should be more interaction with the girls during sex. This is even more frustrating that the dev got it right with the punishment mini-game. He should think of a similar system for sex, with stress/pleasure gauges.

To conclude, it is fun to play, but a disappointing fap. Whether you liked or disliked The Princess and the Tower, you will have the same opinion of Space Journey X.

Fantastic game, featuring mix of classical space strategies like Space Rangers, Galaxy on Fire, Freelancer and best corruption games like Akabur games - Star channel 34, Princess trainer. Got me hooked for several days. Looks like a good compromise of erotic game and space adventure. Highly recommend.

I've very mixed feelings about the game.
On the positive side it has:
- A very unique style
- Hot models
- Interesting story
- A lot of different well made mechanics

On negative side:
- Too much grind
- Grind to sex scenes ratio is small
- Overall too few scenes
- No SFX in scenes (beside the ejaculation sound)
- Scenes contain most of the time a single movement from a single angle
- Have I mentioned grind already?

I really would like to give the game a better rating, because clearly a lot of effort was put into the creation of the world, models, environment and complex mechanics.
But I'm cheating and still it takes me hours after hours to progress, find out what next, level up characters stats to get the next short sex scenes with them.
It's simply not satisfying.
The game could be a 5/5 with better sex scenes and more of them. The grind can stay, but the reward must be equivalent.

This is a solid 5 out of 5, however, it is not a game that lets you just turn off your brain and wank away and I do have some issues with the game and especially some obvious(?) missed opportunities.

1) Don't expect elaborate animations. The sex scenes are hardly gifs. But the models are great so you'll certainly get hard. In fairness, I wish the dev would make at least one properly animated scene for each character.

2) So I can build sex bots, customize them, train then and ... yeah, I can't use them after I've customized them since there are only 3 models that support that and each only have 1 mini gif.. Why you gotta do me like that Mr. Dev?

3) Can I please have the option to at least customize the one that lives on my bed, please?

4) Some of the puzzles aren't actually puzzles.. There just quest with lacking instructions, the hard part being figuring out how to even start the puzzle part of them. Just count the amount of comments on the Beacons despite there being a walkthrough, it's all people not knowing to use the wrench on the console.

5) Please, Mr. Dev, let us get to a point where regardless of what the crew wears and what tasks they are assigned, the amenities and doctor's support should be enough for them to not die from stress and despair. For the first 300 days, sure, let me struggle.. But it's just a hassle now and the primary reason why I'm not gonna replay this otherwise fantastic game.

6) Being a completionist, it really, really hurts that some of the Gallery scenes only have a tiny window of opportunity to be unlocked.. I'm at the very end of the game and have been grinding for that pesky last N-Shell for ages, and it's glaring how I can't unlock 3-4 of the scenes because the moment has simply passed ages and ages ago.

So in summary.. Griffindor takes the house cup, but also minus -600 points to Griffindor for making me hard, but never making me cum and making me spend 30 hours engrossed only to end up feeling slightly vexed. Also +100 points to Griffindor for making the best models for tits I have ever seen - they remind me of an ex that I still wank about..

To be fair, the 2 star rating is because this is indeed a poor sex/porn game. There isn't a focus on the sexual aspect of the game.
The game is not bad at being a standard management type of affair.
But tremendously more time and effort has to be put in to building up funds than having fun.
There was so much sexual potential that was not explored. The interactions were too brief with no depth.

To me it feels like this was a game that had non-sexual designs in the planning phase but tacked on some nudity to garner some attention.

Art/Models are easily 4/5. Trying to rein in my bias, because these puffy nips are in my strikezone.
Animations are, unforunately, quite bad. I'm not sure what the intent was, but you can count the frames.

Gameplay is...3/5.
There's nothing that jumps out at me as being bad, but it's got some of the typical jank you'd expect from most renpy titles, and there's nothing especially involved/creative here.
There are some minigames that help break things up a bit, but nothing complex. It's more or less enough to hold my attention, and not feel tedious.

Overall, 4/5. I enjoy the humor, characters, and artstyle. The jank animations are distracting, but otherwise the lewds hit the spot.

I did not expect to like self-bondage before I played this game, but now I do.

Character design stands out which is a breath of fresh air since you are used to seing the same DAZ charactesr copy and pasted thousands of times.

Game has a lot of humor and a dev that is very active on both discord and patreon.

The sandbox part of the game is not always 100% (available guide if you are stuck) intuitive but it is engaging and if you have a soft spot for managment type games this is a must.

if I could give it more than 5stars I would

I found this game browsing the BDSM tag. I'm fairly singularly focused on BDSM.

This game is about 70% vanilla so I'm not fully the target audience, but I felt like it threw me a bone often enough to stay interested. To some extent I also realized while playing "vanilla content isn't the worst thing in the world" because the artistry of the game does a lot to sell charm and uniqueness. I am also a heavy strategy gamer. I very much enjoy the various economy mechanics in play. There are so many variables for a player to keep track of at first and it's very fun to juggle them all.

On the whole it's quite incomplete. As you get into the later chapters, the myriad gameplay mechanics become less relevant and there's a lot less scenes being unlocked. So this dev has a lot to do yet. Judging from the size of the patreon and discord communities, this project does seem to have a good amount of energy behind it.

The character designs put me off at first and I took a while to even try the game. I warmed up to it after playing for a bit though. This game has a lot of charm and the artistry is very solid - posing, lighting, camera effects, environment design all look great. The writing is enjoyable, the main character striking a good balance between "innocent goof" and "horny sex pest" and the girls all just roll with it because it's an ero game. I found a decent degree of immersion with it.

Nimhe best woman 5/5.

Girls are hot. The models have a unique style.

Very interesting mechanics such as creating bots, loot mining and economics.

I would like more sexual scenes and angles.
Many scenes are repetitive and need to be repeated over and over again to progress. There could be more inappropriate interactions with girls.

At some point the grind and obstacles become annoying. The sex scenes end. There are very few of them anyway. This game mercilessly eats up your time.

Excellent mechanics are ruined by merciless grinding.

A superior game in content and size to The Princess and the Tower, the other game by this developer, and while grinding at times, the mini games are challenging enough to not be bored. Easy to figure out how to make progress fast, and from a completitionist perspective, it's very straightforward while still having a feeling that the player makes his own choices in the storyline. One of the best games on this site, with a unique art style, quirky characters and cool electronic music (I like the bar song in Iltari station the most).

Art is 10/10 which is good, but also bad because you'll want to see more.
In my opinion setting and minigames are good.
All of the boring parts of the game either will be automated on later stages of the game, or in future updates, so you don't have to do boring stuff.
Game is lite, no lags, no crashes, no softlocks.
From my experience all of the bugs were minor and did not affect player's game progress.

Game is good, game is fun, I would recommend.

This was another tough review.

The art was interesting, but not amazing. The story was good but not great. Bonus points because it is an actual game.

Given where we're at, it was a little surprising to me how much fun the combat was.

Sorry this is a little choppy, but again, this was tough. It definitely gets very very grindy (to the point where I didn't finish) and the quest hints are definitely inconsistent.

TL;DR - decent game that goes on too long