Ren'Py - Stellar Dream [Part 1] [Winterlook]

Review for Part 1:

Stellar Dream has some rich worldbuilding. You'll meet several races with their own cultures, religions, etc. and be able to dive as deep into those facets as you wish. You're even able to make choices that will shape the worlds you visit, and often given choices to either corrupt or romance your way into sex.

If you enjoy incest, this game has some good smut with romance or corruption routes, impregnation, and a few other kinks you can share with family members. And, while I think the avatar's faces are dog-ugly on just about every character, the actual sex scenes have some graphic detail for the bodies and the activities depicted.

Getting into what I don't like: this game has a heavy focus on impregnating just about every alien you meet. Sounds fun, right? However, there's no denying that development has been slowed by allowing players to knock up 5 nearly-identical green goblin creatures, some grey goblin/gnome things, and some snake women--all whose names you'll never remember. The game's been in development for nearly 4 years and it feels like we're only JUST now seeing the end of Act 1, with most of the characters you see on the game's banner having probably 2 intimate scenes to view, on average.

And the bugs... I had to rollback to earlier saves multiple times because certain quests have to be done before certain others, but you won't be told which or when it's safe to proceed. I've wasted time pursuing exclamation marks in locations that offered no scenes. I've had several tasks in the Tasks list outdated/misleading. Overall, the game has many frustrating bugs/UX issues to work out still.

I'm very interested in the main story and romances of Stellar Dream, but think multiple development choices have made this game difficult to enjoy.

Amazing Art. The illustrations and the thickness is great. Has simple but just enough animations. Interesting premise but I love the branching paths. Ipatch makes it better ofcourse. Cant wait to see what other alien races the dev comes up with

I was really hesitant to play this but I'm glad I did. Keep it up

I enjoyed playing this very much. The paths are different enough to justify a replay, the scenes are good and the art is beautiful.

Personally, I do not enjoy incest settings, but in the "normal" version this is covered up in a way that allows me to ignore it. That's why I can give it the whole five star rating.

Stellar Dream > S.H.E.L.T.E.R. > Irnia

It really feels like he improved each time. This one seems to have a more solid foundation than Irnia or SHELTER did and there's a decent amount of content here if you want to play something now.

Decent incest game, with a mother and a sister. Lots of impregnation, which has always been this dev's thing.

Only thing that sucks is no walkthrough mod on a game that has easy missables. I know it says to finish quests before certain missions but if you didn't even know to prock the event to GET a quest you can't know you left it unfinished. To clarify, I missed Amber because I didn't go to the Hangar enough before the first mission, and for some reason you can't get her later, which seems silly. -1 star for that.

This game is pretty awesome. Every Girl have a unique personality. Well Done 2d art. Choices are actually respected. It's so much fun i had to do more than three playthrough to see almost of the content.

Good game to pass the time, but it feels a bit linear. Good sex scenes but I agree with other comments that the models are less to my taste. I agree with this being a good game, and much better that most of the H games we see around here.

Another banger by Winterlook, I really liked SHELTER too, but I like this setting more, can't wait for the game to be finished. Also, I gotta give props to the artist, Ebelisk, the girls look great, but Cassandra takes the cake, damn,

A nice game that gives me a bit of Mass Effect: Andromeda vibe. I mean long trip to another star, different species, environments and planets. That vibe is one of reasons I started this game. But story itself is far from perfect. It's ok, but it lacks of some depth and answers like, origins of this expedition, what's the reason of it, is there any communication with Earth, was it necessary, etc.

Characters are ok. They're very diverse and many people will find something for themselves. Incest, MILFs, athletic, aliens. The only issue for me is that I've feeling most of them is thick and have unproportionally big thighs. I wish more of them is like Lara and Saki with small amount of visible fat. Writing of LIs is quite good. They have their personalities, likes and dislikes, but talking style is almost the same for everyone - none of them have special vibe. For example Saki introduce herself as a nerd, but she definetely don't speak like one.

Graphics and animations are very good. It impress me, even, if I prefer 3d CG. Sounds and few characters with real voice is a nice addition as well.

I think the only thing that was really bothering me was tasks list. There are plenty of side quests that haven't been finished and that's understandable, because game isn't finished. However, there should be notification that quest is finished for this moment, so player don't waste time on trying to push it forward. Dev put notification "(end of this build)" in main quest, but it should be done also in side quests to avoid confusion.

When finished, this game have a potential to be 5/5, not only because I like sci-fi vibes.

Well, I don't get negative comments, this game deserves 4/5 at least objectively compared to the plentiful of other content on this site. Plot and setting is cool, quest and progression is a bit janky and roaming can be a little problematic but not that gamebreaking. A couple of tweaks to presentation of content, especially lewd can bring this game to the next level. Other than said problems:
-Plentiful of girls, different routes, branching story, a basic RPG and combat system, pregnancy content, good 2D art and animations make this game worth your while.
Could it be better of course it can, but it is fine in its current state.

DISCLAIMER: This is a review for the 0.60v,so it will be more lenient on many issues and will be changed when the game is completed,treat it as such.

An encouraging game,at first glance it doesnt have anything wow about it,the setting,graphics,characters,etc. Are nothing you havent seen before,which is one of the weak points of this game,that it doesnt really innovate and bring something really new,yet it does have a ok story which although personally I feel its not developed enough and relationships both are too many,without any consequences and too fast,basically you can romance anyone,without any effort and their paths arent mutually exclusive either,they dont contribute to the gameplay much either.

Might seem unfair but to give an example would be Karlsson's gambit,I like that you need specific stats and sequences of events to get certain romances/paths,also it does come with certain limits. I found out that this dev also made fate of Irnia so its weird that this game is a downgrade in many ways from that game,which lacked combat and worldbuilding like this but had engaging and fun characters and paths.

Plot is very linear and not really different ways to finish quests,however the story is pretty good but not replayable.

Characters feel pretty shallow,music is generic but suprisingly good. Not much in terms of sex,nothing wow or never seen before despite there being new alien species. Combat is basically a chore and not well though out.

The best content honestly is the exploration of new planets,the content on the ship itself was okayish but not as fun. The purple amazons are pretty sexy but didnt really like the snake people,the gnomes/dwarves are ok but not my cup of tea.

Overall you should give it a try,when its finished preferably, unfortunately its not as good as fate or Irnia and kinda dissapointed about the regress of quality.

animated 2dcg with good art is always an A++ for me, however. This game has a ton of progression-locking bugs and the interface is very janky. I constantly find myself going backwards to go forwards, not knowing what time it is, not being able to find NPCs in their prescribed locations. Time advance on visit instead of interactions is annoying. I currently have no main story quests and four sidequests that I can't complete. Are they incomplete dev-wise? Am I missing something obvious that the hint system isn't telling me? Who knows! Certainly not me.

I like this game, wish it could be more rewarding for evil characters or non fetish character, but its nice, hope to see future versions of the game with more clear indications for choices and more corruption/sex options
character design is still a bit questionable

Solid writing, good premise and atmosphere, lots of characters to interact with, good artwork and situations. Interface is a little clunky and could use some improvement, but a great game overall so far
Worth checking out for those who enjoy erotic visual novels.

One of winterlook's weaker game when it comes to story writing, not sure if it's due to winterlook repeating the same kind of story multiple times but i loved the previous games.

Art style is as per usual great but the love interests bodies are getting to ridiculous proportion

One of the best games out there

I just think the incest part was too quickly, the taboo part is very essential for this tag, and taking its time helps build this "taboo" thing

I will keep looking forward for the next updates

Art 5/5. Love how the game looks. It simply looks fantastic.
Story 4/5. Story definitely wasn't bad there are some paths that are a little weird and don't make to much sense, but overall the story is pretty good. The incest relations fall a bit short for me. I find it a bit to quick and ez to start hooking up with your family members. I personally like it when the game makes you work for it. Outside of that the other stories are well written and game gives you fun interesting choices. Makes the world feel more real.

Main con of the game is that the game is kinda unplayable without a walkthrough / guide, if you want to see all the scenes. It is pretty easy to lock your self out of content or even soft lock yourself to a bug.
All that being said I loved the game(wish there was more content, as always) it is worth a pick up. Also sexy alien girls

I love this game. It's pretty vanilla, which normally is a big turn-off for me, but this is just a really well-made game.
Story: 3/5
There is a story here, and the over-arching plot is actually pretty solid. The dev does a good job of making the universe immersive and being creative with the setting.
It's a fairly standard harem/dating sim type game. Every female character (wait - is it really EVERY female character? I think it is!) is all about letting the MC get in their pants without much in the way of effort.
Characters: 4/5
The characters are well-written enough to be memorable, which is a real achievement given just how many love interests this game has. That's a sign of how good the dev is at creating believable, sympathetic characters.
Visuals: 5/5
I really love this dev's artwork. I find the 2D art really aesthetically pleasing. There's a fair amount of diversity in body types (not just the alien/monster girls, hahaha, but the human ones too). Great stuff.
Overall: 5/5
The dev takes a lot of the positives from his previous release and made a bigger, better story. I am not sure there is much in the way of interactivity outside of "Yes I want to bang the alien girl/No I don't", but there's enough there that you can feel like you're affecting the story. The combat/equipment angle provides a bit of 'gamification' that adds a veneer of functionality on top of all the porn.
In short, I really enjoyed this game. The dev knocked this one out of the park if he got me to enjoy a harem game!

The positives:
- Good writing, little typos, decent story. Plot is space colonization with family and of course alien sex.
- Music is good but repetitive.
- Art is consistent, if you're into chunky women you'll love it.
- Combat is forgettable, and yes that's a positive for sandboxes.

The negatives:
- The sandbox. Plenty of bugs left and right to progress.
- The game will put you on empty screens after pressing "leave".
- The classic actions -> sleep mechanic, made worse because you can't tell the time with the terrible clock.
- The first mission nukes your quests compelling you to finish everything before moving forward, which leads to my next point.
- Buggy and often incomplete journal.
- There's a number randomly placed on the map. It's your money.

review based on 0.50 version
PRO:
- good art
- acceptable code
- good ui
- author have some finished games in portfolio and zero abandoned. thats mean - high chance for that game be finished (srsly, how many authors have such results?)
- most of choices stored in variables, thats mean future save compatibility after update.
NEUTRAL:
- only near 30% game done by code/story
- preg is planned, but now its just a placeholder cuz ***_rel must be higher than 90-99
CONS:
- most of choices stored in variables, that also mean this is not only an forteil, but also a nachteil- u ll spend huge amount of time by tracking consequences of choices,
- game have problem in structure- they separated by expedition. as example- u must start quest with doc BEFORE expedition, but that quest unfinished, so u ll got FAILED quest AFTER expedition. aaand when doc`s quest ll be finished in next updates, u ll load ur old save aaaand u ll miss content from that quest and ll got some future problem with doc.
- no w/t, guide or faq. but thats rly needed cuz most actions have many consequences, even sinple item like ration or cookie is important(srsly- read the code!)
- currently karma stat is useless

just a good game, but dnt use save from previous versions- u ll miss content or got some bugs in future

I may agree with some of the reviewers regarding lesser character depths. At the same time, I like the art style. Although shallow character developments, but animations, milf seductions were right to the point. I really enjoyed the progress the game makes over time and how the relationship is built over time and how it transforms into lust were really well made. Best of luck to dev. Anyone who wants to enjoy some good animations with good storytelling, go for it.