Recommending Story-first games

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Mister_M

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Hmm, very interesting premise.
Imo it's really cool game, great story, well developed characters and really nice skill tree that offers a lot of replayability.

If you don't mind sci-fi then Heavy Five could be of interest (you can focus on story there and completely disregard h scenes).

Imo Mythos: Book One is another one, it's a mix of fantasy/noir(ish) crime story and comedy.
 

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Thanks for the recommendations! Soo many people have recommended Offcuts and it looks amazing, but two years without updates makes me a bit concerned. I don't want to get attached and then forget everything by the time a new update comes out. Do you think it's worth playing with the current content?

As for Changeling Tale, it looks interesting, but furry just isn't my thing.
 

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Imo it's really cool game, great story, well developed characters and really nice skill tree that offers a lot of replayability.

If you don't mind sci-fi then Heavy Five could be of interest (you can focus on story there and completely disregard h scenes).

Imo Mythos: Book One is another one, it's a mix of fantasy/noir(ish) crime story and comedy.
I've just started playing, so far it's very interesting! I'm a huge sci-fi nerd and a fan of Heavy Five :) I'll check out Mythos as well.
 

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Thanks for the recommendations! Soo many people have recommended Offcuts and it looks amazing, but two years without updates makes me a bit concerned. I don't want to get attached and then forget everything by the time a new update comes out. Do you think it's worth playing with the current content?

As for Changeling Tale, it looks interesting, but furry just isn't my thing.
Offcuts yes, worth...3 finished routes

Trust me on Changeling Tale... Amazing romance story, sex scenes are secondary and coherent with the story ( each girl has a route... for now only the ones in the middle of the banner ) ... I was like you with the furry taste ;)
 

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I've just started playing, so far it's very interesting! I'm a huge sci-fi nerd and a fan of Heavy Five :) I'll check out Mythos as well.
And if you don't mind dark stories and BDSM (with mostly femdom, but not only) then Karlsson's Gambit has a really intricate plot and many people who are not into dom/sub stories enjoy it too mostly cause of the story. But be warned that it is a dystopic story with non-consent slavery etc., but the story is really smth, just check last few pages of the thread and see how people are analysing it.
 
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And if you don't mind dark stories and BDSM (with mostly femdom, but not only) then Karlsson's Gambit has a really intricate plot and many people who are not into dom/sub stories enjoy it too mostly cause of story, but it is a dystopic story with non-consent slavery etc., but the story is really smth, just check last few pages of the thread and see how people are analysing it.
Hmm... I like BDSM (including femdom, when done right) but non-consent tends to be a huge turn off. Is it avoidable, or at least skippable? If I were to fast-forward through non-consent scenes, would I miss important bits of story? I'll check out the thread.
 

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Hmm... I like BDSM (including femdom, when done right) but non-consent tends to be a huge turn off. Is it avoidable, or at least skippable? If I were to fast-forward through non-consent scenes, would I miss important bits of story? I'll check out the thread.
To many, many NPCs it's unavoidable, to the MC it varies. You can play more dom and try various routes. You can try it and see if it's for you, but as I said many people play it more for a story that sexual content. Also while everyone seems to be evil, you can play as a good characters and there is at least 1 redemption arc for one of the main NPCs.

Also, Pale Carnations is a really cool game, this time more on the maledom side. Personally I hate maledom, but this is wonderfully written game (plus as a film buff I love references to various movies).
 
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You can try it and see if it's for you, but as I said many people play it more for a story that sexual content.
All right, it's worth a shot :)

Also, Pale Carnations is a really cool game, this time more on the maledom side. Personally I hate maledom, but this is wonderfully written game (plus as a film buff I love references to various movies).
I'm no fan of maledom either, but that can definitely be offset by good writing :)
 

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I'm a fan of all three! Stabby Mike ftw :) Eternum is going pretty great so far.


Will check these out, thanks!

A lot of people seem to think this one is too implausible / has too much porn logic (i.e every single woman lusts after the MC). Would you agree with that?

One of the best as a comedy VN not much story present yet but if you wanna laugh and de stress yourself
https://f95zone.to/threads/above-the-clouds-v0-3a-mundo-games.79758/
Oh yeah, it's my favourite porn comedy game and I support it on Patreon :)
 

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OK, this was a seriously great recommendation. I just finished the bit where the whole gang meet for drinks after work, and that heated exchange between MC and Emma was exceptional! Such a sexually charged scene (Deb was right, that is foreplay), without any nudity at all. And those slideshow scene transitions? Amazing visuals!
 
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OK, this was a seriously great recommendation. I just finished the bit where the whole gang meet for drinks after work, and that heated and nostalgic exchange between MC and Emma was exceptional! Such a sexually charged scene (Deb was right, that is foreplay), without any nudity at all. And those slideshow scene transitions? Amazing visuals!
Glad you're enjoying it. I'm really looking forward to see how the game will develop, 1st update is really great and given various skills and numerous LIs I'm sure I'll try at least few routes.
 
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Thanks for the recommendations Jaike!

Some of these violate the "no cheap tropes" and "sex scenes should serve the plot" rules in my OP but beyond that, I generally don't care for coercion/corruption and any sort of non-consent vibes. I'm already a fan of Lydia Collier, so from that list, I'll probably check out Jessica O'Neil and Vis :)

Likewise, thanks for your list bacienvu88! I'm familiar with all of those games and yes, I love lesbian stuff :) The only one I haven't played yet is The Intoxicating Flavour so I'll definitely give that one a shot. I'll also update my OP with some of these games.
 
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Likewise, thanks for your list bacienvu88! I'm familiar with all of those games and yes, I love lesbian stuff :) The only one I haven't played yet is The Intoxicating Flavour so I'll definitely give that one a shot. I'll also update my OP with some of these games.
Good! :) I intended to include Now & Then as well since I haven't seen it mentioned before, but forgot about that. It nominally violates some of your criteria, but that is more due to the characters circumstances than anything else. And something with a bit different theme, that I have high hopes for is Retro Style Soviet Undies .
As for lesbian stuff, see my signature. :)

Also, I'd like to thank you as well since I learned about a few games that I had previously missed.
 
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Hellbound has a really unique spin where it draws a lot of influence from real world bronze age cultures on its version of fantasy and is definitely a story first game. It's pretty new, but it's got something like 27k words of story and has a novelist writing for it. There are some sex scenes that are just kinda there to be there, but among them, most have an actual story reason.
 

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Good! :) I intended to include Now & Then as well since I haven't seen it mentioned before, but forgot about that. It nominally violates some of your criteria, but that is more due to the characters circumstances than anything else.
Could you elaborate on this a bit? Which criteria does it violate? I like Stephen King, and the premise is certainly interesting, so I'm willing to overlook minor violations ;)

And something with a bit different theme, that I have high hopes for is Retro Style Soviet Undies .
I loooove this game! It's hilarious and has a brilliantly unique premise. I even support it on Patreon :)

As for lesbian stuff, see my signature. :)
Oh yeah, I'm familiar with them. I need a certain degree of realism in my stories, so DDS is much more my speed than, say, CLIT or Erisa :)

Also, I'd like to thank you as well since I learned about a few games that I had previously missed.
I'm glad the thread was useful!
 
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Hellbound has a really unique spin where it draws a lot of influence from real world bronze age cultures on its version of fantasy and is definitely a story first game. It's pretty new, but it's got something like 27k words of story and has a novelist writing for it. There are some sex scenes that are just kinda there to be there, but among them, most have an actual story reason.
Interesting recommendation! I just looked at the synopsis, and I'm kind of conflicted. I mean:

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That premise sounds interesting, and the developer clearly has a story to tell, but he also readily concedes ground to pornification. Like I said, feeling conflicted :)
 
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