Visual style and Animations - 3/5
The backgrounds used and the overall style of the environment used in the game are good and make exploring of the house easy. Unfortunately, visual aspects for the story and characters do not follow in suit. What I am referring here is the art for the CGs. I found the quality of the CGs present to be a mixed bag. The quality of them vary quite much from 2/5 to 4/5, with no apparent pattern to them. One time you may find a CG of a character which is messy and rushed and another time a CG for the same character may look crisp and very detailed.
On, a personal note I do not quite understand the reasoning behind the character style is not the most appealing one and definitely not the most refined one. The style used seems to be inconsistent, with few common characteristics between characters appearance.
This makes me somewhat skeptical on the fidelity of the art going forward. The overall looks of the characters themselves is different and at a first glance you could say that the characters are drawn by different artist and the same one (maybe this is the case here).
Music and Atmosphere - 3/5
There is only one track for the music at the time of writing this, it would have been nice to have more tracks, but it is common enough for visual novel games to not have music at all.
Generally the game tries to create a suitable atmosphere and build up before the scenes, but there is not much in terms of scenes, in both numbers and quality. Which makes the build up to fade fast and not be memorable.
Story, Setting and Characters - 3/5
The story gives an unfocused feeling, where it does not know where it wants or needs to go. From what I see, the story wants to go towards a slower or a longer route until any meaningful actions or events will happen. But there are still good moments and dialogues to be had.
My first impression of the story reminded me of another game with the same premise and a similar set of kinks and fetishes, but which went on a different direction to deliver the setup for the events and characters actions. Maybe the dev took some inspiration from that game and did not want to take the elements of mind control/influence from there. Until now, the settings where the actions are set to take place are not very creative and there is definitely room for improvement.
I will say that the devs needs to let loose and brainstorm to come with some new and novel ideas for the settings. I will definitely love to see something unconventional which can be tune the reason that locked the family members in their house.
Characters are both unique and bland.They definitely can become more unique and memorable, but they are forced to conform to some tropes or their traits are not explored enough. As for the relations between the characters, I do not find much to say. For the most part, they feel standard for a game of this type.
The most interesting relationship for me was the one between the two brothers. As for the female cast they need to be fleshed out more and given some interesting quirks and kinks.
Gameplay - 3/5
The gameplay follows the well known visual novel formula, with the addition of a limited exploration/sandbox point and click system, which does not make the gameplay difficult.
What one might find difficult are the mini-games, which for the most part are awkward to play and do not bring any depth to the story and gameplay. For the better or worse, the story progression is tied to the mini-games to a certain extent.
As for the user interface, it is well done, easy to understand and follow. The game has a hint and quest system so for the most players going through the game should not be a problem.
Content ratio - 3/5
The content ratio to play time is on the modest side. I think this is mainly caused by the slow burning story and the dev not wanting to spoil the player in the early stages. With the given story and setting, there is real potential for the dev to create some excellent NSFW scenes.
What the game needs the most is more content and a consistent quality for it. And some interesting and unique traits for the characters. I believe that the game can increase in rating, but it will need several updates before that.