Succubus★Connect! completely surprised me. I started out curious and ended up playing 12+ hours straight. It's that addictive. If you’re into card-battlers like Slay the Spire and like your RPGs with a strong lewd twist, this is a must-play.
The gameplay is where it shines the most. It’s a well-designed card battle system with solid mechanics, a skill tree, and a lot of synergy in how you build your deck. It’s easy to learn but fun enough to keep you experimenting. That said, the game is way too forgiving. Losing a fight just boots you back to town with no penalty. I really wish there were actual consequences for failure, maybe some XP loss, card malfunctions, or really any penalties/setbacks. That, paired with a New Game+ or challenge mode, would give the gameplay even more weight and replayability.
The presentation is incredible, especially for an RPG Maker game. Honestly, I didn’t even realize it was an RPG Maker title at first, that’s how good it looks and feels. The maps are beautifully detailed, the environments are rich and varied, the UI is slick, overall everything is so well put together. There’s a bit of lag in some parts (RPGM limitations), but nothing game-breaking. It really shows how much care and effort went into every corner of the game. This is, in my opinion, the standard for what RPG Maker H-games can be.
The H-content is mostly soft and very sex-positive. There's not a huge variety, but everything is animated and voiced, and the game tracks things like how many times you’ve performed certain sex acts or how much semen you’ve collected. That mechanic is begging for alternate endings or some kind of reactive system which was never explored, hopefully something to build on in a possible sequel.
The story is light, fun and engaging. Nothing groundbreaking, but the comedic tone, likable cast, their reactions and upbeat pacing kept me hooked. The world building was very well done and I wasn’t expecting to care about the characters this much.
TL/DR:
5/5. The most fun I’ve had with an H-game in years. Great combat, slick presentation, and real attention to detail. It’s easy and could use more consequences for losing, but that doesn’t stop it from being one of the most polished and enjoyable H-RPGs on Steam.
Worth every cent.