VN - Ren'Py - Summer Heat [v0.5.1] [Naughty Fox Games]

One of the ultra rare games with good CGs and pretty characters and actual good writing!
The game managed to get me from
"Oh these DAZ characters look pretty unique and nice, nobody really catches my eye though"
to "Holy shit that stupid monkey is the hottest girl I've ever seen" in a matter of 2 hours by how well she is written. Really good showcase on why these games are so much better than porn.


The girls have distinct characters and seem alive, the PC is socially adept, the jokes are funny, the flirting feels natural. Only the "best friend" seems really unlikeable, flat and underdeveloped compared to some legendary bros from other games, but maybe he will shine more in future updates.
We are given plenty of choices what to say and how to react and there is some deeper plot lurking under the surface that seems intriguing and promises to keep things interesting. There are some rare moments where you can bond over realistic tragic backstories or insecurities that are really well written. The timing, CGs and facial expressions actually make you feel like you are building a connection.


Huge potential, one of the best DAZ/Renpy games ever created. Biggest downside is that its not finished yet so now I have to wait.

v0.5.1

One of the few games on this site where all the characters of note are actually attractive, the scenes hot, and the plot is interesting.

Don't mistake it for seeming too vanilla at first glance. Everything in the game game so far is good quality.
As of the current version it seems to have about 3-4 hours of content. Not very long, but the content makes up for it.

Chapters are pretty short. but damn this might be a very very good and hot AVN. my current top 5 probably. hope to see the workaround against the LIs. looks like the dev know what he is doing. really love how the progression is going. hope to see more slow burns.

This is hands-down one of the best AVNs I've ever had the pleasure of experiencing. The dev is not only good at writing the characters, but also extremely skilled in scene composition and sensual delivery, resulting in visuals and texts in perfect sync with one another. This establishes an atmosphere that is densely packed with emotion and eroticism, making the player unconsciously step into the story and thus FEEL like the mc. Completing the chapter 5 update feels much less like the usual slightly absurd adult entertainment formula, and more like a remarkably relaxing erotic therapy session. This is without a doubt a VERY rare achievement. The impeccable delivery of harmonious coexistence among visuals, tonal language, dialogue rhythm, story-progression and lewd scenes together sets a high bar for all present and future AVNs.

Version: [v0.5.1]

In 'Summer Heat' we get to experience summer camp, woo-hoo!
the game starts as the MC, his friend and the friend's sister are leaving for summer camp, they meet a couple of cute girls and are about to spend a few weeks with them.
Well, there are some background stories about some weird father figure and whatever he seems to be involved with, but under all that 'Summer Heat' is a love letter to summer camps, to late adolescence, to clumsy flirtations and love-struck puppy eyes. and it does it with so much charm.

The renders are pretty, the models are beautiful and high quality, the scenes are really sexy and well done, absolutely wonderful so far.
When it comes to writing, well, it's really really great, the conversations makes sense and feels natural (which is unfortunately very rare in the genre) and therefor the large amount of text does not hinder the experience at all, but more on the writing later.
The sandbox sections are nice, quick and concise which I really appreciate. the choices are simple and the outcome of them is clear, I do worry about things branching out so early as it pretty much guarantees you'll have to wait a long long while for your branch of choice, still, it's a reasonable decision that makes sure the player knows this isn't a harem VN.

I do want to make it clear, thinking and reviewing specific aspects of this VN doesn't do it justice (even though all of them are great!), 'Summer Heat' is an experience, and the whole is greater than the sum of all parts.
The relationships built over the first few days makes sense, they feel real, natural, they have weight.
As previously stated, the interactions between the characters just feels so believable, some things the characters say are clumsy and cringe, but not in a weird, badly written way, in a 'huh, that's actually how teens are sometimes' and oh it is so so charming. the sexual tension is off the charts, not just the scenes themselves are sexy, but everything in between, the (sometimes no so subtle) flirations, the long gazes, it's all done so well and it works amazingly.
The characters fall in love and explore and make mistakes and learn and fuck. It sucked me in. it made me nostalgic for my summers as a teen, for young love and fumbling through life with a smile and no idea what's what. Honestly, I'm not sure I can give a bigger compliment than that.

amazing work.

(v0.5.1)

An excellent game overall.

The primary love interests are all attractive in both looks and personality. The free-roaming sections are short and easy to navigate. There are no minigames. Your choices are respected by the game. Renders are beautiful. Animations are very smooth and look natural. Facial expressions are well done, meaning we get a lot of sly smiles and subtle expressions. There is a replay gallery for scenes and images you have unlocked.

The only negative so far is that the main plot is off to a bit of clunky start with the main character just sort of going along with what he's told to do without any real motivation to do so. But its a very minor flaw that is hopefully only there to get the ball rolling.

A lot of care has gone into the game, as can be seen by the extra effort that goes into small details that many developers wouldn't bother with. For example, there was a scene where you talk to two girls by the pool and an inflatable swan slowly floats by in the background, which adds a bit more life into the scene.

Easily one of the best adult games in development right now.

This game is top notch. Potential to be up there in the AVN pantheon.

There is a lot to like here. The themes are very much oriented towards early adulthood. Summer Heat is in the vein of the traditional AVN Bildungsroman: a young man on the cusp of adulthood embarks on a journey of romantic relationships and erotic discoveries, post-high school and pre college in this case. The setting will be familiar to most: American adjacent, with the usual codes and tropes. It's not especially original but it's very much enjoyable.

In fact, what I enjoyed most about it so far has been the pacing, and its good nature overall. Yes, it's exaggerated as with most other AVN, and the MC gets plenty of action/intimacy building for a measly 24 hours in game. But it all feels rather naturalistic (within the suspension of disbelief), with characters that feel distinct, attractive, relatable or compelling in their own ways, with a good mix of humour, lewdness, enthusiasm and pathos.

As for the story itself it's a little too early to tell. This latest instalment felt like end of the beginning of the game, there seems to be a lot of scope for this story to grow.

If a critique has to be made, the writing could be a little better in the choice of words in dialogues. It does not impinge on the experience, but it could feel more realistic yet, as well as rooted, if the choice of words was a tad more considered.

At any rate, Summer Heat is a remarkable entry. I've tried a fair share of games in a similar genre, and this one quietly stands out. Not the most high profile game on the site by some distance, but it deserves support from those that can for sure. Can't wait to see where it goes.

Oh hey! You saw that banner right? So damn hot! And maybe you even saw the preview images, hot still! And then you decided to head over to the reviews section but- all you see is 5 star reviews by everyone!??? How could~ how could this be?

Well, that's cos the game is actually really toight.

Pretty pixels
If you can't tell, the renders are out of this world. You will struggle to find this kind of quality, trust me (Who am I? A jobless, moneyless AVN connoisseur). I'm not gonna pretend I know stuff about lighting or composition or anything like that. I CAN however tell you that this is one hell of a beautiful game. The preview images and the banner don't do justice to the sheer ART that is hiding in that little .exe file.

And Hulk? Smash!
All of the girls are sooo friggin' awesome!!!!
Hot, Mommy, Cute, Seductive, Wife
I just used five adjective to describe the 5 main girls, where they fit in for you- will depend on your taste and liking but I can guarantee you will fall for at least one of these cuties
There is actual progression with the girls, and the *lewd scenes* fit the characters really well, their charm and personality is intact throughout the whole game, not a foot wrong!
There are also some side-girls available either through the story or through a dating app. I think some of them are sexy, not too focused on them tho, Bree has all of my attention.

Story
It's being setup right now, remember It's still the first day in-game. And I realyyyy don't want to spoil what IS there, but I will say that it's got a chill vibe, people act like actual people. And the events that happen don't feel jarring and inter-connect smoothly.

Music and SFX
I really can't stress this enough when I say that this game has some of the best sound effects ever! You will be sitting there scratching your head over what you just heard- you'll roll back and see that it was the sound of a handshake!!!! And this is just one of the many examples. Who thinks of this much detail man?

Alrighttt now that the usual stuff is out of the way-
Summer Heat
You and I both have read these points about renders, story, music and girls countless times in reviews- but have you ever read about EXPRESSIONS!?
Yep, I'm about to write an entire section over facial expressions, strap in!

Insert -Leo Di Caprio laughing meme-
An actual conversation from the Naughty Fox Games HQ:
Yo! How do we let the player know a girl is giving a hint?
Hmm how does everyone else do it? By making the girl make a move right? Or by having her say something really lewd and suggestive? Or *hear me out* removing some clothes! Those seem like the standard. What do you say?
Yeah, I hear you but- I feel like we should do something different.
Ooooh exciting! What do you have in mind?
Let me show you!

EVERYTHING! From a lil side-eye, to a cheeky smirk, to a lipbite, to visible (but not vocal) frustration. Each and every emotion is conveyed here and it's conveyed beautifully. Instead of solely relying on the dialogue or the renders, SG utilizes the girls' faces really well. Even if they might not say anything, you'll know exactly what's going through their mind. All thanks to their expressive faces!

Hope that wasn't boring! I'm still working on my reviewing skills haha
Kindly consider supporting this gem of a game if you enjoy it as much as I do and can afford to pay- unlike me

This is one of the rare games... which can make you horny AF without words... Don't get me wrong, the renders are great, but I'm not talking about JUST that... I'm talking about the non-verbal communications of the characters... which are sexy AF! The developer intentionally inserts a few extra renders so that they create a "PAUSE" which subtly tells you about what is going on in the minds of the characters...! I've played like a hundred AVNs yet never seen anything like that on this level! Plus I lowkey like that one fat funny girl (won't be any sex scenes with her obviously lol). Including that one girl in the squad tells you a lot about the developer! Another masterpiece which has "Summer" in the title...

The renderings are magnificent, the most beautiful that I have seen in a VN, the sex scenes are well written, perhaps a little short, the characters are beautiful, each with their own personality, but the story is not very realistic, nothing incredible but a lot of potential. Too bad, update took too long to come out.

Easily one of the best games on the site. Story has a good balance of sex/lewd scenes against interactions with the characters so that it doesn't feel as though MC walks in and fucks everybody. Animations during the scenes, (Cassandra) for example look phenomenal. Only downside is that there is only currently 5 chapters as it leaves you wanting so much more, understandable however when you consider the quality of the game. Hopefully this project reaches completion, ill be waiting for the next update!

The story seems very promising, the previous releases up until 0.5.0 did a really great job presenting the character, giving a good impression about what they look a like. They seemed to be really friendly with the MC. However we yet to see any Mike and Helen content, they seemed to be side characters in the story. With 0.5.1 update many characters received a background story, which feels fitting how they act and react to current events.

Renders are amazing, the amount of detail you can spot on the characters shows a really high quality production. I really liked the close up shots. What i think it really makes this game unique compare to others are the amount of facial expressions how the girls are presented with. Its really lovely to see them blushing, the scenes feels much more immerse and personal.

Not many games uses sound in general, however here the small audio cues feels just about right, just enough to express the intention. I would wish if the team have the budget for high quality voice overs as well, but i would already eat the cake.

In my humble opinion the game does a really good job using animations during the intimate scenes, they seems really high quality renders, and as i mentioned the small audio cues places the cherry on top. I like the fact that, most of the animations are looped by default and you can decide when you want to progress further.

Amount of content
Before 0.5.0, when i first played the game, i felt a bit blue balled, so many good looking girls, there were many tease, and really good looking still shots. Not many intimate scenes, but with the latest update 0.5.0, it feels like we got compensated really well.

I'm not familiar what kind of scope the team is aiming at, wit the latest update 0.5.0 content patch many new characters got introduced to the story, i hope they are up to the task to present meaningful relation/content with them.

I had one very big negative experience with the game. Why does it not include the `Auto` button at the quick menu? i've managed to edit the python code locally, played the game with it from start to the end, experienced no bugs or issues.

It was as easy to add this
to
game\screens.rpy file at line 527

Finally, it would be really nice if the production team could improve on the time between release cycles. However if it takes that much time to upkeep the level of quality what it is now, i can accept the await time :bow:

This game is one of the best A-Game I've ever played. It has a good story, nice written characters, good looking character design and a perfect render quality. I'm hyped to see more of this game in the near future.

Awesome game, probabably one of the best here ! Best render ever and good plot... You can replay it few times and enjoy it every times, each girl have some interest.
Can't wait for more content, the wait will be long !

This is the first game on this site that is so good that i had to give it a rating. I really hope this is gonna be finished eventually and there isn't too much time in between updates. Thanks to the dev(s)!

This game is amazing. Filled with plenty of eye candy of innocent girls who are all just gagging for it.

Renders are amazing.
Dialogue is quick and to the point.
Story, is developing, remains to be seen just how tropy it is.

If only this game could be a harem sim. ALAS!

Good story with better characters. And good pacing. I don’t know what to thunk of the green hair girl though. Nice models and good personalities that make you think about your decisions. Overall great game and I patiently await an update

A great slow burn game with beautifully designed character.
No cringe dialoge, and the MC is not too horny.
Lot of interesting girls in the story that yet to unfolded (Both the main characters and the side characters).

Recommended

As previously posted by myself, game is very promising. High quality through and through and you can clearly see the attention to detail and love given to the development.

Playing through the game, you're at many points (so far) feeling a sensation of trepidation as you work through the many dialogue options given to you. It is clear that many of the girls don't want to share you (MC) with anyone else and navigating that to still get as much as you can feel like a very careful balance. I highly recommend it so far and am looking forward to how it develops further in.

Hello!
In short - Game very good. Definitely the top game here in my opinion.
High sensitive, feelings, visual quality. Good game play, excellent character development, story may be more original, but what is implemented is done well.

Thanks to developments and F95zone.
Looking forward...