VN - Ren'Py - Summer Heat [v0.6.1] [Naughty Fox Games]

Current review version : v0.6.1
Visual : 10/10 topnotch graphic.
Story : 10/10 Superb story.
MC : 10/10 MC have a good back story for himself and a belive it gonna elevate in future versions.
Characters : 10/10 unique characters with wide range of personalities.
Gameplay : 10/10 good amount of content for mobile app (ember) and good interactive FR.

A great game, I especially like the main girls (Bree, Sophie, Eve, Mia), but there are side girls which are quite good too. Renders are amazing, with a few great animations too. The story is interesting, while it's still in the setup part as of 0.6.1 it looks promising. I wish there were more music though, sometimes it feels too quiet. Really looking forward to see the pregnancy tag implemented, I wanna knock them all up but specially Bree. Great work!

A very classic format of a visual novel. It doesn't venture into exploring mini games, it leans heavy on purely its story with accompanying visuals. That being said, its story is intriguing. And it's visuals are absolutely amazing, it may be a matter of taste, but i would be hard pressed to find a VN with better visuals, in almost all aspects, animation, modelling, texture, lighting. It all looks great and the environment actually feels lived in (apparent form some areas but that doesn't detract so much) The dialogue is great with some humor and cheesiness that while not top tier, is enjoyable non-the-less. Cant wait to play more of it. One criticism is that the "paths" based on play choices dont seem that separate, so re-play-ability seems a bit limited

I don't usually like visual novels, but the reviews intruiged me so I tried this one out. It turns out I do like visual novels, when they're this good. It feels like real life, and that's not just because of the stunning visuals . Like, yes they are incredible not just because of the quality but because of the artistic choices too, like having peoples bodies have small blemishes, subtle hair and other details that make them feel real. But it's also because of the quality of the writing.

Most of the time VNs rely on you being so horny you suspend your desbelief totally, even when the women act like very basic sex dolls. But the women in this game act like real women, to the point when they revealed details about themselves I thought "that makes so much sense". Usually with VNs you have to act like a total asshole and be okay with it, and the other men are just there to be competition. The game doesn'tstop you acting like an asshole, but just don't expect it to work.Mr Miller is one of the most interesting characters, and yes your friend is kind of an idiot but he mostly does it in an endearing way. He's just young and the game uses him to show you why men at that age struggle to find women. Hell, usually in these games you'd be acting like him and somehow it works.

There are a few minor things that bugged me, like so many of the women having impossibly large boobs and asses. I get that it's supposed to be a fantasy but I've just never been into that. For me, the realer the better. But I can suspend my desbelief when everything else is so perfect. At the end of the day if you really start poking holes you'll start wondering why all these incredibly good looking women are all living in this town of 300 people, and why they are all intrested in you. Side note - I thought making the main character faceless was an excellent idea, and it helps with this.

What really sells this game to me is the sex scenes aren't really just sex scenes, they are interesting scenarios. It's not just a checklist of different positions and types of sex. Like . Again, the quality of the writing is what sells these scenes so they never feel out of place. If you read those spoilers before playing the game, trust me, they will make sense.

Since I don't typically like VNs my favourite part was the free play sections, so please keep those coming. I'm guessing these take a lot longer to develop, but it helps with the pacing and stops the game feeling like it's just one sex scene after another. This game actually makes you wait for those, so when you get them it feels better. I also like all the subtle ways the game lets you feel like you get to be yourself instead of just acting out the fantasy of being someone else.

Overall I just can't believe I finally found this unicorn game that actually ticks all the boxes VNs never usually do. Usually the fantasy in VNs is "imagine if all the women had no personalities and they were all magically attracted to you for some reason". Or "The only reason women don't like me is because women only like assholes, so what if I was an asshole?". The fantasy in Summer Heat is more like: You meet so many women as you go through life and something might have happened, but things get in the way or you make mistakes so it never goes any further. Sometimes you meet a lot of women at once but you have to choose one, so you're left wondering "what if I chose differently?". Well, this game lets you experience a world where all those"what ifs" become reality. So far it isn't like a harem game but it also accepts that adults can have sex and it doesn't have to be a huge deal. One of the clever things it does is have the other characters not believe the MC, so even if you tell the truth they just laugh it off. I don't get why more games don't do this. I'm also not totally sure how certain decisions will impact the game later, or if I will eventually have to make a "choice" but I'm kind of hoping this doesn't happen. There is one situation where the only way to get a scene is to choose one girl over another but it doesn't seem to affect things so far. Possesiveness is a huge red flag for me so women I've just met getting angry because I am paying attention to other women too would be kind of a problem. It's also why
I think it's clear that the devs actually like women and see them as people, that is SO rare in these kind of games. But it really makes the game so much more compelling. As well, the way this game handles consent is great, the MC doesn't go against characters whishes or try to force them into anything. There was one bit Overall though This is actually a game I would recommend to women, and that's about the highest compliment I can give.

I hope this game is a huge success so more teams like Naughty Fox Games are able to make them like this. I really can't believe this is their first game.

I will probably reiterate much of what has already been written about this VN, but wanted to submit my rating, nonetheless. Hyperbole aside, Summer Heat is probably in the top 2% of VNs currently on this site.

Apart from the subjectivity of the genres explored (which some may like or dislike), objectively it is of the highest quality in terms of models, renders and animation. Seriously, the artistic and graphical quality is top notch. You will be at pains to find a better VN artistically speaking.

The characters display an individuality and personality sorely lacking in most VNs. Each LI has a distinct personality, many endearing. Detailed facial expressions only add to their quirks and emotions. There is a backstory to each. The body models are also varied and mostly proportional which is refreshing. Most are quite cute. The MC is also a fleshed-out character. Given the genre, he is, of course, an object of desire for most women. Yet, it is not as perfunctory as is customary in most of these stories. While there are some quick encounters, there is a rationale behind them. In fact, in one encounter he is treated more as an object (not in a simp way)- flipping the roles typical for the genre.

The story itself is evolving. There is a mystery here yet to unfold. Not only for some of the characters, but what is going on in the town? What the hell is up with Miller? It keeps you engaged - along with the significant eye candy the Devs generously push out every other frame.

Occasionally, the Devs dwell overmuch on their art begging the question, "was that three frame scene necessary?" It's almost as if they become enamored of their own talent. They should be because they can back it up, but a bit more judicious use of it may be warranted in future releases. A minor quibble.

In short, this is a feast for the eyes and an engaging story. Yes, it is an adult VN, so naughty shenanigans will ensue - and I am so looking forward to more of that - but as VNs go, this is of the highest standards. Check it out.

Everthing is perfect. The ambience, the sound, the amazing models and overall graphic quality, also the little attention to details that make it a top immersive experience.
The dialogue's writing is a treat by being realistic and funny but not lame and overwhelming.

Its too good! The art, the visuals, the girls. How the heck did the dev manage to make such cute girls? I swear in other games, there is mostly only one girl that'll blow you away. But in this game, every girl have this charm, this different look as if they are real.

It's frickin awesome. Hats off to the dev! Definitely 200% supporting the dev.

Only con is slow update time. Other than that, so goodddd.

Belongs to the Top Most Echelon of Adult Games.

I can't even begin to describe how much an absolute delight this entire experience was. Everything about Summer Heat Delivers and then some.

Pros:
Amazing Storytelling with no over the top/ cartoony plots.
Deep Characters which have personality of their own.
Absolutely STUNNING Models, Graphics and Rendering - Top Tier
Wonderful Pacing and Really enjoyable Setting
Well Realized Character progression and Dialogues.
Stunning UI
Freeroam (not excessive) and still keeping Narrative Focus
HOT Sex Scenes and Even more so Hot are the intimate scenes
Great MC

Cons:
A very few times minor characters suffer the Big Dick syndrome (there's an excuse to it that its a small town with under 500 pop)
Although the Game's pacing is Well Done, the actual day progression is bizarre. Everything happening in the span of two days itself feels a bit bizarre.
Can in the future Lock MC into route (doesn't look like this is a harem game even though can flirt with pretty much everyone)

Overall : Potential to be One of the Best among its peers, and reminds me strongly of a game I won't mention but is regarded as one of the very best (You'll know when you play it)
Can't wait for More. 5/5

Well, this game took an unfortunate turn. We're on 6.1 now, so I guess that means that the first half or so of the game was a promising exploration of MC's relations with all the potential LI's involved in this "Art Camp" weirdness. Nice renders, very pretty LI's, mostly. But this odd crime element keeps popping up, involving a strip club that the MC, doofus kid that he is, just happens to be roped into going to because he has to obey the mysterious Male who my or not be related somehow to the big-breasted matron of the "Camp". A cop, phantom $$ -- and then he's back at camp, drunk, making a pass at the matron -- who then, apparently, expels him -- but not until 3 more days have passed.
And maybe he ends up not being expelled? I don't know, because anything that happened after that convo was just blather that I eventually gave up on.
So too bad. Coulda been a really good game. Oh well.

The best game I've played on this site in a long while. The story is interesting, the characters are fantastic, and the naughty fun time stuff is great. Don't know how I've missed this one until now, but glad i noticed it.

12/10 - the story is quite something. Unexpected plot twists and quite fun in general. I highly recommend it to anyone, who likes to live the "I'm 19 again dream" lol... Can't wait for the next part.

One of the best games on the market.


The visuals are astounding. Every render is fantastic looking. Super hot and good body proportions. Bree, Mia, and Kate stand out the most for me, but honestly everyone else is a 9/10.

Dialogue is really really good. Lots of amazing flirty moments. As well as really well written emotional moments. Every character feels unique in their own way.

Both of the things listed above make this game a 5/5 for me. But I do have some issues with parts of the game. The MC is good at moments and bland during others. I kinda feel like we needed to see a little bit more of his face as other than his really good flirting and nice dick, we dont understand why most these girls like him so much.

I think the story is another issue. It sorta is going somewhere but then it goes another completely different direction. The writers just need to chose a lane. Ether make it a crime thing, or make it a camp drama thing. Or do both, you cant just ditch it for one section and then randomly bring it up in another section. Currently the game is at this state in the storyline, where its meandering and while i like spending time with hot girls, i do need some more interesting stuff to happen.

I wish i could give this game a 4.5/5 because that's where i think this game is at right now. But i think its closer to a 5 then a 4.

-3D MODELS OF THE CHARACTERS: Great. As good or better than those of any other erotic game.

-ANIMATIONS: few, short and add nothing to the game. In fact, the developers waste time and resources on making unnecessary animations.

-PLAYABILITY: Decisions only change the dialogues, or if MC hits on a girl, or not. There are very simple 'free roams', in which you only choose the order in which you talk to other characters, and maybe, you look for some hidden object.

-CHARACTERS: There are too many characters, considering that this is a modest game developed by amateurs with small and infrequent updates. As love/sexual interests there are a couple of MILFs, several girls of the MC's age (19) and several more secondary girls. In general, the main love interests have distinct and reasonably well written personalities. They are generally attractive, and not just because of their looks, although one of the girls appears to have a mental age of 12.

-MC: The classic young adult with a magic dick that all the girls fall in love with or are instantly sexually attracted to, for no apparent reason. His face is not shown in the game.

-HISTORY, DIALOGUES AND SCENES: For some reason, the writer has decided to compress all the scenes into the first day and a half of the game, which means that in this game the days have 60 hours, or something like that. It's absurd considering that the game is supposed to span several weeks. All the girls become (very) interested in the MC in a matter of hours and without barely knowing him, and he has sex with several of them without even trying very hard to get it. The dialogues are very average. They're not terrible, but not particularly good either. Overall, the scenes make little sense, and you don't know where the story is going because it's barely been pitched yet, despite the fact that this game has been in development for two years.

-MUSIC: Adequate. Not brilliant.

-EROTIC SCENES: Several, fairly standard. Exciting, though very vanilla.

-ROMANCE: Several options with attractive girls, though too rushed and forced. Some of the scenes are not bad.

-UPDATES: One a year, and disappointingly short.

-WOKE POLITICAL AGENDA : None, that I can perceive so far.

-CONCLUSION: Wasted potential. It could be a great game, and it stays at 'average'.

- Story: I have to say it's not that interesting, not that bad either. So far, I'm not entirely sure what the main plot is about yet. Writing feels good. I liked its humor. It's a bit dissapointing that we only get to have sex with side girls

- Characters: My congrats, Girls look fking great, smoking hot (maybe the best designs I've seen, Top notch), BUT, for some reason, the developer decided to give lame personalities to most of them. MC is average.

-Renders: Top Notch. Every render is very detailed. My congrats.

-Animations: They look fking great, however, there are only a few (3 or 4 I think)

-Music/Sounds: Great as well, I appreciate that there are a lot of ambient sounds.

Overall it's a very good AVN with beautiful girls designs and renders, I hope that story gets more interesting in future updates. So far, I'd give it an 8/10. It's definitely worth checking out .

Kudos to the developer for delivering an incredibly visually pleasing game. From an artistic standpoint, the shots, and their composition are outstanding, complemented by fluid animations. That sort of talent cannot be understated. I'm looking forwards to seeing more.

However, the writing and pacing of the story leaves much to be desired. While the visuals easily reach a 9/10, the story writing lags behind at around 6/10. Without going into spoilers, the majority of the characters fall into familiar stereotypes—such as the posh girl, the hyperactive and giddy girl, and the “secretly in love with the protagonist but won't admit it” girl. These archetypes aren't inherently bad, but from a narrative perspective, the story feels more like an early draft. It’s the kind of draft that needs revisiting, revision, and more depth to reach its full potential.

The primary reason I felt compelled to write this review is the 0.6 update. I believe the developer may be inadvertently undermining their own work by releasing updates that are too small. There's a delicate balance between maintaining support and providing new content to justify that support. Unfortunately, this project seems to be falling short of that balance, and I feel this update could have benefitted from more story content before its release.

In conclusion, it’s evident that this project highlights a developer with immense talent in visual design, but one who still needs to develop the foresight and creative drive required to craft a compelling and well-paced story.

(As of 0.6) Summer Heat is a conundrum. At face value should be a dime a dozen on here, and it has many of the familiar features you would expect from an adult VN: you are put in a situation where you are the sole sexual interest of 5+ beautiful women, none of whom have a boyfriend waiting back home despite being super model gorgeous, your masculine counterparts exist not as competition but rather comic relief or to advance story beats, and there is a mysterious, shady subplot involving organized crime. In spite of this, it execution of these standard-issue tropes makes it stand alone among its peers. I struggle to explain why, only to say that it succeeds because it embraces its slice of life nature -- nearly every part of the game feels plausible. Maybe a childhood friend takes this summer art camp as new opportunity to expand our relationship, or maybe I could share a romantic moment with someone I just met because we found ourselves alone, doing something new for the first time. It almost never feels like you are put in an unrealistic situation that could pull you out of the narrative. I say almost, because although the game is ostensibly set in a small, rural American town in the mountains, there is one glaring issue: the European mind cannot fathom living anywhere without what appears to be a mafia-connected club, even in a town which appears to only have a gas station, cafe, and a club with 20 employees . I'd just as hope this serves no purpose other than to provide secondary women to have sex with while your relationships with the heroines bloom, but I'm not convinced based on how many story beats in 0.5 were focused on it. Thankfully, although the setting could have easily made for an "auntie" or "landlady" style relationship with any of the heroines, you are thankfully complete strangers to everyone in the game outside of your two childhood best friends. Pacing in Summer Heat does feel a little off, as the first 5 updates cover only your first day at summer camp -- the devs could spread things out a little time-wise for believability.

Dialogue is important in a game like this. Summer Heat works so well because the dialogue, particularly coming from the player character, feels natural. And not just because it is competently written (although this is a huge plus in the game's favor, as it is a rare AVN that doesn't sound like English is the 4th language of the author), but rather the game takes itself seriously. For instance, when a character makes a joke, there isn't a 400% volume increase guitar riff, a smash cut or dramatic zoom to an exaggerated reaction face, etc., as is all too often the case in these games. Even with such a low bar to clear, Summer Heat does a great job taking itself seriously without overcorrecting into melodrama. The main character not being a sex pest (again, another low bar) or a complete moron really helps a great deal here as well.

Summer Heat is far and away the best looking of the Daz 3D VNs, not just in its the sense of the models and lighting, but also their staging in a natural way. The developers clearly care a great deal about the way the game looks visually and they have improved a great deal since v0.1, which is the only place you'll find graphical issues like poorly fitting clothing that are commonplace in other games. The problem is that these painstakingly crafted renders make development of the game obscenely long, with 8-10 months between updates now the norm. If they managed a shorter development cycle with fewer unnecessary renders, they could maintain the same development cycle while making the shorter content updates more palatable to players (hence the 4/5 star rating). I may grumble about the development time, but there is genuinely nothing of this quality on the market, so I'll be back next year, grumbling about the time 0.7 surely will take.

Very good game - like the sense for detail.

The last update 0.6 took a while and not much content added but anyway it's high quality. Especially the renders and animations. The best from all games here I'd say.

And I prefer quality over quantity.

Interesting characters, good looking characters, good dialogue, awesome setting.
Not sure what more to say. There isn't anything I don't like about the game.
Probably the second game on there where I read all dialogue.

I’m gonna keep it short: the renders are great and the writing can be funny sometimes, but not the corporate kind—actual good humor, which is unusual. But that’s about it. The story is all over the place, with relationships developing so quickly they might as well be on fast forward. Updates come at a glacial pace, making it feel like the game is in a permanent state of “coming soon.” The main character is bland and uninteresting, and the gameplay often gets stuck on boring tasks like setting up lights or running errands, rather than actually moving the story forward.

What really frustrates me is that the only love interest who’s seen any real progress is Mia, and we’ve barely interacted with her, while the other characters, who’ve been around forever, are still waiting at the starting line. It feels like the developers are playing a long game of “let’s see how long we can drag this out to squeeze more cash” rather than giving us something worth waiting for. Also, the pacing is atrocious, with days dragging on like a never-ending Monday, making every bit of progress feel like a fucking chore. While the animations aren’t bad, there just aren’t enough of them. Overall, despite the great visuals and the very attractive models, except Helen, the game is a letdown with its poor storytelling, slow updates, endless blueballing, and boring characters. It’s like a flashy car with no engine—looks good but goes nowhere.

In my opinion this is one of the most promising VNs out there at the moment. The renders are insanely high quality, both of the girls and the background scenery, the story is very intriguing (albeit confusing) and it is just in general a very fun game to play so far. With a little bit of love for the itty bitty tittie committee it would be absolutely perfect. Still 5/5 stars, cannot wait for more.