Ren'Py - Summertime Saga [v21.0.0 wip.4468] [Kompas Productions]

Positives: a true sandbox porn game to the core. Packed with a multitude of paths you can take with a very likeable MC - which is rare.

The art is distinctly the western variety and it's pleasing to look at. Animations are simple but you can change the speed for the majority of them, further adding depth to the game.

If you're into impregnation, this game has a refreshing touch to that aspect as well.

Negatives: these are only minor blemishes but if you're interested (spoilers for Eve's path) I was misled by a fanart and was disappointed to see that Eve doesn't get to fuck you and you don't really get to see the MC give her oral other than the 69, which covers him up by her thighs anyway. This isn't the first time a straight game tries to diversify the cast, by adding transgender characters to the game but fails to be inclusive on all fronts.

If you're going to do that, they should be represented in all aspects. The whole point of that storyline for her was about the MC's acceptance of her gender regardless of "what was down there". It would have been interesting to see how the MC would react if she took initiative.

She's the only female character with a trans route so both aspects should be equally represented in my opinion (if you're going to add trans characters). The MC gets to fuck her which is good, so let her do the same to the MC as an option too.

My other pet peeve is (spoilers for the main story) the MC's father. I don't care about his death, yes I understand that this is the whole plot of Summertime Saga but I have more fun with all the other little stories and paths.

This didn't really bother me until I kept "bumping" into the Russian crime group triggered whenever I selected a location by a random roll dice mechanic.

I would get my money stolen which disrupts the flow of the game. I couldn't stop it other than being forced to play through the main story or reloading. This is annoying and not necessary.

Overall: when it comes to porn games, you really can't find many better than this one. This is the golden standard. There's a reason why it's highly backed on Patreon; my criticisms are a drop in the ocean compared to the vast wealth and quality of Summertime Saga.

I loved this game.

This is how sandbox games are made.

Its story, its characters, the drawing..., everything seems spectacular to me.

When a skilled author puts his heart into a project, it shows.

I recommend it to everyone.

Great Game!
multiple choices, multiple locations, game art is good, probably one of the best sandbox of its kind I've ever played it gives you freedom to choose the best way forward, the best game.
can't wait for the next updates!

By far the best porn games in the world! Multiple choice, endearing protagonist and not horribly unhealthy, story to the little onion. Personally I recommend in addition to being translated into a lot of language (comme la mienne !)

I think that everything I would like to say about this excellent game has already been said before, but here is my humble opinion; It seems to me one of the best eroges of all time, perhaps the best (I would say that if he dared to handle other fetishes it would be the best), the art is excellent and it's getting better even more, the simple fact that have animated scenes already make it go up in any top, his story is entertaining, fun and exciting, his characters are not just whores to fuck, but he takes the time to tell you a story and help you get attached to them...

Since the first time I played Summertime Saga, I was amazed by the backgrounds, cuz although I had seen spectacular scenarios in other Japanese eroges, but I never seen anything like this in indie eroges before. Another interesting fact that I would like to highlight is the fact that I recognize the effort behind this work, since many seem to ignore the fact that it was created in Ren'py, but it doesn't feel like a generic Visual Novel at all, just amazing.

In short, great job, I'm always on the lookout for updates and I think I'll be very sad when the game are completed.

For me it's one of the best games.

Lots of h-scenes, RPG elements, multiple locations, lot of girls, trans option, monsters, lesbian. Very complete game.

The creator sure is genius.

Waiting for more updates ^^

I played lots of adult games but none of them feels like a game, while this game is feels like a real game.


STORY |

In the story part, while it's way above from %99 of adult games, it's still mediocre. We have lots of love interests and cliche Russian Mafia, geez... I'm living in the middle east and don't have any relation with Russia but still feels weird to see all the time same bad guy prototypes. Well, at least we have some plot, because I can't see them in the other adult games. Events are enjoyable and grammar is good.


CODE |

In the gameplay part, this game is masterpiece and must play for all adult game developers. There's a good balance between gameplay and story progression. You feel like " Yeah man, I deserved this chick! ". Interactivity is quite good in this game. We can go different locations in different times for different events. Also, this game has some system that player can breed a few love interests and when they wait couple of weeks, player will be a father!


GRAPHIC |

In the graphic part, seeing different things other than your generic Daz characters are always welcome to me. And this game has well-made piece of art. But I can't say this game has god level art. Especially environments and items are not really good looking. Character's faces are generally looks similar.


I will give 4 stars because long development time and the little mistakes I mentioned above.

Being completely honest, this game is very good. It has a main plot that's connected with every single minor storyline around. The art is really cool and original. The characters, you'll get many types of them, every single kind of presentation you're into: this game will give you that. Is a VN mixed with sandbox but it's funny and his dialogues are entertaining. The MC evolves through the time, it starts being very shy and not confident, but with the past of the time and tasks you made, he will eventually become what an MC should be; someone who's not afraid of trying to achieve everything. The game has variety of decisions for you, so you really feel that are interacting in the game. Also it has at least two paths to follow with more than one character in some of the relationships build ups. Of course the game is not finished yet but what it has right now is great, is a long game, very well made. I'm not rating it excellent because I felt that some of the characters in the game are made it just to fill empty places in the plot. Otherwise I would rate it with five stars because I enjoyed it so much. The community is very strong and they make very realistic art every often while the creator of the game seems to be stucked in finding new ideas, hopefully, we will get much more and I would love to see another game from this developer in the future. Great and complete game so far.

the best adult game i ever played. I had waiting the tech update so much time, but i know that it will be worth it. The MC is very well liked, the story is entertaining and fun and the drawing is the best

This is like my template for all Ren'Py games since it was my first. The game is pretty old and outdated in some aspects, but the creator is redoing it. This game no doubt has the best variety of characters, I have ever seen in an adult games. It's like a buffet of everything that I like about these games. And the game has even more bigger plans for the future which i'm very excited for. The MC is also not a dick. He is pretty naive but more lovingly then stupidly. The story is pretty complicated since there are so many different characters but plot is easy to understand. The animations are also tight and expressive. The dialogue is probably one of the best out of any adult games out there. It is probably the funniest of its genre. However, the comedy is a bit more recent and i hope that some tweaks are done to the older storylines because they are not as interesting or well-written.

the good:

• a decent variety of sex scenes
• decent quality artwork
• somewhat polished gameplay (which puts this in the 1% of smut games)
• the devs are not trying to appeal to everyone. there is very little futa/gay content and what little there is can be easily avoided

the bad:

• a lot of pointless scenes in the game. the MC will get to rub his dick on a girl but, for no other reason than to pad out the game, she'll turn into an ice queen and refuse to go further
• the dialogue can get cringy at times
• characters will say and do really stupid things in an attempt by the devs to justify padding out the game
• some of the hottest girls in the game have the fewest and shortest scenes and cannot become pregnant

The Ugly:

• walls of text. most of your time in this game will be spent holding down the skip button, waiting your way through another 5 minute wall of text just to get to a 1 minute sex scene
• progression in this game makes zero sense. need a tree branch? don't bother looking in the forest, no fallen tree branches there. need paint for a project? don't bother going to store, they don't sell any and unless you talked to the right people in the right order the paint can won't even spawn
• minigames. you probably skipped the instructions because there's too much text in this game, not that any instructions are going to help with the buttons you'll inevitably not smash fast enough
• even with cheats enabled you cannot skip the horrific minigames
• devs have gotten high off their own egos and have been ignoring fans for years. popular characters don't get updates while characters that most players don't give a shit out get loads content; content that will inevitably be skipped because frankly, I (as most players) couldn't less about the four eyed land whale in the computer lab or the saggy breasted spinster, etc.

this is like the ur-VN, the VN from which all VNs henceforth spring. it's got mid-tier writing, solid art, weirdly varied animation quality, and the minigames aren't annoying. if i ever end up in the awful situation of having to recommend something to a real-life friend who wants to get into interactive hentai, i'll point them over here.

good art and story, I only need voices and it is perfect!
It is a huge game with a lot of content and a variaty of heroines,
the cartoon art is hot and animations are good 2. it only lacks of voice acting and soundtrack, and i think they can do it since they earn alot.

Theres plenty of other ren'py games with a similar gameplay style, games where you can chose locations from a map and with a simple day/night system so you have certain times to find and talk to the npcs and get missions from them.

But them there's its art style, which in my opinion deserves some praisings for the sole fact that its a much more original art style than the oversaturated manga/anime style. And its really well done.
You may not like the style which its a matter of taste, but the quality of the drawings are undeniable.

The writing though is where this game really shines among the others. The plot may not be original as its art but its developed in a good pace and the each character mission feels right, having its own connection with the main plot.
Speaking of characters, i just found most of them really charismatic thats what just motivated me even more to do their missions. Some of them may feel like following some stereotypes, specially those we see in the movies but for me its a part of the sense of humor from the game, which is also great. You'll find some characters heavily inspired on memes and real life big figures, and its fun to see how the game handle those characters, satirizing them.

The lewd, well, it may not have so many tags like some other games, and you may find the animations and cgs not worth of the grind.
But what really surprised me was the atmosphere the game builds with the characters before the sex, which its not just great but something you see less and less on adult games those days.

TLDR; The gameplay may not be so different from other titles, but the original art style and the top quality writing makes for it. The game is good, but takes some interest in reading and knowing its characters to properly enjoy.

Definitely worth a try.

A Great game really excels at narrating, sometimes tries a way more beliefable angle and has lots of great scenes and fantasiesit does so well at how they come together, also many characters are actually likeable.
Unfortunatelly i don't like the art that much it is very comical and lacks some effort is a bit bland simple with thick lining rather weak lighting or texturing nor too many changes in perspective still 4s was very solid buildup and memorable scenes.

Jeeezus christ. What a game. Covers a lot of kinks, is very inclusive and not at all judgey about the choices you make (say with Eve), the art style is enticing but generalized enough to appeal to many people, and the writing is actually pretty darn (erotically) great.

It's probably one of the best erotic games out there unless it strikes one of your no's, but aside from a few (avoidable) kinks/fetishes, it's pretty vanillia.

Definitely worth supporting and I can't wait to see what they come up with next. A sci-fi/fantasy take on their work would be chef's kiss.

Overrated garbage with fugly graphics, boring sex scenes, annoying grinding, pixel hunting and in general tedious gameplay. It has no redeeming quality really. Before any "action" is presented we need to click and click and click which wouldn't be that bad if the game itself was interesting not annoying. Alas, nothing interesting happens here , dialogues are badly written and the story is pathetic. 6 years ago, when there wasn't much choice in erotic games industry this game might have shined (for some) but nowadays there are literally dozens games much better than this one. Heck, we're getting better new game every month.

Pros:
Absolutely none.

Cons:
EVERYTHING.

1/10 game, one of the worst I've played.

An amazing game that I spent dozens of hours playing. I got a lot of emotion and enjoyment from the narration, the original characters, the fun mini-games. The game has a fun story, awesome art and great animation. 10 out of 10. I didn't expect this level from an eroge novel. Just wow!

Summertime Saga is an excellent game. The main family characters are at the forefront of the sexual adventure but some of the other girls had been fleshed out well too.

Summertime Saga does well at the main house in terms of story, character development and sexual activites. There is a lot of content here to enjoy so this game will please most players.

The main drawback is the slow updates. For a game as old as this, there's no excuse for this game to not be completed by now. This doesn't take away from the 5 star rating since there is a lot of content already but it's clear that the developer is in no hurry to complete this title.

Overall this is a must play title. Just don't expect any new content updates when you get to the "end."

The best 2DCG game I've played on this site, an excellent and refreshing experience.
Pros :
- Divers cast of characters with their own twists
- Solid storyline
- Beautiful animations and art
Cons :
- A bit too much grinding with the minigames