Ren'Py - The House of Secrets [Alpha v0.2.0] [VirtualDateGaming]

The game ist still in an early stage, but i see much potantial.
I like the game's setting. The dialogue is well-written. You can empathize with the characters.
The videos and images were all created with AI, so the usual AI glitches are noticeable here and there. Whether you like AI or not is up to you to decide, but what's undeniable is the meticulous attention to detail by the dev.
There are very few bugs in the game, and the game receives regular updates. However, it really bothers me that although I can load my old save games after an update, the save games don't work because the new quests can't start.

This review contains spoilers because I couldn't adequately explain why I dislike it so much without them.

While Mike is tempted by women around him, you can have him never cheat on Jenny, but when the music stops, the dude ends up alone. Jenny is likely cheating on him, since she goes away every weekend. She's a bitch throughout most of the game. Plus, it's hinted that she's cheating on Mike based on a phone call he overhears. When the opportunity arises to go check on her self-pitying ass in her office, I opted to let her secretary know that ship had sailed. It's a long grind in order to get that point. After that, you find out Sahra and Anna are romantically involved, and the second chapter ends there. If it hadn't taken such a long time to get there, I might have rated this as high as 3*. Mike seems like a good guy. He's got his shit together much more than Jenny realizes just because he's not driving into an office five days a week. He'll be fine on his own. I never had any interest in Saki or Anna, but maybe some would still find Saki to be of interest if she's also not secretly involved with someone else in town.

Anyway, lots of grind to find out you got cucked.