Best adult game on this site, bar none. It is however only a mediocre porn game. The explicit scenes are wonderfully written, just as everything else in TLS. I also quite like the art. I wasn't much of a fan of it when it was freshly announced, but it quite grew on me. I not once fapped to this game though, but I wouldn't fap to an amazingly well write erotic novella either, it's just not my preferred medium to get the deed done. This, in essence is the reason why I called it a mediocre porn game, it will get you in the mood if you are a freak of nature like me and like dirty text, but it probably won't stimulate you enough to bring you to touch yourself.
With that out of the way, I really couldn't care less. This might be the RPG I spent the most time with. BG3 might change that in my lifetime. We are talking about 500h+ (timespan of ~5 years), albeit it being on different playthroughs obviously. You can probably expect about 100-140h of playtime on your first playthrough to the current content. The game is almost finished, and probably will be this year. Pretty much only the finale + epilogue are in need of being done.
I hope the sound of management excites you, because if not, you will probably be pretty disappointed in TLS. However if you have the same autistic itch as me, you've probably found one of your favourite games.
The 4 main pillars of management are:
Kingdom management
Army building
Growing your mercantile endeavours
Religion (later on)
Each of these are amazingly done. Each one. I'm still flabbergasted, how a sole dev can manage this.
Now to another point that might rub you the wrong way. The Wiki.
The best part about it is, that it is so awesomely maintained and structured, you might think it is being done by Sierra herself. It's completely community driven however. The Wiki is also the sole companion you MUST bring into your active party if you are a completionist (but I really recommend it for every player, because for some decisions its not really clear what benefits and drawbacks you'll get from them. I completely get if this might tick you off, this CAN be a huge negative, but if you like management games, you most likely also like Wikis, so the core audience will be pleased.), albeit it not being in game. Main reason for that being, is that the management side of things must obviously be gamified, and TLS has done that via numbers. A lot of 'em. Most of these are hidden, here is where the Wiki comes into play. Not only is EVERY single variable there for you to look at, but also every different dialogue branch influencing variables. Via this you theoretically don't need to play the game more than one time, because you can see every branching decision and its effect on there. I obviously recommend you do it though ^^. Can't wait to try a disaster save once the game is done, because o boy can a lot go wrong if you really want it to.
Just as everything else, the world building is also fantastically well done. Do you want to know how religion and sexuality interact with each other? Do you want to know how a Succubus can also be a priestess? Do you want to know the lore of multiple countries and how they interact with each other? Do you even want to know why monsters drop the equivalent of money upon their death? Sierra has you covered.
The biggest plus besides the management are the characters for me. I shockingly can't name a character that I find mediocre in terms of villains, companions, big players in this world. That is especially true for the companions, or let's call them by their intended, your harem. They are all charming in their own way. None of them are neglected, and each of them has a purpose why she is accompanying you on your journey. TLS reads like a novel from an well established author and not like a free game on a smut site. It's leagues above everything else on here.
Sierra really is a rather harsh mistress, because almost no other game expect one, will scratch the same itch for me as TLS has done. I repeat that, only one real alternative. Please check out my profile, because I can't name it here because of the Reviewing Rules. It's not my game, just one I've found through @MidnightKing. You rock dude!
Please give TLS a spin, Sierra deserves all the love and support for this masterpiece of a game.
Important:
For the love of god please play through the whole prologue. It takes like 15 minutes max. You'll be pleasantly surprised, I promise. The tone of the MC will change, on way or another.