HTML - The Monastery [v0.7.1.1] [Alcahest]

It's hard to see a game with this much content in version 0.1. I don't know much about Catholicism, it's a very logical progression, and I even wonder how the main character ends up with the patriarch.

For the initial release this game is excellent. Lots of work went into the storyline. It is an excellent tale of corruption and transgressive self-seduction. If religious church taboo is your game, you must play this. If you are not put off by religious themes in sex, it's still great. Fantastic research, writing with very good English. The ladies are nice too.

I am impressed, I really liked the beginning. I hope crossdressing is planned in the future, although it is hardly worth hoping for this, judging by the direction taken. It would be nice to remove the mandatory torture in the future if the character raises his corruption sufficiently

I just randomly found this game and tried just to kill some time while i was downloading something.. but then it turned out super great game.. i just played it smoothly and turned out it's the game from paradise found dev which once was my favorite game on this site... hands down 5/5

Game system, hot nuns, stories and the whole vibe of the game is just fresh and brand new!

Surprisingly good for an initial release. I can second all reviews below me, just want to notice that this is not a regular "free-roam-twine-with-porn" game, but more of a VN with some degree of freedom and stats balancing.
Also, don't miss out a horror tag. It's really horror, with jumpscares, for god's sake.

I'm genuinely impressed with the writing. Not in a "It's good porn writing" way, but in a "This shows an impressive level of historical and theological understanding way". In a porn game.

I know that might not sound like a major selling point, but so many of the ideas referenced in the game, like sin eating, have a genuine history to them which gives the game a level of seriousness that develops the tone of the game. This is the most plot I've scene in a game of this type. If I ever get caught with my trousers down looking at sexy Nuns, at least I'll be able to say it's for the articles.

It's not the game is overly serious. So far the central theme is that of an investigation into possibly supernatural events conducted by a Vatican investigator. Delightfully blasphemous and heretical, and a fair amount sexy. Still, I'd be lying if I said the quality of the writing hasn't stolen the show. I'm not sure if I'm more interested in the porn or the story and that's a good thing.

I guess I'm supposed to comment on the gameplay. As far as that goes, it's not about building stats as it is about balancing them. Events through the day will build lust/temptation which help unlock other events. This is not a grinding your stats up game, it's a light puzzle game where too much lust means you have to flagellate and reduce it, not enough lust and you can't build the temptation to sin. Not too difficult, not too easy, not simply clicking the same button over and over to get enough points to do the next thing.

While there isn't a whole lot there yet in terms of porn for my tastes, this is a stunning start.

Great job, you actually managed to make a twine game that feels similar to the style of paradise found but with a completely new story. As always, the writing and pacing is very well done, and being a huge Umberto Eco fan I appreciate the homage to rose..

WOW!!! I am stunned. This plot/story is well thought out and very impressive!!! I couldn't stop playing this one until I reached the current end. Hats off to the developer. There is quite a bit of content for an initial release.
I will most definitely be watching for future updates of the "The Monastery'.

Alcahest, please don't give up on this one. I think it's a true gem already.

Played 0.1 version. Really promising so far. There is already more content here than I expected from a first release. The game so far gives a good demonstration of the mechanics. The story is interesting. The writing is good. The media assets are surprisingly good (considering the niche theme). One minor gripe is that the intro is a tad bit long, it takes a while before you get into the main game loop.
I definitely recommend you check it out.

v0.1
Extremely good first release. Story, dialogs, plot - good level. Sometimes feels a little bit slow in progress, but it is a solid 1h game already.
Not many fetishes though, but it is a matter of taste.

Great content for a first release, with enough to do to keep you entertained for a while and requiring a bit of thought, with little to no grinding so far. Would not expect less from Paradise Found's dev. Looking forward to see where this goes.