Ren'Py - Completed - The Pilgrimage [v2.10] [Messman]

Great renderers and proably one of the best Mass Effect porn parodies I have seen I wish there was more characters like Miranda, and Jack to join in the fun also would love a way to work a shift prostituting Tali at the bar to random guys for supplies but other then that great game and who knows with Chapter 2 coming out maybe one day get my wish

Now, usually I tend to skip over games with 3D models... however, I was pleasantly surprised with this one. The animation work, sheer volume of scenes, and various styles of gameplay that have been put into this game is quite impressive. Would recommend if you have any affinity for the Mass Effect setting or Tali.

One of the best among parody game. Its everything basically the suicide mission misses in Mass Effect 2. And the corruption part was spot on. If the sequel could bring in rest of the female cast in it, it make my day. Also small suggestion, not much, Tali fucks Leviathan. Just a thought.

Messman is probably the best game dev on this site, because this is 100% a game. It has mechanics that are unique and enjoyable (sometimes they clunk but they work hard to drive out the bugs) that spruce up already amazing porn scenes. There is a story and it isn't so bloated in text that you just want to skip past it, you interact with the characters in the world enough you know their personalities rather than just the shape of their bodies.

It's as appealing as it is ambitious, and it is very, very, very ambitious.

I used to be pretty biased against Ren'Py to the point where I actively ignored them, because I assumed they would all just be standard CYOA visual novels. Granted, most of them very much still are, but I find myself being continually impressed by how much creators can do within that limitation. It's gotten to the point where I think most of the best games on this site are made using Ren'Py, RPGMaker, and Twine. When I think about it, this makes sense. The easier an engine is to use, the more productive its users will be.

Anyways, the Pilgrimage is a fanfic/parody of Mass Effect where you play as Tali trying to escape a ship where a bunch of horny Cerberus experiments have gotten loose. You basically explore a set of various locations to collect items and play minigames (combat + puzzles) in order to advance the story. This game has the classic problem many coomer games have had where the player is incentivized to intentionally lose encounters with enemies to access much of the h-content, but I don't think players are really going to be super bothered by this aspect. Many players are used to this gameplay and I understand that requiring the player to win in order to access the h-content would fundamentally change the kind of fantasy the creator is going for.
The Tali model is pretty good, and since the Mass Effect creators kind of half-assed their depictions of what Quarians actually look like underneath their suits I think this game's design for Tali's face is pretty good. She sort of looks gothy with purple makeup which is a look I think a lot of players would like. The animations are fairly decent, and when you take into account the sheer number of animations and 3D models in this game it's actually fairly impressive. Thing is most of the animations involve monsters with cartoonishly giant dicks fucking hot girls/futas, and if this isn't your jam then you're going to be sorely disappointed. A lot of the monsters are actually kind of horrifying to be honest, and there are some scenes that are legitimately scarier than anything you see in most horror games on Steam. Fortunately the scares are followed by cartoonish fucking, instead of the expected gore (this game still has some blood on a few dead bodies). Overall there is a ton of content, and it's pretty well spread out throughout the various locations which you can visit again as the game progresses to find new scenes.

Unfortunately, this is still a Ren'Py game, and so the combat and dungeon (vent) crawling parts of the game feels extremely janky and repetitive. I understand that the combat and exploration segments have a fair amount of h-content scenes to keep the dopamine levels up, but once you've seen the scenes it just feels very grindy. The character writing is actually not bad at all which is pretty rare in h-games. Not a ton of backstory but a good amount of effort was put into the existing interactions and dialogue, which is reminiscent of how the original series dealt with side characters. The author definitely has a lot of love for the original Mass Effect series and it's reflected in the writing.

Overall a pretty solid game with a ton of effort and heart put into it by its creator. The RPG elements are pretty forgetable but as a visual novel it's very much one of better ones you can find.

very fun game. really addictive.
It's really hot, some things and options are kind of hidden, like clicking on Tali's but in rooms will make her do an animation, that changes with her lewd level.
i wonder how many such things i didn't find.
i'm waiting for the next chapter with excitement

When i saw the preview i thought it would be another trash game with only few bad scene, but its is actually a game with a LOT of different scene that are actually smoothly animated ! the game was (for my joy) way longer than anticipated, and it's only chapter one ! Kudos to devs !

Been following this game for a pretty long time, so I have some things to say. First, I want to list its pros:
First - is the game's story. It's not Mass Effect level, of course, but for a game centered around porn, it does its job well - it's not blueballing you
Second - is the pace of corruption. It may be a little too fast, but seeing the process of Tali getting more "used" to being on the breeding ship is quite arousing
Third - Tali's ass

Now, a list of cons:
First - is how the game sounds: sometimes it's choppy, sometimes the background music becomes too loud, and overall sounds like the most generic sound base was used. Also, AI voices that were added later sound pretty bad, but they're tolerable
Second - is the quality of scenes. Don't get me wrong, they're pretty good, but it's really easy to spot where dev upgraded his PC and/or gained more experience in blender
Third - is the corruption system. There aren't many scenes/dialogues for every corruption level, so if you want to see more, you either have to regularly visit the bar to lower it or just use the console

In general, I really liked this game even considering all its flaws. At the end I'd like to list a few things that I'd like to see in the second chapter:
More scenes with humanoids. Don't get me wrong, I love that the game is centered around animals, but still I'd like to see some variability
Even better quality scenes. There's still definitely some room for improvement, especially in the physics of cum
Make an easier and quicker way to change the lewd level. Always visiting the bar or using the console is getting tiresome very quickly
Translation to other languages. Speaks for itself

Good luck to the dev!

Keep seeing ch1 in all the downloads. Even in I have to pay for Ch2 I am looking forward to seeing this continue. Anyone know how to support this maker of this game? I am not very good at finding/trusting sources on the internet.

Honestly, I went into this game with no real expectations and I was blown away at every possible turn. Whenever I thought the game had nothing more to offer, it pulled a new mechanic, character, enemy, location, scene and so forth. This is what a lewd game should be, and anyone that wants to make one should really look into the effort that went into this.

Pro's-

Scenes- From variety to characters, this game has a massive array of things for you to encounter. So many that most players will probably end up missing a good chunk of it without even noticing. Which may sound like a bad thing, but in this case it isn't. That's just how packed full of content this game is. You could see only half the content and still feel like you've seen more than most other games offer.

Gameplay- Gameplay works well. You can dodge, fire, flee, seduce and dart to get around your enemies. This offers different ways of approaching combat, while also offering lewd scenes with the seduce and dart option. While you will sometimes get easily overpowered and lose, the game doesn't really punish you for losing. In a sense, losing is a reward since you'll get a scene. Sure, it adds to corruption, but corruption can be lowered with drinks at the bar when unlocked.

Corruption- Losing battles adds to your corruption. At low corruption you'll be more disgusted by the things around you while at higher levels you'll lean into it.

Corruption works pretty much how you expect it to with the added bonus of offering lewd scene variations depending on how high or low you're corruption is.

Characters/story- The story is interesting and the characters around you all have a unique personality of their own. Some even add to the lewd scenes, giving you more women to enjoy.

Cons?- Honestly, I can't really fault the game for anything. In my playthrough I didn't encounter any noticible bugs, except the enemy bugs , so I can't really speak on that aspect. As far as everything else goes, its done perfectly. Only other thing I would like is more battlefuck related stuff with other characters but that isn't a con, just a personal preference.

Conclusion- Really strongly made game and one that I believe is pretty perfectly created. Even if you aren't a Mass Erect fan, I think you'll love it. It puts a lot of other games to shame. Hoping it continues soon.

Excellent models, funny dialogue, and amazing size difference, monster, and cum inflation scenes.

While still experiencing some bugs, it is still far from the finished product, but every update keeps adding more to look forward to, and there are many secrets I still havent found.

It was a great surprise to play this game in 2024, the animations are great and there are a huge amount of scenes, the scenarios have a good atmosphere and you get immersed in the events. I've been trying to get to the end of the game for months, but I get exhausted before. The only dissatisfaction is that all the FUTAS are passive.

One of the best games of its kind in history, you are an incredible creator! I never had an account on the site, but I had to create one and praise your incredible game! The mine games, the animations, freedom, various possibilities, characters.... I'll be honest, I've never played the Mass Effect franchise, but AFTER PLAYING YOUR GAME I'M REALLY WANTING TO PLAY, thank you!

Definitely one of the better games I've seen in ages. Smoothest animations I've seen for a Renpy game, along with such a massive amount of scenes all with sound effects. Has to easily be the best Renpy game I've ever played for sure. Excited for the future and wishing the dev the best in his work!

Hello
I don't do much review so consider details noobs
This is one of the best game I liked for a long time. I usually don't play female protagonist but some games are awesome in that. Until now I liked mostly this two game
1. pilgrimage and
2.cyberslayer.
This two are my favourite man.(most fap one too).
Consider this game 10/10 man
I wouldn't have write this review if game wasn't worth it

very detailed game with many different animated scenes, actual developer that finishes and puts out constant content it is a rare thing to see someone actually working hard on their project nowadays... literally the GOAT can't wait for chapter 2.

Heard about this one quite some time ago, but skipped it because it looked kind of rough. However now that it's finished, I decided to give it a try and, well, it's indeed kind of rough.

Some activities, like vent crawling, quickly become a chore.
By the end of the game animations become smooth, but early ones are pretty stiff and the way models "connect" to each other still could use some work.
Fighting things is pointless because it only takes resources and more time than simply running away and on top of that increases the frequency of future encounters to sap even more resources/time from you.
Tali could talk a bit more during scenes, but that's very minor and situational.
Also a kroxigor and skinks in ME setting kinda break the immersion, but that's my own problem.

However the game generously compensates it with the amount of content, regularly tries to freshen up the gameplay and has an actual h-system with it's combo of clothing/lewdness/items situations instead of the usual "Pick a character for sex" VN stuff. Not to mention that Western gamedevs with the focus on such content are a rare kind.

Pretty good but has issues.

The story is good enough basically it is just watch tali have sex with mostly creatures, which is good enough for me because I like tali.

The sex scenes have good animations they look pretty robotic but I didn´t mind I liked them.

The text is a bit too small.

The gameplay is the negative of this game. Combat isn´t that interesting and sometimes takes too long. The lewdness meter was very undercooked.
And the scavengin felt very useless.

But if you like mass effect, or just tali, or beastiality with aliens try it.

This is easily the strongest western eroge of the last few years. Finishing within a year is already unheard of, and yet Messman has managed to pack in so much interesting and varied content into a game with such a unique premise and setting that it just doesn't sound real.

wonderful project, definitely worth checking. maybe model quality is not the best you can find on the site, but content is so creative that personally i will take this game over other typical modern VN