Ren'Py - The Shadow over Blackmore [v0.3.5] [Darktoz]

Will definitely replay once it has been completed.

The story is good, characters have a personality and are actually likable.

For the full game, I'd like to see an overhaul on the character sounds.
Music is great and fits very well.

Hopefully there will be lots of content and actual playtime (and a reason to reply with different decisions that yield different outcomes).

The only thing that bugs me is that all bodies tend to look almost the same. There should be more variety to it.

Monsters and shit are a big no-go, though.

Not into femdom and the whole BDSM thing but I greatly enjoyed this game's overall presentation and its horror aspects.

The writing is good with interesting characters and an intriguing setting. And even though the game is primarily focused on specific fetishes most of them are optional or avoidable and some of the choices have an impact on the characters and story.

The visuals in this game are what drew me in the most though. The game is very stylistic and pleasant to look at, even the UI and the dialogue box are neatly designed, and the sound effects and music in this game are chosen really well and fit the atmosphere perfectly.

Overall I would recommend checking this game out just for the design and horror esthetics alone, but the story itself is intriguing with its supernatural elements and the sexual fetishes it focuses on are well made too.

I'm not a big fan of female domination, especially to this degree, but this game has such a breadth of quality and talent throughout that I'd consider it a disservice to not give it a positive review.
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First off, the visuals are great. They aren't 10/10 as the men often look strange (I imagine due to trying to make them seem very effeminate), as well as some body and facial posing, but overall it looks great. Attractive women, a diverse range of visual styles and body types for each (although most of them are just tight-waisted and big-tittied women to fit it's audience), but regardless it's great.
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The game has a wide arrange of kinks related to female domination, and is probably the most comprehensive female domination game on the site. It also gives you the ability to participate or not in much of it, while also having story-implications for doing so or not, which makes sense and works well.
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The writing is pretty good. I'm not going to argue it's a great story. The reason for this is because the very restrictive premise means that the vast majority of characters are very one-dimensional. Once you figure out their kink and one personality trait, that's them sorted. There's nothing more than that.

However, the amount of choices is great. It's kinda confusing which choices matter and which ones don't and in what way, because the game doesn't really feel like it telegraphs it as well because some are very similar to each other, but ultimately the choices are at appropriate points and actually service to make the experience more enjoyable.
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Ultimately, if you're into femdom, you'll enjoy it. There's not many better femdom AVNs on here.

Erotic femdom horror with a very strong atmosphere. The game has very nice polish overall.

DarkToz has been around for a spell and has a specific style and track record. He improves with each game, but updates are rather spaced out and games often just fizzle out. Futa and femdom are the main components, this time you get to decide in advance how much if any futa you see.

Tried it out but it's not my thing. It's all about femdom, futa and BDSM and that's it.

The writing and world building was really interesting. It's in this goth horror fantasy genre set in a contemporary setting. You can make certain story choices here or there and some can result in a bad end.

There's a stats system that looked interesting, but at this point not much is being done with it.

The story is about the MC trying to survive or escape as he's trapped in Blackmore, and the stats system implied a way to develop powers to fight back but there's nothing in the story right now that lets you do that.

The renders are ok. The designs mostly fit with the setting and writing, but way too much bdsm latex dom stuff going on and it's sort of ridiculous why ancient dark ritual societies would wear latex gimp suits.

The animations aren't so great, but I guess it's mostly focused on the fetish aspect and targeting a specific audience for this.

I like the story and the dark femdom hell horror style atmosphere

the game has a femdom adventure style, in fear

we find the world of femdom darktoz, I like its artistic side

Femdom gothic style, with bimbo dominatrixes, with magnificent tits and ass 10/10

I am a fan of Darktoz video games,

This developer is a legend in femdom games, he is a genius

the sound effects and music are incredible, they are original,

we immediately enter the atmosphere of the game, which is great

with all the fetish genres that I like: ponyplay, servant, worship, bootfetish, whip

favorite characters are Alice Mcgrady, Mina McGrady, Sybill Var'ARTRE

the other characters are great

the matriarch, this goddess
be his chair omg ass 1000/10
my dream is to die under his ass

Alice Mcgrady is beautiful and hypnotizing, she reminds me of Chucky's girlfriend in the 4th Chucky movie and become the slave of his daughter, it's humiliating I like it

when I was little it was one of my fantasy

these video games remind me of the John Carpenter movie: "In the Mouth of Madness"

there are brilliant movie references, in this magnificent game

we feel like we are immersed in a femdom horror movie

we refocus the fear for the main character, and the excitement

the developer has good ideas

The game 10/10

i gvie the game 5 stars. the developer remained true towards the futa content. i love that he added BBC futa, however i still feel that the animations in the game are lacking.
the newest update was worth the wait, and I'm looking foreword to future updates and i am now a patreon on Darkotz page. this website exposed me to drakotz patreon which is a plus.

lastly, compared to Darktoz earlier games, this one is much much better, the quality has gone up very much and the reliance on simple story telling engine is all that is needed to deliver a great game.
also i fucking love the BBC futa

Not my cup of tea but when a project is well made it deserves a praise.

Excellent work in building the world and the atmosphere.

The caracthers are interesting and attractive in their own way.

I can't really give an opinion on the X scenes because female dom is not my kink but I think they are pretty good.

If female dom is your thing you must play this novel.

Surprisingly good.
I am not a fan of female dom, so at first I thought this game is not for me - but the atmosphere, mystery and story are exceptional so far. Even though the fetishes of this game are not my cup of tea at all, I still enjoyed this project very much. One of the previous reviews asked who would play the porn game for the story - me. I would. And you should try too. Looking forward for the next updates.

If this is hell, sign me up, especially since Hell comes with a nifty bar to shut off dick-girls, and you can pick your poison, (even if it's all poison of some kind). Lots of different trouble to get into in Blackmore. Great game

Wanted to show my appreciation for the game! It has everything if you are into female domination! Awesome story, fitting music, good sound, nice character models and a lot of content with day 3 released now!

Best thing about this game is that you get animated scenes instead of just one picture for the action scenes. So I highly recommend checking it out

If female domination isn't your thing and you think you need to have a dominant path for the mc as well, you should avoid it. So far you can skip almost all scenes but you will end up skipping 80 percent of the game and just playing it for the story. And who plays NSFW games for the story?

I just found out about this game. Was searching for new NTR titles and this popped up. I gave it a try and was positively surprised with Blackmore.

+The biggest positive quality of the game is the first contact with it. We are being introduced to interesting individuals without any rush, with our curiosity being feed at an enjoyable pace.

+The dev managed to flesh them all out within the small compact of his project. We aren't being feed absurd amount of dialog and lore to chew through when talking with them. We quickly get to know them, what drives them in Blackmore and more.
+All the characters are very well designed aesthetically.
This is important since the whole game spins itself around us being tormented by those characters. So it is important for the player to be attracted towards them during the heavy femdom scenes.
-Unfortunately we come to the glum side of the game. The repetitiveness of some scenes. There's so much whipping, flogging,smothering dialog I can tolerate.
You can see that clearly in the Sophia scene. She just treats us as a sound board and keeps repeating herself. That scene is badly written and boring at that point.
-Most of the BDSM scenes do not take the MC into consideration. It's all about the girls' needs. What the hell was that ashtray scene ? They just kept sitting. They could have teased the MC in some kinky way. Show some erotic lingerie. Lead him on. Some denial play etc. Nothing.
-I have no idea what the hell was that BB Monroe scene with the bunny...Loved her costume and pantyhose but other then that...hard pass.(It would have been better for the MC to also wear a leotard and pantyhose...)
-Let's talk about the elephant in the room. No NTR or crossdressing.
The dev concetrated on other aspects to build up the atmospehre of the city and the storyline.
I understand the need of the Bad Ending scenes. Yet he could put more varied scenes. When watching the same animation over and over...I don't want to read the same dialog for the tenth time. Include a second female character or build deeper relationships. Have the MC also voice his concerns , needs, express what he likes about the situation. Let us feel how those hot babes fight for the MC!
-IT'S LITERALLY ABSURD. FUTAS EVERYWHERE, YET NO NTR, IMPREGNATION TEASE ETC. If i was the dev i would have every female character impregnated by a futa and have the MC pay alimony for the kids. Purgatory hell right there.

+As a side note I just want to mention the gang bang party. It wasn't bad. Especially when the MC got it from the femboi. There could have been more pillow talk between MC and the femboi. Or include a female character next time.
-It's like the MC doesn't have a dick...Give the man some sex from time to time with a lead female character...And Bellatrix could have at least shown her tits in the last scene...

You are wondering what is my problem right? Take notice that the majority of the positive reviews...are one year old! The dev hasn't released any content for a whole year! When it that dawned on me i was WTF...I found out he is working on two projects at the same time. 0.3.3 took him 7 months or so.
+This update is really big. It is really satisfying to play it...yet some scenes feel like bad apples...
The set is staged for more, but if the dev intends to release one update per year...Well...those scenes better be haymakers...

I am great admirer of Darktoz games. He is the creator of few master piece. This is yet another addition to his great work. Women are beautiful and fantastic in this game. I am sure more content will be added in this

"The Shadow over Blackmore" is a captivating and atmospheric game that immerses players in a dark and mysterious world. With its well-crafted graphics, music, and engaging storyline, it faithfully captures the Lovecraftian horror atmosphere. The challenging puzzles and well-developed characters enhance the overall experience. While it can be tough at times, finding solutions is incredibly satisfying. As of my last update in September 2021, I'm unsure about a sequel. Visit the official website or their social media for updates. Highly recommended for Lovecraft fans!

Looks good, story and characters seems quite nice and fetishes can be toggled, so no piss and futa for example if one does not want those.
3 stars for now, since game only has very limited content at the moment, only 2 ingame days. As the story progressess I add more stars.

This is one of the most unusual porn games I've ever played. Liked it a lot, and the graphics is top notch. The game is mostly based on female over male domination, maybe it lacks female slaves as well, but interesting overall.

The ending was rather abrupt. I suppose it's a low version number so it's a work-in-progress.

Many of the choices aren't really that - you're sort of railroaded into picking some particular choices.

If you're into extreme femdom then maybe you'll be more into it than I was.

Loved it, they made it in Renpy unlike previous Darktoz game which is a big plus, just like previous games, the animations, sound effects, character modelling is commendable. Erotic femdom scenes didn't disappoint me at all , there are choices to avoid certain fetishes that one might dislike.

The story is well centred around an imaginary town which gives horror vibes, women are initially very respectful before you agree to let them dominate you. I found it to be really entertaining and fap-worthy, it would certainly be more fun to play when the game is completed as there are so many options and so many characters.

Nice gameplay, characters are very hot and many fetishes. Hope to see more feet domination. If you like latex, you will enjoy this game. Haven't seen any problem with the game. Waiting for the next updated!!

This is the best Vampire the Masquerade/World of Darkness VN. By far. And it's not even a VtM/WoD VN. If that doesn't tell you something, nothing will.

Jokes aside this game is nearly flawless so far. Femdom is not my favorite kink but I enjoyed every second of the game. The world, the story, the dark and eerie theme, the characters, the writing, the visuals, the music, everything is top-notch. This level of quality is probably unprecedented for these type of games (porn VN with extreme kinks). I have minor complaints only (eg. player stats could be better and some kind of information about other characters + stats would be great).

I really hope the author will keep up with the quality. This is really legend in the making!