Ren'Py - The Shadow over Blackmore [v0.4.2] [Darktoz]

The best femdom game so far! The story is engaging, the design is stunning, and the characters are incredibly well-developed. There are so many choices and paths to explore, making each playthrough unique.

Okay, this is one of those games that you really wish you would have waited to discover for a few more years, because it's got a long development cycle. That being said, what is here is absolutely great and extremely unique. Very few games will scratch the exact same itch in the same ways, it has an intriguing plotline involving the nature of Blackmore and the MC's reasons for being there which seems to be developing nicely already over the 4 days which existed when this review was posted. While this seems like it will be somewhat of a slow burn, it also isn't one of those games that teases you and leaves you hanging with little to no action during the build-up phase - you jump straight into some pretty extreme content from Day 1, and things only get crazier from there. Some of the fetishes in this game are very niche, like bloodplay or human ashtray stuff, and the renders are also very appealing for the most part and depending on your tastes. Gameplay so far is mostly either "search the area" or "talk to the NPCs", there has been no combat, no real need to use items outside of a few dialogue encounters (able to use meat/booze/cigarettes in at least one place each that I have found, still haven't found any use for candy though...) and the one "skill" for which I managed to unlock training didn't actually let me level it up yet, I think it's gated behind more content with the trainer NPC which hasn't been created yet. So while right now there are still a lot of systems that aren't really being used, I see at least a dozen different skills on the character page so it looks like the dev has plans to seriously expand this system in time. I am concerned that the extreme complexity of this game (branching paths, dozens of different competing factions/individuals) might impede development, after all we've only got about 4 days of game time from about 2 years of dev time so far. Possibly a lot of the front-end work is now done, systems, UI and story conceptualization/outlining may have been completed and development will now be streamlined, but until we know for sure how this is going to go, I would honestly urge most people to wait on this one for a bit, so as not to tease yourselves with an unfinished product with such promising potential. Waiting 6-12 months per update for something this good is going to give most people a real hard time!! If you can handle the anticipation, what is here is quite fun and will occupy you for at least an evening of good fun.

I think this game is going to be Darktoz masterpiece. Peak of femdom games. Blackmore ambience is terrifying and alluring. Every character tries to use you like a pawn. Choices and progression of story is very good writed. Render and character designs are so good. If you into femdom games dont miss this game.

This is the best femdom game I've played up until now. Fantastic world building and story, great characters and scenes, and I appreciate the variety of the content! Crossing my fingers more comes out soon.

Amazing game. Dark theme, bad ends, music choice, render quality are all top tier.
Huge fan of the liking system "char x liked that" or "char y wants to help you" is very fun when you get to see it.
Huge variety of characters as well.
Also the protagonist is not really the "main character" but a character who has lots of choices for who he wants to side with, which is a fun element.

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.