HTML - Transylvania [v0.5.10] [XFiction]

Although this game is really unique and has good writing it fails as a porn game. Sex scenes are rare and compose of few images at best plus many are of bestiality variety which is not my kink.

What's the worst though is that gameplay here sucks and there is too much grinding. To succeed we need to do the same thing over and over again (and often "die" in the process) which in the long run is tedious. We're also often left with some arbitrary fake choices, where no matter what we choose we will end up "dead" and will have to repeat the same things again.

In general it's way too easy to "die" (monsters here prefer to kill instead of rape, which in a porn game is a fail in my book) and at the same time it's hard to truly die (and get game over screen and bad ending). It's just not fun in the long run and to be honest, if you will complete the game once I doubt you will have the will to restart just to see one or two slightly erotic images.

Pros:
+ Unique game, something to go for if you're bored with the usual

Cons:
- Not much sexual content
- Tedious gameplay

4/10 game IMO.

While the game itself is pretty good in terms of concept, story and writing (for the most part, but there are some weird typos and missing punctuation marks) it's unplayable if you don't plan on finishing the whole thing in one sitting. Saves just straight up stop working at some point (version 0.5.07 of the game), both quick and paywalled slots. And this issue existed in earlier versions of the game, as well, which led me to drop it back then and lose all my progress now.

The disclaimer after the failed quick save says that this issue should be fixed in versions after 0.4.04 or something and that faulty saves only happen if you use older save files, but that's just bull since I've been playing a freshly downloaded version of the game with no prior save file and the saves broke on me anyway.

A great game with a great storyline.
1. The story and dialogues are well written.
2. A large number of plot development options. /
3. Bold descriptions and graphic illustrations of various fetishes.

Easily my favourite HTML game on the site, and probably in my top 5 in all criteria.

The art's sparse, but excellent. The writing is phenomenal. It's genuinely extremely goth at a deeper level, more than just a coat of paint. Well worth your time for anyone who has a morbid fascination.

Even though some featured kinks in this game are not to my taste, the presentation, the setting, and the writing drew me in.

The game has this charming 90's retro videogame horror esthetics and has all the themes you'd expect from vampires and werewolves to Lovecraftian cosmic horror mixed in with erotica. The initial gameplay of the game is basically to explore and interact with the world until you either die or come to one of the endings so you can start again while slowly transforming and advancing the story and chapter. The transformation and corruption of the main character and in-game choices on how to proceed are the main focus of the game.

Overall I feel if you enjoy good writing and exploring well portrayed horror themes with lewd, erotic content and don't mind or are interested in darker and more unusual kinks you'll enjoy this game, it's very well crafted.

Well, this certainly awakened some things I didn't expect...

Excellent writing: great story and erotic moments both. I'm pleased this was able to deliver on both fronts (for me, at least).

Minor spoilers: I didn't realize this was a gender swap but I adjusted pretty quickly, I think the setup works really well as the eventual "female protaganist succubus" approach.

For the kinky/weird stuff, even for the scenes that weren't my thing, I was curious and often read through it anyway.
It's remarkable how good writing/setup can elevate pretty gross encounters into a gratifying moment.

Don't usually leave reviews but this blew me out of the water. Everything's great, from the writing to the drawings to the themes and kinks. If you're on the fence because of the horror tag(like I was), read it as "atmospheric" instead there's some creepy/gross stuff but nothing too severe.

(If you're the devs reading this; I NEEED more werewolf!!!!)

I have a problem with verbose, story heavy games advertised as female protagonist, but where you start as some dude. I want to skip and get to the part where I can play as myself, but if I do I'll miss out the whole start of the story.

I'm so happy I gave Transylvania the few chances it took to finally get to that point. The writing, scenes, fetishes, even the art which at first seems odd, everything here is just absolutely fantastic once it gets started! And there's already so much content, yet it doesn't feel unnecessarily grindy like many games do. Please give it a chance!

A top 2 transformation game for me and a must-play for any transformation fan, or even fans of erotic world building

The crux of a successful MtF transformation game is what to do after the transformation. The erotic nature of an MtF transformation is the unexpectedness, at first maybe the reluctance, horror or surprise of the MC, followed by gradual acceptance and erotic exploration. But WHAT AFTER? For the 'Patreon subscribe' format that we live in, maybe the 'Version 1' of the game has the transformation and then the subsequent versions explore it, but more often than not your MC is a whore by Version 3... then what? Often, it just turns into a female POV game at best, or a repetition or an extreme drawn out tease at worst.

Transylvania's brilliance is its answer to this question in multiple ways, probably the smartest way I've seen. For one, your character is always on the brink of dying, and the only way to avoid it is by exploring the mystery, the world and MC and other people's powers. This is SMART. There is room for the MC to want to reject sex situations to try to find information. There is room for MC to want to accept sex situations if they think it will help them survive. There is a NECESESARY layer on top of the man -> woman -> slut dynamic that exists in every MtF game that can support many more interesting scenarios.

Then there's the 'mind haze' dynamic. The game inhabits the world of 'the occult' with monster, magic, and mind control all on the table. The game has a 'sanity' dynamic which corresponds to that world: The human mind of our MC cannot process the 'world of the occult', so there is a constant battle between his sanity and the bizarreness and powers of the world and people around him. Again, a smart layer on top of the usual MtF dynamic: a common theme of MtF games is quickly becoming a slut, but by explaining this dynamic (partially) through the world building AND positioning it against the MC's need to preserve some sanity to save their own lives, it maintains a reason for the game to keep going and write new scenarios.

Then there's just smart writing. With the aforementioned need to preserve your life and mind/identity constantly a theme, the game very gradually introduces plot elements and transformation elements enabled and established by the world building that challenge those two things in lewd ways. But the core themes are never forgotten.

Other good things: a good stats/clothes/journal setup, a logical game progression with a clever loop mechanic that doesn't punish experimenting, a great base for a game that you could imagine quite a bit more plot and transformation in future releases

This is one of the best erotic games I've played. It has a lot of good drawn artwork and fits the Twine engine really well. The succubus "life" mechanic is unique, and it makes the gameplay/exploration feel much more comfortable. It makes save-scumming a lot less appealing by allowing you to experience the consequences of risky and sleazy situations without worrying too much about the opportunity cost. The fetish content is very fitting for the dark, gothic aesthetic, with lots of monsters and gross things like maggots. I also like that more details about the environment you're in reveal themselves the longer you play, despite little hints about the mysteries. Be wary if you're squeamish, but if you're a freak like me this should be a hit.

This is a very well made and written VN with horror elements. It's quite unique in the genre so it gets some extra credit from me.

The big problem with this game is that it just didn't feel sexy to me. I'm not into beast / spider fetishes and the game just failed to intrigue me from the sexual side of things. Despite being very interesting otherwise.

While this is a very unique game no doubt, I come here to fap above all else. And this VN failed to get me to want to fap basically at all throughout my hours of playing it.

Not for me: 3/5.

I love the aesthetics and writing/worldbuilding of this game, it's probably the best erotic horror game out there. The corruption is hot and the game, whil grindy, is still less grindy than the average TF HTML game.

Good game, hot and well-written, with lot of kinks covered. Identity death was a bit quick for my taste, but it's not a big problem. Overall relationships progress nicely.
-1 only for paywalling the save system, you will need to save-load a lot, especially if you want to see all content and without it game is hardly playable. Had to edit code to fix it.

Teraurge and this game - two incredibly unique master pieces with art and kinks you don't often see. Well written too minus a few typos.

I honestly don't know what to say about this except for: If you are into female protaganist and into some 'weirder' kinks this is a game for you.

Excellent game that is well-written, engaging, not grindy at all. One of the best for those interested in transformation, bdsm, etc. Great art as well, limited but still more than something like TiTS. My only criticism is the presence of more grotesque/horror scenes, but that is more of a matter of taste and I'm glad that community has a game to enjoy as well.

I just love corruption, transformation, genderbender games. This is the best written and developed so far, the best! The colored artwork in the change of chapters are absolutely beautiful, all my love to the developer, keep up the magnificent job!!

An erotic game with an actual plot. While the art is 2d, the characters feel three dimensional. The sublime horror mixed with the erotic might not be for everyone, but I would say give it a try because if you do like it you'll be missing out if you pass on it.

Having played this game for more than 5 hous while not planning to drop it, I dare to claim this piece unexpectedly very interesting. Even though it's almost unjerkable at, the game really captivates with its story and gameplay which is indeed really hard to do for a text-based game. I'd undoubtably recommend to play this game to fans of decent mysterious stories and dark erotic stuff.

I can't say I quite understand the plot. Transylvania is fascinating and by all accounts full of kinks, but relationships in the traditional sense don't really develop between the MC and the other characters. Everything is rather episodic with horror and fetish elements.
And the fetish section is certainly where Transylvania shines. Transylvania is kinky with a solid gender-bender plot, voluntary and unvoluntary forms of sex and lots of Lovecraftian mystery. There are many secrets that you can discover in point&click fashion, usually combined with some sort of corruption and sexual exploitation of the MC or rarely third parties.

But even though I played to one of the endings (a bad ending in my case) I can't say that I know where the journey actually leads. Much remains only hinted at and whenever you try to find traces of a bigger picture it ends up with you being bound, chained, abused and exploited, but the veil is rarely lifted to an extent that allows you to switch from victimhood into a position of strength. It's like you are not really supposed to become a hero, as if being exploited is the main kink and purpose of Transylvania. Or maybe it's just very difficult get there. I have yet to make up my mind about that.

If you're into tf and demons then this is definitely worth the time. Art style is excellent and carries the theme well. Definitely not for everyone, though. This is definitely darker fiction.

Really looking forward to seeing where this goes