HTML - Transylvania [v0.5.10] [XFiction]

So, I've been looking for something to scratch my monster fetish for a while and this is hitting a lot of boxes without it being something disturbing.

It is well written, the story is intriguing so far (I've binged about 5 or 6hrs so far). I had the option to get an early end as I did what needed to be done or too keep exploring, I'm not done with this playthrough yet so damn right I turned that choice down!

My only nitpick about it is there is a lot of silent scenes. I recommend putting on some spooky music during the quiet times and pausing it when the games starts to play it's own.

Still, love the story so far. The creator got a supporter today.

Excellent interactive fiction, both in the story and in the presentation. The story branches beyond what I expect, respects your choices, and reads like a noir mystery novel (as the black and white inked aesthetic might suggest). The mostly black and white simple presentation works very well to set the mood, and to highlight the times when color does enter the scene.

The themes explored also deserve commendation. It's very rare to find a game that has a powerful female protagonist with both maledom and femdom (non-lesbian) content. Honestly I think this is a huge niche that no game developers want to fill for some reason. Outside of sandbox text games like Lilith's Throne, and Fenoxo games, there is basically no better game for a powerful female switch protagonist. It would be better if there was a choice in dom/sub routes for some characters, but maybe that's in the works. When you have the choice to dom someone (e.g. Lavius), voluntarily choosing to sub to them feels so much more delicious.

Art is amazing and gameplay is great and unique, especially compared to any other HTML game IMO.

Overall the game has a lot of boxes ticked that makes this a must play if you are just a little depraved

Text game with good art that just seems to hit all the right notes. There's some wierd stuff but there is a certain appeal in a story that pushes the protagonist off the ledge into the chasm of debauchery. Slowly transforming from little more than a freightend animal to a monster to be feared by the very same monsters that terrorized you in the beginning.

A very good entry in the gender bending genre - while the emphasis is on the storytelling more than the art, the art has a really unique style that works wonders for this kind of game.

Without spoiling too much, it'd be nice if some parts of the game were reversible for a given save, but given what the game is going for, it's totally understandable that it is doing what it does.

Worth a look for the writing alone.

Fantastic writing, intriguing story, excellent atmosphere and interesting setting. Even the artworks are really well designed and the erotic scenes are well handled. This game is a little gem and it has all the means for a high quality end product.

I'll begin by stating my criticisms with the game:

The TG aspect of the game seems pointless. I'm neither for or against TG content appearing in games, but here it seemingly serves no purpose and I can see it as a mild disturbance to those who don't care for it while not offering much value for those enthused by the tag.

I played the free version of the game, which includes only one save slot. Day one works perfectly with this, but day two features at least one circumstance I've come across where the absence of regular saves may fuck the player over a bit, as it did me.

The game somewhat lacks the inconsequential. On one hand, all the characters that are in the game serve a meaningful purpose. But because everyone has a purpose, there's not really any smaller details or characters that exist primarily for flavor. The game's atmosphere and writing is very good, but a few more interactions and characters that didn't directly tie into the main plot would liven things up a little bit, and important characters could do with a few more options of interaction without direct consequence.

Bad ends and sexual interactions could do with a little more variation and as above, could serve to be available in less "meaningful" ways. What is present is good, but once one finds oneself in a sex scene or bad end, the structure of what is happening is just a linear path until the end in most cases. A few bad ends could do with more "oh, maybe I can still escape" moments, and with a lot of sex scenes consisting of multiple acts in sequence, they could do with at least minor breaks inbetween in which the character can react and evaluate before suffering the next obscenity. There could also stand to be more options for minor perversions unattached to the primary cast.

It isn't finished.(At time of writing) You'll reach a point where you will be wanting more and it won't be ready yet.

Those are my criticisms. Beyond those, I'll just refer to the score I'm giving the game. Honestly I just want more. That's really the only thing wrong with it. What is present is all very good, so I just want more of everything.
Maybe play it now? Maybe wait until there is more to the game? It will likely become a better experience the longer you wait, but if you play it now you will still certainly enjoy what you get.

Really enjoyable game, I highly rate it. I would certainly prefer it if the TG content was optional, espeically given how little time the player spends as a man? The rest of the game would hardly have to change I'd imagine should you include an alternate female start,.

Regardless I'm probably in the minority of players playing that game despite its TG parts, not because of. I still very much enjoyed it, and look forward to future updates. Overall 5/5 stars, given that my biggest complaint is a game not having a fetish, it specifically markets itself around, which really isn't fair. It does speak well that I liked it so much despite that.

One of the best games I've played so far on this site and one of the very few games that touch onto these mythological creatures this way.

The art is as well one of its biggest pros as it portrays really well the overall atmosphere of the story.

Unfortunately, this game is still in early development and is quite short but it's still one of the games I check daily for updates.

Transylva is a great game. I absolutely love the erotic horror esthetic. So much so that Im taking the time to find 200 characters to fill for this review. The game itself is truly unique. What else is there to say really other than you should try it.

Great game! I like it very much! Mystery, fetishes, transformation! Just want to see more perks/skills and even more fall of main character. And I hope it will be more slots for saves....And maybe more side activities.

11\10
Great game on the HTML engine, which surprisingly does not feel at all. Well-developed characters, unexpected turns of events, and what is important - saturated with erotic content already on version 0.3

Finally a very interesting game. There are a lot of options available and you discover something new even after a while of playing. Sadly there's still some content missing and and it needs some time to get used to the stats. But what's there is superb.

A fantastic adult text based adventure with a truly unique art style. Recommended for acquired tastes.
Dont know what else to say, want to leave a rating tho.
Hope it gets enough attention to get finished.

Great dark themes with a well thought out game play loop. Really enjoy figuring out how to access different scenes (it's not too difficult though).

The scenes themselves are well done and lots of dark, submissive kinks are ticked. Also it plays well on mobile and is receiving good quality updates.

Amazing game. Very nice story and atmosphere, original gameplay and nice art. There is a slight bit of repetitive stuff that could be skipped later on, but it's not too bad.I also think that the content could be stretched along couple of days instead of some much thing happening in one day which forces you to replay it so many times to discover all the things. Overall great game.

This game captured the dark theme very well. Rich story with things like morbid fascination and all. It really stands out in the ocean of games. Best in its dark theme category, this game deserves 5 out of 5 rating from me.

Dark Recruitment and this are by far the best HTML games I've played, especially if you're into monsters, grotesque and bad ends. The amount of scenes and options in chapter 1 alone is staggering, easily 10h+ of content.

Dark Recruitment and this are by far the best HTML games I've played, especially if you're into monsters, grotesque and bad ends. The amount of scenes and options in chapter 1 alone is staggering, easily 10h+ of content.

This continues to be one of the very best HTML games - game-play, art and aesthetics, updates, themes and style, and writing quality are all top notch. Not to mention for an html/twine game it actually looks good with some real care taken on the presentation.