Ren'Py - Completed - Tropicali [v1.0.0] [Story Anon]

This is, without a doubt, the only Ren'Py game I’ve played that feels truly polished and worth recommending. From start to finish, it offers an engaging experience that stands out in a sea of otherwise forgettable visual novels. The storytelling is sharp, well-paced, and immersive, with characters that actually feel fleshed out rather than one-dimensional. Dialogue flows naturally, making it easy to get invested in the narrative and the world it builds.
What sets this game apart, though, is the tycoon mechanic. It’s surprisingly well-integrated and adds a welcome layer of interactivity. Unlike many Ren'Py games that rely solely on choices and text, this one gives you a fun and accessible gameplay system that enhances the experience rather than distracting from it. It's easy to understand yet has enough depth to keep things interesting as you progress.


And finally—the animation. It’s genuinely impressive, far above the standard for Ren'Py-based games. Every motion feels smooth and deliberate, with clear attention to detail. It's the kind of visual quality that shows real care and effort from the developers.
All in all, this game sets a high bar. I’m genuinely excited to see what the creators come up with next.

Tropicali - A Review
PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THIS REVIEW CONTAINS MAJOR SPOILERS ABOUT THE PLOT. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND YOU DO NOT READ NUMBERS 1, 4 and 5 IF YOU WANT TO EXPERIENCE THE STORY AT ITS FINEST or SKIP ON READING THIS REVIEW ALTOGETHER

First things first. I rate this 3.5 out of 5 stars.

Now, don't get me wrong. It's a great game. But a lot of things killed the development of the plot for me.

1. First are the good things about the game. It's extremely great that there's a choice all throughout the story. You either romance the heroine but they get a "bad end" or remain friends with them but they get to have a "happy end". What kind of ending is that, I won't specify. It's a conflict of internal interest for the player because primarily, someone would play this for the R18 content but over time, I got so invested to the story that I had to do a second playthrough where everyone had their happy end. For this system alone, this gets a star.

2. The gameplay. I am extremely fond of its business management style instead of a regular point-and-click visual novel. I played it on Normal Mode the first time around. It was hectic and extremely challenging that I sometimes forget that I'm playing an adult game but I do not hate it. In fact, I love that system. But for some reason, I don't feel that it's for everyone since it's, as I've said, extremely challenging especially for players who have no experience on this type of game genre. That's why I appreciate Coomer Mode which is essentially the Easy Mode of the game. Another star for this.

3. The characters in general. They are extremely likeable and yes, that includes the MC and the side characters like Rina's colleague. The heroines have their own respective traits that give them their charm. I wouldn't go into their specifics since there are a lot of them but in general, they are so...alive, to say the least. It's not just a simple character behind a screen. They have their own story to tell and their questlines enhance it even more. The MC, as the player character, fits so well in his screentime, unlike other adult VNs where I don't like seeing the player character on screen and would prefer the POV instead. He also has his own trait of individuality that I forget he's the player character sometimes. Other side characters, albeit having limited screentime, give off a sense of uniqueness instead of some random stand-in just to progress the story. Another star earned.

4. Now, we're getting into the bad stuff. First of all is Juni. For starters, her story is gut wrenching but in a good way so kudos to that. It's the sort of heartbreaking drama that fits so well in a story. BUT...it felt so rushed. I did not feel attached to her in the story. Of course, it was sad to see a potential romanceable character go away but she was not around long enough to establish a good sense of territory for herself. Even other reviews that I see only pay their respects to Juni instead of wishing to have her back. That solidified my opinion of her not having enough impact to the audience. What's more, her farewell was only slapped on with a two-word sentence. "That's life". Her death was so glossed over. Besides, the punchline of her having a terminal illness was so sudden. It would've been better if she had a bit more questlines, even non-lewd ones, just to get her more attached to the player.

5. Gloria - Of course, it's obvious why a lot of players would download this. The pleasure of taboo. And yet, the story just had to change it up by the end. Having Gloria's mother come and introduce herself only to break the immersion of inc*st right when the player's about to consummate it. A better alternative would've been if the mother told Gloria about it but the game didn't show it on screen. And when the MC and Gloria has finished doing the deed, that's where they pop the bombshell. It would have also worked with Mio and the critic coming in the room and overhearing the topic. It would have been less impactful...but it would have at least mitigated the breaking of immersion. OR only have the reveal shown if the player chose to not pursue Gloria's romance. But we're already here so, at least, we got to get down and dirty with Gloria. So I'd take the win.

6. As a bonus, I love the humor of the game. The MC's one-liners, the interactions with the employees and other similar stuff. For that alone, I'd at least give it a half-star.

All in all, really great game from start to the middle but it started to fall off right by the end. But the idea of it, really stellar. This one goes to my favorites, although somewhere at the lower ranks.

This is a story about a dude who inherits a hotel resort on a remote island. It already gets sold off by his sister but the whole game revolves around managing properties to pay the buyer. The management aspect is quite fun. There are four stats that determine how much profit you make each day. The goal is to combine your employees and place them correctly in order to pay off the debt in time. There's a story mode that removes the deadline. Even with deadlines, the game does require you to finish the storylines of all the main girls before you can even proceed to the ending. The girls are varied and the story is intriguing enough. My only real issue is that the game ends on a clear cliffhanger and the character stories aren't resolved so there's clearly going to be a part 2 sometime in the future. Overall, it's a fun game with a lot of great, erotic content.

i feel the pregnancy tag was mis leading sense i never got to see any actual pregnant belly. Even though i went the harem route to knock up all of them. but other then that the game was fun and easy to play. story was good

Wow, Tropicali, what a fantastic sophomore effort by Story Anon. Summer vibes, sandy beaches, bikinis, a light and playful mood, but also something darker lying just beneath the surface. Tropicali is an oft eclectic grab bag of themes, tropes, and meme-ridden humor, but it all just kind of jives together, like an effortless summer afternoon on the beach.

The story sets you up as the inheritor of a tropical island resort. The first wrinkle: your sister, whom you've been estranged from since childhood, has already sold it. But our protagonist has other plans, and convinces the new owner--the incredibly attractive and fierce Mio--to let him keep and run the resort.

Gameplay will bounce back and forth between the management of the resort and pursuing romance, connection, and, of course, a copious amount of sex with the various diverse love interests. The management gameplay is engaging without being overwhelming. You will need to ensure your business is profitable enough to make the increasing payments to Mio to buy the resort back. Love interest characters, as well as a small army of side characters, will staff all the various facilities. To maximize profits you'll need to select the right characters for each particular business, and rotate them out as their morale declines and they need a break. It's an engaging gameplay loop that doesn't outstay it's welcome over the course of the game, and never distracts from the main attraction.

The love interests each present a unique experience, with Story Anon doing well to give each their own personality and plot. The quasi-sandbox gameplay system will give you some opportunity to choose which love interests to pursue in which order, though the game definitely is focused on harem building. Moments spent with love interests can be cute and flirty, somber and touching, downright raunchy, and many shades in between--Story Anon shows their skill and range of talent by delivering a consistently satisfying experience across this wide array of tones and moods. Choices are not incredibly frequent, but there are more than a few that are very meaningful to how the story will play out.

Graphically, the game pushes the limits of what can be done with Honey Select style renders. One could raise quibbles about the Japanese writing that appears on background signage and other assets in some of the scenes, or the lack of advanced camera techniques (like depth-of-field) but to focus on these small problems would be to discount the wonderful composition of the renders. The tools that Story Anon used to create the graphics of the game are limited compared to some alternatives, but they are used incredibly well here. Unless you have an absolute hatred of Honey Select graphics, Tropicali is sure to satisfy in this department.

Also, I can't wrap up this review without highlighting the soundtrack. Perfect summer beach vibes. In particular, "Agosto" by Helado Negro featuring Buscabulla really stands out as being a great mood setter for some important moments in this game.

Overall, I really can't recommend Tropicali enough. There seems to be something for everyone in this title. And the execution is superb, Story Anon really is to be commended. This game deserves a spot in your must play list.

Very good quality game deserves a 5 average.

The story isn't anything revolutionary but it's a good one to keep you interested.
It's a sandbox since you can choose the order of how things happen, there are choices you make and I assume some of them can change the game ending.
The visuals of the game are very very good, both when it comes to characters and scenarios.
The scenes are all well animated.
The soundtrack is very good though sadly there are no "special effects", maybe the thing that would've put this over the top.
The game also as a managing aspect minigame, it's not hard at all to max everything out but it also offers an alternate gamemode where I assume this feature is disabled.

Easy recommendation imho.

A 8.5/10 game recommendation to those who want a easy sandbox AVN with lots of great elements within the story.

Gameplay : Good amount of choices matter to get points with characters. But the ending will end up pretty much the same regardless, just plays out a bit differently with 3 characters. You have to sacrifice scenes to get the "good" ending however.

*ENDING* however was quite disappointing and a huge blow because one character basically is blocked off *dies in-game*. Feels like a sequel, which reading some comments in the discussion, is planned for the future. Still, feels abruptly ending at a point where the story could have been built further and even better.

Story : This storyline isn't unheard of, a pretty common story about inheriting a fortune *this case a hotel/resort*. The MC wants to build his own empire, along side his sister, a dream paradise for the both of them in a way. As he progresses to achieving his dream, he meets many interesting romantic interests that aids his journey.

*SPOILER*
The MC is someone who was born in Mexico, but moved away with his Spanish mother to Spain at the age of 10. Thus, leaving behind his sister *turns out not blood related* , his step mother *father's mistress*, and his father who basically showed his entire family no interest at all. Then one day, his father passes away and gives his hotel and inheritance all to the MC. However, before he could do anything with the hotel, unbeknownst to him, his sister already sold off the property to someone else. But as luck was by his side, he manages to pursue the now owner of the hotel/resort, to work with his sister and him.

Visuals : Good visuals with great lighting, details of the environment + characters, and overall good renders. Good animations throughout the scenes.

Scenes : Scenes are pretty great, with a lot of animations in every single scene. There is music for all scenes, but they are repetitive and however, fits the vibe of the overall story.

Customer Support : N/A

Overall, a pretty good game that is worth the try, and the story entertaining. There really isn't 2 endings, because linearly they are the same, exact how the characters really feel about you towards the end.

I really like this game it has an ending that you might or not see coming but its kinda hard for me to jugde for me since that gonna be sequel or two so give it a try and see how you feel

Very Good Harem game. Enjoyed the story , the animations are awesome, the girls look beautiful and different in there characters. The Story is not boring and there is also a dark part and a death part in this game which made it a little bit sad. Some of the ideas with the island and hotel resort remembered me of Hail Dicktator but this has its own whole story. The "build the island/resort up" part is very funny, because of hiring crazy people. It is very easy to level up fast when you continuesly update over an over again and not difficult. Hope to see more of the developer in the future. 4 of 5 stars

This is a good game, good characters, good story, good sex scenes, good management and good graphics. There are little annoying things like the fact that when you buy a propriety you can't list it form better outcome to worst outcome or that the game have too much secondary characters that became useless in no time so you need the check every time that you buy a new propriety if there are better combinations. But overall is a good game so is a solid 4/5.

Perfect. Great story , lot of emotions in animations beside just great graphics. Easy to play yet not boring, good work at making game like this feel like excel job. Wonderul models of course. Truly a fine pick at soundtrack, not schemtatic and not like others. Game feels like it has its very own original vibe which is super.

When I first started this game, I never thought the story, characters, and even the setting would be so thought provoking by the time I finished it and learned all it's secrets. The musings about life, morality, love and sex in games like these usually feel forced, like the author want to feel like they aren't just writing smut, but the author of Tropicali does such a great job of integrating it into the characters that it doesn't feel out of place. This game also gets points for actually having a full release, as open world renpy dating sims on here usually never release, opting to instead keep adding more unneeded characters, story arcs, and features to milk their Patreon for all it's worth as long as possible. The scope of this project was kept realistic, it has enough characters to make a wide array of scenarios without feeling like it's too bloated and allow the characters to have some depth. The animation and character models are incredible as well, it's hard to believe that this game was made in Koikatsu, but I see the scenery and island from Koikatsu Sunshine and am reminded of just how talented the animator must be. Making an appealing male model in Koikatsu feels just shy of impossible if you have ever tried it yourself, but the MC in this game isn't the generic thin guy with black hair and a giant cock that looks weird on his body, he is a big buy with a good tan and a giant cock that looks natural on his body.

A really high quality game, with bad consequences if you try for full on corruption mode. All in all, a well told and interesting story, with an engaging gameplay loop.

Keep it up, highly recommended

Nice short game, not too grindy. All the scenes are animated and there's a wide variety of girls which is very nice. The game is also complete which you don't see often. It could use a couple more scenes for each of the girls but still great nonetheless.
Bonus point for using masayoshi takanaka as bgm

v1.0.0
It's difficult to rate this on the whole as the game is made up of a number of different parts of varying quality. It almost feels like it was envisaged and set up to be a slightly more expansive project than it turned out to be and aspects of the game were cut back.

The story feels... passable? Individual moments of writing and character stories felt stronger than how it all fit together, although that's not to say that aspects are bad. Putting aside the ending(s) (which could be considered contentious or to miss the mark for this type of game), it feels at least competently written. It's probably more that I didn't find the MC interesting enough to follow along with some of the subtext like the nuances of him not being a good person and some aspects just feeling weird like introducing a character very late on It would make some sense if this was a result of parts ending up slightly rushed - another example that comes to mind is that the game at one point makes a big thing about whether the MC chooses to knock up the female cast and in the end that doesn't really make a difference.

The management gameplay (interspersed around the VN story sections or vice versa) where you expand a property empire on the island and need to hire/rotate workers around to maximise profits to make regular payments is fine. It has enough depth and difficulty to stay interesting over the first few hours of the game before it starts to feel a bit samey and with some expansion could have held up a game on its own. As it stands, it's probably pitched at the right level for a game of this length and doesn't overstay its welcome, but when I think about that that doesn't necessarily feel like praise.

The art could be considered the high point of the game - it is using KK models, but with a lot of work going into them so the game looks genuinely good and has quite a lot of high quality scenes and animations. I'd also offer some praise for the soundtrack, which is certainly better than your standard fare.

On the whole it's a fine enough romp for maybe up to 10 hours but even with the high points of the art and soundtrack it doesn't really feel like a good game, which is a shame as it feels like the constituent parts could have added up to something better. If you're going into it without caring about anything outside of the H scenes there's a lot to enjoy. I just wouldn't take it too seriously as a game.

Review for v1.0.0

This game just had an incredibly good start. Funny premises, excellent art, great characters, great renders, great animations and great game design. Plus, it's actually a completed game for once!

So what the hell am i doing giving 3 stars?

Well to put it simply; ending sucks balls. Giant ones. More details on that later. And also some of the story bits doesn't make any sense.

First of all, i LOVE the game art. I think it looks fantastic. The renders are colorful, varied and well-made. The characters look incredibly sexy and are very distinctive from each other. The environment is well-designed, UI is both clean, functional and thematically fitted. Banger job on that front.

Then come animation and characters. The sex scenes are incredibly well animated and are clearly not your average, stock/vanilla sex animation that you very often see. They have weight, are properly paced and varied, etc... Then the characters themselves are extremely expressive. They always make clear, yet varied faces to represent the dialogue. They get sad, angry, happy, shocked properly and it make them so much more interesting. Again, banger job on that front.

Then you have the game management part; i honestly couldn't care less about RPG/money mechanics in most lewd games because they're always the same boring garbage that is super grindy and frustating to play around. Not in this case. Yes i played on coomer mode (Basically easy mode for the management part of the game), but i 100% appreciate having an intelligent option that make the management part of the game easy and care-free, while also not making it completely brainless.

Story wise, if you exclude the ending and some end events of some characters (I'll go into more details about it later), i genuinely enjoyed most of the story, arcs and events of Tropicali. There's a great mix of comedy, drama, serious and unserious bits. All characters have their own struggle, quirks and traits that make their story events interesting. Enjoyed some of the plot twists of the game as well, except the one with Juni.
Now, the big, massive, colossal black sheep of this game; the ending.

Holy fucking shit, it's actually bad. When i saw the other reviews, i thought "Ah, surely it can't be that bad. Probably just people that couldn't read some of the events correctly, whatever". Nope. It's just bad.

I'll explain here; spoilers alert (Obviously)


Oh, and also the game says it has pregnancy content, but it's not true. It merely implies pregnancy, and you never see any of them preggo or have any sex with them as such. Bruh.

Anyway...

The TL;DR is:

It's a 9.5/10 game at the start and middle. The ending sucks so much ass it's downgraded to a 6.5, leaving me with a bitter taste because i wanted to see something so much more fun and exciting than whatever that mess of an ending was.

Despite this, i still give it a 3 stars because i genuinely liked the game until that point. Great art, great animation, great sex scenes, good gameplay, etc...

I can't believe I almost gave this game 5 stars. Had I not played until the end, this would be a glowing review about how well-written and hot the game is. Honestly, I feel robbed. What even is the purpose of this game? Because it genuinely feels like it was made with the sole purpose of "deconstructing" the genre while taking a shit on anyone who liked these characters.

You'll see a lot of people talking about the ending here, and I want to make it clear that I didn't subtract 3 whole stars just because I disliked the ending. But holy fucking shit, what a terrible ending. You basically have one choice that matters with each girl in the entire game: fuck them or don't. If you do, congratulations, you just earned yourself a bad ending where everyone is sad and miserable, all while the MC becomes the spitting image of his shitty dad. If you chose not to fuck any of them, however... why are you even playing this game? For the riveting plot? The overarching storyline? Give me a fucking break. And the fact that these choices happen at the very beginning of the game means you can't see the good/virgin ending unless you play through the whole thing or "cheat" with URM.

I'm honestly struggling to understand how this game fell off so hard. And it wasn't just the ending. Everything after a certain point in the game becomes incredibly bleak and edgy, as if the author started hating his own game or something. The sex scenes are no longer intimate like they were in the beginning. Instead, they feel robotic and pointless. The dialogue that was once witty and lighthearted becomes a soap opera of drama, tears and intrigue that never goes anywhere. We're left with a lot of loose ends, making the game feel unfinished and sloppy. Important characters like Yoko and Gloria are severely neglected by the story, and you don't even get to fuck Gloria until the very end of the game.

And if you're wondering why the game has such a high rating despite the polarizing ending, just look at the older reviews. This was an enjoyable game until a certain point, then it was thrown in the trash for the sake of cheap drama and a bad ending. Not even bittersweet, just bitter. And to a lot of people, sad ending = deep, while happy ending = unrealistic power fantasy. That's one thing I fucking hate about modern media.

All in all, this doesn't look like a game meant to arouse. It looks like the product of an author that began to hate his own creation and decided to put an edgy spin on a story that really didn't need it. As an author, is it fulfilling to take a shit on an otherwise bright and well-written story? Is it rewarding to butcher several characters that people grew attached to? If the purpose here was to subvert all expectations, then consider me successfully subverted. Art is subjective, I suppose. In which case, here's my 2 stars. I'm tempted to lower it to 1, but I won't do that SOLELY because the KK models look good. To me personally, though, I'd give it 0 stars if I could.

And just to be clear, this game had great things going for it. Likeable characters, beautiful visuals, world-building, fun dialogue, good pacing. All of that completely falls apart in the latter half of what could've been a masterpiece.

Beautiful visuals, excellent sound-design/song-selection and decent worldbuilding that always teases you about something deeper. But doesn't really deliver on that teasing and kinda rushes the last route and the ending.

Also hampered by a central gameplay loop that while pretty good for the space, felt removed from the central narrative after the first few arcs (the characters start with a deadline to prove their earning abilities and that drives the management gameplay, but once they accomplish that and the MC switches priorities to relaxing and seducing women it feels like the management gameplay continued just to fill in space, would've been better as a one-off minigame or smth).

The endings weren't quite as horrible as a lot of people make them out to be; they fit tonally and were absolutely in line with the game, but they also render the VN-choices portion kind of pointless. Rather than a sliding scale or a point system, the endings for each character are reflected off a single binary choice, and rather early at that. Also kind of goes against the entire purpose of this genre of game, but that was probably the point, YMMV on whether #art justifies that or not. Juni's arc was also quite rushed, ending in 3 short, but engaging events. Was a deal-breaker either way but I kind of wish she was setup year or two (IRL) in advance. Though dev might've gotten death threat over that so maybe not, the internet may not be the place for tragedy that strong. Either way was worth playing, though I wouldn't fault backers for being disappointed that it ended in a way they didnt like. That's the double-edged sword of P*tr*on for ya, can be a big help in development, but can also end in regrets. Alllegedly this may be the setup for a series in which case I may change this review upon further entires until then, 3.5/5 roudned to 4. Worth playing, if for nothing else than the visuals. And the eyes oh the eyes, just keep expectations in check.

All right, then. What can I say about this game?

First of all, I have to say that I'm not a big fan of games that use KK/KKS models. I find that it's often very lazy or the models aren't pretty. Also, having played KK/KKS quite a few times, I'm familiar with h-animations, and they bore me.

EXCEPT THAT! This game proves me wrong on all 3 counts. The models are really well done! And the game is packed with custom poses/animations!
In this respect, the game is beyond reproach.

Unfortunately, while the game is excellent on the graphics front, it falls short in other areas.

The script is okay, but the MC suffers from the main character syndrome to the point of ridiculousness. The MC, tall, handsome, muscular and an outstanding sexual performer (my exact opposite), inherits a hotel and takes advantage of it to fuck as many women as possible.
The female characters, on the other hand, are a mixed bag. While they're well-developed, the endings of each character are botched, and the endings in general are disappointing.

As for the gameplay, it's meh. A semi-sandbox, semi-management game, semi-visual novel, semi-kinetic novel. The management/sandbox part could have been totally abandoned for more story, and the extra images could simply have been unlocked as the player progresses through the story.


All in all, the game isn't bad, but it tries to do too much and ends up being a little disappointing. It deserves 3.5 stars, but I can't give it more than that.

I really enjoyed this game, YES INCLUDING THE ENDING.

This whole game is very melancholic in tone, and the protagonist is definitely a scumbag, but he has enough charisma and isn't pure evil in a way that makes me dislike him, he's infinitely better than any sort of blank slate protagonist.

The girls are all very interesting and well written, and appeal to different fetishes, both appearance wise and personality wise.

As for the management aspect, it's fine, it never bored me or felt like I was doing busy work.

I really enjoyed the story as well, it's definitely made in service to the H scenes, which were also very well done, but the story was entertaining anyways.

As I said earlier, the whole game just has this melancholic undertone to it, so the ending didn't come as much of a shock to me. It's not some happy power fantasy ending, but it isn't some spiteful "fuck you" ending either, it fits well in my opinion.

All in all, I give Tropicali 5 stars, and am really looking forward to the sequel.