What would you think of a game with sexual content, but more focused on the gameplay aspect

[TacoHoleStory]

Hello everyone, I have noticed that the vast majority of the adult games focus heavily on the hentai/porn aspect, that is, the "game" medium is used simply as the means to deliver the hentai/porn sexual content.

If you have any examples of games in which the sexual content is present, but as a side feature with the main focus being on the game itself, please post here.

Thanks everyone.

That's like saying is it better to write a science fiction novel with sex scenes or an erotica novel in a science fiction setting. The question makes no sense. Pick a thing to do and go do it well.

 

[Hadley]

D: A game focused heavily on the story and characters with sexual content and gameplay being secondary.

 

[khumak]

I think for most adult game developers, it's easier to create sex scenes than it is to come up with a good story or gameplay mechanics that players would find fun without the sex scenes. Without the sex, you're competing with AAA games for story and gameplay. With the sex you're not. So some devs are talented enough to do both, but many aren't.

 

[Carrera]

I prefer good game play, but that's just not gonna happen on this site. You can occasionally find an amazing story but a story isn't game play when all you're doing is clicking a button to get the next scene.

 

[DuniX]

Developing good games is hard. The minute you add sexual content, you're not only pushing your game into a niche and losing most of your market, but you're also pulling resources away from polishing that gameplay.

The premise is faulty from the start.
The problem is not that gameplay isn't polished, the problem is the market is not interested in that kind of gameplay you provide.
You need to be a Great Game in a Genre they are Interested. So not only do you need to be in a Demanding Genre to make, but you also need to be Great and Crush your Competition to have enough Value.

With Sexual Content you are changing the whole Motivational factors and Value system.
RPG Maker games without Porn are Not Viable in the market.
RPG Maker games with Porn are Viable with enough Sexual Content.
Furthermore there is no problem of Competition since the Value of Sexual Content is Evergreen.

The reason "Simple Games" are Not Viable is not that they aren't enjoyable, most people can enjoy simple flash games/mobile games and the like.
The reason they are Not Viable is because they don't have enough Value for either Money or simply Time investment, players have better options.
But with Sexusal Content you always have Value and the "Content" is immediately "Consumed", you can only fap so many times to the same scene, we always want "novel" sex scenes, with new girls.

TL'DR: Make Porn Games with Simple Gameplay you dumbassess.

 

[Sheik100]

The premise is faulty from the start.
The problem is not that gameplay isn't polished, the problem is the market is not interested in that kind of gameplay you provide.
You need to be a Great Game in a Genre they are Interested. So not only do you need to be in a Demanding Genre to make, but you also need to be Great and Crush your Competition to have enough Value.

With Sexual Content you are changing the whole Motivational factors and Value system.
RPG Maker games without Porn are Not Viable in the market.
RPG Maker games with Porn are Viable with enough Sexual Content.
Furthermore there is no problem of Competition since the Value of Sexual Content is Evergreen.

The reason "Simple Games" are Not Viable is not that they aren't enjoyable, most people can enjoy simple flash games/mobile games and the like.
The reason they are Not Viable is because they don't have enough Value for either Money or simply Time investment, players have better options.
But with Sexusal Content you always have Value and the "Content" is immediately "Consumed", you can only fap so many times to the same scene, we always want "novel" sex scenes, with new girls.

TL'DR: Make Porn Games with Simple Gameplay you dumbassess.

This here.

Some of the best RPGMaker games Ive played are also lewd. Theres a small hand full of well polished RPGMaker type games that have nothing sexual.

But theres a caveat to that, theres LOTS of RPGMaker games that are free and unless you go to their forums youll probably never know they exist. Im too lazy to search for them..

 

[Fatalmasterpiece]

It really doesn't matter what you focus on or not, you still have the challenge of making a good game, good scenes and good art to overcome. It's like asking if a musician should focus on learning to play their instrument or getting good gear, meanwhile none of that matters if they don't have good songs to play. The best is a combination of all three.

Subverse is an example of a game that tried to have good game mechanics with adult content being secondary and ended up mostly failing at both. It has amazing art, but if the game itself isn't good, then it doesn't matter.

Kincaid is a good example of a game with good mechanics which doesn't primarily focus on adult scenes but incorporates them well. The art needs some polish but overall it is more enjoyable than something like Subverse because it succeeds at it's first two goals while the third isn't too far behind.