VN - Ren'Py - Where the Heart Is [S1 v2024-09-06 BETA] [CheekyGimp]

Cheeky has done a bang on job with this one. The renders might not be the best in VN history and some of the females is somewhat lacking in the looks department, but the STORY is where this gem of a game has it's true force. Simply love it!. Well done CG!.

People who voted 5 stars clearly have different standards.

Your typical decently made RenPlay VS style porny incesty kind of game.

Renders 3/5 = Some of them are re-used or you've seen them in other games. The main character from House Party is one of the main characters here. Many models of older woman are kind of ugly in the face area.

Story 3/5 = Its kind of your typical incest story without the actual blood relation. Kind of porny, kind of meh. Its fine.

Sex 2/5 = In 6 episodes your only get to have sex once with a side character that doesn't even matter to the story, the rest is tease and blue balls, typical grindy game.

Characters 3/5 = There is quite a variety of characters, even tho you don't get to do much with any of them yet. I wished the older chicks looked better. Not a lot of personality to most of them.

This game could really use some music and sound effects. Maybe a more visible way of seeing how your choices affect the girls scores.

For whatever reason I don't tend to leave a lot of reviews... I should. This game is so good I feel I must....
This game is great. Sexy characters and story line. Like a good book moves from chapter to chapter and parts of it are going so well you don't want the chapter to end, but then the next part is equally great. The relationships and dialog between the characters are perfect. I especially enjoy the whitty banter between the MC and Katie. Keep up the good work!!

Holy COW one of my favorite games. I just figured out that I could rate titles...now I am gonna write what I think. This game is awesome! LOVE the female step mom...wow I want more of her. Shopping...tiny bikinis make her walk uncomfortably clothed publicly..they go on and on in my head!

i dont know why people think that because girls/women here are butterfaces, they are realistic or something. no, the mom doesnt look like a woman of her age, she looks as all other moms from all other games, except this one has average or even ugly-ish face.
anyway i just played this one and i like it. i dont like the sisters. katie is a cunt and i was never fan of the shy/nerdy girl trope so i dont like the other one either. when i think about i dont like monica that much either. getting tired of the "im so old and ugly, nobody likes me" well atleast looks like it will stop after the restaurant date. and she is pretty hot. zarah seems somewhat okay-ish.
with the "realistic" looks of the women, i guess the dev also wrote them to be more realistic, not idealized perfection, but i dont really like any of them lol.
renders are nice, i dont agree that 2 static images on a loop classifies as animation but whatever.
now that the rant is out of the way, the reason i liked this one is because of the writing. the guy can just write good, tell a story and do good dialogue (although shitty characters are kinda in the way))

I read some people say there is no incest so they stopped playing. That's too bad because the game is really good. It isn't specified that there is incest in the game so why bother download the game if you don't play without incest. And incest isn't key to a good game. Characters, story and gameplay are important.

The renders and characters are great. I'm glad the women have huge tits because I don't like small ones. Jenna is my favorite characterand I can't wait to see her naked with a tan because she'll be hot. The only criticism I would make is Zarah the neighbour. She is ugly and comes ate the MC like she is hot as hell. I hope it won't have an effect is you don't do anything with her.

The story so far is nice. Each character has her own story and I like them all so far. I just hope there will be crossing between stories in the game and not just in the end.

It's a choice type RPG so the gameplay is basic but it suits the game. And knowing the stats at the end of a chapter help know if you did well or not.

PS: I hope there will be incest because a little foursome with the mom and her daughters is very appealing.

Great narrative, great characters, really like dealing with different personalities, different paces.
The 3d models are very nice, well adjusted to characters.
Is nice to have some variation on the mother + sisters theme.
Looking forward for more episodes

Man this is a great game so far from the characters and pacing. The game has a lot going for it with the story and i like the build up so far!

Art/renders 8.5/10
Characters 10/10
Story 9.5/10
Sex 7/10 needs more but it is still early in the game.

This one is real good.
It's the first time I see a 'MILF' that does look around 40, but still is pretty nice.
Story could be not very realistic, but the characters are very nice, each one with unique background.
Also really liked the humor in some scenes.
The only complaint, as in this game choices REALLY do matter, and there's a stat check to open some scenes, would be nice to have a counter displayed all the time, so that a player would immediately see what consequences in the terms of adding/reducing stats his choice would made.
Definitely will support the author.

[Up to Ep.6]
The game is pretty good.
The characters are likable,cute and engaging.
The renders are good as is the posing.
The story isn't too boring and I look forward to more of it.
One of my personal favorite VNs and I can't wait for more updates!!

Enjoyed this game a lot actually. Just ignore the lame start with both parents dying. The personalities are very distinct and engaging and will fit many tastes. I found one for me While progression seems mostly linear, the choices still appear meaningful. Cannot wait for more, thanks!

One of my favourites. The models are very attractives and they have different personalities. The mature women look really like mature women and they are very hot, specialy Monica ^^
The story is good enough for me. I can't wait to see the next release.
Sorry for my english...

I binge played this one from chapter 1 to chapter 6 because it was very immersive.

Good things:
+We dont see mc's face too much.I'm not interested in it.I rather put myself in his shoes.

+One of the best milf character I ever saw: Monica

+Well written screenwriting; interesting dialogues, no bullshit

+Lots of interaction

Bad things:
-It's not endless.

Final verdict: This is definitely one of my favorites, can't wait for more!

A classic premise of this kind of games: a young man whose face and body we don't see but seems to be like a young Brad Pitt, because of some circumstances starts a new life surrounded by attractive women of all ages, and manages to seduce all of them at the same time.

It´s not original nor realistic, but it's funny to play. The 3D art is decent and there is variety of faces and bodies (not all the models look the same, as happens with a lot of games, and that's a great thing), the dialogues and scenes are OK, the MC. is not a total douchebag and the game doesn't blueball the player more than necessary. It's an OK game. Not exactly brilliant, but it offers a decent amount of fun and eroticism, that and the end of the day, is the most important thing in a game like this.

Though the story is pretty generic and obvious, the design and execution is pretty well done. There's a lot of of choice making, mainly with the dialogue that affects your stats with the interacting character, which can get a bit tedious and overdone. The story is linear and you follow a predetermined path. It sometimes seems like the story is stretched out and not developing at a quick enough pace. It's an above par game compared to the rest of the similar types of games and that's why it gets 4 stars.

Might be the best game I've ever played, it has incredible writing and an even better story that carries emotions and makes the girls so much more attractive. The renders are amazing too, with a wide variety of body types and once the game is complete, I'm sure it will be, by far, the best game I've ever played. I'm usually very tight-fisted with money but this game is most definitely going to be the one that makes me become a patreon - especially if this quality of content continues.

This is one of the very good VN games, the writing skills are superb, the story too, even the girls are good, since I like girls with big boobs, this game should be on the list of popular games, the color of Jenna skin(head) is different then from the other girls but this is not a problem

Please don't end this game early by abandoning it

Really good game with some fun dialog and some nice renders and some choices that matters and can make you fail.
Love the whole settings.
Hope the game gets more sandbox later one could really help the game to be better.

I'm with the majority of the other reviewers;

OK, so it's not 'incest', but I think it is. At one point, one of the girls, currently sitting on your crotch, refers to you as "my long lost bro... friend", so yeah.

Each of the 'target' females feel real, with differing personalities, and differing intents, which is refreshing.

I'm not 100% with the character models, but they do grow upon you. After an hour, if nothing else, the eyes and mouths are delicious, and I'd like to suck on them.

Plot... the usual. However, I find it homely and pleasant. Sometimes a well trodden path is well trodden for a reason. There's nothing I would change.

Overall, 5/5. Want/need more please!

Where The Heart is, is an Enjoyable Creation, the visuals are well done, the chars are witty and heartwarming, the level of content is good and well worth trying for yourself.
At the time of writing this I can only get to day 2 but even so wishing for more.