Why are incest games so popular?

[Lyka]

Lately I noticed the flood of incest games that has broken over f95.
And is incest in the Genre, it is much more popular. Why is that?
Don't misunderstand. I'm not the moral apostle.
Only this trend. more and more incest...
Are there so many of them just because it's a taboo?

Personally, I would love to play more science fiction games.
While you have to search for one, you inevitably come across the other.

Just one example: Last Hope SF - Yes , Incest - Yes

How do you feel about the incestuous topic?
I personally have nothing against it even if I can't imagine it in reality.

Greeting
Lyka

 

[Powerline75]

Lately I noticed the flood of incest games that has broken over f95.
And is incest in the Genre, it is much more popular. Why is that?
Don't misunderstand. I'm not the moral apostle.
Only this trend. more and more incest...
Are there so many of them just because it's a taboo?

Personally, I would love to play more science fiction games.
While you have to search for one, you inevitably come across the other.

Just one example: Last Hope SF - Yes , Incest - Yes

How do you feel about the incestuous topic?
I personally have nothing against it even if I can't imagine it in reality.

Greeting
Lyka

It's the ultimate teenager fantasy trend, as far as I can understand. Not always a thing, but you can blame Brazzers and Inzest for the milf/mom porn hype, that would inevitably leak into the adult indie games field, as it already did. It wasn't too long ago, when Japanese VN games had the near pedophiliac loli models everywhere, and, it's a matter of time until a new trend takes over aas FotM (Favourite of the Month)

 

[Higurashika]

Maybe it's a trend maybe it's not.. i see a lot of links to incest in pop culture novadays: in books, in tv series, in songs... It's taboo and it's popular. Why? Because other popular in the past things are pretty boring now. I mean guns, coca and etc. Incest makes games spicy, so it's pretty good tool if you use it right.

 

[fffffffffffk]

Lately? This site was founded on shitty incest games.

 

[Wolfregis]

I feel that it has to do with the possible rush a person gets when crossing that line into the realm of the taboo. Plus we have stories involving incest going back several millennia, with the earliest being sometime around Ancient Sumeria if my memory serves. As for why people seem to enjoy it, I believe it comes down to the emotional connection one has to family members. That there's an inherent level of understanding between the two consenting parties. It also seems to fall back on the notion of knowing this individual for a majority of one's lifespan. They're either the one that helped to raise you or have grown with you thus there's a sense of trust and intimacy that can't really be felt with someone outside of that immediate relation. However, this is pure speculation as the genre itself carries a different meaning based upon the individual who chooses to participate in that kink. As for myself personally, I enjoy it, but it isn't a necessity.

 

[Higurashika]

Yeah i agree about emotional connections. Because modern families often are too cold inside. We are alone, seperate even inside family. And that's why ppl want to feel something bigger than just blood relations.

 

[Ying Ko]

The Incest section of Literotica has been the second most prominent section for around a decade, after the generic Erotic Couplings section.

 

[LantisGT]

My guess would be that it is not simply just the incest itself but the usual "we always want what we cannot have" that might count for many fetishes.

For most stuff i guess, if one did not have it yet, there is still a chance to aquire and live out a festish along the way of ones life, be it with the same or a new or more than one different partners. That is all up to us i guess.
But incest, well, that is a tough one. Basically you either really have the family for it or you don´t there is nothing in between.

On the other hand, maybe it can also be just fun to see such stuff, just look at japanese games with tentacles and such, highly unlikely to get this for real ever and yet there is a good demand on having it in hentai movies and games.

 

[Lyka]

Very interesting to see all the different explanations.
But only because mommy doesn't love me to go in the direction of incest....
sounds to me like: Cause I'm not getting a lollipop, I'm buying a gun.
But it's still certain as long as it's fun, why not? (I am referring to the game here.)

 

[sdfgjhdfszbg]

What i enjoy about incest, its the corruption part of it, the wall breaking (taboo). That why games that start with incest relationship as it were a normal thing don't really get me (and i guess a lot of other ppl aswell).

In other words, incest with bad story it's pure garbage, yes there are ppl that enjoy incest with shitty story, but that's what makes games with incest in them better imo.

 

[Namco15]

This explains almost everything

 

[Ataios]

Breaking an ultimate taboo that is valid through almost all cultures on the planet while still producing visually fairly "normal" looking porn.

 

[HoboCop86]

Incest is my favorite kink in Porn/VN's and for good reason(I think^^)

It isn't only a fetish on it's own, it also amplifies other kinks.

Lets say you creampie a girl, that's cool, if you have an impregnation fetish it's even cooler but with incest on top it gets cranked up to 11 due to the taboo nature.

Or just a simple handjob that is usually pretty boring can be exciting as fuck if it's your little sister, daughter or mom that's doing It =D

If you combine it with enough other good kinks like Harem, impregnation, Virgin, Milf, Loli and so on, then you got yourself a money maker. IF you can deliver decent sized/good looking updates in a certain amount of time and don't ruin it with NTR(yeah I said it xD).

The first 2 things I look at when I see a new game are is it on Renpy and does it have incest(currently or planned) and if so, then it gets on my to play list =D

​

Oh Lyka since you said you like science fiction games you may wanna check out Perverteers upcomming game "Tales from the unending void" that will have its release this month.
And yes it will have optional incest if you use a patch =D

 

[215303j]

It isn't only a fetish on it's own, it also amplifies other kinks.

This!!!

Additionally it writes a fair bit of story for you. A dev doesn't need to explain how a guy is living with a milf if she is his mom. It also doesn't have to explain why they shouldn't just jump into the sack with each other. So, both background and build-up in two short sentences. This makes it (unfortunately) also a prime target for lazy devs who don't care about actual character background and development.

 

[Lyka]

Oh @Lyka since you said you like science fiction games you may wanna check out Perverteers upcomming game "Tales from the unending void" that will have its release this month.

Thanks for the tip!

 

[ChaosOpen]

I think its an example of a fetish that grew from a trope rather than the other way around. As I no doubt need to explain, visual novel protagonist don't tend to be the most manly of men, so the author needs some way to attach a girl who might work as a heroine. A sister makes a good set-up for that, they live in the same house and see each other on a constant basis, and she you can't really ignore the MC like she could a classmate(after all 90% of VN protags have a backstory of being a friendless introvert, it would be strange if that changed). At some point lazy story writing became a fetish and the rest is history.

 

[Deleted member 1370694]

Maybe because it resembles adventure and… familiarity (Pun intended )

Seriously. I think it establishes intimacy, because there is no long introduction and the story can continue progressing on a farther level (pun not intended). It's easier to write. But I think the same effect would be possible without incest fantasy or pseudoincest fantasy (step-*) but harder to achieve.

At least that's the aspect I like about this genre. But when it can be achieved without the need of incest that would be, for me, more interesting. So not everyonje that likes the incest genre, like it because of the incest, but the secondary aspects it brings with which is seldom in other genres to see.

So my guess is, it's popular for its different setting, writing and atmosphere, not because of the incest itself – writers have other freedom or ways than without it or would have a hard time to achieve the same thing without it. So thats just my opinion, could be others think the same or similar like me.

 

[thecardinal]

Because it's the ultimate Gamer fantasy - a girl you don't have to bother taking the time to know and she already lives at home.

 

[Cinaed]

Lately I noticed the flood of incest games that has broken over f95.
And is incest in the Genre, it is much more popular. Why is that?
Don't misunderstand. I'm not the moral apostle.
Only this trend. more and more incest...
Are there so many of them just because it's a taboo?

Personally, I would love to play more science fiction games.
While you have to search for one, you inevitably come across the other.

Just one example: Last Hope SF - Yes , Incest - Yes

How do you feel about the incestuous topic?
I personally have nothing against it even if I can't imagine it in reality.

Greeting
Lyka

Have you ever heard of the oedipus complex? That basically sums it up, not to mention something that is considered "taboo" is so fun to break. All of my top fetishes are things that would be considered very "taboo" by mainstream society. Incest, Nuns, Milfs, Gilfs, Traps, Futa, etc... But yeah, I think the oedipus complex theory sums it up best, I do believe we have a natural attraction towards those we grew up with, especially because during your earliest years of life all of your most important and intimate moments are with those people.

I also think many people have a natural want to go against what they are "supposed" to do, it's why when you tell someone "Don't press that button" 9 times out of 10 it makes them want to press it even more.

 

[Cinaed]

I think its an example of a fetish that grew from a trope rather than the other way around. As I no doubt need to explain, visual novel protagonist don't tend to be the most manly of men, so the author needs some way to attach a girl who might work as a heroine. A sister makes a good set-up for that, they live in the same house and see each other on a constant basis, and she you can't really ignore the MC like she could a classmate(after all 90% of VN protags have a backstory of being a friendless introvert, it would be strange if that changed). At some point lazy story writing became a fetish and the rest is history.

Some of what you said makes sense, but the idea that people prefer "lazy story writing" is so false. A lot of the best incest games out there(and adult games in general) have really good stories for what they are. Now obviously because it's an adult game, and the primary interest is seeing sexy girls and jerking off, I wouldn't judge it nearly as strictly as I would a AAA rpg like The Witcher 3, for example.

I think adult games and non adult games have their own criteria for quality, and I would gladly give the story and writing a bit of leeway if the sex scenes and adult content is excellent. But, at the same time having a decent story and "good" writing(sometimes very campy, "b-movie" writing can also be enjoyable, even if most people wouldn't say it's objectively "good") does play a big part in keeping people playing these games, and doing multiple play-throughs even.