RPGM - Completed - Zombie's Retreat [v2.1.1] [Siren's Domain]

Note: I am reviewing version 1.0.4 of the game, which has been marked as completed. I played through once on normal mode.

STORY
The specifics may not be what you expect, but the basic outline is something you could guess from the title. There are zombies at a camp, there are zombies, and the main characters have to fight to survive. As you progress through the game you learn more about the camp and those left in it. This is fine, though the way things are set into motion is contrived. A man attends summer camp shortly before going off to college and being joined by his “maid” and “tutor?” Okay.
None of the main character's eventual housemates are breaking new ground when it comes to characterization, but they are all reasonably characterized and different enough from one another to keep things interesting. Each of these characters gets a couple of chances to really shine in the sex scenes, though some characters naturally get more chances than others. . The progression through these characters' stories is pretty good, and each one is given a nice mix of things they need you to find, things they need you to craft, and excursions they need to go on with you. These quests keep the tedious treks out into the camp looking for crafting trash from being complete bores.
The intrigue around the camp is find, although personally . As far as late game spoilers go,
GAMEPLAY
This game is something of a throwback to when zombie survival games were all the rage. The credits mention a particular which this one owes a certain amount of inspiration to for instance.
What we have here is a top down action/adventure/survival game made in RPG Maker. Thankfully we are spared typical RPG Maker combat and instead get real time action. As you can imagine the engine isn't really built for that, but the shooting works decently enough. I played on normal mode, and I only found myself dying couple times early on while I learned how the normal enemies functioned, and later on to so more challenging bosses.
I'm fine with the combat as it is, but the survival portion of the game bores me to tears. I've never been a fan of the genre, and this game does nothing to change that. Searching through garbage looking for crafting resources isn't very engaging, and I don't fine it any more so after I've looted each location five times already.
I prefer it when everything in an adult game is no more than a couple steps removed from its adult nature. I don't mean that I want to see a sex scene every couple steps mind you, just that I think games that keep most of the gameplay and story close enough to romance and eroticism are better than games that have hard lines between the “game parts” and the “sex parts.” Unfortunately the gameplay here feels about as removed from the sex as the main heroines are from the outside world when not escorted by the main character.

PRESENTATION
The character artwork is quite nice. The artist Scarlett Ann, also known for their work on Milf Airline, provides most of the character and sex scene artwork, and it's all pretty good. There are a few scenes here and there that look a bit awkward, especially those found early on in the game. Other artists provide some other pieces seen in the game's collectible photos.
The “in-game” graphics are passable. You likely won't be confused by what you're looking at, but little of it is likely to make a lasting impression. It's just okay sprite work and backgrounds without much character to them.
The music is fitting and does its job. It's not annoying or weirdly out of place. The sound effects are fine, and what voice work there is makes the scenes they are in more engaging.
If I have a criticism about the presentation portion of the game it's that the characters are all a bit too similar in body type. If you like incredibly stacked women do I have good news for you, that's all you're getting in this game. Big boobs are a wonderful thing, don't get me wrong, but when every character in a work featuing a lot of women has them their impact is weaker. The size we're talking about shouldn't be understated either. If you saw one woman with proportions like any of these that would leave you gobsmacked, and the main character finds himself surrounded by them. I think some restraint would have lead to some much needed variety that would help make each character more memorable and enticing in their own way.

OVERALL
While Zombie's Retreat does have its problems, it is certainly an enjoyable experience if you are in the mood for an adult game. Though the gameplay is tedious the character interaction and individual stories keep you going. It's not mindblowing zombie fiction, but it's not another high school dating sim or loser being sent to another world where he gets lucky all the time for no good reason. The artwork is a far cry better than whatever you will find in literally every single game using stock models or worse, assets ripped from other games entirely. If you enjoy the obviously implied fetishes (take on look at the name of the files in the pictures folder) and like what you see in any preview screenshots you're even more likely to enjoy it.

gameplay: good
art :very good (i love deez art style)
animation: ok (it like motion comic)
story :good
character: great
my play time 10 hr+
but i can't lower moan sound in option it too dam loud

overall worth to play

I'll not go into much detail and keep it short since there is very little to talk about but long story short this just a failed attempt at remaking or reinventing A Zombie's Life by Nergal. ZL is already pretty abysmal in terms of gameplay, story structure and player goal so it isn't that hard to fix that in a new game. And this game almost does that in a lot of ways. The scavenging is much more streamlined, the crafting is slightly more detailed and cohesive and the story is a bit more structured. But sadly this game still ends up falling short due to the very tedious gameplay loop and the lack of player goal. There is lot to praise that has been improved compared to ZL like for example there are minor ui improvements, there is a overworld map and fast travel with it, you have to click less randomly to get supplies from pixels and the new quest system. They even added some dynamic flavor text so completing some event or quest in any order will have the appropriate dialogue or reaction so it doesn't feel robotic or out of place. The post game content is also a nice touch. But the combat is still horrendous, scavenging may have been streamlined but it still ended up being repetitive af. On top of that dialogue writing is still bad, everything is very oddly robotic in a generic porn game way. This game also follows it's predecessors tradition of having horrible bosses, they don't suck as much as ZL's final boss but they are still very badly designed. The h content is also very samey.
I have a sneaking suspicion the sequel is also the same in structure and has the same issue as this one, So beware.

Nice plot , animations, drawings......the perfect game which has everything.
Games by Siren's Domain are the best do check out the new games as it always provide the awesome long-hour gameplay.
Story 10/10
Animation 10/10
Drawings 10/10
Smoothness in Gameplay and Game mechanism 9/10

This is somewhat Remake of Zombie's Life but is still pretty good.

Excellent game with an interesting story. It's not overly complicated and quite long. Full playthrough for me took 8h according to save game, but I left it on a couple of times so it's probably not quite that long. Still a game I would recommend if you don't mind RPGM.

My only complaints are probably the lack of different body types and the overlap of sex cgs. It makes sense to do it since it saves the artist a lot of work, but at the end of the game it was quite noticable. But nothing big.

v1.0.4

A zombie survival RPG where you play young guy on a summer camp trip with his mom and sister (or maid and tutor if you're the Patreon police.) The art is decent though the characters are of the freakishly big titted variety that show up in games like this. The gameplay involves going out, scavenging, crafting items, and fulfilling quest objectives. Repeat until you are done. You have a gun and limited ammo which you can use to kill zombies in a very straightforward way (bullets just travel in a line and kill zombies when they impact them. The writing was so-so. I just found it grindy and not interesting enough to keep grinding.

A superb RPGM game, a nice story with likable characters. Not overly grindie, really a friend for anyone getting into H-games like I was. Great art design, simple mechanics, and good scenes. A good balance of adult scenes and actual gameplay.

Not a fap-able game.

As in every RPG you have to do some work before you get anywhere.

The scenes are OK at best. They're animated, but hardly interactable.

Even with cheats it took me 5 hours to beat the game. Without them it would've taken much, much longer. The scenes aren't that great for so much work.

If you're used to playing fast-passed RenPy games, this probably isn't for you. But if you like slow build up and grinding for materials you will enjoy it.

I, obviously, really didn't enjoy this game:
- I understand buxom babes, but these women's breasts are ridiculous. Sure, yeah, it's not my kink, but even then: I feel that a trait is most appealing when it is explored through a range. Such as huge (somewhat realistic) through ridiculous. For example, if you wanted to make a game themed around short-haired girls you'd throw in some pixie cuts and bobs, not go 100% crew cut.
- The player character is a Standard H-Game Protagonist: all the women want him and his monster dong immediately upon meeting him or seeing it. I'd understand it more if some of them went "We're all gonna die here; might as well have some fun" but they don't.
- The passage of time is based on blocks (morning -> midday -> evening) instead of a constantly ticking clock, so you can visit all harvest points in a single time block to significantly cheapen the "survival" aspect.
- It might just be a pet peeve, but the dev really phoned in the "This is not an incest game; please don't ban my Patreon" aspect. Like, who goes on a camping trip with their maid and tutor? Who even has a maid these days? Just make them your mom's friend and her daughter and throw any suspicious threesomes into an incest patch.

Fantastic art. Game is somewhat grindy with a lot of walking around. overall I enjoyed it. I highly recommend easy mode because the food and water requirements are really hard to satisfy at anything harder than that

Probably the best RPGM game from this developer. Depending on how you like crafting, can be addictive without being too tedious. There are plenty of girls to hang with. Scarlette Ann's art can be a plus or minus (the weird skin color, the giant melons, the lip biting, etc). The plot is ok, mostly there to get you from point A to point B.

extremely addicting survival rpg. double digit playtime on hardcore difficulty without being super tedious (i would love for the game to be a little bit more difficult though as you can breeze through it with the free melee weapon). the sex scenes aren't amazing but they're unique enough that they get the job done. detailed artwork. beautiful girls.

Zombie's Retreat is a 2D action survival game where you kill zombies, salvage for supplies, rescue girls and have sex with them.

STORY++++
You go on a summer trip to Camp Zomi with Leslie (totally not your mom) and Rachel (totally not your sister). All of a sudden, there is a zombie outbreak. You have to protect your women and survive the zombie apocalypse. The story is set up in a way where you need to play the sequel to understand everything (From what i can tell the sequel is still in development). Kind of a generic story, but since i like anything with a zombie theme i think it's good.

GAMEPLAY+++++
Although the gameplay is basic, i think it's done really well in this game. You kill zombies ( which there are many types), you salvage for supplies, you complete quests to improve your relationship with the women and have sex with them. The boss fights are surprisingly good (considering the limitations of the game engine). The game has a small map, so all the content feels connected. Expect to revisit old areas to discover something new. As for weapons, you have a pistol, a shotgun, a baseball bat, and a crossbow. The crossbow and pistol feel the same, the shotgun deals more damage and the baseball bat is a useful melee weapon when you are low on ammo. I do feel the game is too easy, since it's hard for zombies to actually hit you and you rarely run out of food or water.

GRAPHICS+++++
I really like the artwork of this game. The pixel art is of a very high quality, the open world is highly detailed, the character designs are unique (though i get why they might be a turnoff for some) and the sex scenes are short and sweet (as they should be).

SOUNDTRACK+++++
For me, the game has an iconic soundtrack. When you are resting at the cabin, the music is relaxing but still kind of creepy. When you are exploring, the music is ominous and terrifying. The combat music has an action horror theme to it, which is also really good.

EXTRA
I do fell that the ending was kind of disappointing (Including the epilogue). I mean i get that the story is set up for a sequel, but i still would have liked a better ending. I also think the Z-choice option could have been explained better. Some of the characters feel incomplete, with a lack of character interactions. The game feels too easy, even on harder difficulty settings. If you go salvaging for supplies often, you will never run out of food or water.

REVIEW
Zombie's Retreat is one of my favorite zombie games of all time. The characters are interesting with high quality character designs, the gameplay is basic, which is not a bad thing at all. I would rather have a game that has excellent basics, rather than a complicated game with too many game mechanics to keep up with. The game is also surprisingly long, with over 10+hours of content if you take your time. Highly recommended for anyone who is a fan of zombie games.

i played this game a while ago it was kind of annoying getting through the gameplay and the story really
but i loved the girls and i had great fun playing it
most of the zombies where easy to get by
highly recommended game

One of my favorite games ever, if you know siren's domain from town of passion you can see the difference between town of passion and zombies retreat but story is good enough to play it. Not my favorite type of art tho but the scenes make them work so can't complain at all. Gameplay is entertaining at some point but being griding at the begining could be tedious for some people. Fight is good the bosses are fine, nothing out of the blue and some times a little bit hard, if you wanna try it, you'll kinda like it

The game is awesome. I played it few years before and came back now to let here the 5 star review. I can recommend it to absolutely everyone.
The story is great.
The gameplay is fun.
Animations/Scenes are beautiful.
I wish every RPG Maker game would be like this one.

OK. I played the game for about eight hours and I loved it! The gameplay is absolutely great. There is so much you can do. Gathering, researching, building. It is not a very difficult game and contains very little grinding. At least in standard mode. I like h-scenes too. It's great in concept, isn't there anyone who doesn't like the zombie theme anyway? In summary, a great game, definitely play it.

Love this developer and his games. This is a pretty good game with really good art and a lot of characters. The gameplay is really enjoyable and feels like you are playing an actual game and not just some strung together images.

I will say however I wish there had been more images. I always get sad when there is a character or characters I feel that had a lack of different positions. So while there is a lot of great CG there is not a large variety of CG. But I wouldn't let that stop you from playing because its a great game and there is a lot of good CG still.

• Render : Good
  • it's good as 2D
• Sex Scenes : Unique
  • any character has their own unique scene
• Model : Hot
  • they probably out of proportional body but they looks hot
• Story : Unique
  • interesting and unique story
• Control : Free Roam
  • you need to get used with Arrow Key

It's fine if you straight to play this game but I suggest you to play Town of Passion first so the story and extras can makes sense for you. Thanks ang big thanks to the Artist you made a great improvement of this Siren's game

This feels the most like a game. Other F95 titles are either just VNs or they have repetitive minigames. I really like some of the game designs in this one. (unlike that other zombie game) Great pixel graphics, great girls, great game.