Haha, yes, I know. I try a lot of the new games too, if they get a few decent reviews but most are pretty bad, like you said. I just can't get into a game with writing that terrible, haha. Every once in awhile I will be surprised by something good.
There are a few updates that were good in the last few weeks, I think. Alexandra was updated, which is always good. Halfway House updated a few weeks ago, which was great.
By the way, I tried AOA Academy, that you recommended. Wow, how did I miss this one? It is like Being a Dik, with more wholesome likeable characters, without all the BS mechanics that Being a Dik comes with. And you can tell that several of the characters have a dark past, which is a Dr. Pink trademark. The quality is amazing, better than most of the top tier games here. It is too good, actually. I think that a few of Dr. Pink Cake's team must have branched off on their own, or maybe it is Dr. Pink Cake himself, earning himself some extra money. It is good for the rest of us, so all power to them.
Sure, the story is a cliche, and every women throws themself at you right from the beginning, which isn't my preference, I like the slower, more realistic LIs you have to build up over a long time, but it is pretty sexy. It is impossible to pick the best girl, haha. I have like 5 save paths I have to keep track of.
I have a few more recommendations, of a few games I've tried recently that are pretty fun, though not a huge amount of content starting out.
Apartment 96. It is similar to how Power Vacuum works, with the girls in different rooms of the house, though less repetitive. And there isn't much humor, but the girls and their Mom are pretty cute. It is still starting, so not a lot of sexy content, though there is some, but I enjoyed it. It has a unique art style that I like also.
Retro Soviet Style Undies - The title is ridiculous, and the dialog is very stilted at the beginning since you can tell it is poorly translated from the original Russian, but once you get through the first dream sequence set in Greece (i skipped it), and the train scene, and get to the factory, it gets pretty good. The art is also very unique, and I warmed up to it a lot. The characters models are different than what is typical. It is set in 1980s USSR. Give it a try, you might like it. It is pretty sexy also, though it has a long way to go.