HTML - Unholy Arts [v0.4.5b] [Deep Interactivity]

It's strongly alright. It has good writing for once, but as per usual for games of this genre it gameifies both raunchy sexual scenes and more mundane ones into "thrust into pussy" or "compliment looks," that sort of thing, to have values go up. Start-of-day events actually have proper stuff and are usually engaging enough, while the whole premise itself is sound. With development this could be quite the gem. It's still relatively early on, however, and quite the grind.

It takes a while to understand what stats really do, what effect the socialization and sex has on the characters, and how the systems work. It's also difficult to get into the stats and how exactly you should build your character. With all that said, I love this game. The systems are clearly thought out and the writing/characters are excellent.

I'd probably give some examples of simple ways to play at the start, you can spend a lot of time socialising and getting into the game but then when the challenge system is introduced you find out you built your character in a way that you don't like. I'd also unlock saving a bit more, the autosave wasn't enabled for me and it is really frustrating when you forget to save but then see a choice where you want to understand the different outcomes better. There's an argument to be made that it's anti-save scumming but I'm not going to play through this game twice just to see exactly what happens if I reject Nash that one time.

Overall, really looking forward to seeing more from this game!

Gameplay at the moment can be a little confusing in terms of what stats do, and what the parameters do during conversations between characters. However the characters all have unique characteristics and engaging dialogue. So far even in the version I'm reviewing (0.2) you are given quite a bit of agency in how your PC is viewed. Either seen as a Dominant and constantly challenging others to make them serve you, or as a Sub and letting others dictate what you do, and how you're treated. Overall I really enjoy it so far and will keep it a 4/5 until more game play is added.