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GROTESQUE** TACTICS: Evil Heroes <GT-EH> is a funny <dare I say hilarious>, indie, satirical, tactical RPG parady combining elements of popular Western and Asian RPGs. The developer and publisher is Silent Dreams {original name was Headup Games}.

GT-EH currently <DEC2024> is on sale at a -90% discount = $0.99 US !!
A bundle of 3 Grotesque Tactics series games is priced at $1.59 US.

The reluctant protagonist is a knight of questionable talents and problematic “emo” fits, who is drawn into a quest to save The Kingdom of Glory from the mercilessly minions of an evil cult; the Dark Church. He ends up teamed with a strange group of fellow questers that includes a supremely arrogant Demi-God, a blood-thirsty Vampire, an ill-tempered horny Angel and assorted other beings.

AND there are Killer Rabbits, deadly attack Mushrooms, and scores of other villainous creatures to overcome ... Treasures to find … Dungeons to clear … Scantily clad Virgins to rescue from ferocious Monsters … Outfits to upgrade and equip … Vicious and angry Bosses to defeat … Heroes to level up … An Angel to satisfy.

Combat is by turn-based tactical battles with comical animations; dropped weapons, etc.

Throughout this RPG/quest, there always is humor and satire. Gamer MUST pay attention to the dialogue or it is easy to miss it.

An interesting note from the store page ...
** In chess, a “Grotesque” is a problem or endgame study that features a particularly unlikely initial position, especially one in which White fights with a very small force against a much larger black army.
Grotesques are generally intended to be humorous.

HOTEL VIP is a FREE, casual, simulation/puzzler in which Gamer seeks to uncover “clues” {very conspicuous sparkles} and meet Girls by wandering freely around the Hotel. The Girls are simple swap-puzzles revealing their faces. The “clues” seem to have no apparent purpose except to complete the game. As is, the base game is innocuous.

However, if the Adult Content DLC is added { for $3.99 } the game would be converted to an 18+ NSFW game with a bunch of nekked Girls.

While I spent 76 minutes on Hotel VIP, I am sure a typical Gamer could reach 100% Achievement in less than 60 minutes with the Guide, which I did not consult until I {thought} I had finished the game.

Features:
There are 17 Steam Achievements … May 100% without the DLC !!
There is a GUIDE available … Provides Lock combinations for quick completion.
There is an Adult 18+, NSFW DLC available for a cost {currently $3.99 US}
Solve simple swap minigames to unlock Girls' images.
16 Girls' pictures to unlock (80 with DLC)
4 Rooms to “discover” {Must decipher “Lock” combinations}
40 Clues to collect in total (Developer says 18 base game +22 with DLC).
… However, WITHOUT the DLC, I got all 40 clues ?

#1 = It is FREE to Play in the Steam Store ! So it won't hurt to give it a go ! …

LUCY GOT PROBLEMS {LGP} is a fun, cute, comedic Visual Novel {in an Adult, NSFW sort of way}. It involves a certain airhead succubus spy on a mission into the Elven Forest to ... ?? What was that mission anyway ? All one has to do is guide poor Lucy through a forest full of dangers and lustful elves to overcome and accomplish her mission ?

Fortunately, there is the ACORN OF DOOM ? ==> an EMOTE !!

At the time of this Review {mid-December 2024}, the good news is there is a DEMO version one may try out ... Though I'm not sure it is worth passing up the $0.79 price <90% mark-down> for the real thing :D

There also is a free 18+ Adult Only patch and a discounted "Ecchi, Yuri, Comedy" bundle.
What could go wrong ??

Lust Academy Season 3 is an NSFW Visual Novel with a Sandbox feature. The tale is interesting, if a bit spicy. In addition to interactions with many fellow students and professors, the Protagonist gets to deal with the immortal Founders of the Cordale Academy of Magic and Wizardry and with assorted Demons.

There also is an LBGQT option that may be disabled. Also, there are mini-game aspects including a Laptop Puzzle, Intramural Wizard battles, and a Wizard Combat Tournament.

The story line is carried forward from the previous Seasons 1 & 2. However, LAS3 may be played without doing Seasons 1 & 2. Completing the first 2 Seasons gives a head start on the Protagonist's stats.

Refer to my LAS2 review for further details: https://steamproxy.net/profiles/76561198040702503/recommended/2126680

Partly due to my limited play of "new" Steam games, I have nominated LAS3 for the Game of the Year and Innovative Game Play and Story Line awards.

Nominated for multiple GAME OF THE YEAR Awards ...
What can a guy do ? ... I played only 3 or so 2023 games.
And Lust Academy - Season 2 {LA2} was the best of the lot.

Decent story line as a follow-on from LA1 telling the trials and tribulations of a retired-due-to-injury athlete turned unsuspecting Mage after being selected to attend a famed traditional Eastern University that actually is a front for a "dimensionally" hidden Wizards Academy.

Follow the adventures of {type in your favorite name} as he {didn't notice an option for a Female :steamSAD:} struggles though Combat Magic and Alchemy classes and valiantly handles relationships with fellow over-18 students. Lead your "House" to victory over competing houses to earn weekend passes {& a CASH stipend} to the only town in the Academy's dimension. In this town player can spend hard-earned money at a coffee bar, a massage parlor, a magic supplies shop, or a night club. All this while doing various over-18 things with fellow students and teachers.

Score points {& sometimes cash} through class attendance, non-lethal intramural magic combat, collecting lost books {stolen by Pixies !}, and part-time work { $ gained according to one's clicking skill } in the Academy Cafe. Ultimately, a goal is to have enough combat magic skill to defeat a powerful magic beast and build up skills to carry forward into Season 3.

LA2 may be played as a New Game or begun based upon the results from one's LA1 game. Presumably, the same would held true when { if ? } LA3 is released.

Love, Money, Rock'n'Roll is a visual novel ♥♥♥ RPG by those folks who brought us Everlasting Summer as a free VN a few years back. The Soviet Games team has been working hard since then on developing this game for us to enjoy.

Great OST sound track is my initial impression. LMR has a large music library in its OST.
In that regard, it is similar to its preceding game, Everlasting Summer, which is one of my two most favorite visual novels. ES also had an outstanding sound track with a large number of selections in its music library.

I am just starting to play LMR but thought I should write a few comments by way of a review.
I plan to update this as I gain more full familiarity with this VN/RPG by the Soviet Games team.

The story follows the adventures of Nick {Nikolai}, an Russian expatriot high school senior attending an exclusive Tokyo school. He is trying to unravel the mysteries evolving around him; Relationships with current and former girlfriends and classmates; Mysterious threat notes left at his door in the middle of the night ...

You know just ordinary everyday HS stuff happening.

Nonogram Kindom is a fun diversion from RikkiGames Limited {the spelling is correct}
NK may be learned quickly from its starting Tutorial ... Even I could figure it out :steammocking:
There are several tracks to follow with frequent game Rewards as one progresses.
A potential drawback {depending upon your 'druthers'} is it lacks Steam Achievements :steamsad:
BUT the "Price Is Right" ==> FREE to Play :steamhappy:

EDIT: Since I posted this, the Dev decided to correct the title spelling to Nonogram Kingdom

Shelter 69 {S69} is a different sort of single-player, on-line, anime, Hentai, post-apocolyptic RPG idler from JNT Games {developer & publisher} with many aspects.

I am revising my assesment to "Recommend" the game with a conditional warning.
S69 does have several redeeming points in its favor. It's FREE to Play ... and fun to play.

EDIT: The Devs continue to add to Shelter 69 which now is up to Chapter 7.
The suspense is gripping. What will happen next ? Will the Overseer {me} survive the perfidious mechanations of the evil Tavernese Mob ? ... {anything for Badge points :steammocking: }

The Devs and their Mods are very attentive to Bugs inputs from gamers and move fairly quickly to correct problems. JNT Games maintains a Discord channel for quick handling of gamers' feedback. A gamer may set up a Discord account at no charge and download an app that may be setup to open automatically on PC startup if desired. Discord sounds an inobtrusive chime whenever there is a new input { it may not be on the channel you are following }

However, gamers should be aware that to progress quickly in this game, it may be necessary to expend not inconsiderable real $ money for such things as VIP advantages and faster build up of rewards.

But, Gamer is able to advance at a reasonable pace in S69 without buying these “Specials”. One simply will not keep up with the pace of those paying $Buck$.

It's FREE to Play, so it won't hurt to give it a try !!

I did not do it,but you might want to consider taking advantage of the JNT Starter Package for only $5 to make the beginning easier. That would make the game cost only $5, which is very reasonable for this game. If I had it to do over, that is what I would do. To date, I have built up my “Shelter” to Level 7 with most of my “Champions” well into earning their 3rd Level of Trust ... All without spending “real” $ money.

Some of the “Tags” applied to S69 include: time management, strategy, dating sim, base building, and 2D-to-3D {ala the style of Disney movies from the '50s}.
There are 37 Steam Achievements, the progress for which are tracked in-game.
There are 2 good Guides available. Both are by “God of Snacks”.
The game “Store” offers many special packs of game resources, NPCs, etc. ...
Some may be purchased with game currency, but many require “real world” money {$ etc.}.

Beware of content that, in the words of the publisher, “... contains content not appropriate for all ages, and is not appropriate for viewing at work: Nudity or Sexual Content, General Mature Content, some references to Substance/Alcohol Abuse.”

S69 has a decent story line, with humorous dialogue, in a setting that is a post-apocolyptic world {with a “twist”} about 130 years into the future. This is not a nuclear wasteland over-run by hordes of undead zombies. The apocolypse is that males have petered out, with almost all remaining men being held captive as sperm “donors”
{ Oh, the horror :o: !! :D }.

Now YOU are the ”Last Free Male” {MC, sometimes labeled “Player”} <maybe>, for whom you may enter a Name to personalize your play ...
Women reign over this wild, bandit-ridden world and males { of which most women have heard only rumors ;( } must be sheltered and protected. Your Mom had hidden you as a child in a remote bunker with decades of provisions and a stern warning not to emerge until you reach adulthood. Well, you now are an Adult and have started looking around the outside world when you encounter a strange being ... a FEMALE !!

Build and improve and defend your base {the SHELTER}, recruit, train and lead new followers {unfortunately ALL female ;( }, equip-promote-revive-romance-etc them, reconnoiter the environs, deal with outside leaders/bandits, etc.

HOWEVER, if you are OK with that ... OR if you are willing to grind slowly
{without succumbing to those P-t-W temptations} to get those 37 Achievements,
S69 can be fun. I plan to continue on to see whether I can attain 100% Achievements ... WITHOUT paying for game assets with real $ money;
i.e. Restrict myself to buying “Store” goodies ONLY with internal game “currency”.

re-Edit: I should add that the females are not depicted with massive “H-cup” assets.
The girls look rather normal {sort of ... as anime NPCs go :steammocking:} with cups ranging from B AA to D ;) {oops ... just got a new younger Gamer Girl :D}

I did NOT receive this game "for free" from the producer or developer.

CRIMSON GRAY {CG} is a psychological “slice of life” visual novel with emphasis on slicing. The mood is very GRAY-to-black, with some CRIMSON thrown in. The tale is well written and deals with the developing relationship between two high school students; John {Gray} and Lizzie {Crimson}. CG has 10 Steam Achievements. A Guide by the Developer is available to help in reaching 100% completion should you run into problems finding your way.

There is some nudity and natural sexual activities, as one might expect of a consenting couple. There are multiple endings, including even a Good Ending, IF one makes the correct choices. BUT it is so easy to make a slip. CHOICES DO MATTER.

You play as John, a young man suffering from severe clinical depression. He wants to help Lizzie resist her deadly urges and somehow achieve a level of happiness with him. John is under supervised medication with pharmaceuticals made by a large corporation. He is losing his sense of purpose in life, with his world usually seen through a fuzzy gray fog. You take over just as he is beginning to lose all hope.

And then ... John meets a girl ... a very special girl, with her own severe problems. Her problems have their origins in her mother's participation in a rather questionable and risky prescription drug research program while pregnant with Lizzie. As a result of this, Lizzie is living with a major chemical imbalance affecting her mental state. Lizzie exhibits an amazing knife-handling skill but is especially fond of her axe when it comes to handling any problem. The large corporation {of dubious reputation} is in the background and could pose a major threat to either of them.

I recommend this excellent visual novel to all Steamers who can tolerate a potentially depressing story and who are not offended by nudity and sexual activity.
https://steamproxy.net/steamstore/app/655770/Crimson_Gray/
If you enjoy CRIMSON GRAY, also check out the Developer's sequel that is a direct continuation of Crimson Gray:
https://steamproxy.net/steamstore/app/894460/Crimson_Gray_Dusk_and_Dawn/

CRIMSON GRAY: Dusk and Dawn {CGD&D} is a psychological “slice of life” visual novel that can be bit heavy on the slicing {not as much as in the first episode however}. The mood is very GRAY-to-black, with some CRIMSON thrown in. There is some nudity and "natural" sexual activities, as one might expect of an unmarried college couple. There can be a Good Ending, IF one makes the correct choices. BUT it is so easy to make a slip.
CHOICES DO MATTER.
https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2812493481
The tale is well written and deals with the developing relationship between two college students; John {Gray} and Lizzie {Crimson}. This is a sequel to CRIMSON GRAY which should be played before doing D&D to fully appreciate what is going on in this dark psychological tale. CGD&D has 9 Steam Achievements
A Guide is available to help in reaching 100% completion should you run into problems finding your way.

You play as Lizzie, the protagonist, who has a “bit” of a mental stability problem.
Her problems have their origins in her mother's participation in a rather questionable and risky prescription drug research program while pregnant with Lizzie. As a result of this, Lizzie is living with a major chemical imbalance affecting her mental state. The large corporation still is in the background and could present a major threat. She and John have been very close since their high school days {covered in the original CG} and now are living in an off-campus apartment. Your task is to guide Lizzie in her dealing with day-to-day problems and attaining a happy, semi-normal married life with John.

Lizzie's favorite tool is an axe { hmm ... Lizzie ... axe ... where have I heard of that ? }.
However, fear not because she is particularly adept with knives as well ... and various other methods for removing “problems”. She rather spectacularly removed a really major problem at the “canon” ending of CG and is now keeping a low profile to remain unnoticed.

I recommend this excellent visual novel to all Steamers who can tolerate a potentially depressing story and who are not offended by nudity and sexual activity.
https://steamproxy.net/steamstore/app/894460/Crimson_Gray_Dusk_and_Dawn/
https://steamproxy.net/steamstore/app/655770/Crimson_Gray/