Ren'Py - Completed - Mist [v1.0.3] [395games]

The perennial challenge of doing a kinetic novel is always how to keep players engaged - after all everyone is just reading words with some pictures and animations passively most of the time.

Along comes Mist, presenting a way of playing a kinetic novel through a tightly integrated series of map hopping, mini-games, resource management, battle system and POV animations that makes you feel like you are role playing the MC instead of just being a passive third party.

Story
MC rescues a girl from a shadow monster while chilling out in a mountain hut. Very soon he discovers the entire mountain save for his cabin is surrounded by an ominous mist, thus beginning his adventure to survive, fight off shadows and unravel mysteries of the mist.

The story is a good combination of dystopian survival, paranormal mystery and romance. The pacing is consistent and well done punctuated with appropriate humour to balance out the dark mood. The adventuring is far more expansive than I signed up for as the game page makes it sound like most of the action will be surrounding the cabin. Trust me, you will be travelling to many places ;=)

Game Mechanics
This is where Mist really shines. The developer has curated multiple simple game elements seen in RPG, visual novel, resource management, sandbox and traditional game books into a highly interactive experience even though it’s a kinetic novel at heart.

Calibration is also done exceedingly well, you simply level up and get resources during the course of the game by playing normally i.e. no BS grinding for exp, chalking up love points or clicking around random locations in sandbox waiting for something to happen.

Background / Character Renders
Each background is detailed, uniquely designed and well rendered and the sheer number of backgrounds in this game is staggering as MC will be travelling to many rural and urban places during the game. Many venues will even have various zoom ins and camera angles that can look very different.

Character models are rendered in a unique style that might take some getting used to - somewhere between a Pixar 3D movie and claymation. I was a little apprehensive at first, but once you get immersed in the story the style grows on you.

Character Development
There are four LIs and each of them has a particular personality that sort of plays into certain kinks: Robin is submissive, Mia is a wild and resourceful teen, Lily is smart without being nerdy and Noreia is motherly.

Character development however is a little thin - MC is pretty much the same from the first scene to the last while the girls’ transition from strangers to lovers is stiff and not very convincing. Good thing is while most harem games leave little or no interaction between the LIs other than during sex, Mist does spend time building up the rapport between them.

Sex Scenes
Very well animated with each scene having 3 - 4 sets of animations and for those into cum shots many of the scenes end with a long and titillating creampie close up animation. The dialogue and variety is there and some of the places where sex takes place is ahem… quite…. unique.

The quantity is just nice and well spread out to spice up gameplay just when things get a bit dull without being intentional or disruptive.

BGM and Sound Effects
BGM is mostly mysterious and gloomy and supports the story well while there’s quite a fair number of sound effects compared to other AVNs, so all in it works well.

Conclusion
Mist has a good story going - the logic holds up well, the characters are likeable and the unraveling of mysteries and introduction to new characters are well paced out.

What truly stands out though is how deeply engaged one can get while playing. The purists will argue these are just cosmetic devices to dress up a kinetic novel, but to me they represent an innovative approach to enhance the gaming experience beyond reading dialogue and clicking choice boxes.

It is one of the best for a reason.

Great pacing overall.
The progression isnt grindy and discovering the surroundings is motivating. The simple combat system doesnt feel like its in the way.
The plot actually progresses and unexpected things happen.
Every girl is appealing in her own way.
The atmosphere and presentation is good.

Animations are great as well.
Really this is an excellent standard for what porn games should aim for.

If you like blowjobs and creampies, and especially if you like a small-framed barely legal girl, then this just might be the game for you. You'll get a good amount of varied and well done scenes held together by an okayish game and a decent, mystery driven plot.

Overall presentation and the sex scenes are definitely the highlights of the game. While you still get rather simple animated loops, it's amazing too see how much better those can be when someone cares for details. Girls wriggle, bite their lips, emote with their eyes, and much more. Sound is used appropriately and in sync with the action, and helps a ton as well.

On the other hand, if you are looking for some relationships or story, just skip this. There are no decisions to make, and each girl gets like half a characterization arc at best. The mystery and survival plots start fine but go off the rails by the halfway point. Tons of stuff gets introduced never to be properly explained, and in general things get stupider by the minute. Most listed kinks get homeopathic quantities, and the game seems almost embarrassed that no pussy was eaten in the first half, so it rushes to quickly check those off of the list in the second part. There's also a fairly noticeable point where the game just starts to wrap up. If you squint really hard you should be able to see the text "under development" under those assets and scenes clearly lacking anything interesting or even anything in them. It does have an ending at least.

This might be the best complete package of a game I've played on this site. The gameplay isn't amazing, some fairly basic exploration with uninspired turn-based combat sprinkled in, but let's face it, most of us aren't here for that, and it excels in just about every area.

The story is surprisingly well thought out, and there's plenty of twists as the game goes on to keep you guessing.

The characters are fantastically written, have believable motives (well, everyone gets REALLY horny REALLY often, but it's a porn game so...), and if there were more than a few typos in the entire several-hours-long game, I didn't notice them.

And the art style is incredible. I don't recall ever seeing models quite like this before, and there's a ton of variety to the scenes. You can tell this was a game made over a decent period of time, because the quality of the scenes got better over the course of the game.

If there's one thing I'm a little disappointed by, it's probably the H scene voice acting. It's mostly the same clip being played per person for every scene, once at the very end, but it's cool that there's voice acting at all. Everything else here is just stellar.

Just replayed it, and it's just as good as I remember it.
Wonderful story, loveable characters, it got it all.
Kept me on edge, wanting to learn more but also with fear in my balls of another jump scare.
9.5/10 - Sometimes feels slightly random or forced

by far one of the best done 3dcg games out there. engaging story, not too passive or r*pey MC . its a little grindy at parts but thats also a little of me being risk averse. there are some rpg elements but they don't dominate play or stall the story. LOVE THE FEMALE DESIGNS

Good story with robust game play. While there is a sexual element, it is not the overarching emphasis of this game. Game is heavy into some repetitive gameplay in order to progress, can be distractive if looking for immediate gratification.

what a masterpiece! story, graphics, mechanics, everything is perfect. i especially loved some scenes. it felt like i was watching a real movie. i wish we could see scenes like this in more games, but i guess it's very difficult.

An AVN that took me by surprise and turned out to be better than I expected (maybe because I haven't watched the film that inspired it yet x). Here are some of my impressions.

1. Story: Not gonna lie here it's completely linear, no real choices, that being said, it's still a great story that kept me engaged, very interesting.

2. Characters: MC is good and girls are great. About the art style. it may not appeal to everyone but I liked it. I have to say Noreias' design is beautiful, my congrats.

3. Music/Sounds: Nice tunes and there are some sounds. Overall it was pretty good.

4. Renders: Nice quality, as I said I liked the art style here.

5. Animations: Surprisingly there were great animations.

6. Playability: I'm a fan of free roaming and the idea of leveling up was great. So I loved its gameplay.

Overall, it was great but it could've been better if there had being actual choices. Also about the story, despite being quite interesting, towards the end, the main antagonist (the Director) made some "questionable" decisions to say the least (He became suspiciously stupid xD),

So I'd give it a 8.5/10. It's really worth checking out.

+Beautiful girls
+Kinky af with the incest
+The story has some nice plot twists
+Nice 3d models
+Sex scenes are animated
+You get to like the girls and their story

-Combat is meh and gets grindy later, you can fix this with the cheat mod. I play it cheating and had a blast.

Mist is a well-made game about survival. You'll like it especially if you're into submissive women.

The good
+ I really liked the survival element of the game. The games manages to make you feel like it's a struggle to survive each day and to make small successes feel meaningful.
+ Combat is the most interesting part of the game, even though it's not very complicated. You do have to make some interesting choices about limited resources like ammo and stamina.
+ All the girls add something new to your camp. There's a real feeling of a shared effort. This stands out in contrast to most games, where it feels like you as the protagonist do all the heavy lifting.
+ The story takes some interesting turns, some of which really surprised me.

The mixed
- The first few sex scenes are quite bad visually. There's not much movement going on and then you cum. It get a LOT better past the halfway point of the game.
- Most girls look very doll-like. The MC has a very different skin texture, which looks weird in some scenes. The model for Noreia is also quite different and, in my opinion, much better.
- There's not much player influence in how the story plays out. You're mostly trying to make things more efficient (i.e. take as few days as possible).
- To add to the previous points, there are only a few points in the game where you can make dialogue choices, but these have absolutely zero impact from what I could tell. In most cases you can choose to say whether you liked or disliked a thing that happened.
- The dev stresses that "all girls are above 18" but Mia obviously looks underage. The dialogue mentions repeatedly how small she is and how young she looks.

The bad
- There's a lot of busywork. The game tries to create challenges for you, but many times it's a pretty uninspired version of "go to a point B to unlock point A". There's one particularly bad case near the end where you need to access a computer to open a gate but then you need to unlock that computer using a second computer. Both computers look the exact same. It just takes more time to get there, there's no actual challenge.
- Almost singular focus on domination. All girls turn into subs who fantasize about being defiled / ravaged / spoiled. I had hoped there would be more difference between the girls but nope, they all just beg to be used by you.
- The girls' dialogue during the sex scenes can be unrealistically explicit and are obviously written by a guy. For example, they will describe their "musky pussy" or "warm folds". It's especially out of place in the scenes where you take a girl's virginity.

+Building the base up unlocks sex scenes
+Lovable characters
+Animated harem sex scenes with sounds
+Non linear story, has some twists
+If it gets a little grindy, the cheat mod helps a lot
+Combat system is decent

One of the best games i've played. Very good writing. I was soooo in the story that even if it wasn't a porn game it's a gem ! Do not hesitate to play this. I love the survival thing and the free roaming play.

one of the best in terms of animation and could have been a 5/5. the only thing that gives me -1 star is that I felt like the ending was p rushed and there were still a lot of mysteries that were left unexplored. otherwise girls were all pretty cute and the sandbox is not super annoying to grind.

The game is hands down incredible. The story is amazing, the 3d models and animations are beautiful, and the characters are unique and enjoyable. The combat is basic, but I didn't expect much in that regard. This is one of the best games I've played so far.

Overall - 8.5/10
Recommend -
Very enjoyable game - characters look good and are fun to interact with
Story is interesting to learn through notes and with the girls
Hscenes are very good - animations + sounds
Bad -
Game play - simplistic turn based, but feels restrictive (no stamina = run - need stamina to fight)
Sometimes lagging
Story - 8/10
Survival horror game - similar to zombies.
Mist zombifies people and animals - you gather up a harem and tactics to stop the mist
Characters - 8/10
All characters are very enjoyable to interact with they mostly have a bubbly and easy going personality - but they are different enough from each other

Renders - 10/10
All characters look good
Details on their body is amazing e.g. wetness from water/bath
Animation - 9/10
Most animations are in Hscenes - they're amazing quality
Decent amount of cut-scenes - look good enough
Playability - 7/10
Simple turn-based combat with restrictions of stamina - not my flavour
Lagging during sandbox time
A lot of content - Linear game
Sound - 9/10
BGM fits themes
SFX plenty in this game
Hscenes have moans + slimy sounds

This game is a virtual novel, not a game. If you are expecting any form of gameplay or any decision making, this is not for you. My wrist is sore from spamming my spacebar trying to get to the sex scenes. Extremely disappointing.

The game is really good, story is nice, the characters are likeable, the animation is fantastic, though i kinda wished the combat was better because it really isn't good, though it is understandable because the main thing about this game is its story and characters which do have pretty good chemistry with each other

I'm feeling thank you. Also actually such a amazing game. I don't know what else to say but nice visuals, gameplay and story and. Very fun and entertaining. I was completely sucked into this game, very fun. If you are reading this, Hi :3

After months of procrastination, I finished this great game. Noreia's model is downright gorgeous and well made author stared down at this model and cooked it's a shame that the three others had either less detail and the hassle of updating all done animations wasn't worth it.

The girls are all likeable as you are all in together as I mildly dislike the choose your girl and part of the overview map style games. Nice character development from all the girls overall. Unique art, You should play it.