The 10 most intriguing adult games right now
Variety is the nice of life in Naughty List News #69
This week’s Naughty List News was sponsored by Space Rescue: Code Pink, the comedic adult point-and-click adventure about a handyman in space.
Adult gaming is a much more diverse subset of video games than you might realize at first glance. For this very nice edition of the newsletter, I wanted to explore the full breadth of what’s on offer. So instead of the hard-hitting journalism you’ve come to expect, here is a selection of games I find interesting, sexy, or both.
Speaking of interesting games, did you know that I finally have a Steam Curator page? I do not promise regular reviews, but it is definitely the best place to find out what I’m playing myself.
Orc Massage
Orc Massage is about an orc new to a city of fantasy creatures. All he knows is that he wants to become a massage therapist. His clientéle ranges from an elf buckling under the stress from running a company to a tiger cop who finds this massaging orc very suspicious indeed.
Will you be able to make a name for yourself with your unique talents in this strange new place?
Why you should play it
Orc Massage is a very intimate game, which comes through in its mechanics. You have to consider your clients’ needs as you work on them; you can’t just button mash your way to victory. The story works with the mechanics to make it apparent that your clients much appreciate your big strong hands.
Here’s what I wrote in my review on Steam:
What I like about Orc Massage is how tender it is. All the Big Strong Orc wants to do is use his strength to take away his client's pains. The gameplay is that you massage either a wider area for a little stamina or a specific area for a lot of stamina. It's a careful balancing act to not overdo the massage while also not running out of steam.
When you're successful with the massage, there is a very nice and gradual build up to sex with subsequent massage gameplay. And the sex itself, it must be said, is super hot. Each character has their own reasons for using your services and their personality really shines through in the sex scenes.
Orc Massage is out now on Steam in Early Access.
Karryn’s Prison
Karryn is a confident and skilled fighter with the halberd. And the Emperor’s personal secretary to boot. So when he asks her to take over on a failing prison, Karryn doesn’t have to think twice. She jumps on the opportunity to bring the rioting prisoners under her heel and prove herself to her Emperor.
But will she instead be subjugated by the prisoner’s relentless sexual advances?
Why you should play it
Reading a story of sexual corruption feels much different than being an active participant. What the game does very well is to give you that feeling of control slipping out of your fingers. Every time you get knocked down, it’s just a little bit harder to get back up again. And that can be deliciously sexy in the right frame of mind.
Here’s what I wrote in my review on Steam:
This is a corruption RPG where the deck is immediately stacked against you. Everyone in this men's prison is working against you, even the guards supposedly in your employ. But with strength, diligence, and perseverance, you can overcome the odds and defeat the final boss in this cursed prison.
It's just... very easy to slip up. Let the prisoners swipe at you until you expose yourself. Have their fingers poke and prod you in forbidden places. And maybe it's actually a good thing to stop fighting so hard and give up control...
Karryn’s Prison is out now on Steam.
Escape Dungeon II
Shunral, the Silver Wolf, is an elven assassin from a kingdom in trouble. The Queen, with her valuable time-reversal skill, remains missing, and the Demon Lord Qaron captured the kingdom’s most potent mage.
Will you be able to defeat the Demon Lord and save your kingdom?
Why you should play it
Escape Dungeon II is essentially a lewd roguelike. Every time the dungeons best you, time is reversed back to the beginning. But since you keep the currency you’ve collected, you can upgrade your abilities and try again.
While the game only shows its sex animations when you’re defeated, you can unlock them with enemy skulls as well. You collect these every time you defeat an enemy and you can use them to unlock additional scenes with that enemy type. This is a really neat way to avoid the player having to throw themselves on enemies on purpose!
Here’s what I wrote in my review on Steam:
The turn-based combat is casual but still very engaging. You attack enemies automatically when they're in range. This means you have to figure out how to position yourself such that you can attack enemies while avoiding damage. It's very satisfying!
My biggest gripe with the game's design is that you very quickly fill up your ability slots within the first few floors. This makes it hard to experiment with the different abilities. Perhaps it would have been better to reserve ability upgrades for pickups only? It's also pretty annoying when enemies hoover up pickups. That was my money, dammit!
Escape Dungeon II is out now on Steam.
First Bite
Become putty in the hands of three ancient vampires in this LGBTQIA+ visual novel. Play as Noe, a human and lover of all things paranormal, as they take a chance and enter a strange house. The rumors they’ve heard about its inhabitants turn out to be true, and escape is impossible.
But that’s okay because not all endings are fatal…
Why you should play it
Not only is First Bite a glorious exploration of the vampire trope for all your monster-lovers out there, but the game itself was made by a diverse team of creators. You get to choose how you present yourself in the game but also how you die.
Here’s what I wrote on Steam:
First Bite dares to ask the important questions, like: Who do you stan in KPop? What's your opinion on swords? And would you like to become dinner for a sexy vampire of your choosing?
Even though Noe (name and pronouns changeable) is a self-proclaimed expert on vampire lore, that doesn't seem to help much when they stumble into a dangerous game of truth-and-dare with a trio of hot and ancient vampires. You can try to stand your ground as much as possible but at some point you will be forced to make a choice.
First Bite is out now on Steam.
Roshutsu
Rika Suto is a 22-year old woman far away from home. She always dreamt of becoming a cosplayer. The idea of parading in front of others while they gawked at her and took her picture was exhilarating to Rika.
But then she was introduced to the idea of exposure play. With nobody around who knows her from her previous life, would she dare streak around naked in her new hometown?
Why you should play it
The idea of a game where you run around naked lends itself quite easily to stealth gameplay. In Roshutsu, you take your clothes off in increasingly daring locations as you try to not get caught by passersby.
This is a great example of a game where the mechanics are in harmony with the story it’s telling. It’s as exhilarating to you as a player to not get caught as it is to the character you’re controlling.
You can find an early build of Roshutsu on itch.io.
Honorable mentions
Because I have the loveliest audience, I was recommended many more games than I was able to check out in-depth. Here are some of the games I still intend to explore:
Paradise Inc - Transform into a succubus in charge of a luxury high-rise full of potential victims
Hero’s Harem Guild - Become a hero for your community. With over 10 GB of saucy pictures!
Pervert Action: Legacy - Train your battle maids in housework, combat, and the arts of love
Newlife - An erotic text-based female life simulator
NSFWare - WarioWare meets Pornhub!
Many thanks to everyone who sent me their favorite adult game on Twitter! You truly are the best audience I could wish for. 😘
Writing Wrap-Up 📖
The latest version of RPG Maker was announced, called Unite. They literally put RPG Maker in your Unity so you can gamedev while you gamedev!
Innocent Witches is a point-and-click parody game about a school for witches. Don’t let Joanna know about it, I hear she’s quite litigious!
Boys Love puzzle game Boys Tale is out now on Steam. I’d tell you to not let Hook get his hook into you but I think you’re into that.
Putting Cheeky Girl into Her Place! Pixel-Sex Life in the Hot Spring Town! is out now on DLsite. Sometimes the title does the work for me and I love it.
Twitter begins blocking adult content in Germany under pressure from regulators. The legislature argues that Twitter does not do enough to prevent those under 18 from viewing adult content.
Switter was a Mastodon instance for sex workers but was forced to shut down. “The recent anti-sex work […] changes […] have made it impossible for us to […] maintain compliance for over 430,000+ users on a social media platform,”
Cheeky chuckle 🤭
Artist spotlight 💡
Thanks for reading this far!
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Until next time!
-Mr. Hands
I missed content like this in your Newsletter. Your journalist pieces are very interesting, but sometimes one is in the mood to forget about the complex reality of adult games and just get recommemdations of new, interestimg stuff.
Congratulations on 69 issues ;-)
This newsletter might be the push I finally need to actually try some of these out. Especially Karryn's Prison.