VN - Ren'Py - Race of Life [Act 1 v1.02] [Underground Studio]

I was enjoying this game, clicking around, and having fun until the first time we race when my jaw literally dropped. I can honestly say I've never seen an animation of that quality in an AVN before, let alone in a non-sex context, let alone as part of a mini-game that I actively enjoyed playing.

I've also caught myself day-dreaming about Jasmine more than once when I'm not playing the game, especially as I got to the later stages of Act 1. Overall, I've really enjoyed how each of the women has their own personalities, and also the stereotypes that you expect to see in every VN being met, and at times subverted.

Oh, and when 'Christian Steiner' showed up, I started laughing out loud and had to show my wife, who is also a big fan of F1 who has been watching it almost as long as I have. And that throwaway line about 'not caring who Stroll's dad is' was just cherry on top. Not sure if gramps being called Hamilton is intentional, but really enjoyed all the references to F1.

I also like that there are choices that matter such as who you choose to take to an event, or who you spend time with, and I've liberally used the save/load feature to see every path. Oh, and this is possibly one of the very few games that have actively made me want to be monogamous - that's how good some of the writing is.

Definitely looking forward to continuing to play this game as further acts get released, but HIGHLY RECOMMEND.

P.S: The game does have some downsides such as some jokes not landing, or some of the racing detail getting a bit in the way at times, but it's not hard to skip past if it really is that boring (and I only remember having to do that once).

PLAY. THIS. GAME.

I wanted to give this game a worse rating for like the entire first half because there are a lot of decisions that I dislike. But ultimately it is a quality AVN that in my opinion belongs among the best ones. Let me explain.

This game starts you with a lot of baggage. You are not only divorced with an ex-wife still in picture, you also have a daughter AND a new girlfriend. I mean I don’t need every AVN to start with a completely clean slate and I understand it’s how the devs decided to set up the story but I felt very forced in some of the situations and it was a little difficult for me to relate. The worst part of this is Veronica, the new girlfriend. She is very needy and very possessive of you, but you just started a new AVN, you want to look around, you want to get to know the characters and not have one of the relationships already decided for you. I broke up with her the first opportunity I got and naturally missed like… 8 scenes she has, so that’s stupid. You either have to get railroaded into a relationship you might not care about or miss a lot of content. Would be so much better if the game started not with the relationship fully formed but with you meeting her after the divorce. Give me some agency god dammit!

Another problem that ended up actually being one of the best things about the game is how complex the story tries to be. Like it’s a lot. You are a physics professor, there’s a family drama with ex-wife and daughter, you’re raising capital and there’s a lot of business and science talk and there’s also racing cars and shitload of car lingo. It’s like 3 stories mixed together with each of them getting A LOT of attention, which may feel almost overwhelming at first. Especially if you’re not into cars or batteries. But I have to give respect where it’s due. It actually all falls in place and makes sense and it kinda made me even interested in racing cars and tuning, something I never cared about at all, because it’s just well written.

And then there’s the positive. There’s a lot of hot and awesome girls, lot of amazing scenes and the quality of renders gets pretty fucking high, especially later on. Animations are nothing too groundbreaking but the models are hot, so it looks good. The story is pretty cool and I’m invested. It seems like there’s a lot of options to decide which girls and which combination of girls you can pursue and there’s even one scene at the end of the currently released version where you can take almost any combination of girls to an EXPO and it honestly blows my mind a little how much work had to go into that. So yeah, despite some problems this is a very high quality AVN, especially if you’re looking for a more mature story, don’t mind some baggage and railroading in the beginning and enjoy beautiful renders.

Im sure its a fun game but bro.. unless I'm at a body shop/working on cars & bikes myself during free time I do not want to read 2/3 of the fucking dialogue back n forth about modifications lol

- Hes talking to Coop like 4-5 times in EP1-2 about mods for so many frames/renders its ridiculous.
- Takes a second out of his project to debate between him and Jasmine 2-3 times, again about mods.

I do not care, its a story not a fuckin car convention. It goes on & on & on.
You wanna know why people like the OG fast n furious movies? Because they didn't talk about parts for 30 fuckin minutes.

You could literally just have 3 seconds of dialogue of "Got an idea" and it would save the reader like 10-20 mins ffs.

Its ridiculous how much the convos are like this constant.. cool we can tune the car swell but I really doubt a game outside of car simulator needs details that much especially one being porn based.

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My only other gripe is on how unreal it feels .. it throws like 40 cliche situations at you and just to give the illusion all these horrible things are happening at the same time lol

Its creating drama for no reason at all also. Like the dude watched a bunch of soap opera films and thinks its real.
- The random clingy GF I'm suppose to care about.
- The random german chick who is about interesting as a fly.
- The hoe students who for whatever reason like him.
- The neighbor who dumps drama after talking to this guy like twice.

These girls are red flags galore.. bail and get someone who isn't psychotic MC.

The end result was me simply not giving a fuck tbh.

this game is truly a gem.
the story is real and believable, the girls are breathtaking, varied and with a remarkable descriptive and character depth.
the mini games are enjoyable and not limiting.
i recommend everyone to try it to fall victim to its charm!

Really like the slow burn with Allie, and the rest of the girls are hot. Plot is interesting, but the dialogue is a little much. At times cringy. But overall a great game, really well done, great renders too ......................................................................................

Replayed this three times, Not a big fan of MC model but female models are 11/10. Racing scenes with gear changing is also more fun then i taught, But the real plot with daughter sometimes feels like put aside or like a side story. Hey I am not complaining, Its a porn game after all not a novel or movie. So for what it is 5 stars is less, i would give it 6 stars if i could.

A great AVN, up there with some of my favourites, girls are hot as hell, and the writing is not half bad despite it being only a few chapters long at the time of this review. If you've played BADIK or Summer Heat and liked either one you'll enjoy this.

That's first game, where I just said "Go away bitch, I have to get my wife back" to almost every love interest.
Alisson is such a great woman. Of course not only her

For a cons
- sometimes this all technical stuff can be boring, but I appreciate author for all this knowledge
- for some reason we sometimes can't decide what we feel as a MC. From the beginning I decided that I want to get Alli back, but when somebody ask MC about it it's "Meh, I just do it for Lily" - I don't!

As of Update 3.2 Fix 3, Race of Life has skyrocketed up from a good, middle of the pack visual novel to one of my all-time favorites. That rarity where I’m not only happy to replay the game several times to see all the variations, but I actually look forward to future updates where I can continue all of the different romance paths. Absolutely stunning yet realistic models, a rock-solid story that’s not afraid to throw serious punches in an adult game, well-choreographed and animated adult content, a built in gallery, and mini-games that are fun to play through but possible to skip if you’ve gotten tired of them, there’s not much more I can ask for from an adult visual novel.



I can count the number of games that get this many things right on hand. First off is the writing: It’s exceptional. I have no idea if the physics talk or car talk are legitimate or “Jeffries tubes” level nonsense, but what matters is that I can’t tell. The characters who talk in-depth about cars are believable and interesting to listen to. Not only is the dialogue believable, but each character has a unique way of speaking, with a recognizable personality that deny the common tropes and stereotypes. Better still, these quirks and traits are relayed through simple conversation as opposed to exposition dumps. Veronica is jealous, accomplished, smart, bashful, has low self-esteem, and several other noteworthy bits of character that make her all the more believable as none of these traits are over-the-top making her feel like a real person. I could make similar profiles for the other love interests and even secondary characters, all of whom defy the unfortunate norm: characters who sound like different versions of the author.



Without giving anything away, the author doesn’t shy away from tragedy and mystery. Like most top-end visual novels, the romances and adult content come about through the main story rather than being the main story itself. You’re not spending all of your time finding ways to get into your family’s pants, but instead are working with various characters to invent a new type of battery technology. Who will you take to the fundraiser? There are multiple choices, and multiple scenes (and changes in the way the story unfolds) depending on your choices. Will you be faithful to Veronica, cheat on her, or break up with her? Will you take your student, your neighbor, your girlfriend, or your ex-wife to the fundraiser? Each choice results in different outcomes both in the main story and in the adult content. This is also the first time I’ve seen cheating rewarded, at least in the sense that there’s a fully fleshed-out and animated adult scene that you can only see if, at a particular point in the story, you’ve slept with a different character right before sleeping with Veronica.



Finally, there’s the adult content. There’s a pleasant mix of characters ranging from shy to whorish. You begin with an “almost girlfriend” and so you’ll be seeing adult scenes early on. They’re hot, believable, and don’t feel like the “dream” sequences lesser games use to shoe-in sex scenes into the early game. Some characters are slower burns, like the ex-wife or the neighbor who, while they’re progressing if you choose to follow that path, but it takes a bit longer than, say, Kris, the goth socialite who goes down on you in your first encounter. Other characters are a good mix of fast and slow content. Most importantly, the scenes are believable. Sure, there’s some porn-logic mixed in, but it’s not nearly as far-fetched as lesser games that drop threesomes into your lap. The content itself is excellent. They’re what I call the gold-standard: A combination of good porn writing, animations, and single renders tying the different animations together. The animations themselves are on the short side, but they’re high frame-rate, are custom-made, include multiple angles, and as a personal preference, frequently show the character’s faces. I can’t stress how great it is when an animator knows how to properly render facial expressions during animated sex scenes, and not merely ahegao face. Many lesser works have settled for close ups of buttocks and backs, avoiding the face entirely as they just can’t figure out how to render them believable.



I could go on about the catchy music and how beautiful the love interests are, but I think I’ve gushed enough. I love this game. Definitely in my top 5, and I’m enthusiastically waiting for the next update. If I didn’t know any better I’d think this was a group collaborated creation given that the writing, renders, animation and programming are of such high quality. It’s rare for one person to be so good at all of the important elements of making a good adult visual novel. Race of Life is a great example of one, and I couldn’t recommend it more highly!

After the 3.2 update this has moved into my AVN top spot. It's a fun story with a decent mix of characters, and some crazy hot LI's to spend time with. Technically it's great with superb smooth animations and excellent renders. The story itself is AVN good, has some emotional bits, plenty of humor, and some truly great 'scenes'

Also the minigame racing sections are actually really enjoyable. Very recommended

i really tried to like this game but to make it short the entire mc behavior does not make any sense on a Allison Love route, he speaks and thinks like a teenage manwhore instead of a responsible father who does everything he can to help his comatose daughter. especially on this path if you want to reconnect with Allison and rejected everyone else you get insulted as if you were a dumbass to reject the girls for not wanting to fuck everything that moves. that takes away everything for me, in the end this game does what most other avns here do, they give us porn with good renders and animations and the devs hope that players don't see through the story.

First of all, Merry Xmas Everyone, wish you all a wonderful holiday!

Now , to the review of Ep 3.2 Extra:
The game currently have 3 episode (technically only half of ep3 now?), although each episode are fill with content, like hours long, not to mention having to backtrack , pick different choices to unlock more paths + scene.

+Story : Well-written, no crazy crime/mystery/thriller/sci-fi etc , still interesting enough to hook me in and keep reading , even though i cant understand half of the physics,electromagnetic/car stuff. 4.5/5

+Render/Animation : One of the most high quality ever seen in these type of games. Render are very details and gorgeous, Animation are top tier quality - camera angle, view, position, transition between scene,... it just perfect. 5/5

+LIs/Girls : Beautiful, each of them come with some very unique personality and beauty type, some got more content than most though, a few example:

-Veronica, MC's current "GF" : got the most content for now, she's looks fine, busty body,justmy opinion- face kinda eh, not bad , not great either, especially when comparing to other LIs ,somewhat clingy, force u into commited relationship early on, can turn down, tho u gonna miss tons of content + sex scene with her. NGL, she seems pale compare to other LIs -they're just younger, prettier, smarter and offer more to the table than her.

-Jasmine, best LIs -#Jasmine4life, Gorgeous,hot asf red head, fierce, playful, naughty, smart, always teasing/seducing, she even help the MC make a break through with his project, best option to bring along on race, party, meeting, conference etc story wise.

-Other college girls (Natalya, Alexa,..): Also hot, and smart, didnt know enough about them yet.
-Allison :ex wife, hate n love relationship, she's fine i guess.
-Maggie: Cute, innoocent, didnt have much info on her as of now, mostly just drama with her mom that nearly got the MC kill, not seems to worth it if u ask me.
Overall a 5/5.

High quality,Amazing game, definitely recommended, an AVN this great should be way up there alongside Eternum or sth (in terms of popularity).Looking forward to the next update, hopefully with more Jasmine content !

Race of Life - Race of Punani?

3-2-1 - gooooooo: 4 stars, lots of content in 3 episodes, good story, lots of chicks. Good anims with decent length H-scenes. Worth a play.

Although, there is someone waving a yellow flag - the marketing for this game is a fault: the focus definitely isn't a racing theme. Bizarre.

Anyway, this is a decent game. Your choices matter and seems at some point you'll have to choose one woman - not sure how good the game will get the longer it goes on, though...

IMO:

I'll definitely look out for the game in the future in general, but also to see what situations with girls may come up. I definitely liked the 'jealous' scene with V and Jazz - that could have interesting developments (no idea if it did, I had to ditch V).

Anyway --- there is a lot more to this game (some good, some not so good), so I'll end with:

More a Race for Life than a Race of Life...

Excellent Game - Can't wait for the next edition. Graphics are awesome, good looking girls, amazing scenes, dialog is well written and witty (very surprising). There is much more story than sex, but the quality of the scenes are well worth the wait.

Ep. 3.2 Extra

It's been a while since I could honestly give 5 stars review and today is one of those cases. The game is great, congrats.

Story is built up nicely and tempo feels just right. Not too fast, not too slow, just enjoyable. And definitely believeable. I lost count how many poorly written or just plainly stupid stories I encountered while playing adult games. This one is on the other hand is one the best.

Characters have distinct personalities and behave naturaly. They won't blindly take stupidest decision imaginable, and also whole plot is well written without need to dumbing down the characters. MC also isn't a some braindead hunk, but actual person. If had to pick on something here, I'da say he's too good to be real. I mean dude is jacked, smart enough to go for PhD, good looking, knowledgeable about cars and quite nice at racing, funny, easygoing and good at sex. Almost like fairy tale character, huh?

It also does deliver on the main theme - the racing. I could think of some gmaes that wanted to stand out with some unusual theme, but ultimataly failed to actually incorporate it (like the one about basketball, you know what I'm talking about...). This one however deos good job at in. You can race allright, with a nice minigame, and there is plenty of stuff centered about racing and cars in general. I'm not a native speaker, so I don't even get the technical jargon without help of google translate, but I do appreciate it neverthless.

Writing is great, and I especialy love the banters. During first few minutes I though I'm gonna dislike William very much, yet with his every appearance I found his exchanges with MC more and more hilarious. Quite the opposite type of humour than (literal)shit jokes with Cooper, yet both of them have great written lines adn the conversations are equally appealing. Can't wait for more of this.

Now graphics are honestly great. You can see the quality of everything. Both scenes and character models look amazing. Let me also point that this is most likely first game in which we have hairy MC, whose hair look like actual hair and not pencil lines drawn on body. Heck, dude can also grow beard and then shave it after few days.

Animations are also in my personal top tier, every sex scene is not only hot, but visually pleasing to look at too. And then there are non sexual animations. I do like the car races very much. Since it's basicaly main theme of this game, it is very reasonable to have those parts animated. Feels like important part of the game rather than some unnecessary addition.

If I was to point out one bad thing about the graphic side, it would be the handrail in MC's apartment house. I mean there is this whole detailed environment everywhere, yet the handrail is literally just a brown colored cuboid and since it's featured in many scenes, it does deserve to be an actual 3d model.

It builds up, there was a point where things weren't pointing to a good narrative but I am glad I was wrong, so far.

I think this LN has probably the best sex scenes I have seen in a while, whomever does the animations they know their stuff and I am quite envious and I am sure they are doing them in Daz.

Great game and decently good narrative.

One of the best games I've ever played, well written story and characters, nice action(the racing scenes), hot and interest LI's, wholesome(the interactions with the daughter) and never bored, always hooked in.

I especially liked the slow rekindling of the relationship with Allison(if you go for it), and the top notch animation and renders.

Only thing I disliked is that you are forced with a LI at the beggining, but you can push her away later, so it's no big deal.
Would definitely recommend !

Wow, what an incredible game! There's no need to dive into complex details, it's simply fantastic. The story is incredibly engaging, with consistently captivating interactions with the girls and other characters. Everyone feels authentic and lifelike, adding depth to the experience. The plot is exceptionally strong and keeps you hooked from start to finish. I haven't experienced a single dull or boring moment.

As of the latest update (3.2), the story doesn’t leave you wondering, “What’s next if we overcome this?” Instead, you can feel the developer’s thoughtful planning in the progression, with the narrative building naturally and meaningfully around you. Truly an amazing game!

Good. I like the story. Animations are top. As well as renders.
I hope the amount of possible ways wont be overwhelming in future so the main plot can move at a good pace. Thanks to developer for great experience.

I tried this game a couple of years ago when it was just coming out, and I'm now very impressed with how much it has evolved. The models, renders, and animations are top-notch, the amount of content is extensive, and the story is genuinely engaging. It's one of the best games out there right now.