Burning Red [DEMO]

A fantastic demo! Highly recommend, especially for those who are looking for action, sexiness, and some kink in their romance. (Me, its me, I am the audience for this. XD)

This demo feels very paranormal romance, and in all the best ways! The premise is interesting, with our MCs on the run from a shady organization. I am not sure what these two are capable of yet, but am excited to find out! The banter between the two is excellent, which is always something I absolutely love. Their fledgling relationship is rocky enough to be interesting, but with enough soft moments to feel very satisfying. The female lead is fierce and relatable without losing her practicality, and the male lead is grumpy without being cruel.

The art is lovely, and our LI Alvaras is just unfairly sexy. (Plus with the voice acting?! So perfect, so hot, fantastic casting choice and wonderful work on the VA's part) I liked the UI, and the whole aesthetic of the game feels very dark in an interesting way. The writing overall is really well done and flows nicely. There is a lot of story and trauma going on here as well as romance, and it was all handled very well. I did find one text error, which was pretty minor (repeated sentence: "Its now that Alvarez grapples free...")

Now, the 18+ content is excellent and deserves its own paragraph! For everyone who has been thirsty for intimate scenes, this is absolutely your game! Not only is it sexy, but it's also kinky and seems to be portraying kink well. As someone who is familiar with BDSM, I find there is a truly tragic lack of BDSM or kinky relationships in media, never mind realistic and/or healthy ones. It is honestly so wonderful to see this sort of story.

Thank you to Olivia/Lunamakaio for making such a wonderful demo. I am so excited to see the full game!

Dear Olivia,
Masterfully done with Burning Red!

My first impressions:

* As a thirsty consumer of two dimension men, and even thirstier consumer of not safe for work (NSFW) content, Burning Red is so satisfying.
Lesson learned: We need more Olivia / Lunamakaio NSFW otome game developers in the world! Please Olivia - can we clone you ten times to finish developing Burning Red faster? And also to develop more games like this, stat? In my dreams......

* Voice acting (partially voiced): Oh man, whoever is the voice talent for Alvarez, my hat off to you. Brilliantly done. Perfect casting. Deep, husky, gruff. Oh, his voice did things to me. Hell yeah!

* Story and writing and editing: So engaging! I'm intrigued by the main character's back story. Had to google this as my Greek mythology is dismal: Achelois means “She who drives away pain.” She was a minor Greek lunar goddess and believed to be petitioned when one was in some sort of pain. So Alvarez as Hades God of War with superhuman strength.

* Title screen is so hot. Logo design is awesome, love the chains and those implications. The fire embers rising are perfect in theme. Alvarez looks like he can carry the main character Hanna with only his right arm. He is seriously buff and super hot. Like whoa, and yes please.

* Overall? Yes, yes, a million times yes! I'm hanging off the edge of my seat waiting for more game. Is it too weird if I hit refresh daily and hope for more updates? Ha, ha, ha. Obsessed and 0% shame in admitting said obsession.

Bravo to Olivia / Lunamakaio! Absolutely outstanding demo.

that was quite a cliffhanger lol so far i like the pacing and characters aaand their relationship dynamic is fun too and i obvs can't wait for the update! <3

I think in your "warnings" section it needs a non con warning too. No hate just doing that sort of stuff without any consent is a non con move even if the person agrees afterwards because if they didn't find that "intriguing" it would be counted 100% as SA. Also the technically non con kissing

Again no hate just so that you know 

Ugh, yes. I love gritty themes like this. Throw in a grumpy, grizzled man with a secret soft side, and you have me. I'm excited to see where this goes, as I appreciate the story going on underneath the tense romance we're seeing bud between MC and Alvarez. Also, what a fuckin stellar romance candidate. He feels real. I like that. Not dying to get in our pants as soon as we meet. You build that tension juuuuust right. Bless y'all for that. Anyway, great stuff here, guys. <3

This has it all! Amazing art, a great story and a man who is making my daddy issues act up (thanks for that btw) all toped off with a mc that owns a spine! I will be stalking this page for new updates, Amazing work!

THIS IS SO GOOD ISGJWJGW

I'm sorry... It's been a long time since I've encountered a demo this divine and I'm out of words. Thank you so much for it!

Burning Red is a captivating game that builds a lot of tension. In a lot of ways, the protagonist is someone with innate & unmet human desires, seeking something more, but feeling self conscious about a rough past/present. Where does Alvarez come in? Exactly as you could imagine: standoffish, tough, typical military hard-ass who's haunted by his own past. The trope makes sense, and being ex-mil myself, I can understand his demeanor.

There's really no way to put this game demo into words without blowing the entire demo, so I'll focus on the game elements:

Writing
5/5 - Absolutely unhinged. I could 100% see this as a full game.

Visuals/Artwork
5/5 - Dark, cold, yet surprisingly reassuring at parts.

Extra Features
5/5 - I mean, NSFW on/off, what more can I say? That's awesome.

Voice Acting
5/5 - Killed it. Perfect for the character.

Music
4/5 -- Don't hate me, it was good about 85% of the time but there were some "eh" moments, it's not so much the quality of the music as it is my personal preference (But personal opinion aside it's a 5/5 for the setting)

Coding
5/5 - I mean, I wasn't exactly digging but I didn't have any issues or notice any bugs, and it ran flawlessly on Linux which is so rare for games these days.

The story is good, and to see a friend's work come to life in this way is incredibly satisfying.

Oh my god. OH MY GOD? This was AMAZING! The writing was phenomenal, the lore I cant wait to learn more. The MC and I have a similar personality so I immediately loved her, and ALVAREZ? An older love interest, his personality, and the way he talks...I genuinely was BLUSHING playing this. I cant wait for the full game and props to the dev for such a creative and intruiging demo! 

Man, Olivia. How dare you make such a good demo and end it just like this? 😭
The writing was so well done! So smooth, easy to read and yet descriptive and immersive! I appreciated the teasing and sarcastic dynamic of the MC and Alvarez and how he slowly "opened up" to her a little more!

The way you incorporated the soundtracks and the character sprite direction was also amazingly executed! It made everything come to life and made you feel like you were directly involved!

And the voice acting... omg. Especially at the last scenes, I couldn't contain myself. I was giggling like a teenager, rolling around and hiding my face. 👉🏻👈🏻 He is such a good fit for Alvarez!

About the story itself: So many questions were thrown in the room, what's the organisation, why are they looking for her and what's Alvarez' role in all of it? I can't wait to get to know all of it!

You left me craving more for this story and for Alvarez! I can't wait for the full visual novel! 🥹🫶🏻

Olivia, you did such an amazing job with this game. Seriously, THE TENSION between the MC and Alvarez had me SCREAMINNGGGGG! The voice actor was amazing and the delivery of the lines (as you already know) literally had me whipped from the get go. The writing was amazing, and let me tell you - THAT SCENE. I THINK YOU KNOW WHAT I'M THINKING. The amount of videos I saved of me screaming was crazy. There's one thing I love and it's NSFW otomes, and you really served an entire 5 course meal with this one. <3

Wow, Olivia! Congrats, Burning Red is sooooooooooooooo good. Alvarez is so hot. Awesome casting with the voice actor. Man, his voice did things to me.  That scene - oh my. I need more scenes like that.  Awesome background art. Your writing and story is intriguing. I cannot wait for more content!  Amazing, well done!  

love seeing more NSFW otome out there -- you put your whole ass in this and it SHOWS!! alvarez is ONE SEXY MFER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i'm going to [REDACTED]

I downloaded the game a few minutes ago and I got 2 minutes into the game...and there seems to be a script error, a few seconds after choosing to change your name it shows up, not sure if that's being fixed at the moment but I thought I should leave a comment just to let you know!~. I'm very excited to play this so I hope you're able to fix the issue soon! >~< <3

(And I am a windows pc user~)

i finally got around to this one OLIVIAAAAAAA, I am so interested in what's going on like daddy fucking aside i'm so eyeing the lore with alvarez and hanna, like what they went through, where the plot is going. You really have a way of building curiosity and intrigue and I cannot wait for you to finish this VN cause I can't wait to see what happens next eheheheh

It's really rare to find a explicit otome vn! I'm so excited for full released. The sex scene damn I'm blushing I'm gonna riding him so hard lol 

Oh wow this was such a delicious treat!!  The voice acting nailed it lol sexy and growly and that dream sex... Damn! This is exactly what I always look for but can never find. Please continue with this as its truly amazing!

I haven't found a game i liked in a long time but this was amazing like i have no words i hope to see more! beautiful work

Oh my gosh, this is just incredible. This is aiofjsdkkjfl;ajflaskfjasdfj. This is amazing. I cannot believe.. like.. wtf.. this is so good. I cannot wait for the full release. There is so much going on - even if there wasn’t such a character (that I’m absolutely in love with), even if there wasn’t such an awesome setting, even if there wasn’t this intense and suspenseful mystery/situation keeping me at the edge of my seat, even if there wasn’t an impeccable chemistry, even if there’s wasn’t an immaculate sexytime… having all this together? This is crazy. This is just too good. Oh goodness, I cannot wait for more. This is wonderful. So well-done, so well-done. Thank you so much. This is so amazing. Keep up the good work!

I love this!! I love the MC (not a damsel in distress and can hold her own), love Alvarez (a hardass but with reason and isn't constantly closed off), and love the plot.

That dream sex scene was the hottest thing I've ever seen in a VN, and I can't wait for more!

this is so amazing! i love the tension and the build up between the two, it makes it all so much more interesting. Can't wait to see more from you!

Hey! I played the demo!

First, this was a very polished experience! I appreciated how the backgrounds blended in with the GUI and how the overall felt sensual and in theme with the erotic scene that concludes the demo! The sprite art and the mini-CGs were also great!

I also enjoyed a lot the story! I'm definitely interesting in uncovering what happened during these experiments, who is behind it, why they are recruiting children (as I understood in Hanna's case at least)...

Alvarez was a very interesting character to interact with! He was mysterious and distant without being mean and obnoxious. It's really not an easy thing to do, as "distant" characters tend to be very horrible with the MC. Here, it wasn't the case, and I appreciated that. I also loved his interactions with Hana!

This is a very solid demo, with a very promising storyline!!

The game was super well written, and the visuals, music, and GUI were all amazingly polished!

I also loved the added secrecy behind their backstories, and how we as readers get to slowly open up to him and vice versa - makes things feel more natural, and gives us a lot of good banter between the two of them!