If your looking into buying this game DO NOT buy it here, get it from DlSite. its also 50 instead of the 70 with a coupon they have and i belive if its your first time signing up you mike get an extra coupon. Its missing the "gameplay" element and a few customization features on the character creation. Its a lot like honey select 2 which i liked so that depends on you the buyer. The graphics are great, same character creation as koikatsu, and the animations have improved greatly but remain the same. seriously tho get it on dlsite but beaware there is no refund policy there and be careful not to buy the japanese version on accident.(Did that once)

They fixed everything its Much better now

10/10

Basic impressions:
Not a bad successor to KKP but if you already have KKP with mods installed and the like, this will not really stack up by comparison for quite some time. There are some features implemented in this game that I always thought would benefit KKP as well that were never added in a way that I'd consider user-friendly(Basically, making your own models/animations and crap in Studio mode while it runs at -10 FPS, with so many tools on the screen that you can barely see the "Scene" you're supposed to be working on...) But it severely lacks in the playability that makes KKP so enjoyable for casual play. It wasn't too long before I "shelved" it so I don't wind up resenting the purchase due to the time it takes for further developments, both official and not.

More details and potentially helpful info:
First off. like KKP, the game sold on Steam is a kind of watered down version of the end product and they offer a "Premium Patch" provided elsewhere for free that completes the base games content. Without the patch, the only thing the game will offer is an incomplete Character Creator and H Mode to initiate scenes. I played this version for about 20 hours and debated refunding cause it was very lacking. I felt like no matter what I did with my Sliders during Character Creation all the models come out looking roughly the same and the only thing I had a lot of creative freedom with is Hair Styles/Colors. Definitely don't skip the premium patch if you want at least a minimal amount of variety. If you have any problems getting it from the original source, you can also get it via the "HFPatch" Mods/Installer for this game just like on KKP. The "HFPatch" is obviously still in development kinda like the game itself sorta is so it's not gonna add 35GB's of polished content like on KKP but does add some basic animation tweaks(Including a really REALLY basic uncensor filter that is packed with glitches and awkwardness(Example: instead of male appendages "Squishing" after reaching a target point on the receiving model internally where it's not noticeable, it happens on the outside of the receiving model), menu changes and a handful of other plugins you can control the settings to via the in-game settings menu once it's all installed.

After installation of mods/patches and applying a full update, the game finally looks like it has potential(mostly due to Modders) but free roam still needs lots of work and is incredibly boring. The map is a sardine can consisting of a receptionist lobby and an atrium. It has a handful of rooms to enter(not counting the players room) which you can't really explore cause the doors are strictly there as a way to initiate "Events" within the rooms.

Interaction between characters has no depth to it either. The conversations you have will have basically no effect on their attitude towards you. the only way to alter any of their "stats" is through sex and once an attribute is maxed it can unlock new positions or alter interactions with those characters who have it maxed. For instance, once you max out "Friendliness" you unlock 3 new positions for Sex Scenes with that character and others who have it maxed, Once you max "Obsessed" it makes every interaction between that character and you end in a Sex Scene but it also keeps them from tiring out during scenes without using any of the items/settings you unlocked via the achievements and increases the odds they visit you in your room as you sleep.

Speaking of Sleep, it basically serves no purpose here. It can "advance time" which I put in Quotes cause there's no natural sense of Time to be found AFAIK. It's always the same time of day, day of the week, week of the month, month of the year, year of the century Etc...(Ad Infinitum) But "Time" advances at the end of any scene you initiate including peeping anyway. Whenever you initiate a sex scene or a peeping event, at the end of whatever scene you decide on first, you appear back in your room and it resets/shuffles all the characters and events on the map so free roam is basically pointless once you get through the little tutorial. Also, I don't know if it's the maps size that is to blame or what but the "community" consists of 5 individual Groups you can swap between, each Group has room for 20 cards but you can only ever have 1 Group active and by default, characters can't "repeat" across Groups unless you make duplicates in character creation. If you fill every available slot of your chosen Group then not all of them will spawn on the map at once, either so you're better off just keeping the arrangement at under 15 characters each(Literally the maximum amount of character models I have ever counted on the map at once, not including the "Concierge" at the front desk.)

Yeah, I'd say it has a long ways to go but Modders were pretty quick about making a basic HFPatch that was compatible so hopefully won't be too long now.

I would hesitantly say I recommend this game. It's a clear technical upgrade from Koikatsu, but that's about it. Before getting the HF Patch, there is damn near nothing in the game, like at all. Even after getting the patch, you still only get so much.

I'd say get it, then get the HF Patch and just... wait for the mods to EVENTUALLY get added and give you new reasons to play. The devs clearly aren't going to make that easy, but this is internet. We're human, and we want horny game... it will take time, but we will get horny game to standard.

Koikatsu Party 2.0

this game is the result of a stunt, the devs shut down their old company (Illusion Games) and created (ILLGAMES), this might look like just a rebranding, but they did this to avoid legal backlash and all the lawsuits lol, its the same scenario as the General Motors (GM now) maneuver.

Absolute W devs for pulling this stunt.

Current Review Mar 4th, 2024: Game is now working again for steam users.

The Character creation in this game is the best I've ever seen in a game & is the reason I purchased it. The only down side I've found to it is that it Needs connection to the Developers Server & sometimes an update can leave you unable to connect to the server which results in the game being unplayable at those times.

I'd love to see more stuff from the developer in the future & I hope they continue to do an awesome job like they have been.

Old Review Mar 3rd, 2024: Game is currently Broken as of FEB 27th, 2024. The Developer at this time doesn't appear to have responded or resolved the issue.
- If you purchase this game & are not a resident of Japan you will get the error message: "Failed to obtain Version Information" "Server Connection Failed".

From what I've been able to locate online other players have found other ways to play but both require the use of 3rd party tools which is not an option for me at this time.

If there are any other players who are running into this Error we should fill out the Report Game for being Broken as there is currently no warning from Steam about this game not being available for our Regions.

I'll Update this Review once the Current issue is resolved officially.

(MM)HF creator... we require your service for something! 70$ for this game but I have a feeling if I wait long enough a GOOD INDIVIDUAL will make a mod loader.

Guess I'll start the review with some pros and ♥♥♥♥:
(mostly compare to Illusion games since they are "much alike".)
pro:

1.Better modeling has been implemented.(Especially Skindentation,oof)
2.It seems like there are more detail customizations,some new accessories,and a few more motion sets.
3.The game seems to have undergone some refactoring that makes it feel more optimized than its predecessors.

♥♥♥:

1.There are apparently fewer clothing options available at the moment.
2.Exploring the game in the current version feels more like an interactive menu than actual exploration due to the lack of scenarios.
3.Subtitles are still absent during H scenes.(Still)

Overall Rate:
7/10---for those haven't played old Illusion titles
6/10---if you played and had said games

Some personal thoughts:
I don't really consider myself as one of the core audience of the genre since I didn't spend that much time on the old Illusion series,let alone experimented with some more complex mechanisms like modding and workshops.(though I've collect all products that're on Steam)
But when I heard Illusion's closure announcement,I did feel...troubling,bit upset by the fact that there might not be these kinda game in a while to expect what's new.
So part of the reason that I bought this game is simply as a gesture of good faith,and it's good to see the developers are still updating and maintaining the game.
I do value the amount of work that needed to develop a project like this(simulator-kind) than some smaller H-games,so I'm willing to pay a price that is commensurate with the quality and quantity of the content.

With all that being said,here are some rather personal issues I wanna mention:
1. I understand that this may be based on market research and I can read English without much difficulty,but still I would prefer the Chinese(Traditional) language option since I'm Taiwanese.
2.I would like to have some sort of visual indicators or hints when choosing H-positions to properly develop relationships with the characters.
3.The clothing textures are well-done,but would love to have more clothing options,such as stirrup-stockings and stirrup-thigh highs, yoga pants,and tights.

i don't seen any problem while playing or maybe I lived with nudity to much than problem came)) so it make me feel like HENTAI COME FIRST NO NEED TO BLAME MISSING GAMEPLAY BUT ATLEAST I STILL CAN DO ONE HANDJOB WITH IT[/strike])) *AYO WHAT*
a good game doesn't depend on how much it costs. But it's up to us to buy a price we're proud to buy . And yes, I bought it because I like porn games.

We need story mode PLZ！