Adult Analysis Anthology #1

Although adult games are arguably more accessible, prominent, and financially successful today than they have ever been, there has been an observable lack of corresponding critical attention from the people and institutions who ostensibly value games as an artistic medium. This experimental 43-page anthology, collecting longform original writing from nine writers, is an attempt to lay foundations for a body of high-quality critical writing that celebrates and respects adult games for what they are.

CONTENTS

PORN GAMES AND WRITING ABOUT PORN GAMES - Bigg gives a broad overview of the state of adult games as a whole, the state of coverage/criticism of adult games, and why the former so badly needs more of the latter.

ON PATREON, AND THE TAMING OF EROTIC GAME DEVELOPMENT - Patreon has fundamentally defined how many adult games are developed in this era. Yarrun digs in to the how and why.

THE SCARLET DEMONSLAYER AND THE ANTI-KUKKORO KUKKORO - Writer Unangbangkay waxes rhapsodical over The Scarlet Demonslayer's clever subversion of a tired trope.

A BROAD OVERVIEW OF STEAM'S 'ADULT ONLY' CATEGORY - Porn games are being released on Steam at a staggering rate. Jupter Angel Theory examines 105 games released over a 6-week period in 2023 and breaks down the resulting trends.

CORRUPTION OF CHAMPIONS AND HONESTY - Text-based fantasy RPG Corruption of Champions employs a breathless, messy, often-problematic approach to its worldbuilding that nevertheless lends it a sense of genuine authenticity, writes Bud Bear.

QUEER PORN GAMES JUST DON'T DO IT FOR ME - Callisto Jupiter-Four wishes that queer porn games could allow themselves to be as unabashedly sleazy as their less queer-friendly counterparts.

THE SURPRISING LIKEABILITY OF DOHNA DOHNA - Shouldn't a gang of kidnappers and pimps be pretty unpalatable to hang out with? Iyane Agossah found that he enjoyed his time with the characters of Alicesoft's DoHna DoHna, and tells you why.

PATCHING IN HOLES AND HOGS IN ADULT GAMES - Former adult games journalist and adult game developer Mr. Hands takes a look at the history, utility, and implications of the practice of patching in content to adult games.

FUCK THIS GAME: INTERCORPOREALITY, EROTIC CYBERNETICS, AND BECOMING THE INPUT - This scholarly piece from MorganH looks at the intersection between sex and play represented by the integration of Bluetooth sex toys into both pornographic and non-pornographic games.

Note: The essays in this anthology will also be posted to the BP Games Cohost page over the course of January-March 2024.