Back to the Roots

Name: Back to the Roots
Availability: InStock
Rating: 3.0 (11 reviews)
Author: The Priceless Beam

by The Priceless Beam

Uncensored Windows Linux Mac Android

Versionv0.48

EngineRen'Py

Released2026-06-01

Updated2026-06-02

LanguageEnglish

Lately, your life has lost its former vibrancy. On top of that, your company was targeted by hackers, and the app you created was stolen. However, you saw this as a sign - a sign that if you have to start over, it should be where you felt good. In your hometown - Roots.

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v0.48 - Added 6 Yui and Umeko harem scenes --- 27 new animations v0.47 - Added 4 new Sophie and Mia harem scenes --- 34 new animations - Several interaction fixes - Fixed wrong amount of Lust needed for Mia and Jane scenes v0.46 - Added 2 new Aoi scenes --- 17 new animations - Added 3 new Hina repeatable scenes --- 21 new animations v0.45 - Added 2026 special scene --- 35 new animations v0.44 - Added 4 Kimiko scenes --- 32 new animations v0.43 - Added 4 main storyline scenes - Added 3 harem scenes for Mia and Jane: --- 30 new animations - Added customizable relationship title for Jane and Mia --- Initially change after first encounter/Through Jane's notebook screen - Several bug fixes v0.42b - Added 4 repeatable scenes for Sina: --- 17 new animations - Added 4 repeatable scenes for Lina: --- 16 new animations - Reworked 2 starting scenes for Yui and Hina - Fixed Aoi/Hina harem scene lag* - Fixed some interaction menus not being reopened when conditions are not met* - Change preferences screen layout - Some misc. ui fixes (Unfortunately, the update turned out to be a little shorter than it should have been because I decided to move a couple of scenes to 0.43. I'll try to make the next update longer.) v0.41 Public - Added 4 new harem scenes for Emi, Stacey and Lily: --- 35 new animations v0.40 - Added 4 new scenes for Umeko: --- 32 new animations v0.39 - Added 5 new harem scenes for Hina and Aoi: --- 36 new animations - Fixed Not unlocked gallery scenes counter - Misc. gallery fixes - Main menu tweaks v0.38 - Added 4 new scenes for Sophie: --- 23 animations - Some text fixes - Gallery rework. Potentially fix loading bugs. - Added additional info to several hints v0.37 - Added 3 new scenes for Misaki: --- 23 animations - Added 2 new scenes for Kimiko: --- 6 animations v0.36 - Added 4 new harem scenes for Sina&Lina: --- 28 animations - Several bug fixes v0.35 - Added 2 main storyline scenes - Added 5 Yui repeatable scenes (Weekends, Hall): --- 20 new animations - Updated app readiness - Several bug fixes v0.34 - Added 3 Stacey scenes: --- 22 new animations - Several text appearance changes - Some changes to sleep scene (for upcoming night scenes) - New draft code for gallery screen (1/2) v0.32 +0.33 - Added New Year scene: --- 51 new animations - Added 4 Jane scenes: --- 22 new animations - In some places changed text style so now it should be more readable (will do the same everywhere if it works) - Finished harem hints code, reworked some thing so now its less likely to cause error - Fixed wrong color for characters name box - Added Kikimo to hints screen - Harem hints are now always accessible - Fixed bug with infinite start of the scene in the hall --- For those whose save file got corrupted, there is a fix that will roll back to the correct scene v0.31 - Added 4 main storyline scenes: --- 184 new renders - Added 2 scenes for Lily --- 97 new renders --- 21 new animations - Fixed namebox and choice option bgs being incorrectly stretched - Removed some unused old code - Moved Mia&Sina harem scene after some main storyline scenes v0.30 - Added 4 scenes for Misaki: --- 26 new animations - New character - Kimiko - Fixed MC name bugs - Several harem hints bug fixes v0.29 - Added 140 images - Added 18 animations - Added new harem scene for Mia and Sina - Updated About Us section for Mia/Sina - Added harem hints (1/2) v0.28 - Added 124 images - Updated About Us section v0.27 - Added 150 images - Added 9 animations - App readiness cap bugfix - Added new preference to adjust dialogue background opacity v0.26 - Added 131 images - Added 26 animations - Misc. fixes to different version - Fixed choice menu UI bug v0.25 - Added 121 images - Added 7 animations - Fixed an incorrect set of Aoi stats - Several namebox changes related to temporary characters v0.24 - Added 122 images - Several old bug fixes of choice menu v0.23 - Added 125 images - Added 55 animations - 5 new repeatable Aoi scenes - New lines to Sina's/Lina's about her section - Several sound effects fixes/features Regular version compression. - Game file size was reduced by ~40% maintaining its quality If you encounter any image/video is in low quality (PC version only), please report it. v0.22 - Added 123+ images - Several minor bug fixes - Added End Replay button to quick menu - Fixed About her section bug, so now it shows info based on the current moment in the story. (Before, it showed everything at once) v0.21 - Added 135+ images - Added 30 animations - Several bug fixes v0.20 - Added 120+ images - Added 18 animations - Reworked animations to Yui's repeatable scene #3 during day time - New location - Private club UI changes - Narrator text color and style is changed - Gallery not unlocked counter (Overall and for each girl) - New notify transition - Now if dialogue or menu choice appear, any house map will disappear - Added several icons to notepad to separate hint and an indicator that tells you about uncompleted repeatable scenes - Repeatable scenes now display with different color comparing to quests in the menu dialogues - Reworked notepad UI code and remaining gallery code - Minor changes to other UI code - Reworked UI for change relationship in notepad Other changes - Small changes to code part - Added ambience to some quests v0.19 - Added 116 images - Fixed some misc. images being in low quality - Fixed bug when girl's gallery window won't disappear on close v0.18 - Added 141 images - Added 23 animations - Some old variables will be changed to new ones when the save is loaded Gallery code revamp (2/2) - Reworked most of the gallery code - Added several UI features to gallery - Maintainability of gallery has been improved v0.17 - Added 165+ images - Several hints bug fixes Gallery code revamp (1/2) - Several old bugs were fixed - Added missing girls to gallery/scroll - Placeholders for upcoming changes v0.16 - Added 120+ images - Added 12 animations - Added 5 Sina's repeatable scenes - Several gallery bug fixes - Some android bugs were fixed - Game size improvements (2/3) v0.15 - Added 164+ images - Added 5 animations - Several fixes for new hint system - Game size improvements (1/3) v0.14 - Added 150+ images - Added 13 animations Hint system has been reworked. Now for each character they are checked and assigned depending on the current game moment, not the quest in which they were assigned earlier. NOTE : I tried my best to check everything, but it's hard to catch each bug. If you see anything weird with hints - please report it. - Character name colors have been slightly changed to improve visibility on the black namebox background - Several bug were fixed - Several improvements to game size. A slight reduction in game size is possible in future updates v0.13 - Added 175+ images - Added 25 animations - Added new location - Dorm - Several bug fixes - Added placeholders for harem hints and 2 new characters v0.12 - Added 205+ images - Added 30 animations - Several bug fixes - Several UI changes NOTE If at any point you feel the quality is too low, please report it. v0.11 - Added 175+ images - Sophie is now available at work - Several minor bug fixes - Several UI changes - Several writing fixes - Reworked the code and rewards while working (at work and home PC) - Added an About Her section to the notebook where various quotes from the MCs about the girl will be added during the story v0.10 - Added 180+ images - Added 32 animations - Fixed bug with quest about work on Lina's costumes - Several fixes for hints - Several UI changes - Text is enlarged in some places on android version v0.9 - Added 220+ images - Added 12 animations - New character & new location - Fixed a bug with Mia (it was available only from Monday to Wednesday) - Fixed a bug with quest where MC fix his computer. It was available before it was supposed to be, and then mc's hint was overwritten GUI Changes - Redesigned backgrounds for dialog, character name, choices, stats on top left. - Now if you have already visited a repeatable scene, there will be a check mark to the left of the option when you re-select the character dialog menu - Quick menu has been slightly redesigned - Skipping indicator has been fixed and redesigned - Added indicator to the notepad indicating that there is at least one girl with an unfinished main storyline/has available repeatable scenes - Reworked the icons of the girls in the notepad (and small icons on the minimap) - Added button hover sound -- In case the sound is unpleasant/annoying to you - added an option to turn it off. NOTE: I changed text size for android version. If at some points text is not readable or there are visual bugs - please feel free to report it. v0.8 - Added 275+ images - Added 24 animations - Fixed a bug when using Quick save. - Added MC name change. - Toggle buttons are now displayed correctly. v0.7 - Added 230+ images - Added 44 animations - Added 5 new home scenes (Yui) - Lina and Sina's are now absent at Tuesday/Thursday after work. - Added icons indicating that the main story line still has unfinished quests and that not all repeatable scenes have been completed. v0.6 - Added 215+ images - Added 28 animations - Added 8 new home scenes (Hina, Aoi) - Some old animations have been fixed. - Now, if an event is triggered in room, it will display an exclamation mark icon on it. - Several UI changes. v0.5c - Several bugs were fixed v0.5 - Added 300+ images - Minigame was removed. A lot of people were complaining that minigame got in the way a lot. In fact, it was of little use in the game, so take it down. In the future it will be replaced by an extended scene where the MC will interact with different girls while working. - Mia/Lina and Sina's homes have been added. - Gallery has been fixed so that it now depends on persistent data rather than saves. - Lots of UI improvements - Lots of minor bugs were fixed v0.4 - Added 250+ images - Added 23 animations - 3 new characters - Stacey, Emi, Lily Major UI changes: - Player now moves using new Home minimap. It also shows girl's icon if she is in the room. - Changed interaction with girls. Now player should click on girl's icon above her to interact. - Lots of repeatable scenes were added to characters and actions in home. Most of them have level of scene. - Adjusted information about girls. For Hina, Aoi and Yui player now can change their relationships. - Added replay gallery. - Added Home and Work PCs. They give access to work/play game/gallery. - Added minigame for work. - Lots of changes and improvements to different scenes Prologue: - Adjusted story after mc wake up to fill important untold moments. - Reworked Akari sex scene New application arc preparation: - Increased default money reward by 2. - Increased default app readiness/per 1 job by 4. - After reaching 3% of an app readiness money reward and app readiness/per 1 job will be increased by 2. Gap 15%. v0.3 - Added 450+ images - Added 30 animations - New character - Jane - Lots of minor tweaks to all scenes - Slightly reworked all characters - Audio changes. A lot of music and sounds have been added and changed - Interface changes. Many small changes. The scene with love/lust points change is now in the form of a pop-up notification. v0.2a - Converted images to webp. As a result reduced game size (- 65%). v0.2 +8 new events +9 new animations - Home arriving and First talk with Aoi events were completely rewritten - UI changes. Reworked map, scroll and stats. New areas on map. - A lot of dialogues have been redone and corrected. (But the work isn't over yet) - Audio. A lot of different music has been added, which changes depending on the environment. - A lot of minor improvements and bugs fixed. Also fixed relationships with Aoi, Hina, and Yui. v0.1 - Initial Release

Xotanyx 2025-10-05 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

I almost feel bad giving this a low score, but I have to be realistic about what this game is. There are some neat ideas here, but the dev is simply not talented enough to pull any of them off. Normally, I like to play the entirety of what's available content wise, but I couldn't force myself with this one. I could tell right away that the is not enough care or polish on this to warrant further investigation. The story is interesting, a classic fall from grace, requiring our MC to piece their life back together. A large portion of the cast has a long history with the MC that's revealed through your conversations with them. It's a shame the game is so uninterested with actually taking the time to explore any of that though. It skips all the narrative foreplay and jumps right into nonsensical sex scenes. The girls seem mildly interested in our main man, but without any care or grace he suddenly finds himself groping and then immediately going down on whoever he was talking with. It escalates far too quickly, and I have no reason to care about these polygons slamming into each other. The koikatsu models are fine, much better than the average. The sex scenes use default poses, but those are usually serviceable enough. Except for the MC. The MC's head is oblong and distractingly misshapen with some of the angles. I don't know if the model is actually like that, or if the way the images were compressed/resized messed with the aspect ratio. I could very much believe that, as they aren't high quality images. It would make sense that the dev didn't know how to shrink them properly and so they're left in this odd state, though I am speculating here. It wouldn't be the first thing of amateur skill level I saw. The gameplay loop is grindy but acceptable. Wake up, go to work, chat with a girl at some point depending on their schedule, sleep, and repeat. The map interface is sleek and easy to use, and you can find everyone and every where easily. But working has a "build-up" mechanic where each day sees a number out of 50 rise by one. I found myself exhausting the available work, and thus couldn't progress because it hadn't built up enough yet. Which is not great because I believe you need to complete a certain amount of work to progress the story. I'm not sure what the thinking is there. It's far too easy to juggle talking to every girl and completing your work. There's no time management or sacrifice. Honestly, the part that usually kills me on these projects, however, is the writing. I can excuse everything else as long as there's a story or characters I care about. But holy ESL Batman, the dialogue is nearly incomprehensible at times. Can anyone tell me what "As for me, a law firm is such a thing, but if you say that everything is fine.." is supposed to mean? I think it was meant to say something closer to "Your very own law firm? That seems tough. But if you think it's going well...", however, I can't be sure. The other two dialogue options in the tree spit out the exact same response, despite all three having extremely different connotations. There's plenty of other grammatical and syntax errors plaguing every conversation I saw. It's not so bad as to be indecipherable, aside from the above example. I was usually able to understand what was being said. Yet, it didn't inspire me with the will to keep going so I can see generic sex scenes with no emotional weight. I think, if the dialogue was significantly reworked by another writer there might be something here. But as it stands, there's nothing about this game that I can say makes it stand out. If you like koikatsu games like I do, there's so many other options that don't have the poor writing this one does.

JetSpeedo 2025-09-04 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

I don't really have anything bad to say about the game as a whole. Everything is good. Navigation, quests, animations, models, everything is good. I do only have 2 complaints if you even want to call it that. First, I do find the conversation/action options that are there but not implemented a bit irritating. Like the Dev has had some interaction greyed out for some characters for several updates and personally I would rather them not be there if its not even in the game. Secondly, now this one is not that bad, its just me nit picking. I do like the regular updates, however Just like with Another VN "Lustful Sin" the updates do not contain very much content so I find myself skipping every 3-5 updates just so I have more content at once. Again good game and I do always look forward to what gets updated. Keep up the good work Dev

outbalancing 2025-01-11 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Great game. The plot is quite simple, but the story itself is interesting. Well, for the art style and engine alone I already give it 5, Kaikatsu is my favorite game. It has very high-quality graphics and the girls are really beautiful and hot))). I really liked the variety of girls (from milfs to younger sisters and so on), both their relationship with MC and their character. Everyone is just great. The animation is excellent, the presence of music and sounds is pleasing)))) It's a pity that there is no voice acting for the dialogues, but I think this is already a very big luxury. And honestly, it is quite pleasant to play without it. Although when there is, then of course + to the game))))) here, unfortunately, there is no, but this does not make the game worse. I also liked MC, an interesting backstory, it is pleasant to play for him, both because of his character and appearance. The gameplay is simple but interesting, step by step we get closer to the girls, somewhere we seduce, somewhere us)))) romance with passion and notes of crazy-hot events, I really liked it. Very high-quality hints in the game make the game easy and enjoyable to play. The harem theme started very funny, developing into a drama. Which, to be honest, is logical)))) It's a pity that at the moment there are few scenes of how MC finally fixes the "situation" and "creates" a harem, although "creates" and fixes is too strong a word))) because so far the girls themselves basically resolve the situation)))) of course I'm looking forward to what will happen next. The scene of the first "threesome" was damn good))) I also really liked the presence of a little "yuri", I want more "holy yuri" and further in the harem))) I also liked the BDSM theme, I hope there will be some of these things in the harem))) I wonder if the "side" girls will be connected with the "main" ones in the harem in the future, it is not clear yet, but I hope for a logical ending and preferably one that is interconnected. Although it is definitely too early to talk about the ending)))

_Utakata_ 2024-07-11 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

v.22 renders are good but there is to much wip in this game No idea how to trigger the next event with one of the sisters The beach event is bugged No sex scenes Story is bad mc is just boring Theres sound only bug is beach event not triggering Would wait for more content

Elasstommer 2024-06-26 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

I enjoy this game and look forward to each new installment. I tend to be more interested in interesting engaging characters rather than stunning graphics, and this game has fun characters with entertaining interactions much of the time.

Mannamanna 2024-02-29 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

v 0.12 All in all a pretty average game. Pro: - No hardcore grinding - Gives hints if stuck - Gallery Cons: - Story is kinda boring - Can't follow why some characters are doing what they are doing (looking at "Landlady" and "Housemates") - Animations are most of the time standard Koikatsu animations. I wish the dev good luck with this game and I am looking forward to future updates.

Lovetities 2024-02-12 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Extremely mid game tbh but not bad by any means. Need alot to improve it quality, hopefully Dev next game is better than this one. Mid renders compared to some other kk games Generics and boring plot, nothing interesting about it Sandbox and no grind atleast MC is a wimp and have pathetic personality Dialogue writing and story is mid grade schooler kind There are many faults in these games and characters doesn't look that good as well. Worst part was Mia initial scene, how MC run away from the office just after meeting her due to panic attacks after hearing she is going out with her bf. (Fucking pathetic for a man with playboy past)

MikesDK 2023-12-14 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Well main story is a bit weird, MC losing her firm after having a random girl over to spend the night and somehow she could guess the code to hes phone and leak information that made MC go bankrupt, just seems weird. Also the writting could be alot better, alot of times it stops your reading to figure out what its trying to say. The relationship system really makes 0 sense, it talks about gaining points and losing points, but there arent really any losing points and even if there where it would mean nothing since its just kinetic story so you just follow questlines and gain a ton of good points constantly so you cant deside anything when it comes to relationships, you will just end up fucking everyone at some point, so not really sure what the point is with this system. Like i never wanted to be with the mother and somehow shes the first one to give MC a BJ and i only did quests and no chance or losing points or turning her down. Questlines makes it kinetic as well since you cant progress with one LI untill you do quest with other LIs, really a shitty setup considering its sandbox but you got 0 freedom so not sure why there even is a sandbox. You will proberly run into errors as well, i tried to quick save and it went to renpy error page. Girls/LIs look ok, but you dont really get much of a chance to build stuff up since they just trows them self at MC very fast. Animations are a bit meh 2/5 at best, MC fingering someone just looks weird like hes not anywhere near her pussy or going through skin not great, with BJs it dosent even look like the girl has a mouth, dont think it will do much for most people. Music is ok. Sandbox is meh, not much to it other then a map you click around on and a grind for money which arent that bad, but all in all just boring. As for content there is ok decent amount but also ALOT of WIP which you run into from the very start, girls might show a long list of things to do with them but most are still WIP.

Unglued 2023-11-29 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Not too grindy, has a lot of groundwork for future potential already! The story is interesting and there is enough H content to enjoy and it has sound! Definitely will be checking back on this as it updates and subbing.

TreasonX 2023-11-13 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

No idea why this game has low reviews. Looks promising but still I'm early development so not a lot of hard-core content yet. This game doesnt really do anything new but what it does it does well enough, its your typical 3d animated harem/dating sim. Unfortunate I couldn't fuck the landlord in this version, work on that right away dev-kun.

Sarkasmus 2023-09-30 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

- v0.3 - decent amount of content - everything about this is weird - models look unique - animations are standard - bad writing - bad sandbox --- Everything about this game is weird. The writing is weird because it has a serious case of "engrish" going. The story premise is weird since it starts with a guy who, apparently, controlled his entire company (including bank accounts, software repositories, servers, etc.) through his phone, and is then distraught about someone figuring out his four-digit security code. The story progression is weird, as I spent the first two days trying to figure out what I was even supposed to do. I just slept those days away, until it turned out that, for some weird reason, the dev CHOSE to start the game at a time when there actually is nothing to do. The characters are weird as they all jump MC with little to no explanation. Either for helping with their homework, for helping them stretch, or for just... existing. All the while, you play an MC who, after spending five years fucking everything with legs, explodes in anger and runs out of the building like a petulant child when he learns that a girl somehow ISN'T head over heels in love with him (after she hasn't seen or heard from him in close to a decade). The sandbox is weird, as the provided guidebook only gives you the absolute minimum of information. It tells you to meet someone in the hallway, but not when. It tells you to call people, but not how. Need to "get a drink at night"? Don't even think about going to the kitchen or the bathroom for that glass of water... you are supposed to go to the living room. The house layout is weird, as it takes an unnecessary amount of clicks on weirdly placed hitboxes to move through it. And then you have the constant problem that you can't just progress in a linear fashion. For some reason, many events NEED to be triggered specifically on a Monday morning... which you learn about on a Tuesday morning, with NOTHING else to do. If you could at least freely visit other characters and replay already unlocked events, you'd have SOMETHING to do... but the way it is now, it's just tedious. With all those standard animations, it doesn't even feel particularly rewarding. Also, for those who try the game because of the incest tag... don't bother. It's clearly an afterthought. You can set the relationships at the start, so you can keep telling yourself those are your mother and sisters, but the game will never actually make use of that information to deliver the kink.