Only I Have Skills
by Orangelo
Only I Have Skills (OIHS) is a semi-linear visual novel by orangelo. Our text-based adult story follows an unassuming and altogether underwhelming protagonist who meets his untimely demise at the cruel hands of a… speeding truck? But wait — things turn out better than one might expect...! In a medieval fantasy world filled with magic and monsters, how will our protagonist survive?
Screenshots
v1.00
STUDY
End the timer here and proceed to the conclusion of the Heist arc (I... still don't know how I'm going to implement the Timer system... Hmm, will figure that out eventually).
v0.26
LOUNGE
1 encounter; provides one solution option to a puzzle elsewhere (the other solution to this puzzle was added in a previous Build already)
STUDY
1 encounter; contains an optional NSFW scene (which requires Player to have seen a certain scene on their 3rd visit to the Farms)
Exploring the study (nothing much; just set-up for Build 0.27)
LIBRARY
Long linear encounter; plot-heavy, plot-important
v0.25
KENNELS:
Exploring the Kennels (Stables is grouped under it; I'm not going to add any scenes to Stables, since there's too many areas already)
2 possible solutions to the puzzle here (1 has been implemented, 1 will be added in Build 0.26)
BARRACKS:
Exploring the Barracks
1 smut encounter (with an option to 'go further' if Player has the required Skill)
Another encounter here that will give Player the solution to 2 puzzles elsewhere (if you haven't solved them already)
MASTERS:
1 encounter with a smut and non-smut variation (when Time Left system is implemented, these 2 options will cost time differently)
Encounter in the Treasurer's bedchamber (if Player fails every check, they will be locked out of the room forever)
1 puzzle (with only 1 solution that the Player has to find elsewhere)
v0.24
CONTENT
Pantry puzzle — there are 2 solutions, but 1 is not implemented yet
Kitchen event (you clutz!)
Servants' latrine event (he'll be gone if you finish the Kitchen event before seeing him)
Main corridor — 4 dialogue variations as hints (more will be added)
v0.23.3
Thanks for the wait, everyone! Here's the biggest chapter I've written since... forever, maybe. No idea what happened; it was just supposed to be set-up for the next arc... but things just kept getting longer and longer. And then I decided to get ambitious and draw even more sprites
It's a thicc one, so feel free to take it slow, I guess.
Anyway. I've also had to change some parts of the Minervus encounter. At first, I thought you'd only get to meet him if you helped the Wolf Thief in the Marketplace. But then I realised that Minervus is entirely essential to the concluding arc of the Tasks, so people who chose to send the Wolf to jail would be locked out. I've fixed it now... but there might be mistakes. Let me know!
That's about it from me. Enjoy!
v0.22
CONTENT:
Adventurers' Guild: Sparring (Orsu variant)
Brothel: Entertaining a prestigious guest
v0.21
Brothel (Port): Stranger or Arwan fun — non-repeatable event
Adventurers' Guild: Sparring (3 variants, including 1 sex encounter)
v0.20
Quest with Alexi
v0.19
CONTENT:
Lancaster's experiment (must have helped with Crocodilian)
Father Sloane's tour
[tentative] Father Sloane's judgment
[tentative] Arwan caught red-handed
VISUAL ASPECTS:
[tentative] Goblin sprite rework
MISC:
[ongoing] Reworking Chapters 4-6
v0.14.1 Patch Notes
Inserted Construction content... that I forgot to put in entirely.
CONTENT
Voyeur opportunity — during third visit to the Farms if you choose to peek
Talking to Alexi — in the locker rooms (req: competed in Coliseum)
Watch gladiators — replaces "Compete" option in Coliseum after it's done; 3 variations (interrupted if you have choose to have fun; Jacques' variation only appears if you submitted to him)
Fun in the stands — optional content while watching gladiators; 2 variations (req: fooled around the Champion or Jacques)
Introduction to Mikhail — available in Residents if you investigate the smell
Talking to Bobby — second visit to Construction; the Scenario requirement for this scene is not implemented yet
Fun in the tents — second visit to Construction
Introduction to the Brothel — at the Port
v0.12 patch notes
CONTENT
Talking to receptionists — second visit to the Adventurers' Guild
Talking to Lancaster — second visit to the Mages' Guild
Lancaster's experiment — third visit to the Mages' Guild
Volunteering for prison — begins a long event (currently incomplete)
Bribing your way out early — confinement area for prison event
Confronting the Thief — if you got him apprehended in the Marketplace
Guards' protection — Area 1 of prison event
VISUAL ASPECTS
Lancaster (NSFW)
Pyrrhus (NSFW); not available yet
Thief (NSFW)
Backgrounds for: backroom, mines1, mines2, mines2
New app icon from
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v0.11 patch notes
CONTENT
Everyday bout — Competing in the Coliseum
Jacques's favour — Competing in the Coliseum
Meeting Alexi — Competing in the Coliseum
Drunk revelry — second visit to Peasants' Street
Drunk revelry revisit — seeing drunkards again at Peasants' Street
Minervus's plan — third visit to Peasants' Street (req: only if player helped the Thief in Marketplace)
Little girl help — third visit to Peasants' Street (req: only if player did not help the Thief in Marketplace)
Father Sloane's sermon — first visit to Cathedral
Assisting farmer — second visit to Farms
A familiar face — second visit to Farms (req: submitting during a certain encounter before Rajt)
Bad end potential — during "A familiar face" encounter
VISUAL ASPECTS
Alexi (SFW) — commissioned character
Minervus (SFW)
Father Sloane (SFW)
Backgrounds for: arena, meeting room, tent, cathedral interior, cathedral exterior, farm shed 2
v0.09 patch notes
CONTENT:
Talking to strangers — at the Hare's Libido (there are 3 variants; depends on equal RNG)
Nightly visit — resting at the Hare's Libido after a certain conversation with one of the inn's residents
Nightly visit #2 — resting at the Hare's Libido after inviting one of the inn's residents
Bobby — visiting the Construction Site for the first time
Aggressive sailor — visiting the Port for the first time
Contemplative sailor — approaching one of the ships for the first time
Shark — approaching one of the ships for the second time
Lord Byron — visiting the Farms for the first time
Dog — pet him
VISUAL ASPECTS
Sprite for Bobby (SFW and NSFW)
Sprite for Shark (SFW and NSFW)
Sprite for Lord Byron (SFW)
Backgrounds for: construction, port, ship office, farms (day and night), shed
v0.08 patch notes
CONTENT
Arriving at Rajt and finding an inn
Receiving your Task and Prospector meeting
Beggar — visiting the Peasants' Street for the first time
Thief — visiting the Marketplace for the first time
Champion — visiting the Coliseum's Locker Room for the first time
Innkeeper Talk options — found at the Hare's Libido in the Residents' Quarters
Violent Drunkard — encountered when visiting the Hare's Libido for the second time after starting Task
VISUAL ASPECTS
New sprite for Sepheni
Sprite for Innkeeper (SFW and NSFW)
Sprite for Thief (SFW)
Sprite for Champion (SFW and NSFW)
Backgrounds for: carriage, residents' quarters, inn, inn room (day and night), marketplace, alleyway, coliseum, locker room, peasants' street
v0.06
Hello all! The September update is out. More smut! New character! I really like him.
You found yourself confronted by one of the beasts in the dungeon — a deadly sverocat. The encounter leads to the appearance of a stranger with strange magical abilities and an even stranger personality. Taking a liking to you, he bestows you with a gift of sorts before disappearing. The rest of the chapter saw you exploring the perilous dungeon you've found yourself in. Eventually, you manage to find what you thought was the exit — but the doors only lead to an entirely different part of the dungeon.
Well made with promise for a few sequels. There are layers of events for possible replay to have a newer experience. This is a NSFW game in case anyone looking at it wasn't sure. I think it's admirable that it started off as a much shorter experience that grew over time to a nice interesting story that drew me in.
this is entirely text based with some sprites for the main "enemies". i dont know why people lie in review that sex scenes are so good when there is literally 0 graphics about it. all the graphics you see in the game is shown in the banner. standing pictures of individuals. if it was advertised as text-based, fine, i guess. i just wouldn't download so i wouldn't waste my time. but if anyone planned to look for a game with some CG or hot pictures representing the actions taken during sex scenes, then this is a waste of your time. the reason it's not 1/5 because i guess the writing is not bad. (although it has multiple grammar mistakes but it's readable) so to emphasize so nobody else wastes their time: WARNING. ONLY TEXT-BASED SEX SCENES.
Perfect game, I am excited for more and satisfied with the content. All I can say. I loved every moment and all of the "Bad endings" were fun. Anyways try it out and be amazed by how great itis Have a lovely time and I wish you well with luck~!
This is a game about a bottom MC gets sexually violated by loads of hot Tops in may different ways. If that's your thing, and you are overwhelmed by the sheer amount of gay VNs out there, "Only I Have Skills" definitely worth your time, as it does a great job on distinguishing itself from others. First thing first, 99% of the time you have total control of whether a sex encounter happens or not (just like it's your choice to play this game), Even the non-con encounters, it's your choice to go there. Only exception that out of player's control (up to V0.18), is the first encounter right after you start the game, I guess that's dev sending the message of what to expect from this game. The story itself is liner - as in most choices are lead to the same results, with a few lines' differences to acknowledge your choices. But there are a few branching into different scenarios - since the game is liner, the Un-canon ones become One-Shots that meet the "Bad End" (which will be "auto-reset") sooner or later. Especially so when It opens up quite a bit after you reach the free roaming part. This means you can actually experience meaningfully different scenarios , but the game doesn't over-complicate itself that increase the development difficulty (and drag on forever like many similar establishments). The sex scenes are so well-made, extremely hot and with very good pacing - there's no long blue-ball period nor too frequent that numb your sense, so one could technically came to every one of them during one sitting (ahem). The writing also improves overtime noticeably: there are more and more flavoured text, and you don't feel the scenes repetitive even after you've seen so many of them. The arts are remarkable: There're so many encounters, and most of them have very hot and standout sprites. What best is there's no pointless painful Grind, you gain skills (which enable you additional scenes / dialogues) by choosing to engage in unique sex, not by repeatably doing something boring / or become mindless after few times. (Did I mention you can totally skip the puzzles if you are not feeling it?)
Great game so far. If you're into well hung, muscular tops then you won't be disappointed. The protagonist is always the bottom but, as he discovers more of his powers, he is increasingly the one in charge of the sexual encounters he has, so he's not your typical submissive which is refreshing. There isn't a ton of gameplay, though there are choices that matter and some puzzles to solve so its not a pure VN either. Content wise, I played for a few hours without getting bored and without the game repeating itself (there's no grinding unless it's your butt on some guys crotch). Especially once you get to the second city there is literally a sexual encounter around every corner if you want it. The scenes are well written and long enough to get the job done (ahem). The art is really good and my only complaint there is that I'd like more of it, especially some more art of the action taking place. Hopefully that will come in future updates. Either way I'll definitely be keeping an eye on how this game progresses.
This game is seriously underrated. There are so few gay Renpy games, particularly ones that strongly cater to the sub audience. It has a lot of sex so far which is good because many will string you along for hours without a whiff of the sweaty stuff. Personally I really enjoyed the dungeon puzzle solving that comes in later. One issue is that early sex scenes are non-con and it's not really possible to avoid your character being raped (correct me if I'm wrong) That's not an issue for me as I enjoy that content but others vehemently don't, so an option to avoid it would be good for them. It also has a lot of furry characters and most are bara esq. there's even some worldbuilding technobabble about why most people walk around shirtless with their insane physiques. Not my cup of tea but I got over both. Lastly, it's short at the moment, but the dev is hard at work so I hope we'll be seeing more content soon
In this game, the enemy will rape you till death. There are options but it always leads in the same direction. Yes, the option is useless here. 100% the enemy will rape you. The only good thing about this game is the art.
If you like playing as a subby bottom then this game delivers in spades. If not, well... go play something else for now. No CGs yet either, if that's a dealbreaker for you. That being said, it's a pretty good time! The writing is solid and there's a fair bit of variation depending on your choices, so there's some replay value here too. The latest updates contain a dungeon with some exploration and puzzle elements, so it's becoming more of a "game" than most Ren'py games in the genre.
5 staring this to balance out the dumbass below who thinks all games should cater to their fetishes and their fetishes only. Non-con rape is a fetish that is clearly listed by the dev in the description. If you're not into that, don't play it, but don't review bomb just because it has a fetish you don't like. As for my opinion, the character art is great, and the writing is pretty good as well.
Being raped from slime the first time you arrived in the game. It's very clear that you are a bitch in this world. You can't resist it, no option for it. You have the worst fate. WOW... No CG just boring writing, FOR NOW.
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