Smallwood is an adult visual novel parody made with Ren'Py by Parallaxzero, using AI CG 2D artwork. It is set in Smallwood, Kansas and follows Clark, a young man learning he has alien origins and an impossible task. Players explore school life, investigate meteor-related danger, and deal with a dark alternate self that appears when needed but exacts a price. The game mixes point-and-click choices, romance, and adventure while showing town life and adult content.
Current build is v0.5.0, released June 14, 2026, and the project is still in development. It runs on Windows, Linux, Mac, and Android in English and is uncensored. The latest update added Chapter 7, a new textbox, updated choice buttons, a music player and music room, two tracks, 53 CGs, five sprites, two minigames, dialogue color options, a colorpicker, improved text input, and Ren'Py 8.5.3.
Developer's description
Smallwood is an AI CG Adult visual novel parody set in the town of Smallwood, Kansas. Play as Clark, a young man discovering his alien heritage, but one that comes with an impossible mission. Navigate school drama, investigate meteor-powered threats, and wrestle with a dark alter-ego that emerges when you need it most, but at a terrible cost... While still getting to see the other juicy details going on around town.
v0.5.0
Added
Chapter 7 (11101 words)
Added
New Textbox system
Added
New Choice Buttons
Added
a Music Player system (shows in the main menu and in-game)
Added
a Music Room (supports most standard hotkeys)
Added
2 New Tracks: 'Man of Tomorrow' and 'More Than Human'
Added
53 New CGs
Added
5 Character Sprites
Added
2 Minigames
Added
option to change Dialogue Text Color (also supports hex color)
Technical Improvements:
Updated
Ren'Py to 8.5.3
Added
a custom colorpicker for dialogue text
Added
proper text input support for all platforms that supports the most common features(copy, paste, select etc.)
v0.4.0
Added
Chapter 6 (14734 words; longest so far)
Complete Menu Rework
Added
2 New H-Scenes
Added
57 New CGs
Added
6 Character Sprites
Added
2 Minigames
Added
a Presplashscreen
Added
a customizable 'Navigation System'
Added
option to change 'Dialogue Size' (Small, Medium, Large)
Added
option to change 'Textbox Shadow Opacity' (0-100%)
Added
option to change 'Font Style'
Added
'Reset to Default' option
Menu Rework:
Added
New Main Menu (21 CGs)
Added
New CG for Submenus (30 CGs)
Reworked
all Submenus layouts (Preferences, Archives, Save, Load, About, History)
Save & Load
pages now have a 5x4 Grid (an additional 16 slots per page)
Technical Improvements:
Added
custom gaussian blur shader
Added
value readouts to preferences sliders
History
page now uses the custom 'name' styling for each character
"Mute All"
now says "Muted" when toggled
v0.3.0
Added
Chapter 5 (11856 words)
Added
2 H-Scenes
Added
2 New Characters
Added
26 Character sprites
Added
106 New CGs
Reworked
Most CG and improved dialogue in the Prologue
Redesigned
Sheriff Miller's appearance and sprites
Improved
Narration across all chapters
Retouched
'The Torch Office' CG to improve dialogue visibility
Replaced
1 Pete 'talk' sprite
Replaced
'Kent Barn Interior' and 'Loft' CGs
Replaced
'Kent Kitchen Night' CG
Replaced
'The Talon' exterior CG
Replaced
All 12 Hand CGs
Technical Improvements:
Improved
Gallery by adding: Thumbnail blur, Non-MC Tags and Names of each character in a scene
Added
"quiet" dialogue variant which allow characters to speak, without triggering their "talk" sprite(useful for things like: "hm", "..." etc.)
"image_scene" CDS now supports "with" statements
v0.2.1
Added
Chapter 4(~8000 Words)
Added
4 small Minigames(16 CGs & many 'hotspot' buttons)
Added
37 New CGs
Added
8 New Unique Character Sprites
Added
1 New Character
Added
New Game Logo(A Stylized S)
Technical Improvements:
Added
customizable 'hotspot' buttons that uses invisible click zones defined by exact screen coordinates (rectangles or polygons), this replaces many button overlays that require CGs, thus saving space.
Added
logic that automatically handles prefixes for any CG type, allowing me to use any prefix for any CG without them being predefined.
v0.2.0
Replaced
139 Character Sprites
Replaced
CG in 7 H-Scenes
Replaced
74 CG/BGs
Improved
Dialogue in all Chapters
Added
Theme Song 'Save Me' (homage to the original)
Technical Improvements:
Updated
to Ren'Py 8.5.2
General code cleanup
Added
ability to paste the gallery code on Windows
Reworked
'Avoid Non-MC' option to be even more restrictive
Added
a universal 'skip' framework for minigames
v0.1.2
Reworked
Entire Prologue(dialogue & CG)
Added
New Game Icon(for all platforms)
Added
a Completely New Main Menu(24 CGs)
Added
a "Start Menu" before starting a game
Added
a New track
Added
47 New CGs(a lot of BGs have been remade)
Reworked
9 CGs
Reworked
Narration in Chapter 2/3(reads more naturally now)
Added
additional Dialogue to Scenes(Chapter 1)
Technical Improvements:
Added option to Avoid Non-MC Scenes(highly requested; can be toggled mid-game)
Added
a CDS for panning in NSFW Scenes(works for my 2 primary resolution types)
Added
a CDS for reusable CG button screens
Faded out music when entering a game(might add a more in-depth music system at some point)
v0.1.1
Added
Chapter 3 (~10000 words)
Added
3 H-Scenes
Added
4 New Characters
Added
a New Minigame
Added
38 New Unique Character Sprites
Added
61 New CGs
Fixed
a Pete sprite being displaced
Technical Improvements:
Added
multiple Creator-Defined Statements for the conversation system
Added
short defs for more commonly used transitions
v0.1.0
Added
Android Support
Added
MacOS Support
Added
a New Sprite system
Reworked
the Conversation System (works better with native Ren'Py functions; More Scalable)
Added
118 New Unique Character Sprites
Added
13 New CGs
Added
Age Verification Splashscreen
Added
New Save/Load menu (vertical page viewer)
Added
Auto-Hide functionality for the Quick Menu(more immersive)
Added
New "Wall of Weird" location CG
Added
New "Barn Loft" location CG
Added
New Lex and Clark handshake CG
Updated
"Luthor Mansion" location CG
Reworked
Dialogue and Interactions in Multiple Scenes
Fixed
Multiple Typos and Grammatical Errors
v0.0.2
Added
Chapter 2 (9000+ words)
Added
2 H-Scenes
Added
28 New CGs
Added
"Backstory" tab to the "About" section in the main menu
Added
"Continue from Latest Chapter" option when pressing "Start"
Added
"Time Tracking"(this is more of a dev thing allowing me to more easily track how many days have passed)
Replaced
"Kent Farmhouse" location CG
Fixed
incorrect names for a few CG definitions
Fixed
incorrect CG calls in Chapter 1
Fixed
2 continuity errors in Chapter 1
v0.0.1
Initial Release(Prologue & Chapter 1)
13570 words
3 H-Scenes
Player reviews
Player rating3.5 / 5 · 6 ratings
Written reviews6 · avg 3.7★
Positive (4–5★)50%
Latest review2026-06-29
What players say
Mixed but generally positive: art and story appeal, while AI art and polish divide players.
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Players like
Story and lore are enjoyable
Visual style and art are appealing
Superhero premise appeals to fans
Common complaints
AI-assisted art feels inconsistent or unoriginal
Story feels derivative and linear
Some scenes lack animations and facial expressions
Best for players who enjoy superhero adult visual novels with comic-style art.
Summarised from 6 written player reviews.
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek2026-06-29★★★★★
Lore is nice, but since this is a porn game let's talk about porn. So tldr everyone has got to fuk every pussy in that "smallwood" but our superhero getting short end of the stick everytime lol. He's there for…
imCicada33012026-04-12★★★★★
Can't figure if its AI or not so that is always a good thing. I also love the style that is an inbetween of Comics and classic 2dcg porn. The grind in this game is alright to me since its…
Crooc2026-04-11★★★★★
Not good, not bad. Decent programming but without any real artistic vision. In this case, Someone saw the invincible game realizing "oh yeah we can take the story of something else and add porn" and AI can make up for…