The Demon's Stele & The Dog Princess

The Demon's Stele & The Dog Princess is a fun lewd puzzle game that is just so incredibly Japanese in its style, story, and presentation that I loved it. Now, this may not be a perfect game, but it is a game that I still managed to have a great deal of fun with. I think that you really do have to be someone that loves matching puzzle games to really get into this as that is what makes up most of the game.

Something About A Princess Being A Dog

I will admit right away that I have zero freaking clue what is going on with the story in The Demon's Stele & The Dog Princess. There was some demon that was awoken and they cursed the princess of the kingdom into looking like a dog and now we must battle the demon in order to get her back to her cute self. The translation is very rough or should that be “ruff” as she is a dog? Just do not expect to understand what is going on here and just go along for the ride.

Thinking, Thinking, Thinking

Anytime I can quote the great Macho Man Randy Savage is a good time! However, it is actually very fitting here as the majority of The Demon's Stele & The Dog Princess is made up of a matching puzzle game. You have to flip over the tiles and match two, the more you do this, the more of the lewd picture you reveal underneath. It is kind of like this Sesame Street puzzle game I had as a kid, but with anime boobs instead of Grover and Oscar the Grouch! This is way harder than you would think, but I enjoy these kind of puzzle games so I liked it.

Treating Her Right

Once you get past the puzzle portion of The Demon's Stele & The Dog Princess, you get into the lewder portion of the game and that is where you are trying to get into this chick’s pants. This is something that is done very well, you cannot just rub her a few times and then she will let you bang her! You have to get her properly aroused, but you have a stamina bar, so you cannot just spam the same thing over and over again. This is one of the more strategic ways I have seen a game do this kind of thing and it was a lot of fun.

Houston, We May Have A Problem Here

In terms of the presentation of The Demon's Stele & The Dog Princess, it is something I have a hard time talking about. The game has a very anime style to it which I like and the lewd stuff here is done very well, but the princess that we are playing with and screwing around with is probably at the extreme limit for what I would buy as 18. I can see why some people may say that she looks too young for them. For me it gets a pass, but just barely!

Pros:

• Saving a princess never goes out of style
• If you like memory matching games, you will like this
• The game has a very anime style about it
• The arousal portion of the game is handled very well

Cons:

• This story is all over the place and makes no sense
• If these types of puzzle games are not for you, this game will not win you over at all

A classic tale of rescuing a princess from the clutches of an evil dark lord – except with much more hentai involved. The Demon's Stele & The Dog Princess tasks you with rescuing a princess (with a dog tail) before it's too late. However, once you finally get the princess to collaborate with you, you'll be faced with a tough choice: do you want her as your bride, or your pet?

For such a straightforward game, I have to admit I enjoyed my time with The Demon's Stele & The Dog Princess. Sure, it has all the same pitfalls we've seen in countless other H-games – and the "subject" isn't exactly my thing – but the game's surprisingly engaging puzzle mechanics and great art style reeled me in more than I expected.

Not Another Furry Game

Going by the name, I was a bit scared of booting up The Demon's Stele & The Dog Princess. I thought I was getting into some sort of Corruption of Champions situation with this one. Surprisingly, the game isn't a furry title at all. If anything, it's more of a Loli kind of thing. Hey, this is a no-kink-shaming zone, don't worry.

The game begins with you, an adventurer, setting off to rescue a princess from a terrible curse. She's slowly turning into a puppy! With your wits and a bit of luck, you can stop the curse before it's too late. However, if you so desire, you could take advantage of the situation.

Surprisingly Charming

I honestly wasn't expecting the game's art style to be this good. Some of the scenes look as if they come straight out of a Professor Layton game. The presentation is a notch above your average H-game, that's for sure. However, as much as I loved the art style, I wasn't a fan of the lackluster UI.

Still, the game is rather easy to play. The puzzles and other gameplay elements are mostly for show, as The Demon's Stele & The Dog Princess lets you easily pick the ending you wish. This is that type of hentai game where you come just for the "pretty" pictures and that's it. If you want some deeper gameplay, you might be better off looking at something like HuniePop.

Universal Language

The game's story, as barebones as it is, can be surprisingly engaging. There are at least three different endings (that's as many as I got,) each with a different fate for the titular princess. However, one thing to note is that the game was made in Japan, and it appears as if most of it was machine-translated.

What that means is that some of the humor and the plot are effectively lost in translation. It's not like the plot is essential to understand what's going on in every h-scene, but it would have certainly added to the overall experience.

Pros

• Gorgeous art style
• Multiple endings
• Some genuinely funny moments

Cons

• Poor translation in some areas
• Lackluster UI