discussion How big of a harem is too big?

[muschi26]

Depends entirely on the quality of the writer or writing team. There are harems with three girls where none have any development whatsoever and harems with a dozen who all have strong characters and personalities.

 

[BLBoi69]

Generally speaking, there‘s no real limit in my book…
It usually doesn‘t end up over 10 tho!

 

[Eisdian]

I Would say it depends on the game the design behind it really. If the harem is designed as a one and done per character... Then any number but if its more about getting to know the characters and giving a deep connection like maybe 5 or so for me.

 

[JLambo]

When the artist can no longer draw girls that actually look different from one another that's when the harem is too big (;

 

[dyr9761]

A limited number (less than 10) is best imo because it allows more character development

 

[Hadiri]

I feel its really based off the author as long as the girls have diffirent personaltys I feel you can choose which ones you like as long as they are all well written.

 

[shaggyboi]

Dude it's harem, there's no limit to it.

 

[UnflavSardines]

There is no such thing as a harem that is to big! Let be it a tribe, a city, a kingdom, a empire!

 

[Cujo92]

I like a small harem, 5-6 max I think. Having other LIs outside the harem that you can go to every so often is fine but the core group should be in close proximity and available for group sex pretty easily. Basically if the harem is MCs immediate family, I'm good.

 

[vuhvbeyuibviry]

For a sex game, as long as there's no trade offs, any amount of well-written and available girls is great. It becomes a problem if girls you like get less scenes or take time from the ones you want to get back to in the moment, but in theory there's no hard limit, just what the author/creator can manage.

 

[ginji_ban07]

Not grandma's house big lol

 

[hsmdvj]

More than 3 but less than ten.

 

[manseat]

as soon as you start forgetting about some and new characters that are introduced skip the entire build up it feels boring

 

[Itan-sha]

Romantically, three
Sexually around ten would be the top

 

[d3athfr0mB3l0w]

I think Harems are good but only 5-7 at most. Sometimes when there are too many it makes the stories go down hill because the MC only sees the girl then immediately has sex then meets another girl and has sex. 5-7!is perfect because it's 1 or 2 girls per day so it balances things out.

 

[xiaoxiaozy]

In games? No limit. In my Crusader Kings 3 save file with mods, my main guy has over 700 children. Fucking his mom, aunt, cousins, sisters, daughters, granddaughters, great-granddaughters, cucking neighbors wives, anyone with a vagina. Only downside is that they have to be at least 18 (- 2) years old

That's crazy, man.：ROFLMAO：

 

[dekeche]

Really depends on the emotional investment being asked for by the story.
No investment at all? Then I don't care how big the harem is, since I don't need to remember who any of the characters are, or their backstories.
Otherwise? Probably 3-4 core cast/harem members. Maybe +2-4 side characters without any real development. Anywhere beyond that is just asking for too much.

 

[kroman]

When you need a spreadsheet to remember everyone’s names, bro, it’s time to stop expanding the business

 

[Bolda56]

i think that 5 it´s the most you can have in a harem for them to have scenes with the different characters and a good romance

 

[ZonicSquared2]

3 to 5 is ideal for story. Sandbox is 4 to 8, with the upper limits being where games get a little too bloated.

I tend to prefer smaller casts, because you can afford to spend more time with them rather than dumping another plotline to follow. It also gets to a point where the sense of time gets lost and shit stops making sense.