Under Contract

Editorial Has potential

Under Contract blends match-three puzzle mechanics with visual novel storytelling and adult content in a deliberately niche, absurdist package. The core appeal is strong: fast-paced, skill-demanding gameplay pairs well with genuinely funny writing, memorable characters, and a surreal corporate-demon narrative that commits fully to its premise. Art, animations, and character design earn consistent praise, and the game delivers on what it promises within its completed content. The fatal problem is abandonment. The game has not been updated in over a year despite launching in Early Access roughly two years ago—only one-and-a-half departments of four are playable, with the second incomplete. Most reviewers rate the *work* highly but give it one star because there is no reason to recommend buying an unfinished product from a silent developer. A handful of players suggest waiting for a sale or skipping entirely until (if) development resumes. A few take the optimistic view: buy it for what *is* there, not what was promised. That's honest advice, but it cannot change the core fact that this is an abandoned early-access title.