Off the Cuff
Comedy, Horror, Otome, Dating sim · by Alexis Royce · 2018
A criminal mastermind wakes up handcuffed in her nemesis's lair and decides the best escape plan is to out-kink her captor.
Who it's for: Adults who enjoy pitch-black comedy and heavy consensual-kink themes in a very short villain-vs-villain story.
The story (spoiler-free)
Exit is a self-styled criminal genius, and her arch-enemy DRT has finally caught her. He plans to take out his frustrations on her, but she has her own agenda: talk circles around him, unsettle him and find a way out.
The whole game is one tense, very funny conversation. Your dialogue choices decide whether Exit stays a step ahead or runs into one of several bad endings, and only careful play reaches the true ending. The developer calls it a comedy, and the humor is as dark as the subject.
It is a short jam game of about 23,000 words. The developer is clear that it is fantasy rather than a guide to safe practice and ships a separate content-warning file with the download.
Where to play
Why play it
- +Unusual premise: the captive is the one in control of the scene
- +Sharp, dark comedic writing
- +Several endings that reward reading your opponent
- +Free and finishable in an evening
Keep in mind
- −Very dark themes (torture, restraint) that many players will find too much
- −Very short with a single love interest
- −Rough jam-game presentation
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