The bus lurches and my thumb slips, picking some dumb dialogue option about wearing a skirt. Not what I wanted. Now my character, this guy who had it all apparently, is blushing at his own reflection. The game is called The Contest and it's exactly what it sounds like, a bunch of challenges where you turn into a chick. The writing is surprisingly not garbage for a browser thing I pulled up on my phone. It's got that weird, specific horny logic where everyone just goes along with the transformation, like it's the most normal office team building exercise ever.

The whole setup is you're this perfect dude, athletic, funny, good job, hot girlfriend, the works. But he's bored, so he signs up for this contest. The first real challenge is about walking in heels and I spent way too long trying to figure out the right balance. Kept falling on my ass. The text descriptions of the physical changes are detailed, like really focused on the weirdness of your center of gravity shifting and your clothes not fitting right. There's a lot of kinky stuff woven into the choices, not just tacked on. You can be a total slut about it or kind of fight it, which changes the flavor of the text. I wish the girlfriend character had more of a reaction though, she just sort of fades into the background. A DLC where she's the one running the contest would be a mindfuck.

Forgot to mention, it's all text and choices, like one of those old choose your own adventure books but with more dick jokes and a stat screen that tracks how feminine you're becoming. The "work" and "sport" tags make sense, some challenges are about doing your job while looking like a completely different person. My stop is next and I'm stuck on a scene where I have to flirt with my male coworker to get a promotion. The dialogue is so cringey it's perfect. Does picking the "wink awkwardly" option ruin my chances? Probably. The game doesn't care about my dignity and I respect that.