The Contract Bound

November 5, 2022

Adventure Visual Novel

About

The Contract Bound is a linear, fully voiced kinetic-NVL that's a bit audio-book + a bit puppet show + a bit D&D-inspired tomfoolery!

Storyline

Our story beings, as all of these seem to do, with a group of a-holes in a tavern, getting drunk...

Out of money and out of time, our party is in search of their next contract to fill their pockets and assuage their growing list of out-of-patience employers. It's all fun and games (and bar fights) until the group crosses paths with the Lazulai, another peeved and dangerous group, who are in search of the same--potentially mythical--artifact.

As they set out to find answers, and clues, the only thing more deadly than their adversaries, may just be their own secrets.

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Game Info

Release Date November 5, 2022
Game Modes Single player
Perspective Text
Themes Action, Fantasy, Drama, Romance

The Contract Bound

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