HTML - The Company [v5.9 Public] [Westane]

  1. 4.00 star(s)

    Cloud73

    [Review of Public 4.3 on 3/5/2022]

    I'll start by saying that this was one of the first HTML games of its style that I played many, many updates ago. I didn't review it back then, however, because frankly I had no interest in reviewing porn games at the time. I'm honestly not sure why the urge to start doing so has hit me, but that's neither here nor there.

    More importantly, what do I think about this game? It's good. In fact, it's better than a lot of games made in a similair style, and frankly, it's better by a long shot. There's little grammatical mistakes here and there -- for some reason, the apostrophe-'s' seems to keep disappearing from the phrase "someone['s] cock" -- but none of it is catastrophic or often enough to ruin the reading experience.

    The embedded content, the short and soundless clips accompanying almost every scene, come from snippets of other porn you can find floating around on the internet. Each character's scenes from those other pornos are recontextualized into the game's own story, making the writing a significant contribution to enjoyment of the game's content. Helpfully, the characters are also all named after the porn actors portraying themselves, which made it very easy to locate the sources of each scene if you like the snippets more than the writing. For myself, this was rarely the case.

    The gameplay is... well, I don't enjoy it. There's no actual challenge from what I can tell; it's largely just a grindfest of components, money, and chemically induced mind control and interpersonal progress with the characters. This easy but time-consuming gameplay is frustratingly common among these HTML games. I understand that this is probably the best format in which to present this game's style of writing and/or content, but I'd rather there was either a challenge of some sort or at least a reduction in the grind. It's totally possible to build atmosphere without having players mash through the same text descriptions over and over again.

    So, do I recommend it? Well, again, the writing and presentation is good. My understanding is that this game is actually based on a series of erotic shorts that someone appreciated enought to base this off of, and I doubt the primary developer would have settled for subpar writing or presentation when making such an homage. So, while I'm far from calling it perfect, I'd say this is worth trying out on that fact alone.
  2. 1.00 star(s)

    Ianuda

    The game seems quite garbage. Have finished Chapter 1 (in 4 uneventful hours) - not a single femdom scene. My character is Completely Submissive, Uncontrollably Aroused, and yet all the _TWO_ sex scenes I got were with unavoidable harsh maledom (and the gifs were all tanned Californian porn "stars" sucking long schlongs).

    All the choices I got was either drug women (or withhold), or get larger male boobs (or not). Where is femdom? Where is the story? Where are the characters?

    I wouldn't mind the grind (who am I kidding), but after a few days, I seem to have stopped getting character reputation increases after talking to them.

    The best and most attractive character is John (no homo), a lively bald muscular guy. Would want more of John, were it not a pornographic game. And if the dev didn't hint on making him a red shirt with his homophobic remarks. (Please, don't kill John, he's misunderstood.)

    P.S. The dev made it so that buttplugs make the protagonist more feminine, whereas chastity cages shrink his penis. Yes, gender locking is an option, but still, connecting four different fetishes into such stereotypical pairs is counter-intuitive and slightly offensive (what's next, chastity predetermines NTR?).

    The good part is that these changes are totally irrelevant through Chapter 1, i.e., 4 boring hours with nothing happening. 1/5 for effort. What do people even find in this game?
  3. 5.00 star(s)

    BearSnatcher

    I've been following this game for quiet some time now and with every major update, Westain manages to make the project even better. The new Freemode is just brilliant.

    Plus with the Discord community there are character sets that can easily be swapped in and out. 10/10
  4. 4.00 star(s)

    GreenGobbo

    Pretty good over all.

    Grading this off the 4.0.0 update (there's a new one that just dropped earlier today ver 4.1.0.3 that I haven't played yet). Saw the new update and remembered I never got around to rating/reviewing this one.

    So let me just preface this by saying I only played a couple of the possible roots in this game. I have no interest in gay, futa, trans, or genderbender content so I completely avoided the routes involving that kind of content.

    That said, there's still a few options left to play around with that leave the MC as a straight male and I ended up replaying the game a few times to see the different ways things happen if you play only as either a dominant, neutral, or sub straight guy. Little bit grindy at times, but the cheats you can use at the beginning of the game help alleviate that issue to an extent.

    Nothing really groundbreaking here. Sometimes it's a bit dark. Sometimes things go a little off the rails. And at a few points it did get a bit boring waiting for the next events to unlock, but over all it was still fun.

    Would rate it higher, but there's a lot of focus placed on things outside my comfort zone that I had to avoid as well as the boring bits.

    Over all I'd still say its worth a try. Plus if you like games that sissify or genderbend the MC there'll be even more options for you to play through than I was willing to engage in.
  5. 3.00 star(s)

    Rex Blue

    Adequate, but nothing to write home about. I was generally a fan of the ability to change various characters' personalities through drugs and corruption, but each character has so little content that the grind didn't feel worth it. Incidentally, the game is very grindy, and while skipping is approachable, you miss out on resources.
  6. 5.00 star(s)

    The F-Team

    Best real porn game Ive seen so far!
    Played the Mommy Love route and that was so much fun.
    Rest of the story is a bit weak sometimes, but still good.
    Good choice of actresses and scenes. RIP Dakota Skye :((
    The guide and wiki are really outdated, which is sad.
    All in all one of the better html porn games.
  7. 2.00 star(s)

    t727

    I've been playing a lot of HTML real porn games as of late and unfortunately this game is the most boring of them all.
    The amount of grind is absolutely tiresome. $10K to progress with the "mother" because of an item. The over all game play is slow and there are a lot of repetitive scenes and dialogue. No possible way to open the other paths, you're locked and have to replay the whole game from the beginning if you make the incorrect choice. The guide only covers two of the characters, the others the player doesn't get any hints or suggestions on how to progress.
    The borrowed porn clips from the Internet are low quality and most of the gay/futa/trans scenes are unavoidable*. (I was hoping they were because of the discussions around the subject. This doesn't drag down the over all score as I can ignore scenes if the other content is good, which isn't the case in this game)
    The story itself lift this game up not to be terrible(1/5)

    Further down the road maybe this game gets a polish/remake which makes it more pleasant and fluid. Until then, good luck devs!

    Rated: 2/5
    Based on: v4.0.2 Complete

    *See the events in the Company
  8. 2.00 star(s)

    Bastimor

    Theres to much violence and forced stuff for me. I wish the boys didn't need so much violence to jerk off. All the kinks and fetishes can ocur in a narrative without the need of tricking or abuse someone.
  9. 5.00 star(s)

    elcypress

    If I could I would rate 0 stars, because after my MC gets arrested by Tasha and John to be cattle in the Pit and the forced sybian szene, my dick nearly exploded. A warning would've been nice ;) " -> that girl from Pigeon Blood

    Amazing game with diffrent "routes" and kinks. Thanks for the great work, ll definitly visit the patreon page!
  10. 5.00 star(s)

    GopnikDude

    Review for 4.0.1

    IMPORTANT: I pretty much always play with cheats on so i can't speak much about the grinding aspect of this game. I hate grinding and unnecessary repetition.

    One of the best HTML games out there, the game has a very nice overall quality.

    Graphically, the game use real porn and pictures, but there is a good quality for both the images and the gif used. So nothing to say here, it serve the purpose.

    Writing wise, it's very good! The writing is intelligent, thoughful and properly paced without going into huge walls of text so it's quite engaging and fun to read through. Characters are nice too although i would haved liked more ways to interact with them and do activities, but that's really a detail. The story is relatively simple, yet give you ample room to make your choices and decide what kind of content you'll get. And there is plenty of content and routes you can get.

    Gameplay is simple but effective, you make a variety of chemical compounds which can be made in minimal quantities, but can be upgraded to make larger quantities, giving a good purpose for money and the different objects, chemicals and other stuff you can get.

    Perhaps the lewd scenes could use a bit more variety of gifs and images, as it can be repetitive to see the same ones again and again. It would also give more purpose to replay the different routes and such.

    Overall, pretty solid game.
  11. 3.00 star(s)

    PTSdev

    This could be the best HTML game on this site, but sadly, it isn't. There are hints of greatness: Interesting setup, branching decisions, above average writing. But it's repetitive as hell. You click through the same screens over and over and over again. To make things worse, there are lots of unskippable "random events", which also repeat themselves.

    This game needs some serious trimming. Get rid of the repetition. Focus on the storylines. Make navigating the menus less tedious. Communicate goals clearly.

    As it is a real porn game, image quality is very inconsistent. Character portraits and some phots are well chosen. Some GIFs look horrendously bad, though.
  12. 5.00 star(s)

    StarryEyedSurprise

    The Company has a few elements in desperate need of additional content, but ultimately it's one of the game's few HTML games that I'm actively willing to play from start to finish each time, the writing is just that good.
  13. 5.00 star(s)

    wipano9642

    The game has good graphics and story involving the slow teasing and sensible direction of story. The developer of game is active and the story direction about mother and daughter is very interesting. Looking forward to more content in the upcoming releases.
  14. 5.00 star(s)

    UndeadEve

    I will admit something.
    it's a popular game and i tried to play it once and instantly got overwhelmed by everything on the screen and gave up.
    some time passe (two years actually) and i decided to try again and stick with it.
    And i'm not regretting anything.
    This game is great, it's like inception but with drugs and sex.
    The game isn't perfect, but it has so much potential, so much possibilities.
    depending on you choices of "commands", with how you act, the story will change, and it's really interesting to see what happens.

    There is a lot of potential.
  15. B
    3.00 star(s)

    bob_johnson_

    Considering it's an HTML game, it's actually quite good. The story is ok, nothing fantastic, but it allows for a good variety in situations and sexual encounters. I certainly wouldn't play through everything again in future updates, but it was worth playing.
  16. 4.00 star(s)

    Icarus Media

    I'll admit i didn't think I would like this at first based upon first impressions. I played the game initially without pictures and then later with, knowing they are actual porn stars can be disjointing at first because you're trying to put them into a different kind of setting, but after a while it settled in my brain that they were part of the character in this and I blocked out the real life aspect.

    The game itself is an game of mind control via the use of ever more powerful and potent serums. The main character, of whom you can name and designate either male, female or dickchick is the head of one of the labs in the company.

    From there and the development of mind serums you decide how the story branches to a certain degree. You have a variety of different characters to interact with such as an initially standoffish nurse, a serious boss, a seductive accounts girl, the sales team of Tasha with a hidden secret and of course the very popular and loved character of John, of whom everyone absolutely loves...no really, just ask. There is also your lab assistant Penny who is overly enthusiastic.

    And there is quite a few things you can do to them and to yourself if you are not careful. You can end up a complete bimbo girl, a sissy male, you can be submissive or dominant,each one has a branch of choices you can make. i recommend for that reason saving prior to each choice as some choices end with no further choices.

    There are of course the hazard of the inner politics of the company which you have to try and navigate, and this forms the content of the different chapters. End of the chapters allows you to continue to play as a kind of sandbox mode.

    At first the whole deluge of information on your screen can overwhelm which sometimes games made with Twine can do. but you will get used to that if your keep playing. There is an engaging story, a lot of choices and a variety of different kinks.

    Would recommend.
  17. 5.00 star(s)

    john_problem

    still after 2 years the best html game. im keep coming back to it. too bad new content goes out so slow. but still its awesome. mind controling i super fun and i really like actreses too. worst thing would be repetitions, but if you play just once cople months its ok.
  18. 5.00 star(s)

    greywolf73

    honestly a fantastic game
    amazing writing
    great use of the photos and gifs
    surprisingly the story made me actually give a damn about the people i was interacting with and how i went about corrupting them
    felt very well polished for not being finished yet
    just all around fun
    got me hooked right away and im excited to see more from this game
  19. 5.00 star(s)

    Varxen

    The only HTML game that got me hooked.

    If mind control and flexibility of choice is your thing, and you don't mind lack of unique graphics and characters, then this game is for you. A good story is really all is needed to create a game, and my imagination sure runs wild with this game filled with pornstars as my mom and sis.

    PROS:

    - realistic and lively characters
    - some humor
    - interesting story, though cringey at times

    CONS:

    - lack of unique/proper pics, pictures are mainly pornstars
    - might feel a little grindy, but it will all be worth it, you can feel progression, but somedays just pass without any events happening
    - requires active imagination for sex scenes, as they may get repetitive (this might change with future updates?)

    Overall verdict:


    I'd say this should be a game to try, if not follow, as the effort put into the dialogues and story is quite huge. Plus, if mind control is your kink then this is definitely worth a look!
  20. 5.00 star(s)

    DarkLoki

    Let me start by saying I dont really care for "real porn" games. This game is a definite exception. The story is preposterous but presented in such a way that it's easy to suspend disbelief. It includes many many different fetishes. All are avoidable though some seem to keep checking if you changed your mind. When you start, you get to pick the difficulty level and set you sexual preferences. The images and movies, while a bit low in quality, generally match the dialogue and dont have the watermarks, etc that lesser games include. In addition, there is a notebook system that provides hints (without telling exactly what to do) in case you get stuck. Took me 3+ days to get through all the content which is re-playable.

    If I had to make any suggestions I would like a few more options to vary from the "assignment" of fetishes. (spoiler tag here?) For example, you can purchase a mystical control collar but you can only use it on your Mom. The person who really needs it is your Boss. JMO.

    Also, you can develop drugs to increase organ size, change gender, etc. but as of now it appears you can only use them on yourself. Tasha is breath taking, for example, but in this story she is trans, and there is no way to give her the "shrink genitals" serum.

    All that said, I was very disapointed when I came to the end of the content, and cant wait for the next update