Contrast’s technical bugs and barren world keep this noir puzzle-platformer in the dark (review)

Contrast looks promising at first glance for several reasons. The art design is downright haunting, the female leads are memorable, and the gameplay’s wrapped around an engagingly mature story.

But once you start to unfold the layers in this flawed platform-puzzle game, it quickly becomes clear that Contrast has too little depth. Despite some interesting characters and a clever level-design gimmick, the overall game is simply too bare.