Okay, I think I finally have my thoughts together, so feedback!
First off, I enjoyed the puzzles (some of them were hard, but that made it all the more challenging) and I felt it was interesting how the game raised some of the issues being faced in the gay community at this time. I also liked the art style - some of the backgrounds reminded me of the film 'Neon Demon', and they had a disconcerting, almost oppressive feel which helped with setting the tone. The characters all had distinctive voices and I felt the rising tensions in the group as the game continued were well-written. I'm going to spoiler the rest of my feedback, just in case.
Looking back, it was actually quite funny how it panned out.
I started the game with an 'All right, I'm a ripped dude and I'm going to get to bang some sexy men - bring it on!'
But the three guys I actually fancied (Earl, Lucky and Vince despite his body type - I'm not really into more muscular guys), turned out to be the three super-evil masterminds who had planned this murder house to get back at the gay community because no one fancied them. I wouldn't say this robbed the ending of its impact for me, but I suppose it brought up an interesting conflict for me about games in general regarding main characters and how much influence you can expect to have on them/their personality as a player. That's no criticism of this work, just something that struck me as I played.
Until the end, I was still wondering if the whole game wasn't going to turn out to have been faked to highlight to Adam the damage this kind of discrimination is having in the gay community and, through his change of heart, get this same message of acceptance his followers. Obviously, I was wrong. ^_^
As for the ending, it felt a little… unconcluded (okay, that’s not a word).
Like I didn’t find the conclusion particularly satisfying after such a build-up. The Chimera are so crazy they set up a blood hot tub, but Adam manages to convince them to just let him go?
The Chimera raise some important points about the exclusion of certain members in gay society, but then are so over-the-top evil about it that it kind of draws me to the feeling that even if someone had given them the chance before all this, they wouldn’t have been great boyfriend material in the first place.
And the ‘best’ ending the game gives you is one where you escape the evil marginalise members of society to run away with your super-muscular, not fat, not femme and not Asian boyfriend.
I think it is my confusion with the ending is what led to me feeling unsatisfied with it. I've seen you mention several times the game was never written to have a message, so it's not like it is any fault in the writing that the ending doesn't just all tie off neatly - I suppose it reflects real life in that sense.
It was nice seeing a better kind of Adam after his ordeal, but I felt he could have easily gone the other way, too. I think it could have been interesting, perhaps if you had leaned toward 'romancing' Pierce (since he seemed very vehement in his discrimination) and then managed to escape that the conclusion sees Adam changed into someone even more actively bigoted towards these members of society due to his experiences.
But, overall, I did enjoy the game. I definitely believe it was more interesting than most, in both gameplay and the wider themes it presented, and I’m looking forward to seeing more from your studio.