The whole thing runs on a timer. That's the first thing you notice. Not the blonde in the red lingerie, not the Christmas tree in the corner, not the stupid bunny ears. A countdown. I hate timers in these games, always have, but here it's the entire point. You click to shoot, the bunny ears fly off, she does a little shimmy, another piece of clothing vanishes. Miss and the clock keeps ticking, laughing at you.

I spent three runs just trying to figure out the hitbox on those ears. It's not where you think. Slightly above the model's head, maybe? The arcade shooter part is janky on purpose, I'm pretty sure. The crosshair drifts like it's had too much eggnog. But when you chain three perfect shots and the game throws you a combo multiplier, the dopamine hits exactly like those old flash games on Newgrounds. You know the ones. Then she's down to just the stockings and the timer runs out and you're back to the title screen, no fanfare, just reset.

The real model thing is weirdly compelling. She's got that blank, slightly impatient expression the whole time, like she's waiting for you to finish so she can check her phone. It's not sexy in the way a polished 3D render is sexy. It's more like... a dare. The striptease is the whole reward loop but the game almost seems embarrassed by it. No moaning, no dirty talk, just the jingle of a bell sound effect when you hit a target. I wish there was a gallery mode. Something to make the unlocks feel permanent instead of just a high score on a leaderboard nobody else will ever see.

The New Year theme is barely there. A few pixel snowflakes and a "2024" banner. Could've gone harder. Imagine a DLC where the timer is midnight and you're racing against the countdown, and if you win the whole screen explodes into fireworks while she... I don't know, actually acknowledges you exist. That would be something. As it is, it's a weird little time waster that knows exactly what it is and refuses to be more.