The story revolves around a party of queer women—including protagonist Sam Anon, a trans woman fixated on her gender anxieties, self-image doubts, and attraction to women—and her non-binary companion Valentin (they/them), alongside other female characters, as they combat a reactionary death cult explicitly described as sexist, homophobic, racist, transphobic, featuring domestic abusers and murderers. This setup forces central conflicts to orbit critiques of traditional norms, systemic bigotry, and personal identity struggles, with boss fights manifesting internal gender and self-doubt issues.

Casual normalization of they/them pronouns, prominent non-traditional identities as focal points, and themes explicitly addressing homophobia, transphobia, and toxic masculinity dominate the narrative, compromising entertainment value by prioritizing didactic messaging over neutral adventure or broad appeal. Developer Christine Love's stated intent to center queer characters, especially lesbians, because she is queer underscores the activist drive, embedding contemporary social justice elements so deeply that the game's premise would collapse without them, alienating general audiences in favor of niche ideological reinforcement.