It's a thumbs down review, but I still recommend giving the game a try IF you have a friend group who consistently plays together (preferably 6+ people)
Sketchy's contracts' core gameplay loop is very similar to Lethal Company, you even complete contracts (quota) for a being beyond your comprehension that kills you if you fail. However, it contains a lot of cool features that make it stand out from Lethal such as a spacious and cozy space station (company building), and open world planets with resource gathering tied in with exploring a facility for loot.
Me and my friend played together, and found the gameplay loop enjoyable and its identity uniquely different from Lethal.
HOWEVER, the TTK (for players, not enemies) is very quick. This game's enemies are very punishing. We failed the quota a couple of times because a 10 second interaction with a mimic killed me and my friend very quickly. We've noticed a lot of the enemies even on the starting two moons, such as the mimic and crawler, does a considerable amount of damage and can quickly kill you.
Furthermore, there are enemies in the beginner planets that can kill you instantly such as the cartoonish looking cube. Discovering a new entity and instantly dying to it doesn't make the game fun and challenging, just challenging-ly annoying because now you lost your equipment and have to start from zero.
Me and my friend concluded that you must have AT LEAST 4 people playing because holy, is it difficult with just the two of us. The game seems to be balanced for a full team of 8 people, but we don't have 6 other people who've purchased this game and are available to play. Additionally, randoms can't join our public server for some reason.
In short, I really like the game's concept, but if it's just you and your buddy, you have to be seal team 6 in order to progress to the other more difficult maps because it's designed for 8 players.

It's a thumbs down review, but I still recommend giving the game a try IF you have a friend group who consistently plays together (preferably 6+ people) Sketchy's contracts' core gameplay loop is very similar to Lethal Company, you even complete contracts (quota) for a being beyond your comprehension that kills you if you fail. However, it contains a lot of cool features that make it stand out from Lethal such as a spacious and cozy space station (company building), and open world planets with resource gathering tied in with exploring a facility for loot. Me and my friend played together, and found the gameplay loop enjoyable and its identity uniquely different from Lethal. HOWEVER, the TTK (for players, not enemies) is very quick. This game's enemies are very punishing. We failed the quota a couple of times because a 10 second interaction with a mimic killed me and my friend very quickly. We've noticed a lot of the enemies even on the starting two moons, such as the mimic and crawler, does a considerable amount of damage and can quickly kill you. Furthermore, there are enemies in the beginner planets that can kill you instantly such as the cartoonish looking cube. Discovering a new entity and instantly dying to it doesn't make the game fun and challenging, just challenging-ly annoying because now you lost your equipment and have to start from zero. Me and my friend concluded that you must have AT LEAST 4 people playing because holy, is it difficult with just the two of us. The game seems to be balanced for a full team of 8 people, but we don't have 6 other people who've purchased this game and are available to play. Additionally, randoms can't join our public server for some reason. In short, I really like the game's concept, but if it's just you and your buddy, you have to be seal team 6 in order to progress to the other more difficult maps because it's designed for 8 players.