Permaban (2026)

Developer: UnrealByte
Platforms: Windows, macOS
Genres: Casual, Indie, Simulation
Rating: 4.8 of 5, 25 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 1.0 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

Feels like pressing through a slow, paperwork-like routine of rulings where you weigh gray areas and face low-grade resentment, with a muted early-2000s internet ache.

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What players say

A short game that nails the look and sound of early 2000s forums, with a solitaire minigame and in-game paint app players enjoy. Difficulty ramps hard by the later waves, and wave 5 in particular trips people up. Several players wanted an overarching story and a longer campaign, and one calls the prose LLM-written.

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