A Night Before the Deadline (2021)
- Developer
- Harentius
- Genres
- Indie
- Rating
- 3.8 of 5, 25 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 34 minutes
- Where to get it
- Steam
The catalog in 3D
The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A calm low-poly office exploration gradually turns unsettling as strange visions and phone calls distract from a simple programming task.
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What players say
Players finish in under an hour, often 20-30 minutes, and most point to the awkward movement controls. The game is a simple fetch-quest for USB sticks, broken up by mini-games, set in an office with a tense soundtrack. Players are split on the story: some call it amusing or relatable for IT workers, others find it lame.
Screenshots
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