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Out of the box cage satirical puzzle game in which you do unusual things. Coffee and gossip are your greatest weapons.

A storm of excitement is expected with a possibility of brain melting later today. The fun index is high so make sure you have some free time. Don't expect any easy breeze.
 
Rats in a Cage releases on September 20th, 2024
 
Rats in a Cage is a satire level-based puzzle game (with bits of story). It shamelessly mocks the corporate bullshit practice of your coworkers, bosses and companies. Rats in a Cage features cheeky humor, hand-drawn graphics, and an original 8-bit soundtrack.
 
What is unique about it?

 
  • Corporate theme - coffee, gossip, backstabbing, deadlines,layoffs, and emails are your greatest weapons
  • Spoiler alert: Sometimes you need to change specific volume or access game files in order to progress through the game. 
  • Spoiler alert: Stepping on plants results in a punishment. Like flipping your screen, zooming out, 100% desaturation, or a long monologue about a plant's positive impact.
  • Printable board game will be offered to you as a reward for beating the game (excluding bonus). 
  • Includes joke intermezzos in which you have to suck up to your boss, manipulate graph data, attend endless meeting, or get your slacking coworkers out of a toilet.
Gameplay


In Rats in a Cage, you manipulate other NPCs (your coworkers) to overcome obstacles and avoid threats. Coworkers always go for a coffee or a juicy gossip if they have a clear path to it. You can make them open doors for you, get them fired instead of you, or move them out of your way. Everything is corporate-themed, as we love to poke fun at the absurdities of the corporate world. 
 
Why is it worth covering?

 
  • Out-of-the-box solutions
  • Fun mechanics that expose the absurd realities of the corporate world 
  • Printable board game as a reward for completing the game
  • Non-solution-related mechanics ("help" button is a short Scream animation, stepping on plants messes with your game screen)
  • Made by a small family team (wife and two brothers)
  • Players like it. Quotes:
    • "that bit about getting scolded by the boss for doing exactly what you were told to do is so painfully realistic"
    • "seems simple but it has multiple mechanics that make it way more interesting"
    • “Manipulate coworkers with coffee and gossip to pass tricky tests while a snarky AI does its best to break your will. With clever mechanics that even mess with your screen.”
  • Right timing - A lot of corporate-decision layoffs in the industry 
  • Definitely doesn’t have Super Secret Folder in its data
Disclaimer: The coffee beans were ground in making of this game. All characters and events in Rats in a Cage are fictional. Any resemblance to your annoying coworkers, horrible bosses, and toxic employers is purely coincidental.

 
Title: Rats in a Cage
Platforms: PC
From: Superdeep Borehole
Release date: 12/09/2024
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure

 
As a typical corporate rat, you manipulate your coworkers with coffee and gossip and take credit for their work in order to beat every level of a skill assessment test controlled by a cheeky AI that goes beyond the game window to stop you.
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