Working hard? Or hardly pausing to breathe?
Playtonic Friends has announced that they’ll be publishing Canteen’s work-simulatorCorpoNation: The Sorting Process. Beyond the fact that it will be coming to PC via Steam, no release window has been given.
CorpoNation: The Sorting Processcasts you in the role of a new employee of Ringo CorpoNation, where you must sort their genetic samples. It’s being billed as a “linear dystopian narrative,” and features tactile desk-based gameplay. Despite being a linear narrative, you’re able to customize your room and unwind after work to make your existence feel less meaningless and empty. you may also chat with your co-workers about the latest conspiracies. Check out more in thisappropriately creepy trailer.
This is probably one of my favorite genres tospring up in the last decade. Following the way-too-depressing-for-me hit,Paper’s Please, smaller developers seem to have caught on that there is a lot of satisfaction when it comes to desktop busywork. The fact that you may enjoy the satisfaction of a job well done, and be rewarded with tangible progression,andnot have to spend 40 hours a week doing it is enough to strip out all the soul-sucking parts and leave pure bliss.
On the other hand,CorpoNation: The Sorting Processlooks like it’s going to be a small project. Its linear narrative and overt themes leave little room to really get transcendental, but that doesn’t mean it’s not going to be a fun and interesting experience. Not every game has to rewrite the playbook to be worthwhile.
