Holy Deadline
Holy Deadline is a surreal, story-rich adventure about a demigod lawyer working in the Heavenly Office. You have exactly one week to investigate the sudden divorce of John and Lilith. Take on mortal petitions, level up your logic and flair to eventually uncover who sent you back to Heaven!
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A narrative adventure about gods, time loops, and heavenly bureaucracy.
Play as Aeon, a demigod and the son of Arche, fresh off a spontaneous vacation on Earth. Now he’s back at his desk in the Heavenly Office with exactly one week to preside over the divorce of John and Lilith.
But the deeper Aeon digs into mortal petitions and the divorce files, the clearer it becomes: something is wrong with this world. And his recent death on Earth is starting to look pretty suspicious, too.
The last oasis of sanity
When divine bureaucracy drives you crazy, only one thing can save you: your friends.
Judas, a sports journalist and the only mortal in Heaven.
Sam, the cryptic owner of the Bar at the Edge of Heaven.
Cain, John and Lilith's daughter.
Together, this trio will help Aeon figure out why the ancestors of humanity are calling it quits, and who pulled the strings to get Aeon back to the afterlife.
Welcome to the Heavenly Office
Settle the legal disputes of historical figures: from Confucius's philosophical dilemmas and Vincent van Gogh's copyright claims, all the way to a sudden lawsuit from Elvis Presley.
You’re definitely gonna need a breather to survive this.
Read articles, pick the best legal advice, and draft your recommendations. Oh, and try not to piss off the big boss.
Logic or flair?
Your choices during legal battles and watercooler chats level up your logic and flair.
Save up points, pass stat checks, and unlock new dialogue branches. And if you’re ever in doubt, you can always leave it to fate.
Gods and mysteries abound, but you still have to wake up at 7 AM
Aeon’s schedule is packed every single day. Morning paper, filing a report to dad, office red tape, a quick card game with the coworkers, and getting chewed out in the boss's office.
Then, it’s off to the Bar at the Edge of Heaven to shoot the breeze with friends until way too late. There's no rest for a demigod-lawyer!
Check your notes often
As you play, your notepad will fill up with clues, theories, and your coworkers' awkward confessions. Connect the dots to figure out what's really going on in Heaven!
The Bar at the Edge of Heaven
Every night brings new patrons and fresh secrets. Grab a drink and mingle with angels, demons, and local legends.
You have exactly seven days to dig up the truth! Gather facts: you'll need something to put in your corporate report, and a juicy gossip to spill to your friends.
Divine card games
Up there, they love blackjack, but they play by their own rules. The deck has only three suits: humans, angels, and demons. They beat each other in a classic rock-paper-scissors format.
Who's brave enough to hit on 21 with rules like these?
Key features:
Dialogues with stat checks and real consequences
Legal drama: a divorce, a death, and a trial
Resolve mortal petitions and file paperwork
A notepad mechanic to track clues and analyze evidence
A card game played by celestial rules
Stylish visuals and a cast of charismatic characters
