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Payroll

This is what a game would be like if it was a 20-minute office simulator in Windows 95.

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Developer
GZ Storm, Astrojone
Publisher
Astrojone
Release
April 3, 2017
9 years and 123 days ago
Steam Reviews
Very Positive68 reviews88.2%

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About the Game

The only good office worker is a good office worker. - Sun Tzu

Play through the career of an office worker, and enjoy the thrills and chills that only an office can offer. The point of the game is to figure out the point of the game, so only the most diligent employee will thrive in this harsh world...

Features:


  • MIDI music.
  • 640x480px resolution.
  • 256 colors.
  • Adlib sound effects.
  • Daily missions (with a real progression)
  • Exploration.
  • Easter eggs and secrets.
  • No TPS reports.
  • Achievements.
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