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Shouldermen

Shouldermen is a puzzle game that uses your voice as the controller. Help an angel and a devil escape a virtual reality prison by helping them guess the password. The fate of the world hangs in the balance until they are free to stand on shoulders and guide people towards right and wrong.

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Developer
Outdoor Devs
Publisher
FCF Studios
Release
March 7, 2026
147 days ago
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Positive22 reviews81.8%

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About the Game

Shouldermen

You know the devil on your shoulder?  The Shouldermen are those tiny angel and devil doppelgangers that stand on your shoulder giving advice when you are making tough decisions. An evil genius has sparked global chaos by trapping everyone's Shouldermen in secure VR prisons leaving humanity to make decisions at random.

Your job? Hack into the VR prisons and help the Shouldermen to escape by getting them to say the password out loud.

Gameplay and Features

Dialog Driven Gameplay: Engage in real-time spoken conversations with the characters to play the game.

Text Input: Direct control over what you say.

Word Puzzles: How will you coax the Shouldermen into saying the password so they can escape.

Who Will You Become?

Shouldermen isn't just about saving the world. It's about discovering who you are. Your journey through this AI generated labyrinth will leave you reflecting on what makes us human long after you've played.

Generative AI

  • This game uses high quality voices from Eleven Labs.

  • Voice recognition is handled by Deepgram.

  • The character dialog is generated using GPT-5 from Open AI.

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