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A short narrative simulation of bureaucratic decision-making: review case files and stamp approve, deny, or request more information.

Thank You For Your Application
A compact, story-driven interview simulation about screening resumes and sending thank-you letters in a bleak corporate world, with engaging paperwork gameplay but a story that reviewers find lacking in humanity.
2026-06-19
- Science fiction
- Indie
- Simulator
- Role-playing (RPG)

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1998: The Toll Keeper Story

A bleak yet compassionate narrative simulation about a pregnant toll keeper navigating moral choices in a country on the brink of collapse.

2025-10-28

Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Simulator

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Death and Taxes

A short 2D narrative game about being the Grim Reaper in an office job, making life-or-death choices with consequences; chill but repetitive.

2020-02-20

First person
Comedy
Puzzle
Adventure
Strategy
Indie
Simulator
Role-playing (RPG)
Point-and-click
Visual Novel

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Office Hours

A short, dark simulation of office paperwork at a mysterious pharma company, where brief desk chats gradually reveal hidden secrets.

2026-04-22

First person
Horror
Indie
Simulator
Point-and-click

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Ye Guild Clerk!

A casual, choice-driven simulation about running an Adventurer's Guild front desk for animal adventurers, with a charming pixel-art look and a short one-sitting playtime.

2025-10-28

Indie
Simulator

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The State of Nowhere

A dystopian bureaucratic simulation about serving products and enforcing state rules, with tense rule-checking and multiple endings.

2026-03-11

Indie
Simulator

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Border Officer

A short indie simulation about working as an immigrant officer to support your sick, unemployed family in a grim town.

2019-07-19

Action
Adventure
Indie
Simulator
Open world

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Next Patient

A short single-player simulation set in a dystopian republic, where you run a checkpoint and decide who survives.

2026-04-27

Indie
Simulator

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Papers, Please

A grim single-player dystopian document-inspection sim with moral dilemmas and family-management stakes; reviewer playtimes center around 8–11 hours.

2013-08-08

First person
Puzzle
Thriller
Indie
Simulator
Text
Point-and-click

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Fix and Clerk

A cozy single-player simulation about verifying customer identities and catching scammers at a device repair shop, with a short playtime.

2026-05-27

Indie
Simulator

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Bad Credit? No Problem!

A single-player narrative simulation about running a title loan shop, pairing dark humor with stressful, consequential choices.

2025-10-02

Comedy
Indie
Side view
Simulator
Business

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What Awaits, Aleksey?

A challenging, short desk investigation game about piecing together a paper trail of coded messages and deciding what to do with the truth.

2026-07-17

Puzzle
Adventure
Indie
Point-and-click