Unhinged Studios has formally introduced their roguelite deckbuilder, dev_hell based mostly on the soul-crushing expertise of working as a programmer in an workplace surroundings. It’s set to launch on PC this yr.

Earlier than getting paid to write down dangerous phrases, I spent 9 years working in I.T. as a technician. That’s not the identical as being an workplace programmer, however it’s adjoining. The largest distinction is that individuals not less than understood that I used to be going to repair their laptop. For regular folks, programmers simply carry out no matter magic they’re informed to. And if they will’t carry out that magic, they’ve failed.

Dev_hell places you within the footwear of a brand new rent at a tech firm trying to “change the long run.” Not solely do you must program plenty of questionable options and meet the corporate’s expectations of you, you additionally must exert fixed positivity and construct relationships together with your co-workers. As a result of when shit hits the wall, you could want just a few human shields to guard your profession. You consistently add to a rising deck of playing cards that assist you to do your job higher, or not less than make it look such as you’re doing all your job nicely.

I really feel like most individuals who’ve expertise working within the workplace will discover the trailer to be unsettlingly acquainted. All the pieces from superficial interactions with co-workers to bafflingly ineffective “incentive” applications. It’s completely too damned actual. Appears like enjoyable!

Dev_hell is coming to PC someday in 2024.