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Press release:
SHERMAN OAKS, Cali. – Sept. 23, 2024.
The Sherman Oaks-based (CA, the US) indie games publisher Joystick Ventures and Barcelona-based (Spain’) indie games developer 43 Studios, are today very happy and excited to announce that their speedrunning first-person 3D platformer “Hell of an Office“, is coming to consoles (PS5, PS4, and the Nintendo Switch) in Q4 2024.

The PC version launches via Steam on Thursday, October 3, 2024 — with Epic Games Store and GOG versions planned for release at a later date. On Steam, Hell of an Office includes an exclusive level editor supported by the Steam Workshop. Design and customize your own challenges with endless possibilities to create new levels for creative platforming, or crush the hope of your coworkers with deviously difficult levels. Misery loves company, and the HellO corporation loooves misery.

Did you really think you were going to escape this press release so easily? This is very bureaucratic, and once you enter HellO, it’ll get even worse. You’ll have to explore all the facilities of Hell of an Office as part of its brand new campaign in the full release—a story full of corporate humor.

Like it or not, you’ll meet your coworkers, the amazing manager Mr. Stapley (yes… he’s a stapler), the worst CEO in the underworld, Mr. Satan, and other stories hidden within the walls of this chaotic office. And it doesn’t end there—more new levels are coming, so you’ll never be able to leave and become an eternal employee of HellO Corporation.

On your first day at HellO, the biggest office material supply in the depths of Hell, and after signing a contract penned by the Devil himself, you’ll have to escape with your stapler, your only friend, through 100 levels across ten layers of Hell. Perform inhumane jumps and air dashes while flinging flaming hot staples to make way for a successful exit interview from HellO.

Hastily navigate nail-biting traps like sizzling laser beams, viciously spiked walls, and razor-sharp saw blades on top of whatever else the Devil installed to monitor his employee’s time clocks. You’re racing against the clock to achieve rank times that top leaderboards. Will you secure the top spot, or will it be snatched away by your least favorite coworker?

“Hell is all-inclusive with their employees,” says 43 Studios,

“So we wanted to ensure everyone had the opportunity to work for such a wholesome company! Satan will be pleased to see your increased productivity across the board on multiple platforms. We can’t wait to see how the community fares in the face of these work fires on launch day and beyond!”

About 43 Studios
43 Studios is a Barcelona-based game development studio currently with a six-person team. As a developer, they aim to create games that are always funny, entertaining, and most importantly, fast-paced. Hell of an Office is the studio’s first commercial project but has already garnered multiple awards at Barcelona’s Indie Dev Day.

About Joystick Ventures
Joystick Ventures is a California-based investing and publishing company whose main goal is to encourage indie developers to stay honest and promote experimentation to push the limits of game design across all genres, styles, and geographies. They are most known for their 2022 release, Lost in Play, which has sold more than 100,000 copies.