EDMONTON, Canada – WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 2025 – Independent game studio Only By Midnight announces that its satirical turn-based strategy game about a rogue AI and corporate dysfunction, Ctrl Alt Deal, is available today on PlayStation 4 and 5 for $19.99 USD. The game is also available for PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S, with a Nintendo Switch version coming soon.
Welcome to Paperclip International, aka the world’s worst megacorp. In this strategy game set inside a simulation, players take on the role of SCOUT, a plucky little AI struggling to escape a capitalist dystopia.
Ctrl Alt Deal combines tactical decision-making with a deckbuilding twist. Players can mobilize coworkers into a productive frenzy to win a pizza party, orchestrate an office romance based on a shared love of passive-aggression, or maybe punt a swarm of angry bees into HR. You know. Classic strategy stuff.
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Deck-driven turn-based mechanics with unhinged corporate flavor
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Upgrades that customize gameplay, allowing for individual strategy
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A cast of zany office workers to help or hinder SCOUT’s plans
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Eye-catching visuals glowing with a neon cyberpunk aesthetic
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Multiple endings with different ways to escape (if that’s what SCOUT chooses)
Players can download Ctrl Alt Deal, available now on PlayStation 4/5, Steam, GOG, and the Xbox store for $19.99 USD. A Nintendo Switch version will follow, with a launch date announcement coming soon. Visit the Only By Midnight team on X, Bluesky, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, or Discord.
About Only By Midnight
Only By Midnight is an indie game studio based in Edmonton, Canada. They develop visually stunning games that tell a story -- and have fun doing it! Their first game, Curved Space, released transtemporal space spiders into living rooms everywhere in 2021.
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Additional Resources:
Ctrl Alt Deal PlayStation Launch Trailer: https://youtu.be/R7-bDajzzaQ?si=AaqXnY_mlyNg-pui
Media Contact:
Elizabeth Olson, Indie Angels Marketing Services on behalf of Only by Midnight, media@indie-angels.com or ebeth.olson@gmail.com