Those of you interested in the corporate hell that is DreadXP’s Red Tape won’t have to wait long. The Divine Comedy-inspired game developed by Pollaris Studios will arrive February 14th on PC via Steam.
Originally conceived as a Ludum Dare Gamejam entry, Red Tape takes the idiom and translates it into a full-on bureaucracy simulator. As an angel trapped in the fiery underworld due to a paperwork mishap, players will explore the nine circles of Hell Inc. to fix this egregious filing error. They’ll have to run, jump, wait in line, and experience all the “thrills and thralls” of horrific corporate culture first-hand. Hellish bureaucratic processes await, as are all manner of demons and hellspawn determined to complicate matters further with their pettiness, conflated egos, and sadistic requests.
Showcased in Dreadful Dev Diary: Pollaris Studios #01 (which you can view below), developer Nathan Gabriel discussed how the Italian poem “The Divine Comedy” served as inspiration behind Red Tape, and how he has built out the world of a literal corporate hell. Much like the poem, the deeper the ring, the more severe the sin, and the higher level of authorization required.
Speaking of the Circles of Hell, Red Tape has sectioned them into familiar corporate departments:
- LIMBO – Reception
- LUST – Human Resources
- GLUTTONY – Cafeteria
- GREED – Accounting
- WRATH – Customer Service
- HERESY – Marketing
- FRAUD – Legal
- VIOLENCE – Planning
- TREACHERY – Administration
It’s not known yet if Red Tape will be making its way to consoles.
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