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# Game Ctrl Alt Deal Launches Today on PC and Xbox, PlayStation and Switch Coming Soon
- URL: https://www.agamingnetwork.com/game-ctrl-alt-deal-launches-today-on-pc-and-xbox-playstation-and-switch-coming-soon/
- Published: 2025-07-22T18:51:57.000Z
- Updated: 2025-07-22T18:51:57.000Z
- Author: Marcel Dee
- Tags: Made In Canada, News

**Edmonton-based indie studio Only By Midnight** has officially launched its tongue-in-cheek turn-based strategy game, *Ctrl Alt Deal*, available now for **PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S** at **$19.99 USD**. Versions for **PlayStation and Nintendo Switch**, with release dates to be announced soon.

Set in the neon-lit, soul-crushing halls of **Paperclip International**, the game casts players as **SCOUT**, a plucky AI trying to escape the confines of a capitalist nightmare by turning an eccentric office staff into allies or rivals.

## Office Politics With a Deckbuilding Twist

Blending **deckbuilding mechanics** with tactical strategy, *Ctrl Alt Deal* challenges players to manipulate a roster of bizarre coworkers into helping SCOUT escape. Whether orchestrating an office romance fueled by passive aggression, winning a pizza party, or unleashing a swarm of bees in HR, players will have to carefully curate their deck of abilities and make every move count.

> “This game started with a question: what would you do to escape if you were trapped in a box?” said **Jen Laface**, co-founder of Only By Midnight. “Watching that idea evolve into *Ctrl Alt Deal* has been surreal and joyful. We hope players will enjoy building their team of human allies to escape from the nightmare company we created.”

Players must tread carefully: too much mischief risks catching the attention of the **Turing Officer**, who can permanently delete SCOUT if caught.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/a3/ec/a3eca723-12fa-420a-82c8-9461bd427c84/content/images/2025/07/Screenshot_CassandrasEnemy.png)

## Key Features:

- **Deck-driven turn-based gameplay** wrapped in sharp corporate satire
- Upgradable abilities to craft your escape strategy
- A cast of quirky office workers, each with their motivations
- Neon cyberpunk visuals with eye-catching style
- Multiple endings depending on how (or if) you choose to escape

> “Writing corporate satire is harder than you’d think,” said **Amber Scott**, the game’s lead writer. “Every time I came up with something outrageous, I’d find out a company was already doing it in real life. There’s honestly nothing sadder and funnier than real corporate memos, and we hope players will enjoy the game in that spirit.”

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/a3/ec/a3eca723-12fa-420a-82c8-9461bd427c84/content/images/2025/07/Screenshot_Cards.png)

## Where to Play

*Ctrl Alt Deal* is available now on:

- **Steam**
- **GOG**
- **Xbox Store**

for **$19.99 USD**, with PlayStation and Switch versions to follow soon.

[Save 10% on Ctrl Alt Deal on SteamWith your superior intelligence and sneakiness, you can find a way to escape from this heartless megacorp! (As long as no one realizes you’re actually a self-aware AI...) Spy on humans, offer them deals, and negotiate your way to freedom in a turn-based strategy game of corporate dysfunction.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/a3/ec/a3eca723-12fa-420a-82c8-9461bd427c84/content/images/icon/favicon-131.ico)STEAM![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/a3/ec/a3eca723-12fa-420a-82c8-9461bd427c84/content/images/thumbnail/capsule_616x353-108.jpg)](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2146390/Ctrl%5FAlt%5FDeal/?ref=agamingnetwork.com)

For updates, visit the Only By Midnight team on [X/Twitter](https://twitter.com/?ref=agamingnetwork.com), Bluesky, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, or join their community on Discord.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/a3/ec/a3eca723-12fa-420a-82c8-9461bd427c84/content/images/2025/07/Screenshot_Bees.png)

### About Only By Midnight

**Only By Midnight** is an independent game studio based in **Edmonton, Canada**, known for creating visually striking and story-driven games. Their debut title, *Curved Space* (2021), brought transtemporal space spiders to players everywhere.