- Platform, Adventure, Indie, Action
A 2D action-adventure where you can hit your crazy co-workers with a keyboard and shoot your evil bosses with emails. Survive the struggles of working life and fulfill your lifelong quest to be CEO!
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Unpretentious, plot-driven, contemporary and resolved.
- unpretentiousprestige
- character-ledplot-driven
- contemporarynostalgic
- resolvedopen-ended
- cooloverwhelming
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WayTooManyGamesLeonardo FariaFeb 20229/10I did not expect to like The Company Man as much as I did. Sure, it has some gameplay limitations stemming from some design choices, but not only did I enjoy the fluidity of its controls, and especially its inventive boss battles, but I couldn’t stop laughing and relating to the unhealthy amount of postmodern corporate satire included in here.
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Gaming NexusElliot HilderbrandJan 20228/10The Company Man plays out like I expected it to, but in a good way. The floors each look different, even though they look different they don't play too differently from one to the next. Boss battles are fun and different enough that I looked forward to playing each one at the end of a floor. Some of the upgrading options felt a little slow for my taste, but I only have minor complaints to file with H.R. about the game.
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COGconnectedJaz SagooJan 202272/100The Company Man is a beautiful action platformer that is crammed with character. Forust Studio has laced the game with social commentary that truly enhances the experience. Even though it has a few pacing issues and lacks replay value, this is an enjoyable fight against capitalism.
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KakuchopureiJonathan LeoJun 202150/100No amount of charm and cute art is enough to hide The Company Man’s skeletons in its closet. It’s not the most superficial and worst title I’ve played, but there are way better and more rewarding indie 2D platforming options out there.
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GamesCreedJakob GottschalkFeb 20222.8/5In The Company Man, you risk it all to climb the corporate ladder… or get fired trying. At least, in theory. It's a 2D Action Platformer that looks absolutely fantastic... but underperforms when it comes to the actual gameplay.
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About the game
- Platforms
- Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
- Developer
- Forust
- Publisher
- Forust
- Released
- May 28, 2021
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Side view
IGDB rating 7.0/10 from 1 ratings.
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