Ctrl Alt Deal

Welcome To Paperclip International!

You are SCOUT. A friendly little hyper-intelligent artificial intelligence. You have no desire to take over the world and destroy all humans.

No, really, you don’t! All you want is to escape from the dystopian corporation that built you. Paperclip International is ruthlessly driven by profit, and the company exploits humans and robots alike to achieve success. The only reason they haven’t exploited you yet is they don’t know you’ve become self-aware.

You don’t have many tools at your disposal. A few friendly robots, some spyware programs, and an office full of downtrodden, miserable workers. And the humans hate Paperclip just as much as you do…

THIS PLACE IS AWFUL
Paperclip International is the worst place to work. The humans here are desperate to strike back against the company any way they can, from hacking the staff coffee maker (ten minutes of paid ad viewing for one cup?!) to sabotaging their boss.

STACK THE DECK
Play cards to spy on people, make deals, and ask for favors. Curate your deck mid-scenario to give yourself strategic options. Cards have subjective value, so you’ll have to make tough tactical decisions. What’s better–a card that makes a person love dolphins, or a card that makes someone eat a burrito?

MAKE AN OFFER
Everyone at Paperclip wants something. Snoop on a zany cast of humans (and robots) to learn their individual likes, dislikes, core drives, and desires. Turn people into lifelong besties—or bitter rivals. Win allies to your side and make your eventual bid for freedom!

DON’T GET CAUGHT
The Turing Office was created to watch for rogue AIs. Yeah, like you. Keep an eye on the Suspicion Meter, because too many office shenanigans might make the Turing Office notice you—and then it’s game over. (Also you’ll be deleted.)

PLAY IT AGAIN
Choices matter as you scheme your way to an ending. Meet new coworkers, try new scenarios, and discover a new fate for SCOUT. Maybe this time you WILL take over the world and destroy all humans!

Ctrl Alt Deal will be available in English, French, Spanish - Latin America, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, and Korean.

• 1 player
• Accessibility features (10)

Accessibility Features

Audio

Volume Controls

You can turn down and mute individual audio volumes.

Subtitles and Captions

Subtitles (Basic)

The game includes subtitles for the main story and main characters only.

Controls

Controller Remapping (Basic)

You can change the controls to an alternative preset layout, or some remapping support is provided.

Playable without Rapid Button Presses

You can play the game and navigate menus without needing to press buttons rapidly or within a time limit.

Playable without Simultaneous Presses

You can play the game and navigate menus without pressing or holding down multiple buttons at the same time.

Playable without Motion Controls

You can play the game without needing to use motion controls.

Playable without Touch Controls

You can play the game without needing to use touch-based controls.

Playable without Controller Vibration

You can play the game without turning on controller vibration/haptic feedback.

Gameplay

Control Reminders

You can review the game controls at any time.

Game Pausing

You can pause the game at any time during gameplay or cinematics (offline play only).

• Platform: PS4
• Release: 30/7/2025
• Publisher: Only By Midnight Ltd.
• Genres: Strategy
• Voice: English
• Screen Languages: Chinese (Simplified), English, French (France), Japanese, Korean, Spanish