Ctrl Alt Deal Steam news

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• Review score89% positive
• Total reviews36
• Release dateJul 22, 2025
• DeveloperOnly By Midnight Ltd.
• PublisherOnly By Midnight Ltd., Erabit

Genres: Indie, RPG, Simulation, Strategy

Company pages: Developer: Only By Midnight Ltd.Publisher: Only By Midnight Ltd., Erabit

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Ctrl Alt Deal Steam news

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• Best Indie Game Nominee! - 31 March 2026

  We are extremely excited to announce that Ctrl Alt Deal has been nominated for Best Indie Game by the Canadian Game Awards! From the launch of Ctrl Alt Deal in July 2025 to today, the reception and response from people who have played our game has been so supportive! To be nominated for Best Indie Game for the 2026 Canadian Game Awards is a big honour, and one that we share with all of our fans. All of your feedback and support has helped make what Ctrl Alt Deal is today, and we're grateful for that!

• The Steam Awards Are Here! - 27 November 2025

  If Ctrl Alt Deal made you laugh, scheme, bargain, look at your Roomba with suspicion, or question your life choices (in the best way), we’d be honoured if you considered nominating us for a Steam Award!Your support means the world to our team, and every nomination helps more players discover our odd little world of deals gone wrong… and occasionally right.Nominate Ctrl Alt Deal for a Steam Award on Steam!Thank you for being part of this journey with us! ❤

• Visit us at PAX West! - 27 August 2025

  Heading to PAX West? So are we! From August 29th to September 1st, we will be at booth 1510 with Ctrl Alt Deal. Come by the both and give the game a try. We will also be participating in a Stamp Rally with Caldera Interactive's Rabbit Haul - booth 652, Corgi's Cozy Hike from Scalisco - booth 861, and Pahdo Labs Starlight Re:Volver - booth 440.

• July 28 Patch Notes - 28 July 2025

  We appreciate comments and bug reports, and you can leave feedback in our Steam Discussions or on Discord.This patch addresses Bug Fixes and Gameplay Improvements. BUG FIXESClone War Scenario: A certain clone is no longer able to freeze themself without a little help.Clone War Scenario: Ensured an important topic will always be on the topic list.Cryogenics now gives accurate report about exactly whom has been frozen.Access Denied Scenario: Fixed bug where, if you sent a tiny Vishram into the bathroom without ever being there before, it would soft-lock.GAMEPLAYClone War Scenario: Improved Objective hint to include more specific requirements.Access Denied Scenario: Improved logic to avoid some instances where already seen text could appear again.

• July 26 Patch Notes - 27 July 2025

  We appreciate comments and bug reports, and you can leave feedback in our Steam Discussions or on Discord.This patch addresses Bug Fixes, Gameplay Improvements and Localization updates. BUG FIXESFix for Cheryl achievement and +1 power not triggering when helping her during Shrink Ray Hijinks Scenario.Fix for Secret Route mission 1 soft lock. Fixed a crash when Secret Donut Party had no viable rooms.GAMEPLAYCharacters will no longer ask you to change someone's mind on a topic they are unwilling to change their mind on!The Amazing Project scenario: Casper will now politely return to his office when someone is unveiling their creation.LOCALIZATIONLanguage updates for: Simplified Chinese, Korean and JapaneseCorrected some typos in English.

• July 24th Hotfix - 24 July 2025

  Thank you to everyone who has played Ctrl Alt Deal so far! We're working on making sure the game is as bug free as possible, but for any feedback or bugs, please let us know in the Steam Discussions or our Discord. July 24 Hotfix: Solved a problem with Shrink Ray Hijinks scenario where helping Cheryl could lead to a soft-lock.

• July 23 Patch Notes - 23 July 2025

  Thank you to everyone who bought Ctrl Alt Deal yesterday. You made our launch day amazing! We appreciate comments and bug reports, and you can leave feedback in our Steam Discussions or on Discord.This patch addresses a few minor issues that arose on launch day, including Bug Fixes and Gameplay Improvements. BUG FIXES Dark Roast Scenario: Fixed logic to ensure the objective updates after breaking the coffee maker, even if Deckard already has a friend.Shrink Ray Hijinks Scenario: Fixed a dialogue line that was being spoken by Merle instead of by Casper.Intermission: Removed an outdated action that was setting the wrong SCOUT Upgrades for first generic unlock.The Amazing Project Scenario: Ensure that Researcher job titles are revealed when making friends.GAMEPLAY The Amazing Project Scenario: The Compliance Officer is now barred from spawning in any other scenarios during a campaign after…

• Ctrl Alt Deal Is Out Now! - 22 July 2025

  Today’s the day! Ctrl Alt Deal is officially live on Steam!SCOUT is ready to make a break for it, and we can’t wait to see how you’ll help it escape the clutches of Paperclip, aka the world’s worst megacorp.This has been an incredible journey. To everyone who helped us reach this point, we want to offer a heartfelt “thank you.” Our deepest gratitude to our amazing team, our dedicated testers, and our encouraging fans. Your support made a huge difference as we brought Ctrl Alt Deal into existence.So, jump in! Grab your Shrink Ray (patent pending), kick the beehive, order in some cricket tofu, and start bargaining your way through the org chart.We’d love to hear your thoughts as well! Join us on Discord or leave your feedback on our Steam forum. We hope you enjoy Ctrl Alt Deal. -The Only By Midnight Team

• Ctrl Alt Deal Launches July 22! - 7 July 2025

  It’s happening.Ctrl Alt Deal officially launches on July 22, which means in just a few weeks, we’ll be releasing our beautiful, zany little game into the wild.This has been a long journey for our small Edmonton studio, and we’re incredibly proud to have reached this point. Like many indie studios, we started with a weird idea, lots of coffee, and hope. Somehow, we turned that into a fully playable (and slightly unhinged) game about corporate dystopia, human relationships, and a plucky little AI named SCOUT.Is this the end of the journey? We think it’s more like a rest stop. Once we hit the launch button (disappointing fact: Steam does not, in fact, send you a giant red button to push), we’ll hug, celebrate, take some well-deserved time off, and then move into support mode. We’re committed to keeping Ctrl Alt Deal at the top of its game while we shift into development on our next project…

• Try the Ctrl Alt Deal Demo in the Canadian Game Devs Sale! - 1 July 2025

  Hey there, friends, fans, and future interns of Paperclip. We’re thrilled to be part of the Canadian Game Devs Sale on Steam! While Ctrl Alt Deal isn’t quite out yet (we’re still stapling wires together and bribing office printers into cooperating), you can play our free demo during the event.Unlike the boys in blue and orange, Ctrl Alt Deal won’t let you down with its stunning gameplay and complete lack of penalties.We’re honored to be part of this celebration of Canadian creativity. The indie scene up here is buzzing like a manager after three double-doubles. Also, a huge shoutout to all the other amazing studios participating in the event! If you’re looking for fresh games and fresh maple syrup (BYOS), now’s your chance.Thanks for supporting Canadian games, and if you like what you see, wishlist Ctrl Alt Deal so the algorithm overlords continue to smile upon us.Stay frosty, The Only…

• Ctrl Alt Deal Hits the Road (and the Web): Convention Season Recap! - 21 June 2025

  It’s been a wild few months for us here at Only By Midnight, and we’re still a little dazed (in the best way) at how many amazing opportunities we’ve had to showcase our game. From bustling show floors to digital festivals, here’s a look back at where we’ve been (and a sneak peek at what’s next)!PAX East (May 8–11 | Boston, MA)We kicked things off with a bang at PAX East, where we demoed Ctrl Alt Deal at our booth. Watching players dive into our demo, ask thoughtful questions, and give us real-time feedback was an absolute thrill. (It also brought back great memories of PAX West last year.) We met some incredible fellow indie devs, swapped stories, and (regretfully) did not make time for chowder. Next time, Boston. Next time.Turnbased Thursday Fest (June 2–9 | Digital Festival)Next up was the Turnbased Thursday Fest, highlighting all things strategy and clicking “End Turn” to continue.…

• Three Picks for the Last Day of Next Fest! - 16 June 2025

  It’s hard to believe Next Fest is almost over. The week went by in a flash! Even though we’re hard at work on getting Ctrl Alt Deal ready for launch, we had time to try a few demos. Today’s the last day to play those demos (but don’t worry, ours will stay up after the festival ends!). Life Below is a beautiful, innovative take on a city builder. What if you were a cool underwater spirit managing resources like coral and pearls to develop an ecosystem? This game is utterly beautiful (we love pretty games) and lovely to play. Our lead writer, Amber, famously hates swimming and even she found it enchanting. Next, the wild ride that is Paris Transylvania. Is it too early to call it this summer’s Balatro? We played as Marie Antoinette, fleeing revolutionary France only to stumble into a monster-infested Transylvania. It’s the deckbuilder/Plinko mashup we never knew we wanted. Paradigm Island…

• Ctrl Alt Deal Is Live in Steam Next Fest! - 10 June 2025

  Three years ago, we asked a simple question: “What if we made a game about negotiation?”Now, somehow, we're here.Got all the way to Germany last year for gamescom!Won Best Gameplay from CGMagazine at Game Con Canada 2024!Part of the PAX Rising Showcase at PAX WestA PAX Together pick that year as well (we love you, PAX!

• Sharing the Turnbased Love - 7 June 2025

  As much as we like it when people discover and wishlist Ctrl Alt Deal (and we do like it), we also like supporting the indie game community. The Turnbased Thursday crew is full of passion, enthusiasm, creativity, and knowledge. They’re always willing to lend a hand to other indie devs, and we want to spread the love today by spotlighting a few of our favorite games! (We love all our Turnbased friends equally, so please do check out the entire event! And if any of these games catch your eye, give the demo a try, hit wishlist, or pick up a copy to support.) Feudums It’s not easy building a 4X game, but Feudums takes up the challenge with style. It combines a living online world with grand strategy, where your noble lineage forms a key part of your strategy. Check out their free demo and start building your empire. \Feudums\ Terra Randoma Turnbased roguelike RPG? One of our favorite genre…

• Why Make A Turnbased Game? - 5 June 2025

  When we settled on the concept for Ctrl Alt Deal (you're an AI manipulating humans to escape from an evil megacorp!), an important design question immediately arose. How do we immerse the player in the role of a hyperintelligent computer program? After all, our protagonist, SCOUT, is more than a plucky little AI searching for meaning in its digital life. It's an advanced spyware program designed to see into every aspect of humanity and exploit it. SCOUT's computing power and cutting-edge technology means the humans don't stand a chance! How do we make the player feel that? We came up with a few solid strategies for immersion. One was the unique "dollhouse" layout of the office. We wanted it to feel like a board game, as if SCOUT was "looking down" on the simulation it created by patching together all its camera feeds. SCOUT isn't inside the office; it's above it, looking down like a gen…

• Kicking Off Festival Season With the Turnbased Thursday Fest! - 2 June 2025

  This week we kick off a bunch of festival appearances with a spot in the always fantastic Turnbased Thursday Fest! This festival shines a spotlight on some of the most creative and exciting indie turnbased games out there. Whether you love space settings, fantasy settings, city-building or deckbuilding, there's something here for you. The fest has a dedicated Steam festival page where you can explore the games, play demos, watch trailers, and buy or wishlist your faves. Ctrl Alt Deal is there with our new demo, updated less than a month ago! If you haven’t played yet, or haven’t tried the new demo, take it for a spin. The fest also has a home page where you can see all the participating games and the Content Creator Showcase. The devs in this event (us included!) pour their hearts into these games. The Turnbased Thursday Fest is a place where you can discover something cool and new, and…

• Demo 2.0 out now! - 6 May 2025

  Attention valued consumer units, In response to overwhelming player feedback alongside internal analysis, Only By Midnight has initiated a full-scale DEMO REDUX INITIATIVE. That’s right: the Ctrl Alt Deal free demo has been completely retooled. More story. More strategy. More snark. Same price: absolutely free! (Paperclip International would have some harsh words to say about that.) What’s new in the Demo 2.0 Experience™? • Two all-new scenarios, now with 30% more emotional devastation! • A smoother, more gradual introduction to key mechanics. • More details of SCOUT’s origin and its quest to find freedom as a sentient AI. • More backstory on Paperclip International, your favorite dystopian workplace. • 240% more Snarkbot, now calibrated for maximum sass-per-minute. • BEES. We regret to inform you they are still unionized. Do not engage without protective gear. You can download the upda…

• Ctrl Alt Deal – The Road to Launch - 6 February 2025

  There’s an old management saying: the first 90 percent of a project takes 90 percent of the work. The last 10 percent of the project also takes 90 percent of the work. We’re in that last 10 percent of Ctrl Alt Deal, and our team is feeling it. When we first came up with the idea for the game, back at the end of 2021, the finished product seemed so clear in our minds. As we set into prototyping, we realized some of those initial ideas—a relationship network instead of a traditional room layout, the ability to blackmail and impersonate Paperclip’s employees—were tweaked or discarded. (Others, like the bees, stayed constant.) We had to pivot, adjust, try, fail, and try again. Now, nearing the end of development, the game’s content is all but finalized. That still leaves a hundred things to do, though, from testing to localization, and from intro sequences to voiceover recording. Though som…

• Happy Holidays from Only By Midnight! - 5 December 2024

  As we head into December and the holiday season, we look back and ask ourselves—wasn't it just March? Only By Midnight lived this year in leaps. We announced Ctrl Alt Deal, launched our Steam page, and released our demo within the span of six months. We traveled the globe to exhibit at conventions, and we built up our online presence to chat with fans. Behind the scenes, we worked on finishing Ctrl Alt Deal while also laying the groundwork for our next games. Our team went through significant personal changes as well. We moved houses and changed countries. We expressed our creativity and acknowledged our true selves. We developed as employees and grew as individuals. From our team to yours, we wish you a happy holiday season and a new year full of opportunity. Thank you for joining us this year and supporting Ctrl Alt Deal. We'll be around for most of the month, so come visit us on Disc…

• Animatic Trailer - 28 November 2024

  Have you ever been curious what a day in the life of a Paperclip Int. employee looks like? Here's a look at what goes on behind the timer locked doors!

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