u/Fun-Oil-8943

Tiny Desks is a pixel art office management game set in the 1980s. You're the manager - tasks land on your desk and you assign them to employees, hire new staff, unlock automation through a tech tree, and try to keep everyone from burning out. It starts simple (drag papers to the right desk) but grows into juggling specializations, switchboard routing, union regulations, and office perks. It's free, runs in the browser, and takes about 20 minutes to play through.

It's free, runs in the browser, no install needed. Would love feedback on pacing and balance - I'm actively iterating and every play session helps shape what comes next.

http://neonsheep.itch.io/tiny-desks

Tiny Desks is a pixel art office management game set in the 1980s. You're the manager - tasks land on your desk and you assign them to employees, hire new staff, unlock automation through a tech tree, and try to keep everyone from burning out. It starts simple (drag papers to the right desk) but grows into juggling specializations, switchboard routing, union regulations, and office perks. It's free, runs in the browser, and takes about 20 minutes to play through.

1.5K people played the first version which was a very early prototype, and I guess I figured I'm onto something, the first game prototype I released on itch 6 months ago got played by less than 100 people so this is particularly rewarding for me!

What's new in v0.0.5:

- Interoffice switchboard - auto-routes tasks to desks (when it doesn't break down)

- Union regulations - daily task caps per employee from day 8

- Fourth employee hire

- Operations terminal with live office stats

- Stress breakdown tooltips

- Complete tech tree rebalance across 15+ days

- Tons of bug fixes and visual polish

It's free, runs in the browser, no install needed. Would love feedback on pacing and balance - I'm actively iterating and every play session helps shape what comes next.

http://neonsheep.itch.io/tiny-desks