Understaffed

SERVER ROOM

NEEDS: CABLE

POWER

ROUTER

CEO DESK

FILES

BOARDROOM

DECK

LAPTOP

PATIENCE 100%

RECEPTION

DELIVERIES

DESK

SUPPORT DESK

0/2

DECK STATION

NEEDS: PAPER

JAM!

PRINTER

INK: ASK RECEPTION

SUPPLIES

KITCHEN

COFFEE

SINK

SUPPORT PHONE

MEETING ROOM

WHITEBOARD

let's align

T-MINUS LAUNCH — ALL HANDS

DEPLOY PIPELINE

#launch-feed

★ STARTUP BOOTH ★

SWAG

TASK QUEUE

UNTIL DEMO

4:00

DECKS DELIVERED 0 / 3

COMPANY VITALS

RUNWAY100%

INVESTOR PATIENCE100%

SERVER STABILITY100%

THE BUILDER

HOLDING: NOTHING

WASDEQ

←↑↓→/.

THE OPERATOR

HOLDING: NOTHING

P PAUSE · M MUTE · SHIFT DASH · F / , PING

TUTORIAL

FIRST DAY ORIENTATION1 / 6

Title

Body

CEO PIVOT!

"Can we make it AI-powered?"

+ NEW TASK: Add AI Slide · 30s

MEETING INVITE

NOW → whenever

Quick Sync (not quick)

Agenda: "Let's align." · Attendees: P2 + 6 people you've never met

P2 will move slowly for 8 seconds

PAUSED

Mandatory coffee break. Press P to resume.

UNDER

STAFFED

99+

by AXL

A 2-player co-op office chaos game

Grab a coworker. One keyboard. Four minutes.

🗂️

First Day Orientation

New here? Learn the basics before Demo Day — how to move, pick up items, use stations, print the deck, and deliver it to the boardroom. Takes about a minute.

CHOOSE YOUR CRISIS

LEVEL 1

Demo Day Disaster

Prepare the investor deck, keep the demo alive, and survive the office.

LEVEL 2

Launch Day Meltdown

Ship the product, calm the press, fix outages, and survive launch day.

LEVEL 3

Fundraising Roadshow

Run the booth, impress VIPs, deliver demos, and keep investor hype alive.

A D← → choose · E/ENTER select · or click

CHOOSE YOUR CHAOS

EASY

First week on the job. The chaos is gentle.

Decks to deliver3

Side chaosoccasional

Task timersgenerous

Meter decayslow

MEDIUM

Standard startup. Chaos as a service.

Decks to deliver4

Side chaosregular

Task timersstandard

Meter decaynormal

HARD

Series A or death. The printer smells fear.

Decks to deliver5

Side chaosrelentless

Task timersbrutal

Meter decayfast

A D← → choose · E/ENTER start · or click

CONTROLS

DEMO DAY BRIEFING

THE BUILDER

MoveWASD

Pick up / dropQ

Interact (hold)E

DashL-SHIFT

PingF

THE OPERATOR

Move← ↑ ↓ →

Pick up / drop.

Interact (hold)/

DashR-SHIFT

Ping,

Work together to finish tasks, keep the server online, protect runway, and impress investors before time runs out.

Beginner guidance (arrows & beacons)

CONTROLS

THE BUILDER

faster at servers & bug fixes

MoveW A S D

Interact / use stationE

Pick up / dropQ

DashL-SHIFT

Ping / emoteF

THE OPERATOR

faster at calls & deck assembly

Move← ↑ ↓ →

Interact / use station/

Pick up / drop.

DashR-SHIFT

Ping / emote,

LEVEL 1

DEMO DAY DISASTER

Prepare the deck, keep the server online, and survive until the investor demo.

DEMO DAY REPORT

Q3 · CONFIDENTIAL-ISH

SEED FUNDED

Investors are cautiously impressed.