163:
self-help booth that sells customers' personal data. Devices can interact with each other, such as a smart toilet that covertly sends information about customers' health to the self-help booth. The employee is responsible for upkeep of the devices, which frequently break down. These repairs can injure or kill the employee, after which players can hire a replacement. Players must also manage the energy needs of their devices. Special customers, with whom players can interact, occasionally enter the store and discuss the dystopian state of world affairs. Players must meet quotas to pass Flat Eye's performance reviews.
187:
in a gas station came from a desire to let players meet a wide variety of people from different backgrounds. The developers' also drew from their experiences in working in retail. The management elements were designed to focus more on fun than complexity, as Monkey Moon felt that modern simulation
162:
Players manage an
Icelandic gas station that is part of the fictional Flat Eye conglomerate. A single employee handles all the tasks in the gas station. As players make more money, they can install technologically advanced devices and services to exploit their customers, such as an AI-powered
229:
felt it did not live up to its potential, they said it was still interesting for its focus on showing the negative traits of capitalism that are usually glossed over by other business simulation games. However, they disliked how unsubtle some of the anti-capitalist sentiment is.
327:
516:
521:
511:
476:
34:
501:
481:
496:
188:
games had become too complex. Although players are given quotas and their efficiency is summarized using graphs,
471:
147:
123:
506:
526:
491:
486:
51:
41:
68:
397:
336:
267:
232:
75:
244:, who praised the dialogue and satire, called it "a sweet and savvy twist on simulation games".
262:
216:
332:
devs are swapping taxis for tech-fuelled gas stations in their new narrative management game"
420:
118:
358:
179:
173:
465:
133:
384:
240:
a "compelling and thoughtful exploration" of the negative aspects of capitalism.
63:
362:
220:
193:
33:
295:
389:
review: a petrol station management sim powered by the same dark fuel as
304:
225:
197:
151:
56:
88:
215:
received "mixed or average" reviews from critics, according to the
154:. Players manage a gas station in a dystopian version of Iceland.
83:
454:
129:
117:
97:
74:
62:
50:
40:
26:
8:
204:for Windows and macOS on November 14, 2022.
236:praised the narrative elements and called
150:developed by Monkey Moon and published by
32:
23:
289:
287:
285:
326:Castle, Katherine (September 30, 2022).
383:Castle, Katherine (November 14, 2022).
253:
7:
261:Saver, Michael (December 27, 2022).
419:LeClair, Kyle (November 22, 2022).
14:
263:"Made with Unity: 2022 in review"
105:
294:Greer, Sam (November 14, 2022).
517:Video games developed in France
1:
359:"Flat Eye PC Critic Reviews"
171:Monkey Moon was inspired by
192:was designed to not have a
543:
522:Video games set in Iceland
512:Single-player video games
477:Business simulation games
31:
148:business simulation game
502:Political video games
482:Dystopian video games
124:Business simulation
398:Rock Paper Shotgun
337:Rock Paper Shotgun
268:Unity Technologies
233:Rock Paper Shotgun
217:review aggregation
497:Monkey Moon games
139:
138:
110:November 14, 2022
534:
472:2022 video games
458:
457:
455:Official website
440:
439:
437:
435:
416:
410:
409:
407:
405:
380:
374:
373:
371:
369:
355:
349:
348:
346:
344:
323:
317:
316:
314:
312:
291:
280:
279:
277:
275:
258:
109:
107:
36:
24:
542:
541:
537:
536:
535:
533:
532:
531:
462:
461:
453:
452:
449:
444:
443:
433:
431:
418:
417:
413:
403:
401:
382:
381:
377:
367:
365:
357:
356:
352:
342:
340:
325:
324:
320:
310:
308:
293:
292:
283:
273:
271:
260:
259:
255:
250:
210:
169:
160:
113:
104:
93:
22:
21:2022 video game
17:
16:2022 video game
12:
11:
5:
540:
538:
530:
529:
524:
519:
514:
509:
507:Raw Fury games
504:
499:
494:
489:
484:
479:
474:
464:
463:
460:
459:
448:
447:External links
445:
442:
441:
429:Hardcore Gamer
411:
375:
350:
318:
281:
252:
251:
249:
246:
242:Hardcore Gamer
209:
206:
180:Dungeon Keeper
174:Theme Hospital
168:
165:
159:
156:
137:
136:
131:
127:
126:
121:
115:
114:
112:
111:
101:
99:
95:
94:
92:
91:
86:
80:
78:
72:
71:
66:
60:
59:
54:
48:
47:
44:
38:
37:
29:
28:
20:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
539:
528:
527:Windows games
525:
523:
520:
518:
515:
513:
510:
508:
505:
503:
500:
498:
495:
493:
490:
488:
485:
483:
480:
478:
475:
473:
470:
469:
467:
456:
451:
450:
446:
430:
426:
424:
415:
412:
400:
399:
394:
392:
388:
379:
376:
368:September 10,
364:
360:
354:
351:
339:
338:
333:
331:
322:
319:
307:
306:
301:
299:
290:
288:
286:
282:
270:
269:
264:
257:
254:
247:
245:
243:
239:
235:
234:
228:
227:
222:
218:
214:
207:
205:
203:
199:
195:
191:
186:
182:
181:
176:
175:
166:
164:
157:
155:
153:
149:
145:
144:
135:
134:Single-player
132:
128:
125:
122:
120:
116:
103:
102:
100:
96:
90:
87:
85:
82:
81:
79:
77:
73:
70:
67:
65:
61:
58:
55:
53:
49:
45:
43:
39:
35:
30:
25:
19:
434:November 13,
432:. Retrieved
428:
422:
414:
404:November 13,
402:. Retrieved
396:
391:Black Mirror
390:
386:
378:
366:. Retrieved
353:
343:November 13,
341:. Retrieved
335:
329:
321:
311:November 13,
309:. Retrieved
303:
297:
274:November 13,
272:. Retrieved
266:
256:
241:
237:
231:
224:
212:
211:
201:
189:
184:
178:
172:
170:
161:
142:
141:
140:
52:Publisher(s)
42:Developer(s)
18:
492:MacOS games
487:Indie games
223:. Although
183:. Setting
167:Development
76:Platform(s)
46:Monkey Moon
466:Categories
363:Metacritic
330:Night Call
248:References
221:Metacritic
146:is a 2022
421:"Review:
208:Reception
200:released
194:game over
423:Flat Eye
387:Flat Eye
305:PC Gamer
298:Flat Eye
238:Flay Eye
226:PC Gamer
219:website
213:Flat Eye
202:Flat Eye
198:Raw Fury
196:state.
190:Flat Eye
185:Flat Eye
158:Gameplay
152:Raw Fury
143:Flat Eye
119:Genre(s)
57:Raw Fury
27:Flat Eye
300:review"
130:Mode(s)
98:Release
89:Windows
64:Engine
328:"The
84:macOS
69:Unity
436:2023
406:2023
370:2024
345:2023
313:2023
276:2023
177:and
468::
427:.
395:.
361:.
334:.
302:.
284:^
265:.
106:WW
438:.
425:"
408:.
393:"
385:"
372:.
347:.
315:.
296:"
278:.
108::
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
