Humans are the strangest of all primates, as contradictory and panicky as they’re creatures of behavior. Fictiorama’s darkly comical voyeurism simulator Do Not Feed The Monkeys implores you to merely observe and never work together, however you most likely received’t have the opportunity to withstand pushing a number of buttons right here and there. Released yesterday and the most recent within the rising style of Orwellian panopticon simulators, Do Not Feed The Monkeys has you juggling your personal character’s wants whereas meddling within the affairs of others by way of hacked cameras. Sneak a peek on the launch trailer under.
Looking a bit like a mix of Papers, Please, Beholder and even multi-screen FMV games like Night Trap, Do Not Feed The Monkeys is an odd mix of point-and-click and life sim parts. As a brand new member of the ‘Primate Observation Club’, you’re tasked with spying on ‘caged monkeys’ by way of digicam feeds, gathering data (by way of clicking hot-spot gadgets and phrases in dialogue) and assembling it into profiles. Some cams give a broad look into a person’s residence or work life, others are extra situational, like a safety digicam at a petroleum station, splendid for recognizing automobiles.
Being a member of the Primate Observation Club has its prices. Both in member’s dues (clandestine snooping teams don’t come free), time and vitality, and gamers are tasked with juggling all these by way of gauges for well being, starvation and tiredness. Play your playing cards proper and you’ll earn your self a greater life by way of your snooping. Do it incorrect, and you’ll find yourself ruining (or ending) the lives of the ‘monkeys’ being noticed. Or your personal. There’s a number of endings to work in the direction of, and an entire lot of video feeds to juggle.
From the little little bit of the game that I’ve watched streamed, it appears remarkably complicated in its techniques. Not all choices appear instantly apparent, and a few choices can have sweeping knock-on results that you just examine within the papers the following day, slightly than seeing on one in all your common digicam feeds. I’m keen on seeing simply how deep the rabbit-hole goes, and simply how far selections can take you.
Do Not Feed The Monkeys is out now on Steam and Humble for £7.19/€9.59/$9.59, or in a pair of bundles on Steam together with the equally paranoia-inducing Beholder and I’m Not A Monster from writer Alawar Premium. Now there’s one hell of a market area of interest to have cornered.
