DreadXP — an independent horror publisher and production company — is excited as Hell to announce that its newest dark comedy indie horror game Red Tape is set to introduce players to the nine circles departments of corporate hell on February 14th when it releases on Steam for Windows PC.
Inspired by Dante Alighieri’s The Divine Comedy, and originally conceived as a Ludum Dare Gamejam entry, DreadXP and developer Pollaris Studios’ Red Tape takes the idiom and translates it into a full-on bureaucracy simulator about a fallen angel trapped in the bowels of Hell seeking a way back to Heaven. It’s up to players to get this nasty … “HR issue” sorted with the head honcho himself: CEO of Hell Incorporated, The Devil.
As an angel trapped in the fiery underworld due to a paperwork mishap, players of Red Tape will explore the nine circles of Hell Inc. to fix this egregious filing error. They’ll have to run, jump, wait in line, and experience all the thrills and thralls of the horrific corporate culture first-hand. Hellish bureaucratic processes await, as are all manner of demons and hellspawn determined to complicate matters further with their petty nonsense, conflated egos, and sadistic requests. Players will have to cut through the red tape in their fight to restore the balance between Heaven and Hell.
The nine circles of Hell are, of course, sectioned into familiar corporate departments:
- LIMBO – Reception
- LUST – Human Resources
- GLUTTONY – Cafeteria
- GREED – Accounting
- WRATH – Customer Service
- HERESY – Marketing
- FRAUD – Legal
- VIOLENCE – Planning
- TREACHERY – Administration
