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"Get To Work" is a punishing game about a young man trying to conquer the corporate world on rollerblades, featuring a challenging movement system and fully narrated, satirical story. Navigate through obstacles, collect podcast audio clips from popular streamers, and test your skills in speedruns. The game offers a unique blend of humor and difficulty, resulting in a memorable experience.

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94%
Audience ScoreBased on 1,897 reviews
gameplay95 positive mentions
stability18 negative mentions

  • The game features satisfying movement mechanics that make it enjoyable to play, even when falling.
  • The humor and narrative elements, including the Grindset podcast, add a fun layer to the gameplay experience.
  • The game is challenging but fair, with many recovery options that prevent excessive frustration.
  • The controls can feel inconsistent and janky at times, leading to frustrating moments during gameplay.
  • There are bugs that can cause significant setbacks, such as falling through platforms or losing progress.
  • Some players find the level design repetitive and lacking in clear direction, making it difficult to navigate.
  • gameplay
    159 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay is widely praised for its fun and addictive mechanics, offering a satisfying blend of challenge and humor that keeps players engaged. While some users noted inconsistencies and bugs that can detract from the experience, many found the movement mechanics smooth and rewarding, likening it to a mix of popular titles like Tony Hawk and Monkey Ball. Overall, the game is considered a standout in the "rage game" genre, with a steep learning curve that becomes enjoyable once mastered.

    • “Great mechanics, sucks you in immediately with how addictively fun it is.”
    • “The gameplay is definitely the best part of this game.”
    • “Super fun and rewarding mechanics, fun game, funny story, a 'rage game' that actually makes you want to come back and get better.”
    • “All sorts of bugs from actual gameplay to textures.”
    • “This really slowed down the gameplay for me and left a bad taste in my mouth.”
    • “However, the game begins to crack as it introduces additional mechanics that are without exception inconsistent and on occasion outright broken.”
  • humor
    115 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The humor in the game is widely praised for its clever dialogue, engaging narration, and comedic elements that enhance the overall experience, making it both funny and enjoyable. While many players find the humor fresh and entertaining, some note that the voice lines can become repetitive over time, slightly diminishing the comedic impact. Overall, the game successfully blends humor with challenging gameplay, creating a fun and addictive experience that resonates well with players.

    • “The comedy and frame narrative is hilarious.”
    • “The humor in 'Get to Work' is what kept me coming back – every failure felt like part of the joke, and I couldn't help but laugh even when things went horribly wrong.”
    • “It's a fun and challenging game with deep thought and knowledge about business told through the guise of jokes that made me laugh out loud more than once.”
  • story
    48 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's story is praised for its humor and relatability, particularly in its satirical take on corporate culture and the journey of climbing the corporate ladder. While the narrative is engaging and well-written, some players noted pacing issues due to long gaps between story segments after challenging gameplay sections. Overall, the combination of fun mechanics and a clever storyline makes it a rewarding experience, though some players wished for deeper exploration of the narrative themes.

    • “Subtle storytelling and nuanced writing.”
    • “Between the satisfying movement mechanics, entertaining story, and overt digs at corporate culture and real-life billionaires, it's well worth the price and then some.”
    • “My experience - being someone that's a junior analyst in my real-life white-collar job, I found the whole story utterly hilarious and so very true to the reality we live in.”
    • “After failing multiple times at a difficult section, there's a long gap before the next part of the story, causing the pacing to fall apart.”
    • “One of the few 'rage games' that I have played, but everything that is supplementary, like the story, the narrator, and the collectibles, feels lacking.”
    • “It's difficult for sure but hilarious; the story is too real.”
  • music
    32 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music aspect of the game has received mixed reviews, with many players noting the absence of a consistent soundtrack, which makes the gameplay feel noticeably silent. While some users praise a hidden song as a standout track, others express frustration over poor audio mixing and the presence of a music slider without any accompanying music. Overall, the lack of a robust soundtrack detracts from the experience, although a few players have found ways to enhance their gameplay with external music.

    • “Despite being dead silent 99% of the time, this game has my favorite soundtrack of any game I've ever played.”
    • “My advice: get the hat, the song is a banger.”
    • “Shoutout to dropspindle and the atriarchy for the music.”
    • “The audio is poorly mixed (maxed out audio and the game still sounds muffled) and I don't really understand why there would be a music slider with no music.”
    • “The game was designed to be streamed which is great but the lack of a soundtrack does feel noticeable when playing this game while not streaming.”
    • “Levels look bare, with no music, little audio, and a repetitive design.”
  • stability
    20 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's stability is frequently criticized for being buggy, with players reporting issues that affect momentum and movement mechanics. While some glitches are minor and do not hinder overall progress, they can detract from the enjoyment and fluidity of gameplay. Overall, the game runs well on platforms like the Steam Deck, but the presence of bugs has led to mixed feelings about its stability.

    • “Runs great on Steam Deck”
    • “The game works well enough and everything is smooth, but god damn is the momentum buggy, needing momentum from 10 jumps before to hit the 11th jump, and you don't even know because you are taking each part slowly; it's a real buzzkill.”
    • “Game is fun otherwise but frustratingly buggy in its current state.”
    • “I like difficulty, but when it comes from glitches and mechanics not working properly, I don't see much of a point.”
  • grinding
    19 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be both challenging and rewarding, often requiring significant time investment to master movement mechanics and navigate difficult levels. While some sections can feel tedious and frustrating, particularly due to performance issues, the game balances this with adrenaline-pumping speed and multiple recovery routes that mitigate the frustration of setbacks. Overall, the grind is seen as a necessary part of the experience, appealing mainly to dedicated players and streamers.

    • “The levels are designed to still have those 'I fell so far' rage game moments, but with so many recovery routes, it's not too tedious to get back to where you were.”
    • “This game is very challenging at first, then you think you understand it and begin to soar through a level and then the game reminds you that you need to keep grinding because you are in fact not that guy as you then spend 40+ minutes on one level just to go then spend another 40+ on the next level and then realize you are only a little over halfway done with the game.”
    • “Particularly, the transition from the top of the green cog room into the middle management room with all the bumpers--my frames drop dramatically and repeatedly, making many jumps tedious and frustrating to complete.”
    • “Ehh, looked like a satisfying game grinding on angles but neither the movement nor angles match up to make it happen.”
  • replayability
    15 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game offers significant replayability, particularly for speedrunning enthusiasts, with many players enjoying the fun movement mechanics and engaging dialogue. Its blend of challenge and reward, along with features like speedrun splits, enhances the overall replay value, making it enjoyable to revisit multiple times.

    • “Tons of replay value if you're into speed running games.”
    • “Beat this game twice already, movement is excellent, lots of replayability, speedrun splits are an excellent addition.”
    • “Deeply enjoyable, perfect mix of frustrating and rewarding, and the speedrun strats add a lot of replayability after the first finish.”
    • “Deeply enjoyable, perfect mix of frustrating and rewarding, and the speedrun strategies add a lot of replayability after the first finish.”
    • “Natural replay value.”
    • “Natural replay value.”
  • graphics
    12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics of the game are generally considered decent but could benefit from additional optimization and polish, particularly for smoother performance on the Steam Deck. While the visuals are described as interesting and fitting the game's quirky aesthetic, some players feel that the maps lack refinement. Overall, the graphics support the gameplay well, but there is room for improvement in terms of settings and visual quality.

    • “In my opinion, the game design peaks right before graduating to middle management, where the visuals are interesting and carry the metaphor forward.”
    • “I also find floating wooden platforms to be aesthetically appealing in platformers, and this game has that in spades.”
    • “Great controls, decent graphics, amazing gameplay, clever level design.”
    • “Could use a bit more optimization or graphical settings so it can run smoothly on the Steam Deck as well.”
    • “And the maps and graphics lack a bit of polish.”
    • “And the maps and graphics lack a bit of polish.”
  • optimization
    8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game is generally considered poorly optimized, with players noting that while it is enjoyable, it suffers from significant performance issues that detract from the overall experience. Many feel that improvements are needed, particularly in terms of frame rates and gameplay responsiveness.

    • “Also very poorly optimized.”
    • “Fun game—but lacking in optimization in some areas.”
    • “I think that it could use some optimization for 99% percentile and min fps.”
  • monetization
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The monetization strategy of the game is widely criticized as a low-effort cash grab, with users highlighting significant bugs that detract from the overall experience.

    • “It's a buggy, low-effort cash grab scam.”

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10h Median play time
10h Average play time
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