JOBifAI

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JOBifAI is a single player casual simulation game. It was developed by AvesPanterra and was released on December 8, 2024. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

In this short comedic Visual Novel (VN) with branching paths, you need to convince a job interviewer of your artistic ability by typing out your best arguments, using natural language. With your language skills, you will need to use every clue in the dialogue and the images to win in a battle of wit. The typical VN formula is enhanced with AI interactions that allow for free-form interactions: d…

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Single-Player

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Audience ScoreBased on 12 reviews

replayability3 positive mentions

gameplay1 negative mentions

The game features a clever and humorous concept that revolves around absurd AI-generated scenarios, making it entertaining and unpredictable.
The pixel art style is visually appealing, and the music adds to the overall enjoyable experience.
Players appreciate the freedom and replayability, with many different endings and character interactions that encourage creativity.

The game suffers from technical issues, such as internal server errors that prevent players from accessing key features.
Many reviews criticize the writing quality, describing it as poorly executed and lacking depth, which detracts from the overall experience.
The game is extremely short, with playtime averaging only 10-15 minutes, leaving players wanting more content.

replayability
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players appreciate the game's extensive freedom and numerous replay options, highlighting its strong replayability factor.
- “The amount of freedom and replay possibilities is wonderful.”
- “Each playthrough offers a unique experience, making me want to dive back in again and again.”
- “The variety of choices and outcomes keeps the game fresh, encouraging multiple runs.”
humor
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The humor in the game is characterized by its clever unpredictability, with each playthrough offering unique comedic moments. Users appreciate the witty commentary, exemplified by a humorous remark about the minimal demand for printed copies, highlighting the game's satirical edge.
- “The funny thing is, if you wanted to print this book, you'd only need to print 4 copies to satisfy the entire world's demand for it.”
- “Every playthrough is slightly different, making it both hilarious and unpredictable.”
music
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game is described as groovy and enjoyable, contributing to an addictive gameplay experience alongside its appealing pixel art.
- “The pixel art is really cool, the music is groovy, and trying to get all the kinds of endings is quite addicting.”
gameplay
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay of this visual/interactive novel is criticized for being minimal, primarily consisting of clicking through poorly written dialogue that detracts from the overall experience, raising concerns about its quality and suitability for publication.
- “As a visual/interactive novel, this doesn't feature any notable gameplay; it's just a lot of clicking through badly written dialogue that would never have been accepted or published in print. This poses the question, 'How did something this badly written end up on Steam?'”
grinding
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Users find the grinding aspect of visual novels and e-books tedious, likening the experience to a frustratingly slow reading process where each sentence requires a click to advance, detracting from the enjoyment of the narrative.
- “Visual novels/e-books are tedious at best. Imagine the best novel you ever read, be it 'Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' or '2001: A Space Odyssey' or 'Twilight' (if you have terrible taste in literature), but then translate that to a format where the words dribble out and you have to click your mouse every time you want to read the next sentence, instead of just turning the pages.”
story
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story is praised for its relatability, contributing to a more engaging gameplay experience than anticipated.
- “It's a relatable story, and the game works much better than I expected.”
graphics
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's pixel art style and user interface are well-received, but some users find the responsiveness to questions and events to be somewhat clunky.
- “I really like the pixel art style and the UI, but the response to questions/events is a bit janky.”
- “I really like the pixel art style and the UI, but the response to questions and events is kind of janky.”