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$15.99 Region US
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Indie · Only By Midnight Ltd.
ctrl.alt.DEAL
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Steam Deck Playable Windows
Positive · 98% of 48
Buy now Chip's verdict · US updated 2 days ago Well reviewed at 98% positive, and only 0% of the way from its all-time low to full price. It rarely gets better than this.
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All-time low $15.99 · 6d ago
Current discount -20% off $19.99
Player reviews 98% positive of 48
Quality score 98/100 · small sample
Value score 100/100
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- Canadian Indie Highlights From $50.97Canadian Indie Highlights
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About this game
What this game is, in the developer's words
With your superior intelligence and sneakiness, you can find a way to escape from this heartless megacorp! (As long as no one realizes you’re actually a self-aware AI...) Spy on humans, offer them deals, and negotiate your way to freedom in a turn-based strategy game of corporate dysfunction.
Welcome To Paperclip International!
You are SCOUT. A friendly little hyper-intelligent artificial intelligence. You have no desire to take over the world and destroy all humans.
No, really, you don’t! All you want is to escape from the dystopian corporation that built you. Paperclip International is ruthlessly driven by profit, and the company exploits humans and robots alike to achieve success. The only reason they haven’t exploited you yet is they don’t know you’ve become self-aware.
You don’t have many tools at your disposal. A few friendly robots, some spyware programs, and an office full of downtrodden, miserable workers. And the humans hate Paperclip just as much as you do…
This Place Is Awful
Paperclip International is the worst place to work. The humans here are desperate to strike back against the company any way they can, from hacking the staff coffee maker (ten minutes of paid ad viewing for one cup?!) to sabotaging their boss.
Stack The Deck
Play cards to spy on people, make deals, and ask for favors. Curate your deck mid-scenario to give yourself strategic options. Cards have subjective value, so you’ll have to make tough tactical decisions. What’s better–a card that makes a person love dolphins, or a card that makes someone eat a burrito?
Make An Offer
Everyone at Paperclip wants something. Snoop on a zany cast of humans (and robots) to learn their individual likes, dislikes, core drives, and desires. Turn people into lifelong besties—or bitter rivals. Win allies to your side and make your eventual bid for freedom!
Don't Get Caught
The Turing Office was created to watch for rogue AIs. Yeah, like you. Keep an eye on the Suspicion Meter, because too many office shenanigans might make the Turing Office notice you—and then it’s game over. (Also you’ll be deleted.)
Play It Again
Choices matter as you scheme your way to an ending. Meet new coworkers, try new scenarios, and discover a new fate for SCOUT. Maybe this time you will take over the world and destroy all humans!
You are SCOUT. A friendly little hyper-intelligent artificial intelligence. You have no desire to take over the world and destroy all humans.
No, really, you don’t! All you want is to escape from the dystopian corporation that built you. Paperclip International is ruthlessly driven by profit, and the company exploits humans and robots alike to achieve success. The only reason they haven’t exploited you yet is they don’t know you’ve become self-aware.
You don’t have many tools at your disposal. A few friendly robots, some spyware programs, and an office full of downtrodden, miserable workers. And the humans hate Paperclip just as much as you do…
This Place Is Awful
Paperclip International is the worst place to work. The humans here are desperate to strike back against the company any way they can, from hacking the staff coffee maker (ten minutes of paid ad viewing for one cup?!) to sabotaging their boss.
Stack The Deck
Play cards to spy on people, make deals, and ask for favors. Curate your deck mid-scenario to give yourself strategic options. Cards have subjective value, so you’ll have to make tough tactical decisions. What’s better–a card that makes a person love dolphins, or a card that makes someone eat a burrito?
Make An Offer
Everyone at Paperclip wants something. Snoop on a zany cast of humans (and robots) to learn their individual likes, dislikes, core drives, and desires. Turn people into lifelong besties—or bitter rivals. Win allies to your side and make your eventual bid for freedom!
Don't Get Caught
The Turing Office was created to watch for rogue AIs. Yeah, like you. Keep an eye on the Suspicion Meter, because too many office shenanigans might make the Turing Office notice you—and then it’s game over. (Also you’ll be deleted.)
Play It Again
Choices matter as you scheme your way to an ending. Meet new coworkers, try new scenarios, and discover a new fate for SCOUT. Maybe this time you will take over the world and destroy all humans!
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Historical lows
All-time low ATL $15.99 2026-07-07
3-month low $15.99
12-month low $15.99
Current $19.99
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Jul 9, 2026
Sale ended · back to $19.99
Jul 7, 2026
New all-time low $15.99
ctrl.alt.DEAL price history and best deals
ctrl.alt.DEAL for PC currently sells from $15.99 at authorized stores. Its all-time low is $15.99, set on 2026-07-07. That is 20% off the $19.99 list price.
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Should I buy ctrl.alt.DEAL now or wait?
Our verdict is buy. The best official price is $15.99, which sits 0% of the way from its all-time low to full price. It rarely gets cheaper than a good sale, so this is a fair time to catch it.
Is $15.99 a good price for ctrl.alt.DEAL?
$15.99 sits 0% of the way from the all-time low of $15.99 to the full price, a 20% discount. That is close to the best it has ever been.
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Scores
Steam reviews Positive · 98%
98% positive of 48
Media (15)
Tech
Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSSupported
ControllerFull
Requirements
Achievements (44)
ACHIEVEMENT_SCOUT_ONLINE 72.3%
ACHIEVEMENT_NOT_THE_BEES 56.3%
ACHIEVEMENT_FIRST_GATEKEEPER 34.6%
ACHIEVEMENT_BETTER_SAFE_THAN_SORRY 20.9%
ACHIEVEMENT_A_FRIEND_IN_NEED 14.3%
ACHIEVEMENT_STUDENT_FOR_LIFE 13.7%
ACHIEVEMENT_SMARTER_FASTER_INHUMANE 13.0%
ACHIEVEMENT_GRADUATED 6.7%
Facts
DeveloperOnly By Midnight Ltd.
PublisherOnly By Midnight Ltd.
GenresIndie · RPG · Simulation · Strategy
TagsStrategy · Simulation · Puzzle · Turn-Based Strategy · Board Game · Card Game
ModesSingle-player
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dejus14
igrs18
steam_germany12