Spread those sheets with SpreadCheat, the 90s-Themed Puzzle Game for Excel enthusiasts and Corporate Climbers!
The nostalgic Win 3.11 puzzler set in a toxic 90's work environment you've probably always dreamt about is almost here.
9 APRIL 2025 - Excel enthusiasts, puzzle prodigies, Win 3.11 worshippers and corporate climbers rejoice: SpreadCheat by Norwegian studio Games People Play, is releasing on Steam on May 5th!
It's the world's best '90s-themed Excel-like puzzle game, and not only due to lack of competition.
Announced at a steamy $6.99 with a 20% launch discount! (International variations might apply, but after a few rounds of this game, you'll easily be able to deduct it from your taxes)
Spreadcheat’s Announcement Trailer:
Press & Creators who want to dive into the corporate lifestyle of the 90's can request a Steam code here:
Request a Steam Key for SpreadcheatSteam: store.steampowered.com/app/2966550/SpreadCheat
Press kit: spreadcheat.notion.site/Spreadcheat
Press contact: jack@gamespeopleplay.co
About the Game
SpreadCheat is an Excel-based puzzle game, where you solve increasingly difficult puzzles in a retro Windows 3.11 corporate-themed environment - the best of its kind*
*the only one of its kind.
Cheat your way up the corporate ladder by solving spreadsheet puzzles. Work under the guidance of a seedy 90's finance bro-boss. Use your nerd powers to build your career, screwing over your colleagues one cell at a time!
Between puzzle crunching, plunge into a series of absurd office antics straight out of the golden decade. Battle malware, clean up chaotic desktops, fix your boss’s cursed PowerPoint, and perfect the ancient art of looking busy - all in pursuit of spreadsheet supremacy.
With a soundtrack guaranteed to bring back crispy feelings of the web 1.0-era, SpreadCheat lets you forget all about your work and worries as you delve into the work and worries of this virtual 90's corporate puzzle gig, with rewards that make it all worth it in the end... probably!
Key Features
- CELL BENDING PUZZLES!
Accounting has never been this exhilarating! Thrilling math puzzles await you in SpreadCheat. Progress through the main story, or solve an endless array of daily puzzles! - CORPORATE SHENANIGANS!
Step into the fast-paced and finance world of the 90's, and dip into the wonderful world of corporate bro culture. Crunch those numbers, cover for your boss, and climb that corporate ladder. Maybe you'll become a bro one day yourself? - WINDOWS 3.1 NOSTALGIA!
Indulge in the aesthetic pleasure of the ultimate 90's operating system. Complete with MIDI-music, 256 sparkling colors, hilarious e-mail attachments, and your own Clippy-like assistant, Corpy! - DOZENS OF DISTRACTIONS!
Catch a break from cracking numbers by doing fun stuff around the office in a myriad of mid 90's minitasks. Remove malicious malware, clean up dirty desktops, and unleash your inner artist by helping your boss figure out PowerPoint!
About Games People Play
Games People Play is a Norwegian game studio founded by two best friends, Jack Kristoffersen and Joachim Barrum, with experience developing fairly recent titles such as Daze Before Christmas for the Super Nintendo, Sega Extreme Sports for the Dreamcast, and Project IGI for the Pentium PC. They assemble teams of individuals they enjoy collaborating with, to create games for people to play.
For Spreadcheat, they brought onboard the following nerds:
Artist Simon Nyhus (Fruitbus, Sunlight)
Composer/audio designer Eirik Johansen (Vermintide 2: Chaos Wastes, Block N Load)
Writer David Skaufjord (Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley)
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