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Aperture Desk Job

Mild overall intensity
Highest flag: Dark themes — mild

What's in it

Violence cartoon/stylized
Low

Minimal stylized combat against robots with no blood or gore.

Dark themes mild
Low

Brief references to death and a somber, bittersweet ending that implies a character's fate.

Language mild
Low

Occasional mild profanity in dialogue, including 'hell' and 'damn'.

Who can reach your kid

What it is

Aperture Desk Job is a short, free puzzle game set in the Portal universe. You play as a test subject who uses a toilet that fires rockets and a portal gun to navigate through a series of simple challenges. The tone is humorous and satirical, with clever writing and references to the Portal series. The game is designed to showcase the Steam Deck's features, including touch controls and haptic feedback, and includes some mild profanity and a somber ending.

How it's framed

The game frames its content as lighthearted comedy and clever storytelling within a recognizable sci-fi setting, with no moral or ethical endorsement of the presented scenarios.

Details

Developer
Valve
Publisher
Valve
Released
Mar 1, 2022

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