{"rewrite":{"id":"r_b1b31367946cdf0b34062d4b","clusterId":"c_3f3f3fcb3d400168ec6aee0d","slug":"co-op-sabotage-game-layoff-revenge-opens-steam-page","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Co-op Sabotage Game Layoff Revenge! Opens Steam Page","summary":"Gamirare announced Layoff Revenge!, a cooperative action game where fired employees sabotage their former boss within a 15-minute window. Players fill a RAGE gauge through acts like making floors slippery or swapping presentation slides for memes, while avoiding suspicious colleagues. Up to four players coordinate, bribe coworkers, and rescue caught teammates. A Steam page is live; release date is undecided.","whyItMatters":"The game turns a workplace firing into a timed co-op heist, with office supplies as tools and colleague suspicion as the core mechanic.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eLayoff Revenge! puts players in the shoes of a recently fired employee with 15 minutes left on their ID card. The goal is to fill the former boss\u0026#39;s RAGE gauge through sabotage: making hallways slippery, breaking the coffee machine, or replacing presentation materials with meme versions.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOrdinary office supplies double as sabotage tools, and different acts earn different RAGE scores. Players can stack small annoyances or attempt one big hit before time runs out. Former colleagues grow suspicious of witnessed behavior, and a high suspicion level sends one to fetch the boss.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlayers can bribe coworkers with donuts or coffee, distract them with figures, or send them on errands. The game supports up to four-player co-op, letting teams divide roles and coordinate. A caught player is thrown out of the building but may re-enter with teammate help. Clearing a floor unlocks the next, with more vigilant colleagues and bosses who react to events on lower floors. The release date is undecided, with Japanese display planned.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Gamirare announced Layoff Revenge!, a co-op game where fired employees sabotage their former boss within 15 minutes. Fill the RAGE gauge, dodge suspicious coworkers, and coordinate with up to 4 players. Steam page is live; release date TBD.","twitterPost":"Layoff Revenge! announced by Gamirare. Co-op sabotage game: 15 minutes to fill your former boss's RAGE gauge using office supplies. Bribe coworkers, avoid suspicion, up to 4 players. Steam page live, release date TBD.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Gamirare announced Layoff Revenge!, a cooperative action game where fired employees sabotage their former boss within a 15-minute window. Players fill a RAGE gauge through acts like making floors slippery or swapping presentation slides for memes, while avoiding suspicious colleagues. Up to four players coordinate, bribe coworkers, and rescue caught teammates. A Steam page is live; release date is undecided.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"4Gamer.net\",\"url\":\"https://www.4gamer.net/games/034/G103400/20260818016/\",\"title\":\"Fired, but ID Card Works for Only 15 More Minutes. Cooperative Game \\\"Layoff Revenge!\\\" Lets You Sabotage the Office and Harass Your Former Boss\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4305,"outputTokens":681,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1787034635,"createdAt":"2026-08-18T06:18:27.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-18T06:21:45.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-18T06:18:27.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_3f3f3fcb3d400168ec6aee0d","canonicalTitle":"クビになったが，IDカードはあと15分だけ使える。オフィスで妨害工作を仕掛け，元上司に嫌がらせをかます協力型ゲーム「Layoff Revenge!」","representativeArticleId":"a_29e97c601ed71a9c4fd4f178","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Layoff Revenge!\"],\"studios\":[\"Gamirare\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-18T05:28:56.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-18T05:28:56.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-18T06:21:45.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"4Gamer.net","url":"https://www.4gamer.net/games/034/G103400/20260818016/","title":"クビになったが，IDカードはあと15分だけ使える。オフィスで妨害工作を仕掛け，元上司に嫌がらせをかます協力型ゲーム「Layoff Revenge!」"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Layoff Revenge!"],"studios":["Gamirare"],"people":[],"type":"announcement","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}