{"rewrite":{"id":"r_983ef69e596988a21d59d55f","clusterId":"c_df40fd6359b349e2baa2c5fd","slug":"prc-games-announces-exam-proctor-life-sim-exam-watch-for-steam","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"PRC Games Announces Exam Proctor Life Sim EXAM WATCH! for Steam","summary":"PRC Games announced EXAM WATCH! for Steam on August 28. The life simulation casts the player as a university staff member who instructs students, proctors exams, grades answer sheets, and builds a career from research assistant to professor. Proctoring is first-person: spot smartphones, hidden cheat sheets, and stolen glances. Reporting misconduct is not always right; decisions shape relationships, reputation, and finances, including Bitcoin and silver investments. Release is listed as coming soon, with Japanese subtitles and interface planned.","whyItMatters":"EXAM WATCH! puts the player in the proctor's chair, where reporting misconduct carries consequences for relationships, reputation, and a career that reaches from the classroom into personal finances.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe player enters the game unemployed and must pass a job interview to join the university. From there the career ladder runs from research assistant to professor and department head, and a strong academic reputation can draw offers from more prestigious universities.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProctoring is the centerpiece: walking the classroom in first person, watching for smartphones, hidden cheat sheets, and glances at neighbors\u0026#39; answer sheets. But turning in a student is not automatically the correct move. Each decision touches relationships with students, reputation, and the career built over years.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTime moves in academic cycles, with new students arriving and familiar ones graduating, and some choices only pay off years later. Outside the university, the job funds a house, a car, savings, and investments in Bitcoin and silver.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"PRC Games announced EXAM WATCH!, a Steam life sim where you work as a university staff member, proctor exams in first person, and decide whether to report cheaters. Every choice shapes your reputation, career, and finances. Release is coming soon, with Japanese subtitles planned.","twitterPost":"PRC Games announced EXAM WATCH! for Steam, a life sim casting you as a university staff member. Proctor exams in first person, decide whether to report cheaters, and build a career from research assistant to professor. Coming soon, Japanese subtitles planned.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"PRC Games announced EXAM WATCH!, a Steam life simulation that casts the player as a university staff member who proctors exams, grades papers, and builds an academic career from research assistant to professor. Proctoring is first-person, and reporting misconduct is not always the right call, since decisions ripple into relationships, reputation, and personal finances. The release date is listed as coming soon, with Japanese subtitles and interface planned.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/260907s\",\"title\":\"Announcement of 'EXAM WATCH!', a game where you become an exam proctor to monitor cheating. A life simulation where you build an academic career as a university staff member.\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4363,"outputTokens":3343,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1788757193,"createdAt":"2026-09-07T04:55:34.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-07T04:58:22.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-07T04:58:22.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_df40fd6359b349e2baa2c5fd","canonicalTitle":"試験監督になってカンニングを監視するゲーム『EXAM WATCH!』発表。大学職員としてアカデミックキャリア形成する人生シミュレーション","representativeArticleId":"a_fae8bcf881ed631b0834bdea","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"EXAM WATCH!\"],\"studios\":[\"PRC Games\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-07T03:49:10.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-07T03:49:10.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-07T04:58:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Denfaminicogamer","url":"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/260907s","title":"試験監督になってカンニングを監視するゲーム『EXAM WATCH!』発表。大学職員としてアカデミックキャリア形成する人生シミュレーション"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["EXAM WATCH!"],"studios":["PRC Games"],"people":[],"type":"announcement","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}