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The Last Worker

Platform(s): Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X
Genre: Adventure
Publisher: Wired Productions
Developer: Oiffy, Wolf & Wood
Release Date: March 30, 2023

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'The Last Worker' Gets PC Release Date, Consoles And VR To Follow - Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on Aug. 26, 2022 @ 1:20 a.m. PDT

The Last Worker is a first-person narrative adventure centered around humanity's struggle in an increasingly automated world, where humans are being replaced by robots.

Set in a lonely, oppressive but strangely beautiful environment, The Last Worker is a unique blend of first-person narrative, work simulation and stealth strategy game play.

Combining a hand crafted art style with uniquely immersive gameplay mechanics in an epic setting, The Last Worker delivers an emotional, thought provoking and comedic story packaged with rich characters.

Featuring uniquely immersive gameplay, handcrafted 3D and 2D visuals based on concepts by comics legend Mick McMahon and a multi-instrumental score, The Last Worker features intense performances from an all-star cast (to be announced in early September).


The official PC release date trailer gives insight into the lonely, oppressive, yet strangely beautiful setting of JFC-1. Featuring gameplay footage of our protagonist, Kurt, aboard his corporate issued JünglePod set against a ‘motivational’ speech by CEO Josef Jüngle reminding players that customer satisfaction is what holds the Jüngle Family together, whatever the cost. 

“I never thought I’d turn into Kurt, but after spending over two years mostly working from home, I feel his pain. Thankfully The Last Worker is much more fun than our real-life dystopia”, said Writer, Director Jörg Tittel, whose company, Oiffy, is producing the game. 

“It is a unique setting, with a colourful mix of retro-futurism but it is also a working facility, the WorkerBots are carrying out their day-to-day dispatches or patrolling the No-Go-Zones. The team have come up with all kinds of creative solutions to bring this hand-drawn world to life.”, said Ryan Bousfield, Creative Director of Wolf & Wood.

“With Christmas being such a big season for certain retailers, we wanted people to have the opportunity to truly digest the important message conveyed in The Last Worker well ahead of time.” Said Leo Zullo, Managing Director, Wired Productions. “Get ready to fight the establishment!


Key Features:

  • A collaboration between writer/director Jörg Tittel (The White King, Ricky Rouse Has a Gun) and VR pioneers Wolf & Wood (A Chair in a Room: Greenwater, The Exorcist: Legion, Hotel R’n’R)
  • Handpainted 3D art based on concepts by comics legend Mick McMahon (Judge Dredd, 2000 AD)
  • Hours of narrative, immersive gameplay in an environment the size of the sunken city of Manhattan
  • A unique blend of core gameplay mechanics seamlessly interwoven into a narrative game unlike any other
  • Rich characters performed by an all-star cast in a story filled with heartfelt drama, biting satire and intense action
    • Jason Isaacs (Harry Potter, Star Trek: Discovery) as Skew
    • Ólafur Darri Ólafsson (Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, The Meg) as Kurt
    • Clare-Hope Ashitey (Children of Men, Doctor Who) as HoverBird
    • David Hewlett (Stargate: Atlantis, Rise of the Planet of the Apes) as Josef
    • Zelda Williams (The Legend of Korra)
    • Tommie Earl Jenkins (Death Stranding)

The Last Worker is coming to PC (Steam / Epic Games Store) on October 19, 2022, followed by Nintendo Switch, Oculus Quest 2 / Quest, PS5, Xbox Series X|S at a later time.


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