TIME THIEF

You are trapped in a miserable, minimum-wage zero-hour pub job. Your oppressive, ever-vigilant BossBot™ hovers over your shoulder, ensuring compliance with employment terms and conditions. But despite being a robot, his AI is not infallible. How much time can you ‘steal’ back from your employer - doom-scrolling, fidget spinning, hide in the bathroom crying - before you lose your soul to crushing menial tedium? Or, get fired for slacking? 

Time Thief asks: what if you combined the frantic servility of Overcooked with the primal terror of Alien: Isolation, set not in a space station but a gammon-infested Withersoons pub chain?

It turns the ‘work-sim’ on its head, asking uncomfortable questions about why we seek to maximise efficiency and productivity even in our dwindling leisure time. 

Created by Team Neon Whale as part of the NFTS Indie Game Development programme.

TIME THIEF is still in early development and in need of some polish. All constructive comments and feedback are welcome. Please feel free to fill in the feedback form after playing.