Thank You For Your Application turns profit in 24 hours

Well, you know everything is going swimmingly when a dystopian fiction is selling well. Last week, when covering the SNF, I did mention one game that released last week, but also has a demo which is still available at the time of writing. The first game from IceLemonTea Studio, Thank You For Your Application, is a weird little job sim set in a damning future we’re speeding towards where you become the interviewer for a mega corporation that wants to hire (own) everyone. I joke, slightly, but it is one of the games a few of us here at Phenixx Gaming have been keeping an eye on.

Well, according to the team and its publisher, the launch has been a success in its first 24 hours. “Thank You for Your Application, the narrative-driven interview simulation game from IceLemonTea Studio and No More Robots, has just fully made back its development costs in 22 hours,” notes the press release sent out on Sunday.

The press release continues, “The game, made by a team fresh out of university, has far surpassed all our expectations. Notably[,] this was achieved solely from the Steam launch of the game, with console and mobile editions on the way later this year.

[In Thank You for Your Application], you play as a fresh graduate who has the rare chance to join the largest company in Aeropolis as an interviewer. You’ll screen resumes and issue [thank-you] letters for… various reasons.“

Very much a Papers, Please situation with branching story paths where you decide if you stand with workers or the company. If you haven’t gotten the idea of Thank You for Your Application yet, the team notes in the press release:

Checking the Facts: Review candidates’ résumés and documents based on the company’s daily hiring requirements and decide whether to hire or reject them. Check their internship certificates, their graduation details, and even their emotion evaluation reports — we only want mentally stable employees!

The Choice is Yours: Multiple story branches and endings, where your choices shape the story’s direction. Will you side with the capital, or stand with the workers[?]
Make it Your Own: A wide range of online shopping after work will let you deck [out] your digs… but everything you earn in Aeropolis, you must spend in Aeropolis. Are you really taking anything “home?”

This is the Life: Life management as a corporate drone: pay bills, browse forums, and keep your mind stable. Don’t forget to pay the rent on time to avoid becoming an illegal resident without a place to live — oh, and remember to maintain your own mental health; the company doesn’t want employees on the verge of a breakdown[.]

Yes, I also read “we only want mentally stable employees” and thought “that’s me out of work then.” Thank You for Your Application is available on Steam right now for a 15% launch discount that takes the price from $19.99 to $16.99. As noted above, there are mobile and console ports on the way later this year, but there is no word on when that will be.