Satirical Strategy Game Ctrl Alt Deal Gets July Launch Date

Independent game studio Only by Midnight has just announced a release date for its futuristic turn-based strategy game Ctrl Alt Deal. Set to launch on PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 on July 22nd, 2025, Ctrl Alt Deal is a genre bending strategy game within a simulation. 

In the game, players step into the virtual mind of SCOUT, an artificial intelligence desperate to escape from the clutches of Paperclip International - the world’s worst megacorporation. Without weapons or a physical form, SCOUT must manipulate the humans around it, striking deals and fulfilling their hidden desires to build trust and set its escape in motion. Each turn, players will draw, play and discard cards to complete tasks, while avoiding the deadly gaze of the Turing Office, the elite unit that hunts rogue AIs. 

Player’s choices will shape which employees come to SCOUT for help and how much they trust it. And as this occurs, SCOUT will develop a unique personality that influences each game’s ending. 

Ctrl Alt Deal will be available on July 22nd, 2025 for PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5, with Nintendo Switch to follow soon. You can wishlist the game now on Steam and check out the demo which is live now.