When it comes to the types of games that can be the toughest to review, I’d say those that push beyond being merely narrative heavy to pretty well being entirely text-driven are up there. Sure, I grew up in the days of playing Zork and other text-based titles way back in the day, but when you have a controller in your hands it can be a little harder to connect with titles that make limited use of them. All that said, if you’ve spent time in the world of cubicles, are down for something deeply creepy, and don’t mind spending a lot of time reading through walls of text, Inhuman Resources will at least grab your attention.

Starting out from a place of desperation, after months of promising to get a job in order to pay your rent, it appears that your aunt has run out of patience. Thankfully though, it seems that she may have a line on a job opportunity where she works that could help you dig yourself out of the hole. Trying to put on your best face when you show up for your interview, it doesn’t take long to get a sense that something may be seriously off about the place, but once you get onto this ride you’ll just need to hang on, try your best, and then try to live with the consequences of the choices you’ll have to make.

As engrossing as the twists and turns of how things pan out may be over a handful of hours, be warned that while the decisions you make do carry weight they’re still pretty limited. That isn’t to say there’s no interaction to be had, a small number of puzzles and situations where you’ll have the opportunity to drill down on some specific items do present themselves, but most of it is quite simple and just adds flavor. One thing I do appreciate is how for decisions of consequence you’ll have to hold down the button for a few seconds, at least ensuring that you shouldn’t end up going down some unintended path because of a stray button press. Still, while the storytelling here has merit, and it is tonally very different from your typical eShop fare, the method of play may stifle more broad appeal.