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Is Late For Work worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Local groups with access to a VR headset and additional non-VR players
- Friends who prefer competitive party games over solo play
- Players seeking short, fast-paced rounds rather than a long-form campaign
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a story-driven campaign or character progression
- Solo players looking for a primarily single-player game
- Groups without enough participants for local multiplayer sessions
Our take on Late For Work
The central gorilla-versus-humans premise draws attention to the matchup, while the actual structure is a set of local multiplayer modes with role changes between rounds. The experience therefore depends on having a group available, rather than providing a standalone VR campaign.
What is Late For Work?
Late For Work is a local multiplayer VR party game centered on a giant gorilla and up to four human opponents.
One participant uses the headset as the gorilla, while other players join without VR and work together or flee. Players can change roles between rounds. Matches use fast-paced play and physics-based interactions, with objects serving as possible weapons or shields. The game includes seven listed modes: Classic Deathmatch, Hide & Seek, Last Man Standing, Bull Run, UFO Invaders, Bodyguard, and Ape Escape. Scenarios range from fighting tanks and jets to finding stolen items, identifying disguised enemies, protecting civilians and cattle, guarding a VIP, or escaping capture as a smaller gorilla.
How Late For Work plays
- 01Mixed VR Play
- One headset user can play with up to four participants who are not using VR.
- 02Physics-Based Interactions
- Objects around the play area can function as weapons or shields during matches.
- 03Seven Game Modes
- The listed modes cover combat, searches, hidden enemies, disguised cows, alien abductions, VIP protection, and gorilla escape.
- 04Role Swapping
- Players can exchange headset roles between rounds.
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Late For Work: platforms & release
Is Late For Work worth it?
It is worth it if: local groups with access to a VR headset and additional non-VR players. Skip it if: players seeking a story-driven campaign or character progression.
Where can I download Late For Work?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Late For Work's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Late For Work on?
Windows only.
